Christopher McDonald

Acting

February 15, 1955 (71 years old)

New York City, New York, USA

Male

139 Movies

70 TV Shows

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.

Happy Gilmore

1996 6.7

as Shooter McGavin

Age 41 (now 71)

Requiem for a Dream

2000 8.0

as Tappy Tibbons

Age 45 (now 71)

The Iron Giant

1999 8.0

as Kent Mansley (voice)

Age 44 (now 71)

Thelma & Louise

1991 7.6

as Darryl

Age 36 (now 71)

Flubber

1997 5.7

as Wilson Croft

Age 42 (now 71)

Superhero Movie

2008 5.3

as Lou Landers

Age 53 (now 71)

The Collection

2012 6.4

as Mr. Peters

Age 57 (now 71)

Happy Gilmore 2

2025 6.5

as Shooter McGavin

Age 70 (now 71)

American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile

2006 5.5

as Mr. Stifler

Age 51 (now 71)

American Pie Presents: Beta House

2007 5.6

as Mr. Stifler

Age 52 (now 71)

Awake

2007 6.6

as Dr. Larry Lupin

Age 52 (now 71)

Lemonade Mouth

2011 7.4

as Principal Stanley Brenigan

Age 56 (now 71)

The House Bunny

2008 5.7

as Dean Simmons

Age 53 (now 71)

Rumor Has It...

2005 5.7

as Roger McManus

Age 50 (now 71)

Quiz Show

1994 7.3

as Jack Barry

Age 39 (now 71)

SLC Punk

1998 7.1

as Dad

Age 43 (now 71)

Jimmy

2026

as Lionel Barrymore

Age 71

Swiped

2025 6.6

as Robert

Age 70 (now 71)

Happy Gilmore 2

2025 6.5

as Shooter McGavin

Age 70 (now 71)

Netflix Tudum 2025

2025 5.8

as Self

Age 70 (now 71)

The Last Rodeo

2025 7.6

as Jimmy Mack

Age 70 (now 71)

Abruptio

2024 6.2

as Police Chief Richter

Age 69 (now 71)

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

2024 6.6

as Golfer

Age 69 (now 71)

Rosaline

2022 7.1

as Lord Capulet

Age 67 (now 71)

Land of Dreams

2022 4.5

as Blair / Bob

Age 67 (now 71)

Walking with Herb

2021 6.0

as Wiley

Age 66 (now 71)

Stallone: Frank, That Is

2021 5.9

as Self

Age 65 (now 71)

We Can Be Heroes

2020 5.9

as President Neil Anami

Age 65 (now 71)

The Stand at Paxton County

2020 5.9

as Sheriff Roger Bostwick

Age 65 (now 71)

Deep Murder

2019 3.8

as Richard

Age 64 (now 71)

Backtrace

2018 5.0

as Franks

Age 63 (now 71)

Pink Elephants

2018 6.2

as Self

Age 63 (now 71)

Life After Flash

2017 5.7

as Self

Age 62 (now 71)

Wetlands

2017 3.9

as Det. Paddy Sheehan

Age 62 (now 71)

The Tank

2017 4.9

as Lawson

Age 62 (now 71)

Once Upon a Time in Venice

2017 5.2

as Mr. Carter

Age 62 (now 71)

The Crash

2017 4.5

as Del Banco

Age 61 (now 71)

The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant

2016 8.2

as Self

Age 61 (now 71)

Don't Worry Baby

2016 5.1

as Harry Lang

Age 61 (now 71)

Exposed

2016 5.0

as Lt. Galban

Age 60 (now 71)

Soul Ties

2015

as Sydney

Age 60 (now 71)

Zipper

2015 5.5

as Peter Kirkland

Age 60 (now 71)

The Squeeze

2015 5.0

as Riverboat

Age 60 (now 71)

Believe Me

2014 5.3

as Ken

Age 59 (now 71)

Being American

2014

as Mark

Age 59 (now 71)

About Last Night

2014 6.0

as Casey McNeil

Age 58 (now 71)

Not Fade Away

2012 5.4

as Jack Dietz

Age 57 (now 71)

The Collection

2012 6.4

as Mr. Peters

Age 57 (now 71)

Grassroots

2012 5.2

as Jim Tripp

Age 57 (now 71)

Balls to the Wall

2011 4.8

as Mr. Matthews

Age 56 (now 71)

Lemonade Mouth

2011 7.4

as Principal Stanley Brenigan

Age 56 (now 71)

