Dave Thomas

Career timeline

1. 1949 · Born

   Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

2. 1972 · Screen debut

   The David Steinberg Show (TV)

3. 1976 · Writing debut

   Second City Television (TV)

4. 1983 · Directing debut

   Strange Brew (Movie)

5. 1989 · Breakthrough

   The Simpsons (TV)

6. 1998 · First production

   Ambushed (Movie)

7. 2021 · Latest release

   MatchMaker Mysteries: The Art of the Kill (Movie)

Career in numbers

3 1970s

11 1980s

20 1990s

19 2000s

5 2010s

1 2020s

• Comedy44
• Animation18
• Family12
• Drama7
• Crime6
• Kids6

Highest-rated title The Legend of Korra 2012 8.2 Most popular title The Simpsons 1989 8.0

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Dave Thomas in our catalogue.

Tim Hedrick

2 titles together

1. 2019 Fast & Furious Spy Racers as Cleve Kelso (voice) 7.0 TV
2. 2012 Perception as Bill Duffy 7.2 TV
3. 2012 The Legend of Korra as Additional Voices (voice) 8.2 TV
4. 2010 Pound Puppies as Agent Todd (voice) TV
5. 2009 Bob & Doug TV
6. 2006 Brother Bear 2 as Tuke (voice) 6.7 Movie
7. 2005 Santa's Slay as Pastor Timmons 5.5 Movie
8. 2005 How I Met Your Mother as Chuck Gerussi 8.1 TV
9. 2005 Bones as Andrew Jursic 8.2 TV
10. 2005 Weeds as Dr. Bertner 7.5 TV
11. 2004 Love on the Side as Red 5.0 Movie
12. 2004 White Coats as Dr. Omar Olson 5.1 Movie
13. 2004 Who's Your Daddy? as Carl Hughes 4.9 Movie
14. 2003 Beethoven's 5th as Freddy Kablinski 5.2 Movie
15. 2003 Arrested Development as Trevor 7.9 TV
16. 2003 Brother Bear as Tuke (voice) 7.3 Movie
17. 2001 Justice League as Ernst (voice) 8.2 TV
18. 2001 The Legend of Tarzan as Hugo (voice) 7.1 TV
19. 2001 Rat Race as Harold Grisham 6.3 Movie
20. 2001 Primetime Glick as Bob Hope TV
21. 2000 MVP: Most Valuable Primate as Willy Drucker 4.8 Movie
22. 2000 Even Stevens as Uncle Tug 7.0 TV
23. 1999 Mission Hill as Mr. Czelanski (voice) 7.5 TV
24. 1998 That '70s Show as Chris 7.9 TV
25. 1998 CatDog as Mean Bob (voice) 7.1 TV
26. 1997 Pippi Longstocking as Thunder-Karlsson (voice) 5.8 Movie
27. 1997 King of the Hill as Jimsey (voice) 7.4 TV
28. 1994 Space Ghost Coast to Coast 7.9 TV
29. 1994 Duckman as Tad Venom (voice) 7.3 TV
30. 1993 Grace Under Fire as Russell Norton 5.6 TV
31. 1993 Animaniacs as King Arthur (voice) 8.0 TV
32. 1993 Coneheads as Highmaster 5.5 Movie
33. 1993 Cold Sweat as Larry 4.9 Movie
34. 1992 Raw Toonage as Additional Voices (voice) TV
35. 1992 The Larry Sanders Show as Dave Thomas 7.8 TV
36. 1992 Boris and Natasha as Boris Badunov 4.5 Movie
37. 1991 Lucky Luke as Chief Prairie Dog 5.5 Movie
38. 1990 Bobby's World 6.9 TV
39. 1990 Parker Lewis Can't Lose as Lionel Tower 7.4 TV
40. 1990 The Dave Thomas Comedy Show TV
41. 1989 The Simpsons as Bob Hope (voice) 8.0 TV
42. 1988 Moving as Gary Marcus 5.5 Movie
43. 1987 Love at Stake as Mayor Upton Movie
44. 1985 George Burns Comedy Week TV
45. 1985 Follow That Bird as Sam Sleaze 6.4 Movie
46. 1985 Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas as Mr. Talbot Movie
47. 1984 The New Show TV
48. 1983 Strange Brew as Doug McKenzie 6.0 Movie
49. 1981 Stripes as M.C. 6.6 Movie
50. 1981 SCTV Network 90 as Various TV
51. 1976 Second City Television as Self - Various Characters 7.8 TV
52. 1975 Saturday Night Live as Doug McKenzie (uncredited) 6.9 TV
53. 1972 The David Steinberg Show TV

1. 2021 MatchMaker Mysteries: The Art of the Kill 6.7 Movie
2. 2013 The Blacklist 7.6 TV
3. 2006 Second City: First Family of Comedy TV
4. 2005 Bones 8.2 TV
5. 2004 White Coats 5.1 Movie
6. 1993 Grace Under Fire 5.6 TV
7. 1990 Maniac Mansion TV
8. 1983 Strange Brew 6.0 Movie
9. 1981 SCTV Network 90 TV
10. 1976 Second City Television 7.8 TV

1. 2004 White Coats 5.1 Movie
2. 1989 The Experts 4.8 Movie
3. 1983 Strange Brew 6.0 Movie

1. 2009 Bob & Doug TV

1. 1998 Ambushed 5.0 Movie

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