Dave Thomas Biography (1949-)

Full name, David William Thomas; born May 20, 1949, in St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada; son of Jonathan and Moreen Thomas; brother of Ian Thomas (a rock singer with the group Painted Ladies); married Pamela Roberts; children: Johnathan Michael, Emily Samantha, Harry. Addresses: Office: Martin Spencer, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, comedian, producer, director, screenwriter
Birth Details: May 20, 1949; St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Canadian Captain, Riel, 1979
Howie, Double Negative (also known as Deadly Companian), 1980
Master of ceremonies, Stripes, Columbia, 1981
Doug McKenzie, Strange Brew, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
Jerry Swit, My Man Adam, TriStar, 1985
Sam Sleaze, Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird, Warner Bros., 1985
Major Upton, Burnin' Love (also known as Love at Stake), DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group, 1987
Carpenter, Nightflyers, 1987
Gary Marcus, Moving, Warner Bros., 1987
The Highmaster, Coneheads, Paramount, 1993
Larry Moore, Cold Sweat, 1993
Wynn Dalton, Public Enemy #2, 1993
Voice of Thunder-Karlsson, Pippi Longstocking, 1997
Willy Drucker, MVP: Most Valuable Primate, Keystone Family Pictures, 2000
Grisham, Rat Race, Paramount, 2001
Film Work
Director, Strange Brew, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
Special effects, Crocodile Dundee 2, 1988
Director, The Experts, 1989
Television Appearances
Movies
The Rimshots, 1976
Petrie, Home to Stay, CBS, 1978
Just Me and You, NBC, 1978
The Canadian Conspiracy, HBO, 1986
The Rocket Boy, 1989
Tex Boil, Andrea Martin ... Together Again, 1989
Boris Badenov, Boris and Natasha, Showtime, 1992
Mr. Tom Foster, Kidz in the Woods, NBC, 1994
Ernie Barrett, Picture Perfect, Fox, 1995
Series
James MacGregor, The David Steinberg Show, 1972
Doug McKenzie, Angus Crock, and other roles, Second City Television, Canadian Broadcasting Co. (CBC), 1977-81
Regular, SCTV Network 90, NBC, 1981-82
Regular, The New Show, NBC, 1984
Host, The Dave Thomas Comedy Show, CBS, 1990
Mobster, Maniac Mansion, syndicated, 1990
Ben Franklin, The Red Green Show (also known as The New Red Green Show), 1991
Voice, Raw Toonage, 1992
Himself, The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1992
Russell Norton, Grace under Fire, ABC, beginning 1993
Pilots
From Cleveland, CBS, 1980
Specials

Twilight Theatre, NBC, 1982
Narrator, The Last Polka, HBO, 1985
The Second City 25th Anniversary Special, HBO, 1985
Comic Relief, HBO, 1986
Second City's 15th Anniversary Special (also known as The Second City Anniversary Reunion), Showtime, 1988
Andrea Martin: Together Again, Showtime, 1989
Wynn Dalton and Dwayne Gary Steckler, Public Enemy Number 2, Showtime, 1991
Inside America's Totally Unsolved Lifestyles, ABC, 1992
GED--Get It! (documentary), PBS, 1993
Bob Hope: The First Ninety Years, NBC, 1993
Bob Hope's Young Comedians Making America Laugh, NBC, 1994
Appeared on Jonathan Winters' Salute to Baseball.
Episodic
Reverend Penner, "Detroit Story," The King of Kensington, 1976
Harold, "Hotel Buffalo," The King of Kensington, 1977
Mel McElroy, "Gimme Jackie/Australia," SCTV Channel, 1983
Michael Caine/Pryce Ashley, "The Date Debate/Scary Previews," SCTV Channel, 1984
"Martin Short Concert for the North," Showtime Comedy Spotlight, Showtime, 1985
Professor Henry Osgood, "Dave Thomas: The Incredible Time Travels of Henry "Osgood," Showtime Comedy Spotlight, Showtime, 1986
"I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood," HBO Comedy Hour, HBO, 1989
"Just for Laughs: The Montreal International Comedy Festival" (also knownas "Just for Laughs III"), Showtime Comedy Spotlight, Showtime, 1990
Hudgie DeRobertis, "Buried by the Mob," Maniac Mansion, 1991
King Arthur (voice), "Sir Yaksalot," Animaniacs, 1993
"Headwriter (also known as Headwriter Phil)," The Larry Sander Show, HBO, 1994
"The Longest Weekend," Duckman, USA Network, 1996
Voice of Rex Banner, "Homer vs. The 18th Amendment," The Simpsons(animated), Fox, 1997
Tully, "Timerity," Cosby, CBS, 1999
Voice, "Not in My Back Hoe," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 1999
Chris, "Canadian Road Trip," That 70's Show, Fox, 2001
Also appeared in episodes of Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show, George Burns Comedy Week, The Merv Griffin Show, and The Billy Crystal Show.
Television Work
Series
Executive producer and director, The Dave Thomas Comedy Show, CBS,1990
Co-executive producer, The New America's Funniest People (also known as America's Funniest People, Part II), ABC, 1990
Pilots
Executive producer, Steel Collar Man (also known as D-5-B: Steel Collar Man), CBS, 1985
Movies
Director, Ghost Mom (also known as Bury Me in Niagara and Bury Me in St. Louis, Louis), Fox, 1993
Specials
Executive producer, Inside America's Totally Unsolved Lifestyles,ABC, 1992
Episodic
Executive producer and director, "Dave Thomas: The Incredible Time Travels of Henry Osgood" (also see below), Showtime Comedy Spotlight, Showtime, 1986
Executive producer, "B-Men" (also see below), CBS Summer Playhouse, CBS, 1989
Stage Appearances
Godspell, Toronto, 1972
RECORDINGS
Albums
(With Rick Moranis, as Bob and Doug McKenzie) Great White North (contains the single "Take Off"), Mercury, 1981
Also recorded (with Moranis) Strange Brew (soundtrack), 1983.
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(With Rick Moranis) Strange Brew, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
Television Movies
Ghost Mom (also known as Bury Me in Niagara and Bury Mein St. Louis, Louis), Fox, 1993
Television Series
(With others) Second City Television, syndicated, 1977-81
(With others) SCTV Network 90, NBC, 1981-82
(With others) The New Show, NBC, 1984
Maniac Mansion, syndicated, 1990
The Dave Thomas Comedy Show, CBS, 1990
Television Specials
Inside America's Totally Unsolved Lifestyles, ABC, 1992
Television Episodes
"Dave Thomas: The Incredible Time Travels of Henry Osgood," Showtime Comedy Spotlight, Showtime, 1986
"B-Men," CBS Summer Playhouse, CBS, 1989
Television Pilots
(With others) From Cleveland, CBS, 1980
Steel Collar Man (also known as D-5-B: Steel Collar Man), CBS, 1985

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

The feature film Spies Like Us, released in 1985, is based on a story by Thomas.

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