Christopher McDonald

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-02-15 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Christopher McDonald

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). O...

Acting

2005

1996

Unforgettable

as Stewart Gleick

2000

Requiem for a Dream

as Tappy Tibbons

1991

2000

The Perfect Storm

as Todd Gross

1989

Chances Are

as Louie Jeffries

1999

The Iron Giant

as Kent Mansley (voice)

2000

Takedown

as Mitch Gibson

2005

Rumor Has It...

as Roger McManus

2001

61*

as Mel Allen

2009

Deep in the Valley

as Diamond Jim

1993

1986

The Boys Next Door

as Detective Mark Woods

1994

Quiz Show

as Jack Barry

1996

Celtic Pride

as Coach Kimball

2000

The Skulls

as Martin Lombard

2008

Superhero Movie

as Lou Landers

1995

2009

Splinterheads

as Sargeant Bruce Mancuso

1995

Fair Game

as Lieutenant Meyerson

1978

2008

Mad Money

as Bryce Arbogast

1991

Dutch

as Reed Standish

1993

Conflict of Interest

as Mickey Flannery

1982

Grease 2

as Goose McKenzie

1998

The Faculty

as Mr. Frank Connor

2008

The House Bunny

as Dean Simmons

2006

1997

Flubber

as Wilson Croft

1997

The Eighteenth Angel

as Hugh Stanton

1996

Happy Gilmore

as Shooter McGavin

1993

Fatal Instinct

as Frank Kelbo

1982

2009

Fanboys

as Big Chuck

1994

1995

2001

The Man Who Wasn't There

as Macadam Salesman

1998

Dirty Work

as Travis Cole

1984

Breakin'

as James

1997

Leave It to Beaver

as Ward Cleaver

1999

My Teacher's Wife

as Roy Mueller

2008

1980

The Hearse

as Pete

1990

Cool Blue

as Peter Sin

2011

Cat Run

as Bill Krebb

1999

Five Aces

as Ash Gray

1998

Jaded

as Jack Carlson

2009

Spooner

as Dennis Spooner

2012

Grassroots

as Jim Tripp

2002

Speakeasy

as Dr. Addams

1994

2010

Refuge

as Jack Phillips

2000

Magicians

as Jake

2008

Summerhood

as Assistant Director

2012

Not Fade Away

as Jack Dietz

1990

Playroom

as Chris

2012

The Collection

as Mr. Peters

1994

2002

2009

Reunion

as Eamon

2014

About Last Night

as Casey McNeil

1991

Red Wind

as Victor Lange

1988

Paramedics

as Mad Mike

2014

1996

The Rich Man's Wife

as Tony Potenza

1997

A Smile Like Yours

as Richard Halstrom

2007

Awake

as Dr. Larry Lupin

2008

An American Carol

as Lab Technician

2022

Rosaline

as Lord Capulet

2015

Zipper

as Peter Kirkland

1981

Twirl

as Buddy Butler

2016

Exposed

as Lt. Galban

1996

House Arrest

as Donald Krupp

2015

The Squeeze

as Riverboat

2005

1988

2007

Kickin' It Old Skool

as Marty Schumacher

2024

Abruptio

as Police Chief Richter

1998

SLC Punk

as Dad

2002

2016

Don't Worry Baby

as Harry Lang

2025

Happy Gilmore 2

as Shooter McGavin

2017

The Crash

as Del Banco

2010

Barry Munday

as Dr. Preston Edwards

2010

Black Widow

as Steve

2003

Grind

as Mr. Rivers

2017

The Tank

as Lawson

1987

2017

Wetlands

as Det. Paddy Sheehan

2018

Backtrace

as Franks

2019

Deep Murder

as Richard

1993

Telling Secrets

as Terry Kelsey

2011

Balls to the Wall

as Mr. Matthews

1993

Bums

as Sgt. Andrew Holloman

1994

Midnight Runaround

as Jack Walsh

2017

2020

We Can Be Heroes

as President Neil Anami

1998

Gideon

as Alan Longhurst

2018

2011

Lemonade Mouth

as Principal Brenigan

2014

2015

Soul Ties

as Sydney

2020

The Stand at Paxton County

as Sheriff Roger Bostwick

2000

Isn't She Great

as Brad Bradburn

1991

Fatal Exposure

as Robert Parker

1986

Triplecross

as Steve Tyler

2021

2022

Land of Dreams

as Blair / Bob

2025

The Last Rodeo

as Jimmy Mack

2007

American Family

as Mr. Pratt

1997

Lawn Dogs

as Morton

2005

1997

Gun

as Lutz

2007

My Sexiest Year

as Adult Jake

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