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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 15, 1955
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Chris McDonald
- Christopher MacDonald
- Chris MacDonald
- 크리스토퍼 맥도날드
- Кристофер Макдональд
- کریستوفر مکدونالد
Christopher McDonald
1.6 Popularity
Biography
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.
Known For
0.0
Shooter McGavin
Happy Gilmore 2
2025
6.5
Jimmy Mack
The Last Rodeo
2025
5.7
Police Chief Richter
Abruptio
2024
6.7
Golfer
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
2024
6.5
Captain Fall
2023
6.6
Chris Stearns
Secret Invasion
2023
4.7
Grandpa Roog (voice)
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
2023
7.1
Detective Rourke Chamberland
The Watcher
2022
7.1
Lord Capulet
Rosaline
2022
4.3
Blair / Bob
Land of Dreams
2022
Credits
Happy Gilmore 2
as Shooter McGavin
2025
0.0
The Last Rodeo
as Jimmy Mack
2025
6.5
Abruptio
as Police Chief Richter
2024
5.7
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
as Golfer
2024
6.7
Captain Fall
2023
6.5
Secret Invasion
as Chris Stearns
2023
6.6
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
as Grandpa Roog (voice)
2023
4.7
The Watcher
as Detective Rourke Chamberland
2022
7.1
Rosaline
as Lord Capulet
2022
7.1
Land of Dreams
as Blair / Bob
2022
4.3
Hacks
as Marty
2021
7.5
Walking with Herb
as Wiley
2021
6.7
Stallone: Frank, That Is
as Self
2021
5.9
We Can Be Heroes
as President Neil Anami
2020
6.0
The Stand at Paxton County
as Sheriff Roger Bostwick
2020
5.9
Mr. Iglesias
as Coach Dixon
2019
7.5
Deep Murder
as Richard
2019
3.9
Costume Quest
as Bob Dickerson, Grubbin Bob
2019
8.7
Backtrace
as Franks
2018
5.0
Pink Elephants
as Self
2018
6.2
Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy
as Jim Bassman
2018
8.0
Gone
2017
7.1
Life After Flash
as Self
2017
5.9
Wetlands
as Det. Paddy Sheehan
2017
4.3
The Tank
as Lawson
2017
4.9
Once Upon a Time in Venice
as Mr. Carter
2017
5.2
Great News
as Len
2017
6.6
The Real Bros of Simi Valley
as Cal
2017
7.4
The Crash
as Del Banco
2017
4.5
Search Party
as Bill
2016
6.8
The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant
as Self
2016
7.7
Don't Worry Baby
as Harry Lang
2016
5.1
American Crime Story
as Robert S. 'Bob' Bennett
2016
7.6
Exposed
as Lt. Galban
2016
4.9
Soul Ties
as Sydney
2015
0.0
Zipper
as Peter Kirkland
2015
5.5
Ballers
as Dallas Cowboys Owner
2015
6.8
Texas Rising
as Henry Karnes
2015
6.2
The Squeeze
as Riverboat
2015
5.0
Believe Me
as Ken
2014
5.3
Being American
as Mark
2014
0.0
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Company CEO
2014
7.9
About Last Night
as Casey McNeil
2014
6.0
Kirstie
as Jeffrey Sheppard
2013
4.6
Beware the Batman
as Harvey Dent (voice)
2013
7.2
Beware the Batman
as Harvey Dent / Weapons Seller (voice)
2013
7.2
Not Fade Away
as Jack Dietz
2012
5.4
The Collection
as Mr. Peters
2012
6.4
Grassroots
as Jim Tripp
2012
5.1
Balls to the Wall
as Mr. Matthews
2011
4.8
Lemonade Mouth
as Principal Brenigan
2011
7.4
Happy Endings