Cat Run

2011 5.2

as Bill Krebb

Age 56 (now 71)

The Best and the Brightest

2010 4.8

as The Player

Age 55 (now 71)

Barry Munday

2010 5.8

as Dr. Preston Edwards

Age 55 (now 71)

Black Widow

2010

as Steve

Age 54 (now 71)

Refuge

2010 5.0

as Jack Phillips

Age 54 (now 71)

Splinterheads

2009 5.9

as Sargeant Bruce Mancuso

Age 54 (now 71)

Deep in the Valley

2009 4.9

as Diamond Jim

Age 54 (now 71)

Reunion

2009

as Eamon

Age 54 (now 71)

Fanboys

2009 6.2

as Big Chuck

Age 53 (now 71)

Spooner

2009 5.5

as Dennis Spooner

Age 53 (now 71)

An American Carol

2008 4.2

as Lab Technician

Age 53 (now 71)

The House Bunny

2008 5.7

as Dean Simmons

Age 53 (now 71)

Superhero Movie

2008 5.3

as Lou Landers

Age 53 (now 71)

Summerhood

2008 5.0

as Assistant Director

Age 52 (now 71)

Mad Money

2008 6.5

as Bryce Arbogast

Age 52 (now 71)

Player 5150

2008 5.1

as Tony

Age 52 (now 71)

American Pie Presents: Beta House

2007 5.6

as Mr. Stifler

Age 52 (now 71)

Awake

2007 6.6

as Dr. Larry Lupin

Age 52 (now 71)

My Sexiest Year

2007 1.5

as Adult Jake

Age 52 (now 71)

American Family

2007

as Mr. Pratt

Age 52 (now 71)

Kickin' It Old Skool

2007 4.8

as Marty Schumacher

Age 52 (now 71)

The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning

2007 6.1

as Boss Hogg

Age 52 (now 71)

American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile

2006 5.5

as Mr. Stifler

Age 51 (now 71)

Funny Money

2006 5.2

as Vic

Age 51 (now 71)

Rumor Has It...

2005 5.7

as Roger McManus

Age 50 (now 71)

Broken Flowers

2005 6.9

as Ron

Age 50 (now 71)

Reservoir Dogs Revisited

2005 7.8

as Self

Age 50 (now 71)

The L.A. Riot Spectacular

2005 3.3

as Officer Koon

Age 50 (now 71)

New Car Smell

2005

as Mac

Age 49 (now 71)

Grind

2003 6.0

as Mr. Rivers

Age 48 (now 71)

Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey

2003 7.9

as Self

Age 47 (now 71)

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

2002 5.7

as President of the USA

Age 47 (now 71)

Children on Their Birthdays

2002 6.1

as Speedy Thorne

Age 47 (now 71)

Speakeasy

2002 4.4

as Dr. Addams

Age 46 (now 71)

The Man Who Wasn't There

2001 7.5

as Macadam Salesman

Age 46 (now 71)

The Theory of the Leisure Class

2001 7.0

as Buddy Barnett

Age 46 (now 71)

The Making of Requiem for a Dream

2001 5.0

as Self

Age 46 (now 71)

61*

2001 7.0

as Mel Allen

Age 46 (now 71)

Requiem for a Dream

2000 8.0

as Tappy Tibbons

Age 45 (now 71)

The Perfect Storm

2000 6.5

as Todd Gross

Age 45 (now 71)

The Skulls

2000 5.8

as Martin Lombard

Age 45 (now 71)

Takedown

2000 6.1

as Mitch Gibson

Age 45 (now 71)

Isn't She Great

2000 5.0

as Brad Bradburn

Age 44 (now 71)

Magicians

2000 5.8

as Jake

Age 44 (now 71)

My Teacher's Wife

1999 5.1

as Roy Mueller

Age 44 (now 71)

The Iron Giant

1999 8.0

as Kent Mansley (voice)

Age 44 (now 71)

Five Aces

1999 5.8

as Ash Gray

Age 44 (now 71)

The Making of 'The Iron Giant'

1999 6.8

as Self

Age 43 (now 71)

The Faculty

1998 6.6

as Mr. Frank Connor

Age 43 (now 71)

Gideon

1998 6.1

as Alan Longhurst

Age 43 (now 71)

Divorce: A Contemporary Western

1998 3.3

Age 43 (now 71)

SLC Punk

1998 7.1

as Dad

Age 43 (now 71)

