Keith David
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
Known For
Credits
- 2027 · Captain Zero: The Movie as The Depression Demon (voice)
- 2025 · Shelby Oaks as Morton Jacobson
- 2025 · The Lowdown as Marty
- 2024 · Invincible Fight Girl as Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · Invincible Fight Girl as Scouter (voice)
- 2024 · The Prank as Principal Henderson
- 2023 · A Snowy Day in Oakland as Mr. Monroe
- 2022 · A Miracle Before Christmas as David
- 2022 · 1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever! as Self
- 2022 · Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story as Ink Williams
- 2020 · Woke as Bible (voice)
- 2019 · The Wedding Year as Preston
- 2019 · The Last Kids on Earth as Thrull (voice)
- 2018 · American Dresser as Charlie
- 2018 · Tales from the Hood 2 as Portifoy Simms
- 2018 · Ray Meets Helen as Harve
- 2016 · Dirty Lies as Doc
- 2014 · Enlisted as Sgt. Major Donald Cody
- 2013 · Sons of Liberty as Nathan Reynolds
- 2013 · Don't Pass Me By as David Knox
- 2012 · Smiley as Diamond
- 2011 · The Cape as Max Malini
- 2010 · Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming as Terry
- 2010 · Lottery Ticket as Sweet Tee
- 2010 · Meet Monica Velour as Claude
- 2009 · The Butcher as Larry Cobb
- 2008 · The Sensei as Minister
- 2008 · Canterbury's Law as
- 2008 · The War as Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil as MCPO Scott Boytano
- 2006 · Dirty as Captain Spain
- 2005 · The Proud Family Movie as Bebe Clone (voice)
- 2003 · Head of State as Bernard Cooper
- 2001 · Home Invaders as Matador
- 2001 · Semper Fi as Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff
- 2001 · The Job as
- 2000 · Innocents as Detective Davis
- 1997 · Executive Target as Lamar
- 1996 · Larger Than Life as Hurst
- 1995 · Clockers as André the Giant
- 1994 · The Puppet Masters as Alex Holland
- 1994 · Jewels of the Caribbean Sea as Narrator (voice)
- 1993 · There Are No Children Here as John Paul Rivers
- 1992 · Nails as Noah Owens
- 1990 · Marked for Death as Max
- 1988 · Off Limits as Maurice
- Future · Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice as Sosa
- 2025 · The Gettysburg Address as Frederick Douglass (voice)
- 2025 · Hazbin Hotel: Sing-Along as Husk (voice)
- 2025 · Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances as Toy COD Leader (voice)
- 2024 · Leonardo da Vinci as Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time as Self
- 2021 · Muhammad Ali as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Insight as Captain Duke
- 2020 · Dead Talk Live as Self - Guest
- 2020 · The 420 Movie as Chief Ironweed
- 2018 · Love Jacked as Ed
- 2018 · Liverspots and Astronots as Dr. Pesh
- 2017 · The '91 Falcons as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · Kulipari: An Army of Frogs as Lord Marmoo (voice)
- 2016 · Blue: The American Dream as Terry Venable
- 2016 · Jackie Robinson as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · The North Star as Frederick Douglass
- 2015 · If I Tell You I Have to Kill You as Detective Harris
- 2015 · Kids vs Monsters as Barry
- 2015 · Boiling Pot as Agent Long
- 2015 · Field of Lost Shoes as Old Judge
- 2015 · Big Time in Hollywood, Fl as Agent Everett Malloy
- 2014 · The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · Frog Kingdom as Frog King (voice)
- 2011 · Samuel Bleak as Ned Coffman
- 2010 · Chain Letter as Det. Jim Crenshaw
- 2009 · Don McKay as Otis Kent
- 2009 · Blue as Terry Venable
- 2008 · My Mom's New Boyfriend as FBI Chief Conrad
- 2007 · If I Had Known I Was a Genius as Dad
- 2006 · The Oh in Ohio as Coach Popovitch
- 2006 · Working with a Master: John Carpenter as Self
- 2002 · Mark Twain as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · Pretty When You Cry as Detective Charles Desett
- 1997 · Flipping as Leo Richards, Gang Leader
