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Donald Lake 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 . He played more serious roles in 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.
| 1980 | Don't Answer the Phone! | Man in Plastic | |
| 1982 | Lookin' to Get Out | Alfred Jordon - Registration Desk | |
| 1984 | Police Academy | Lou, aka Mr. Wig | |
| 1986 | The Pink Chiquitas | Deputy Barney Drum | |
| 1987 | The Big Town | Patsy Fuqua | |
| Blue Monkey | Elliot Jacobs | ||
| 1988 | Short Circuit 2 | Manic Mike | |
| Something About Love | Sam | ||
| 1989 | Speed Zone | Whitman | |
| 1991 | Detective Mossberg | ||
| Hot Shots! | Doctor | ||
| 1993 | Super Mario Bros. | Sgt. Simon | |
| Beethoven's 2nd | Window Display Manager | ||
| 1994 | Wagons East | Lt. Bailey | |
| 1996 | Waiting for Guffman | Phil Burgess - Blaine Historian | |
| 1997 | RocketMan | Flight Surgeon | |
| 1998 | Almost Heroes | Elias | |
| 2000 | The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave | Donald | Also story writer |
| Return to Me | Transplant Man | Also writer | |
| Best in Show | Graham Chissolm | ||
| 2003 | A Mighty Wind | Elliott Steinbloom | |
| 2006 | For Your Consideration | "Love It" critic Ben Lilly | |
| 2008 | Smother | Minister | |
| 2013 | Grudge Match | Video Game Producer | |
| 2014 | Dumb and Dumber To | Dr. Meldmann | |
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| 2016 | Zootopia | Stu Hopps | Voice |
| Mascots | Buddy Campbell | ||
| 2017 | Downsizing | Leisureland Guide Matt | |
| 2025 | Tour Guide | ||
| Zootopia 2 | Stu Hopps | Voice | |
| 1979 | The Dating Game | Contestant (picked) | |
| 1982 | SCTV Network | Troy / Cue Card Guy | 2 episodes |
| 1983 | The Littlest Hobo | Mr. Wilkinson | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Hangin' In | Max | Episode: "No Nukes Is Good Nukes" |
| 1985 | Check It Out! | Officer Stevenson | Episode: "Car Pool" |
| 1986 | Hot Shots | Dr. Post | Episode: "The Star" |
| 1986 | Really Weird Tales | Hugh Mullins | Episode: "Cursed with Charisma" |
| 1987 | Adderly | Episode: "Miscellaneous News" | |
| 1987–1991 | Super Dave | Donald Glanz | |
| 1989 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | A.C. Boone | Episode: "Diamonds Aren't Forever" |
| 1989 | Murphy Brown | Stage Manager | Episode: "The Morning Show" |
| 1989 | Mr. Belvedere | Man #1 | Episode: "A Happy Guy's Christmas" |
| 1989 | Midnight Caller | Big Bob Johnson | Episode: "Do You Believe in Miracles?" |
| 1989 | Not Necessarily the News | Andy / Dr. Harold Becker | 3 episodes |
| 1990 | Maniac Mansion | Story writer; Episode: "Trapped Like Rats" | |
| 1990 | My Two Dads | Mr. Higgins | Episode: "Kind of a Drag" |
| 1990 | The Dave Thomas Comedy Show | Various | 5 episodes |
| 1990–1991 | My Talk Show | Mr. Snelling, Anne Marie's Husband | |
| 1990 | Doctor Doctor | Sheldon Boehm | 2 episodes |
| 1991 | Lenny | Dr. Randall | Episode: "G.I. Joe" |
| 1991 | The Golden Girls | Mr. Porter | Episode: "Older and Wiser" |
| 1991 | Parker Lewis Can't Lose | Ira Lefko | Episode: "Teens from a Mall" |
| 1991 | Empty Nest | John Edgar Moss | Episode: "Food for Thought" |
| 1991–92 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures | Mr. Preston | Voice, 11 episodes |
| 1992 | Blossom | Cop #1 | Episode: "Three O'Clock and All Is Hell" |
| 1992 | L.A. Law | Bob Steinlage | Episode: "Double Breasted Suit" |
| 1992 | Voice, 13 episodes | ||
| 1993 | Camp Wilder | Ed | Episode: "Career Day" |
| 1993 | The Building | Brad | 5 episodes |
| 1994 | Love & War | Justice of the Peace | Episode: "A Fine Romance" |
