10.0
10.0
An Eight Is Enough Wedding
1989
as Jeb
Christopher McDonald
Acting
Nationality:United States
Education:Hobart and William Smith Colleges, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Romulus Central School District, Stella Adler Studio of Acting
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Christopher Brett McDonald (born February 15, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his villainous role as professional golfer Shooter McGavin in the 1996 sports comedy Happy Gilmore, a role he reprised in its 2025 sequel. 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), Kent Mansley in The Iron Giant (1999), 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, 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. McDonald has portrayed several notable real-life people, including game show host Jack Barry in Quiz Show (1994), mountaineer Jon Krakauer in Into Thin Air: Death on Everest on ABC (1997), sportscaster Mel Allen in the HBO film 61* (2001), baseball player Joe DiMaggio in ESPN's The Bronx Is Burning (2007), U.S. Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty on HBO's Boardwalk Empire (2010–2012), Texas revolution soldier Henry Karnes in History Channel's Texas Rising (2015), and Clinton lawyer Robert S. Bennett on FX's Impeachment: American Crime Story (2021).
Filmography (129 movies)
8.0
8.0
Little Girl Lost
1988
as Wolff
8.0
8.0
Requiem for a Dream
2000
as Tappy Tibbons
8.0
8.0
The Iron Giant
1999
as Kent Mansley (voice)
7.9
7.9
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
2003
as Self
7.7
7.7
The Last Rodeo
2025
as Jimmy Mack
7.6
7.6
Thelma & Louise
1991
as Darryl
7.5
7.5
Fatal Exposure
1991
as Robert Parker
7.4
7.4
Lemonade Mouth
2011
as Principal Brenigan
7.3
7.3
Quiz Show
1994
as Jack Barry
7.1
7.1
SLC Punk
1998
as Dad
7.1
7.1
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton
1996
as Jor-El (voice)
7.1
7.1
The Tuskegee Airmen
1995
as Major Joy
7.1
7.1
Rosaline
2022
as Lord Capulet
7.1
7.1
Lawn Dogs
1997
as Morton
7.0
7.0
61*
2001
as Mel Allen
6.9
6.9
Broken Flowers
2005
as Ron
6.7
6.7
Happy Gilmore
1996
as Shooter McGavin
6.7
6.7
Grumpy Old Men
1993
as Mike
6.6
6.6
Happy Gilmore 2
2025
as Shooter McGavin
6.6
6.6
Midnight Runaround
1994
as Jack Walsh
6.6
6.6
Breakin'
1984
as James
6.6
6.6
Chances Are
1989
as Louie Jeffries
6.6
6.6
The Faculty
1998
as Mr. Frank Connor
6.5
6.5
Awake
2007
as Dr. Larry Lupin
6.5
6.5
Another Midnight Run
1994
as Jack Walsh
6.5
6.5
The Perfect Storm
2000
as Todd Gross
6.5
6.5
Mad Money
2008
as Bryce Arbogast
6.4
6.4
Dutch
1991
as Reed Standish
6.4
6.4
The Making of 'The Iron Giant'
1999
as Self
6.4
6.4
The Collection
2012
as Mr. Peters
6.2
6.2
Dirty Work
1998
as Travis Cole
6.2
6.2
Pink Elephants
2018
as Self
6.2
6.2
The Boys Next Door
1986
as Detective Mark Woods
6.1
6.1
Fanboys
2009
as Big Chuck
6.1
6.1
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
2007
as JD "Boss" Hogg
6.1
6.1
Takedown
2000
as Mitch Gibson
6.0
6.0
Walking with Herb
2021
as Wiley
6.0
6.0
Outrageous Fortune
1987
as George
6.0
6.0
About Last Night
2014
as Casey McNeil
5.9
5.9
Splinterheads
2009
as Sargeant Bruce Mancuso
5.9
5.9
Grind
2003
as Mr. Rivers
5.9
5.9
The Stand at Paxton County
2020
as Sheriff Roger Bostwick
5.9
5.9
Stallone: Frank, That Is
2021
as Self
5.8
5.8
Gideon
1998
as Alan Longhurst
5.8
5.8
Abruptio
2024
as Police Chief Richter
5.8
5.8
The Skulls
2000
as Martin Lombard
5.7
5.7
Barry Munday
2010
as Dr. Preston Edwards
5.7
5.7
Children on Their Birthdays
2002
as Speedy Thorne
5.7
5.7
Monkey Trouble
1994
as Tom
5.7
5.7
The House Bunny
2008
as Dean Simmons
5.7
5.7
Five Aces
1999
as Ash Gray
5.7
5.7
Rumor Has It...
