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 Univ...
Known For
Complete Filmography

MatchMaker Mysteries: The Art of the Kill
2021
Writer
Angie Dove gets Det. Carter's attention by stumbling on a murder at an art museum. Angie's father Nick is on his own case, trying to solve a series of...

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
2020
as Himself
Comedy guru Del Close, mentor to everyone from Bill Murray to Tina Fey, sets out to write his autobiography for D.C. Comics. As he leads us through se...

I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
2015
as Himself
This documentary short tells the story of cartoonist David Boswell and his greatest creation: Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman. In the late '70...

Misery Loves Comedy
2015
as Self
Do you have to be miserable to be funny? More than sixty comedians—including stand-ups, writers, actors, and directors from the US, Canada, and abroad...

Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
2007
as Doug McKenzie
In 1980, the SCTV crew had a request from their broadcaster, the CBC, for distinctively Canadian content. What players Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas cr...

Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
2007
Writer
In 1980, the SCTV crew had a request from their broadcaster, the CBC, for distinctively Canadian content. What players Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas cr...

Angel Wars: Grace and Glory
2006
as Michael
With his angel hostage in tow, the archangel Michael on his tail, and a symbiotic stone taking control of his body, the demon Morg flees to the underw...

Brother Bear 2
2006
as Tuke (voice)
Kenai finds his childhood human friend Nita and the two embark on a journey to burn the amulet he gave to her before he was a bear, much to Koda's dis...

Christmas with SCTV
2006
Spend the holidays with the hilarious and beloved SCTV crew, starring John Candy, Rick Moranis, Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy and many o...
As Seen on TV: The K-Tel Story
2006
as Narrator
Documentary about K-Tel - the "As Seen on TV!" company that was hugely successful in the 1970s and 80s.

Santa's Slay
2005
as Pastor Timmons
Santa Claus is actually a demon who lost a bet with an angel, so he became the giver of toys and happiness. But this year the bet is off, and Santa is...

Angel Wars: Blue Moon
2005
as Michael
The sequel in the acclaimed animated series, Angel Wars Guardian Force 2, draws us deeper into the continuing saga of our heroic angels. With each of ...

The Aristocrats
2005
as Self
One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.

A Beachcombers Christmas
2004
as Dave McGonigal
While Donna MacGonigal is tempted by a business offer by an old love, her father and friends decide to put on an old timers celebrity hockey game and ...
Catching Kringle
2004
Executive Producer
In the not-so-distant future of Christmas, Santa Claus is declared a national security threat by an evil general with a 50-year old grudge.

Angel Wars: About Face
2004
as Michael
Eli and Kira, two junior members of the Guardian Force must grow up in a hurry when their first mission to earth takes a detour, pitting them against ...

Love on the Side
2004
as Red
Small town waitress Eve Stuckley is stuck. She has spent years pining for testosterone saturate local hunk Jeff Sweeney and yearns to escape from the ...

White Coats
2004
as Dr. Omar Olson
Follows the misadventures of a group of young interns at a hospital/medical school - dealing with the pressures of school and love.

White Coats
2004
Director, Writer
Follows the misadventures of a group of young interns at a hospital/medical school - dealing with the pressures of school and love.

Who's Your Daddy?
2004
as Carl Hughes
An adopted Ohio high school senior discovers he is the inherited heir to a porn empire. Dropped into a bitter power struggle, his new flock of beautif...

Beethoven's 5th
2003
as Freddy Kablinski
When Sara takes Beethoven to spend summer vacation with wacky Uncle Freddie in an old mining town, the mischievous canine "digs up" the missing clue t...

Sing Along Songs: Brother Bear - On My Way
2003
as Tuke (voice)
Join hosts Rutt and Tuke for musical numbers from Brother Bear, Treasure Planet, 101 Dalmations II, and Stitch! The Movie.

Brother Bear
2003
as Tuke (voice)
When an impulsive boy named Kenai is magically transformed into a bear, he must literally walk in another's footsteps until he learns some valuable li...

Dave Foley's The True Meaning of Christmas Specials
2002
as The Ghost of Christmas Specials Past (Bob Hope)
Dave Foley hosts a Christmas Special to convince himself through music, friends, and counsel from the Ghosts, that Christmas retains a special meaning...

The New Beachcombers
2002
as Dave McGonigal
John Constable and his family return to Gibsons to find a new cast of characters who will battle over the fate of the now condemned Molly's Reach and ...

Fancy Dancing
2002
as Uncle Billy Gemmill
A composer finds love with a co-worker after taking a job at his uncle's advertising agency.

Uncle Gus: Not So Fast!
2001
as Flapjack
In the second Uncle Gus short, Gus enters his loyal horse, Flapjack, in a horse race to win a bet with mysterious paperboy Ali Ali.

Rat Race
2001
as Harold Grisham
In an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest high rollers -- a group...

MVP: Most Valuable Primate
2000
as Willy Drucker
Jack is a three-year-old chimpanzee who has been the subject of a long-term experiment by Dr. Kendall, a researcher who been teaching Jack to communic...

Uncle Gus in: For the Love of Monkeys
1999
as Flapjack
This cartoon follows the journey of a wily unemployed geezer and his rag-tailed bunch of friends as they travel to the zoo to reunite Uncle Gus with h...

Ambushed
1998
Producer
Jim Natter, the leader of a violent Kuk Klux Klan lodge, is shot dead. His teenage son Eric Natter is found nearby, and taken into police custody for ...

