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Keith David
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Keith David Williams (born June 4, 1956) is an American actor. He is mostly known for his bass voice and screen presence in over 400 roles across film, stage, television, and interactive media.
He has starred in such films as The Thing (1982), Platoon (1986), They Live (1988), Dead Presidents(1995), Armageddon (1998), There's Something About Mary (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), Pitch Black (2000), Barbershop (2002), Crash (2004), The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), Cloud Atlas (2012), The Nice Guys (2016), Nope (2022), and American Fiction (2023). He starred as Elroy Patashnik in the sixth season of the NBC series Community (2015) and as Bishop James Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network…
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Keith David Williams (born June 4, 1956) is an American actor. He is mostly known for his bass voice and screen presence in over 400 roles across film, stage, television, and interactive media. He has starred in such films as The Thing (1982), Platoon (1986), They Live (1988), Dead Presidents(1995), Armageddon (1998), There's Something About Mary (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), Pitch Black (2000), Barbershop (2002), Crash (2004), The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), Cloud Atlas (2012), The Nice Guys (2016), Nope (2022), and American Fiction (2023). He starred as Elroy Patashnik in the sixth season of the NBC series Community (2015) and as Bishop James Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama Greenleaf (2016–2020). His Emmy-winning voice acting career includes narrating Ken Burns films such as The War (2007) and Muhammad Ali (2021). In film, he has voiced Dr. Facilier in The Princess and the Frog (2009) and the Cat in Coraline (2009). On television, he portrayed Goliath in Gargoyles (1994–1997), Al Simmons / Spawn in Todd McFarlane's Spawn (1997–1999), The Flame King in Adventure Time (2012–2017), President Andre Curtis in Rick and Morty (2015–) and its upcoming spin-off President Curtis, King Andrias in Amphibia (2020–2022), Dr. Tenma in Pluto (2023), and Husk in Hazbin Hotel (2024–). Video game roles include the Arbiter Thel 'Vadamee in the Halo franchise (2004–2015), Julius Little and himself in the Saints Row series (2006–2017), Captain Anderson in the Mass Effect series (2007–2013), Chaos in Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008), Sergeant Foley in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009), and Commander Zavala in Destiny 2: The Final Shape (2024), which he assumed after the death of Lance Reddick in March 2023. He was part of the cast of The Nightmare Before Christmas live concert in October 2025, where he voiced Oogie Boogie, taking over the role from his longtime original voice actor, Ken Page, following his death in September 2024. In July 2025, David was selected to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2026. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keith David, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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BODY OF WORK
Keith David's Filmography
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Captain Zero: The Movie
as The Depression Demon (voice)
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
as Narrator of Spider Video (voice)
The Thing Expanded
as Self
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
as Sosa
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
as Self - Interviewee
The Gettysburg Address
as Frederick Douglass (voice)
Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway
as (voice) (uncredited)
Shelby Oaks
as Morton Jacobson
Hazbin Hotel: Sing-Along
as Husk (voice)
Omniscient
as Alistair
Finding Faith
as Henry
Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II
as The Depression Demon (voice)
Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox
as The Simulator
Sneaks
as O.G. (voice)
Portal to Hell
as Mr. Bobshank
Mufasa: The Lion King
as Masego (voice)
Mr. Nelson on the North Side
as Self
Betty & Blue
as Willie 'Blue' Watson
The Prank
as Principal Henderson
American Fiction
as Willy the Wonker
Heist 88
as Buddha Ray
From the Shadows
as Dr. Leonard Bertram
A Snowy Day in Oakland
as Mr. Monroe
Parallel Worlds: A Psychedelic Love Story
as Jerry
Shut Up and Ride
as Narrator (voice)
A Miracle Before Christmas
as David
Entergalactic
as Mr. Rager (voice)
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story
as Ink Williams
DC League of Super-Pets
as Dog-El (voice)
Nope
as Otis Haywood Sr.
