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.

Filmography

• 2025John Candy: I Like Me — Self - Actor, SCTV
• 2021MatchMaker Mysteries: The Art of the Kill — Writer
• Fast & Furious Spy Racers — Cleve Kelso (voice)
• The Blacklist — Writer, Consulting Producer
• Perception — Bill Duffy
• The Legend of Korra — Additional Voices (voice)
• Pound Puppies — Agent Todd (voice)
• Bob & Doug — Creator
• 2007Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary — Doug McKenzie, Writer
• 2006Angel Wars: Grace and Glory — Michael
• 2006As Seen on TV: The K-Tel Story — Narrator
• 2006Brother Bear 2 — Tuke (voice)
• 2006Christmas with SCTV
• Second City: First Family of Comedy — Self, Self - Host, Writer
• 2005Angel Wars: Blue Moon — Michael
• Bones — Andrew Jursic, Dick Scarn, Writer, Consulting Producer
• How I Met Your Mother — Chuck Gerussi
• 2005Santa's Slay — Pastor Timmons
• Weeds — Dr. Bertner
• 2004A Beachcombers Christmas — Dave McGonigal
• 2004Angel Wars: About Face — Michael
• 2004Catching Kringle — Executive Producer
• 2004Love on the Side — Red
• 2004White Coats — Dr. Omar Olson, Director, Writer
• 2004Who's Your Daddy? — Carl Hughes
• Arrested Development — Trevor
• 2003Beethoven's 5th — Freddy Kablinski
• 2003Brother Bear — Tuke (voice)
• 2003Sing Along Songs: Brother Bear - On My Way — Tuke (voice)
• 2002Dave Foley's The True Meaning of Christmas Specials — The Ghost of Christmas Specials Past (Bob Hope)
• 2002Fancy Dancing — Uncle Billy
• 2002The New Beachcombers — Dave McGonigal
• Justice League — Harv Hickman (voice), Ernst (voice)
• Primetime Glick — Bob Hope
• 2001Rat Race — Harold Grisham
• The Legend of Tarzan — Hugo (voice)
• 2001Uncle Gus: Not So Fast! — Flapjack
• Even Stevens — Uncle Tug
• 2000MVP: Most Valuable Primate — Willy Drucker
• Mission Hill — Mr. Czelanski (voice), Dr. Eulmeyer (voice)
• 1999Uncle Gus in: For the Love of Monkeys — Flapjack
• 1998Ambushed — Producer
• CatDog — Mean Bob (voice), Mailman (voice)
• That '70s Show — Chris
• King of the Hill — 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)
• 1997Pippi Longstocking — Thunder-Karlsson (voice)
• 1996Kidz in the Wood — Tom Foster
• 1995Picture Perfect — Ernie Barrett
• Duckman — Tad Venom (voice)
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast
• Animaniacs — King Arthur (voice)
• 1993Bury Me in Niagara — Director, Teleplay
• 1993Cold Sweat — Larry
• 1993Coneheads — Highmaster
• Grace Under Fire — Russell Norton, Writer
• 1992Boris and Natasha — Boris Badunov
• Raw Toonage — Additional Voices (voice)
• The Larry Sanders Show — Dave Thomas
• 1991Lucky Luke — Chief Prairie Dog
• 1991Public Enemy #2 — Wynn Dalton / Dwayne Gary Steckler
• Bobby's World
• Maniac Mansion — Writer
• Parker Lewis Can't Lose — Lionel Tower
• The Dave Thomas Comedy Show
• 1989Andrea Martin... Together Again
• 1989I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood — Roger Ebert
• 1989The Experts — Director
• 1989The Rocket Boy — Rocket Boy, Writer
• The Simpsons — Bob Hope (voice)
• 1988Moving — Gary Marcus
• 1988The Best of SCTV
• 1987Love at Stake — Mayor Upton
• 1986The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood — Professor Henry Osgood, Director, Writer
• 1985Follow That Bird — Sam Sleaze
• George Burns Comedy Week
• 1985Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas — Mr. Talbot
• 1985My Man Adam — Jerry Swit
• 1985The Last Polka — Narrator
• 1985The Steel Collar Man — Screenplay, Creator
• 1984The Adventures of the Get Along Gang — Leland Lizard (voice)
• The New Show
• 1983Strange Brew — Doug McKenzie, Writer, Director
• SCTV Network 90 — Various, Writer
• 1981Stripes — M.C.
• 1980Double Negative — Howie
• 1980From Cleveland — Various, Writer
• 1979Riel — Militia Captain
• 1978Home to Stay — Petrie
• 1978Just Me and You
• Second City Television — Self - Various Characters, Writer
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Co-Host, Doug McKenzie (uncredited)
• The David Steinberg Show
• Popzilla — Creator

Appearances as themselves (12)

• 2026Marty, Life Is Short — Self (archive footage)
• 2026SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of — Self (Archival Footage)
• 2026You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... — Self
• 2020For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close — Self
• 2015I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!! — Himself
• 2015Misery Loves Comedy — Self
• 2005The Aristocrats — Self
• 1993Friends of Gilda — Self
• 1986The Canadian Conspiracy — Self
• The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour — Himself
• 1982Twilight Theater II — Self- Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self