- 1996 · Johns as Homeless John
- 1996 · The Grave as The Priest
- 1995 · Blue in the Face as Jackie Robinson
- 1994 · Reality Bites as Roger
- 1993 · Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music as Self - Host
- 1993 · The Last Outlaw as Lovecraft
- 1990 · Men at Work as Louis Fedders
- 1990 · Murder in Black and White as Martin
- 1987 · The Oldest Rookie as
- 1984 · Hot Pursuit as
- Future · The Thing Expanded as Self
- 2026 · Strip Law as
- 2025 · Omniscient as Alistair
- 2024 · Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou as Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · Betty & Blue as Willie 'Blue' Watson
- 2023 · Heist 88 as Buddha Ray
- 2023 · Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982 as Self - Actor
- 2022 · In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 2021 · Mr. Nelson on the North Side as Self
- 2020 · Good as Gregory Devereaux
- 2019 · Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror as Self
- 2018 · Champaign Ill as Lafonso
- 2017 · Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters as Malcom Kane (voice)
- 2016 · School of Rickey as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · Secrets of the Magic City as Mr. Daniels
- 2014 · Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary as
- 2014 · Creature Feature: 60 Years of the Gill-Man as Narrator
- 2013 · Belle's as William 'Big Bill' Cooper
- 2012 · Christmas in Compton as Big Earl
- 2012 · Double or Nothing as Homeless Dude
- 2012 · The Undershepherd as Brother Wilks
- 2011 · The Inheritance as Uncle Melvin
- 2010 · Baseball: The Tenth Inning as Narrator (voice)
- 2010 · Something Like A Business as Sebastian
- 2008 · The Candlelight Murders as Pastor Bob
- 2004 · Beef II as Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice)
- 2004 · Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man as Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · The Big House as
- 2003 · The Shakespeare Sessions as
- 2002 · Ultimate Fights from the Movies as Frank (They Live) (archive footage)
- 2002 · Mark Twain as Narrator (voice)
- 1999 · Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony as Frederick Douglass (voice)
- 1999 · ATF as FBI Director Richard Long
- 1997 · Don King: Only in America as Herbert Muhammad
- 1997 · Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest as Algric Bartles
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken as Goliath (voice)
- 1996 · Never Met Picasso as Larry
- 1991 · Hallelujah Anyhow as Will
- 1988 · Stars & Bars as Eugene Teagarden
- 1987 · Hot Pursuit as Alphonso
- 1986 · The Whoopee Boys as Washington Square Peddler
- 1981 · Hallelujah! as
- Future · ATL 2: The Homecoming as John Garnett
- 2025 · Finding Faith as
- 2025 · Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox as The Simulator
- 2025 · Duster as Ezra Saxton
- 2025 · Sneaks as O.G. (voice)
- 2025 · Portal to Hell as Mr. Bobshank
- 2024 · Mufasa: The Lion King as Masego (voice)
- 2024 · High Potential as Captain Pacheco
- 2024 · Kite Man: Hell Yeah! as Darkseid (voice)
- 2024 · Masters of the Universe: Revolution as Hordak (voice)
- 2024 · Hazbin Hotel as Husk (voice)
- 2023 · American Fiction as Willy the Wonker
- 2023 · Krapopolis as Asskill (voice)
- 2023 · From the Shadows as Dr. Leonard Bertram
- 2023 · Justified: City Primeval as Judge Alvin Guy
- 2023 · True Lies as Albert 'Al' Gibson
- 2023 · My Dad the Bounty Hunter as B'Caala (voice)
- 2023 · Parallel Worlds: A Psychedelic Love Story as Jerry
- 2022 · Shut Up and Ride as Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · From Scratch as Hershel Wheeler
- 2022 · Entergalactic as Mr. Rager (voice)
- 2022 · Firebuds as Manny Kablamee
- 2022 · Chibiverse as King Andrias (voice)
- 2022 · DC League of Super-Pets as Dog-El (voice)
- 2022 · Nope as Otis Haywood Sr.
