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)
- 2024 · Mufasa: The Lion King as Masego (voice)
- 2024 · Leonardo da Vinci as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · Invincible Fight Girl as Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · Kite Man: Hell Yeah! as Darkseid (voice)
- 2024 · The Prank as Principal Henderson
- 2023 · A Snowy Day in Oakland as Mr. Monroe
- 2021 · Pups Alone as The Wise Bartender
- 2021 · Black as Night as Babineaux
- 2021 · The Seventh Day as Father Louis
- 2020 · In Search of Darkness: Part II as Self
- 2019 · In Search of Darkness as Self
- 2019 · Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror as Self
- 2018 · Champaign Ill as Lafonso
- 2018 · Love Jacked as Ed
- 2018 · Tales from the Hood 2 as Portifoy Simms
- 2016 · Kulipari: An Army of Frogs as Lord Marmoo (voice)
- 2016 · Range 15 as Colonel Holloway
- 2016 · Nina as Clifton's Father
- 2014 · The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW as Narrator
- 2013 · Frog Kingdom as Frog King (voice)
- 2011 · The Greening of Whitney Brown as Clerk
- 2010 · Meet Monica Velour as Claude
- 2009 · The Butcher as Larry Cobb
- 2009 · Don McKay as Otis Kent
- 2008 · The Fifth Commandment as Max "Coolbreeze" Templeton
- 2008 · Canterbury's Law as
- 2007 · The Last Sentinel as Colonel Norton
- 2006 · The Oh in Ohio as Coach Popovitch
- 2006 · Dirty as Captain Spain
- 2005 · The Proud Family Movie as Bebe Clone (voice)
- 2004 · Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson as Narrator (voice)
- 2002 · 29 Palms as The Sheriff
- 2002 · Mark Twain as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · Egypt's Golden Empire as Himself - Narrator
- 1999 · Todd McFarlane's Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle as Al Simmons/Spawn
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken as Goliath (voice)
- 1995 · Blue in the Face as Jackie Robinson
- 1993 · The Last Outlaw as Lovecraft
- 1988 · Off Limits as Maurice
- 1987 · Hot Pursuit as Alphonso
- 1986 · The Whoopee Boys as Washington Square Peddler
- 1984 · Hot Pursuit as
- 1981 · Hallelujah! as
- Future · Duster as Ezra
- 2024 · Shelby Oaks as Morton Jacobson
- 2024 · Betty & Blue as Willie "Blue" Watson
- 2023 · Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982 as Self - Actor
- 2022 · Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story as Ink Williams
- 2022 · In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 2020 · Good as Gregory Devereaux
- 2020 · Dead Talk Live as Self - Guest
- 2018 · F. You All: The Uwe Boll Story as Himself
- 2018 · Brothers in Arms as Self
- 2018 · Liverspots and Astronots as Dr. Pesh
- 2018 · American Dresser as Charlie
- 2016 · Jackie Robinson as Narrator
- 2016 · Dirty Lies as Doc
- 2015 · Kids vs Monsters as Barry
- 2015 · Field of Lost Shoes as Old Judge
- 2014 · Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary as
- 2013 · Belle's as William 'Big Bill' Cooper
- 2013 · Don't Pass Me By as David Knox
- 2011 · The Inheritance as Uncle Melvin
- 2010 · Baseball: The Tenth Inning as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2010 · Chasing 3000 as Officer L.
- 2009 · Charlie Valentine as Sal
- 2008 · No Bad Days as Terrence
- 2008 · The Sensei as Minister
- 2007 · If I Had Known I Was a Genius as Dad
- 2004 · The Big House as
- 2003 · Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked as Narrator (voice)
- 2002 · Ultimate Fights from the Movies as Frank (They Live) (archive footage)
- 2001 · Semper Fi as Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff
- 2000 · Innocents as Detective Davis
- 1999 · Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony as Frederick Douglass (voice)
- 1999 · The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues as King Oliver
- 1998 · Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2 as Al Simmons/Spawn
- 1997 · Don King: Only in America as Herbert Muhammad
- 1997 · Todd McFarlane's Spawn as Al Simmons / Spawn (voice)
- 1997 · Flipping as Leo Richards, Gang Leader
- 1996 · The Grave as The Priest
- 1996 · Never Met Picasso as Larry
- 1988 · Stars & Bars as Eugene Teagarden
- 1988 · The Making of 'They Live' as Self
- 1987 · The Oldest Rookie as
- 1980 · The Pirates of Penzance as Pirates and Police
- Future · Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice as
- 2004 · The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice)
- Future · The Sensitive Kind as
- 2023 · From the Shadows as Dr. Leonard Bertram
- 2023 · Parallel Worlds: A Psychedelic Love Story as Jerry
- 2022 · A Miracle Before Christmas as David
- 2022 · 1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever! as Self
- 2022 · The Wonderful Spring of Mickey Mouse as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Biography: “Rowdy” Roddy Piper as Self
- 2021 · Insight as Captain Duke
- 2020 · Most Guys Are Losers as Al
- 2020 · The 420 Movie as Chief Ironweed
- 2017 · Not a War Story as
- 2016 · Service to Man as Dean Holmes
- 2016 · School of Rickey as
- 2016 · The North Star as Frederick Douglas
- 2015 · Boiling Pot as Agent Long
- 2015 · Union Furnace as Pin Stripe
- 2012 · The Last Fall as
- 2012 · AniMen: The Galactic Battle as Sergeant Brass
- 2011 · Hopelessly in June as Dalbert Myers
- 2010 · Baseball: The Tenth Inning as Narrator
- 2010 · New York Street Games as Self
- 2009 · Pastor Brown as Pastor Brown
- 2009 · Blue as Terry Venable
- 2008 · S.I.S. as Joseph Armstrong
- 2006 · Forbidden Fruits as Rev. Walters
- 2005 · Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson as
- 2004 · Beef II as Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · Creature Feature: 60 Years of the Gill-Man as Narrator
- 2003 · Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip as Narrator (voice)
- 1997 · Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest as Algric Bartles
- Future · Finding Faith as
- 2007 · The Color Purple: The Color of Success as Narrator
- 2002 · Mark Twain as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · Seduced: Pretty When You Cry as Detective Charles Desett
- 1999 · ATF as F.B.I. Director Richard Long
- 1997 · Executive Target as Lamar
- 1996 · Johns as Homeless John
- 1994 · Jewels of the Caribbean Sea as (Self) Narrator
- 1993 · There Are No Children Here as John Paul Rivers
- 1993 · Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music as Self - Host
- Future · The Thing Expanded as Self
- 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 · 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 · Unplugging as Gil
- 2022 · Catwoman: Hunted as Tobias Whale / Morax (voice)
- 2021 · Marvel's Hit-Monkey as The Devil
- 2021 · Mr. Nelson on the North Side as Self
- 2021 · Muhammad Ali as Narrator
- 2021 · The Gateway as Terry
- 2021 · Leverage: Redemption as Billy Spencer
- 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 Wedding Year as Preston
- 2019 · The Last Kids on Earth as Thrull (voice)
- 2019 · Amphibia as King Andrias (voice)
- 2019 · You Might Be the Killer as Sheriff James
- 2018 · Night School as Gerald
- 2018 · Summer Camp Island as Lithophone (voice)
- 2018 · Summer Camp Island as Tummy (voice)
- 2018 · Ray Meets Helen as Harve
- 2018 · Craig of the Creek as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · The '91 Falcons as Narrator
- 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 · MacGyver as Burke / Man
- 2016 · Speechless as Colonel
- 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 · If I Tell You I Have to Kill You as Detective Harris
- 2015 · We Bare Bears as Mr. Charles (voice)
- 2015 · Secrets of the Magic City as Mr. Daniels
- 2015 · Mr. Robot as Qwerty (voice) (uncredited)
- 2015 · Big Time in Hollywood, Fl as Agent Everett Malloy
- 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
- 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 · 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 · Sons of Liberty as Nathan Reynolds
- 2013 · Assault on Wall Street as Freddy
- 2013 · Black Asylum as Agent Davis
- 2013 · The Bible as Narrator
- 2012 · Christmas in Compton as Big Earl
- 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 · Highway as Mustafa
- 2012 · The Undershepherd as Brother Wilks
- 2012 · Touch as Dutch
- 2011 · Person of Interest as Terence Beale
- 2011 · Samuel Bleak as
- 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 · Chain Letter as Det. Jim Crenshaw
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Jimmy Cannon
- 2010 · Lottery Ticket as Sweet Tee
- 2010 · Something Like A Business as Sebastian
- 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 · Archer as Lemuel Kane (voice)
- 2009 · Community as Elroy Patashnik
- 2009 · Community as Narrator (voice)
- 2009 · Beautiful Loser as Morgan - Adult
- 2009 · Gamer as Agent Keith
- 2009 · All About Steve as Corbitt
- 2009 · Against the Dark as Lt. Waters
- 2009 · Coraline as 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 · The War as Narrator
- 2008 · Justice League: The New Frontier as The Centre (voice)
- 2008 · First Sunday as Judge B. Bennet Galloway
- 2008 · The Candlelight Murders as Pastor Bob
- 2007 · Delta Farce as Sgt. Kilgore
- 2006 · Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil as MCPO Scott Boytano
- 2006 · Psych as Mr. Guster
- 2006 · ATL as John Garnett
- 2006 · Working with a Master: John Carpenter as Self
- 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 · The Chronicles of Riddick as Imam
- 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
- 2003 · Inside Mecca as Narrator
- 2003 · The Shakespeare Sessions as
- 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 · Egypt's Golden Empire as Narrator
- 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 · Jazz as Narrator
- 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
- 2000 · Silent Service as Self - Host
- 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 · 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 · 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 · The Puppet Masters as Alex Holland
- 1994 · Fantastic Four as
- 1994 · ER as Pastor Watkins
- 1994 · Baseball as Narrator
- 1994 · New York Undercover as
- 1994 · Reality Bites as Roger
- 1994 · Aladdin as
- 1993 · Hallelujah as Big Willie
- 1992 · Nails as Noah Owens
- 1992 · Article 99 as Luther Jermoe
- 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 · 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
- 1986 · Platoon as King
- 1985 · The Equalizer as Cristo
- 1983 · Reading Rainbow as Himself - Narrator (voice)
- 1982 · Nature as Narrator
- 1982 · The Thing as Childs
- 1979 · Coriolanus as Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
- 1974 · NOVA as Narrator