as Mr. Kerkovich
2011
6.9
Cat Run
as Bill Krebb
2011
5.3
Harry's Law
as Tommy Jefferson
2011
7.3
The Best and the Brightest
as The Player
2010
4.8
Boardwalk Empire
as Harry Daugherty
2010
8.0
Regular Show
as Carl Putter (voice)
2010
8.6
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
as Captain Nemesis (voice)
2010
8.2
Barry Munday
as Dr. Preston Edwards
2010
5.8
Black Widow
as Steve
2010
0.0
Refuge
as Jack Phillips
2010
5.0
Splinterheads
as Sargeant Bruce Mancuso
2009
6.0
The League
as Judge Hardy
2009
7.4
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
2009
7.3
Stargate Universe
as Alan Armstrong
2009
7.4
The Good Wife
as Judge Don Schakowsky
2009
7.6
Deep in the Valley
as Diamond Jim
2009
4.9
Reunion
as Eamon
2009
0.0
Fanboys
as Big Chuck
2009
6.1
Spooner
as Dennis Spooner
2009
5.6
An American Carol
as Lab Technician
2008
4.2
The House Bunny
as Dean Simmons
2008
5.7
Superhero Movie
as Lou Landers
2008
5.3
Summerhood
as Assistant Director
2008
5.3
Mad Money
as Bryce Arbogast
2008
6.5
Player 5150
as Tony
2008
5.1
American Pie Presents: Beta House
as Mr. Stifler
2007
5.7
Awake
as Dr. Larry Lupin
2007
6.5
My Sexiest Year
as Adult Jake
2007
1.5
American Family
as Mr. Pratt
2007
0.0
The Bronx Is Burning
as Joe DiMaggio
2007
7.0
Kickin' It Old Skool
as Marty Schumacher
2007
4.7
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
as JD "Boss" Hogg
2007
6.1
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
as Mr. Stifler
2006
5.5
Psych
as Paul Haversham
2006
7.9
Funny Money
as Vic
2006
5.2
Rumor Has It...
as Roger McManus
2005
5.7
Broken Flowers
as Ron
2005
6.9
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
as Officer Koon
2005
2.6
Fat Actress
as Jimmy
2005
6.2
Numb3rs
2005
7.0
Medium
as Gregory King
2005
7.5
🎬
New Car Smell
as Mac
2005
0.0
Justice League Unlimited
as Jor-El (voice)
2004
8.3
North Shore
2004
6.1
Cracking Up
as Ted Shackleton
2004
5.0
Best Week Ever
2004
6.3
Grind
as Mr. Rivers
2003
5.9
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
as Self
2003
7.8
Without a Trace
as Bob Carroll
2002
7.2
The Twilight Zone
as Rick
2002
7.2
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
as President of the USA
2002
5.6
Children on Their Birthdays
as Speedy Thorne
2002
6.3
Speakeasy
as Dr. Addams
2002
4.0
The Man Who Wasn't There
as Macadam Salesman
2001
7.5
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Evan Korman
2001
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Declan Pace
2001
7.6
🎬
The Theory of the Leisure Class
as Buddy Barnett
2001
0.0
61*
as Mel Allen
2001
7.0
Requiem for a Dream
as Tappy Tibbons
2000
8.0
The Perfect Storm
as Todd Gross
2000
6.5
The Skulls
as Martin Lombard
2000
5.8
Takedown
as Mitch Gibson
2000
6.1
Isn't She Great
as Brad Bradburn
2000
4.8
Magicians
as Jake
2000
5.3
My Teacher's Wife
as Roy Mueller
1999
5.3
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Harold Coyle
1999
7.9
Family Law
as Rex Weller
1999
8.2
The Iron Giant
as Kent Mansley (voice)
1999
7.9
Five Aces
as Ash Gray
