Portrait of Dana Carvey

Acting

Dana Carvey

Career

Active from 1982 to 2023, busiest in 1994 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dana Carvey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    2.7, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    1.9, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    2.8, average 5.3
  • Tension
    3.7, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Cult Classic 3
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Pop Culture References 2
  • Music-Centric 2
  • Absurdist Humor 2
  • Cringe Comedy 2
  • Sketch Comedy 2
  • Political Satire 2
  • Meta-Humor 2
  • Physical Comedy 2
  • Bank Robbery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

44
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title ยท average score 45
Mulligan
Mulligan (2023)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Sentator Cartwright LaMarr (voice)

2010s

13 titles ยท average score 60
The Secret Life of Pets 2
The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)
GoodWatch score 61

as Pops (voice)

Lights Out with David Spade
Lights Out with David Spade (2019)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show ยท as Self - Panelist / Cocaine Expert

Becoming Bond
Becoming Bond (2017)
GoodWatch score 64

as Johnny Carson

Sandy Wexler
Sandy Wexler (2017)
GoodWatch score 40

as Testimonial

Dana Carvey: Straight White Male, 60
Dana Carvey: Straight White Male, 60 (2016)
GoodWatch score 64

Executive Producer, Writer

The Secret Life of Pets
The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
GoodWatch score 63

as Pops (voice)

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ (2016)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Prince Borislav

Hotel Transylvania 2
Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
GoodWatch score 58

as Dana (voice)

Rick and Morty
Rick and Morty (2013)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Leonard Smith (voice)

The Birthday Boys
The Birthday Boys (2013)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show

Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill (2011)
GoodWatch score 23

as Scraggly Puppeteer

Presidential Reunion
Presidential Reunion (2010)
GoodWatch score 62

as George H.W. Bush

2000s

5 titles ยท average score 51
Dana Carvey: Squatting Monkeys Tell No Lies
Dana Carvey: Squatting Monkeys Tell No Lies (2008)
GoodWatch score 43

Writer, Executive Producer

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (2003)
GoodWatch score 79

as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Master of Disguise
The Master of Disguise (2002)
GoodWatch score 21

as Pistachio Disguisey

The Fairly OddParents
The Fairly OddParents (2001)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Schnozmo (voice)

Little Nicky
Little Nicky (2000)
GoodWatch score 41

as Referee

1990s

15 titles ยท average score 57
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey (1999)
GoodWatch score 72

as Massive Headwoound Harry

Just Shoot Me!
Just Shoot Me! (1997)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Milos

The Dana Carvey Show
The Dana Carvey Show (1996)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Various Characters

Dana Carvey: Critics' Choice
Dana Carvey: Critics' Choice (1995)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer

Trapped in Paradise
Trapped in Paradise (1994)
GoodWatch score 37

as Alvin Firpo

Clean Slate
Clean Slate (1994)
GoodWatch score 31

as Maurice L. Pogue

The Road to Wellville
The Road to Wellville (1994)
GoodWatch score 47

as George Kellogg

Wayne's World 2
Wayne's World 2 (1993)
GoodWatch score 60

as Garth Algar

Wayne's World
Wayne's World (1992)
GoodWatch score 70

as Garth Algar

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show

Saturday Night Live: Halloween Special
Saturday Night Live: Halloween Special (1991)

as Garth Algar

Opportunity Knocks
Opportunity Knocks (1990)
GoodWatch score 32

as Eddie

1980s

9 titles ยท average score 57
Cranium Command
Cranium Command (1989)

as Right Ventricle (voice)

Moving
Moving (1988)
GoodWatch score 39

as Brad Williams

Tough Guys
Tough Guys (1986)
GoodWatch score 47

as Richie Evans

Blue Thunder
Blue Thunder (1984)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Clinton Wonderlove

Young Lust: A Soap Opera
Young Lust: A Soap Opera (1984)

as Dwayne Bimster

This Is Spinal Tap
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
GoodWatch score 87

as Mime Waiter

Racing with the Moon
Racing with the Moon (1984)
GoodWatch score 57

as Baby Face

One of the Boys
One of the Boys (1982)

TV show ยท as Adam Shields

Halloween II
Halloween II (1981)
GoodWatch score 49

as Assistant

1970s

1 title ยท average score 69
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live (1975)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Hippie (voice) / Self - Various Characters (uncredited)