Don Lake

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1956-11-26 (67 years old)

Place of Birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Also Known As Donald Lake

Don Lake

Biography

Donald Lake (born November 26, 1956) is a Canadian actor, writer, and television producer. He is frequently cast by director Christopher Guest, and is also a close friend and frequent collaborator of Bonnie Hunt. He had a role in The Bonnie Hunt Show, for which he received comedic praise. He also had roles in the comedy films Police Academy, Hot Shots!, Dumb & Dumber To, and Corner Gas: The Movie. He played more serious roles in Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Super Mario Bros., along with a voice role as Stu Hopps in Zootopia. He is also known as Dr. Carl Whitehorn on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. After graduating from the California Institute of the Arts, he returned to Toronto to join the Second City Touring Company, and later was promoted to The Second City. He also appeared in the Netflix comedy series Space Force.

Known For

Actor

2024
ted

as Bert

2023
Frasier

as Dean Melvin

2023
Not Dead Yet

as Rand

2022
Zootopia+

as Stu Hopps (voice)

2021
Ghosts

as Tom

2020
Space Force

as Brig. Gen. Brad Gregory

2018
Summer Camp Island

as Doc Hogsbottom (voice)

2018
Summer Camp Island

as Additional Voices (voice)

2018
The Resident

as Jerry Tolman

2017
Downsizing

as Leisureland Guide Matt

2017
Marlon

as Hank Hoffstetter

2016
Mascots

as Buddy Campbell

2016
Zootopia

as Stu Hopps (voice)

2015
2014
Dumb and Dumber To

as Dr. Meldman

2013
Grudge Match

as Video Game Producer

2012
2011
Avalon High

as Allie's Father

2011
Last Man Standing

as Professor

2010
2009
Modern Family

as Dr. Sendroff

2008
Smother

as Minister

2006
For Your Consideration

as Love It Film Critic

2006
Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks & A Beanstalk

as Tom Thumb / Gingerbread Man (voice)

2006
Psych

as C. Lee Banting

2005
How I Met Your Mother

as Albert Donovan

2005
American Dad!

as Bad Larry / Spy (voice)

2005
Committed

as Richard

2003
A Mighty Wind

as Elliott Steinbloom

2003
NCIS

as Retired Captain Phillip Brooks

2002
Life with Bonnie

as Dr. Bill McClaw

2002
Life with Bonnie

as Micky Travisi

2002
2002
Watching Ellie

as Dr. Don Zimmerman

2001
2000
Best in Show

as Graham Chissolm

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm

as HBO Director

1998
Almost Heroes

as Elias

1998
The Wild Thornberrys

as Harold Fervel (voice)

1997
RocketMan

as Le Chirurgien du Vol

1997
Pepper Ann

as Mr. Sherman Finky (voice)

1997
Pepper Ann

as Mr. Sherman Finky / Butler (voice)

1996
Waiting for Guffman

as Phil Burgess - Blaine Historian

1996
1995
1995
Murder One

as Joel Mytelka

1994
Wagons East!

as Lt. Bailey

1994
Hostage for a Day

as Lieutenant Sneed

1994
Sodbusters

as Roy Poulet

1994
Ellen

as Bob

1993
Beethoven's 2nd

as Window Display Manager

1993
Super Mario Bros.

as Sgt. Simon

1993
The Building

as Brad

1991
Hot Shots!

as Doctor

1990
1989
Speed Zone

as Whitman

1988
Short Circuit 2

as Manic Mike

1988
Murphy Brown

as Stage Manager

1987
Blue Monkey

as Elliot Jacobs

1987
The Big Town

as Patsy Fuqua

1987
The Pink Chiquitas

as Deputy Barney Drum

1986
Really Weird Tales

as Hugh Mullins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")

1986
1986
L.A. Law

as Bob Steinlage

1985
The Golden Girls

as Mr. Porter

1984
Police Academy

as Mr. Wig

1982
Lookin' to Get Out

as Alfred Jordon - Registration Desk

1979
The Littlest Hobo

as Mr. Wilkinson

Writer

2002
2000
Return to Me

as Screenplay

Producer

2008

Creator

2002
Life with Bonnie

as Creator