Christopher McDonald

Christopher McDonald is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Darryl Dickinson in Thelma & Louise (1991), Shooter McGavin in Happy Gilmore (1996), Ward Cleaver in the film adaptation of Leave It to Beaver (1997), Tappy Tibbons in Requiem for a Dream (2000), and Mel Allen in the HBO film 61* (2001).
==Personal life==
McDonald was born in New York City, the son of Patricia, a nursing professor and real estate agent, and James R. McDonald, an educator and high school principal. He is of Irish descent. He was raised in Romulus, New York, and is a graduate of Hobart College in Geneva, New York where he played football and soccer. His younger brother, actor Daniel McDonald, died of brain cancer in February 2007.http://www.playbill.com/article/daniel-mcdonald-broadway-musical-actor-is-dead-at-46-com-138633 
==Career==
McDonald has numerous film and television roles, often as a supporting actor and often portraying villains. In addition to the above, his credits also include Grease 2, Breakin', Where the Boys Are '84, The Boys Next Door, Thelma & Louise, Grumpy Old Men, Celtic Pride, 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.
In television, along with recurring roles on the TV 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, both the 1985 and the 2002 versions of The Twilight Zone, Home Improvement, Las Vegas, the Law & Order franchise, Stargate Universe, and Star Trek: The Next Generation as Lt. Richard Castillo in the season three episode "Yesterday's Enterprise".
McDonald's voice work includes the determined government agent Kent Mansley in the animated film The Iron Giant. He also voiced Jor-El in Superman: The Animated Series and subsequently an older version of Superman in Batman Beyond. 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 the less than sympathetic onscreen roles for which he is known. He subbed for Burt Reynolds as Boss Hogg in The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning. In 2009, McDonald also lent his voice talents in the Thomas Nelson audio Bible production known as The Word of Promise. In this dramatized audio, McDonald played the role of Luke.
McDonald played the eponymous lead in Peter Gabriel's music video for the song "The Barry Williams Show". He also replaced Robert De Niro in the Midnight Run movie franchise, playing Jack Walsh in three 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. In October 2013, McDonald started filming for A Conspiracy on Jekyll Island. The film is set to release in 2017.
McDonald appears in the Broadway show The Front Page at the Broadhurst Theater.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1980 	The Hearse 	Pete 	
1982 	Grease 2 	Goose McKenzie 	
The Black Room 	Terry 	 	
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 	
1991 	Thelma & Louise 	Darryl Dickinson 	
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 	 	
Bums 	Sgt. Andrew Holloman 	 	
Grumpy Old Men 	Mike 	 	
1994 	Roadflower 	Glen Lerolland 	
Monkey Trouble 	Tom 	 	
Terminal Velocity 	Kerr 	 	
Quiz Show 	Jack Barry 	 	
1995 	My Teacher's Wife 	Roy Mueller 	
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back 	Jack Banning 	 	
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! 	Mr. Levy 	 	
Dirty Work 	Travis Cole 	 	
The Faculty 	Mr. Connor 	 	
1999 	Five Aces 	Ash Gray 	
The Iron Giant 	Kent Mansley 	Voice role 	
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 	
The Man Who Wasn't There 	Macadam Salesman 	 	
61* 	Mel Allen 	 	
2002 	Speakeasy 	Dr. Addams 	
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams	President of the United States 	 	
Children on Their Birthdays 	Speedy Thorne 	 	
2003 	Grind 	Mr. Rivers 	
Without a Trace 	Bob Carroll 	 	
2005 	The L.A. Riot Spectacular 	Officer Koon 	
Rumor Has It... 	Roger McManus 	 	
Broken Flowers 	Ron Anderson 	 	
2006 	Funny Money 	Vic Johnson 	
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile	Harry Stifler 	 	
2007 	The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning	Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg	
Kickin' It Old Skool 	Marty Schumacher 	 	
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 	 	
Splinterheads 	Sargeant Bruce Mancuso 	 	
Middle Men 	George Harris 	 	
2010 	Black Widow 	Steve 	
2010 	Barry Munday 	Dr. Preston Edwards 	
2010 	Ben 10: Ultimate Alien 	Captain Nemesis 	
2010 	The Best and the Brightest 	The Player 	
2011 	Adventures of Serial Buddies 	Father Christopher 	
2011 	Lemonade Mouth 	Stanley Brenigan 	
2011 	Cat Run 	Bill Kreb 	
2012 	The Collection 	Mr. Peters 	
2012 	Not Fade Away 	Jack Dietz 	
2013 	Body of Proof 	Gerry Roberts 	
2014 	About Last Night 	Casey McNeil 	
2014 	Believe Me 	Ken 	
2015 	Exposed 	Lt. Galway 	
2015 	Don't Worry Baby 	Harry Lang 	
2015 	The Squeeze 	Riverboat 	
2015 	Zipper 	Peter Kirkland 	
2017 	The Crash 	Del Banco 	
===Television===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1982 	Cheers 	Rick Walker 	Episode: "Endless Slumper"
1990 	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Lt. Richard Castillo 	Episode: "Yesterday's Enterprise"
1991–1992	Walter & Emily 	Matt Collins 	13 episodes
1993–1994	Good Advice 	Joey DeRuzza 	
1994 	Another Midnight Run 	Jack Walsh 	Movie
1994 	Midnight Runaround 	Jack Walsh 	Movie
1994 	Midnight Run for Your Life 	Jack Walsh 	Movie
1995 	The Tuskegee Airmen 	Major Sherman Joy 	Movie
1996 	Superman: The Animated Series 	Jor-El 	3 episodes
1999–2002	Family Law 	Rex Weller 	68 episodes
2000 	Batman Beyond 	Superman 	2 episodes
2001 	61* 	Mel Allen 	Movie
2006–2011	Law & Order: Criminal Intent 	Evan Corman 	2 episodes
2007 	The Sopranos 	Eddie Dunne 	Episode: "Stage 5"
2007 	The Bronx Is Burning 	Joe DiMaggio 	Miniseries
2009–2010	Stargate Universe 	Sen. Alan Armstrong 	3 episodes
2010–2012	Boardwalk Empire 	Harry M. Daugherty 	7 episodes
2011–2012	Harry's Law 	Thomas "Tommy" Jefferson	32 episodes
2012–2013	Happy Endings 	Mr. Kerkovich 	2 episodes
2013–2014	Kirstie 	Mr. Sheppard 	3 episodes
2014 	Beware the Batman 	Harvey Dent 	8 episodes; voice role
2014 	Regular Show 	Carl Putter 	Episode: "Daddy Issues"; voice role
2015–2016	The Good Wife 	Judge Don Schakowsky 	7 episodes in season 7
2016 	Ballers 	Dallas Cowboys Owner 	2 episodes in season 2
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