Christopher McDonald

Christopher McDonald (born February 15, 1955 in New York City, New York)[1][2] 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), Kent Mansley in The Iron Giant (1999), 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.[3][4][5]
Of Irish descent and a practicing Catholic,[6][7][8] he and his siblings were raised in Romulus, New York. He graduated from Hobart College in Geneva, New York where he played football and soccer. His younger brother, actor and singer Daniel McDonald, died of brain cancer in February 2007.[9] He was arrested in 2013 and 2017 for suspicion of drunk driving.[citation needed]
== Career ==
McDonald has numerous film and television roles, often as a supporting actorand 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 Allenin 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.[10][11]
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.[12]The film is set to release in 2017.[13][not in citation given]
McDonald appears in the Broadway show The Front Page at the Broadhurst Theater.[14]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1980	The Hearse 	Pete 	
1982	Grease 2 	Goose McKenzie 	
1982	The Black Room 	Terry 	
1984	Where the Boys Are '84 	Tony 	
1984	Breakin' 	James 	
1984	The Black Room 	Terry 	
1984	Chattanooga Choo Choo 	Alex O'Donnell 	
1985	The Boys Next Door 	Detective Mark Woods 	
1987	Outrageous Fortune 	George 	
1988	Cool Blue 	Peter Sin 	
1988	Paramedics 	Mad Mike 	
1989	Chances Are 	Louie Jeffries 	
1990	Playroom 	Chris 	
1991	Thelma & Louise 	Darryl Dickinson 	
1991	Dutch 	Reed Standish 	
1991	Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue 	Senator Dixon 	
1993	Cover Story 	Sam Sparks 	
1993	Benefit of the Doubt 	Dan 	
1993	Conflict of Interest 	Mickey Flannery 	
1993	Fatal Instinct 	Frank Kelbo 	
1993	Bums 	Sgt. Andrew Holloman 	
1993	Grumpy Old Men 	Mike 	
1994	Roadflower 	Glen Lerolland 	
1994	Monkey Trouble 	Tom 	
1994	Terminal Velocity 	Kerr 	
1994	Quiz Show 	Jack Barry 	
1995	My Teacher's Wife 	Roy Mueller 	
1995	Forget Paris 	Zeus 	Voice role
1995	Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back 	Jack Banning 	
1995	Fair Game 	Lieutenant Meyerson 	
1996	Jaded 	Jack Carlson 	
1996	Unforgettable 	Stewart Gleick 	
1996	Celtic Pride 	Coach Kimball 	
1996	House Arrest 	Donald Krupp 	
1996	The Rich Man's Wife 	Tony Potenza 	
1996	Happy Gilmore 	Shooter McGavin 	
1997	Leave It to Beaver 	Ward Cleaver 	
1997	A Smile Like Yours 	Richard Halstrom 	
1997	Flubber 	Wilson Croft 	
1997	Lawn Dogs 	Morton Stockard 	
1997	Into Thin Air: Death on Everest 	Jon Krakauer 	
1998	Divorce: A Contemporary Western 	Tony 	
1998	The Eighteenth Angel 	Hugh Stanto 	
1998	SLC Punk! 	Mr. Levy 	
1998	Dirty Work 	Travis Cole 	
1998	The Faculty 	Mr. Connor 	
1999	Five Aces 	Ash Gray 	
1999	The Iron Giant 	Kent Mansley 	Voice role
1999	Gideon 	Alan Longhurst 	
2000	Magicians 	Jake 	
2000	Takedown 	Mitch Gibson 	
2000	The Skulls 	Martin Lombard 	
2000	Isn't She Great 	Brad Bradburn 	
2000	Requiem for a Dream 	Tappy Tibbons 	
2000	The Perfect Storm 	Todd Gross 	
2001	The Theory of the Leisure Class 	Buddy Barnett 	
2001	The Man Who Wasn't There 	Macadam Salesman 	
2001	61* 	Mel Allen 	
2002	Speakeasy 	Dr. Addams 	
2002	Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams	President of the United States	
2002	Children on Their Birthdays 	Speedy Thorne 	
2003	Grind 	Mr. Rivers 	
2003	Without a Trace 	Bob Carroll 	
2005	The L.A. Riot Spectacular 	Officer Koon 	
2005	Rumor Has It... 	Roger McManus 	
2005	Broken Flowers 	Ron Anderson 	
2006	Funny Money 	Vic Johnson 	
2006	American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile	Harry Stifler 	
2007	The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning 	Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg 	
2007	Kickin' It Old Skool 	Marty Schumacher 	
2007	My Sexiest Year 	Adult Jake 	
2007	Awake 	Dr. Larry Lupin 	
2007	American Pie Presents: Beta House 	Harry Stifler 	
2008	Mad Money 	Bryce Arbogast 	
2008	Superhero Movie 	Lou Landers / Hourglass 	
2008	Summerhood 	Assistant Director 	
2008	Player 5150 	Tony 	
2008	The House Bunny 	Dean Simmons 	
2008	An American Carol 	Lab Supervisor 	
2009	 	 	
2009	Law & Order 	John Jay McIntyre 	
2009	Fanboys 	Big Chuck 	
2009	Spooner 	Dennis Spooner 	
2009	Reunion 	Eamon 	
2009	Deep in the Valley 	Diamond Jim 	
2009	Splinterheads 	Sargeant Bruce Mancuso 	
2009	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 	
2010	Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial 	Mirrior Knight 	English Voice Dubbing for 2012
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 	
2012	Grassroots 	Jim Tripp 	
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 	
2017	Once Upon a Time in Venice 	Mr. Carter 	
2018	Deep Murder 	Richard 	
2021	The Jessie Movie 	Hero Rhino (voice) 	
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1982 	Cheers 	Rick Walker 	Episode: "Endless Slumper"
1986 	The Twilight Zone 	Delivery Man 	Episode: "Aqua Vita"
1986 	Matlock 	Eric Lane 	Episode: "The Professor"
1989 	Matlock 	David Channing 	Episode: "The Hunting Party"
1990 	Star Trek: The Next Generation 	Lt. Richard Castillo 	Episode: "Yesterday's Enterprise"
1991–1992	Walter & Emily 	Matt Collins 	13 episodes
1992 	Home Improvement 	Stu Cutler 	Episode: "For Whom The Belch Tolls"
1993–1994	Good Advice 	Joey DeRuzza 	Series regular
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
2002 	Total Access 24/7: Spy Kids 2 	Himself 	1 episode
2006–2011	Law & Order: Criminal Intent 	Evan Corman/Declan Pace 	2 episodes
2007 	The Sopranos 	Eddie Dunne 	Episode: "Stage 5"
2007 	The Bronx Is Burning 	Joe DiMaggio 	Miniseries
2009 	Law & Order 	John Jay McIntyre 	Episode: "Illegitimate"
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 	Body of Proof 	Gerry Roberts 	Episode: "Disappearing Act"
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 	9 episodes
2017 	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Harold Coyle 	Episode: "The Newsroom"
2017 	Great News 	Len 	Episode: "Award Show"
2018 	Living Biblically 	Ron Curry 	Episode: "Honor Thy Father"
2018 	Superior Donuts 	Ted 	Episode: "The Chicago Way"
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