Christopher Rydell

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Christopher Rydell
Born (1963-11-16) November 16, 1963 (age 60)
US
Other namesChris Rydell
OccupationActor
Years active1976–2010
Children1 [1] [2]
Parents
Relatives Billie Lourd (daughter-in-law) [3] [4] [5] [6]

Christopher Rydell (born November 16, 1963) is an American former actor.

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Life and career

The son of film director Mark Rydell and actress Joanne Linville, Rydell is best known for his starring role in Dario Argento's Trauma and for his role as Danny Leonard in the musical film For the Boys . He has appeared in a number of his father's films, including Harry and Walter Go to New York and On Golden Pond. [7]

Rydell starred in the film Queen of the Lot . [8] [9]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1976 Harry and Walter Go to New York Laundry Boy
1981 On Golden Pond Sumner ToddCredited as Chris Rydell
1984 Family Ties Craig DuvallEpisode 57
1985 Gotcha! Bob Jensen
1989 Under the Boardwalk Tripper
1989 How I Got into College Oliver
1989 Blood and Sand Juan Gallardo
1990 Side Out Wiley Hunter
1991 By the Sword Jim Trebor
1991 For the Boys Danny Leonard
1993 Flesh and Bone Reese Davies
1993 Trauma David Parsons
2000 A Man Is Mostly Water Andy
2010 Queen of the Lot Dov Lambert

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