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{{short description|Canadian actor and stand-up comedian (born 1963)}}
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{{about-otherpeople|the comedian}}
{{Infobox comedian
| name = Dave Foley
| image = Dave Foley Photo Op GalaxyCon Richmond 2023.jpg
| caption = Foley at the 2023 [[GalaxyCon]] Richmond
| birth_name = <!-- Valid citation required for full name for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|1|4}} 
| birth_place = [[Etobicoke]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| years_active = 1986–present
| medium = {{hlist|[[Stand-up comedy|Stand-up]]|film|television}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[Observational comedy]]|[[Improvisation|improvisational comedy]]|[[character comedy]]|[[satire]]|[[surreal humour]]}}
| spouse = {{unbulleted list
| {{marriage|Tabatha Southey|December 31, 1991|1997|reason=divorced}}
| {{marriage|Crissy Guerrero|August 2, 2002|2008|end=divorced}}<br>{{marriage||December 31, 2016}}
}}
| children = 3
}}
'''David Foley''' (born January 4, 1963)<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/01/04/UPI-Almanac-for-Friday-Jan-4-2019/5471546221584/|title=UPI Almanac for Friday, Jan. 4, 2019|work=[[United Press International]]|date=January 4, 2019|access-date=September 4, 2019|archive-date=January 5, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190105012355/http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/01/04/UPI-Almanac-for-Friday-Jan-4-2019/5471546221584/|url-status=live|quote= actor Dave Foley in 1963 (age 56)}}</ref> is a Canadian actor, stand-up comedian, director, producer, and writer. He is known as a co-founder of the comedy group [[The Kids in the Hall]], who have appeared together in a number of television, stage and film productions, most notably the 1988–1995 TV [[sketch comedy]] show [[The Kids in the Hall (TV series)|of the same name]], as well as the 1996 film ''[[Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy|Brain Candy]]''. 

Foley is also known for his roles as Dave Nelson in the sitcom ''[[NewsRadio]]'', Flik in ''[[A Bug's Life]]'', Troy in ''[[Blast from the Past (film)|Blast from the Past]]'', Dr. Fulton in ''[[The Middle (TV series)|The Middle]]'', Bob in ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]'', Gary O'Brien in ''[[Young Sheldon]]'', and Danish Graves in ''[[Fargo (season 5)|Fargo]]''. Foley also hosted ''[[Celebrity Poker Showdown]]''.

== Early life ==
Foley was born in [[Etobicoke]], [[Ontario]], Canada, on January 4, 1963. He is the son of Mary and Michael, a [[Pipefitter|steamfitter]]. His mother is from [[Stafford]], England.{{Citation needed |date=December 2022}} 

== Career ==

=== Acting and stand-up comedy ===
[[Image:ETalk2008-Kids In The Hall.jpg|thumb|right|255px|The Kids in the Hall at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival (Foley at left)]]
After dropping out of high school, Foley pursued standup comedy for about a year in the [[Toronto]] [[Second City Training Center|Second City Training Centre]], where he began taking improv classes and met [[Kevin McDonald]], who gave him a job as an usher at a local [[art house]] theatre. He played Lewis Allen in the [[miniseries]] ''[[Anne of Avonlea (1987 film)|Anne of Avonlea]]''. Foley, McDonald, [[Bruce McCulloch]], [[Mark McKinney]] and [[Scott Thompson (comedian)|Scott Thompson]] formed [[The Kids in the Hall]] in 1984. The troupe's [[The Kids in the Hall (TV series)|eponymous TV series]] debuted in 1988 and ended in 1995. Foley played characters including Hecubus, one of the Sizzler sisters, the A. T. & Love boss, Bruno Puntz Jones, Mr. Heavyfoot, Jocelyn and Lex. Initially involved with ''[[Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy]]'', he left the troupe in the middle of the writing, dissatisfied with the internal strife and the quality of the script, and joined the ''NewsRadio'' cast instead. As he had not signed any contract with the studio, Foley agreed to sign a deal which would allow the rest of the troupe to get paid for the script, though he was convinced that it would never be shot. When it was greenlighted, Foley appeared in the film because he was contractually obligated to do so. He is the only member of the group who is uncredited as a writer.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.avclub.com/the-kids-in-the-hall-part-1-1798208357 |title= The Kids In The Hall, part 1|website= [[The A.V. Club]]|date= June 30, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011141427/http://www.avclub.com/content/node/23064 |archive-date=2007-10-11 |access-date=June 5, 2020}}</ref> Foley rejoined the troupe in 2000 and has been an integral part of their various reformations. He appeared in the Kids in the Hall 2010 reunion project ''[[Death Comes to Town]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/Nothing_is_sacred_in_new_Kids_in_the_Hall_series-8055.aspx|title=Nothing is sacred in new Kids in the Hall series|publisher=[[Xtra!]]|date=December 28, 2009|access-date=January 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324042726/http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/Nothing_is_sacred_in_new_Kids_in_the_Hall_series-8055.aspx|archive-date=March 24, 2010|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Paul Simms]], creator of ''[[NewsRadio]]'', happened to be a huge fan of Foley's work and wrote the role of Dave Nelson specifically for him. Much of his character on the show was based on his own personality quirks, including his coffee addiction and his love of the sitcom ''[[Green Acres]]''. In 1999, Dave portrayed Troy, the house mate of Eve, in ''[[Blast from the Past (film)|Blast from the Past]]''.

