Christopher Rydell

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

Christopher Rydell
Born	(1963-11-16) November 16, 1963 (age 60) 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

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.

External links

• Christopher Rydell at IMDb