Unplugging
as Gil
The Wonderful Spring of Mickey Mouse
as Narrator (voice)
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
Catwoman: Hunted
as Tobias Whale / Morax (voice)
African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey
as Narrator
Pups Alone
as The Wise Bartender
Black as Night
as Babineaux
The Gateway
as Terry
The Seventh Day
as Father Louis
Insight
as Captain Duke
Horizon Line
as Freddy Wyman
Most Guys Are Losers
as Al
Good
as Gregory Devereaux
In Search of Darkness: Part II
as Self
Wild Daze
as Narrator
The 420 Movie
as Chief Ironweed
Cuba's Cancer Hope
as Narrator (voice)
Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story
as Self
Rise of the Mammals
as Self - Narrator
21 Bridges
as Deputy Chief Spencer
The Wedding Year
as Preston
You Might Be the Killer
as Sheriff James
In Search of Darkness
as Self
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
as Self
Love Jacked
as Ed
Fuck You All: The Uwe Boll Story
as Self
Brothers in Arms
as Self
Night School
as Gerald
Sharon 1.2.3.
as Tyrone
American Dresser
as Charlie
Tales from the Hood 2
as Portifoy Simms
Ray Meets Helen
as Harve
No Poster
The '91 Falcons
as Narrator (voice)
Who Goes There? In Search of The Thing
as Self
Savage Dog
as Valentine
Not a War Story
No Poster
V-Force: New Dawn of V.I.C.T.O.R.Y.
as Kevin Bishop
Service to Man
as Dean Holmes
The Men of Outpost 31
as Self
School of Rickey
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Range 15
as Colonel Holloway
The Nice Guys
as Older Guy
Blue: The American Dream
as Terry Venable
Nina
as Clifton's Father
The North Star
as Frederick Douglass
Dirty Lies
as Doc
No Poster
The Last Punch
as Don King
Dutch Book
as Joe Johnson
If I Tell You I Have to Kill You
as Detective Harris
Boiling Pot
as Agent Long
Kids vs Monsters
as Barry
Union Furnace
as Pin Stripe
Secrets of the Magic City
as Mr. Daniels
Field of Lost Shoes
as Old Judge
Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary
Creature Feature: 60 Years of the Gill-Man
as Narrator
H4
as Worcester
Frog Kingdom
as Frog King (voice)
Free Birds
as Chief Broadbeak (Voice)
Sons of Liberty
as Nathan Reynolds
Assault on Wall Street
as Freddy
Black Asylum
as Agent Davis
Don't Pass Me By
as David Knox
Christmas in Compton
as Big Earl
Cloud Atlas
as Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient
No Poster
Double or Nothing
as Homeless Dude
Smiley
as Diamond
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America
as Charles Buchanan (voice)
Highway
as Mustafa
The Last Fall
as Sydney Bishop
The Undershepherd
as Brother Wilks
AniMen: The Galactic Battle
as Sergeant Brass
The Greening of Whitney Brown
as Clerk
Hopelessly in June
as Dalbert Myers
The Inheritance
as Uncle Melvin
Samuel Bleak
as Ned Coffman
No Saints for Sinners
as Victor
Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming
as Terry
Chain Letter
as Det. Jim Crenshaw
Baseball: The Tenth Inning
as Narrator
Lottery Ticket
as Sweet Tee
New York Street Games
as Self
Chasing 3000
as Officer L.
Something Like A Business
as Sebastian
Meet Monica Velour
as Claude
Spork
as Coach Jenkins
Death at a Funeral
as Reverend Davis
Africa's Lost Eden
as Narrator (voice)
The Princess and the Frog
as Dr. Facilier (voice)
Beautiful Loser
as Morgan - Adult
Gamer
as Agent Keith
All About Steve
as Corbitt
Coraline: Creepy Coraline
as The Cat (voice) (archive footage)
The Butcher
as Larry Cobb
Pastor Brown
as Pastor Brown
Don McKay
as Otis Kent
Blue
as Terry Venable
Charlie Valentine
as Sal
Against the Dark
as Lt. Waters
Coraline
as The Cat (voice)
Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia
as Commander Scott Boytano
S.I.S.