Foley was recently reunited with ''NewsRadio'' writer [[Joe Furey]] when he recorded the special featurette ''Working with Joe Furey'', an add-on to Furey's comedy ''[[Love and Support]]''. Foley released his stand-up special, ''Relatively Well'' in January 2013, distributed by [[Showtime Network|Showtime]].{{Citation needed |date=December 2022}} In the comedy-thriller ''[[The Wrong Guy]]'', Foley played Nelson Hibbert, an office worker who finds his boss murdered, mistakenly believes he will be blamed for the crime and runs off as a fugitive.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rabin |first1=Nathan |title=Sad Sack Case File #188: The Wrong Guy |url=https://www.avclub.com/sad-sack-case-file-188-the-wrong-guy-1798225645 |website=The A. V. Club |access-date=June 5, 2020 |date=May 11, 2011}}</ref> In 2001, he played the boss of [['N Sync]] singer [[Lance Bass]] in the film ''[[On the Line (2001 film)|On the Line]]''. Foley hosted the [[CBC Television|CBC]] Christmas Special, ''[[The True Meaning of Christmas Specials]]'', in which he, a Mexican [[Elvis impersonator]], [[Elvis Stojko]] and [[Dick Dale]] travel to Canada in search of the true meaning of Christmas specials. He portrayed [[Jack McFarland]]'s boyfriend Stuart Lamarack on ''[[Will & Grace]]'' in its 2003-2004 season. In 2004, Foley became host of ''[[Celebrity Poker Showdown]]'' on [[Bravo (American TV channel)|Bravo]]. In 2007, he appeared nude in [[Uwe Boll]]'s [[Postal (film)|film adaptation]] of the controversial [[personal computer|PC]] game ''[[Postal (video game)|Postal]]'' and became the judge for [[Thank God You're Here (U.S. TV series)|the US version]] of ''[[Thank God You're Here]]''. He portrayed a [[middle management]] employee who happens to be a [[vampire]] in the [[undead]] office comedy ''[[Netherbeast Incorporated]]'' (2007) and voiced the disgruntled [[elf]] Wayne in the holiday special series, ''[[Prep and Landing (series)|Prep & Landing]]''. He also guest-starred in the 2007 special, ''[[Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary]]''. He played a high school principal in ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]''. In 2011, he appeared in ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' as Marshall's possible future boss, Mr. Bloom. 

