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Birthday: Jun 04, 1956
Place of Birth: Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Armageddon General Kimsey 1998
The Thing Childs 1982
There's Something About Mary Charlie Jensen 1998
Men at Work Louis Fedders 1990
Marked for Death Max 1990
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil MCPO Scott Boytano 2006
The Princess and the Frog Dr. Facilier (voice) 2009
Crash Lt. Dixon 2005
Mr. & Mrs. Smith Father 2005
Platoon King 1986
Africa's Lost Eden Narrator (voice) 2010
Dirty Captain Spain 2006
Barbershop Lester Wallace 2002
Volcano Lt. Ed Fox 1997
The Chronicles of Riddick Abu 'Imam' al-Walid 2004
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice) 2004
Pitch Black Abu 'Imam' al-Walid 2000
Agent Cody Banks CIA Director 2003
Final Analysis Detective Huggins 1992
The Last Outlaw Lovecraft 1993
Clockers André the Giant 1995
Blue in the Face Jackie Robinson 1995
Always Powerhouse 1989
Novocaine Detective Lunt 2001
Sneaks O.G. (voice) 2025
Dead Presidents Kirby 1995
They Live Frank Armitage 1988
Superhero Movie The Chief of Police 2008
Bird Buster Franklin 1988
All About Steve Corbitt 2009
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson Narrator (voice) 2004
The Quick and the Dead Sgt. Clay Cantrell 1995
Article 99 Luther Jermoe 1992
The Puppet Masters Alex Holland 1994
No Bad Days Terrence 2008
Head of State Bernard Cooper 2003
Transporter 2 Stappleton 2005
Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming Terry 2010
Braddock: Missing in Action III Embassy Gate Captain 1988
Death at a Funeral Reverend Davis 2010
The Sensei Minister 2008
Don McKay Otis Kent 2009
The Fifth Commandment Max 'Coolbreeze' Templeton 2008
ATL John Garnett 2006
Justice League: The New Frontier The Centre (voice) 2008
First Sunday Judge B. Bennet Galloway 2008
Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia Commander Scott Boytano 2009
Lottery Ticket Sweet Tee 2010
Hot Pursuit Alphonso 1987
Ladykillers Abe 1988
The Last Sentinel Colonel Norton 2007
Coraline The Cat (voice) 2009
Against the Dark Lt. Waters 2009
Something Like A Business Sebastian 2010
Chain Letter Det. Jim Crenshaw 2010
Don King: Only in America Herbert Muhammad 1997
The Inheritance Uncle Melvin 2011
Pastor Brown Pastor Brown 2009
The Making of 'They Live' Self 1988
Off Limits Maurice 1988
Highway Mustafa 2012
Stalking Leopards Narrator (voice) 2002
Parallel Worlds: A Psychedelic Love Story Jerry 2023
Todd McFarlane's Spawn Al Simmons / Spawn (voice) 1997
Beef II Narrator (voice) 2004
If I Had Known I Was a Genius Dad 2007
Ultimate Fights from the Movies Frank (They Live) (archive footage) 2002
Brothers in Arms Self 2018
Todd McFarlane's Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle Al Simmons / Spawn (voice) 1999
The Prank Principal Henderson 2024
Cloud Atlas Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient 2012
S.I.S. Joseph Armstrong 2008
Nails Noah Owens 1992
Meet Monica Velour Claude 2010
29 Palms The Sheriff 2002
Blue Terry Venable 2009
Betty & Blue Willie 'Blue' Watson 2024
Mr. Nelson on the North Side Self 2021
Pretty When You Cry Detective Charles Desett 2001
Hopelessly in June Dalbert Myers 2011
Flipping Leo Richards, Gang Leader 1997
Stars & Bars Eugene Teagarden 1988
Mark Twain Narrator (voice) 2002
Nubia: The Forgotten Kingdom Narrator (voice) 2003
Executive Target Lamar 1997
Unplugging Gil 2022
Smiley Diamond 2012
Christmas in Compton Big Earl 2012
Nope Otis Haywood Sr. 2022
The Wonderful Spring of Mickey Mouse Narrator (voice) 2022
Assault on Wall Street Freddy 2013
Heist 88 Buddha Ray 2023
Shelby Oaks Morton Jacobson 2025
Samuel Bleak 2011
American Fiction Willy the Wonker 2023
From the Shadows Dr. Leonard Bertram 2023
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest Algric Bartles 1997
Don't Pass Me By David Knox 2013
Larger Than Life Hurst 1996
Eye for an Eye Martin 1996
Kaena: The Prophecy Voxem (english voice) 2003
The Butcher Larry Cobb 2009
Charlie Valentine Sal 2009
DC League of Super-Pets Dog-El (voice) 2022
The Grizzlies of Siberia Narrator (voice) 1999
Home Invaders Matador 2001
The Pirates of Penzance Pirates and Police 1980
Sons of Liberty Nathan Reynolds 2013
The Oh in Ohio Coach Popovitch 2006
The Last Fall 2012
The Nice Guys Older Guy 2016
A Miracle Before Christmas David 2022
Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2 Al Simmons / Spawn (voice) 1998
Entergalactic Mr. Rager (voice) 2022
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Council Member (voice) 2001
