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). 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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Full filmography
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Harold Coyle
- Law & Order (1990) as John Jay McIntyre
- Medium (2005) as Gregory King
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self
- The Sopranos (1999) as Eddie Dunne
- The Good Wife (2009) as Judge Don Schakowsky
- Regular Show (2010) as Carl Putter (voice)
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Evan Korman
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Declan Pace
- Without a Trace (2002) as Bob Carroll
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) as Lt. Richard Castillo
- Psych (2006) as Paul Haversham
- Knight Rider (1982) as Joe Flynn
- Cheers (1982) as Rick Walker
- Kim Possible (2002) as Hego (voice)
- Hacks (2021) as Marty
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014) as Company CEO
- Las Vegas (2003) as Kidnapper Chips
- Hollywood Squares (1998) as Self - Panelist
- Numb3rs (2005) as Frank Thompson
- Boardwalk Empire (2010) as Harry Daugherty
- Superman: The Animated Series (1996) as Jor-El (voice)
- Home Improvement (1991) as Stu Cutler