From 2011 to 2012, Foley played Jerry Dunham, the boss of Andrew Carlson ([[David Hornsby]]) in the short-lived CBS sitcom ''[[How to Be a Gentleman]]''. In 2012 and 2013, Foley played Dr. Fulton, [[The Middle (TV series)#Main cast|Brick]]'s ([[Atticus Shaffer]]) school therapist in ''[[The Middle (TV series)|The Middle]]'', where in "Life Skills", he refers to Brick's classmates as "the kids in the hall", after an awkward pause and glance by both characters and mentioning that their behavior is similar to those of [[The Kids in the Hall#Recurring sketches and characters|comedy sketches]] from ''The Kids in the Hall''. In February 2013, Foley played Detective Bob Moore for the three last seasons in the [[TV Land]] sitcom, ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]'' (with an unrelated guest appearance as a charity doctor in the first season), starred in the third season of ''[[Robson Arms]]'' on [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] and also starred in the CTV sitcom ''[[Spun Out]]'' in 2014.<ref name="hollywood">[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/canadas-ctv-orders-dave-foley-426502 "Canada's CTV Orders Dave Foley Comedy 'Spun Out' to Series"]. ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', March 7, 2013.</ref> Foley also starred in [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Dr. Ken]]''. In 2023, Foley portrayed central character Danish Graves in the fifth season of ''[[Fargo (season 5)|Fargo]]''.<ref>[https://www.tvinsider.com/1112373/fargo-season-5-dave-foley-danish-graves-lorraine-eye-patch-name-explained/ ‘Fargo’: Dave Foley on Straying From Comedy to Play Danish Graves]</ref>

Foley has also voiced various characters in animated films, television series and video games, such as Flik in ''[[A Bug's Life]]'' (as well as reprising for a cameo of the character during the [[outtakes]] of ''[[Toy Story 2]]'' and the [[epilogue]] of ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]'' as well as in a segment from ''[[Robot Chicken]]'', and video games like ''[[Lego The Incredibles]]''), Yes Man in ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'', Terry in ''[[Monsters University]]'', Agent Rick in ''[[Pound Puppies (2010 TV series)|Pound Puppies]]'', Chris in ''[[Dan Vs.]]'' and Wayne in the ''[[Prep & Landing (series)|Prep & Landing]]'' series.

=== Web series ===
In 2009, Foley was hired by 49 North Inc./Fuel Industries, a multi-national branded content and entertainment company, to star in a [[web series]] titled, ''The Sensible Traveler with Bobby Fargo'' with six episodes that are written by TV writer Stephen Hibbert and directed by a number of people, including [[Leslie Iwerks]] and Chris Roach. The series is one of 49 North Inc./Fuel Industries' most successful web series at well over 20,000 hits since the beginning of 2010. No word has yet been released as to a second season being filmed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://babelgum.com/davefoley |title=Dave Foley at babelgum.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416113031/http://www.babelgum.com/davefoley |archive-date=2010-04-16 }}</ref>

=== Music video appearances ===
In 1993, Foley appeared along with [[Mark McKinney]] and [[Kevin McDonald]] in the music video for the song "Heterosexual Man" by Vancouver band [[Odds (band)|Odds]]. In the video, the three comedians played stereotypical macho jocks in the audience of a small bar where Odds are playing until Foley inexplicably turns into a woman.

He appeared, as one of the Daves, in fellow cast member Bruce McCulloch's music video "The Daves I Know".

