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.

Known For

Broken Flowers

Unforgettable

Requiem for a Dream

Thelma & Louise

Chances Are

The Iron Giant

Takedown

Rumor Has It...

Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue

Filmography

2025 Happy Gilmore 2

as Shooter McGavin

2025 Netflix Tudum 2025

as Self

2025 The Last Rodeo

as Jimmy Mack

2024 Abruptio

as Police Chief Richter

2024 Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

as Golfer

2023 Captain Fall

2023 Secret Invasion

as Chris Stearns

2023 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

as Grandpa Roog (voice)

2022 The Watcher

as Detective Rourke Chamberland

2022 Rosaline

as Lord Capulet

2022 Land of Dreams

as Blair / Bob

2021 Hacks

as Marty

2021 Walking with Herb

as Wiley

2021 Stallone: Frank, That Is

as Self

2020 We Can Be Heroes

as President Neil Anami

2020 The Stand at Paxton County

as Sheriff Roger Bostwick

2019 Mr. Iglesias

as Coach Dixon

2019 Deep Murder

as Richard

2019 Costume Quest

as Bob Dickerson, Grubbin Bob

2018 Backtrace

as Franks