AniMen: The Galactic Battle Sergeant Brass 2012
A Snowy Day in Oakland Mr. Monroe 2023
Coriolanus Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen 1979
Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary 2014
Frog Kingdom Frog King (voice) 2013
The Proud Family Movie Bebe Clone (voice) 2005
Hollywood Homicide Leon 2003
Union Furnace Pin Stripe 2015
No Saints for Sinners 2011
Requiem for a Dream Big Tim 2000
Shut Up and Ride Narrator (voice) 2022
Last Stand of the Great Bear Narrator (voice) 2004
Boiling Pot Agent Long 2015
Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked Narrator (voice) 2003
My Mom's New Boyfriend FBI Chief Conrad 2008
Secrets of the Magic City Mr. Daniels 2015
Mufasa: The Lion King Masego (voice) 2024
Delta Farce Sgt. Kilgore 2007
Field of Lost Shoes Old Judge 2015
The Grave The Priest 1996
Dirty Lies Doc 2016
Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox The Simulator 2024
Double or Nothing Homeless Dude 2012
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London CIA Director 2004
The Whoopee Boys Washington Square Peddler 1986
Hercules Apollo the Sun God (voice) 1997
Range 15 Colonel Holloway 2016
ATF FBI Director Richard Long 1999
New York Street Games Self 2010
Service to Man Dean Holmes 2016
Where the Heart Is Moses Whitecotten 2000
The Greening of Whitney Brown Clerk 2011
Road House Ernie Bass 1989
Free Birds Chief Broadbeak (Voice) 2013
Semper Fi Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff 2001
Kids vs Monsters Barry 2015
Savage Dog Valentine 2017
Baseball: The Tenth Inning Narrator 2010
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip Narrator (voice) 2003
Gamer Agent Keith 2009
Johns Homeless John 1996
Reality Bites Roger 1994
Black Asylum Agent Davis 2013
Egypt's Golden Empire Narrator 2001
Ray Meets Helen Harve 2018
Chasing 3000 Officer L. 2010
Working with a Master: John Carpenter Self 2006
The Candlelight Murders Pastor Bob 2008
Not a War Story 2017
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music Self - Host 1993
Inside Mecca Narrator (voice) 2003
Night School Gerald 2018
Never Met Picasso Larry 1996
Christmas in Tattertown Saxophone (voice) 1988
If I Tell You I Have to Kill You Detective Harris 2015
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues King Oliver 2002
The Wedding Year Preston 2019
Tales from the Hood 2 Portifoy Simms 2018
Love Jacked Ed 2018
Nina Clifton's Father 2016
Boxing: In and Out of the Ring Narrator (voice) 2001
American Dresser Charlie 2018
F. You All: The Uwe Boll Story Self 2018
Innocents Detective Davis 2000
The Replacements Lindell 2000
Hallelujah Anyhow Will 1991
In Search of Darkness Self 2019
The North Star Frederick Douglass 2016
21 Bridges Deputy Chief Spencer 2019
There Are No Children Here John Paul Rivers 1993
In Search of Tomorrow Self - Interviewee 2022
Horizon Line Freddy Wyman 2020
The Gettysburg Address Frederick Douglass (voice) 2025
Beautiful Loser Morgan - Adult 2009
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror Self 2019
Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken Goliath (voice) 1996
The 420 Movie Chief Ironweed 2020
Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man Narrator (voice) 2004
The '91 Falcons Narrator (voice) 2017
The Shakespeare Sessions 2003
The Gateway Terry 2021
School of Rickey Narrator (voice) 2016
The Tiger Woods Story Earl Woods 1998
Blue: The American Dream Terry Venable 2016
The Color Purple: The Color of Success Narrator (voice) 2007
In Search of Darkness: Part II Self 2020
Most Guys Are Losers Al 2020
Pups Alone The Wise Bartender 2021
Black as Night Babineaux 2021
Forbidden Fruits Rev. Walters 2006
The Seventh Day Father Louis 2021
Hallelujah Big Willie 1993
Insight Captain Duke 2021
Cuba's Cancer Hope Narrator (voice) 2020
Murder in Black and White Martin 1990
The Undershepherd Brother Wilks 2012
Dutch Book 2015
You Might Be the Killer Sheriff James 2019
Catwoman: Hunted Tobias Whale / Morax (voice) 2022
Good Gregory Devereaux 2020
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story Ink Williams 2022
Jewels of the Caribbean Sea Narrator (voice) 1994
Finding Faith 1970
Biography: 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper Self 2021
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice 1970
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever! Self 2022
The Thing Expanded Self 1970
Portal to Hell 2025
Lions Of Darkness Narrator (voice) 1993
Series Cast Year
The Job 2001
Arliss 1996
Grey's Anatomy Lloyd Mackie 2005
Numb3rs 2005
Teen Titans Atlas (voice) 2003
