Christopher McDonald

February 15, 1955 (age 71) New York City, New York, USA
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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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Last updated: June 14, 2026

107 titles
Community avg: 7.70 /10
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    2000October 2000 by Darren Aronofsky
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    8.94 Masterpiece
  • 2
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    1999August 1999 by Brad Bird
    Animation, Drama, Family
    Animation, Drama, Family
    8.92 Masterpiece
  • 3
    3
    1996February 1996 by Dennis Dugan
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 4
    4
    1991May 1991 by Ridley Scott
    Drama, Crime, Adventure
    Drama, Crime, Adventure
    8.52 Masterpiece--
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    5
    1997November 1997 by Les Mayfield
    Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
    Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
    6.64 Good--
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    6
    2008March 2008 by Craig Mazin
    Comedy, Action, Science Fiction
    Comedy, Action, Science Fiction
    6.31 Decent++
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    2006December 2006 by Joe Nussbaum
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.49 Decent++
  • 8
    8
    2007December 2007 by Andrew Waller
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.63 Good--
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    9
    2008August 2008 by Fred Wolf
    Romance, Comedy
    Romance, Comedy
    6.68 Good--
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    10
    2007November 2007 by Joby Harold
    Thriller, Crime, Mystery
    Thriller, Crime, Mystery
    7.51 Excellent--
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    2000June 2000 by Wolfgang Petersen
    Drama, Adventure, Action
    Drama, Adventure, Action
    7.43 Good++
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    2012November 2012 by Marcus Dunstan
    Horror, Thriller
    Horror, Thriller
    7.36 Good++
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    2002August 2002 by Robert Rodriguez
    Family, Action, Adventure
    Family, Action, Adventure
    6.65 Good--
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    1998December 1998 by Robert Rodriguez
    Horror, Science Fiction
    Horror, Science Fiction
    7.50 Excellent--
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    2025July 2025 by Kyle Newacheck
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.51 Excellent--
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    2005July 2005 by Jim Jarmusch
    Comedy, Drama, Mystery
    Comedy, Drama, Mystery
    7.83 Excellent-
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    2005December 2005 by Rob Reiner
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    6.69 Good--
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    2011April 2011 by Patricia Riggen
    Drama, Comedy, Music
    Drama, Comedy, Music
    8.34 Excellent++
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    1994August 1994 by Robert Redford
    History, Drama
    History, Drama
    8.17 Excellent+
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    2009February 2009 by Kyle Newman
    Adventure, Comedy, Crime
    Adventure, Comedy, Crime
    7.14 Good+
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    2016January 2016 by Gee Malik Linton
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
    6.11 Decent+
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    2000March 2000 by Rob Cohen
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    6.84 Good-
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    1993December 1993 by Donald Petrie
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.62 Excellent--
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    1982June 1982 by Patricia Birch
    Comedy, Music, Romance
    Comedy, Music, Romance
    6.34 Decent++
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    2022 by Ian Brennan
    Drama, Mystery
    Drama, Mystery
    8.02 Excellent
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    2008January 2008 by Callie Khouri
    Comedy, Action, Crime
    Comedy, Action, Crime
    7.44 Good++
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    2014February 2014 by Steve Pink
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.01 Good
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    1998September 1998 by James Merendino
    Comedy, Drama, Music
    Comedy, Drama, Music
    8.02 Excellent
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    2017June 2017 by Mark Cullen
    Action, Comedy, Thriller
    Action, Comedy, Thriller
    6.33 Decent++
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    1995November 1995 by Andrew Sipes
    Action
    Action
    6.36 Decent++
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    2022October 2022 by Karen Maine
    Romance, Drama, Comedy
    Romance, Drama, Comedy
    8.01 Excellent
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    1998June 1998 by Bob Saget
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.28 Good+
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    1989March 1989 by Emile Ardolino
    Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
    Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
    7.60 Excellent--
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    2018December 2018 by Brian A. Miller
    Crime, Action, Adventure
    Crime, Action, Adventure
    6.29 Decent+
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    1991July 1991 by Peter Faiman
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.49 Good++
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    1994March 1994 by Franco Amurri
    Comedy, Family
    Comedy, Family
    6.89 Good-
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    1997August 1997 by Andy Cadiff
    Comedy, Family
    Comedy, Family
    6.93 Good
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    2007March 2007 by Robert Berlinger
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    7.21 Good+
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    2000March 2000 by Joe Chappelle
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.23 Good+
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    1993October 1993 by Carl Reiner
    Comedy, Crime
    Comedy, Crime
    6.81 Good-
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    1984May 1984 by Joel Silberg
    Music, Drama, Romance
    Music, Drama, Romance
    7.65 Excellent--
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    2011April 2011 by John Stockwell
    Action, Comedy, Thriller
    Action, Comedy, Thriller
    6.59 Good--
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    1996April 1996 by Tom DeCerchio
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.69 Good--
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    1997November 1997 by John Duigan
    Drama
    Drama
    7.98 Excellent
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    1996August 1996 by Harry Winer
    Comedy, Family
    Comedy, Family
    6.74 Good-
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    1996February 1996 by John Dahl
    Thriller, Mystery, Science Fiction
    Thriller, Mystery, Science Fiction
    6.96 Good
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    1995May 1995 by Phillip Rhee
    Action, Crime, Drama
    Action, Crime, Drama
    7.08 Good
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    2009August 2009 by Christian Forte
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    6.38 Decent++
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    2015August 2015 by Mora Stephens
    Thriller, Drama
    Thriller, Drama
    6.80 Good-
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    1995August 1995 by Robert Markowitz
    War, History, Drama
    War, History, Drama
    7.97 Excellent
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    61*
    2001April 2001 by Billy Crystal
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    7.89 Excellent-
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    1986March 1986 by Penelope Spheeris
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    7.39 Good++
