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Christopher McDonald

Christopher McDonald

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.

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    1973 votes
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    946 votes
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    6.1
    865 votes
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    6.6
    797 votes
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    6.0
    792 votes
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    6.7
    714 votes
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    5.2
    709 votes
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    6.5
    694 votes
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    5.2
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    5.8
    575 votes
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    4.9
    559 votes
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    6.0
    519 votes
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    7.1
    407 votes
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    322 votes
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    314 votes
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    6.2
    289 votes
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    6.6
    276 votes
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    5.3
    276 votes
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    5.0
    234 votes
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    6.4
    215 votes
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    211 votes
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    206 votes
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    6.1
    174 votes
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    5.5
    169 votes
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    6.6
    162 votes
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    160 votes
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    5.2
    157 votes
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    5.9
    149 votes
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    4.9
    148 votes
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    5.3
    147 votes
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    7.0
    142 votes
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    5.3
    135 votes
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    Played Major Joy

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    7.1
    127 votes
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    6.0
    123 votes
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    Average Rating
    6.6
    114 votes
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    5.6
    112 votes
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    7.1
    108 votes
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    4.2
    102 votes
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    6.2
    97 votes
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    4.7
    97 votes
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    Average Rating
    5.7
    92 votes
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    5.3
    88 votes
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    5.5
    78 votes
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    7.1
    74 votes
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    Played Jack Dietz

    Average Rating
    5.4
    72 votes
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    Played Jimmy Mack

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    7.7
    66 votes
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    Played Tony Potenza

    Average Rating
    5.3
    55 votes
    Release Date
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    Played Del Banco

    Average Rating
    4.5
    55 votes
    Release Date
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    9 years ago
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    Played Vic

    Average Rating
    5.2
    53 votes
    Release Date
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    Played Pete

    Average Rating
    5.2
    51 votes
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    Played Ken

    Average Rating
    5.3
    47 votes
    Release Date
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    11 years ago
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    Played Senator Dixon

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    5.2
    41 votes
    Release Date
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    Average Rating
    5.1
    40 votes
    Release Date
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    Average Rating
    5.0
    37 votes
    Release Date
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    Played Glen

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    5.4
    35 votes
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    Average Rating
    3.7
    33 votes
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    Average Rating
    4.9
    32 votes
    Release Date
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    29 years ago
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    Average Rating
    5.4
    32 votes
    Release Date
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    Played Tony

    Average Rating
    4.3
    30 votes
    Release Date
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    4.8
    28 votes
    Release Date
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    15 years ago
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    Average Rating
    5.9
    26 votes
    Release Date
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    16 years ago
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    Played Sheriff Roger Bostwick

    Average Rating
    5.9
    24 votes
    Release Date
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    Played Terry

    Average Rating
    4.2
    23 votes
    Release Date
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    44 years ago
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    Played Jack Carlson

    Average Rating
    5.2
    23 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 09, 1998
    28 years ago
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    Played Richard Halstrom

    Average Rating
    3.7
    21 votes
    Release Date
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    29 years ago
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    Played Self

    Average Rating
    5.7
    20 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 02, 2017
    8 years ago
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    Played Det. Paddy Sheehan

    Average Rating
    3.9
    19 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 15, 2017
    8 years ago
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    Played Mr. Matthews

    Average Rating
    4.8
    19 votes
    Release Date
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    15 years ago
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    Played Self

    Average Rating
    7.9
    18 votes
    Release Date
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    23 years ago
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    Played Lawson

    Average Rating
    4.9
    18 votes
    Release Date
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    8 years ago
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    Played Jim Tripp

    Average Rating
    5.1
    17 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 22, 2012
    14 years ago
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    Played Blair / Bob

    Average Rating
    4.1
    16 votes
    Release Date
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    3 years ago
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    Played Dennis Spooner

    Average Rating
    5.6
    14 votes
    Release Date
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    17 years ago
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    Played Self

    Average Rating
    5.9
    14 votes
    Release Date
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    1 year ago
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    Played Dan

    Average Rating
    4.5
    13 votes
    Release Date
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    33 years ago
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    Played Peter Sin

    Average Rating
    4.2
    13 votes
    Release Date
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    36 years ago
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    Played Ash Gray

    Average Rating
    5.7
    13 votes
    Release Date
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    27 years ago
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    Played Assistant Director

    Average Rating
    5.0
    13 votes
    Release Date
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    18 years ago
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    Played Harry Lang

    Average Rating
    5.1
    13 votes
    Release Date
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    9 years ago
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    Played Alan Longhurst

    Average Rating
    5.8
    13 votes
    Release Date
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    27 years ago
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    Played Tony

    Average Rating
    5.1
    11 votes
    Release Date
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    18 years ago
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    Played Chris

    Average Rating
    4.2
    11 votes
    Release Date
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    36 years ago
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