Dave Thomas

Dave Thomas

Known for
Acting
Born
May 20, 1949 (age 77)
Birthplace
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Biography

David "Dave" Thomas (born May 20, 1949) is a Canadian comedian and actor. He was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, but moved to Durham, North Carolina where his father, John E. Thomas, attended Duke University and earned a PhD in Philosophy. Thomas attended George Watts and Moorehead elementary schools. The family moved back to Dundas, Ontario in 1961 where he attended Dundas District high school and later, graduated with an honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Thomas was granted an honorary doctorate from McMaster University November 20, 2009.

Known For

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Filmography

2026
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... poster

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...

Movie · as Self

2026
Marty, Life Is Short poster

Marty, Life Is Short

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2026
SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of poster

SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of

Movie · as Self

2025
John Candy: I Like Me poster

John Candy: I Like Me

Movie · as Self - Actor, SCTV

2020
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close poster

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

Movie · as Self

2019
Fast & Furious Spy Racers poster

Fast & Furious Spy Racers

TV · as Cleve Kelso (voice) · 9 eps

2015
Misery Loves Comedy poster

Misery Loves Comedy

Movie · as Self

2015
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!! poster

I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!

Movie · as Himself

2012
Perception poster

Perception

TV · as Bill Duffy · 1 ep

2012
The Legend of Korra poster

The Legend of Korra

TV · as Additional Voices (voice) · 1 ep

2010
Pound Puppies poster

Pound Puppies

TV · as Agent Todd (voice) · 2 eps

2009
Bob & Doug poster

Bob & Doug

TV · 10 eps

2007
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary poster

Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary

Movie · as Doug McKenzie

2006
Brother Bear 2 poster

Brother Bear 2

Movie · as Tuke (voice)

2006
Christmas with SCTV poster

Christmas with SCTV

Movie

2006
Angel Wars: Grace and Glory poster

Angel Wars: Grace and Glory

Movie · as Michael

2006
As Seen on TV: The K-Tel Story

As Seen on TV: The K-Tel Story

Movie · as Narrator

2006
Second City: First Family of Comedy poster

Second City: First Family of Comedy

TV · as Self, Self - Host · 3 eps

2005
Santa's Slay poster

Santa's Slay

Movie · as Pastor Timmons

2005
The Aristocrats poster

The Aristocrats

Movie · as Self

2005
Angel Wars: Blue Moon poster

Angel Wars: Blue Moon

Movie · as Michael

2005
Weeds poster

Weeds

TV · as Dr. Bertner · 1 ep

2005
Bones poster

Bones

TV · as Andrew Jursic, Dick Scarn · 1 ep

2005
How I Met Your Mother poster

How I Met Your Mother

TV · as Chuck Gerussi · 1 ep

2004
Love on the Side poster

Love on the Side

Movie · as Red

2004
A Beachcombers Christmas poster

A Beachcombers Christmas

Movie · as Dave McGonigal

2004
Angel Wars: About Face poster

Angel Wars: About Face

Movie · as Michael

2004
White Coats poster

White Coats

Movie · as Dr. Omar Olson

2004
Who's Your Daddy? poster

Who's Your Daddy?

Movie · as Carl Hughes

2003
Brother Bear poster

Brother Bear

Movie · as Tuke (voice)

2003
Beethoven's 5th poster

Beethoven's 5th

Movie · as Freddy Kablinski

2003
Sing Along Songs: Brother Bear - On My Way poster

Sing Along Songs: Brother Bear - On My Way

Movie · as Tuke (voice)

2003
Arrested Development poster

Arrested Development

TV · as Trevor · 5 eps

2002
The New Beachcombers poster

The New Beachcombers

Movie · as Dave McGonigal

2002
Fancy Dancing poster

Fancy Dancing

Movie · as Uncle Billy

2002
Dave Foley's The True Meaning of Christmas Specials poster

Dave Foley's The True Meaning of Christmas Specials

Movie · as The Ghost of Christmas Specials Past (Bob Hope)

2001
Uncle Gus: Not So Fast! poster

Uncle Gus: Not So Fast!