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    2007April 2007 by Harvey Glazer
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.50 Good--
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    2003August 2003 by Casey La Scala
    Action, Comedy, Adventure
    Action, Comedy, Adventure
    7.15 Good+
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    2025May 2025 by Jon Avnet
    Drama
    Drama
    8.28 Excellent+
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    1987January 1987 by Arthur Hiller
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.22 Good+
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    2006March 2006 by Leslie Greif
    Comedy, Crime
    Comedy, Crime
    6.96 Good
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    2008October 2008 by David Zucker
    Comedy, Fantasy
    Comedy, Fantasy
    6.08 Decent
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    2010March 2010 by Chris D'Arienzo
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.14 Good+
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    2017January 2017 by Aram Rappaport
    Crime, Thriller
    Crime, Thriller
    6.63 Good--
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    2012December 2012 by David Chase
    Drama
    Drama
    6.99 Good
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    2015 by Roland Joffé
    Drama, Western
    Drama, Western
    7.49 Good++
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    2011–2012 by David E. Kelley
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    8.12 Excellent+
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    1980June 1980 by George Bowers
    Horror, Mystery, Drama
    Horror, Mystery, Drama
    7.01 Good
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    1996September 1996 by Amy Holden Jones
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.08 Good
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    2019June 2019 by Nick Corirossi
    Comedy, Horror
    Comedy, Horror
    6.66 Good--
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    2014September 2014 by Will Bakke
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.10 Good+
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    68
    1991October 1991 by Zalman King
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.14 Good+
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    1999November 1999 by Bruce Leddy
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.05 Good
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    1997November 1997 by Robert Markowitz
    Adventure, Action, Drama
    Adventure, Action, Drama
    7.32 Good++
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    71
    2009November 2009 by Brant Sersen
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.53 Excellent--
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    72
    1984April 1984 by Hy Averback
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    6.94 Good
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    73
    1994May 1994 by Deran Sarafian
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    7.29 Good+
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    1998July 1998 by Caryn Krooth
    Drama
    Drama
    7.36 Good++
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    2024September 2024 by Evan Marlowe
    Animation, Horror, Thriller
    Animation, Horror, Thriller
    7.67 Excellent--
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    2000January 2000 by Andrew Bergman
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.03 Good
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    1994February 1994 by James Frawley
    Action, Comedy
    Action, Comedy
    7.87 Excellent-
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    78
    2017July 2017 by Kellie Madison
    Science Fiction, Thriller
    Science Fiction, Thriller
    7.35 Good++
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    79
    1997August 1997 by Keith Samples
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.02 Good
  • 80
    80
    1999May 1999 by David Michael O'Neill
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.61 Excellent--
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    81
    1999–2002 by Anne Kenney
    Drama, Comedy, Crime
    Drama, Comedy, Crime
    8.10 Excellent
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    1982December 1982 by Norman Thaddeus Vane
    Horror, Thriller
    Horror, Thriller
    7.03 Good
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    2017September 2017 by Emanuele Della Valle
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    7.08 Good
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    1993June 1993 by Jonathan Heap
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.37 Good++
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    1990February 1990 by Mark Mullin
    Comedy, Romance, Thriller
    Comedy, Romance, Thriller
    7.34 Good++
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    86
    2015April 2015 by Terry Jastrow
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.54 Excellent--
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    Airing since 2026 by Roland Joffé
    Drama, War & Politics, Action & Adventure
    Drama, War & Politics, Action & Adventure
    7.18 Good+
  • 88
    88
    2003February 2003 by Charles de Lauzirika
    Documentary
    Documentary
    8.14 Excellent+
  • 89
    89
    2022September 2022 by Shirin Neshat
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.27 Good+
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    90
    1993May 1993 by Gary Davis
    Action, Mystery, Thriller
    Action, Mystery, Thriller
    7.48 Good++
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    1993January 1993 by Marvin J. Chomsky
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    7.56 Excellent--
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    2012June 2012 by Stephen Gyllenhaal
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.43 Good++
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    1994March 1994 by Frank De Palma
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    7.85 Excellent-
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    1988June 1988 by Stuart Margolin
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.44 Good++
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    1998October 1998 by Claudia Hoover
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.69 Excellent--
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    2007
    Drama
    Drama
    7.91 Excellent
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    2019
    Animation, Kids, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    Animation, Kids, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    8.09 Excellent
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    98
    2021January 2021 by Derek Wayne Johnson
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.75 Excellent-
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    2000January 2000 by James Merendino
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.71 Excellent-
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    1991February 1991 by Alan Metzger
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.89 Excellent-
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    2005April 2005 by Marc Klasfeld
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.51 Excellent--
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    2004 by Mike White
    Comedy
    Comedy
    Needs more reviews
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    1991–1992 by Paul Perlove
    Comedy
    Comedy
    Needs more reviews
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    Airing since 2018 by Rob Riggle
    Comedy
    Comedy
    Needs more reviews
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    2010January 2010 by Mark Roemmich
    Thriller
    Thriller
    Needs more reviews
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    2001July 2001 by Gabriel Bologna
    Drama, Crime, Mystery
    Drama, Crime, Mystery
    Needs more reviews
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    2026November 2026 by Aaron Burns
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    Not released yet