He starred in the music video for the 2005 song "Yellow Datsun" by [[Neva Dinova]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sidecho.com/sidecho/index.php?h=news&id=252&category=12 |title=DAVE FOLEY TO BE IN NEVA DINOVA VIDEO |date=September 29, 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081125070313/http://www.sidecho.com/sidecho/index.php?h=news&id=252&category=12 |archive-date=2008-11-25 }}</ref>
In 2008, he appeared in the alternate music video for the song "Americanarama" by [[Ottawa]] band [[Hollerado]], where he parodied [[American Apparel]] CEO [[Dov Charney]].<ref>{{cite web |title=American Apparel CEO Charney Gets Video Spoofed |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2008/03/26/american-apparel-ceo-charney-gets-video-spoofed.html |work=CNBC |first=Margaret |last=Brennan |date=March 26, 2008}}</ref> He also appeared in the music video for the band's song "Desire 126". In 2010, Foley appeared in a music video for the [[Los Angeles]] band [[Black Robot (band)|Black Robot]]'s cover of the [[JJ Cale]] song "[[Cocaine (song)|Cocaine]]",<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=139626|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908224635/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=139626|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 8, 2012|title=BLABBERMOUTH.NET – BLACK ROBOT: 'Cocaine' Video|date=May 5, 2010}}</ref> which was filmed at the burlesque club [[Jumbo's Clown Room]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hardrockhideout.com/2010/05/07/black-robot-releases-cocaine-video/|title=Black Robot Releases "Cocaine" Video|date=May 7, 2010}}</ref> In 2012, Foley starred in [[Off!]]'s music video for their song ''Borrow and Bomb'', playing a "professional educator" named Dale Antwerp who hosts a public access talk show entitled ''Teen Talk''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gzS1Ull5_8| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/4gzS1Ull5_8| archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live|title= OFF! – "Borrow and Bomb" / "I Got News For You" (OFFicial video) | website=[[YouTube]]|date=July 11, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He appeared in another Off! video in 2014 for their song "Red White and Black", playing the role of a [[fascist]] organizer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGWDH4e6kKc| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/XGWDH4e6kKc| archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live|title= OFF! - "Red White and Black" (OFFicial video) | website=[[YouTube]]|date=May 5, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Foley married Canadian writer Tabatha Southey on December 31, 1991.<ref name="auto"/> They [[divorce]]d in 1997.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|first=Eric|last=Alt|url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/entertainment/celebrity/Former--117641563.html?amp=y|title=Former "News Radio" Star David Foley Can't Go Back to Canada|website=[[NBC Los Angeles]]|publisher=[[NBC]]|location=Los Angeles, California|date=March 9, 2011}}</ref> The couple has two children.<ref name="auto"/> In 2001, an interim child support agreement obligated Foley to pay Southey $10,700 a month, a figure based on his income when ''NewsRadio'' was in production. By 2011, Foley claimed that his earnings had declined to the point that the $10,700 sum constituted "literally 400 percent of [his] income" but he was unable to get the obligation reduced in court. Owing over half a million dollars in back payments, he believed that if he returned to [[Canada]] he would be arrested under orders from Ontario's Family Responsibility Office.<ref name=TorSun>{{cite news|url=http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrities/2011/03/09/17556331.html|title='Hall' star can't return to Canada?|date=March 9, 2011|newspaper=Toronto Sun|access-date=December 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044841/http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrities/2011/03/09/17556331.html|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="FoleyDrags">{{cite news |last1=Fraser |first1=Garnet |title=Dave Foley drags himself back to Canada |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2012/05/04/dave_foley_drags_himself_back_to_canada.html |access-date=2 April 2022 |work=Toronto Star |publisher=Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. |date=4 May 2012}}</ref> By 2013, Foley and Southey had settled a child support lawsuit, and he was able to resume work in the country of his birth.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Breslin |first1=Mark |title=Dave Foley, of The Kids in the Hall, returns to stand-up and has new TV project in the works |url=https://streetsoftoronto.com/dave-foley-of-the-kids-in-the-hall-returns-to-stand-up-and-has-new-tv-project-in-the-works/ |access-date=2 April 2022 |work=Streets of Toronto |publisher=Post City Magazines, Inc. |date=19 November 2013 |ref=FoleyReturns}}</ref> After he took the lead role in ''Spun Out'', he told Vancouver's ''The Georgia Straight'' that "I made enough money to pay the price of admission to Canada."<ref>{{cite news |last1=MacPherson |first1=Guy |title=Dave Foley comes back to Canada |url=https://www.straight.com/arts/589141/dave-foley-comes-back-canada |access-date=2 April 2022 |work=The Georgia Straight |publisher=Media Central Corporation |date=18 February 2014 |ref=FoleyComesBack}}</ref>

Foley married his second wife, actress Crissy Guerrero, on August 1, 2002.<ref name="auto"/> The marriage ended in a divorce in 2008.<ref name="auto"/> They have a daughter, Alina Chiara Foley, who has worked as a child actor.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2014/04/a-definitive-ranking-of-the-worst-child-characters-on-tv/360749/|title=A Definitive Ranking of the Worst Child Characters on TV|first1=Joe|last1=Reid |first2=Esther|last2=Zuckerman |first3=David|last3=Sims |date=17 April 2014|work=[[The Atlantic]] - The Wire|access-date=2 April 2022}}</ref> Guerrero and Foley subsequently reconciled and were remarried on December 31, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://earwolf.com/episode/dave-foley/|title=Dave Foley, episode #306 of Kevin Pollak's Chat Show on Earwolf|website=earwolf.com}}</ref>