- 2022 · Unplugging as Gil
- 2022 · The Wonderful Spring of Mickey Mouse as Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · Catwoman: Hunted as Tobias Whale / Morax (voice)
- 2021 · Abbott Elementary as Frank
- 2021 · Pups Alone as The Wise Bartender
- 2021 · Marvel's Hit-Monkey as The Devil
- 2021 · Black as Night as Babineaux
- 2021 · The Gateway as Terry
- 2021 · Leverage: Redemption as Billy Spencer
- 2021 · The Seventh Day as Father Louis
- 2020 · Horizon Line as Freddy Wyman
- 2020 · Most Guys Are Losers as Al
- 2020 · In Search of Darkness: Part II as Self
- 2020 · Close Enough as World’s Greatest Teacher Mug (voice)
- 2020 · Central Park as Ward Wittlinger (voice)
- 2020 · Love Life as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · DC's Stargirl as Mister Bones (voice)
- 2020 · Cuba's Cancer Hope as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · 21 Bridges as Deputy Chief Spencer
- 2019 · Creepshow as Murdoch
- 2019 · Amphibia as King Andrias (voice)
- 2019 · You Might Be the Killer as Sheriff James
- 2019 · In Search of Darkness as Self
- 2018 · F. You All: The Uwe Boll Story as Self
- 2018 · Brothers in Arms as Self
- 2018 · Night School as Gerald
- 2018 · Sharon 1.2.3. as Tyrone
- 2018 · Summer Camp Island as Lithophone (voice)
- 2018 · Summer Camp Island as Tummy (voice)
- 2018 · Craig of the Creek as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Future Man as Dr. Elias Kronish
- 2017 · DuckTales as Manny (voice)
- 2017 · Savage Dog as Valentine
- 2017 · Not a War Story as
- 2016 · Service to Man as Dean Holmes
- 2016 · MacGyver as Burke / Man
- 2016 · Speechless as Colonel
- 2016 · Greenleaf as Bishop James Greenleaf
- 2016 · Range 15 as Colonel Holloway
- 2016 · The Nice Guys as Older Guy
- 2016 · Nina as Clifton's Father
- 2016 · The Last Punch as Don King
- 2015 · Dutch Book as
- 2015 · We Bare Bears as Mr. Charles (voice)
- 2015 · Union Furnace as Pin Stripe
- 2015 · Mr. Robot as Qwerty (voice) (uncredited)
- 2015 · Fresh Off the Boat as Clyde Roses
- 2015 · Star vs. the Forces of Evil as Glossaryck (voice)
- 2014 · The Flash as Solovar (voice)
- 2014 · black-ish as Loose Craig
- 2014 · NCIS: New Orleans as Gene Holloway
- 2014 · Scorpion as Warden
- 2014 · BoJack Horseman as Lion Musician (voice)
- 2014 · Extant as Nicholas Calderon
- 2013 · Rick and Morty as President Curtis / Turkey President Curtis (voice)
- 2013 · Rick and Morty as Reverse Giraffe (voice)
- 2013 · Rick and Morty as President/Governor Andre Curtis (voice)
- 2013 · Rick and Morty as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · Free Birds as Chief Broadbeak (Voice)
- 2013 · Once Upon a Time in Wonderland as The Cheshire Cat (voice)
- 2013 · Uncle Grandpa as Santa Claus (voice)
- 2013 · Assault on Wall Street as Freddy
- 2013 · Black Asylum as Agent Davis
- 2013 · The Bible as Narrator
- 2012 · Cloud Atlas as Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient
- 2012 · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Sal Commander (voice)
- 2012 · Highway as Mustafa
- 2012 · The Last Fall as Sydney Bishop
- 2012 · Touch as Dutch
- 2012 · AniMen: The Galactic Battle as Sergeant Brass
- 2011 · The Greening of Whitney Brown as Clerk
- 2011 · Person of Interest as Terence Beale
- 2011 · Hopelessly in June as Dalbert Myers
- 2011 · No Saints for Sinners as
- 2010 · Young Justice as Mongul (voice)
- 2010 · Baseball: The Tenth Inning as Narrator
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Jimmy Cannon
- 2010 · New York Street Games as Self
- 2010 · Chasing 3000 as Officer L.
