Tom Davis(1952-2012)

Writer
Actor
Producer

Tom Davis was born on 13 August 1952 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Evolution (2001) and Trading Places (1983). He was married to Mimi Raleigh. He died on 19 July 2012 in Hudson, New York, USA.

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Won 4 Primetime Emmys
- 5 wins & 9 nominations total

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Known for

Saturday Night Live

8.0

TV Series

Writer

Evolution

6.1

Governor's Aide

2001

Trading Places

7.5

Baggage Handler #2

1983

Coneheads

5.5

Writer

1993

Credits

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Writer

Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
7.2
TV Special
- Writer
- 2007
Saturday Night Live
8.0
TV Series
- written by
- additional sketch by
- additional sketches by ...
- 1975–2004
Hitting the Wall
7.2
- Writer
- 2001
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
8.2
TV Special
- Writer
- 2000
Saturday Night Live 25
7.7
TV Special
- written by
- 1999
The Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live
6.7
TV Special
- Writer
- 1998
Trailer Park
8.7
TV Series
- Writer
- 1995–2000
The Best of the Blues Brothers
7.6
Video
- Writer
- 1993
Coneheads
5.5
- written by
- 1993
The 2nd Annual Saturday Night Live Mother's Day Special
TV Special
- Writer
- 1993
Saturday Night Live: All the Best for Mother's Day
TV Special
- Writer
- 1992
Best of Saturday Night Live: Special Edition
7.2
Video
- Writer
- 1992
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Robin Williams
7.4
Video
- Writer
- 1991
The Best of Chevy Chase
8.0
Video
- Writer
- 1987
The Best of Dan Aykroyd
7.4
Video
- written by
- 1986

Actor

Saturday Night Live
8.0
TV Series
- Various
- Patron
- Announcer ...
- 1975–2003
Evolution
6.1
- Governor's Aide
- 2001
Blues Brothers 2000
4.9
- Prison Clerk
- 1998
Trailer Park
8.7
TV Series
- Host
- 1995–2000
Coneheads
5.5
- Supplicant
- 1993
Face of a Stranger
6.6
TV Movie
- Don
- 1991
The Feud
5.7
- Teammate
- 1989
Superman 50th Anniversary
5.5
TV Movie
- The Awesome Pair, formerly 'The Crimebusters' (as Franken & Davis)
- 1988
Cinemax Comedy Experiment
3.8
TV Series
- 1987
One More Saturday Night
5.6
- Larry Hays
- 1986
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
4.2
TV Movie
- Pyle's neighbor
- 1985
The Coneheads
5.5
TV Movie
- Barry Paisner (voice)
- 1983
Trading Places
7.5
- Baggage Handler #2
- 1983
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
8.3
TV Movie
- Merry Man (uncredited)
- 1979
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
7.3
TV Movie
- Decline's Henchman
- 1978

Producer

Personal details

Alternative names
- Franken & Davis
Born
- August 13, 1952
- St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Died
- July 19, 2012
- Hudson, New York, USA(head and neck cancer)
Spouse
- Mimi RaleighMay 4, 1991 - July 19, 2012 (his death)
Other works
His memoir, 39 Years of Short-Term Memory Loss: The Early Days of SNL from Someone Who Was There, was published by Grove Atlantic in 2009.
Publicity listings
- 1 Print Biography

Did you know

Trivia
In the final months of Davis's bout with cancer, Davis referred to death as "deanimation", an allusion to his friend Timothy Leary, who used the term extensively 1995-1996 in the months leading to Leary's own death.