Throughout his life, Foley has suffered from [[Major depressive disorder|depression]].<ref name="rogan">[[YouTube]] video: "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmkEZKgeQQg Joe Rogan Experience #1252 - Dave Foley & Paul Greenberg]."</ref> He "[[Binge drinking|used to drink quite a bit]]", but [[Teetotalism|stopped drinking]] on December 22, 2014, after he fell backwards while intoxicated, resulting in a severe head injury.<ref name="rogan" /> Foley suffered a [[subdural hematoma]] and spent four days in the [[intensive care unit]].<ref name="rogan" /> In February 2019, he remarked that he had not "had a drink in four years" and had experienced almost no depression following his injury.<ref name="rogan" />

Foley resided in [[downtown Los Angeles]], before moving to [[New York City]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=WTF with Marc Maron - Dave Foley Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmhxvY-QmOA | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/ZmhxvY-QmOA| archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live|website=www.youtube.com | date=May 13, 2018 |language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |number=1515063548979957770 |user=DaveSFoley |title=Hey Michael. I just moved to NYC. Look! |date=15 April 2022 |last=Foley |first=Dave }}</ref> He is a fan of [[coffee]], claiming to drink up to "{{not a typo|50 cups}} a day when I am on set".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Phelps |first1=Matt |title=Comedy icon and coffee addict Dave Foley to play Kirkland's Laughs Comedy Spot |url=https://www.kirklandreporter.com/life/comedy-icon-and-coffee-addict-dave-foley-to-play-kirklands-laughs-comedy-spot/ |website=www.kirklandreporter.com |date=29 June 2011}}</ref> This was used as the basis for an episode of ''NewsRadio''.<ref>Season 2, Episode 3: "Smoking"</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Comedy specials ===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2013
|''Dave Foley: Relatively Well''
|Himself
|Stand-up special
|}

=== Film ===
<!--DO NOT USE ROWSPANS PER WP:FILMOGRAPHY-->
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1986
|''High Stakes''
|Bo Baker
|
|-
|1987
|''[[Three Men and a Baby]]''
|Grocery Store Clerk
|
|-
|1994
|''[[It's Pat]]''
|Chris
|
|-
|1996
|''[[Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy]]''
|Marv / Psychiatrist / New guy / Raymond Hurdicure
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1997
|data-sort-value="Wrong Guy, The" | ''[[The Wrong Guy]]''
|Nelson Hibbert
|Also writer
|-
|''[[Hacks (1997 film)|Hacks]]''
|Neal
|
|-
|1998
|data-sort-value="Bug's Life, A" | ''[[A Bug's Life]]''
|Flik
|Lead voice role<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Dave Foley (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Dave-Foley/ |access-date=January 3, 2025 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" |1999
|''[[Blast from the Past (film)|Blast from the Past]]''
|Troy
|
|-
|''[[South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut]]''
|[[William Baldwin]]
|Voice<ref name="btva" />
|-
|''[[Dick (film)|Dick]]''
|[[H. R. Haldeman|Bob Haldeman]]
|
|-
|''[[Toy Story 2]]''
|Flik
| Voice cameo, outtakes
|-
| rowspan="2" |2001
|''[[Monkeybone]]''
|Herb
|
|-
|''[[On the Line (2001 film)|On the Line]]''
|Higgins
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2002
|''[[Run Ronnie Run]]''
|Network Executive #1
|
|-
|''[[Swindle (2002 film)|Swindle]]''
|Michael Barnes
|
|-
|''[[Stark Raving Mad (2002 film)|Stark Raving Mad]]''
|Roy
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2003
|''[[Grind (2003 film)|Grind]]''
|Tour Manager
|
|-
|''[[My Boss's Daughter]]''
|Henderson
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2004
|''[[Employee of the Month (2004 film)|Employee of the Month]]''
|Eric
|
|-
|''[[Ham & Cheese]]''
|Tom Brennemen
|
|-
|''[[Intern Academy]]''
|Dr. Denton Whiteside
|
|-
|''[[Childstar (film)|Childstar]]''
|Philip Templeman
|
|-
|2005
|''[[Sky High (2005 film)|Sky High]]''
|Jonathan Boy / All-American Boy
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2006
|''Goose on the Loose''
|Goose
|Voice
|-
|''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]''
|Flik Car
| Additional voices, cameo<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="3" |2007
|''California Dreaming''
|Stu Gainor
|
|-
|''[[Netherbeast Incorporated]]''
|Henry Welby
|
|-
|''[[Postal (film)|Postal]]''
|Uncle Dave
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Coopers' Camera]]''
|Bill Davidson
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Suck (film)|Suck]]''
|Jeff
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Vampires Suck]]''
|Principal Smith
|
|-
|2011
|''[[Monster Brawl]]''
|Buzz Chambers
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2012
|''[[Last Call (2012 film)|Last Call]]''
|Mr. Nunley
|
|-
|''[[Freeloaders (film)|Freeloaders]]''
|Himself
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2013
|''[[Monsters University]]''
| rowspan="2" |Terry<ref name="btva" />
| Voice
|-
|''[[Party Central]]''
| Voice; short film
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Being Canadian]]''
| Himself
| Documentary
|-
|2018
|''[[Second Act (film)|Second Act]]''
| Felix Herman
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Ashley |date=2017-11-07 |title=Dave Foley Joins Jennifer Lopez Rom-Com ''Second Act'' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dave-foley-joins-jennifer-lopez-rom-second-act-1055896/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2019
| ''[[Benjamin (2018 American film)|Benjamin]]''
|Mitch
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=2019-04-09 |title=Redbox Sets First Original Release: Bob Saget Drug-Addiction Dark Comedy ''Benjamin'' |url=https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/redbox-original-bob-saget-benjamin-movie-1203183883/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
|''[[Onward (film)|Onward]]''
| Rogue Waiter
| Additional voices; special thanks<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 19, 2020 |title=Disney - Pixar's 'Onward': An Interview with Dave Foley |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-v-owE8EO0 |access-date=June 26, 2022 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
|}

