Keith David
Acting

Keith David

June 4, 1956 (69 years old) Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Also known as: Keith David Williams, キース・デイヴィッド, کیت دیوید, キース デヴィッド, キース・デヴィッド・ウィリアムズ

Biography

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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Known For

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005 • TV

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000 • TV

Rick and Morty

Rick and Morty

2013 • TV

Everwood

Everwood

2002 • TV

The Princess and the Frog

The Princess and the Frog

2009 • Movie

The Thing

The Thing

1982 • Movie

Movie Credits (53)

Acting

2009

The Princess and the Frog

as Dr. Facilier (voice)

1982

The Thing

as Childs

1998

Armageddon

as General Kimsey

2005

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

as Father

1997

Volcano

as Lt. Ed Fox

1988

They Live

as Frank Armitage

1986

Platoon

as King

2008

The Fifth Commandment

as Max 'Coolbreeze' Templeton

2005

Transporter 2

as Stappleton

2001

Novocaine

as Detective Lunt

1998

There's Something About Mary

as Charlie Jensen

2005

Crash

as Lt. Dixon

1995

The Quick and the Dead

as Sgt. Clay Cantrell

2008

The Sensei

as Minister

2009

Don McKay

as Otis Kent

2025

Sneaks

as O.G. (voice)

2008

Superhero Movie

as The Chief of Police

1990

Men at Work

as Louis Fedders

1995

Blue in the Face

as Jackie Robinson

2002

Barbershop

as Lester Wallace

Crew

2014

Creature Feature: 60 Years of the Gill-Man

Producer

2004

Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man

Producer

2011

The Inheritance

Executive Producer

TV Credits (50)

Acting

2005

Grey's Anatomy

as Lloyd Mackie

1 episodes

2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Matt Phelps

1 episodes

2013

Rick and Morty

as President Curtis / Turkey President Curtis (voice)

1 episodes

2002

Everwood

as Brian

1 episodes

2014

Scorpion

as Warden

1 episodes

1994

ER

as Pastor Watkins

5 episodes

2015

Mr. Robot

as Qwerty (voice) (uncredited)

1 episodes

2009

Community

as Elroy Patashnik

13 episodes

2009

Community

as Narrator (voice)

1 episodes

1974

NOVA

as Narrator

1 episodes

2015

We Bare Bears

as Mr. Charles (voice)

1 episodes

2005

Numb3rs

as Jeremiah Miller

1 episodes

1982

Nature

as Narrator

1 episodes

2017

DuckTales

as Manny (voice)

1 episodes

2003

Teen Titans

as Atlas (voice)

1 episodes

1995

The Outer Limits

as Captain Ira Merit

1 episodes

1985

The Equalizer

as Cristo

1 episodes

2019

Amphibia

as King Andrias (voice)

11 episodes

1996

7th Heaven

as Stanley

4 episodes

1994

Gargoyles

as Goliath (voice)

78 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
June 4, 1956 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Popularity
3.4

Career Stats

53
Movies
50
TV Shows