Dana Carvey
Known for: Acting
Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955) is an American actor and stand-up comedian, best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1993 and for playing the role of Garth in Wayne's World (1992) and Wayne's World (1993). Carvey is also known for his film roles in comedies such as Moving (1988), Opportunity Knocks (1990), Trapped in Paradise (1994), and The Master of Disguise (2002).
Filmography
Series
Rick and Morty
Leonard Smith (voice)
2013
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self
1993
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self / Church Lady (archive footage)
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters (uncredited)
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Hans (uncredited)
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
George Bush (uncredited)
1975
Series
Conan
Self
2010
Series
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
2015
Series
The Fairly OddParents
Schnozmo (voice)
2001
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Larry Sanders Show
Dana Carvey
1992
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Self
2013
Series
MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Host
1984
Series
Just Shoot Me!
Milos
1997
Series
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Self - Guest
2016
Series
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
2009
Film
The Secret Life of Pets 2
Pops (voice)
2019
The Reichen Show
Self
2005
Series
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Self
2012
Film
Hotel Transylvania 2
Dana (voice)
2015
Series
Lights Out with David Spade
Self - Panelist
2019
Series
Lights Out with David Spade
Cocaine Expert
2019
Series
The Jay Leno Show
Self
2009
Series
Mulligan
Sentator Cartwright LaMarr (voice)
2023
Film
Halloween II
Assistant
1981
Film
Little Nicky
Referee
2000
Film
Jack and Jill
Scraggly Puppeteer
2011
Series
Reunited Apart
Self
2020
Series
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self
2025
Series
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
Prince Borislav
2016
Film
Wayne's World
Garth Algar
1992
Film
The Secret Life of Pets
Pops (voice)
2016
Film
Wayne's World 2
Garth Algar
1993
Series
Blue Thunder
Clinton Wonderlove
1984
Film
This Is Spinal Tap
Mime Waiter
1984
Series
The Gong Show
Self - Judge
2017
Series
Norm Macdonald Live
Self
2013
Series
The Birthday Boys
2013
Film
Lorne
Self
2026
Film
Lorne
Self (Uncredited)
2026
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
Film
The Road to Wellville
George Kellogg
1994
Film
Clean Slate
Maurice L. Pogue
1994
Film
The Master of Disguise
Pistachio Disguisey
2002
Film
Sandy Wexler
Testimonial
2017
Film
Trapped in Paradise
Alvin Firpo
1994
Series
Great Minds with Dan Harmon
John F. Kennedy
2016
Film
Tough Guys
Richie Evans
1986
Film
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
2025
Film
Racing with the Moon
Baby Face
1984
Series
The Dana Carvey Show
Various Characters
1996
Film
Moving
Brad Williams
1988
Series
One of the Boys
Adam Shields
1982
Film
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell
Self
2001
Film
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self
1989
Film
Cranium Command
Right Ventricle (voice)
1989
Film
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Self
2007
Film
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Self
1999
Film
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
2005
Film
Young Lust: A Soap Opera
Dwayne Bimster
1984
Film
Downey Wrote That
Self
2025
Film
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Self / H. Ross Perot / Various Characters
1998
Film
Opportunity Knocks
Eddie
1990
First Impressions
Himself - Expert-In-Residence
2016
Film
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
1999
Film
The White House Effect
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Earth to America
Self
2005
Film
Becoming Bond
Johnny Carson
2017
Film
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003
3 Still Standing
2014
Film
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
Self
1998
Film
Presidential Reunion
George H.W. Bush
2010
Film
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
1994
Film
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
Self
2017
Playing POTUS
Self
2026
Film
The Shot
Dana Carvey
1996
Film
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
Massive Headwoound Harry
1999
Film
The Comedy Club
Self
2016
Film
Dana Carvey: Critics' Choice
Himself
1995
Film
Saturday Night Live: Halloween Special
Garth Algar
1991
Film
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Self
1988
Film
Dana Carvey: Straight White Male, 60
Himself
2016
Film
The 15th Annual Young Comedians Show
1992
Film
Fire on the Track: The Steve Prefontaine Story
Himself
1995
Film
The 100 Funniest Moments of the 20th Century: The Unexpected
George H. W. Bush
1995
Film
Dana Carvey: Squatting Monkeys Tell No Lies
Himself
2008
Film
41 on 41
Self
2015