Christopher McDonald

Christopher McDonald

Birthday: 1955-02-15

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Also known as: Chris McDonald, Christopher MacDonald, Chris MacDonald, 크리스토퍼 맥도날드, Кристофер Макдональд

imdb_id: nm0001520

Biography:

Christopher McDonald (born February 15, 1955) is a European 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.

Played in movies:

An Eight Is Enough Wedding

Score: 10.0

The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant

Score: 8.3

Requiem for a Dream

Score: 8.0

Little Girl Lost

Score: 8.0

The Iron Giant

Score: 8.0

Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey

Score: 7.9

The Last Rodeo

Score: 7.6

Thelma & Louise

Score: 7.6

The Man Who Wasn't There

Score: 7.5

Fatal Exposure

Score: 7.5

Lemonade Mouth

Score: 7.4

Quiz Show

Score: 7.3

SLC Punk

Score: 7.1

Lawn Dogs

Score: 7.1

Rosaline

Score: 7.1

The Tuskegee Airmen

Score: 7.1

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton

Score: 7.0

Gun

Score: 7.0

61*

Score: 7.0

Broken Flowers

Score: 6.9

Swiped

Score: 6.9

Grumpy Old Men

Score: 6.7

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

Score: 6.7

Happy Gilmore

Score: 6.7

Happy Gilmore 2

Score: 6.6

Chances Are

Score: 6.6

Midnight Runaround

Score: 6.6

Breakin'

Score: 6.6

The Faculty

Score: 6.6

Awake

Score: 6.5

Another Midnight Run

Score: 6.5

The Perfect Storm

Score: 6.5

Mad Money

Score: 6.5

Dutch

Score: 6.4

The Making of 'The Iron Giant'

Score: 6.4

The Collection

Score: 6.4

Children on Their Birthdays

Score: 6.3

Dirty Work

Score: 6.2

Pink Elephants

Score: 6.2

The Boys Next Door

Score: 6.2

Fanboys

Score: 6.1

The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning

Score: 6.1

Takedown

Score: 6.1

Outrageous Fortune

Score: 6.0

Walking with Herb

Score: 6.0

We Can Be Heroes

Score: 6.0

About Last Night

Score: 6.0

Grind

Score: 5.9

Stallone: Frank, That Is

Score: 5.9

The Stand at Paxton County

Score: 5.9

Splinterheads

Score: 5.9

Gideon

Score: 5.8

Barry Munday

Score: 5.8

Abruptio

Score: 5.8

The Skulls

Score: 5.8

Monkey Trouble

Score: 5.7

Life After Flash

Score: 5.7

Five Aces

Score: 5.7

The House Bunny

Score: 5.7

Rumor Has It...