Pippi Longstocking
1997
as Thunder-Karlsson (voice)
Pippi Longstocking is an extraordinary little girl who lives alone in her house, while her father sails the seven seas. Pippi's irrepressibly fun natu...

Kidz in the Wood
1996
as Tom Foster
A class field trip to the Oregon Trail that results in the class and teacher getting lost.

Picture Perfect
1995
as Ernie Barrett
Two teenagers (with single parents) join their families together in order to win the grand prize in a soda company competition by pretending to be the...

Bury Me in Niagara
1993
Director, Teleplay
When the controlling mother (Jean Stapleton) of Martin Mallory (Geraint Wyn Davies) dies, Mallory thinks he's finally free of her meddling. But her gh...

Coneheads
1993
as Highmaster
A pair of aliens arrive on Earth to prepare for invasion, but crash instead. With enormous cone-shaped heads, robotlike walks and an appetite for toil...

Cold Sweat
1993
as Larry
Mark Cahill is a good family man with a loving wife and two wonderful children. Mark also happens to be a hit man who is haunted by his last victim, a...

Boris and Natasha
1992
as Boris Badunov
Sent by Fearless Leader to America to find an important microchip, dastardly Pottsylvanian spies Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale begin questioning wh...

Lucky Luke
1991
as Chief Prairie Dog
Lucky Luke becomes the Sheriff of Daisy Town and runs out all the criminals. Then the Dalton brothers arrive and try to get the Indians to break the p...

Public Enemy #2
1991
as Wynn Dalton / Dwayne Gary Steckler
Second City Television alumnus Dave Thomas stars in this hilarious spoof of "America's Most Wanted." Thomas portrays Wynn Dalton, a talentless acting ...

Andrea Martin... Together Again
1989
Nightclub performer makes a comeback.

I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
1989
as Roger Ebert
In this HBO special, comedian Martin Short appears in a series of sketches, vignettes and musical performances about Hollywood, featuring some of his ...

The Rocket Boy
1989
as Rocket Boy
In this Sci-fi Comedy a gentle video clerk has a secret double life as an intergalactic crime-fighter who must stop an evil alien from stealing the ha...

The Rocket Boy
1989
Writer
In this Sci-fi Comedy a gentle video clerk has a secret double life as an intergalactic crime-fighter who must stop an evil alien from stealing the ha...

The Experts
1989
Director
Travis and Wendell are two down-on-their-luck New Yorkers who think they're relocating to a small town in Nebraska to open a nightclub. What they don'...

The Best of SCTV
1988
Guy Caballero and Edith Prickley try to persuade the FCC to renew SCTV's license.

Moving
1988
as Gary Marcus
Arlo accepts what seems to him to be a dream promotion to Idaho. He soon discovers, however, that moving has its own share of problems.

Love at Stake
1987
Salem, 1692. The mayor and judge are accusing land owner of witchery in order to grab their land. No one knows that are handsome stranger is a real wi...

The Canadian Conspiracy
1986
A mockumentary illustrating a supposed conspiracy to infiltrate American culture through employing Canadians in the U.S. entertainment industry.

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986
as Professor Henry Osgood
A college professor wishes he could live in Victorian England. Through a scientific experiment that goes wrong, he is able to make his dream come true...

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986
Director, Writer
A college professor wishes he could live in Victorian England. Through a scientific experiment that goes wrong, he is able to make his dream come true...

My Man Adam
1985
as Jerry Swit
A young man meets the girl of his dreams, whereupon he finds himself involved in a murder mystery.

The Steel Collar Man
1985
Screenplay, Creator
An android soldier and its creator are on the run from the government (which it was created for and wants to destroy it), and find help from a truck d...

Follow That Bird
1985
as Sam Sleaze
Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big...

The Last Polka
1985
as Narrator
A mockumentary that depicts the final concert of Yosh and Stan Shmenge aka the Happy Wanderers.

Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1985
A made for Showtime network comedy special with numerous skits and music starring Martin Short and featuring a number of his fellow SCTV cast members....
The Adventures of the Get Along Gang
1984
as Leland Lizard (voice)
The Gang participates in the annual scavenger hunt to win their own ice cream flavor but the stakes are made even higher when Bingo makes a bet with C...

Strange Brew
1983
as Doug McKenzie
Something is rotten at the Elsinore Brewery. Bob and Doug McKenzie (as seen on SCTV) help the orphan Pam regain the brewery founded by her recently-de...

Strange Brew
1983
Writer, Director
Something is rotten at the Elsinore Brewery. Bob and Doug McKenzie (as seen on SCTV) help the orphan Pam regain the brewery founded by her recently-de...

Stripes
1981
as M.C.
John Winger, an indolent sad sack in his 30s, impulsively joins the US Army after losing his job, his girlfriend and his apartment.

From Cleveland
1980
as Various
Bob and Ray play two late night deejays, introducing sketches performed by several members of the SCTV cast.

From Cleveland
1980
Writer
Bob and Ray play two late night deejays, introducing sketches performed by several members of the SCTV cast.

Double Negative
1980
as Howie
Mentally tortured photojournalist attempts to track down his wife's murderer.

Just Me and You
1978
A salesman travels cross country with a quirky New Yorker.

Home to Stay
1978
as Petrie
A teenage girl sets off on an odyssey from her Illinois farming community with her free-spirited but frail grandfather to thwart her uncle's plans to ...
Godspell 2025
N/A
A documentary about the legendary 1972 Toronto production of the musical about the life of Jesus, which launched many illustrious careers and ignited ...