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