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Keith David

Actor, Producer, Additional Credits
Born June 4, 1956 (68 years)
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.

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Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Requiem for a Dream
  • My Mom's New Boyfriend
  • Delta Farce
  • Range 15
  • Savage Dog
  • The Wedding Year
  • Forbidden Fruits
  • Disco Godfather
  • The Grave
  • Insight
  • The Sensei
  • Samuel Bleak
  • Sons of Liberty
  • Ray Meets Helen
  • Most Guys Are Losers
  • From the Shadows
  • If I Tell You I Have to Kill You
  • The 420 Movie: Mary & Jane
Known For
  • The Thing
  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith
  • They Live
  • Platoon
  • Coraline
  • The Nice Guys
  • Pitch Black
  • Nope
  • Cloud Atlas
  • There's Something About Mary
  • The Chronicles of Riddick
  • The Princess and the Frog
  • Transporter 2
  • Crash
  • Gargoyles
  • Volcano
  • The Quick and the Dead
  • 21 Bridges
  • Dead Presidents
  • Hercules
  • Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
  • Spawn
  • Superhero Movie
  • Agent Cody Banks

Filmography

2025
The Gettysburg Address · as Frederick Douglass (voice)
2025
Sneaks · as O.g. (voice)
2025
Finding Faith · as Henry
2024
Mufasa: The Lion King · as Masego (voice)
2024
Invincible Fight Girl (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
2024
Shelby Oaks · as Morton Jacobson
2024
Kite Man: Hell Yeah! (TV Series) · as Darkseid (voice)
2024
2024
Masters of the Universe: Revolution (TV Series) · as Hordak (voice)
2023
American Fiction · as Willy The Wonker
2023
PLUTO (TV Series) · as Tenma
2023
Heist 88 · as Buddha Ray
2023
Krapopolis (TV Series) · as Asskill (voice)
2023
Justified: City Primeval (TV Series) · as Judge Alvin Guy
2023
A Snowy Day in Oakland · as Mr. Monroe
2023
True Lies (TV Series) · as Albert “al” Gibson
2023
My Dad the Bounty Hunter (TV Series) · as B'caala (voice)
2022
Shut Up and Ride · as Narrator
2022
2022
Transformers: EarthSpark (TV Series) · as Grimlock
2022
From Scratch (2022) (TV Series) · as Hershel Wheeler
2022
Entergalactic · as Mr. Rager (voice)
2022
From the Shadows · as Dr. Leonard Bertram
2022
Firebuds (TV Series) · as Manny Kablamee
2022
2022
Chibiverse (TV Series) · as King Andrias
2022
DC League of Super-Pets · as Dog-El (voice)
2022
Nope · as Otis Haywood Sr.
2022
Unplugging · as Gil
2022
2022
The Prank · as Principal Henderson
2022
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (TV Series) · as Clone Bebe
2022
Catwoman: Hunted · as Tobias Whale / Morax (voice)
2021
Marvel's Hit-Monkey (TV Series) · as The Devil
2021
Pups Alone · as The Wise Bartender
2021
Black as Night · as Babineaux
2021
Muhammad Ali (TV Series) · as Narrator
2021
The Gateway · as Terry
2021
Leverage: Redemption (TV Series) · as Billy Spencer
2021
The Seventh Day · as Father Louis
2021
Insight · as Captain Duke
2020
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse (TV Series) · as Narrator
2020
Horizon Line · as Freddy Wyman
2020
2020
Good · as Gregory Devereaux
2020
Wild Daze · as Narrator
2020
Woke (TV Series) · as Bible (voice)
2020
The Good Lord Bird (TV Series) · as Herbert
2020
Tig n’ Seek (TV Series) · as Mr. Martin
2020
Close Enough (TV Series) · as World’s Greatest Teacher Mug (voice)
2020
Central Park (TV Series) · as Ward Wittlinger (voice)
2020
Love Life (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
2020
Stargirl (TV Series) · as Mister Bones (voice)
2020
JJ Villard's Fairy Tales (TV Series) · as Lionel
2020
2020
Cuba's Cancer Hope · as Narrator
2020
Blue: The American Dream · as Terry Venable
2019
Fast & Furious: Spy Racers (TV Series) · as Narrator
2019
Hazbin Hotel (TV Series) · as Husk (voice)
2019
Creepshow (TV Series) · as Murdoch
2019
21 Bridges · as Deputy Chief Spencer
2019
2019
The Last Kids on Earth (TV Series) · as Thrull (voice)
2019
Amphibia (TV Series) · as King Andrias (voice)
2019
2018
Champaign ILL (TV Series) · as Lafonso
2018
