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
- 2025 · The Gettysburg Address as Frederick Douglass (voice)
- 2025 · Sneaks as O.G. (voice)
- 2025 · Shelby Oaks as Morton Jacobson
- 2024 · Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou as Narrator
- 2024 · Mufasa: The Lion King as Masego (voice)
- 2024 · Leonardo da Vinci as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · Invincible Fight Girl as Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · Invincible Fight Girl as Scouter (voice)
- 2024 · Kite Man: Hell Yeah! as Darkseid (voice)
- 2024 · The Prank as Principal Henderson
- 2023 · Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982 as Self - Actor
- 2022 · 1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever! as Self
- 2022 · Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story as Ink Williams
- 2022 · Unplugging as Gil
- 2022 · The Wonderful Spring of Mickey Mouse as Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 2021 · Pups Alone as The Wise Bartender
- 2021 · Muhammad Ali as Narrator
- 2021 · The Gateway as Terry
- 2021 · Insight as Captain Duke
- 2020 · Most Guys Are Losers as Al
- 2020 · Good as Gregory Devereaux
- 2020 · In Search of Darkness: Part II as Self
- 2020 · Dead Talk Live as Self - Guest
- 2019 · The Wedding Year as Preston
- 2019 · You Might Be the Killer as Sheriff James
- 2019 · In Search of Darkness as Self
- 2019 · Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror as Self
- 2018 · Love Jacked as Ed
- 2018 · Liverspots and Astronots as Dr. Pesh
- 2018 · American Dresser as Charlie
- 2018 · Tales from the Hood 2 as Portifoy Simms
- 2016 · Range 15 as Colonel Holloway
- 2016 · Nina as Clifton's Father
- 2016 · Jackie Robinson as Narrator
- 2015 · If I Tell You I Have to Kill You as Detective Harris
- 2015 · Kids vs Monsters as Barry
- 2015 · Field of Lost Shoes as Old Judge
- 2015 · Big Time in Hollywood, Fl as Agent Everett Malloy
- 2014 · Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary as
- 2013 · Frog Kingdom as Frog King (voice)
- 2013 · Sons of Liberty as Nathan Reynolds
- 2013 · The Bible as Narrator
- 2011 · The Greening of Whitney Brown as Clerk
- 2011 · The Inheritance as Uncle Melvin
- 2010 · Chain Letter as Det. Jim Crenshaw
- 2010 · Baseball: The Tenth Inning as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2010 · Chasing 3000 as Officer L.
- 2010 · Something Like A Business as Sebastian
- 2010 · Meet Monica Velour as Claude
- 2009 · The Butcher as Larry Cobb
- 2009 · Pastor Brown as Pastor Brown
- 2009 · Don McKay as Otis Kent
- 2009 · Against the Dark as Lt. Waters
- 2008 · The Fifth Commandment as Max "Coolbreeze" Templeton
- 2008 · No Bad Days as Terrence
- 2008 · The Sensei as Minister
- 2007 · The Last Sentinel as Colonel Norton
- 2007 · Delta Farce as Sgt. Kilgore
- 2007 · If I Had Known I Was a Genius as Dad
- 2006 · Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil as MCPO Scott Boytano
- 2006 · Forbidden Fruits as Rev. Walters
- 2006 · The Oh in Ohio as Coach Popovitch
- 2005 · The Proud Family Movie as Bebe Clone (voice)
- 2005 · Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson as
- 2004 · Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson as Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice)
- 2003 · Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked as Narrator (voice)
- 2002 · 29 Palms as The Sheriff
- 2002 · The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues as King Oliver
- 2002 · Ultimate Fights from the Movies as Frank (They Live) (archive footage)
- 2002 · Mark Twain as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · Egypt's Golden Empire as Himself - Narrator
- 2001 · Semper Fi as Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff
- 2001 · Jazz as Narrator
- 2000 · Silent Service as Self - Host
- 1999 · Todd McFarlane's Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle as Al Simmons/Spawn
- 1998 · Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2 as Al Simmons/Spawn
- 1997 · Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest as Algric Bartles
- 1997 · Executive Target as Lamar
- 1997 · Todd McFarlane's Spawn as Al Simmons / Spawn (voice)
- 1996 · Johns as Homeless John
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · The Grave as The Priest
- 1994 · The Puppet Masters as Alex Holland
- 1993 · The Last Outlaw as Lovecraft
- 1992 · Article 99 as Luther Jermoe
- 1988 · Christmas in Tattertown as Saxophone (voice)
- 1988 · Bird as Buster Franklin
- 1988 · Stars & Bars as Eugene Teagarden
- 1987 · Hot Pursuit as Alphonso
- 1984 · Hot Pursuit as
- Future · Duster as Ezra
- Future · The Sensitive Kind as
- 2025 · Portal to Hell as
