Christopher Rydell

Christopher Rydell
Born (1963-11-16) November 16, 1963 (age 61)
US
Other namesChris Rydell
OccupationActor
Years active1976–2010
Children1[1][2]
Parents
RelativesBillie Lourd (daughter-in-law)[3][4][5][6]

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

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

References

  1. ^ Pedersen, Erik (June 21, 2021). "Joanne Linville Dies: 'Star Trek' Romulan Commander & 'Twilight Zone' Actress With Scores Of Screen Credits Was 93". Deadline. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  2. ^ Walsh, Savannah (September 25, 2020). "All About Austen Rydell, Billie Lourd's Fiancé and Father Of Her Child". ELLE. Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Carrie Fisher's daughter Billie Lourd is engaged to Austen Rydell: She gave birth to her son in 2020.'She said YES!!'". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "Billie Lourd Is A Mom! Actress Welcomes First Child with Fiancé Austen Rydell". PEOPLE.com. September 24, 2020. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "Billie Lourd announces birth of baby boy named in honor of her late mother Carrie Fisher". CBS News. September 25, 2020. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  6. ^ "Billie Lourd announces marriage to Austen Rydell: See the wedding photos". ABC News. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  7. ^ Riley, Jenelle (March 4, 2015). "Vince Vaughn on Moving Into Adult Storytelling with 'True Detective'". Variety. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  8. ^ Honeycutt, Kirk (November 17, 2010). "Queen of the Lot -- Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  9. ^ Morris, Wesley (December 10, 2010). "Queen of the Lot movie review --Queen of the Lot showtimes". The Boston Globe. Retrieved December 11, 2018.