
Christopher McDonald
Acting
Christopher 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.
Known For

The Daily Show

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Cheers

The Sopranos

Regular Show

The Good Wife

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Psych

Numb3rs

Without a Trace

Home Improvement

Medium

Knight Rider

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Boardwalk Empire

Las Vegas

Matlock

Matlock

The Twilight Zone

American Crime Story

The League

Ballers

Batman Beyond

Hacks

Stargate Universe

