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
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Credits
- 2026 · Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice as Sosa
- 2026 · Strip Law as Steve Nichols (voice)
- 2025 · The American Revolution as (voice)
- 2025 · I Love LA as Leon Marcus
- 2025 · Shelby Oaks as Morton Jacobson
- 2025 · E.B. White's Charlotte's Web as Old Sheep (voice)
- 2025 · The Lowdown as Marty
- 2025 · Haunted Hotel as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2025 · Duster as Ezra Saxton
- 2025 · Sneaks as O.G. (voice)
- 2025 · Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances as Toy COD Leader (voice)
- 2024 · Mufasa: The Lion King as Masego (voice)
- 2024 · Leonardo da Vinci as Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · Invincible Fight Girl as Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · Invincible Fight Girl as Scouter (voice)
- 2024 · High Potential as Captain Pacheco
- 2024 · Kite Man: Hell Yeah! as Darkseid (voice)
- 2024 · Betty & Blue as Willie 'Blue' Watson
- 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)
- 2023 · Parallel Worlds: A Psychedelic Love Story as Jerry
- 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 · 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 · Muhammad Ali as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · The Gateway as Terry
- 2021 · Leverage: Redemption as Billy Spencer
- 2020 · Horizon Line as Freddy Wyman
- 2020 · The Good Lord Bird as Herbert
- 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)
- 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 · Brothers in Arms as Self
- 2018 · Liverspots and Astronots as Dr. Pesh
- 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 · Not a War Story as
- 2017 · Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2016 · MacGyver as Burke / Man
- 2016 · Speechless as Colonel
- 2016 · Greenleaf as Bishop James Greenleaf
- 2015 · Boiling Pot as Agent Long
- 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 · The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW as Narrator (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 · Free Birds as Chief Broadbeak (Voice)
- 2013 · Uncle Grandpa as Santa Claus (voice)
- 2013 · Black Asylum as Agent Davis
- 2013 · Teen Titans Go! as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · The Bible as Narrator
- 2012 · Smiley as Diamond
- 2012 · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Sal Commander (voice)
- 2012 · Touch as Dutch
- 2011 · Person of Interest as Terence Beale
- 2011 · Hopelessly in June as Dalbert Myers
- 2010 · Young Justice as Mongul (voice)
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Jimmy Cannon
- 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 · Coraline as The Cat (voice)
- 2006 · Psych as Mr. Guster
- 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
- 2004 · The Chronicles of Riddick as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
- 2003 · Teen Titans as Atlas (voice)
- 2003 · Agent Cody Banks as CIA Director
- 2002 · Everwood as Brian
- 2001 · Justice League as Despero (voice)
- 2001 · The Legend of Tarzan as Tublat (voice)
- 2001 · Disney's House of Mouse as
- 2001 · Jazz as Narrator (voice)
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Matt Phelps
- 1999 · Family Guy as Jazz Documentary Narrator (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Commander Bensinger (voice)
- 1998 · Hercules as Apollo (voice)
- 1998 · Armageddon as General Kimsey
- 1997 · Hercules as Apollo the Sun God (voice)
- 1996 · 7th Heaven as Stanley
- 1996 · Arli$$ as
- 1995 · Dead Presidents as Kirby
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Captain Ira Merit
- 1994 · Gargoyles as Goliath (voice)
- 1994 · Gargoyles as
- 1994 · ER as Pastor Watkins
- 1994 · New York Undercover as
- 1994 · Reality Bites as Roger
- 1994 · Aladdin as
- 1992 · The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles as King Oliver
- 1990 · Law & Order as Bronx D.A. John Robertson
- 1988 · They Live as Frank Armitage
- 1988 · American Experience as W.E. Henderson / Other Voices
- 1986 · Platoon as King
- 1985 · The Equalizer as Cristo
- 1983 · Reading Rainbow as Narrator (voice)
- 1982 · Nature as Narrator
- 1982 · The Thing as Childs
- 1974 · NOVA as Narrator
- 1953 · The Oscars as The Cat (voice)
- Future · The Price for Freedom as Reverend J.W. Bruno
- 2025 · The Gettysburg Address as Frederick Douglass (voice)
- 2025 · Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway as (voice) (uncredited)
- 2025 · Hazbin Hotel: Sing-Along as Husk (voice)
- 2025 · Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox as The Simulator
- 2025 · Portal to Hell as Mr. Bobshank
- 2024 · Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou as Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · The Prank as Principal Henderson
- 2023 · Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982 as Self - Actor
- 2023 · A Snowy Day in Oakland as Mr. Monroe
- 2022 · The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time as Self
- 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 · The Seventh Day as Father Louis
- 2021 · Insight as Captain Duke
- 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
- 2018 · American Dresser as Charlie
- 2018 · Tales from the Hood 2 as Portifoy Simms
- 2017 · Savage Dog as Valentine
- 2016 · Range 15 as Colonel Holloway
- 2016 · Nina as Clifton's Father
- 2016 · Jackie Robinson as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · Dirty Lies as Doc
- 2015 · Field of Lost Shoes as Old Judge
- 2013 · Frog Kingdom as Frog King (voice)
- 2013 · Assault on Wall Street as Freddy
- 2012 · Christmas in Compton as Big Earl
- 2012 · Highway as Mustafa
- 2012 · The Undershepherd as Brother Wilks
- 2011 · The Greening of Whitney Brown as Clerk
- 2011 · The Inheritance as Uncle Melvin
- 2011 · Samuel Bleak as Ned Coffman
- 2010 · Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming as Terry
- 2010 · Chain Letter as Det. Jim Crenshaw
- 2010 · Lottery Ticket as Sweet Tee
- 2010 · Chasing 3000 as Officer L.
