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 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.
Known for
Credits
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
Actor
Coraline (2009)
as The Cat (voice)
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)
as Sosa
Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
as Masego (voice)
The Thing (1982)
as Childs
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
as Dr. Facilier (voice)
Armageddon (1998)
as General Kimsey
Hercules (1997)
as Apollo the Sun God (voice)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
as Father
The Nice Guys (2016)
as Older Guy
Nope (2022)
as Otis Haywood Sr.
Platoon (1986)
as King
Superhero Movie (2008)
as The Chief of Police
They Live (1988)
as Frank Armitage
Transporter 2 (2005)
as Stappleton
There's Something About Mary (1998)
as Charlie Jensen
Cloud Atlas (2012)
as Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient
Free Birds (2013)
as Chief Broadbeak (Voice)
The Quick and the Dead (1995)
as Sergeant Cantrell
Crash (2005)
as Lt. Dixon
21 Bridges (2019)
as Deputy Chief Spencer
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
as Big Tim
DC League of Super-Pets (2022)
as Dog-El (voice)
Road House (1989)
as Ernie Bass
Shelby Oaks (2025)
as Morton Jacobson
The Replacements (2000)
as Lindell
Gamer (2009)
as Agent Keith
Volcano (1997)
as Lt. Ed Fox
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
as Council Member (voice)
Where the Heart Is (2000)
as Moses Whitecotten
Always (1989)
as Powerhouse
Pitch Black (2000)
as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
American Fiction (2023)
as Willy the Wonker
Horizon Line (2020)
as Freddy Wyman
Sneaks (2025)
as O.G. (voice)
Entergalactic (2022)
as Mr. Rager (voice)
Agent Cody Banks (2003)
as CIA Director
Death at a Funeral (2010)
as Reverend Davis
Marked for Death (1990)
as Max
Night School (2018)
as Gerald
The Wedding Year (2019)
as Preston
Barbershop (2002)
as Lester Wallace
All About Steve (2009)
as Corbitt
First Sunday (2008)
as Judge B. Bennet Galloway
Reality Bites (1994)
as Roger
Final Analysis (1992)
as Detective Huggins
Eye for an Eye (1996)
as Martin
Dead Presidents (1995)
as Kirby
Justice League: The New Frontier (2008)
as The Centre (voice)
Novocaine (2001)
as Detective Lunt
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil (2006)
as MCPO Scott Boytano
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
as CIA Director
Delta Farce (2007)
as Sgt. Kilgore
Hollywood Homicide (2003)
as Leon
Assault on Wall Street (2013)
as Freddy
Catwoman: Hunted (2022)
as Tobias Whale / Morax (voice)
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Lottery Ticket (2010)
as Sweet Tee
Head of State (2003)
as Bernard Cooper
My Mom's New Boyfriend (2008)
as FBI Chief Conrad
ATL (2006)
as John Garnett
Men at Work (1990)
as Louis Fedders
Clockers (1995)
as André the Giant
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken (1995)
as Goliath (voice)
Chain Letter (2010)
as Det. Jim Crenshaw
ATL 2: The Homecoming (—)
as John Garnett
Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming (2010)
as Terry
Heist 88 (2023)
as Buddha Ray
Off Limits (1988)
as Maurice
Smiley (2012)
as Diamond
The Puppet Masters (1994)
as Alex Holland
Hot Pursuit (1987)
as Alphonso
Hazbin Hotel: Sing-Along (2025)
as Husk (voice)
Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia (2009)
as Commander Scott Boytano
Pastor Brown (2009)
as Pastor Brown
The Gettysburg Address (2025)
as Frederick Douglass (voice)
Nina (2016)
as Clifton's Father
Bird (1988)
as Buster Franklin
Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)
as Embassy Gate Captain
Savage Dog (2017)