===Television===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" |1987
|''[[Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel]]''
|Lewis Allen
|[[Miniseries]]
|-
|''[[American Playhouse]]''
|Welsh Rabbit / Old Ironsides / Smith
|Episode: "The Prodigious Hickey"
|-
|1988–95; 2022
|data-sort-value="Kids in the Hall, The" | ''[[The Kids in the Hall (TV series)|The Kids in the Hall]]''
|Various characters / Jaques
|109 episodes
|-
|1995–99
|''[[NewsRadio]]''
|Dave Nelson
|97 episodes
|-
|1996
|''[[Mr. Show with Bob and David]]''
|Todd
|Episode: "Operation Hell on Earth"
|-
|1998
|''[[From the Earth to the Moon (miniseries)|From the Earth to the Moon]]''
|Alan Bean
|Episode: "That's All There Is"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2001
|''[[Committed (Canadian TV series)|Committed]]''
|Bob the Dog
|13 episodes
|-
|''[[Becker (TV series)|Becker]]''
|Owen
|Episode: "Hanging with Jake"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2002
|data-sort-value="Tick, The" | ''[[The Tick (2001 TV series)|The Tick]]''
|Francis
|Episode: "Arthur, Interrupted"
|-
|''[[Just Shoot Me!]]''
|Jay
|Episode: "Blind Ambition"
|-
| rowspan="6" |2003
|data-sort-value="Toronto Show, The" | ''[[The Toronto Show]]''
|Various
|Episode: "#1.1"
|-
|''[[Odd Job Jack]]''
|Gary Gerbil
|Episode: "The Wheel Is Not Enough"
|-
|data-sort-value="King of Queens, The" | ''[[The King of Queens]]''
|Psychiatrist
|Episode: "Jung Frankenstein"
|-
|''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]''
|Laslow Oswald
|Voice, episode: "High-Tech House of Horrors"
|-
|''[[Lilo & Stitch: The Series]]''
|Priest
|Voice, episode: "Fibber: Experiment 032"
|-
|''[[Grounded for Life]]''
|Derek Purcell
|Episode: "Baby Come Back"
|-
| rowspan="3" |2004
|''[[Will & Grace]]''
|Stuart Lamarack
|5 episodes
|-
|''[[I'm with Her (TV series)|I'm with Her]]''
|Principal Harris
|Episode: "Friends in Low Places"
|-
|''[[Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story]]''
|Mr. Warrick
|[[Television film]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |2005
|''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]''
|Mertens
|Episode: "Letters, Lawyers and Loose Women"
|-
|''[[Father of the Pride]]''
|Kelsey Grammer's Cat
|Voice, episode: "Stage Fright"
|-
|''[[Hot Properties]]''
|Ted Begley Jr.
|Episode: "The Return of the Ring"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2006
|''[[Lovespring International]]''
|Timothy Entsweiler
|Episode: "The Loser Club"
|-
|''[[Tom Goes to the Mayor]]''
|Dr. Foley
|Episode: "Glass Eyes"
|-
|2006–07
|''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''
|Dr. Lester Hedrick
|2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" |2007
|data-sort-value="Batman, The" | ''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]''
|Francis Grey
|Voice, episode: "Seconds"<ref name="btva" />
|-
|''[[Slacker Cats]]''
|Cult cat
|Voice, episode: "Buckley on the Run"
|-
|''[[Little Mosque on the Prairie]]''
|U.S. Consulate Clerk
|Episode: "No Fly List"
|-
|2007–09
|data-sort-value="New Adventures of Old Christine, The" | ''[[The New Adventures of Old Christine]]''
|Tom
|3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="5" |2008
|''[[Carpoolers]]''
|Mr. Latero
|Episode: "Take Your Daughter to Work Day"
|-
|''[[In Plain Sight]]''
