Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born February 15, 1955
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.
MovieJimmy
2026
as Lionel Barrymore
TVThe Gray House
2026
as Thomas McNiven
MovieSwiped
2025
as Robert
MovieHappy Gilmore 2
2025
as Shooter McGavin
MovieNetflix Tudum 2025
2025
as Self
MovieThe Last Rodeo
2025
as Jimmy Mack
MovieAbruptio
2024
as Police Chief Richter
MovieBeverly Hills Cop: Axel F
2024
as Golfer
TVCaptain Fall
2023
TVSecret Invasion
2023
as Chris Stearns
TVStar Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
2023
as Grandpa Roog (voice)
TVThe Watcher
2022
as Rourke Chamberland
MovieRosaline
2022
as Lord Capulet
MovieLand of Dreams
2022
as Blair / Bob
TVHacks
2021
as Marty
MovieWalking with Herb
2021
as Wiley
MovieStallone: Frank, That Is
2021
as Self
MovieWe Can Be Heroes
2020
as President Neil Anami
MovieThe Stand at Paxton County
2020
as Sheriff Roger Bostwick
TVMr. Iglesias
2019
as Coach Dixon
MovieDeep Murder
2019
as Richard
TVCostume Quest
2019
as Bob Dickerson, Grubbin Bob
MovieBacktrace
2018
as Franks
MoviePink Elephants
2018
as Self
TVRob Riggle's Ski Master Academy
2018
as Jim Bassman
TVKeith Lemon: Coming in America
2018
as Self
TVGone
2018
MovieLife After Flash
2017
as Self
MovieWetlands
2017
as Det. Paddy Sheehan
MovieThe Tank
2017
as Lawson
MovieOnce Upon a Time in Venice
2017
as Mr. Carter
TVGreat News
2017
as Len
TVThe Real Bros of Simi Valley
2017
as Cal
MovieThe Crash
2017
as Del Banco
TVSearch Party
2016
as Bill
MovieThe Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant
2016
as Self
MovieDon't Worry Baby
2016
as Harry Lang
TVAmerican Crime Story
2016
as Robert S. 'Bob' Bennett
MovieExposed
2016
as Lt. Galban
MovieSoul Ties
2015
as Sydney
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
MovieZipper
2015
as Peter Kirkland
TVBallers
2015
as Dallas Cowboys Owner
TVTexas Rising
2015
as Henry Karnes
MovieThe Squeeze
2015
as Riverboat
MovieBelieve Me
2014
as Ken
MovieBeing American
2014
as Mark
TVLast Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Company CEO
MovieAbout Last Night
2014
as Casey McNeil
TVKirstie
2013
as Jeffrey Sheppard
TVBeware the Batman
2013
as Harvey Dent (voice)
MovieNot Fade Away
2012
as Jack Dietz
MovieThe Collection
2012
as Mr. Peters
MovieGrassroots
2012
as Jim Tripp
MovieBalls to the Wall
2011
as Mr. Matthews
MovieLemonade Mouth
2011
as Principal Stanley Brenigan
TVHappy Endings
2011
as Mr. Kerkovich
MovieCat Run
2011
as Bill Krebb
TVHarry's Law
2011
as Tommy Jefferson
MovieThe Best and the Brightest
2010
as The Player
TVBoardwalk Empire
2010
as Harry Daugherty
TVRegular Show
2010
as Carl Putter (voice)
TVBen 10: Ultimate Alien
2010
as Captain Nemesis (voice)
MovieBarry Munday
2010
as Dr. Preston Edwards
MovieRefuge
2010
as Jack Phillips
MovieBlack Widow
2010
as Steve
MovieSplinterheads
2009
as Sargeant Bruce Mancuso
TVThe League
2009
as Judge Hardy
TVCelebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
TVStargate Universe
2009
as Alan Armstrong
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Judge Don Schakowsky
MovieDeep in the Valley
2009
as Diamond Jim
MovieReunion
2009
as Eamon
MovieFanboys
2009
as Big Chuck
MovieSpooner
2009
as Dennis Spooner
MovieAn American Carol
2008
as Lab Technician
MovieThe House Bunny
2008
as Dean Simmons
MovieSuperhero Movie
2008
as Lou Landers
MovieSummerhood
2008
as Assistant Director
MovieMad Money
2008
as Bryce Arbogast
MoviePlayer 5150
2008
as Tony
MovieAmerican Pie Presents: Beta House
2007
as Mr. Stifler
MovieAwake
2007
as Dr. Larry Lupin
MovieMy Sexiest Year
2007
as Adult Jake
MovieAmerican Family
2007
as Mr. Pratt
TVThe Bronx Is Burning
2007
as Joe DiMaggio
MovieKickin' It Old Skool
2007
as Marty Schumacher
MovieThe Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
2007
as Boss Hogg
MovieAmerican Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
2006
as Mr. Stifler
TVPsych
2006
as Paul Haversham
MovieFunny Money
2006
as Vic
MovieRumor Has It...