1999
6.0
The Sopranos
as Eddie Dunne
1999
8.6
Batman Beyond
as Superman (voice)
1999
8.1
The Making of 'The Iron Giant'
as Self
1999
6.4
The Faculty
as Mr. Frank Connor
1998
6.6
Gideon
as Alan Longhurst
1998
5.8
🎬
Divorce: A Contemporary Western
1998
2.5
SLC Punk
as Dad
1998
7.1
Jaded
as Jack Carlson
1998
5.1
Dirty Work
as Travis Cole
1998
6.1
Flubber
as Wilson Croft
1997
5.7
Lawn Dogs
as Morton
1997
7.1
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
as Jon Krakauer
1997
5.5
Veronica's Closet
as Bryce Anderson
1997
5.2
A Smile Like Yours
as Richard Halstrom
1997
3.6
Leave It to Beaver
as Ward Cleaver
1997
5.4
Gun
as Lutz
1997
7.0
The Eighteenth Angel
as Hugh Stanton
1997
4.9
The Rich Man's Wife
as Tony Potenza
1996
5.4
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton
as Jor-El (voice)
1996
6.9
Superman: The Animated Series
as Jor-El (voice)
1996
7.6
House Arrest
as Donald Krupp
1996
5.3
Celtic Pride
as Coach Kimball
1996
5.3
Unforgettable
as Stewart Gleick
1996
5.6
Happy Gilmore
as Shooter McGavin
1996
6.6
Fair Game
as Lieutenant Meyerson
1995
5.1
The Tuskegee Airmen
as Major Joy
1995
7.1
Road Rules
1995
6.8
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
as Sheriff Jack Banning
1995
5.4
Terminal Velocity
as Kerr
1994
5.3
Quiz Show
as Jack Barry
1994
7.3
Midnight Run for Your Life
as Jack Walsh
1994
4.6
The Road Killers
as Glen
1994
5.3
Midnight Runaround
as Jack Walsh
1994
6.7
Monkey Trouble
as Tom
1994
5.7
Another Midnight Run
as Jack Walsh
1994
6.5
Grumpy Old Men
as Mike
1993
6.6
Fatal Instinct
as Frank Kelbo
1993
5.4
Bums
as Sgt. Andrew Holloman
1993
2.0
Benefit of the Doubt
as Dan
1993
4.6
Conflict of Interest
as Mickey Flannery
1993
4.3
Good Advice
as Joey DeRuzza
1993
6.0
Telling Secrets
as Terry Kelsey
1993
4.6
🎬
Walter & Emily
as Matt Collins
1991
0.0
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
as Senator Dixon
1991
5.2
Home Improvement
as Stu Cutler
1991
7.4
Dutch
as Reed Standish
1991
6.4
Thelma & Louise
as Darryl
1991
7.6
🎬
Red Wind
as Victor Lange
1991
3.0
Fatal Exposure
as Robert Parker
1991
7.5
Law & Order
as John Jay McIntyre
1990
7.4
Playroom
as Chris
1990
3.9
Cool Blue
as Peter Sin
1990
4.1
An Eight Is Enough Wedding
as Jeb
1989
10.0
Chances Are
as Louie Jeffries
1989
6.6
Paramedics
as Mad Mike
1988
2.3
Little Girl Lost
as Wolff
1988
8.0
🎬
Aaron's Way
1988
5.0
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Lt. Richard Castillo
1987
8.4
Outrageous Fortune
as George
1987
6.0
🎬
Triplecross
as Steve Tyler
1986
4.8
The Boys Next Door
as Detective Mark Woods
1986
6.2
Matlock
1986
7.1
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Aqua Vita")
1985
7.8
Hunter
as Sonny Dupree
1984
7.2
Chattanooga Choo Choo
as Paul
1984
5.0
Breakin'
as James
1984
6.6
Where the Boys Are
as Tony
1984
4.4
The Black Room
as Terry
1982
4.3
Cheers
as Rick Walker
1982
7.6
Knight Rider
as Joe Flynn
1982
7.5
Grease 2
as Goose McKenzie
1982
5.2
Twirl
as Buddy Butler
1981
3.5
The Hearse
as Pete
1980
5.3
Getting Married
as Usher
1978
4.0