Actor profile

Tim Allen

13th June 1953 Denver, Colorado, USA Acting

Timothy Alan Dick (born June 13, 1953), known professionally as Tim Allen, is an American actor and comedian. He is known for playing Tim "The Toolman" Taylor on the ABC sitcom Home Improvement (1991–1999) for which he won a Golden Globe Award and Mike Baxter on the ABC/Fox sitcom Last Man Standing (2011–2021). He voices Buzz Lightyear for the Toy Story franchise (1995–present) for which he won an Annie Award and played Scott Calvin and Santa Claus in The Santa Clause franchise (1994–2023). Allen's other films include Jungle 2 Jungle (1997), Galaxy Quest (1999), Joe Somebody (2001), Big Trouble (2002), Christmas with the Kranks (2004), The Shaggy Dog (2006), Wild Hogs (2007), The Six Wives of Henry Lefay (2009), and Crazy on the Outside (2010). Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim Allen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

67 Movies 47 TV Shows 118 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Toy Story 5 poster

Toy Story 5 17th June 2026 as Buzz Lightyear (voice)

Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20 poster

Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20 12th June 2026 as Self

Bye Bye Barry poster

Bye Bye Barry 20th November 2023 as Self

Disney 100: Remember That poster

Disney 100: Remember That 23rd October 2023 as Self

Tom Hanks: The Nomad poster

Tom Hanks: The Nomad 20th May 2023 as Self (archive footage)

Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear poster

Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear 10th June 2022 as Self / Buzz Lightyear (archive footage)

Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute poster

Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute 10th June 2022 as Self

VOMO: Vote or Miss Out poster

VOMO: Vote or Miss Out 14th September 2020 as Self

Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary poster

Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary 26th November 2019 as Self

No Safe Spaces poster

No Safe Spaces 25th October 2019 as Self

Toy Story 4 poster

Toy Story 4 19th June 2019 as Buzz Lightyear (voice)

Ralph Breaks the Internet poster

Ralph Breaks the Internet 20th November 2018 as Buzz Lightyear (voice)

El Camino Christmas poster

El Camino Christmas 8th December 2017 as Larry Michael Roth

The Atheist Delusion poster

The Atheist Delusion 30th September 2016 as Self (archive footage)

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond poster

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond 10th December 2015 as Self

Toy Story That Time Forgot poster

Toy Story That Time Forgot 2nd December 2014 as Buzz Lightyear (voice)

Comic Relief Zero poster

Comic Relief Zero 5th November 2013 as Self (archive footage)

Toy Story of Terror! poster

Toy Story of Terror! 16th October 2013 as Buzz Lightyear (Voice)

3 Geezers! poster

3 Geezers! 22nd May 2013 as Tim

The Penguin King poster

The Penguin King 23rd October 2012 as Narrator (US Version) (voice)

Partysaurus Rex poster

Partysaurus Rex 14th September 2012 as Buzz Lightyear (voice)

Chimpanzee poster

Chimpanzee 20th April 2012 as Self - Narrator (voice)

Small Fry poster

Small Fry 23rd November 2011 as Buzz Lightyear (voice)

Hawaiian Vacation poster

Hawaiian Vacation 16th June 2011 as Buzz Lightyear (voice)

Pixar 25 Magic Moments poster

Pixar 25 Magic Moments 3rd January 2011 as Self

Toy Story 3 poster

Toy Story 3 16th June 2010 as Buzz Lightyear (voice)

I Am Comic poster

I Am Comic 10th January 2010 as Self

Crazy on the Outside poster

Crazy on the Outside 8th January 2010 as Tommy

Just for Laughs: Launching Pad poster

Just for Laughs: Launching Pad 20th October 2009 as Self

The Six Wives of Henry Lefay poster

The Six Wives of Henry Lefay 18th June 2009 as Henry Lefay

Redbelt poster

Redbelt 7th April 2008 as Chet Frank

The Pixar Story poster

The Pixar Story 28th August 2007 as Self - Buzz Lightyear

Fired! poster

Fired! 5th June 2007 as Self

Wild Hogs poster

Wild Hogs 2nd March 2007 as Doug Madsen

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause poster

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause 2nd November 2006 as Santa / Scott Calvin

Kings of Comedy USA poster

Kings of Comedy USA 23rd October 2006 as Self (archive footage)

Zoom poster

Zoom 11th August 2006 as Jack Sheppard / Zoom

Cars poster

Cars 8th June 2006 as Buzz Lightyear Car (voice)

World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One poster

World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One 8th May 2006 as self

The Shaggy Dog poster

The Shaggy Dog 9th March 2006 as Dave Douglas

Christmas with the Kranks poster

Christmas with the Kranks 24th November 2004 as Luther Krank

Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose and Kaboom! poster

Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose and Kaboom! 9th July 2004 as Meldar Prime (voice)

Christmas in Hollywood poster

Christmas in Hollywood 13th November 2003 as Self (archive footage)

Comedy Knockouts poster

Comedy Knockouts 29th July 2003 as Self (archive footage)

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration poster

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration 19th May 2003 as Self

The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians poster

The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians 13th May 2003 as Self (archive footage)

The Santa Clause 2 poster

The Santa Clause 2 29th September 2002 as Scott Calvin / Santa / Toy Santa

Big Trouble poster

Big Trouble 5th April 2002 as Eliot Arnold

Joe Somebody poster

Joe Somebody 21st December 2001 as Joe Scheffer

Who Is Cletis Tout? poster

Who Is Cletis Tout? 12th September 2001 as Critical Jim

Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians poster

Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians 20th March 2001 as Self (archive footage)

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins poster

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins 8th August 2000 as Buzz Lightyear (voice)

Galaxy Quest poster

Galaxy Quest 25th December 1999 as Jason Nesmith

Toy Story 2 poster

Toy Story 2 30th October 1999 as Buzz Lightyear (voice)

For Richer or Poorer poster

For Richer or Poorer 11th December 1997 as Brad Sexton

Jungle 2 Jungle poster

Jungle 2 Jungle 4th March 1997 as Michael Cromwell

Meet Wally Sparks poster

Meet Wally Sparks 31st January 1997 as Tim Allen

The Story Behind 'Toy Story' poster

The Story Behind 'Toy Story' 18th December 1996 as Self

The Making of Toy Story poster

The Making of Toy Story 2nd December 1995 as Self

Toy Story poster

Toy Story 22nd November 1995 as Buzz Lightyear (voice)

The Santa Clause poster

The Santa Clause 11th November 1994 as Scott Calvin

Tim Allen: Rewires America poster

Tim Allen: Rewires America 7th December 1991 as Self

Tim Allen: Men Are Pigs poster

Tim Allen: Men Are Pigs 7th September 1990 as Self

Rodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney's Place poster

Rodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney's Place 6th May 1989 as Self

Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen poster

Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen 12th June 1988 as Self

Tropical Snow poster

Tropical Snow 31st May 1988 as Baggage Handler

What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? poster

What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? 15th January 1988 as Self

Shifting Gears poster

Shifting Gears 8th January 2025 as Matt Parker

The D-Con Chamber poster

The D-Con Chamber 19th May 2024 as Self

The Santa Clauses poster

The Santa Clauses 16th November 2022 as Scott Calvin / Santa Claus

More Power poster

More Power 29th June 2022 as Self - Host

Assembly Required poster

Assembly Required 23rd February 2021 as Self - Host

The Comedy Store poster

The Comedy Store 4th October 2020 as Self

Reno 911! poster

Reno 911! 4th May 2020 as Space Force Commander

The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show 9th September 2019 as Self

Steve poster

Steve 5th September 2017 as Self

Jay Leno's Garage poster

Jay Leno's Garage 7th October 2015 as Self

Cristela poster

Cristela 10th October 2014 as Mike Baxter

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 17th February 2014 as Self - Guest

Norm Macdonald Live poster

Norm Macdonald Live 26th March 2013 as Self

Steve Harvey poster

Steve Harvey 4th September 2012 as Self

Last Man Standing poster

Last Man Standing 11th October 2011 as Mike Baxter

Top Gear poster

Top Gear 21st November 2010

Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs poster

Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs 23rd March 2010 as Buzz Lightyear (voice)

The Jay Leno Show poster

The Jay Leno Show 14th September 2009 as Self - Guest

Shatner's Raw Nerve poster

Shatner's Raw Nerve 2nd December 2008 as Self

The Bonnie Hunt Show poster

The Bonnie Hunt Show 8th September 2008 as Self

Rachael Ray poster

Rachael Ray 18th September 2006

The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8th September 2003 as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self - Guest

Primetime Glick poster

Primetime Glick 20th June 2001

The Early Show poster

The Early Show 1st November 1999 as Self

Teen Choice Awards poster

Teen Choice Awards 1st August 1999 as Self

The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney 28th September 1997

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self - Guest

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self

Soul Man poster

Soul Man 15th April 1997 as Tim Taylor

Spin City poster

Spin City 17th September 1996 as Rags (voice)

E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story 21st August 1996

The Rosie O'Donnell Show poster

The Rosie O'Donnell Show 10th June 1996 as Self - Guest

The Drew Carey Show poster

The Drew Carey Show 13th September 1995 as Tim Allen (uncredited)

Politically Incorrect poster

Politically Incorrect 25th July 1993

The Larry Sanders Show poster

The Larry Sanders Show 15th August 1992 as Tim Allen

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 25th May 1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 25th May 1992 as Self - Guest

Home Improvement poster

Home Improvement 17th September 1991 as Tim Taylor

LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5th September 1988 as Self - Guest

Jeopardy! poster

Jeopardy! 10th September 1984 as Self - Clue Presenter

Wetten, dass..? poster

Wetten, dass..? 14th February 1981 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self

The Oscars poster

The Oscars 19th March 1953 as Self

The Oscars poster

The Oscars 19th March 1953 as Buzz Lightyear (voice)

Today poster

Today 14th January 1952 as Self

Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards 20th January 1944 as Self