You Might Be the Killer · as Sheriff James
2018
Love Jacked · as Ed
2018
Liverspots and Astronots (TV Series) · as Dr. Pesh
2018
Tales from the Hood 2 · as Portifoy Simms
2018
Night School · as Gerald
2018
Sharon 1.2.3. · as Tyrone
2018
American Dresser · as Charlie
2018
Summer Camp Island (TV Series) · as Lithophone (voice)
2018
Final Space (TV Series) · as Bolo
2017
2017
Craig of the Creek (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
2017
Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters (TV Series) · as Malcom Kane (voice)
2017
Future Man (TV Series) · as Dr. Elias Kronish
2017
Black Love (TV Series) · as Cast
2017
DuckTales (2017) (TV Series) · as Manny (voice)
2017
Savage Dog · as Valentine
2017
2017
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes (TV Series) · as Crinkly Wrinkly Narration
2017
Dirty Lies · as Doc
2017
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (TV Series) · as Additional Voices
2017
2017
Superior Donuts (TV Series) · as John
2016
Service to Man · as Dean Holmes
2016
2016
Ben 10 (2016) (TV Series) · as Yawk
2016
MacGyver (2016) (TV Series) · as Burke / Man
2016
Speechless (TV Series) · as Colonel
2016
Kulipari: An Army of Frogs (TV Series) · as Lord Marmoo (voice)
2016
Greenleaf (TV Series) · as Bishop James Greenleaf
2016
Range 15 · as Colonel Holloway
2016
The Nice Guys · as Older Guy
2016
Nina · as Clifton's Father
2016
Jackie Robinson (TV Series) · as Narrator
2016
The North Star · as Frederick Douglas
2015
2015
The Timeline (TV Series) · as Narrator
2015
2015
Boiling Pot · as Agent Long
2015
Kids vs Monsters · as Barry
2015
2015
Union Furnace · as Pin Stripe
2015
Mr. Robot (TV Series) · as Qwerty (voice) (uncredited)
2015
Big Time in Hollywood, FL (TV Series) · as Agent Everett Malloy
2015
What Lives Inside (TV Series) · as Soot
2015
Field of Lost Shoes · as Old Judge
2015
Fresh Off the Boat (TV Series) · as Clyde Roses
2014
We Bare Bears (TV Series) · as Mr. Charles (voice)
2014
Secrets of the Magic City · as Mr. Daniels
2014
The Marvel Experience · as Nick Fury
2014
The Flash (2014) (TV Series) · as Solovar (voice)
2014
black-ish (TV Series) · as Loose Craig
2014
NCIS: New Orleans (TV Series) · as Gene Holloway
2014
Scorpion (TV Series) · as Warden
2014
BoJack Horseman (TV Series) · as Lion Musician (voice)
2014
The Monday Night War (TV Series) · as Narrator
2014
Black Jesus (TV Series) · as Reverend Otis
2014
Extant (TV Series) · as Nicholas Calderon
2014
Enlisted (TV Series) · as Sgt. Major Donald Cody
2013
Frog Kingdom · as Frog King (voice)
2013
Rick and Morty (TV Series) · as President/governor Andre Curtis (voice)
2013
2013
Free Birds · as Chief Broadbeak (voice)
2013
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (TV Series) · as The Cheshire Cat (voice)
2013
Sons of Liberty · as Nathan Reynolds
2013
2013
The Bible (TV Series) · as Narrator
2013
Don't Pass Me By · as David Knox
2013
2012
H4 · as Worcester
2012
Star vs. the Forces of Evil (TV Series) · as Glossaryck (voice)
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 (2012) (TV Series) · as Sal Commander (voice)
2012
Highway · as Mustafa
2012
Marvel's Avengers Assemble (TV Series) · as T'chaka
2012
Belle's (TV Series) · as William 'big Bill' Cooper
2012
2012
2012
The Undershepherd · as Brother Wilks
2012
Touch (2012) (TV Series) · as Dutch
2012
Animen: The Galactic Battle · as Sergeant Brass
2011
2011
Allen Gregory (TV Series) · as Carl Trent Davis
2011
Person of Interest (TV Series) · as Terence Beale
2011
Hopelessly in June · as Dalbert Myers
2011
The Inheritance · as Uncle Melvin
2011
The Cape (2011) (TV Series) · as Max Malini
2011
2010
Young Justice (TV Series) · as Mongul (voice)
2010
Chain Letter · as Det. Jim Crenshaw
2010
God in America: How Religious Liberty Shaped America (TV Series) · as Frederick Douglass
2010
2010
2010
2010
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) (TV Series) · as Jimmy Cannon
2010
Regular Show (TV Series) · as Streaming
2010
Lottery Ticket · as Sweet Tee
2010
Chasing 3000 · as Officer L.
