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)
as Narrator of Spider Video (voice)
Coraline (2009)
as The Cat (voice)
Portal to Hell (2025)
as Mr. Bobshank
Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
as Masego (voice)
The Thing (1982)
as Childs
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
as Dr. Facilier (voice)
The Nice Guys (2016)
as Older Guy
Hercules (1997)
as Apollo the Sun God (voice)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
as Father
Transporter 2 (2005)
as Stappleton
Armageddon (1998)
as General Kimsey
Platoon (1986)
as King
Nope (2022)
as Otis Haywood Sr.
There's Something About Mary (1998)
as Charlie Jensen
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)
as Sosa
Cloud Atlas (2012)
as Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient
DC League of Super-Pets (2022)
as Dog-El (voice)
They Live (1988)
as Frank Armitage
Shelby Oaks (2025)
as Morton Jacobson
Superhero Movie (2008)
as The Chief of Police
The Quick and the Dead (1995)
as Sergeant Cantrell
Crash (2005)
as Lt. Dixon
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
as Big Tim
21 Bridges (2019)
as Deputy Chief Spencer
Free Birds (2013)
as Chief Broadbeak (Voice)
American Fiction (2023)
as Willy the Wonker
The Replacements (2000)
as Lindell
Night School (2018)
as Gerald
Hollywood Homicide (2003)
as Leon
Reality Bites (1994)
as Roger
Where the Heart Is (2000)
as Moses Whitecotten
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
as Council Member (voice)
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
Death at a Funeral (2010)
as Reverend Davis
Volcano (1997)
as Lt. Ed Fox
Horizon Line (2020)
as Freddy Wyman
My Mom's New Boyfriend (2008)
as FBI Chief Conrad
Eye for an Eye (1996)
as Martin
Gamer (2009)
as Agent Keith
Marked for Death (1990)
as Max
Catwoman: Hunted (2022)
as Tobias Whale / Morax (voice)
Agent Cody Banks (2003)
as CIA Director
All About Steve (2009)
as Corbitt
Pitch Black (2000)
as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
Johns (1996)
as Homeless John
Barbershop (2002)
as Lester Wallace
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
as CIA Director
Road House (1989)
as Ernie Bass
Men at Work (1990)
as Louis Fedders
The Seventh Day (2021)
as Father Louis
Chain Letter (2010)
as Det. Jim Crenshaw
The Wedding Year (2019)
as Preston
Justice League: The New Frontier (2008)
as The Centre (voice)
Always (1989)
as Powerhouse
Savage Dog (2017)
as Valentine
Dead Presidents (1995)
as Kirby
Delta Farce (2007)
as Sgt. Kilgore
Head of State (2003)
as Bernard Cooper
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil (2006)
as MCPO Scott Boytano
Final Analysis (1992)
as Detective Huggins
First Sunday (2008)
as Judge B. Bennet Galloway
Assault on Wall Street (2013)
as Freddy
Sneaks (2025)
as O.G. (voice)
Meet Monica Velour (2010)
as Claude
The Proud Family Movie (2005)
as Bebe Clone (voice)
Larger Than Life (1996)
as Hurst
The Wonderful Spring of Mickey Mouse (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia (2009)
as Commander Scott Boytano
The Puppet Masters (1994)
as Alex Holland
Against the Dark (2009)
as Lt. Waters
Nina (2016)
as Clifton's Father
Pups Alone (2021)
as The Wise Bartender
Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming (2010)
as Terry
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997)
as Algric Bartles
Blue in the Face (1995)
as Jackie Robinson
Off Limits (1988)
as Maurice
Clockers (1995)
as André the Giant
Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)
as Embassy Gate Captain
Hot Pursuit (1987)
as Alphonso
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken (1995)
as Goliath (voice)
Field of Lost Shoes (2015)
as Old Judge
The Oh in Ohio (2006)
as Coach Popovitch
Frog Kingdom (2013)
as Frog King (voice)
ATL (2006)
as John Garnett
Dirty (2005)
as Captain Spain
Samuel Bleak (2011)