Jaded

1998 5.3

as Jack Carlson

Age 43 (now 71)

Dirty Work

1998 6.2

as Travis Cole

Age 43 (now 71)

Flubber

1997 5.7

as Wilson Croft

Age 42 (now 71)

Lawn Dogs

1997 7.1

as Morton Stockard

Age 42 (now 71)

Into Thin Air: Death on Everest

1997 5.5

as Jon Krakauer

Age 42 (now 71)

A Smile Like Yours

1997 4.0

as Richard Halstrom

Age 42 (now 71)

Leave It to Beaver

1997 5.4

as Ward Cleaver

Age 42 (now 71)

The Eighteenth Angel

1997 5.1

as Hugh Stanton

Age 41 (now 71)

The Rich Man's Wife

1996 5.4

as Tony Potenza

Age 41 (now 71)

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton

1996 7.2

as Jor-El (voice)

Age 41 (now 71)

House Arrest

1996 5.4

as Donald Krupp

Age 41 (now 71)

Celtic Pride

1996 5.3

as Coach Kimball

Age 41 (now 71)

Unforgettable

1996 5.6

as Stewart Gleick

Age 41 (now 71)

Happy Gilmore

1996 6.7

as Shooter McGavin

Age 41 (now 71)

Fair Game

1995 5.2

as Lieutenant Meyerson

Age 40 (now 71)

The Tuskegee Airmen

1995 7.1

as Major Joy

Age 40 (now 71)

Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back

1995 5.6

as Sheriff Jack Banning

Age 40 (now 71)

Terminal Velocity

1994 5.4

as Kerr

Age 39 (now 71)

Quiz Show

1994 7.3

as Jack Barry

Age 39 (now 71)

Midnight Run for Your Life

1994 5.2

as Jack Walsh

Age 39 (now 71)

The Road Killers

1994 5.5

as Glen

Age 39 (now 71)

Midnight Run Around

1994 6.7

as Jack Walsh

Age 39 (now 71)

Monkey Trouble

1994 5.7

as Tom

Age 39 (now 71)

Another Midnight Run

1994 6.9

as Jack Walsh

Age 38 (now 71)

Grumpy Old Men

1993 6.7

as Mike

Age 38 (now 71)

Fatal Instinct

1993 5.5

as Frank Kelbo

Age 38 (now 71)

Bums

1993 5.5

as Sgt. Andrew Holloman

Age 38 (now 71)

Benefit of the Doubt

1993 4.8

as Dan

Age 38 (now 71)

Conflict of Interest

1993 4.5

as Mickey Flannery

Age 38 (now 71)

Telling Secrets

1993 5.0

as Terry Kelsey

Age 37 (now 71)

Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue

1991 5.3

as Senator Dixon

Age 36 (now 71)

Dutch

1991 6.5

as Reed Standish

Age 36 (now 71)

Thelma & Louise

1991 7.6

as Darryl

Age 36 (now 71)

Red Wind

1991 4.5

as Victor Lange

Age 36 (now 71)

Fatal Exposure

1991 7.3

as Robert Parker

Age 35 (now 71)

Playroom

1990 4.7

as Chris

Age 35 (now 71)

Cool Blue

1990 4.6

as Peter Sin

Age 35 (now 71)

An Eight Is Enough Wedding

1989 9.7

as Jeb

Age 34 (now 71)

Chances Are

1989 6.6

as Louie Jeffries

Age 34 (now 71)

Paramedics

1988 3.1

as Mad Mike

Age 33 (now 71)

Little Girl Lost

1988 8.0

as Wolff

Age 33 (now 71)

Outrageous Fortune

1987 6.0

as George

Age 31 (now 71)

Triplecross

1986 4.6

as Steve Tyler

Age 31 (now 71)

The Boys Next Door

1986 6.2

as Detective Mark Woods

Age 31 (now 71)

Chattanooga Choo Choo

1984 6.7

as Paul

Age 29 (now 71)

Breakin'

1984 6.6

as James

Age 29 (now 71)

Where the Boys Are

1984 4.4

as Tony

Age 29 (now 71)

The Black Room

1982 4.3

as Terry

Age 27 (now 71)

Grease 2

1982 5.3

as Goose McKenzie

Age 27 (now 71)

Twirl

1981 5.7

as Buddy Butler

Age 26 (now 71)

The Hearse

1980 5.2

as Pete

Age 25 (now 71)

Getting Married

1978 6.0

as Usher

Age 23 (now 71)