2010
2010
Meet Monica Velour · as Claude
2010
Uncle Grandpa (TV Series) · as Santa Claus (voice)
2010
Spork · as Coach Jenkins
2010
Death at a Funeral · as Reverend Davis
2010
Africa's Lost Eden · as Narrator
2010
Adventure Time (TV Series) · as Balthus (voice)
2010
Birds of Paradise · as Old Buzzard
2010
Now Here · as Detective Brinkman
2010
Sealing Your Fate · as Gavin Taylor
2009
The Princess and the Frog · as Dr. Facilier (voice)
2009
Archer (2009) (TV Series) · as Lemuel Kane (voice)
2009
Community (TV Series) · as Elroy Patashnik
2009
All About Steve · as Corbitt
2009
Gamer · as Agent Keith
2009
The Butcher · as Larry Cobb
2009
Pastor Brown · as Pastor Brown
2009
Don McKay · as Otis Kent
2009
Blue · as Terry Venable
2009
2009
Against the Dark · as Lt. Waters
2009
Coraline · as Cat (voice)
2009
Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia · as Commander Scott Boytano
2008
Beautiful Loser · as Morgan - Adult
2008
2008
SIS · 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
Superhero Movie · as The Chief Of Police
2008
Canterbury's Law (TV Series)
2008
The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV Series) · as Big Man
2008
Justice League: The New Frontier · as The Centre (voice)
2008
First Sunday · as Judge B. Bennet Galloway
2007
Funny or Die Presents (TV Series) · as Sleeping Celebrity
2007
2007
The War (TV Series) · as Narrator
2007
The Last Sentinel · as Colonel Norton
2007
Delta Farce · as Sgt. Kilgore
2006
Fear Files...Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein (TV Series) · as Narrator
2006
Forbidden Fruits · as Rev. Walters
2006
Psych (TV Series) · as Mr. Guster
2006
ATL · as John Garnett
2006
The Oh in Ohio · as Coach Popovitch
2006
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil · as Mcpo Scott Boytano
2005
Dirty · as Captain Spain
2005
2005
The Crusades: Crescent & the Cross (TV Series) · as Narrator
2005
The Proud Family Movie · as Bebe Clone (voice)
2005
Transporter 2 · as Stappleton
2005
Mr. & Mrs. Smith · as Father
2005
Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Lloyd Mackie
2005
American Dad! (TV Series) · as Fire Captain (voice)
2005
Numb3rs (TV Series)
2005
2004
Crash · as Lt. Dixon
2004
2004
Beef II · as Narrator (voice)
2004
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury · as Abu 'imam' Al-Walid (voice)
2004
2004
2004
2004
2003
2003
All of Us (TV Series) · as Cast
2003
Teen Titans (TV Series) · as Atlas (voice)
2003
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (TV Series) · as Agent Mosely (voice)
2003
Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked · as Narrator (voice)
2003
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
2002
Everwood (TV Series) · as Brian
2002
Barbershop · as Lester Wallace
2002
29 Palms · as The Sheriff
2002
Ultimate Fights from the Movies · as Frank (they Live) (archive Footage)
2002
Mark Twain (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
2002
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (TV Series) · as King Oliver
2001
Mark Twain · as Narrator (voice)
2001
Novocaine · as Detective Lunt
2001
Justice League (TV Series) · as Despero (voice)
2001
The Legend of Tarzan (TV Series) · as Tublat (voice)
2001
Going to California (TV Series) · as Paradise
2001
Home Invaders · as Matador
2001
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within · as Council Member (voice)
2001
Semper Fi · as Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff
2001
The Job (TV Series)
2001
House of Mouse (TV Series) · as Card Soldier
2001
Jazz (TV Series) · as Narrator
2001
Pretty When You Cry · as Detective Charles Desett
2001
2001
Robot Chicken (TV Series) · as Angry Birds Narrator
2000
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Matt Phelps
