Christopher McDonald
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The ThumbScore for Christopher McDonald (71.3%) is the average audience approval rating across 42 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Christopher's films are well-received by everyday viewers.
Audiences rate Christopher McDonald’s films lower than 53% of the 3,467 people with 10 or more films on ThumbScore. See the full ranking
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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. 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), Kent Mansley in The Iron Giant (1999), 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, 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.
Born 1955-02-15 in New York City, New York, USA.
On ThumbScore, Christopher McDonald appears in 43 films with an average audience score of 71.3%, most frequently in the Comedy genre.
