
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.
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Acting History
2025
Zootopia 2 as Stu Hopps (voice)
2025Spinal Tap II: The End Continues as Tour Guide
2025John Candy: I Like Me as Self
2024ted as Bert
2023Frasier as Dean Melvin
2023Not Dead Yet as Rand
2022Zootopia+ as Stu Hopps (voice)
2021Ghosts as Tom
2020Space Force as Brig. Gen. Brad Gregory
2018Summer Camp Island as Doc Hogsbottom (voice)
2018Summer Camp Island as Additional Voices (voice)
2018The Resident as Jerry Tolman
2017Downsizing as Leisureland Guide Matt
2017Marlon as Hank Hoffstetter
2016Mascots as Buddy Campbell
2016Zootopia as Stu Hopps (voice)
2016Teachers as Bob
2015The Odd Couple as Kent
2014Corner Gas: The Movie as Jerome
2014Dumb and Dumber To as Dr. Meldman
2013Grudge Match as Video Game Producer
2013Family Tree as Harvey Krupp
2012Anger Management as James
2012The Soul Man as Dr. Zagelman
2011Last Man Standing as Professor
2011Avalon High as Allie's Father
2010$#*! My Dad Says as Marvin
2009Modern Family as Dr. Sendroff
2008Smother as Minister
2006For Your Consideration as Love It Film Critic
2006Psych as C. Lee Banting
2006Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks & A Beanstalk as Tom Thumb / Gingerbread Man (voice)
2006The New Adventures of Old Christine as Carl
2005How I Met Your Mother as Albert Donovan
2005American Dad! as Bad Larry / Spy (voice)
2005American Dragon: Jake Long as Stan the Sewer Troll (voice)
2005Committed as Richard
2003NCIS as Phillip Brooks
2003A Mighty Wind as Elliott Steinbloom
2002Life with Bonnie as Dr. Bill McClaw
2002Life with Bonnie as Micky Travisi
2002Life with Bonnie as Clown
2002Watching Ellie as Dr. Don Zimmerman
2001Philly
2000Best in Show as Graham Chissolm
2000Teacher's Pet
2000Return to Me as Transplant Man
2000The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave as Don
1999Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm as HBO Director
1998The Wild Thornberrys as Harold Fervel (voice)
1998Almost Heroes as Elias
1997RocketMan as Le Chirurgien du Vol
1997Pepper Ann as Mr. Sherman Finky (voice)
1997Pepper Ann as Mr. Sherman Finky / Butler (voice)
1996Men Behaving Badly as Epstein
1996Goode Behavior
1996Waiting for Guffman as Phil Burgess - Blaine Historian
1995Bonnie as Keith Jedzik
1995Murder One as Joel Mytelka
1995Double Rush
1994Wagons East! as Lt. Bailey
1994Sodbusters as Roy Poulet
1994Hostage for a Day as Lieutenant Sneed
1994Ellen as Bob
1993Beethoven's 2nd as Window Display Manager
1993The Building as Brad
1993Super Mario Bros. as Sgt. Simon
1992Love & War
1992Camp Wilder
1992Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire as (voice)
1992Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures as Mr. Preston
1991Hot Shots! as Doctor
1991Terminator 2: Judgment Day as Mossberg
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Dr. Whitehorn
1990Parker Lewis Can't Lose
1990Blossom
1990The Dave Thomas Comedy Show
1989The Rocket Boy as Store Customer
1989Speed Zone as Whitman
1988Murphy Brown as Stage Manager
1988Empty Nest
1988The Best of SCTV
1988Short Circuit 2 as Manic Mike
1988110 Lombard as Frankie
1987Super Dave as Donald Glanz
1987The Big Town as Patsy Fuqua
1987Blue Monkey as Elliot Jacobs
1987The Pink Chiquitas as Deputy Barney Drum
1986Really Weird Tales as Hugh Mullins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
1986L.A. Law as Bob Steinlage
1986Murder Sees the Light as Thornton
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as A.C. Boone
1985The Golden Girls as Mr. Porter
1985Mr. Belvedere
1984Police Academy as Mr. Wig
1982Lookin' to Get Out as Alfred Jordon - Registration Desk
1979The Littlest Hobo as Mr. Wilkinson