as Valentine
Fuck You All: The Uwe Boll Story (2018)
as Self
Article 99 (1992)
as Luther Jermoe
The Grave (1996)
as The Priest
Dirty (2005)
as Captain Spain
The Seventh Day (2021)
as Father Louis
Pups Alone (2021)
as The Wise Bartender
Against the Dark (2009)
as Lt. Waters
Stars & Bars (1988)
as Eugene Teagarden
My New Friend Jim (—)
as Jim Dandy
Range 15 (2016)
as Colonel Holloway
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
as Narrator (voice)
The Proud Family Movie (2005)
as Bebe Clone (voice)
Innocents (2000)
as Detective Davis
29 Palms (2002)
as The Sheriff
Meet Monica Velour (2010)
as Claude
The Last Outlaw (1993)
as Lovecraft
Don McKay (2009)
as Otis Kent
The Butcher (2009)
as Larry Cobb
Blue in the Face (1995)
as Jackie Robinson
Samuel Bleak (2011)
as Ned Coffman
Nails (1992)
as Noah Owens
Love Jacked (2018)
as Ed
The Gateway (2021)
as Terry
Insight (2021)
as Captain Duke
Black as Night (2021)
as Babineaux
In Search of Darkness (2019)
as Self
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997)
as Algric Bartles
The Greening of Whitney Brown (2011)
as Clerk
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas (2025)
as Self - Interviewee
Dirty Lies (2016)
as Doc
The Oh in Ohio (2006)
as Coach Popovitch
Unplugging (2022)
as Gil
The Prank (2024)
as Principal Henderson
Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002)
as Frank (They Live) (archive footage)
Field of Lost Shoes (2015)
as Old Judge
Larger Than Life (1996)
as Hurst
The Last Sentinel (2007)
as Colonel Norton
Semper Fi (2001)
as Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff
Captain Zero: The Movie (2028)
as The Depression Demon (voice)
Mark Twain (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
S.I.S. (2008)
as Joseph Armstrong
Vanishing Point (1997)
as Warren Taft
In Search of Darkness: Part II (2020)
as Self
Chasing 3000 (2010)
as Officer L.
Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
The Whoopee Boys (1986)
as Washington Square Peddler
The Fifth Commandment (2008)
as Max 'Coolbreeze' Templeton
Frog Kingdom (2013)
as Frog King (voice)
You Might Be the Killer (2019)
as Sheriff James
Executive Target (1997)
as Lamar
The 420 Movie (2020)
as Chief Ironweed
Boiling Pot (2015)
as Agent Long
American Dresser (2018)
as Charlie
Most Guys Are Losers (2020)
as Al
The Sensei (2008)
as Minister
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues (1999)
as King Oliver
Ray Meets Helen (2018)
as Harve
From the Shadows (2023)
as Dr. Leonard Bertram
Beef II (2004)
as Narrator (voice)
Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox (2025)
as The Simulator
ATF (1999)
as FBI Director Richard Long
The Thing Expanded (2026)
as Self
Johns (1996)
as Homeless John
Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway (2025)
as (voice) (uncredited)
Don King: Only in America (1997)
as Herbert Muhammad
The Wonderful Spring of Mickey Mouse (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
In Search of Tomorrow (2022)
as Self - Interviewee
Sharon 1.2.3. (2018)
as Tyrone
Tales from the Hood 2 (2018)
as Portifoy Simms
Forbidden Fruits (2006)
as Rev. Walters
If I Had Known I Was a Genius (2007)
as Dad
Black Asylum (2013)
as Agent Davis
Brothers in Arms (2018)
as Self
A Snowy Day in Oakland (2023)
as Mr. Monroe
The Last Fall (2012)
as Sydney Bishop
Charlie Valentine (2009)
as Sal
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story (2022)
as Ink Williams
Portal to Hell (2025)
as Mr. Bobshank
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror (2019)
as Self
AniMen: The Galactic Battle (2012)
as Sergeant Brass
The Pirates of Penzance (1980)
as Pirates and Police
Not a War Story (2017)
Actor
No Bad Days (2008)
