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Born1956-06-04
BirthplaceHarlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Keith David
Acting
Biography
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.
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Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Keith David
Filmography
Acting (240)
2028
Captain Zero: The Movieas The Depression Demon (voice)
2026
Spider-Man: Brand New Dayas Narrator of Spider Video (voice)
7.9
2026
The Thing Expandedas Self
8.8
2026
Mike & Nick & Nick & Aliceas Sosa
6.7
2025
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlasas Self - Interviewee
2025
The Gettysburg Addressas Frederick Douglass (voice)
2025
Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadwayas (voice) (uncredited)
8.3
2025
Shelby Oaksas Morton Jacobson
5.8
2025
Hazbin Hotel: Sing-Alongas Husk (voice)
7.3
2025
Finding Faithas Henry
8.4
2025
Omniscientas Alistair
2025
Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part IIas The Depression Demon (voice)
9.0
2025
Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradoxas The Simulator
5.7
2025
Sneaksas O.G. (voice)
5.8
2025
Portal to Hellas Mr. Bobshank
5.5
2024
Mufasa: The Lion Kingas Masego (voice)
7.3
2024
Mr. Nelson on the North Sideas Self
2024
Betty & Blueas Willie 'Blue' Watson
1.0
2024
The Prankas Principal Henderson
5.6
2023
American Fictionas Willy the Wonker
7.2
2023
Heist 88as Buddha Ray
6.7
2023
From the Shadowsas Dr. Leonard Bertram
6.4
2023
A Snowy Day in Oaklandas Mr. Monroe
6.8
2023
2.0
2022
Shut Up and Rideas Narrator (voice)
7.0
2022
A Miracle Before Christmasas David
5.4
2022
Entergalacticas Mr. Rager (voice)
7.7
2022
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Storyas Ink Williams
3.7
2022
DC League of Super-Petsas Dog-El (voice)
7.1
2022
Nopeas Otis Haywood Sr.
6.8
2022
Unpluggingas Gil
4.9
2022
The Wonderful Spring of Mickey Mouseas Narrator (voice)
7.5
2022
In Search of Tomorrowas Self - Interviewee
6.7
2022
Catwoman: Huntedas Tobias Whale / Morax (voice)
5.8
2021
Pups Aloneas The Wise Bartender
5.8
2021
Black as Nightas Babineaux
5.5
2021
The Gatewayas Terry
5.3
2021
The Seventh Dayas Father Louis
5.2
2021
Insightas Captain Duke
5.5
2020
Horizon Lineas Freddy Wyman
5.6
2020
Most Guys Are Losersas Al
2.6
2020
Goodas Gregory Devereaux
7.2
2020
7.7
2020
The 420 Movieas Chief Ironweed
3.0
2020
Cuba's Cancer Hopeas Narrator (voice)
2019
Rise of the Mammalsas Self - Narrator
2019
21 Bridgesas Deputy Chief Spencer
6.8
2019
The Wedding Yearas Preston
5.9
2019
You Might Be the Killeras Sheriff James
5.8
2019
In Search of Darknessas Self
7.5
2019
6.8
2018
Love Jackedas Ed
6.1
2018
6.6
2018
Brothers in Armsas Self
5.8
2018
Night Schoolas Gerald
6.1
2018
American Dresseras Charlie
4.9
2018
Sharon 1.2.3.as Tyrone
5.8
2018
Tales from the Hood 2as Portifoy Simms
5.0
2018
Ray Meets Helenas Harve
4.3
2017
The '91 Falconsas Narrator (voice)
9.0
2017
Savage Dogas Valentine
5.4
2017
4.6
2016
Service to Manas Dean Holmes
8.0
2016
School of Rickeyas Self - Narrator (voice)
9.0
2016
Range 15as Colonel Holloway
4.7
2016
The Nice Guysas Older Guy
7.1
2016
Blue: The American Dreamas Terry Venable
2016
Ninaas Clifton's Father
5.2
2016