| 1994 | Ellen | Bob | Episode: "The Class Reunion" |
| 1994 | Hostage for a Day | Lt. Sneed | Television film |
| 1994 | The Boys Are Back | Doctor | Episode: "The Fishing Trip" |
| 1995 | Double Rush | IRS Man | Episode: "Johnny and the Pacemakers" |
| 1995 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Dr. Whitehorn | Episode: "Will Is from Mars..." |
| 1995–1996 | Bonnie | Keith Jedzik | 12 episodes |
| 1996 | Sparks | Sid Varella | Episode: "Sid, Lies, and Videotape" |
| 1997 | Murder One | Joel Mytelka | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Men Behaving Badly | Epstein | Episode: "Playing Doctor" |
| 1997 | Goode Behavior | Episode: "The Goode, the Bad, and the Willie" | |
| 1997–2000 | Pepper Ann | Mr. Sherman Finky / various voices | 16 episodes |
| 1999 | The Wild Thornberrys | Harold Fervel | Voice, episode: "Chimp Off the Old Block" |
| 1999 | HBO Director | Television film | |
| 2000 | Teacher's Pet | Mr. Naven | Voice, episode: "Bad to the Bone/Always Knock the Postman Twice" |
| 2001 | Philly | Rudy Garfield | Episode: "Fork You Very Much" |
| 2002–2003 | Watching Ellie | Dr. Don Zimmerman | 16 episodes |
| 2003–2004 | Life with Bonnie | Clown / Dr. Bill McClaw / Micky Travisi | 3 episodes; also creator, writer, and executive producer |
| 2003 | Odd Job Jack | Anton | Voice, episode: "The Man Who Smelled Too Much" |
| 2005 | Stan the Sewer Troll | Voice, episode: "Old School Training" | |
| 2005 | Committed | Richard | Episode: "The Morning After" |
| 2006 | Rugrats | Tom Thumb / Gingerbread Man | Voice, episode: "Rugrats Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks and a Beanstalk" |
| 2006 | The New Adventures of Old Christine | Carl | Episode: "Crash" |
| 2007 | American Dad! | Bad Larry / Spy | Voice, episode: "The 42-Year-Old Virgin" |
| 2008–2010 | The Bonnie Hunt Show | Himself | Also writer and executive producer |
| 2010 | Avalon High | Allie's Father | Television film |
| 2010 | Psych | C. Lee Banting | Episode: "Dead Bear Walking" |
| 2011 | $h*! My Dad Says | Marvin | Episode: "Ed Goes to Court" |
| 2011 | Man Up! | Walter | Episode: "Fear" |
| 2012 | Modern Family | Dr. Sendroff | Episode: "Lifetime Supply" |
| 2012 | Last Man Standing | Professor | Episode: "Ding Dong Ditch" |
| 2012 | How I Met Your Mother | Judge Albert Donovan | Episode: "Twelve Horny Women" |
| 2013 | Family Tree | Harvey Krupp | Episode: "Civil War" |
| 2014 | Anger Management | James | Episode: "Charlie and the Mother of All Sessions" |
| 2015 | The Odd Couple | Kent | Episode: "The Audit Couple" |
| 2016 | The Soul Man | Dr. Zagelman | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Still the King | Sheriff | Episode: "Still Still the King" |
| 2017 | Baroness von Sketch Show | Ground Control | Episode: "Don't Make Me Send a Lawyer Up There" |
| 2018 | Marlon | Hank Hoffstetter | Episode: "Model Parent" |
| 2018 | Teachers | Bob | Episode: "Step by Stepsister" |
| 2018–2020 | NCIS | Captain Phillip Brooks | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Pup Academy | Charlie | 13 episodes |
| 2019 | Summer Camp Island | Dr. Hogsbottom / additional voices | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | The Resident | Jerry Tolman | Episode: "Choice Words" |
| 2020–2022 | Space Force | Brad Gregory | 16 episodes |
| 2022 | Ghosts | Tom | Episode: "Spies" |
| 2022 | Zootopia+ | Stu Hopps | Voice, episode: "Hopp on Board" |
| 2023 | Not Dead Yet | Rand | Episode: "Not Dating Yet" |
| 2023 | Frasier | Dean Melvin | Episode: "The Founders' Society" |
| 2024 | Ted | Bert | Episode: "My Two Dads" |
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