as Ned Coffman
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas (2025)
as Self - Interviewee
Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway (2025)
as (voice) (uncredited)
Todd McFarlane's Spawn: Season 2 (1998)
as Spawn
Smiley (2012)
as Diamond
The Gateway (2021)
as Terry
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
as Narrator (voice)
Article 99 (1992)
as Luther Jermoe
Entergalactic (2022)
as Mr. Rager (voice)
Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002)
as Frank (They Live) (archive footage)
Lottery Ticket (2010)
as Sweet Tee
The Thing Expanded (2026)
as Self
The Inheritance (2011)
as Uncle Melvin
Heist 88 (2023)
as Buddha Ray
Fuck You All: The Uwe Boll Story (2018)
as Self
You Might Be the Killer (2019)
as Sheriff James
If I Had Known I Was a Genius (2007)
as Dad
Don King: Only in America (1997)
as Herbert Muhammad
Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox (2025)
as The Simulator
Inside Mecca (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Bird (1988)
as Buster Franklin
The Whoopee Boys (1986)
as Washington Square Peddler
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror (2019)
as Self
ATF (1999)
as FBI Director Richard Long
The Prank (2024)
as Principal Henderson
The Greening of Whitney Brown (2011)
as Clerk
Sharon 1.2.3. (2018)
as Tyrone
Tales from the Hood 2 (2018)
as Portifoy Simms
Black as Night (2021)
as Babineaux
ATL 2: The Homecoming (—)
as John Garnett
The Gettysburg Address (2025)
as Frederick Douglass (voice)
The Last Outlaw (1993)
as Lovecraft
New York Street Games (2010)
as Self
Ray Meets Helen (2018)
as Harve
Novocaine (2001)
as Detective Lunt
The Undershepherd (2012)
as Brother Wilks
Vanishing Point (1997)
as Warren Taft
Hazbin Hotel: Sing-Along (2025)
as Husk (voice)
Pretty When You Cry (2001)
as Detective Charles Desett
Stars & Bars (1988)
as Eugene Teagarden
Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues (1999)
as King Oliver
The Pirates of Penzance (1980)
as Pirates and Police
A Snowy Day in Oakland (2023)
as Mr. Monroe
Most Guys Are Losers (2020)
as Al
Murder in Black and White (1990)
as Martin
Dreams of the Moon (—)
Actor
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story (2022)
as Ink Williams
Captain Zero: The Movie (2028)
as The Depression Demon (voice)
Range 15 (2016)
as Colonel Holloway
Mark Twain (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
Something Like A Business (2010)
as Sebastian
The Fifth Commandment (2008)
as Max 'Coolbreeze' Templeton
Unplugging (2022)
as Gil
Insight (2021)
as Captain Duke
Not a War Story (2017)
Actor
Secrets of the Magic City (2015)
as Mr. Daniels
The Tiger Woods Story (1998)
as Earl Woods
Blue: The American Dream (2016)
as Terry Venable
Coriolanus (1979)
as Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
If I Tell You I Have to Kill You (2015)
as Detective Harris
A Miracle Before Christmas (2022)
as David
Pastor Brown (2009)
as Pastor Brown
Dirty Lies (2016)
as Doc
Stalking Leopards (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
The Last Sentinel (2007)
as Colonel Norton
Mr. Nelson on the North Side (2024)
as Self
From the Shadows (2023)
as Dr. Leonard Bertram
Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II (2025)
as The Depression Demon (voice)
Forbidden Fruits (2006)
as Rev. Walters
Executive Target (1997)
as Lamar
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
My New Friend Jim (—)
as Jim Dandy
American Dresser (2018)
as Charlie
29 Palms (2002)
as The Sheriff
Kids vs Monsters (2015)
as Barry
Home Invaders (2001)
as Matador
In Search of Tomorrow (2022)
as Self - Interviewee
AniMen: The Galactic Battle (2012)
as Sergeant Brass
The Price for Freedom (—)
as Reverend J.W. Bruno
Don't Pass Me By (2013)
as David Knox
Charlie Valentine (2009)
as Sal
Hallelujah Anyhow (1991)
as Will
No Saints for Sinners (2011)