The North Staras Frederick Douglass
5.0
2016
Dirty Liesas Doc
4.9
2016
The Last Punchas Don King
2015
6.0
2015
If I Tell You I Have to Kill Youas Detective Harris
2015
Boiling Potas Agent Long
5.2
2015
Kids vs Monstersas Barry
3.8
2015
Union Furnaceas Pin Stripe
5.5
2015
Secrets of the Magic Cityas Mr. Daniels
5.5
2015
Field of Lost Shoesas Old Judge
6.1
2014
Creature Feature: 60 Years of the Gill-Manas Narrator
7.0
2013
Frog Kingdomas Frog King (voice)
4.7
2013
Free Birdsas Chief Broadbeak (Voice)
5.9
2013
Sons of Libertyas Nathan Reynolds
3.6
2013
Assault on Wall Streetas Freddy
5.9
2013
Black Asylumas Agent Davis
10.0
2013
Don't Pass Me Byas David Knox
4.0
2012
Christmas in Comptonas Big Earl
3.2
2012
Cloud Atlasas Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient
6.9
2012
Double or Nothingas Homeless Dude
6.0
2012
Smileyas Diamond
4.3
2012
Highwayas Mustafa
3.0
2012
The Last Fallas Sydney Bishop
5.8
2012
The Undershepherdas Brother Wilks
6.0
2012
AniMen: The Galactic Battleas Sergeant Brass
4.0
2011
The Greening of Whitney Brownas Clerk
5.9
2011
Hopelessly in Juneas Dalbert Myers
5.0
2011
The Inheritanceas Uncle Melvin
4.4
2011
Samuel Bleakas Ned Coffman
4.5
5.0
2010
Stomp the Yard 2: Homecomingas Terry
5.5
2010
Chain Letteras Det. Jim Crenshaw
4.4
2010
Baseball: The Tenth Inningas Narrator
8.0
2010
Lottery Ticketas Sweet Tee
5.6
2010
New York Street Gamesas Self
2010
Chasing 3000as Officer L.
6.2
2010
Something Like A Businessas Sebastian
2.5
2010
Meet Monica Velouras Claude
5.8
2010
Death at a Funeralas Reverend Davis
5.9
2010
Africa's Lost Edenas Narrator (voice)
2009
The Princess and the Frogas Dr. Facilier (voice)
7.2
2009
Beautiful Loseras Morgan - Adult
5.0
2009
Gameras Agent Keith
5.7
2009
All About Steveas Corbitt
5.0
2009
The Butcheras Larry Cobb
4.7
2009
Pastor Brownas Pastor Brown
5.8
2009
Don McKayas Otis Kent
4.9
2009
Blueas Terry Venable
2009
Charlie Valentineas Sal
4.1
2009
Against the Darkas Lt. Waters
3.9
2009
Coralineas The Cat (voice)
7.9
2009
Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombiaas Commander Scott Boytano
5.7
2008
S.I.S.as Joseph Armstrong
4.2
2008
The Fifth Commandmentas Max 'Coolbreeze' Templeton
5.7
2008
No Bad Daysas Terrence
3.2
2008
The Senseias Minister
4.2
2008
My Mom's New Boyfriendas FBI Chief Conrad
5.4
2008
Superhero Movieas The Chief of Police
5.3
2008
Justice League: The New Frontieras The Centre (voice)
6.8
2008
First Sundayas Judge B. Bennet Galloway
5.6
2008
The Candlelight Murdersas Pastor Bob
2007
The Last Sentinelas Colonel Norton
3.8
2007
Delta Farceas Sgt. Kilgore
4.6
2007
The Color Purple: The Color of Successas Self - Narrator (voice)
7.5
2007
4.1
2006
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evilas MCPO Scott Boytano
4.9
2006
Forbidden Fruitsas Rev. Walters
6.3
2006
ATLas John Garnett
7.0
2006
The Oh in Ohioas Coach Popovitch
5.3
2006
6.0
2005
Dirtyas Captain Spain
5.4
2005
Crusades: Crescent & the Crossas Self - Narrator
7.6
2005
The Proud Family Movieas Bebe Clone (voice)
5.9
2005
Transporter 2as Stappleton
6.3
2005
Mr. & Mrs. Smithas Father
6.7
2005
Crashas Lt. Dixon
7.2
2004
Last Stand of the Great Bearas Narrator (voice)
8.0
2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnsonas Narrator (voice)
