David Alan Grier
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David Alan Grier is an American comedian and film and television actor, best known for his work on the sketch comedy television show "In Living Color".
Known for
Credits
Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)
as Packard
Little Man (2006)
as Jimmy
The Player (1992)
as David Alan Grier
Stuart Little (1999)
as Red (voice)
The Color Purple (2023)
as Reverend Avery
15 Minutes (2001)
as Mugger
Blankman (1994)
as Kevin Walker
The Big Sick (2017)
as Andy Dodd
Candy Cane Lane (2023)
as Santa Claus
Astro Boy (2009)
as Mr. Squirt / Math Cowboy / Boxer Robot (voice)
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil (2011)
as Moss the Troll (voice)
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration (2022)
as Cogsworth
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
as Measures
They Cloned Tyrone (2023)
as The Preacher
Bewitched (2005)
as Jim Fields
3 Strikes (2000)
as Detective Jenkins
Tiptoes (2002)
as Jerry Robin Jr.
The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024)
as Roger
Jumanji (1995)
as Bentley
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
as Newsman
Off Limits (1988)
as Rogers
Peeples (2013)
as Virgil Peeples
Boomerang (1992)
as Gerard Jackson
Tales from the Hood (1995)
as Carl Johnson (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised")
Who Is Martin Mull? (2026)
as Self
Streamers (1983)
as Roger
An American Carol (2008)
as Rastus Malone
Why I Love 'Bewitched' (2005)
as Self
Laffapalooza! #2 (2004)
as Self
Show of Titles (2021)
as "Guys and Dolls" Performer
Coffee & Kareem (2020)
as Captain Hill
Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics (2005)
as Himself
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
as Don Simmons (segment "Blacks Without Soul") / Don Simmons (segment "Don 'No Soul' Simmons")
Dance Flick (2009)
as Sugar Bear
Return to Me (2000)
as Charlie Johnson
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness (2006)
as Principal Eyeverson (voice)
A Soldier's Story (1984)
as Corporal Cobb
The Woodsman (2004)
as Bob
Native Son (2019)
as Marty
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! (1998)
as Self
In the Army Now (1994)
as Fred Ostroff
Kissing Cousins (2008)
as The Griller
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)
as Uncle Henry
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched' (2005)
as Self
Loose Cannons (1990)
as Drummond
Almost an Angel (1990)
as Det. Bill
The Poker House (2008)
as Stymie
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby (2000)
as Mr. Butz
The Wiz Live! (2015)
as The Cowardly Lion
Lennon or McCartney (2014)
as Self
Baby, You're a Star (—)
Actor
Me and Him (1988)
as Peter Conklin
Top of the World (1997)
as Detective Augustus
McHale's Navy (1997)
as Ensign Charles Parker
Arizona (2018)
as Coburn
A Christmas Story Live! (2017)
as Santa Claus
The Hustle (2008)
as Rev. Isaac Montgomery Paid
Sprinter (2019)
as Coach
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3 (1989)
Actor
From the Hip (1987)
as Steve Hadley
The Watsons Go to Birmingham (2013)
as Mr. Robert
Heckler (2007)
as Self
Baadasssss! (2004)
as Clyde Houston
An En Vogue Christmas (2014)
as Marty
Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003)
as Limo Driver
A Saintly Switch (1999)
as Dan Anderson
Gym Teacher: The Movie (2008)
as Shelly Bragg
A Soldier's Play (2021)
as Sergeant Vernon C. Waters
The Making of the Wiz Live! (2015)
as Self
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4 (1989)
Actor
Angels in the Infield (2000)
as Bob Bugler
The '60s (1999)
as Fred Hampton
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street (2006)
as Principal Eyeverson/The Man Upstairs (voice)
Something Like A Business (2010)
as 3D
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2 (1988)
Actor
Beer (1985)
as Elliott Morrison
King of Texas (2002)
as Rip
Dad Stop Embarrassing Me - The Afterparty (2021)
as Self
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination (2000)
as Self/Carl Bentley
If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely (2004)
as Himself
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1995)
as Spike
2023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson (2023)
as Self
The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell (2023)
as Self
East of A (2000)
as Brother James
Damned If You Do (2000)
as The Devil
Jingle Ballin' (2016)
as Colin
David Alan Grier: The Book of David - The Cult Figure's Manifesto (2003)
as Himself