|Horst Vanderhof
|Episode: "Trojan Horst"
|-
|''[[Robson Arms]]''
|Chuck Hoskins
|5 episodes
|-
|''[[Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series)|Brothers & Sisters]]''
|Paul
|Episode: "Going Once... Going Twice"
|-
|''[[Stargate: Atlantis]]''
|Malcolm Tunney
|Episode: "Brain Storm"
|-
|2009
|''[[True Jackson, VP]]''
|Ted Begley, Jr.
|Episode: "Company Retreat"
|-
|2009–11
|''[[Prep & Landing (series)|Prep & Landing shorts]]''
|Wayne
|Voice, television short<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="4" |2010
|''[[Less Than Kind]]''
|Dr. Raymond Sheasgreen
|Episode: "Third Death's a Charm"
|-
|data-sort-value="Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town, The" | ''[[The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town]]''
|Various roles
|Miniseries
|-
|data-sort-value="Soup, The" | ''[[The Soup]]''
|Grownup Pageant Princess
|Episode dated August 6
|-
|''[[Leverage (American TV series)|Leverage]]''
|Eben Dooley Jr.
|Episode: "The Ho Ho Ho Job"
|-
|2010–13
|''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]''
|Prin. MacIntyre
|3 episodes
|-
|2010; 2013–15
|''[[Hot in Cleveland]]''
|Bob / Dr. Moore
|19 episodes
|-
| rowspan="6" |2011
|''[[Desperate Housewives]]''
|Monroe Carter
|Episode: "[[Flashback (Desperate Housewives)|Flashback]]"
|-
|''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''
|Mr. Bloom
|Episode: "[[Challenge Accepted]]"
|-
|''[[Friends with Benefits (TV series)|Friends with Benefits]]''
|Keith
|Episode: "The Benefit of Forgetting"
|-
|''[[Pound Puppies (2010 TV series)|Pound Puppies]]''
|Agent Rick
|Voice, episode: "Homeward Pound"<ref name="btva" />
|-
|''[[Eureka (2006 TV series)|Eureka]]''
|Dr. Plotkin
|Episode: "One Giant Leap"
|-
|''[[Nick Swardson's Pretend Time]]''
|Capt. Rudd
|Episode: "The Mis-Education of Garry Gaga"
|-
|2011–12
|''[[How to Be a Gentleman]]''
|Jerry
|9 episodes
|-
|2011–13
|''[[Dan Vs.]]''
|Chris
|Voice, main role<ref name="btva" />
|-
|2012
|''[[Unsupervised]]''
|Darren
|Voice, episode: "Rich Girl"
|-
|2012–18
|data-sort-value="Middle, The" | ''[[The Middle (TV series)|The Middle]]''
|Dr. Fulton
|7 episodes
|-
| rowspan="6" |2013
|''[[Robot Chicken]]''
|Flik / Space Invader / Allan Sherwood
|Voice, episode: "Choked on a Bottle Cap"
|-
|''[[Newsreaders]]''
|Donny Hayflack
|Episode: "31-Up"
|-
|''[[Maron (TV series)|Maron]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "Internet Troll"
|-
|''[[Veep (TV series)|Veep]]''
|Osmo Häkkinen
|Episode: "Helsinki"
|-
|data-sort-value="Goodwin Games, The" | ''[[The Goodwin Games]]''
|Mr. Quilty
|Episode: "Hamletta"
|-
|''[[We Are Men]]''
|Carter's Dad
|Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|2013; 2016
|''[[Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series)|Comedy Bang! Bang!]]''
|The Bomber / King Arthur
|2 episodes
|-
|2013
|''[[Dads (2013 TV series)|Dads]]''
|Ben
|Episode: "Dad Abuse"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2014
|''[[Justified (TV series)|Justified]]''
|Canadian Gangster
|Episode: "A Murder of Crowes"
|-
|''[[Mr. Pickles]]''
|Scientist
|Voice, episode: "The Lair"
|-
|2014–15
|''[[Spun Out]]''
|Dave Lyons
|26 episodes
|-
|2015
|data-sort-value="Odd Couple, The" | ''[[The Odd Couple (2015 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]''
