Christopher McDonald
Christopher McDonald (born February 15, 1955) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in Happy Gilmore and 61. Other notable starring roles for McDonald in film include "T-Birds" member Goose McKenzie in Grease 2 (1982), Darryl Dickinson opposite his former fiancée Geena Davis in Thelma & Louise (1991), Ward Cleaver in the film adaptation Leave It to Beaver (1997), and Tappy Tibbons in Requiem for a Dream (2000). Along with numerous independent and small-budget film roles, he played supporting characters in box-office hits Grumpy Old Men (1993), Flubber (1997), Rumor Has It (2005), The House Bunny (2008) and About Last Night (2014). On television, McDonald was a series regular on network TV shows Walter & Emily (1991–1992, NBC), Good Advice (1993–1994, CBS), Family Law (1999–2002, CBS), Cracking Up (2004-2006, FOX) and Harry's Law, (2011–2012, NBC). In 2022, McDonald was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as casino CEO Marty Ghilain on the HBO Max show Hacks.
205 acting credits
Acting · 205
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Law & Order
1990
The Daily Show
1996
Medium
2005
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Sopranos
1999
Regular Show
2010
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Psych
2006
The Good Wife
2009
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Without a Trace
2002
Cheers
1982
Knight Rider
1982
Numb3rs
2005
Hacks
2021
Las Vegas
2003
Home Improvement
1991
Boardwalk Empire
2010
Hunter
1984
Matlock
1986
Hollywood Squares
1998
Kim Possible
2002
The Twilight Zone
1985
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
American Crime Story
2016
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
2010
Batman Beyond
1999
Harry's Law
2011
Ballers
2015
The League
2009
Family Law
1999
Stargate Universe
2009
Justice League Unlimited
2004
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
The Twilight Zone
2002
Search Party
2016
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
2023
Happy Endings
2011
Best Week Ever
2004
Secret Invasion
2023
Awake
2007
Beware the Batman
2013
Veronica's Closet
1997
Thelma & Louise
1991
Road Rules
1995
The Watcher
2022
Great News
2017
Happy Gilmore 2
2025
The Faculty
1998
The Iron Giant
1999
Good Advice
1993
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
2006
Happy Gilmore
1996
Superhero Movie
2008
Texas Rising
2015
Gone
2018
We Can Be Heroes
2020
American Pie Presents: Beta House
2007
Requiem for a Dream
2000
The House Bunny
2008
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002
North Shore
2004
The Perfect Storm
2000
Mr. Iglesias
2019
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
2024
Captain Fall
2023
The Gray House
2026
Call to Glory
1984
Twins
2005
Fat Actress
2005
Flubber
1997
Kirstie
2013
The Bronx Is Burning
2007
Paradise
1988
Swiped
2025
Cracking Up
2004
The Collection
2012
Exposed
2016
Aaron's Way
1988
Rumor Has It...
2005
Backtrace
2018
About Last Night
2014
Fanboys
2009
Quiz Show
1994
Grease 2
1982
Mad Money
2008
Lemonade Mouth
2011
Fair Game
1995
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
2007
Chances Are
1989
Costume Quest
2019
Grumpy Old Men
1993
Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy
2018
Jimmy
2026
The Last Rodeo
2025
Broken Flowers
2005
Once Upon a Time in Venice
2017
Dirty Work
1998
Dutch
1991
Rosaline
2022
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001
Breakin'
1984
SLC Punk
1998
The Skulls
2000
61*
2001
Deep in the Valley
2009
Walter & Emily
1991
Takedown
2000
Zipper
2015
Grind
2003
The Tuskegee Airmen
1995
My Teacher's Wife
1999
Terminal Velocity
1994
House Arrest
1996
Cat Run
2011
Netflix Tudum 2025
2025
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
1991
Fatal Instinct
1993
Unforgettable
1996
An American Carol
2008
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
1995
Monkey Trouble
1994
The Rich Man's Wife
1996
Lawn Dogs
1997
The Black Room
1982
The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant
2016
Jaded
1998
Stallone: Frank, That Is
2021
The Crash
2017
Leave It to Beaver
1997
The Hearse
1980
Abruptio
2024
Keith Lemon: Coming in America
2018
Funny Money
2006
Barry Munday
2010
Not Fade Away
2012
Wetlands
2017
Gideon
1998
The Boys Next Door
1986
Outrageous Fortune
1987
Midnight Run for Your Life
1994
A Smile Like Yours
1997
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
1997
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton
1996
Kickin' It Old Skool
2007
Deep Murder
2019
Celtic Pride
1996
Five Aces
1999
Believe Me
2014
Midnight Run Around
1994
Isn't She Great
2000
The Tank
2017
The Road Killers
1994
Balls to the Wall
2011
Land of Dreams
2022
The Making of Requiem for a Dream
2001
Another Midnight Run
1994
Speakeasy
2002
The Squeeze
2015
The Real Bros of Simi Valley
2017
Walking with Herb
2021
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
2005
An Eight Is Enough Wedding
1989
Cool Blue
1990
Spooner
2009
My Sexiest Year
2007
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
2003
Benefit of the Doubt
1993
Reunion
2009
Summerhood
2008
Refuge
2010
Where the Boys Are
1984
Twirl
1981
The Stand at Paxton County
2020
Paramedics
1988
Splinterheads
2009
Black Widow
2010
Triplecross
1986
Playroom
1990
Grassroots
2012
Children on Their Birthdays
2002
Chattanooga Choo Choo
1984
Telling Secrets
1993
The Eighteenth Angel
1997
Conflict of Interest
1993
New Car Smell
2005
Magicians
2000
Divorce: A Contemporary Western
1998
The Theory of the Leisure Class
2001
The Best and the Brightest
2010
American Family
2007
The Making of 'The Iron Giant'
1999
Little Girl Lost
1988
Don't Worry Baby
2016
Red Wind
1991
Fatal Exposure
1991
Life After Flash
2017
Player 5150
2008
Being American
2014
Soul Ties
2015
Pink Elephants
2018
Getting Married
1978
Bums
1993