Movie · as Flapjack

2001
Rat Race poster

Rat Race

Movie · as Harold Grisham

2001
The Legend of Tarzan poster

The Legend of Tarzan

TV · as Hugo (voice) · 6 eps

2001
Justice League poster

Justice League

TV · as Harv Hickman (voice), Ernst (voice) · 2 eps

2001
Primetime Glick poster

Primetime Glick

TV · as Bob Hope · 1 ep

2000
MVP: Most Valuable Primate poster

MVP: Most Valuable Primate

Movie · as Willy Drucker

2000
Even Stevens poster

Even Stevens

TV · as Uncle Tug · 1 ep

1999
Uncle Gus in: For the Love of Monkeys poster

Uncle Gus in: For the Love of Monkeys

Movie · as Flapjack

1999
Mission Hill poster

Mission Hill

TV · as Mr. Czelanski (voice), Dr. Eulmeyer (voice) · 4 eps

1998
That '70s Show poster

That '70s Show

TV · as Chris · 1 ep

1998
CatDog poster

CatDog

TV · as Mean Bob (voice), Mailman (voice) · 1 ep

1997
Pippi Longstocking poster

Pippi Longstocking

Movie · as Thunder-Karlsson (voice)

1997
King of the Hill poster

King of the Hill

TV · as Jimsey (voice), Lane Pratley / Mr. Burton (voice), Lane Pratley (voice), Toothless Loser (voice), Wayne (voice), Steve Goodman / T. Anderson Kearney (voice), Ambrose (voice), Gretta / Lane Pratley (voice), Lane Prately (voice) (uncredited) · 1 ep

1996
Kidz in the Wood poster

Kidz in the Wood

Movie · as Tom Foster

1995
Picture Perfect poster

Picture Perfect

Movie · as Ernie Barrett

1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast poster

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

TV · 1 ep

1994
Duckman poster

Duckman

TV · as Tad Venom (voice) · 1 ep

1993
Cold Sweat poster

Cold Sweat

Movie · as Larry

1993
Coneheads poster

Coneheads

Movie · as Highmaster

1993
Friends of Gilda

Friends of Gilda

Movie · as Self

1993
Grace Under Fire poster

Grace Under Fire

TV · as Russell Norton · 112 eps

1993
Animaniacs poster

Animaniacs

TV · as King Arthur (voice) · 1 ep

1992
Boris and Natasha poster

Boris and Natasha

Movie · as Boris Badunov

1992
Raw Toonage poster

Raw Toonage

TV · as Additional Voices (voice) · 39 eps

1992
The Larry Sanders Show poster

The Larry Sanders Show

TV · as Dave Thomas · 1 ep

1991
Public Enemy #2 poster

Public Enemy #2

Movie · as Wynn Dalton / Dwayne Gary Steckler

1991
Lucky Luke poster

Lucky Luke

Movie · as Chief Prairie Dog

1990
The Dave Thomas Comedy Show

The Dave Thomas Comedy Show

TV · 5 eps

1990
Parker Lewis Can't Lose poster

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

TV · as Lionel Tower · 1 ep

1990
Bobby's World poster

Bobby's World

TV · 1 ep

1989
The Rocket Boy poster

The Rocket Boy

Movie · as Rocket Boy

1989
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood poster

I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood

Movie · as Roger Ebert

1989
Andrea Martin... Together Again poster

Andrea Martin... Together Again

Movie

1989
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

TV · as Bob Hope (voice) · 2 eps

1988
Moving poster

Moving

Movie · as Gary Marcus

1988
The Best of SCTV poster

The Best of SCTV

Movie

1987
Love at Stake poster

Love at Stake

Movie · as Mayor Upton

1986
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood poster

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood

Movie · as Professor Henry Osgood

1986
The Canadian Conspiracy poster

The Canadian Conspiracy

Movie · as Self

1985
Follow That Bird poster

Follow That Bird

Movie · as Sam Sleaze

1985
The Last Polka poster

The Last Polka

Movie · as Narrator

1985
My Man Adam poster

My Man Adam

Movie · as Jerry Swit

1985
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas poster

Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas

Movie · as Mr. Talbot

1985
George Burns Comedy Week poster

George Burns Comedy Week

TV · 1 ep

1984
The Adventures of the Get Along Gang

The Adventures of the Get Along Gang

Movie · as Leland Lizard (voice)

1984
The New Show poster

The New Show

TV · 10 eps

1983
Strange Brew poster

Strange Brew

Movie · as Doug McKenzie

1982
Twilight Theater II poster

Twilight Theater II

Movie · as Self- Guest

1982
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour

The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

1981
Stripes poster

Stripes

Movie · as M.C.

1981
SCTV Network 90 poster

SCTV Network 90

TV · as Various · 25 eps

1980
From Cleveland poster

From Cleveland

Movie · as Various

1980
Double Negative poster

Double Negative

Movie · as Howie

1979
Riel poster

Riel

Movie · as Militia Captain

1978
Just Me and You poster

Just Me and You

Movie

1978
Home to Stay poster

Home to Stay

Movie · as Petrie

1976
Second City Television poster

Second City Television

TV · as Self - Various Characters · 106 eps

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Co-Host, Doug McKenzie (uncredited) · 1 ep

1972
The David Steinberg Show

The David Steinberg Show

TV · 21 eps

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 1 ep