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name: "Dave Thomas"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 May 1949"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 82
updated: "2026-09-16T21:33:44.012651+00:00"
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# Dave Thomas

Actor. Born 20 May 1949 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 May 1949, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
- **Active:** 2003–2005
- **Also known as:** Dave 'Canadian' Thomas , David Thomas

## Biography

Dave Thomas is a Canadian actor, comedian and television writer. Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, he studied English literature at McMaster University and began his career in advertising before joining the Second City troupe in Toronto.

He is best known as one half of the comedy duo Bob and Doug McKenzie with Rick Moranis on the SCTV sketch series, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for writing. Thomas co-wrote and co-directed the 1983 feature film *Strange Brew*. His other credits include voice roles in *Brother Bear* (2003) and *The Simpsons*, appearances in *Rat Race* (2001) and *Arrested Development* (2003–2006), and the role of Pastor Timmons in *Santa's Slay* (2005). He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2020.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, davethomas.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Santa's Slay* (2005), Fi1m 77, as Pastor Timmons — [page](https://film.one/film/santas-slay.md)
- *Arrested Development* (2003), Fi1m 87, as Trevor — [page](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md)

## Also known for

- *How I Met Your Mother* (2005), Chuck Gerussi
- *Brother Bear* (2003), Tuke (voice)
- *The Blacklist* (2013), Writer
- *Bones* (2005), Andrew Jursic, Dick Scarn, Writer
- *The Legend of Korra* (2012), Additional Voices (voice)
- *Fast & Furious Spy Racers* (2019), Cleve Kelso (voice)
- *Rat Race* (2001), Harold Grisham
- *That '70s Show* (1998), Chris

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