2005
as Roger McManus
TVTwins
2005
as Terry
MovieBroken Flowers
2005
as Ron
MovieReservoir Dogs Revisited
2005
as Self
MovieThe L.A. Riot Spectacular
2005
as Officer Koon
TVFat Actress
2005
as Jimmy
TVNumb3rs
2005
as Frank Thompson
TVMedium
2005
as Gregory King
New Car Smell
2005
as Mac
TVJustice League Unlimited
2004
as Jor-El (voice)
TVNorth Shore
2004
TVCracking Up
2004
as Ted Shackleton
TVBest Week Ever
2004
TVLas Vegas
2003
as Kidnapper Chips
MovieGrind
2003
as Mr. Rivers
MovieThelma & Louise: The Last Journey
2003
as Self
TVWithout a Trace
2002
as Bob Carroll
TVThe Twilight Zone
2002
as Rick
MovieSpy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002
as President of the USA
TVKim Possible
2002
as Hego (voice)
MovieChildren on Their Birthdays
2002
as Speedy Thorne
MovieSpeakeasy
2002
as Dr. Addams
MovieThe Man Who Wasn't There
2001
as Macadam Salesman
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Evan Korman
MovieThe Theory of the Leisure Class
2001
as Buddy Barnett
MovieThe Making of Requiem for a Dream
2001
as Self
Movie61*
2001
as Mel Allen
MovieRequiem for a Dream
2000
as Tappy Tibbons
MovieThe Perfect Storm
2000
as Todd Gross
MovieThe Skulls
2000
as Martin Lombard
MovieTakedown
2000
as Mitch Gibson
MovieIsn't She Great
2000
as Brad Bradburn
MovieMagicians
2000
as Jake
MovieMy Teacher's Wife
1999
as Roy Mueller
TVFamily Law
1999
as Rex Weller
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Harold Coyle
MovieThe Iron Giant
1999
as Kent Mansley (voice)
MovieFive Aces
1999
as Ash Gray
TVBatman Beyond
1999
as Superman (voice)
TVThe Sopranos
1999
as Eddie Dunne
MovieThe Making of 'The Iron Giant'
1999
as Self
MovieThe Faculty
1998
as Mr. Frank Connor
MovieGideon
1998
as Alan Longhurst
MovieDivorce: A Contemporary Western
1998
MovieSLC Punk
1998
as Dad
TVHollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
MovieJaded
1998
as Jack Carlson
MovieDirty Work
1998
as Travis Cole
MovieFlubber
1997
as Wilson Croft
MovieLawn Dogs
1997
as Morton Stockard
MovieInto Thin Air: Death on Everest
1997
as Jon Krakauer
TVVeronica's Closet
1997
as Bryce Anderson
MovieA Smile Like Yours
1997
as Richard Halstrom
MovieLeave It to Beaver
1997
as Ward Cleaver
MovieThe Eighteenth Angel
1997
as Hugh Stanton
MovieThe Rich Man's Wife
1996
as Tony Potenza
MovieSuperman: The Last Son of Krypton
1996
as Jor-El (voice)
TVSuperman: The Animated Series
1996
as Jor-El (voice)
MovieHouse Arrest
1996
as Donald Krupp
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
MovieCeltic Pride
1996
as Coach Kimball
MovieUnforgettable
1996
as Stewart Gleick
MovieHappy Gilmore
1996
as Shooter McGavin
MovieFair Game
1995
as Lieutenant Meyerson
MovieThe Tuskegee Airmen
1995
as Major Joy
TVRoad Rules
1995
MovieBest of the Best 3: No Turning Back
1995
as Sheriff Jack Banning
MovieTerminal Velocity
1994
as Kerr
MovieQuiz Show
1994
as Jack Barry
MovieMidnight Run for Your Life
1994
as Jack Walsh
MovieThe Road Killers
1994
as Glen
MovieMidnight Run Around
1994
as Jack Walsh
MovieMonkey Trouble
1994
as Tom
MovieAnother Midnight Run
1994
as Jack Walsh
MovieGrumpy Old Men
1993
as Mike
MovieFatal Instinct
1993
as Frank Kelbo
MovieBums
1993
as Sgt. Andrew Holloman
MovieBenefit of the Doubt
1993
as Dan
MovieConflict of Interest
1993
as Mickey Flannery
TVGood Advice
1993
as Joey DeRuzza
MovieTelling Secrets
1993
as Terry Kelsey
TVWalter & Emily
1991
as Matt Collins
MovieWild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
1991
as Senator Dixon
TVHome Improvement
1991
as Stu Cutler
MovieDutch
1991
as Reed Standish
MovieThelma & Louise
1991
as Darryl
MovieRed Wind
1991
as Victor Lange
MovieFatal Exposure
1991
as Robert Parker
TVLaw & Order
1990
as John Jay McIntyre
MoviePlayroom
1990
as Chris
MovieCool Blue
1990
as Peter Sin
MovieAn Eight Is Enough Wedding
1989
as Jeb
MovieChances Are
1989
as Louie Jeffries
TVParadise
1988
as Dexter
MovieParamedics
1988
as Mad Mike
MovieLittle Girl Lost
1988
as Wolff
Aaron's Way
1988
TVStar Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Lt. Richard Castillo
MovieOutrageous Fortune
1987
as George
MovieTriplecross
1986
as Steve Tyler
MovieThe Boys Next Door
1986
as Detective Mark Woods
TVMatlock
1986
as Eric Lane
TVThe Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Aqua Vita")
TVHunter
1984
as Sonny Dupree
TVCall to Glory
1984
as Major Tim O'Reilly
MovieChattanooga Choo Choo
1984
as Paul
MovieBreakin'
1984
as James
MovieWhere the Boys Are
1984
as Tony
MovieThe Black Room
1982
as Terry
TVCheers
1982
as Rick Walker
TVKnight Rider
1982
as Joe Flynn
MovieGrease 2
1982
as Goose McKenzie
MovieTwirl
1981
as Buddy Butler
MovieThe Hearse
1980
as Pete
MovieGetting Married
1978
as Usher
MovieWildchat
