Christopher Rydell

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

Christopher Rydell
Born	(1963-11-16) November 16, 1963 (age 61) US
Other names	Chris Rydell
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1976–2010
Children	1[1][2]
Parents	Mark Rydell (father) Joanne Linville (mother)
Relatives	Billie Lourd (daughter-in-law)[3][4][5][6]

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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1976	Harry and Walter Go to New York	Laundry Boy
1981	On Golden Pond	Sumner Todd	Credited as Chris Rydell
1984	Family Ties	Craig Duvall	Episode 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