|Roy
|4 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" |2015–17
|''[[Harvey Beaks]]''
|Moff, additional voices
|Voice, 14 episodes
|-
|''[[Dr. Ken]]''
|Pat Hein
|Main role, 44 episodes
|-
|2016–19
|''[[Bajillion Dollar Propertie$]]''
|Xavier King
|3 episodes
|-
|2016
|''[[Delmer & Marta]]''
|Creston's Boss
|2 episodes
|-
|2016
|''[[Fugget About It]]''
|Sasquatch
|Voice, episode: "Sasquatchewan"<ref name="btva" />
|-
|2017–18
|''[[Adventure Time]]''
|Warren Ampersand
|Voice, 2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
|2018
|''[[Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters]]''
|Jim 'Bull' Bidwell
|Episode: "Face in the Car Lot"
|-
|2018–19
|''[[Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''
|Bullhop / Stanley
|Voice, 2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019
|''[[Drunk History]]''
|Alexis Pulaski
|Episode: "Fame"
|-
|''[[Carter (TV series)|Carter]]''
|Dwick Brisebois
|Episode: "Harley Takes a Bow"
|-
|2020
|''[[Fresh Off the Boat]]''
|Principal Reed
|Episode: "A Seat at the Table"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021
|''[[Superstore (TV series)|Superstore]]''
|Lowell Anderson
|Episode: "Lowell Anderson"
|-
|data-sort-value="Morning Show, The" | ''[[The Morning Show (American TV series)|The Morning Show]]''
|Peter Bullard
|Episode: "A Private Person"
|-
| 2021–23
|''[[Young Sheldon]]''
| Gary O'Brien
| 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
|''[[LOL (format)|LOL: Last One Laughing Canada]]''
|Himself
| 6 episodes
|-
|''Super PupZ''
|Professor Dennis
|Series lead
|-
| rowspan="1" |2022–23
| ''[[Dark Side of Comedy]]''
| Himself / Narrator
| 20 episodes<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |date=2023-08-22 |title=''Dark Side of Comedy'' Season 2 Premiere Date Set at Vice, Trailer Dissects Ellen DeGeneres, 'Scary' Robin Williams and 'Mean as Hell' Joan Rivers (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/dark-side-of-comedy-season-2-premiere-date-trailer-vice-1235701953/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" |2023
|''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]''
|Danish Graves
|Main role ([[Fargo season 5|season 5]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |date=2022-11-07 |title=''Fargo'' Adds Dave Foley As Series Regular For Season 5 |url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/fx-fargo-dave-foley-series-regular-season-5-1235166140/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" |2024
|''[[Night Court (2023 TV series)|Night Court]]''
|Duncan 
|Episode: "The Duke's a Hazard"
|}

=== Video games ===
{|class=wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Voice role
|-
|1998
| ''[[A Bug's Life (video game)|A Bug's Life]]''
|Flik<ref name="btva" />
|-
|2010
|''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]''
|Yes Man<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Lego The Incredibles]]''
| Flik
|}

=== Theme parks ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1998
|''[[It's Tough to Be a Bug!]]''
|Flik
|Voice
|}

=== Web ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|2017
|''[[Kevin Pollak's Chat Show]]''
|Himself/Guest
|Episode: "306"
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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