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Matt Phelps 2000
Gargoyles Goliath (voice) 1994
Gargoyles 1994
Everwood Brian 2002
The Legend of Tarzan Tublat (voice) 2001
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles King Oliver 1992
Disney's House of Mouse 2001
E! True Hollywood Story 1996
Aladdin 1994
Fantastic Four 1994
Close Enough World’s Greatest Teacher Mug (voice) 2020
New York Undercover 1994
Canterbury's Law 2008
Mr. Robot Qwerty (voice) (uncredited) 2015
The Equalizer Cristo 1985
Creepshow Murdoch 2019
7th Heaven Stanley 1996
Hallelujah! 1981
The Big House 2004
DuckTales Manny (voice) 2017
ER Pastor Watkins 1994
Community Elroy Patashnik 2009
We Bare Bears Mr. Charles (voice) 2015
Todd McFarlane's Spawn Al Simmons / Spawn (voice) 1997
Hot Pursuit 1984
Muhammad Ali Narrator (voice) 2021
Extant Nicholas Calderon 2014
The Outer Limits Captain Ira Merit 1995
Central Park Ward Wittlinger (voice) 2020
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson 2005
The Oldest Rookie 1987
Amphibia King Andrias (voice) 2019
The Bible Narrator 2013
Rick and Morty President Curtis / Turkey President Curtis (voice) 2013
The Cape Max Malini 2011
Enlisted Sgt. Major Donald Cody 2014
Justice League Despero (voice) 2001
Community Narrator (voice) 2009
NOVA Narrator 1974
Scorpion Warden 2014
Love Life Narrator (voice) 2020
DC's Stargirl Mister Bones (voice) 2020
Nature Narrator 1982
Mark Twain Narrator (voice) 2002
Greenleaf Bishop James Greenleaf 2016
Silent Service Self - Host 2000
Justified: City Primeval Judge Alvin Guy 2023
Big Time in Hollywood, Fl Agent Everett Malloy 2015
Young Justice Mongul (voice) 2010
Star vs. the Forces of Evil Glossaryck (voice) 2015
My Dad the Bounty Hunter B'Caala (voice) 2023
Hercules Apollo (voice) 1998
Egypt's Golden Empire Narrator (voice) 2001
The Flash Solovar (voice) 2014
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982 Self - Actor 2023
Krapopolis Asskill (voice) 2023
True Lies Albert 'Al' Gibson 2023
Adventure Time Balthus (voice) 2010
Reading Rainbow Narrator (voice) 1983
Hazbin Hotel Husk (voice) 2024
American Dad! Fire Captain (voice) 2005
The War Narrator (voice) 2008
Kulipari: An Army of Frogs Lord Marmoo (voice) 2016
Jackie Robinson Narrator (voice) 2016
Belle's William 'Big Bill' Cooper 2013
Jazz Narrator (voice) 2001
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony Frederick Douglass (voice) 1999
Future Man Dr. Elias Kronish 2017
Person of Interest Terence Beale 2011
Baseball Narrator 1994
Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters Malcom Kane (voice) 2017
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time Self 2022
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series Agent Mosely (voice) 2003
Craig of the Creek Narrator (voice) 2018
Law & Order Bronx D.A. John Robertson 1990
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland The Cheshire Cat (voice) 2013
Summer Camp Island Lithophone (voice) 2018
Summer Camp Island Tummy (voice) 2018
Champaign Ill Lafonso 2018
The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW Narrator (voice) 2014
From Scratch Hershel Wheeler 2022
Dead Talk Live Self - Guest 2020
The Last Kids on Earth Thrull (voice) 2019
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Sal Commander (voice) 2012
Firebuds Manny Kablamee 2022
Speechless Colonel 2016
BoJack Horseman Lion Musician (voice) 2014
Psych Mr. Guster 2006
Woke Bible (voice) 2020
Adventure Time Flame King (voice) 2010
Leonardo da Vinci Narrator (voice) 2024
Leverage: Redemption Billy Spencer 2021
Duster Ezra 1970
NCIS: New Orleans Gene Holloway 2014
black-ish Loose Craig 2014
Hawaii Five-0 Jimmy Cannon 2010
Touch Dutch 2012
Fresh Off the Boat Clyde Roses 2015
MacGyver Burke / Man 2016
Rick and Morty Reverse Giraffe (voice) 2013
Rick and Morty President/Governor Andre Curtis (voice) 2013
Uncle Grandpa Santa Claus (voice) 2013
Archer Lemuel Kane (voice) 2009
Family Guy Jazz Documentary Narrator (voice) 1999
Kite Man: Hell Yeah! Darkseid (voice) 2024
Masters of the Universe: Revolution Hordak (voice) 2024
Liverspots and Astronots Dr. Pesh 2018
The Sensitive Kind 1970
Marvel's Hit-Monkey The Devil 2021
Invincible Fight Girl Narrator (voice) 2024
American Experience W.E. Henderson / Other Voices 1988
Abbott Elementary Frank 2021
Invincible Fight Girl Scouter (voice) 2024
Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou Narrator (voice) 2024
Rick and Morty Narrator (voice) 2013
High Potential Captain Pacheco 2024
Baseball: The Tenth Inning Narrator (voice) 2010
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