Dave Thomas

Acting

Dave Thomas

Born May 20, 1949St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada100 credits

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

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

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

Movie

2025

John Candy: I Like Me
7.9

John Candy: I Like Me

Movie

2025

MatchMaker Mysteries: The Art of the Kill
6.7

MatchMaker Mysteries: The Art of the Kill

Movie

2021

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
6.7

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

Movie

2020

Fast & Furious Spy Racers
7.0

Fast & Furious Spy Racers

TV

2019

I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
5.0

I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!

Movie

2015

Filmography

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2025You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...as SelfMovie
John Candy: I Like Me
2025John Candy: I Like Meas Self - Actor, SCTVMovie
MatchMaker Mysteries: The Art of the Kill
2021MatchMaker Mysteries: The Art of the KillWriterMovie
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
2020For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Closeas SelfMovie
Fast & Furious Spy Racers
2019Fast & Furious Spy Racersas Cleve Kelso (voice)TV
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
2015I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!as HimselfMovie
Misery Loves Comedy
2015Misery Loves Comedyas SelfMovie
The Blacklist
2013The BlacklistWriterTV
Perception
2012Perceptionas Bill DuffyTV
The Legend of Korra
2012The Legend of Korraas Additional Voices (voice)TV
Pound Puppies
2010Pound Puppiesas Agent Todd (voice)TV
Bob & Doug
2009Bob & DougTV
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
2007Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversaryas Doug McKenzieMovie
Angel Wars: Grace and Glory
2006Angel Wars: Grace and Gloryas MichaelMovie
Second City: First Family of Comedy
2006Second City: First Family of Comedyas SelfTV
Brother Bear 2
2006Brother Bear 2as Tuke (voice)Movie
Christmas with SCTV
2006Christmas with SCTVMovie
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2006As Seen on TV: The K-Tel Storyas NarratorMovie
Santa's Slay
2005Santa's Slayas Pastor TimmonsMovie
How I Met Your Mother
2005How I Met Your Motheras Chuck GerussiTV
Bones
2005Bonesas Andrew JursicTV
Angel Wars: Blue Moon
2005Angel Wars: Blue Moonas MichaelMovie
Weeds
2005Weedsas Dr. BertnerTV
The Aristocrats
2005The Aristocratsas SelfMovie
A Beachcombers Christmas
2004A Beachcombers Christmasas Dave McGonigalMovie
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2004Catching KringleExecutive ProducerMovie
Angel Wars: About Face
2004Angel Wars: About Faceas MichaelMovie
Love on the Side
2004Love on the Sideas RedMovie
White Coats
2004White Coatsas Dr. Omar OlsonMovie
Who's Your Daddy?
2004Who's Your Daddy?as Carl HughesMovie
Beethoven's 5th
2003Beethoven's 5thas Freddy KablinskiMovie
Arrested Development
2003Arrested Developmentas TrevorTV
Sing Along Songs: Brother Bear - On My Way
2003Sing Along Songs: Brother Bear - On My Wayas Tuke (voice)Movie
Brother Bear
2003Brother Bearas Tuke (voice)Movie
Dave Foley's The True Meaning of Christmas Specials
2002Dave Foley's The True Meaning of Christmas Specialsas The Ghost of Christmas Specials Past (Bob Hope)Movie
The New Beachcombers
2002The New Beachcombersas Dave McGonigalMovie
Fancy Dancing
2002Fancy Dancingas Uncle Billy GemmillMovie
Uncle Gus: Not So Fast!
2001Uncle Gus: Not So Fast!as FlapjackMovie
Justice League
2001Justice Leagueas Harv Hickman (voice)TV
The Legend of Tarzan
2001The Legend of Tarzanas Hugo (voice)TV
Rat Race
2001Rat Raceas Harold GrishamMovie
Primetime Glick
2001Primetime Glickas Bob HopeTV
MVP: Most Valuable Primate
2000MVP: Most Valuable Primateas Willy DruckerMovie
Even Stevens
2000Even Stevensas Uncle TugTV
Mission Hill
1999Mission Hillas Mr. Czelanski (voice)TV
Uncle Gus in: For the Love of Monkeys
1999Uncle Gus in: For the Love of Monkeysas FlapjackMovie
That '70s Show
1998That '70s Showas ChrisTV
CatDog
1998CatDogTV
King of the Hill
1997King of the Hillas Jimsey (voice)TV
Kidz in the Wood
1996Kidz in the Woodas Tom FosterMovie
Picture Perfect
1995Picture Perfectas Ernie BarrettMovie
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994Space Ghost Coast to CoastTV
Duckman
1994Duckmanas Tad Venom (voice)TV
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1993Friends of Gildaas SelfMovie
Bury Me in Niagara
1993Bury Me in NiagaraDirectorMovie
Grace Under Fire
1993Grace Under Fireas Russell NortonTV
Animaniacs
1993Animaniacsas King Arthur (voice)TV
Coneheads
1993Coneheadsas HighmasterMovie
Cold Sweat
1993Cold Sweatas LarryMovie
Raw Toonage
1992Raw Toonageas Additional Voices (voice)TV
The Larry Sanders Show
1992The Larry Sanders Showas Dave ThomasTV
Boris and Natasha
1992Boris and Natashaas Boris BadunovMovie
Lucky Luke
1991Lucky Lukeas Chief Prairie DogMovie
Public Enemy #2
1991Public Enemy #2as Wynn Dalton / Dwayne Gary StecklerMovie
Maniac Mansion
1990Maniac MansionWriterTV
Bobby's World
1990Bobby's WorldTV
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
1990Parker Lewis Can't Loseas Lionel TowerTV
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1990The Dave Thomas Comedy ShowTV
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsonsas Bob Hope (voice)TV
Andrea Martin... Together Again
1989Andrea Martin... Together AgainMovie
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
1989I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywoodas Roger EbertMovie
The Rocket Boy
1989The Rocket Boyas Rocket BoyMovie
The Experts
1989The ExpertsDirectorMovie
The Best of SCTV
1988The Best of SCTVMovie
Moving
1988Movingas Gary MarcusMovie
Love at Stake
1987Love at StakeMovie
The Canadian Conspiracy
1986The Canadian Conspiracyas SelfMovie
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgoodas Professor Henry OsgoodMovie
My Man Adam
1985My Man Adamas Jerry SwitMovie
George Burns Comedy Week
1985George Burns Comedy WeekTV
The Steel Collar Man
1985The Steel Collar ManCreatorMovie
Follow That Bird
1985Follow That Birdas Sam SleazeMovie
The Last Polka
1985The Last Polkaas NarratorMovie
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1985Martin Short: Concert for the North AmericasMovie
T
1984The Adventures of the Get Along Gangas Leland Lizard (voice)Movie
The New Show
1984The New ShowTV
Strange Brew
1983Strange Brewas Doug McKenzieMovie
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1982The Billy Crystal Comedy Houras HimselfTV
Stripes
1981Stripesas M.C.Movie
SCTV Network 90
1981SCTV Network 90as VariousTV
From Cleveland
1980From Clevelandas VariousMovie
Double Negative
1980Double Negativeas HowieMovie
Riel
1979Rielas Militia CaptainMovie
Just Me and You
1978Just Me and YouMovie
Home to Stay
1978Home to Stayas PetrieMovie
Second City Television
1976Second City Televisionas Self - Various CharactersTV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - Co-HostTV
T
1972The David Steinberg ShowTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
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