| Christopher McDonald | |
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McDonald at 2011 Tribeca Film Festival |
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| Born | February 15, 1955 New York City, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
Christopher McDonald (born February 15, 1955) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Shooter McGavin in Happy Gilmore, Tappy Tibbons in Requiem for a Dream, and Mel Allen in the HBO film 61*.
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McDonald was born in New York City, the son of Patricia, a nursing professor and real estate agent, and James McDonald, an educator.[1] He was raised in upstate Romulus, New York, and is a graduate of Hobart College in Geneva, New York, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Society. McDonald is married to Lupe Gidley, and together they are the parents of four children: son Jackson Riley (born December 22, 1990), and daughters, Hannah Elizabeth (born October 20, 1993), Rosie (born 1996), and Ava Catherine (born September 3, 2001). He has five surviving siblings following the death of his younger brother, actor Daniel McDonald (July 30, 1960 – February 15, 2007).
McDonald has numerous film and television roles to his name, often as a supporting actor and often portraying antagonistic characters. In addition to the above, his credits also include Breakin', Grease 2, The Boys Next Door, Thelma & Louise, Grumpy Old Men, Quiz Show, Flubber, The Faculty, The Perfect Storm, House Arrest, Dirty Work, American Pie 5: The Naked Mile, Broken Flowers and Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams. He was featured as Ward Cleaver in the movie version of Leave It to Beaver and famous baseball broadcaster Mel Allen in 61*. In 1994, he starred in the film Terminal Velocity as an aggressive Russian mafia villain alongside Charlie Sheen.
In the realm of television, along with recurring roles on the television series Family Law, North Shore, Veronica's Closet, Good Advice, and Harry's Law, McDonald has also made guest appearances on Cheers, Riptide, Knight Rider, The Sopranos, Psych, Home Improvement, Las Vegas, the Law and Order franchise, Stargate Universe and Star Trek: The Next Generation as Lt. Richard Castillo in the season 3 episode "Yesterday's Enterprise".
His voice work includes the determined government agent Kent Mansley in the animated film The Iron Giant. He also voiced Superman's father Jor-El in Superman: The Animated Series and subsequently a much older Superman in the Batman Beyond two-part episode "The Call". He has recalled great affection for these roles, saying that he enjoyed them because he was (and continues to be) such a fan of Superman and because they were in such contrast to his less than sympathetic on screen roles that he is famous for. He subbed for Burt Reynolds as Boss Hogg in The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning.
He was also in Peter Gabriel's music video for the song "The Barry Williams Show" with McDonald as the eponymous lead. He also replaced Robert De Niro in the Midnight Run movie franchise; he played "Jack Walsh" in three TV films - Another Midnight Run, Midnight Runaround, and Midnight Run for Your Life.
He portrayed baseball player Joe DiMaggio in the ESPN original series The Bronx Is Burning.
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The Hearse | Pete | |
| 1982 | Grease 2 | Goose McKenzie | |
| 1984 | Where the Boys Are '84 | Tony | |
| Breakin' | James | ||
| The Black Room | Terry | ||
| Chattanooga Choo Choo | Alex O'Donnell | ||
| 1985 | The Boys Next Door | Detective Mark Woods | |
| 1987 | Outrageous Fortune | George | |
| 1988 | Cool Blue | Peter Sin | |
| Paramedics | Mad Mike | ||
| 1989 | Chances Are | Louie Jeffries | |
| 1990 | Playroom | Chris | |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Lt. Castillo | episode: "Yesterday's Enterprise" | |
