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Keith David

4th June 1956 Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA Acting

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.

234 Movies 127 TV Shows 2 In Production 363 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Sneaks poster
Sneaks 17th April 2025 as O.G. (voice)
The Prank poster
The Prank 15th March 2024 as Principal Henderson
Nope poster
Nope 20th July 2022 as Otis Haywood Sr.
Insight poster
Insight 12th March 2021 as Captain Duke
Good poster
Good 22nd October 2020 as Gregory Devereaux
Range 15 poster
Range 15 15th June 2016 as Colonel Holloway
Nina poster
Nina 22nd April 2016 as Clifton's Father
Free Birds poster
Free Birds 30th October 2013 as Chief Broadbeak (Voice)
Cloud Atlas poster
Cloud Atlas 26th October 2012 as Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient
Smiley poster
Smiley 12th October 2012 as Diamond
Gamer poster
Gamer 3rd September 2009 as Agent Keith
Blue poster
Blue 17th April 2009 as Terry Venable
Coraline poster
Coraline 5th February 2009 as The Cat (voice)
S.I.S. poster
S.I.S. 24th August 2008 as Joseph Armstrong
ATL poster
ATL 31st March 2006 as John Garnett
Dirty poster
Dirty 9th November 2005 as Captain Spain
Crash poster
Crash 6th May 2005 as Lt. Dixon
Beef II poster
Beef II 30th August 2004 as Narrator (voice)
Semper Fi poster
Semper Fi 1st April 2001 as Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff
ATF poster
ATF 6th September 1999 as FBI Director Richard Long
Hercules poster
Hercules 13th June 1997 as Apollo the Sun God (voice)
Flipping poster
Flipping 7th March 1997 as Leo Richards, Gang Leader
Johns poster
Johns 10th December 1996 as Homeless John
Clockers poster
Clockers 15th September 1995 as André the Giant
Nails poster
Nails 25th July 1992 as Noah Owens
Always poster
Always 22nd December 1989 as Powerhouse
Bird poster
Bird 1st June 1988 as Buster Franklin
Coriolanus poster
Coriolanus 31st March 1979 as Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
Strip Law poster
Strip Law 20th February 2026 as Steve Nichols (voice)
Duster poster
Duster 15th May 2025 as Ezra Saxton
Firebuds poster
Firebuds 21st September 2022 as Manny Kablamee
Woke poster
Woke 9th September 2020 as Bible (voice)
Close Enough poster
Close Enough 9th July 2020 as World’s Greatest Teacher Mug (voice)
Amphibia poster
Amphibia 17th June 2019 as King Andrias (voice)
MacGyver poster
MacGyver 23rd September 2016 as Burke / Man
Greenleaf poster
Greenleaf 21st June 2016 as Bishop James Greenleaf
Mr. Robot poster
Mr. Robot 24th June 2015 as Qwerty (voice) (uncredited)
Extant poster
Extant 9th July 2014 as Nicholas Calderon
Enlisted poster
Enlisted 10th January 2014 as Sgt. Major Donald Cody
Rick and Morty poster
Rick and Morty 2nd December 2013 as President/Governor Andre Curtis (voice)
Belle's poster
Belle's 1st February 2013 as William 'Big Bill' Cooper
Touch poster
Touch 25th January 2012 as Dutch
Archer poster
Archer 17th September 2009 as Lemuel Kane (voice)
Community poster
Community 17th September 2009 as Narrator (voice)
The War poster
The War 23rd September 2007 as Narrator (voice)
Psych poster
Psych 7th July 2006 as Mr. Guster
Numb3rs poster
Numb3rs 23rd January 2005 as Jeremiah Miller
Jazz poster
Jazz 9th January 2001 as Narrator (voice)
Family Guy poster
Family Guy 31st January 1999 as Commander Bensinger (voice)
Hercules poster
Hercules 31st August 1998 as Apollo (voice)
Spawn poster
Spawn 16th May 1997 as Al Simmons / Spawn (voice)
Arli$$ poster
Arli$$ 10th August 1996 as Cecil Pickett
ER poster
ER 19th September 1994 as Pastor Watkins
Law & Order poster
Law & Order 13th September 1990 as Bronx D.A. John Robertson
Nature poster
Nature 10th October 1982 as Narrator
NOVA poster
NOVA 3rd March 1974 as Narrator
Captain Zero: The Movie poster Coming soon
Captain Zero: The Movie 18th June 2028 as The Depression Demon (voice)
Spider-Man: Brand New Day poster Coming soon
Spider-Man: Brand New Day 29th July 2026