- 2023 · A Snowy Day in Oakland as Mr. Monroe
- 2023 · Parallel Worlds: A Psychedelic Love Story as Jerry
- 2022 · A Miracle Before Christmas as David
- 2021 · Biography: “Rowdy” Roddy Piper as Self
- 2020 · The 420 Movie as Chief Ironweed
- 2018 · Brothers in Arms as Self
- 2018 · Ray Meets Helen as Harve
- 2017 · The '91 Falcons as Narrator
- 2017 · Not a War Story as
- 2016 · The North Star as Frederick Douglas
- 2016 · Dirty Lies as Doc
- 2013 · Black Asylum as Agent Davis
- 2012 · Christmas in Compton as Big Earl
- 2012 · Highway as Mustafa
- 2012 · The Last Fall as
- 2012 · AniMen: The Galactic Battle as Sergeant Brass
- 2011 · Samuel Bleak as
- 2009 · Beautiful Loser as Morgan - Adult
- 2009 · Charlie Valentine as Sal
- 2008 · S.I.S. as Joseph Armstrong
- 2008 · The Candlelight Murders as Pastor Bob
- 2006 · Working with a Master: John Carpenter as Self
- 2004 · Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man as Narrator
- 2003 · Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Inside Mecca as Narrator
- 2003 · The Shakespeare Sessions as
- 2002 · Mark Twain as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · Egypt's Golden Empire as Narrator
- 2000 · Innocents as Detective Davis
- 1999 · ATF as F.B.I. Director Richard Long
- 1997 · Don King: Only in America as Herbert Muhammad
- 1997 · Flipping as Leo Richards, Gang Leader
- 1996 · Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken as Goliath (voice)
- 1996 · Never Met Picasso as Larry
- 1993 · Hallelujah as Big Willie
- 1993 · There Are No Children Here as John Paul Rivers
- 1993 · Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music as Self - Host
- 1992 · Nails as Noah Owens
- 1988 · Ladykillers as Abe
- 1988 · The Making of 'They Live' as Self
- Future · Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice as
- Future · The Thing Expanded as Self
- 2024 · Betty & Blue as Willie "Blue" Watson
- 2024 · Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox as The Simulator
- 2024 · Masters of the Universe: Revolution as Hordak (voice)
- 2024 · Hazbin Hotel as Husk (voice)
- 2023 · American Fiction as Willy the Wonker
- 2023 · Heist 88 as Buddha Ray
- 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)
- 2022 · Shut Up and Ride as Narrator
- 2022 · From Scratch as Hershel Wheeler
- 2022 · Entergalactic as Mr. Rager (voice)
- 2022 · Firebuds as Manny Kablamee
- 2022 · The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time as Self
- 2022 · DC League of Super-Pets as Dog-El (voice)
- 2022 · Nope as Otis Haywood Sr.
- 2022 · Catwoman: Hunted as Tobias Whale / Morax (voice)
- 2021 · Abbott Elementary as Frank
- 2021 · Marvel's Hit-Monkey as The Devil
- 2021 · Black as Night as Babineaux
- 2021 · Mr. Nelson on the North Side as Self
- 2021 · Leverage: Redemption as Billy Spencer
- 2021 · The Seventh Day as Father Louis
- 2020 · Horizon Line as Freddy Wyman
- 2020 · Woke as Bible (voice)
- 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
- 2019 · 21 Bridges as Deputy Chief Spencer
- 2019 · Creepshow as Murdoch
- 2019 · The Last Kids on Earth as Thrull (voice)
- 2019 · Amphibia as King Andrias (voice)
- 2018 · Champaign Ill as Lafonso
- 2018 · F. You All: The Uwe Boll Story as Self
- 2018 · Night School as Gerald
- 2018 · Summer Camp Island as Lithophone (voice)
- 2018 · Summer Camp Island as Tummy (voice)
- 2018 · Craig of the Creek as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters as Malcom Kane (voice)
- 2017 · Future Man as Dr. Elias Kronish
- 2017 · DuckTales as Manny (voice)
- 2017 · Savage Dog as Valentine
- 2016 · Service to Man as Dean Holmes
- 2016 · MacGyver as Burke / Man
- 2016 · Speechless as Colonel
- 2016 · Kulipari: An Army of Frogs as Lord Marmoo (voice)
- 2016 · School of Rickey as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · Greenleaf as Bishop James Greenleaf
- 2016 · The Nice Guys as Older Guy
- 2016 · Blue: The American Dream as Terry Venable
- 2015 · Dutch Book as
- 2015 · Boiling Pot as Agent Long
- 2015 · We Bare Bears as Mr. Charles (voice)
- 2015 · Union Furnace as Pin Stripe
- 2015 · Secrets of the Magic City as Mr. Daniels
- 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 · The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW as Narrator
- 2014 · Extant as Nicholas Calderon
- 2014 · Enlisted as Sgt. Major Donald Cody
- 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 · The Bible as Narrator
- 2013 · Belle's as William 'Big Bill' Cooper
- 2013 · Don't Pass Me By as David Knox
- 2012 · Cloud Atlas as Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient
- 2012 · Double or Nothing as Homeless Dude
- 2012 · Smiley as Diamond
- 2012 · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Sal Commander (voice)
