Keith David
Age: N/A | From: Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Person Details
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Aliases: Keith David Williams , Кит Дэвид , キース・デイヴィッド , کیت دیوید , キース デヴィッド , キース・デヴィッド・ウィリアムズ
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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Movie Involvements: 157
TV Involvements: 59
Most Famous Work
Biography
Keith David (born June 4, 1956) is an American film, television, and voice actor, and singer. He is perhaps most known for his live-action roles in such films as Crash, There's Something About Mary, Barbershop and Men at Work. He has also had memorable roles in numerous cult favorites, including John Carpenter's films The Thing (as Childs) and They Live (as Armitage), the Riddick films Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick (as the Imam), the General in Armageddon, King in Oliver Stone's Platoon, and Big Tim in Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream. David is also well known for his voice over career, primarily his Emmy winning work as the narrator of numerous Ken Burns films. Characters that he has voiced include Goliath on the Disney series Gargoyles, the Arbiter in Halo 2 and Halo 3, David Anderson in Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2, the Decepticon Barricade in Transformers: The Game, Julius Little in Saints Row and Saints Row 2, Sgt. Foley in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Dr. Facilier in The Princess and the Frog, and Chaos in Dissidia: Final Fantasy and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Most Famous Work
Grey's Anatomy
(2005) Lloyd Mackie
Law & Order
(1990) Bronx D.A. John Robertson
The Flash
(2014) Solovar (voice)
NOVA
(1974) Narrator
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
(2000) Matt Phelps
Coraline
(2009) Cat (voice)
Marvel's Hit-Monkey
(2021) The Devil (voice)
Hawaii Five-0
(2010) Jimmy CannonActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Frederick Douglass (voice) | |
| Morton Jacobson | ||
| The Simulator | ||
| Ezra | ||
| O.G. (voice) | ||
| Toy COD Leader (voice) | ||
| Mr. Bobshank | ||
| 2024 | Narrator (voice) | |
| Masego (voice) | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Scouter (voice) | ||
| Captain Pacheco | ||
| Darkseid (voice) | ||
| Willie 'Blue' Watson | ||
| Principal Henderson | ||
| Hordak (voice) | ||
| Husk (voice) | ||
| 2023 | Willy the Wonker | |
| Buddha Ray | ||
| Asskill (voice) | ||
| Dr. Leonard Bertram | ||
| Judge Alvin Guy | ||
| Self - Actor | ||
| Mr. Monroe | ||
| Albert 'Al' Gibson | ||
| B'Caala (voice) | ||
| Jerry | ||
| 2022 | Narrator (voice) | |
| David | ||
| Hershel Wheeler | ||
| Self | ||
| Mr. Rager (voice) | ||
| Manny Kablamee | ||
| Ink Williams | ||
| Self | ||
| King Andrias (voice) | ||
| Dog-El (voice) | ||
| Otis Haywood Sr. | ||
| Gil | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Self - Interviewee | ||
| Tobias Whale / Morax (voice) | ||
| 2021 | Frank | |
| The Wise Bartender | ||
| The Devil | ||
| Babineaux | ||
| Self | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Terry | ||
| Billy Spencer | ||
| Self | ||
| Father Louis | ||
| Captain Duke | ||
| 2020 | Freddy Wyman | |
| Al | ||
| Gregory Devereaux | ||
| Self | ||
| Bible (voice) | ||
| World’s Greatest Teacher Mug (voice) | ||
| Ward Wittlinger (voice) | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Mister Bones (voice) | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| Chief Ironweed | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| 2019 | Deputy Chief Spencer | |
| Murdoch | ||
| Preston | ||
| Thrull (voice) | ||
| King Andrias (voice) | ||
| Sheriff James | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2018 | Lafonso | |
| Ed | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Dr. Pesh | ||
| Gerald | ||
| Charlie | ||
| Tyrone | ||
| Portifoy Simms | ||
| Lithophone (voice) | ||
| Tummy (voice) | ||
| Harve | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| 2017 | Narrator (voice) | |
| Malcom Kane (voice) | ||
| Dr. Elias Kronish | ||
| Manny (voice) | ||
| Valentine | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2016 | Dean Holmes | |
| Burke / Man | ||
| Colonel | ||
| Lord Marmoo (voice) | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Bishop James Greenleaf | ||
| Colonel Holloway | ||
| Older Guy | ||
| Terry Venable | ||
| Clifton's Father | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Frederick Douglass | ||
| Doc | ||
| 2015 | N/A | |
| Detective Harris | ||
| Agent Long | ||
| Barry | ||
| Mr. Charles (voice) | ||
| Pin Stripe | ||
| Mr. Daniels | ||
| Qwerty (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Old Judge | ||
| Agent Everett Malloy | ||
| Clyde Roses | ||
| Glossaryck (voice) | ||
| 2014 | N/A | |
| Solovar (voice) | ||
| Narrator | ||
| Loose Craig | ||
| Gene Holloway | ||
| Warden | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Lion Musician (voice) | ||
| Nicholas Calderon | ||
| Sgt. Major Donald Cody | ||
| 2013 | Frog King (voice) | |
| President Curtis / Turkey President Curtis (voice) | ||
| Reverse Giraffe (voice) | ||
| President/Governor Andre Curtis (voice) | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Chief Broadbeak (Voice) | ||