as Joseph Armstrong
The Fifth Commandment
as Max 'Coolbreeze' Templeton
No Bad Days
as Terrence
The Sensei
as Minister
My Mom's New Boyfriend
as FBI Chief Conrad
Superhero Movie
as The Chief of Police
Justice League: The New Frontier
as The Centre (voice)
First Sunday
as Judge B. Bennet Galloway
The Candlelight Murders
as Pastor Bob
The Last Sentinel
as Colonel Norton
Delta Farce
as Sgt. Kilgore
The Color Purple: The Color of Success
as Self - Narrator (voice)
If I Had Known I Was a Genius
as Dad
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil
as MCPO Scott Boytano
Forbidden Fruits
as Rev. Walters
ATL
as John Garnett
The Oh in Ohio
as Coach Popovitch
Working with a Master: John Carpenter
as Self
Dirty
as Captain Spain
Crusades: Crescent & the Cross
as Self - Narrator
The Proud Family Movie
as Bebe Clone (voice)
Transporter 2
as Stappleton
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Father
Crash
as Lt. Dixon
Last Stand of the Great Bear
as Narrator (voice)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Narrator (voice)
Beef II
as Narrator (voice)
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury
as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice)
The Chronicles of Riddick
as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man
as Narrator (voice)
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
as CIA Director
Nubia: The Forgotten Kingdom
as Narrator (voice)
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
as Narrator (voice)
Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked
as Narrator (voice)
Hollywood Homicide
as Leon
Head of State
as Bernard Cooper
Agent Cody Banks
as CIA Director
Inside Mecca
as Narrator (voice)
No Poster
The Shakespeare Sessions
29 Palms
as The Sheriff
Stalking Leopards
as Narrator (voice)
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
as Frank (They Live) (archive footage)
Barbershop
as Lester Wallace
Mark Twain
as Narrator (voice)
Pretty When You Cry
as Detective Charles Desett
Novocaine
as Detective Lunt
Egypt's Golden Empire
as Narrator
Home Invaders
as Matador
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
as Council Member (voice)
Semper Fi
as Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff
Boxing: In and Out of the Ring
as Narrator (voice)
Requiem for a Dream
as Big Tim
The Replacements
as Lindell
Where the Heart Is
as Moses Whitecotten
Pitch Black
as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
National Geographic: The Photographers
as Narrator
Innocents
as Detective Davis
No Poster
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero
as Narrator
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
as King Oliver
ATF
as FBI Director Richard Long
The Grizzlies of Siberia
as Narrator (voice)
Todd McFarlane's Spawn: Season 2
as Spawn
There's Something About Mary
as Charlie Jensen
Armageddon
as General Kimsey
The Tiger Woods Story
as Earl Woods
Never Met Picasso
as Larry
Don King: Only in America
as Herbert Muhammad
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
as Algric Bartles
Loose Women
as Stylist #1
Executive Target
as Lamar
Hercules
as Apollo the Sun God (voice)
Volcano
as Lt. Ed Fox
Flipping
as Leo Richards, Gang Leader
Vanishing Point
as Warren Taft
Johns
as Homeless John
Larger Than Life
as Hurst
The Grave
as The Priest
Eye for an Eye
as Martin
Dead Presidents
as Kirby
Clockers
as André the Giant
Blue in the Face
as Jackie Robinson
Beauty and the Beasts: A Leopard's Story
as Narrator (voice)
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
as Goliath (voice)
The Quick and the Dead
as Sergeant Cantrell
The Puppet Masters
as Alex Holland
Notes in a Minor Key
as Kansas
Jewels of the Caribbean Sea
as Narrator (voice)
Reality Bites
as Roger
No Poster
Hallelujah
as Big Willie
There Are No Children Here
as John Paul Rivers
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as Self - Host
The Last Outlaw
as Lovecraft
Lions Of Darkness
as Narrator (voice)
Nails
as Noah Owens
Article 99
as Luther Jermoe
Final Analysis
as Detective Huggins
Hallelujah Anyhow
as Will
Marked for Death
as Max
Men at Work
as Louis Fedders
Murder in Black and White
as Martin
Always
as Powerhouse
Road House
as Ernie Bass
Christmas in Tattertown
as Saxophone (voice)
Ladykillers
as Abe
They Live
as Frank Armitage
Bird
as Buster Franklin
Stars & Bars
as Eugene Teagarden
Off Limits
as Maurice
Braddock: Missing in Action III
as Embassy Gate Captain
The Making of 'They Live'
as Self
Hot Pursuit
as Alphonso
Platoon
as King
The Whoopee Boys
as Washington Square Peddler
The Thing
as Childs
The Pirates of Penzance
as Pirates and Police
Coriolanus
as Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
ATL 2: The Homecoming
as John Garnett
Bob's Best Friends
as Cuddles (voice)
Dreams of the Moon
No Poster
My New Friend Jim
as Jim Dandy
No Poster
The Nutcase
No Poster
The Price for Freedom
as Reverend J.W. Bruno
Coraline e o Mundo Secreto
as The Cat (voice)