- 2012 · The Undershepherd as Brother Wilks
- 2012 · Touch as Dutch
- 2011 · Person of Interest as Terence Beale
- 2011 · Hopelessly in June as Dalbert Myers
- 2011 · The Cape as Max Malini
- 2011 · No Saints for Sinners as
- 2010 · Young Justice as Mongul (voice)
- 2010 · Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming as Terry
- 2010 · Baseball: The Tenth Inning as Narrator
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Jimmy Cannon
- 2010 · Lottery Ticket as Sweet Tee
- 2010 · New York Street Games as Self
- 2010 · Death at a Funeral as Reverend Davis
- 2010 · Africa's Lost Eden as Narrator
- 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 · Gamer as Agent Keith
- 2009 · All About Steve as Corbitt
- 2009 · Blue as Terry Venable
- 2009 · Coraline as The Cat (voice)
- 2009 · Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia as Commander Scott Boytano
- 2008 · My Mom's New Boyfriend as FBI Chief Conrad
- 2008 · Superhero Movie as The Chief of Police
- 2008 · Canterbury's Law as
- 2008 · The War as Narrator
- 2008 · Justice League: The New Frontier as The Centre (voice)
- 2008 · First Sunday as Judge B. Bennet Galloway
- 2007 · The Color Purple: The Color of Success as Narrator
- 2006 · Psych as Mr. Guster
- 2006 · ATL as John Garnett
- 2006 · Dirty as Captain Spain
- 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
- 2004 · Last Stand of the Great Bear as Narrator
- 2004 · Beef II as Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · The Chronicles of Riddick as Imam
- 2004 · The Big House as
- 2004 · Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London as CIA Director
- 2003 · Nubia: The Forgotten Kingdom as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Teen Titans as Atlas (voice)
- 2003 · Spider-Man: The New Animated Series as Agent Mosely (voice)
- 2003 · Hollywood Homicide as Leon
- 2003 · Kaena: The Prophecy as Voxem (english voice)
- 2003 · Head of State as Bernard Cooper
- 2003 · Agent Cody Banks as CIA Director
- 2002 · Everwood as Brian
- 2002 · Stalking Leopards as Narrator
- 2002 · Barbershop as Lester Wallace
- 2002 · The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones as King Oliver
- 2001 · Novocaine as Detective Lunt
- 2001 · Justice League as Despero (voice)
- 2001 · The Legend of Tarzan as Tublat (voice)
- 2001 · Home Invaders as Matador
- 2001 · Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within as Council Member (voice)
- 2001 · The Job as
- 2001 · Disney's House of Mouse as
- 2001 · Seduced: Pretty When You Cry as Detective Charles Desett
- 2001 · Boxing: In and Out of the Ring as Narrator
- 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
- 1999 · Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony as Frederick Douglass (voice)
- 1999 · The Grizzlies of Siberia as Narrator
- 1999 · Family Guy as Jazz Documentary Narrator (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 · Todd McFarlane's Spawn as Spawn (voice)
- 1997 · Volcano as Lt. Ed Fox
- 1996 · 7th Heaven as Stanley
- 1996 · Arliss as
- 1996 · Larger Than Life as Hurst
- 1996 · Eye for an Eye as Martin
- 1995 · Dead Presidents as Kirby
- 1995 · Clockers as André the Giant
- 1995 · Blue in the Face as Jackie Robinson
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Captain Ira Merit
- 1995 · The Quick and the Dead as Sgt. Clay Cantrell
- 1994 · Gargoyles as
- 1994 · Gargoyles as Goliath (voice)
- 1994 · Fantastic Four as
- 1994 · ER as Pastor Watkins
- 1994 · Baseball as Narrator
- 1994 · New York Undercover as
- 1994 · Jewels of the Caribbean Sea as (Self) Narrator
- 1994 · Reality Bites as Roger
- 1994 · Aladdin as
- 1992 · The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles as King Oliver
- 1992 · Final Analysis as Detective Huggins
- 1991 · Hallelujah Anyhow as Will
- 1990 · Marked for Death as Max
- 1990 · Law & Order as Bronx D.A. John Robertson
- 1990 · Men at Work as Louis Fedders
- 1990 · Murder in Black and White as Martin
- 1989 · Always as Powerhouse
- 1989 · Road House as Ernie Bass
- 1988 · They Live as Frank Armitage
- 1988 · American Experience as W.E. Henderson / Other Voices
- 1988 · Off Limits as Maurice
- 1988 · Braddock: Missing in Action III as Embassy Gate Captain
- 1987 · The Oldest Rookie as
- 1986 · Platoon as King
- 1986 · The Whoopee Boys as Washington Square Peddler
- 1985 · The Equalizer as Cristo
- 1983 · Reading Rainbow as Himself - Narrator (voice)
- 1982 · Nature as Narrator
- 1982 · The Thing as Childs
- 1981 · Hallelujah! as
- 1980 · The Pirates of Penzance as Pirates and Police
- 1979 · Coriolanus as Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
- 1974 · NOVA as Narrator
- Future · Finding Faith as