| The Cheshire Cat (voice) | ||
| Santa Claus (voice) | ||
| Nathan Reynolds | ||
| Freddy | ||
| Agent Davis | ||
| Narrator | ||
| William 'Big Bill' Cooper | ||
| David Knox | ||
| 2012 | Big Earl | |
| Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient | ||
| Homeless Dude | ||
| Diamond | ||
| Sal Commander (voice) | ||
| Mustafa | ||
| Sydney Bishop | ||
| Brother Wilks | ||
| Dutch | ||
| Sergeant Brass | ||
| 2011 | Clerk | |
| Terence Beale | ||
| Dalbert Myers | ||
| Uncle Melvin | ||
| N/A | ||
| Max Malini | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2010 | Mongul (voice) | |
| Terry | ||
| Det. Jim Crenshaw | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Narrator | ||
| Jimmy Cannon | ||
| Sweet Tee | ||
| Self | ||
| Officer L. | ||
| Sebastian | ||
| Claude | ||
| Reverend Davis | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Balthus (voice) | ||
| Flame King (voice) | ||
| 2009 | Dr. Facilier (voice) | |
| Elroy Patashnik | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Lemuel Kane (voice) | ||
| Morgan - Adult | ||
| Agent Keith | ||
| Corbitt | ||
| Larry Cobb | ||
| Pastor Brown | ||
| Otis Kent | ||
| Terry Venable | ||
| Sal | ||
| Lt. Waters | ||
| The Cat (voice) | ||
| Commander Scott Boytano | ||
| 2008 | Joseph Armstrong | |
| Max 'Coolbreeze' Templeton | ||
| Terrence | ||
| Minister | ||
| FBI Chief Conrad | ||
| The Chief of Police | ||
| N/A | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| The Centre (voice) | ||
| Judge B. Bennet Galloway | ||
| Pastor Bob | ||
| 2007 | Colonel Norton | |
| Sgt. Kilgore | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Dad | ||
| 2006 | MCPO Scott Boytano | |
| Rev. Walters | ||
| Mr. Guster | ||
| John Garnett | ||
| Coach Popovitch | ||
| Self | ||
| Captain Spain | ||
| 2005 | Bebe Clone (voice) | |
| Stappleton | ||
| Father | ||
| Lt. Dixon | ||
| Lloyd Mackie | ||
| Fire Captain (voice) | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2004 | Narrator (voice) | |
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice) | ||
| Abu 'Imam' al-Walid | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| N/A | ||
| CIA Director | ||
| 2003 | Narrator (voice) | |
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Atlas (voice) | ||
| Agent Mosely (voice) | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Leon | ||
| Narrator | ||
| Bernard Cooper | ||
| CIA Director | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2002 | Brian | |
| The Sheriff | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Frank (They Live) (archive footage) | ||
| Lester Wallace | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| 2001 | Detective Lunt | |
| Despero (voice) | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Narrator | ||
| Tublat (voice) | ||
| Matador | ||
| Council Member (voice) | ||
| Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Detective Charles Desett | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| 2000 | Matt Phelps | |
| Big Tim | ||
| Lindell | ||
| Moses Whitecotten | ||
| Abu 'Imam' al-Walid | ||
| Detective Davis | ||
| Self - Host | ||
| 1999 | Frederick Douglass (voice) | |
| FBI Director Richard Long | ||
| Al Simmons / Spawn (voice) | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Jazz Documentary Narrator (voice) | ||
| 1998 | Apollo (voice) | |
| Al Simmons / Spawn (voice) | ||
| Charlie Jensen | ||
| General Kimsey | ||
| Earl Woods | ||
| 1997 | Herbert Muhammad | |
| Algric Bartles | ||
| Lamar | ||
| Apollo the Sun God (voice) | ||
| Al Simmons / Spawn (voice) | ||
| Al Simmons / Spawn (voice) | ||
| Lt. Ed Fox | ||
| Leo Richards, Gang Leader | ||
| 1996 | Homeless John | |
| Stanley | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Hurst | ||
| Goliath (voice) | ||
| The Priest | ||
| Martin | ||
| Larry | ||
| 1995 | Kirby | |
| André the Giant | ||
| Jackie Robinson | ||
| Captain Ira Merit | ||
| Sgt. Clay Cantrell | ||
| 1994 | Goliath (voice) | |
| N/A | ||
| Alex Holland | ||
| N/A | ||
| Pastor Watkins | ||
| Narrator | ||
| N/A | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Roger | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1993 | Big Willie | |
| John Paul Rivers | ||
| Self - Host | ||
| Lovecraft | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| King Oliver | ||
| 1992 | Noah Owens | |
| Luther Jermoe | ||
| King Oliver | ||
| Detective Huggins | ||
| 1991 | Will | |
| 1990 | Max | |
| Bronx D.A. John Robertson | ||
| Louis Fedders | ||
| Martin | ||
| 1989 | Powerhouse | |
| Ernie Bass | ||
| 1988 | Saxophone (voice) | |
| Abe | ||
| Frank Armitage | ||
| W.E. Henderson / Other Voices | ||
| Buster Franklin | ||
| Eugene Teagarden | ||
| Maurice | ||
| Embassy Gate Captain | ||
| Self | ||
| 1987 | N/A | |
| Alphonso | ||
| 1986 | King | |
| Washington Square Peddler | ||
| 1985 | Cristo | |
| 1984 | N/A | |
| 1983 | Narrator (voice) | |
| 1982 | Narrator | |
| Childs | ||
| 1981 | N/A | |
| 1980 | Pirates and Police | |
| 1979 | Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen | |
| 1974 | Narrator | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Sosa | ||
| Self | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Producer | |
| 2011 | Executive Producer | |
| 2004 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |