Birthday: Jun 30, 1956
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA

David Alan Grier

David Alan Grier is an American comedian and film and television actor, best known for his work on the sketch comedy television show "In Living Color".

Filmography

Movie	Cast	Year
The Player	David Alan Grier	1992
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz	Uncle Henry	2005
Boomerang	Gerard Jackson	1992
Blankman	Kevin Walker	1994
The 60s	Fred Hampton	1999
Dance Flick	Sugar Bear	2009
Loose Cannons	Drummond	1990
Tales from the Hood	Carl Johnson (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised")	1995
Jumanji	Carl Bentley	1995
Bewitched	Jim Fields	2005
A Soldier's Story	Corporal Cobb	1984
In the Army Now	Fred Ostroff	1994
The Woodsman	Bob	2004
Heckler	Self	2007
Baadasssss!	Clyde Houston	2004
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street	Principal Eyeverson/The Man Upstairs (voice)	2006
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness	Principal Eyeverson (voice)	2006
The Poker House	Stymie	2008
Astro Boy	Mr. Squirt / Math Cowboy / Boxer Robot	2009
King of Texas	Rip	2002
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby	Mr. Butz	2000
Streamers	Roger	1983
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle	Measures	2000
3 Strikes	Detective Jenkins	2000
The Hustle	Rev. Isaac Montgomery Paid	2008
Peeples	Virgil Peeples	2013
Off Limits	Rogers	1988
David Alan Grier: The Book of David - The Cult Figure's Manifesto	Himself	2003
Beer	Elliott Morrison	1985
A Saintly Switch	Dan Anderson	1999
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!	Self	1998
East of A	Brother James	2000
The Color Purple	Reverend Avery	2023
They Cloned Tyrone	The Preacher	2023
Me and Him	Peter Conklin	1988
The Watsons Go to Birmingham	Mr. Robert	2013
Laffapalooza! #2		2004
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2		1988
Candy Cane Lane	Santa Claus	2023
Damned If You Do	The Devil	2000
Stuart Little	Red (voice)	1999
2023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson	Self	2023
Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics	Himself	2005
McHale's Navy	Ensign Charles Parker	1997
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration	Cogsworth	2022
An American Carol	Rastus Malone	2008
Tiptoes	Jerry Robin Jr.	2002
15 Minutes	Mugger	2001
The American Society of Magical Negroes	Roger	2024
Kissing Cousins	The Griller	2008
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4		1989
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3		1989
The Wiz Live!	The Cowardly Lion	2015
Gym Teacher: The Movie	Shelly Bragg	2008
Return to Me	Charlie Johnson	2000
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil	Moss the Troll (voice)	2011
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka	Newsman	1988
Lennon or McCartney	Self	2014
Goldilocks and the Three Bears	Spike	1995
Jingle Ballin'	Colin	2016
The Big Sick	Andy Dodd	2017
From the Hip	Steve Hadley	1987
Arizona	Coburn	2018
Almost an Angel	Det. Bill	1990
Angels in the Infield	Bob Bugler	2000
An En Vogue Christmas	Marty	2014
Little Man	Jimmy	2006
Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie	Limo Driver	2003
Native Son	Marty	2019
The Making of the Wiz Live!	Self	2015
If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely	Himself	2004
Coffee & Kareem	Captain Hill	2020
Sprinter	Coach	2019
Top of the World	Detective Augustus	1997
Clifford the Big Red Dog	Packard	2021
A Christmas Story Live!	Santa Claus	2017
A Soldier's Play	Sergeant Vernon C. Waters	2021
Amazon Women on the Moon	Don Simmons (segment "Blacks Without Soul") / Don Simmons (segment "Don 'No Soul' Simmons")	1987
The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell	Self	2023
Series	Cast	Year
A Different World	Professor Byron Walcott	1987
Boston Public	Laurence Williams	2000
Martin		1992
Dream On	Marshall	1990
Tanner '88	Secret Serviceman	1988
Kenan & Kel	David Alan Grier	1996
Life with Bonnie	David Bellows	2002
My Wife and Kids		2001
Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!		2021
The X-Files	Cinema Audience (uncredited)	1993
The Equalizer	Desk Sergeant	1985
ALF	FBI #1	1986
In Living Color	Self - Various Characters	1990
Chocolate News		2008
Tour of Duty	Harold	1987
Premium Blend		1997
DAG	Jerome Daggett	2000
The Preston Episodes	David Preston	1995
Unscripted	Self	2005
Damon	Bernard Thomas	1998
Samurai Jack	Da Samurai	2001
All is Forgiven	Oliver Royce	1986
Down and Out in Beverly Hills		1987
Tanner '88		1988
Saturday Night Live	Self - Host	1975
Snap Decision	Self - Host	2017
The Daily Show	Self	1996
Comedy Bang! Bang!	Network President	2012
Joe Pickett	Vern Dunnegan	2021
The Carmichael Show	Joe Carmichael	2015
Hercules	Memnon (voice)	1998
Busy Tonight	Self - Guest	2018
Hercules		1998
Dancing with the Stars	Self - Contestant	2005
The Eric Andre Show	Self	2012
Gotham Comedy Live	Self - Host	2012
Hollywood Squares	Self - Panelist	1998
Celebrity Name Game	Self	2014
Gotham Comedy Live	Self - Comedian	2012
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Jeremy Swift	1999
Gary & Mike	Thaddeus (voice)	2001
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja	Rudd Rhymez (voice)	2012
A Series of Unfortunate Events	Hal	2017
Bad Teacher	Carl Gaines	2014
Match Game	Self - Panelist	2016
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Bongo (voice)	1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Dudley (voice)	1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	King Maynard (voice)	1995
The Tony Danza Show	Self	2004
Head Case	Self	2007
The Cool Kids	Hank	2018
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command	Tubunch (voice)	2000
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution		2022
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Self - Guest	2009
The Patient	Charlie Addison	2022
Chopped Junior		2015
A Black Lady Sketch Show	Preacher	2019
The Proud Family	Reuben (voice)	2001
Pinky and the Brain	Marlon (voice)	1995
The Oscars	Self	1953
St. Denis Medical	Dr. Ron	2024
Saturday Night Live	Self - Cameo (uncredited)	1975
Bones	Professor Bunsen Jude	2005
The Resident	Lamar Broome	2018
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self	2015
The View	Self	1997
Hollywood Game Night	Self	2013
Happy Endings	Terry	2011
Thank God You're Here	Self - Host	2007
HBO First Look		1992
Cutthroat Kitchen	Self - Guest Judge	2013
Beat Bobby Flay	Self	2013
The '60s	Fred Hampton	1999
Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Self	2003

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