- 2010 · Meet Monica Velour as Claude
- 2009 · The Butcher as Larry Cobb
- 2009 · Pastor Brown as Pastor Brown
- 2009 · Against the Dark as Lt. Waters
- 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 · The Sensei as Minister
- 2008 · My Mom's New Boyfriend as FBI Chief Conrad
- 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 · If I Had Known I Was a Genius as Dad
- 2006 · Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil as MCPO Scott Boytano
- 2006 · The Oh in Ohio as Coach Popovitch
- 2005 · The Crusades: Crescent and the Cross as Narrator
- 2005 · The Proud Family Movie as Bebe Clone (voice)
- 2004 · Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson as Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London as CIA Director
- 2003 · Hollywood Homicide as Leon
- 2003 · Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites as Narrator
- 2003 · Head of State as Bernard Cooper
- 2002 · Ultimate Fights from the Movies as Frank (They Live) (archive footage)
- 2002 · Mark Twain as Narrator (voice)
- 2002 · Mark Twain as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · Novocaine as Detective Lunt
- 2001 · Egypt's Golden Empire as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · Home Invaders as Matador
- 2000 · Silent Service as Self - Host
- 1999 · Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony as Frederick Douglass (voice)
- 1997 · Don King: Only in America as Herbert Muhammad
- 1997 · Executive Target as Lamar
- 1996 · Johns as Homeless John
- 1996 · Larger Than Life as Hurst
- 1996 · The Grave as The Priest
- 1995 · Clockers as André the Giant
- 1995 · Blue in the Face as Jackie Robinson
- 1995 · Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken as Goliath (voice)
- 1994 · The Puppet Masters as Alex Holland
- 1993 · The Last Outlaw as Lovecraft
- 1992 · Nails as Noah Owens
- 1992 · Article 99 as Luther Jermoe
- 1992 · Final Analysis as Detective Huggins
- 1990 · Men at Work as Louis Fedders
- 1989 · Always as Powerhouse
- 1988 · Bird as Buster Franklin
- 1988 · Stars & Bars as Eugene Teagarden
- 1988 · Off Limits as Maurice
- Future · ATL 2: The Homecoming as John Garnett
- 2026 · The Thing Expanded as Self
- 2025 · What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas as Self - Interviewee
- 2025 · Finding Faith as
- 2025 · Omniscient as Alistair
- 2023 · From the Shadows as Dr. Leonard Bertram
- 2022 · A Miracle Before Christmas as David
- 2022 · Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story as Ink Williams
- 2021 · Mr. Nelson on the North Side as Self
- 2020 · Most Guys Are Losers as Al
- 2020 · Good as Gregory Devereaux
- 2020 · The 420 Movie as Chief Ironweed
- 2019 · In Search of Darkness as Self
- 2019 · Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror as Self
- 2018 · Love Jacked as Ed
- 2018 · Sharon 1.2.3. as Tyrone
- 2018 · Ray Meets Helen as Harve
- 2016 · Blue: The American Dream as Terry Venable
- 2016 · The Last Punch as Don King
- 2015 · If I Tell You I Have to Kill You as Detective Harris
- 2015 · Kids vs Monsters as Barry
- 2014 · Creature Feature: 60 Years of the Gill-Man as Narrator
- 2013 · Sons of Liberty as Nathan Reynolds
- 2013 · Belle's as William 'Big Bill' Cooper
- 2013 · Don't Pass Me By as David Knox
- 2012 · Double or Nothing as Homeless Dude
- 2009 · Charlie Valentine as Sal
- 2006 · Forbidden Fruits as Rev. Walters
- 2004 · Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked as Narrator (voice)
- 2002 · 29 Palms as The Sheriff
- 2001 · Semper Fi as Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff
- 1997 · Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest as Algric Bartles
- Future · President Curtis as President Andre Curtis (voice)
- 2005 · Crusades: Crescent & the Cross as Self - Narrator
- 2003 · Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Inside Mecca as Narrator (voice)
- 1998 · Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2 as Spawn
- Future · My New Friend Jim as Jim Dandy
- 1999 · The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues as King Oliver
- 1998 · The Tiger Woods Story as Earl Woods
- 1997 · Flipping as Leo Richards, Gang Leader
- 1993 · Hallelujah as Big Willie
- 1993 · Lions Of Darkness as Narrator (voice)
- 1991 · Hallelujah Anyhow as Will
- 1988 · Ladykillers as Abe
