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Christopher McDonald

Christopher McDonald

Actor·b. 1955·New York City, New York, USA

11 horror credits

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.

Actor11 films

Abruptio

Abruptio

Police Chief Richter

2024
Deep Murder

Deep Murder

Richard

2019
The Collection

The Collection

Mr. Peters

2012
Awake

Awake

Dr. Larry Lupin

2007
Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream

Tappy Tibbons

2000 3.1
The Faculty

The Faculty

Mr. Frank Connor

1998 3.5
Lawn Dogs

Lawn Dogs

Morton Stockard

1997
The Eighteenth Angel

The Eighteenth Angel

Hugh Stanton

1997
Playroom

Playroom

Chris

1990
The Black Room

The Black Room

Terry

1982
The Hearse

The Hearse

Pete

1980