Christopher McDonald

Acting · Born 1955-02-15 in New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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…

Filmography

• Broken Flowers as Ron
• Requiem for a Dream as Tappy Tibbons
• Thelma & Louise as Darryl
• The Iron Giant as Kent Mansley (voice)
• Quiz Show as Jack Barry
• The House Bunny as Dean Simmons
• The Man Who Wasn't There as Macadam Salesman
• Rosaline as Lord Capulet
• SLC Punk as Dad
• Lemonade Mouth as Principal Brenigan

TV

• Batman Beyond as Superman (voice)
• The Sopranos as Eddie Dunne
• Psych as Paul Haversham
• Star Trek: The Next Generation as Lt. Richard Castillo
• The Twilight Zone as (segment "Aqua Vita")
• Superman: The Animated Series as Jor-El (voice)
• Justice League Unlimited as Jor-El (voice)
• Ben 10: Ultimate Alien as Captain Nemesis (voice)
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Company CEO
• Regular Show as Carl Putter (voice)