| 1991 | Thelma & Louise | Darryl | |
| Dutch | Reed Standish | ||
| Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue | Senator Dixon | ||
| 1993 | Cover Story | Sam Sparks | |
| Benefit of the Doubt | Dan | ||
| Conflict of Interest | Mickey Flannery | ||
| Fatal Instinct | Frank Kelbo | ||
| Grumpy Old Men | Mike | ||
| Good Advice | Joey DeRuzza | ||
| 1994 | Another Midnight Run | Jack Walsh | TV film |
| Midnight Runaround | Jack Walsh | TV film | |
| Roadflower | Glen | ||
| Monkey Trouble | Tom | ||
| Midnight Run for Your Life | Jack Walsh | TV film | |
| Terminal Velocity | Kerr | ||
| Quiz Show | Jack Barry | ||
| 1995 | My Teacher's Wife | Roy Mueller | |
| Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back | Jack Banning | ||
| The Tuskegee Airmen | Major Joy | TV film | |
| Fair Game | Lieutenant Meyerson | ||
| 1996 | Jaded | Jack Carlson | |
| Unforgettable | Stewart Gleick | ||
| Celtic Pride | Coach Kimball | ||
| House Arrest | Donald Krupp | ||
| The Rich Man's Wife | Tony Potenza | ||
| Happy Gilmore | Shooter McGavin | ||
| 1997 | Leave It to Beaver | Ward Cleaver | |
| A Smile Like Yours | Richard Halstrom | ||
| Flubber | Wilson Croft | ||
| Lawn Dogs | Morton Stockard | ||
| Into Thin Air: Death on Everest | Jon Krakauer | ||
| 1998 | Divorce: A Contemporary Western | Tony | |
| The Eighteenth Angel | Hugh Stanto | ||
| SLC Punk! | Stevo's Dad | ||
| Dirty Work | Travis Cole | ||
| The Faculty | Mr. Frank Connor | ||
| 1999 | Five Aces | Ash Gray | |
| The Iron Giant | Kent Mansley | Voice only | |
| Gideon | Alan Longhurst | ||
| 2000 | Magicians | Jake | |
| Takedown | Mitch Gibson | ||
| The Skulls | Martin Lombard | ||
| Isn't She Great | Brad Bradburn | ||
| Requiem for a Dream | Tappy Tibbons | ||
| The Perfect Storm | Todd Gross | ||
| 2001 | The Theory of the Leisure Class | Buddy Barnett | |
| 61* | Mel Allen | TV film | |
| The Man Who Wasn't There | Macadam Salesman | ||
| 2002 | Speakeasy | Dr. Addams | |
| Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams | President of the USA | ||
| Children on Their Birthdays | Speedy Thorne | ||
| 2003 | Grind | Mr. Rivers | |
| 2005 | The L.A. Riot Spectacular | Officer Koon | |
| Rumor Has It... | Roger McManus | ||
| Broken Flowers | Ron Anderson | ||
| 2006 | Funny Money | Vic | |
| American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile | Harry Stifler | ||
| 2007 | The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning | Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg | |
| The Sopranos | Eddie Dunne | one episode | |
| Kickin' It Old Skool | Marty Schumacher | ||
| The Bronx Is Burning | Joe DiMaggio | TV miniseries | |
| My Sexiest Year | Adult Jake | ||
| Awake | Dr. Larry Lupin | ||
| American Pie Presents: Beta House | Harry Stifler | ||
| 2008 | Mad Money | Bryce Arbogast | |
| Superhero Movie | Lou Landers / Hourglass | ||
| Summerhood | Assistant Director | ||
| Player 5150 | Tony | ||
| The House Bunny | Dean Simmons | ||
| An American Carol | Lab Supervisor | ||
| 2009 | |||
| Law & Order | John Jay McIntyre | ||
| Fanboys | Big Chuck | ||
| Spooner | Dennis Spooner | ||
| Reunion | Eamon | ||
| Deep in the Valley | Diamond Jim | ||
| Stargate Universe | Sen. Alan Armstrong | three episodes | |
| Splinterheads | Sargeant Bruce Mancuso | ||
| Middle Men | George Harris | ||
| 2010 | Black Widow | Steve | |
| Barry Munday | Dr. Preston Edwards | ||
| Ben 10: Ultimate Alien | Captain Nemesis | ||
| The Best and the Brightest | The Player | ||
| 2011–present | Harry's Law | Thomas "Tommy" Jefferson | Recurring role in 2011 season main role since 2011–2012 season |
| 2011 | Boardwalk Empire | Harry M. Daugherty | |
| Lemonade Mouth | Stanley Brenigan | ||
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Evan Corman |