as Terrence
Pretty When You Cry (2001)
as Detective Charles Desett
Finding Faith (2025)
as Henry
Home Invaders (2001)
as Matador
Sons of Liberty (2013)
as Nathan Reynolds
Union Furnace (2015)
as Pin Stripe
Dreams of the Moon (—)
Actor
Highway (2012)
as Mustafa
The Shakespeare Sessions (2003)
Actor
Hallelujah (1993)
as Big Willie
The '91 Falcons (2017)
as Narrator (voice)
The Inheritance (2011)
as Uncle Melvin
Coriolanus (1979)
as Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2 (1998)
as Spawn
Murder in Black and White (1990)
as Martin
There Are No Children Here (1993)
as John Paul Rivers
A Miracle Before Christmas (2022)
as David
Hallelujah Anyhow (1991)
as Will
Something Like A Business (2010)
as Sebastian
Ladykillers (1988)
as Abe
New York Street Games (2010)
as Self
Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II (2025)
as The Depression Demon (voice)
Christmas in Compton (2012)
as Big Earl
Inside Mecca (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
The Undershepherd (2012)
as Brother Wilks
Mr. Nelson on the North Side (2024)
as Self
Working with a Master: John Carpenter (2006)
as Self
Jewels of the Caribbean Sea (1994)
as Narrator (voice)
Blue (2009)
as Terry Venable
Blue: The American Dream (2016)
as Terry Venable
If I Tell You I Have to Kill You (2015)
as Detective Harris
Never Met Picasso (1997)
as Larry
Secrets of the Magic City (2015)
as Mr. Daniels
Betty & Blue (2024)
as Willie 'Blue' Watson
The North Star (2016)
as Frederick Douglass
Don't Pass Me By (2013)
as David Knox
Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man (2004)
as Narrator (voice)
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (2004)
as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice)
The Tiger Woods Story (1998)
as Earl Woods
Baseball: The Tenth Inning (2010)
as Narrator
Kids vs Monsters (2015)
as Barry
Egypt's Golden Empire (2001)
as Narrator
Beautiful Loser (2009)
as Morgan - Adult
Parallel Worlds: A Psychedelic Love Story (2023)
as Jerry
Service to Man (2016)
as Dean Holmes
Africa's Lost Eden (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
Cuba's Cancer Hope (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
The Last Punch (2016)
as Don King
Christmas in Tattertown (1988)
as Saxophone (voice)
No Saints for Sinners (2011)
Actor
Lions Of Darkness (1993)
as Narrator (voice)
The Price for Freedom (—)
as Reverend J.W. Bruno
Shut Up and Ride (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Dutch Book (2015)
Actor
Hopelessly in June (2011)
as Dalbert Myers
Creature Feature: 60 Years of the Gill-Man (2014)
as Narrator
Rise of the Mammals (2019)
as Self - Narrator
The Nutcase (—)
Actor
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993)
as Self - Host
Good (2020)
as Gregory Devereaux
The Grizzlies of Siberia (1999)
as Narrator (voice)
Flipping (1997)
as Leo Richards, Gang Leader
Double or Nothing (2012)
as Homeless Dude
Notes in a Minor Key (1994)
as Kansas
Stalking Leopards (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
Crusades: Crescent & the Cross (2005)
as Self - Narrator
Omniscient (2025)
as Alistair
The Candlelight Murders (2008)
as Pastor Bob
Boxing: In and Out of the Ring (2001)
as Narrator (voice)
Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary (2014)
Actor
Last Stand of the Great Bear (2004)
as Narrator (voice)
Nubia: The Forgotten Kingdom (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
The Making of 'They Live' (1988)
as Self
The Color Purple: The Color of Success (2007)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Beauty and the Beasts: A Leopard's Story (1995)
as Narrator (voice)
School of Rickey (2016)
as Self - Narrator (voice)