Christopher McDonald
Birthplace: New York City
Born: 1955-02-15
Occupations recorded in source
actor; character actor; film actor; television actor; voice actor
Biography from Wikipedia
Christopher McDonald (born February 15, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his villainous role as professional golfer Shooter McGavin in the 1996 sports comedy Happy Gilmore, a role he reprised in its 2025 sequel. McDonald also acted in films such as Grease 2 (1982), Thelma & Louise (1991), Quiz Show (1994), Leave It to Beaver (1997), Flubber (1997), The Iron Giant (1999), Requiem for a Dream (2000), and The House Bunny (2008).
In 2022 and 2026, 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 (2021–2026). Other notable television credits include a lead role in Family Law (1999–2002) and recurring roles in Boardwalk Empire (2010–2012) and Impeachment: American Crime Story (2021).
Sources & attribution
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- Takedown (2000) — Mitch Gibson
- The Skulls (2000) — Martin Lombard
- Five Aces (1999)
- The Iron Giant (1999) — Kent Mansley
- Dirty Work (1998) — Travis Cole
- SLC Punk! (1998) — Mr. Levy
- The Faculty (1998) — Mr. Frank Connor
- Flubber (1997) — Wilson Croft
- Into Thin Air: Death on Everest (1997)
- Jaded (1997)
- Lawn Dogs (1997) — Morten Stockard
- Leave It to Beaver (1997) — Ward Cleaver
- The Eighteenth Angel (1997) — Hugh Stanton
- Celtic Pride (1996) — Coach Kimball
- Happy Gilmore (1996) — Shooter McGavin
- House Arrest (1996) — Donald Krupp
- Unforgettable (1996) — Stewart Gleick
- Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back (1995) — Sheriff Jack Banning
- Fair Game (1995) — Lieutenant Meyerson
- Another Midnight Run (1994)
- Midnight Runaround (1994)
- Monkey Trouble (1994) — Tom
- Quiz Show (1994) — Jack Barry
- Roadflower (1994)
- Terminal Velocity (1994) — Kerr
- Benefit of the Doubt (1993) — Dan
- Conflict of Interest (1993)
- Fatal Instinct (1993) — Frank Kelbo
- Grumpy Old Men (1993) — Mike
- Telling Secrets (1993)
- Dutch (1991) — Reed Standish
- Red Wind (1991)
- Thelma & Louise (1991) — Darryl Dickinson
- Playroom (1990) — Chris
- Chances Are (1989) — Louie Jeffries
- Cool Blue (1988)
- Paramedics (1988)
- Outrageous Fortune (1987) — George
- The Boys Next Door (1985) — Detective Mark Woods
- Breakin' (1984) — James
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.