2005
as Roger McManus
5.7
5.7
Flubber
1997
as Wilson Croft
5.7
5.7
American Pie Presents: Beta House
2007
as Mr. Stifler
5.7
5.7
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002
as President of the USA
5.6
5.6
Spooner
2009
as Dennis Spooner
5.6
5.6
Unforgettable
1996
as Stewart Gleick
5.5
5.5
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
1995
as Sheriff Jack Banning
5.5
5.5
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
2006
as Mr. Stifler
5.5
5.5
Zipper
2015
as Peter Kirkland
5.4
5.4
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
1997
as Jon Krakauer
5.4
5.4
Fatal Instinct
1993
as Frank Kelbo
5.4
5.4
The Road Killers
1994
as Glen
5.4
5.4
Not Fade Away
2012
as Jack Dietz
5.3
5.3
The Rich Man's Wife
1996
as Tony Potenza
5.3
5.3
Leave It to Beaver
1997
as Ward Cleaver
5.3
5.3
Celtic Pride
1996
as Coach Kimball
5.3
5.3
House Arrest
1996
as Donald Krupp
5.3
5.3
Terminal Velocity
1994
as Kerr
5.3
5.3
Magicians
2000
as Jake
5.3
5.3
Superhero Movie
2008
as Lou Landers
5.3
5.3
Believe Me
2014
as Ken
5.2
5.2
Cat Run
2011
as Bill Krebb
5.2
5.2
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
1991
as Senator Dixon
5.2
5.2
Once Upon a Time in Venice
2017
as Mr. Carter
5.2
5.2
Jaded
1998
as Jack Carlson
5.2
5.2
Grease 2
1982
as Goose McKenzie
5.2
5.2
Funny Money
2006
as Vic
5.2
5.2
The Hearse
1980
as Pete
5.1
5.1
Fair Game
1995
as Lieutenant Meyerson
5.1
5.1
My Teacher's Wife
1999
as Roy Mueller
5.1
5.1
Grassroots
2012
as Jim Tripp
5.1
5.1
Player 5150
2008
as Tony
5.1
5.1
Don't Worry Baby
2016
as Harry Lang
5.0
5.0
Summerhood
2008
as Assistant Director
5.0
5.0
Isn't She Great
2000
as Brad Bradburn
5.0
5.0
Refuge
2010
as Jack Phillips
5.0
5.0
Backtrace
2018
as Franks
5.0
5.0
The Squeeze
2015
as Riverboat
5.0
5.0
Chattanooga Choo Choo
1984
as Paul
4.9
4.9
The Tank
2017
as Lawson
4.9
4.9
The Eighteenth Angel
1997
as Hugh Stanton
4.9
4.9
Exposed
2016
as Lt. Galban
4.9
4.9
Deep in the Valley
2009
as Diamond Jim
4.8
4.8
The Best and the Brightest
2010
as The Player
4.8
4.8
Balls to the Wall
2011
as Mr. Matthews
4.7
4.7
Kickin' It Old Skool
2007
as Marty Schumacher
4.6
4.6
Telling Secrets
1993
as Terry Kelsey
4.5
4.5
Benefit of the Doubt
1993
as Dan
4.5
4.5
The Crash
2017
as Del Banco
4.3
4.3
Where the Boys Are
1984
as Tony
4.3
4.3
The Black Room
1982
as Terry
4.2
4.2
Playroom
1990
as Chris
4.2
4.2
An American Carol
2008
as Lab Technician
4.2
4.2
Triplecross
1986
as Steve Tyler
4.2
4.2
Midnight Run for Your Life
1994
as Jack Walsh
4.2
4.2
Cool Blue
1990
as Peter Sin
4.1
4.1
Land of Dreams
2022
as Blair / Bob
3.9
3.9
Wetlands
2017
as Det. Paddy Sheehan
3.9
3.9
Conflict of Interest
1993
as Mickey Flannery
3.8
3.8
Speakeasy
2002
as Dr. Addams
3.7
3.7
Deep Murder
2019
as Richard
3.7
3.7
A Smile Like Yours
1997
as Richard Halstrom
3.5
3.5
Twirl
1981
as Buddy Butler
2.7
2.7
Red Wind
1991
as Victor Lange
2.6
2.6
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
2005
as Officer Koon
2.2
2.2
Paramedics
1988
as Mad Mike
2.0
2.0
Divorce: A Contemporary Western
1998
2.0
2.0
Bums
1993
as Sgt. Andrew Holloman
1.5
1.5
My Sexiest Year
2007
as Adult Jake
Reunion
2009
as Eamon
Black Widow
2010
as Steve
Jimmy
2026
as Lionel Barrymore
The Theory of the Leisure Class
2001
as Buddy Barnett
American Family
2007
as Mr. Pratt
New Car Smell
2005
as Mac
Being American
2014
as Mark
Soul Ties
2015
as Sydney
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