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Christopher McDonald

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Christopher McDonald

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

7.6

Cheers

1982 · TV Series · Comedy

7.9

Psych

2006 · TV Series · Drama · Comedy

7.5

Medium

2005 · TV Series · Crime · Drama

7.0

Las Vegas

2003 · TV Series · Drama · Action & Adventure

7.5

Hacks

2021 · TV Series · Comedy · Drama

7.0

Numb3rs

2005 · TV Series · Crime · Drama

7.5

Knight Rider

1982 · TV Series · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.5

Kim Possible

2002 · TV Series · Animation · Action & Adventure

7.0

Matlock

1986 · TV Series · Drama · Crime

9.3

Jimmy

2026 · Movie · Drama · History

7.1

Hunter

1984 · TV Series · Action & Adventure · Drama

8.2

Batman Beyond

1999 · TV Series · Animation · Action & Adventure

6.8

Ballers

2015 · TV Series · Drama · Comedy

Christopher McDonald — movies & series · Netflix Discovery