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
1999
New York: A Documentary Film (TV Series) · as Cast
1999
1999
1999
ATF · as F.b.i. Director Richard Long
1999
Loose Women (TV Series)
1999
Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Narrator
1999
1999
SpongeBob SquarePants (TV Series) · as Gary's Collar
1999
Family Guy (TV Series) · as Jazz Documentary Narrator (voice)
1998
City Confidential (TV Series) · as Narrator
1998
Hercules (TV Series) · as Apollo (voice)
1998
Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2 · as Al Simmons/spawn
1998
There's Something About Mary · as Charlie Jensen
1998
Armageddon · as General Kimsey
1998
The Tiger Woods Story · as Earl Woods
1998
Behind the Zipper with Magda · as Charlie Jensen
1997
Don King: Only in America · as Herbert Muhammad
1997
1997
Executive Target · as Lamar
1997
Loose Women · as Stylist #1
1997
Princess Mononoke · as Okkoto
1997
Hercules · as Apollo The Sun God (voice)
1997
Spawn (TV Series) · as Spawn (voice)
1997
Todd McFarlane's Spawn · as Al Simmons / Spawn (voice)
1997
Volcano · as Lt. Ed Fox
1997
Vanishing Point · as Warren Taft
1996
Johns · as Homeless John
1996
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (TV Series)
1996
7th Heaven (TV Series) · as Stanley
1996
Arli$$ (TV Series)
1996
Larger Than Life · as Hurst
1996
1996
The Grave · as The Priest
1996
Eye for an Eye · as Martin
1996
Flipping · as Leo Richards, Gang Leader
1996
Never Met Picasso · as Larry
1995
1995
Blue in the Face · as Jackie Robinson
1995
Dead Presidents · as Kirby
1995
Clockers · as André The Giant
1995
Timon & Pumbaa (TV Series) · as Mr. Pig
1995
The Outer Limits (1995) (TV Series) · as Captain Ira Merit
1995
The Quick and the Dead · as Sgt. Clay Cantrell
1994
Gargoyles (TV Series) · as Goliath (voice)
1994
The Puppet Masters · as Alex Holland
1994
Fantastic Four (TV Series)
1994
ER (TV Series) · as Pastor Watkins
1994
Baseball (TV Series) · as Narrator
1994
1994
Aladdin (TV Series)
1994
Reality Bites · as Roger
1993
1993
There Are No Children Here · as John Paul Rivers
1993
The Last Outlaw · as Lovecraft
1993
Tribeca (TV Series) · as The Reader
1992
Nails · as Noah Owens
1992
Article 99 · as Luther Jermoe
1992
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV Series) · as King Oliver
1992
Final Analysis · as Detective Huggins
1991
3x3 Eyes (TV Series) · as Mama
1990
1990
Against the Law (TV Series) · as Otis Turnbull
1990
Law & Order (TV Series) · as Bronx D.a. John Robertson
1990
Men at Work · as Louis Fedders
1990
1989
Always · as Powerhouse
1989
Road House · as Ernie Bass
1989
A Man Called Hawk (TV Series) · as Jesse
1988
Christmas in Tattertown · as Saxophone (voice)
1988
Ladykillers · as Abe
1988
They Live · as Frank Armitage
1988
Bird · as Buster Franklin
1988
Stars and Bars · as Eugene Teagarden
1988
Off Limits · as Maurice
1988
Braddock: Missing in Action III · as Embassy Gate Captain
1987
American Experience (TV Series) · as Cast
1987
Hot Pursuit · as Alphonso
1986
Platoon · as King
1986
The Whoopee Boys · as Washington Square Peddler
1985
The Equalizer (TV Series) · as Cristo
1984
Screen Two (TV Series) · as Will
1984
1984
Hot Pursuit (TV Series)
1983
Hallelujah! (TV Series)
1982
Nature (TV Series) · as Narrator
1982
The Thing · as Childs
1980
American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Big Willie
1980
The Pirates of Penzance · as Pirates And Police
1979
Disco Godfather · as Club Patron
1979
Coriolanus · as Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
1974
NOVA (TV Series) · as Narrator
1968
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (TV Series) · as Keith
Duster (TV Series) · as Ezra

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