- 1980 · The Pirates of Penzance as Pirates and Police
- Future · Dreams of the Moon as
- 2028 · Captain Zero: The Movie as The Depression Demon (voice)
- 2025 · Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II as The Depression Demon (voice)
- 2022 · Shut Up and Ride as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Cuba's Cancer Hope as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · F. You All: The Uwe Boll Story as Self
- 2017 · The '91 Falcons as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · Service to Man as Dean Holmes
- 2016 · Kulipari: An Army of Frogs as Lord Marmoo (voice)
- 2016 · School of Rickey as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · The Nice Guys as Older Guy
- 2016 · The North Star as Frederick Douglass
- 2015 · Dutch Book as
- 2015 · Secrets of the Magic City as Mr. Daniels
- 2015 · Big Time in Hollywood, Fl as Agent Everett Malloy
- 2014 · Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary as
- 2014 · Enlisted as Sgt. Major Donald Cody
- 2013 · Once Upon a Time in Wonderland as The Cheshire Cat (voice)
- 2012 · Cloud Atlas as Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient
- 2012 · The Last Fall as Sydney Bishop
- 2012 · AniMen: The Galactic Battle as Sergeant Brass
- 2011 · The Cape as Max Malini
- 2011 · No Saints for Sinners as
- 2010 · Baseball: The Tenth Inning as Narrator (voice)
- 2010 · Baseball: The Tenth Inning as Narrator
- 2010 · New York Street Games as Self
- 2010 · Something Like A Business as Sebastian
- 2010 · Death at a Funeral as Reverend Davis
- 2010 · Africa's Lost Eden as Narrator (voice)
- 2009 · Beautiful Loser as Morgan - Adult
- 2009 · Gamer as Agent Keith
- 2009 · All About Steve as Corbitt
- 2009 · Don McKay as Otis Kent
- 2009 · Blue as Terry Venable
- 2008 · Superhero Movie as The Chief of Police
- 2008 · Canterbury's Law as
- 2008 · The Candlelight Murders as Pastor Bob
- 2007 · The War as Narrator (voice)
- 2007 · The Color Purple: The Color of Success as Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · ATL as John Garnett
- 2006 · Working with a Master: John Carpenter as Self
- 2005 · Dirty as Captain Spain
- 2005 · Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson as Jack Johnson (voice)
- 2004 · Last Stand of the Great Bear as Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · Beef II as Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice)
- 2004 · The Big House as
- 2003 · Nubia: The Forgotten Kingdom as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Spider-Man: The New Animated Series as Agent Mosely (voice)
- 2003 · The Shakespeare Sessions as
- 2002 · Stalking Leopards as Narrator (voice)
- 2002 · Barbershop as Lester Wallace
- 2001 · Pretty When You Cry as Detective Charles Desett
- 2001 · Egypt's Golden Empire as Narrator
- 2001 · Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within as Council Member (voice)
- 2001 · The Job as
- 2001 · Boxing: In and Out of the Ring as Narrator (voice)
- 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 · Innocents as Detective Davis
- 1999 · ATF as FBI Director Richard Long
- 1999 · The Grizzlies of Siberia as Narrator (voice)
- 1998 · There's Something About Mary as Charlie Jensen
- 1997 · Never Met Picasso as Larry
- 1997 · Spawn as Al Simmons / Spawn (voice)
- 1997 · Volcano as Lt. Ed Fox
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as Self
- 1996 · Eye for an Eye as Martin
- 1995 · The Quick and the Dead as Sgt. Clay Cantrell
- 1994 · Fantastic Four as Black Panther/T'challa (voice)
- 1994 · Baseball as Narrator
- 1994 · Notes in a Minor Key as Kansas
- 1994 · Jewels of the Caribbean Sea as Narrator (voice)
- 1993 · There Are No Children Here as John Paul Rivers
- 1993 · Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music as Self - Host
- 1990 · Marked for Death as Max
- 1990 · Murder in Black and White as Martin
- 1989 · Road House as Ernie Bass
- 1988 · Christmas in Tattertown as Saxophone (voice)
- 1988 · Braddock: Missing in Action III as Embassy Gate Captain
- 1988 · The Making of 'They Live' as Self
- 1987 · The Oldest Rookie as
- 1987 · Hot Pursuit as Alphonso
- 1986 · The Whoopee Boys as Washington Square Peddler
- 1984 · Hot Pursuit as
- 1981 · Hallelujah! as
- 1979 · Coriolanus as Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
- Future · Rise of the Mammals as Narrator



