1949-05-20 St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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.
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Marty, Life Is Short | Self (archive footage) | 2026-05-11 |
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John Candy: I Like Me | Self - Actor, SCTV | 2025-09-04 |
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You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... | Self | 2025-09-06 |
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For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close | Self | 2020-10-14 |
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Misery Loves Comedy | Self | 2015-01-23 |
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I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!! | Himself | 2015-04-25 |
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Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary | Doug McKenzie | 2007-05-20 |
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As Seen on TV: The K-Tel Story | Narrator | 2006-01-01 |
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Angel Wars: Grace and Glory | Michael | 2006-09-26 |
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Christmas with SCTV | 2006-01-01 | |
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Brother Bear 2 | Tuke (voice) | 2006-08-17 |
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Santa's Slay | Pastor Timmons | 2005-10-25 |
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The Aristocrats | Self | 2005-07-29 |
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Angel Wars: Blue Moon | Michael | 2005-08-30 |
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Intern Academy | Dr. Omar Olson | 2004-05-16 |
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Angel Wars: About Face | Michael | 2004-10-26 |
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Love on the Side | Red | 2004-09-30 |
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Who's Your Daddy? | Carl Hughes | 2004-01-07 |
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A Beachcombers Christmas | Dave McGonigal | 2004-12-06 |
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Brother Bear | Tuke (voice) | 2003-10-23 |
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Beethoven's 5th | Freddy Kablinski | 2003-12-02 |
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Sing Along Songs: Brother Bear - On My Way | Tuke (voice) | 2003-10-28 |
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Dave Foley's The True Meaning of Christmas Specials | The Ghost of Christmas Specials Past (Bob Hope) | 2002-12-14 |
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The New Beachcombers | Dave McGonigal | 2002-11-25 |
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Fancy Dancing | Uncle Billy | 2002-10-18 |
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Rat Race | Harold Grisham | 2001-08-17 |
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Uncle Gus: Not So Fast! | Flapjack | 2001-11-23 |
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MVP: Most Valuable Primate | Willy Drucker | 2000-08-11 |
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Uncle Gus in: For the Love of Monkeys | Flapjack | 1999-08-11 |
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Kidz in the Wood | Tom Foster | 1996-05-25 |
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Picture Perfect | Ernie Barrett | 1995-10-14 |
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Friends of Gilda | Self | 1993-11-21 |
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Cold Sweat | Larry | 1993-05-07 |
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Coneheads | Highmaster | 1993-07-23 |
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Boris and Natasha | Boris Badunov | 1992-04-17 |
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Public Enemy #2 | Wynn Dalton / Dwayne Gary Steckler | 1991-01-01 |
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Lucky Luke | Chief Prairie Dog | 1991-07-04 |
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I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood | Roger Ebert | 1989-06-03 |
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The Rocket Boy | Rocket Boy | 1989-06-01 |
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Andrea Martin... Together Again | 1989-07-01 | |
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Moving | Gary Marcus | 1988-03-04 |
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The Best of SCTV | 1988-09-05 | |
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Love at Stake | 1987-08-01 | |
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The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood | Professor Henry Osgood | 1986-03-09 |
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The Canadian Conspiracy | Self | 1986-06-08 |
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Follow That Bird | Sam Sleaze | 1985-08-02 |
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The Last Polka | Narrator | 1985-04-15 |
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My Man Adam | Jerry Swit | 1985-10-25 |
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Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas | 1985-01-01 | |
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The Adventures of the Get Along Gang | Leland Lizard (voice) | 1984-05-06 |
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Strange Brew | Doug McKenzie | 1983-08-26 |
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Stripes | M.C. | 1981-06-26 |
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Double Negative | Howie | 1980-05-12 |
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From Cleveland | Various | 1980-10-24 |
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Riel | Militia Captain | 1979-04-11 |
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Just Me and You | 1978-05-22 | |
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Home to Stay | Petrie | 1978-05-02 |