as Victor
Brothers in Arms (2018)
as Self
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America (2012)
as Charles Buchanan (voice)
Don McKay (2009)
as Otis Kent
Notes in a Minor Key (1994)
as Kansas
Baseball: The Tenth Inning (2010)
as Narrator
Working with a Master: John Carpenter (2006)
as Self
There Are No Children Here (1993)
as John Paul Rivers
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993)
as Self - Host
The Butcher (2009)
as Larry Cobb
Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man (2004)
as Narrator (voice)
Spork (2010)
as Coach Jenkins
S.I.S. (2008)
as Joseph Armstrong
The Grave (1996)
as The Priest
The 420 Movie (2020)
as Chief Ironweed
Africa's Lost Eden (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
Good (2020)
as Gregory Devereaux
Omniscient (2025)
as Alistair
Bob's Best Friends (—)
as Cuddles (voice)
Never Met Picasso (1997)
as Larry
Christmas in Compton (2012)
as Big Earl
Beautiful Loser (2009)
as Morgan - Adult
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero (1999)
as Narrator
The Making of 'They Live' (1988)
as Self
Sons of Liberty (2013)
as Nathan Reynolds
African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey (2022)
as Narrator
The Sensei (2008)
as Minister
The Shakespeare Sessions (2003)
Actor
H4 (2014)
as Worcester
Innocents (2000)
as Detective Davis
No Bad Days (2008)
as Terrence
Ladykillers (1988)
as Abe
Highway (2012)
as Mustafa
Love Jacked (2018)
as Ed
Chasing 3000 (2010)
as Officer L.
Semper Fi (2001)
as Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff
In Search of Darkness: Part II (2020)
as Self
Service to Man (2016)
as Dean Holmes
Nails (1992)
as Noah Owens
The '91 Falcons (2017)
as Narrator (voice)
Finding Faith (2025)
as Henry
Boiling Pot (2015)
as Agent Long
Shut Up and Ride (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
The Men of Outpost 31 (2016)
as Self
Hopelessly in June (2011)
as Dalbert Myers
The Nutcase (—)
Actor
Crusades: Crescent & the Cross (2005)
as Self - Narrator
In Search of Darkness (2019)
as Self
Wild Daze (2020)
as Narrator
The Grizzlies of Siberia (1999)
as Narrator (voice)
Christmas in Tattertown (1988)
as Saxophone (voice)
Boxing: In and Out of the Ring (2001)
as Narrator (voice)
Jewels of the Caribbean Sea (1994)
as Narrator (voice)
Lions Of Darkness (1993)
as Narrator (voice)
The Last Fall (2012)
as Sydney Bishop
Union Furnace (2015)
as Pin Stripe
Parallel Worlds: A Psychedelic Love Story (2023)
as Jerry
Hallelujah (1993)
as Big Willie
Beef II (2004)
as Narrator (voice)
Creature Feature: 60 Years of the Gill-Man (2014)
as Narrator
Cuba's Cancer Hope (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary (2014)
Actor
The Last Punch (2016)
as Don King
Last Stand of the Great Bear (2004)
as Narrator (voice)
Loose Women (1997)
as Stylist #1
Double or Nothing (2012)
as Homeless Dude
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (2004)
as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice)
The Candlelight Murders (2008)
as Pastor Bob
The North Star (2016)
as Frederick Douglass
Egypt's Golden Empire (2001)
as Narrator
Beauty and the Beasts: A Leopard's Story (1995)
as Narrator (voice)
School of Rickey (2016)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Dutch Book (2015)
as Joe Johnson
Flipping (1997)
as Leo Richards, Gang Leader
Blue (2009)
as Terry Venable
Nubia: The Forgotten Kingdom (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Black Asylum (2013)
as Agent Davis
Betty & Blue (2024)
as Willie 'Blue' Watson
The Color Purple: The Color of Success (2007)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Who Goes There? In Search of The Thing (2017)
as Self
Rise of the Mammals (2019)
as Self - Narrator
Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story (2020)
as Self
National Geographic: The Photographers (2000)
as Narrator