Christopher McDonald
Birthday: 1955-02-15 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USAChristopher 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.
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Acting
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as Jimmy Mack
as Shooter McGavin
as Shooter McGavin
as Travis Cole
as Police Chief Richter
as Blair / Bob
as Lord Capulet
as Rourke Chamberland
as Self
as Wiley
as Bob Dickerson, Grubbin Bob
as Richard
as Franks
as Self
as Del Banco
as Det. Paddy Sheehan
as Lawson
as Lt. Galban
as Henry Karnes
as Peter Kirkland
as Riverboat
as Casey McNeil
as Ken
as Jack Dietz
as Jim Tripp
as Mr. Peters
as Tommy Jefferson
