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Christopher McDonald

Christopher McDonald

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.

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    1973 votes
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    797 votes
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    792 votes
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    6.7
    714 votes
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    4.9
    559 votes
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    6.0
    519 votes
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    289 votes
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    276 votes
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    5.0
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    6.4
    215 votes
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    6.1
    174 votes
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    5.5
    169 votes
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    162 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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    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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    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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    5.4
    72 votes
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    7.7
    66 votes
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    Played Tony Potenza

    Average Rating
    5.3
    55 votes
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    Played Del Banco

    Average Rating
    4.5
    55 votes
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    Average Rating
    5.2
    53 votes
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    Played Pete

    Average Rating
    5.2
    51 votes
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    Average Rating
    5.3
    47 votes
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    5.2
    41 votes
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    5.1
    40 votes
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    5.0
    37 votes
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    5.4
    35 votes
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    3.7
    33 votes
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    4.9
    32 votes
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    5.4
    32 votes
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    4.3
    30 votes
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    4.8
    28 votes
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    Average Rating
    5.9
    26 votes
    Release Date
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    Played Sheriff Roger Bostwick

    Average Rating
    5.9
    24 votes
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    Played Terry

    Average Rating
    4.2
    23 votes
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    Played Jack Carlson

    Average Rating
    5.2
    23 votes
    Release Date
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    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
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    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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    Played Jim Tripp

    Average Rating
    5.1
    17 votes
    Release Date
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    13 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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    10 months 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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    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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    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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