- 2010 · Death at a Funeral as Reverend Davis
- 2010 · Africa's Lost Eden as Narrator (voice)
- 2010 · Adventure Time as Balthus (voice)
- 2010 · Adventure Time as Flame King (voice)
- 2009 · The Princess and the Frog as Dr. Facilier (voice)
- 2009 · Community as Elroy Patashnik
- 2009 · Community as Narrator (voice)
- 2009 · Archer as Lemuel Kane (voice)
- 2009 · Beautiful Loser as Morgan - Adult
- 2009 · Gamer as Agent Keith
- 2009 · All About Steve as Corbitt
- 2009 · Pastor Brown as Pastor Brown
- 2009 · Charlie Valentine as Sal
- 2009 · Against the Dark as Lt. Waters
- 2009 · Coraline as The Cat (voice)
- 2009 · Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia as Commander Scott Boytano
- 2008 · S.I.S. as Joseph Armstrong
- 2008 · The Fifth Commandment as Max 'Coolbreeze' Templeton
- 2008 · No Bad Days as Terrence
- 2008 · Superhero Movie as The Chief of Police
- 2008 · Justice League: The New Frontier as The Centre (voice)
- 2008 · First Sunday as Judge B. Bennet Galloway
- 2007 · The Last Sentinel as Colonel Norton
- 2007 · Delta Farce as Sgt. Kilgore
- 2007 · The Color Purple: The Color of Success as Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · Forbidden Fruits as Rev. Walters
- 2006 · Psych as Mr. Guster
- 2006 · ATL as John Garnett
- 2005 · Transporter 2 as Stappleton
- 2005 · Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Father
- 2005 · Crash as Lt. Dixon
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Lloyd Mackie
- 2005 · American Dad! as Fire Captain (voice)
- 2005 · Numb3rs as Jeremiah Miller
- 2005 · Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson as
- 2004 · Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Nubia: The Forgotten Kingdom as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Inside Mecca as Narrator (voice)
- 2002 · Stalking Leopards as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · Egypt's Golden Empire as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · Egypt's Golden Empire as Narrator
- 2001 · Boxing: In and Out of the Ring as Narrator (voice)
- 1993 · Hallelujah as Big Willie
- Future · President Curtis as President Andre Curtis (voice)
- 2004 · Last Stand of the Great Bear as Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · The Chronicles of Riddick as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
- 2004 · Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London as CIA Director
- 2003 · Teen Titans as Atlas (voice)
- 2003 · Spider-Man: The New Animated Series as Agent Mosely (voice)
- 2003 · Hollywood Homicide as Leon
- 2003 · Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites as Narrator
- 2003 · Agent Cody Banks as CIA Director
- 2002 · Everwood as Brian
- 2002 · 29 Palms as The Sheriff
- 2002 · Barbershop as Lester Wallace
- 2001 · Novocaine as Detective Lunt
- 2001 · Justice League as Despero (voice)
- 2001 · The Legend of Tarzan as Tublat (voice)
- 2001 · Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within as Council Member (voice)
- 2001 · Disney's House of Mouse as
- 2001 · Jazz as Narrator (voice)
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Matt Phelps
- 2000 · Requiem for a Dream as Big Tim
- 2000 · The Replacements as Lindell
- 2000 · Where the Heart Is as Moses Whitecotten
- 2000 · Pitch Black as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
- 2000 · Silent Service as Self - Host
- 1999 · The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues as King Oliver
- 1999 · The Grizzlies of Siberia as Narrator (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Jazz Documentary Narrator (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Commander Bensinger (voice)
- 1998 · Hercules as Apollo (voice)
- 1998 · There's Something About Mary as Charlie Jensen
- 1998 · Armageddon as General Kimsey
- 1998 · The Tiger Woods Story as Earl Woods
- 1997 · Hercules as Apollo the Sun God (voice)
- 1997 · Spawn as Al Simmons / Spawn (voice)
- 1997 · Volcano as Lt. Ed Fox
- 1996 · 7th Heaven as Stanley
- 1996 · Arli$$ as
- 1996 · Eye for an Eye as Martin
- 1995 · Dead Presidents as Kirby
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Captain Ira Merit
- 1995 · The Quick and the Dead as Sgt. Clay Cantrell
- 1994 · Gargoyles as Goliath (voice)
- 1994 · Gargoyles as
- 1994 · Fantastic Four as Black Panther/T'challa (voice)
- 1994 · ER as Pastor Watkins
- 1994 · Baseball as Narrator
- 1994 · New York Undercover as
- 1994 · Aladdin as
- 1993 · Lions Of Darkness as Narrator (voice)
- 1992 · Article 99 as Luther Jermoe
- 1992 · The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles as King Oliver
- 1992 · Final Analysis as Detective Huggins
- 1990 · Law & Order as Bronx D.A. John Robertson
- 1989 · Always as Powerhouse
- 1989 · Road House as Ernie Bass
- 1988 · Christmas in Tattertown as Saxophone (voice)
- 1988 · Ladykillers as Abe
- 1988 · They Live as Frank Armitage
- 1988 · American Experience as W.E. Henderson / Other Voices
- 1988 · Bird as Buster Franklin
- 1988 · Braddock: Missing in Action III as Embassy Gate Captain
- 1988 · The Making of 'They Live' as Self
- 1986 · Platoon as King
- 1985 · The Equalizer as Cristo
- 1983 · Reading Rainbow as Narrator (voice)
- 1982 · Nature as Narrator
- 1982 · The Thing as Childs
- 1980 · The Pirates of Penzance as Pirates and Police
- 1979 · Coriolanus as Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
- 1974 · NOVA as Narrator
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Winner
- Future · The Price for Freedom as Reverend J.W. Bruno