Score: 5.7

Flubber

Score: 5.7

American Pie Presents: Beta House

Score: 5.7

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

Score: 5.6

Spooner

Score: 5.6

Unforgettable

Score: 5.6

Netflix Tudum 2025

Score: 5.6

Zipper

Score: 5.5

American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile

Score: 5.5

Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back

Score: 5.5

Into Thin Air: Death on Everest

Score: 5.4

Fatal Instinct

Score: 5.4

The Rich Man's Wife

Score: 5.4

Not Fade Away

Score: 5.4

Jaded

Score: 5.4

Summerhood

Score: 5.4

Leave It to Beaver

Score: 5.4

Celtic Pride

Score: 5.3

House Arrest

Score: 5.3

Believe Me

Score: 5.3

Magicians

Score: 5.3

The Road Killers

Score: 5.3

Funny Money

Score: 5.3

Terminal Velocity

Score: 5.3

Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue

Score: 5.3

Superhero Movie

Score: 5.3

Cat Run

Score: 5.3

The Hearse

Score: 5.3

Once Upon a Time in Venice

Score: 5.2

Grease 2

Score: 5.2

My Teacher's Wife

Score: 5.2

Don't Worry Baby

Score: 5.1

Grassroots

Score: 5.1

Player 5150

Score: 5.1

Fair Game

Score: 5.1

Isn't She Great

Score: 5.0

Chattanooga Choo Choo

Score: 5.0

The Squeeze

Score: 5.0

Refuge

Score: 5.0

Backtrace

Score: 5.0

Exposed

Score: 4.9

The Tank

Score: 4.9

The Eighteenth Angel

Score: 4.9

Deep in the Valley

Score: 4.9

Triplecross

Score: 4.8

The Best and the Brightest

Score: 4.8

Balls to the Wall

Score: 4.8

Benefit of the Doubt

Score: 4.8

Kickin' It Old Skool

Score: 4.7

Telling Secrets

Score: 4.6

Midnight Run for Your Life

Score: 4.6

The Crash

Score: 4.5

Playroom

Score: 4.5

Where the Boys Are

Score: 4.4

The Black Room

Score: 4.4

Conflict of Interest

Score: 4.3

An American Carol

Score: 4.2

Land of Dreams

Score: 4.1

Wetlands

Score: 4.1

Cool Blue

Score: 4.1

Speakeasy

Score: 4.0

Getting Married

Score: 4.0

Deep Murder

Score: 3.9

A Smile Like Yours

Score: 3.6

Twirl

Score: 3.5

Red Wind

Score: 3.0

The L.A. Riot Spectacular

Score: 2.6

Divorce: A Contemporary Western

Score: 2.5

Paramedics

Score: 2.2

Bums

Score: 2.0

My Sexiest Year

Score: 1.5

Jimmy

Score: 0.0

New Car Smell

Score: 0.0

American Family

Score: 0.0

Soul Ties

Score: 0.0

Being American

Score: 0.0

Black Widow

Score: 0.0

The Theory of the Leisure Class

Score: 0.0

Reunion

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Costume Quest

Score: 8.7

Regular Show

Score: 8.6

The Sopranos

Score: 8.6

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Score: 8.4

Justice League Unlimited

Score: 8.3

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

Score: 8.2

Family Law

Score: 8.2

Batman Beyond

Score: 8.2

Boardwalk Empire

Score: 8.0

Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy

Score: 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Score: 7.9

Psych

Score: 7.9

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Score: 7.8

The Twilight Zone

Score: 7.7

Superman: The Animated Series

Score: 7.6

Cheers

Score: 7.6

The Good Wife

Score: 7.6

American Crime Story

Score: 7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Score: 7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Score: 7.6

Knight Rider

Score: 7.5

Mr. Iglesias

Score: 7.5

Hacks

Score: 7.5

Medium

Score: 7.5

The League

Score: 7.4

The Real Bros of Simi Valley

Score: 7.4

Law & Order

Score: 7.4

Stargate Universe

Score: 7.4

Home Improvement

Score: 7.4

Beware the Batman

Score: 7.3

Beware the Batman

Score: 7.3

Celebrity Ghost Stories

Score: 7.3

Harry's Law

Score: 7.3

Without a Trace

Score: 7.2

Matlock

Score: 7.1

The Twilight Zone

Score: 7.1

The Watcher

Score: 7.1

Gone

Score: 7.1

Hunter

Score: 7.1

Las Vegas

Score: 7.1

The Bronx Is Burning

Score: 7.0

Numb3rs

Score: 7.0

Happy Endings

Score: 6.9

Search Party

Score: 6.8

Road Rules

Score: 6.8

Ballers

Score: 6.8

Captain Fall

Score: 6.6

Great News

Score: 6.6

Secret Invasion

Score: 6.6

Call to Glory

Score: 6.5

The Daily Show

Score: 6.4

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Score: 6.2

Texas Rising

Score: 6.2

Fat Actress

Score: 6.2

Good Advice

Score: 6.0

North Shore

Score: 6.0

Best Week Ever

Score: 5.6

Paradise

Score: 5.4

Veronica's Closet

Score: 5.2

Cracking Up

Score: 5.0

Aaron's Way

Score: 5.0

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

Score: 4.8

Kirstie

Score: 4.6

Keith Lemon: Coming in America

Score: 0.0

Walter & Emily

Score: 0.0