7.2
2004
Beef IIas Narrator (voice)
7.0
2004
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Furyas Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice)
6.1
2004
The Chronicles of Riddickas Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
6.6
2004
Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Manas Narrator (voice)
8.5
2004
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination Londonas CIA Director
5.6
2003
Nubia: The Forgotten Kingdomas Narrator (voice)
6.0
2003
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Tripas Narrator (voice)
7.7
2003
Comic Book Superheroes Unmaskedas Narrator (voice)
7.5
2003
Hollywood Homicideas Leon
5.2
2003
Head of Stateas Bernard Cooper
5.6
2003
Agent Cody Banksas CIA Director
5.5
2003
Inside Meccaas Narrator (voice)
6.8
8.5
2002
29 Palmsas The Sheriff
4.7
2002
Stalking Leopardsas Narrator (voice)
10.0
2002
Ultimate Fights from the Moviesas Frank (They Live) (archive footage)
5.0
2002
Barbershopas Lester Wallace
6.4
2002
Mark Twainas Narrator (voice)
7.1
2001
Pretty When You Cryas Detective Charles Desett
3.4
2001
Novocaineas Detective Lunt
6.1
2001
Egypt's Golden Empireas Narrator
7.8
2001
Home Invadersas Matador
4.5
2001
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Withinas Council Member (voice)
6.2
2001
Semper Fias Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff
6.0
2001
Boxing: In and Out of the Ringas Narrator (voice)
2000
Requiem for a Dreamas Big Tim
8.0
2000
The Replacementsas Lindell
6.7
2000
Where the Heart Isas Moses Whitecotten
7.1
2000
Pitch Blackas Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
6.9
2000
Innocentsas Detective Davis
4.3
1999
5.8
1999
ATFas FBI Director Richard Long
5.8
1999
The Grizzlies of Siberiaas Narrator (voice)
1998
Todd McFarlane's Spawn: Season 2as Spawn
7.8
1998
There's Something About Maryas Charlie Jensen
6.6
1998
Armageddonas General Kimsey
6.8
1998
The Tiger Woods Storyas Earl Woods
4.3
1997
Never Met Picassoas Larry
4.9
1997
Don King: Only in Americaas Herbert Muhammad
6.8
1997
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwestas Algric Bartles
7.0
1997
Executive Targetas Lamar
4.8
1997
Herculesas Apollo the Sun God (voice)
7.5
1997
Volcanoas Lt. Ed Fox
6.0
1997
Flippingas Leo Richards, Gang Leader
4.0
1997
Vanishing Pointas Warren Taft
5.6
1996
Johnsas Homeless John
5.3
1996
Larger Than Lifeas Hurst
5.5
1996
The Graveas The Priest
5.3
1996
Eye for an Eyeas Martin
6.3
1995
Dead Presidentsas Kirby
6.7
1995
Clockersas André the Giant
6.7
1995
Blue in the Faceas Jackie Robinson
6.5
1995
Beauty and the Beasts: A Leopard's Storyas Narrator (voice)
1995
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awakenas Goliath (voice)
7.0
1995
The Quick and the Deadas Sergeant Cantrell
6.6
1994
The Puppet Mastersas Alex Holland
5.8
1994
Notes in a Minor Keyas Kansas
7.0
1994
Jewels of the Caribbean Seaas Narrator (voice)
1994
Reality Bitesas Roger
6.5
1993
Hallelujahas Big Willie
6.5
1993
There Are No Children Hereas John Paul Rivers
7.0
1993
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Musicas Self - Host
7.5
1993
The Last Outlawas Lovecraft
5.4
1993
Lions Of Darknessas Narrator (voice)
9.0
1992
Nailsas Noah Owens
4.9
1992
Article 99as Luther Jermoe
6.1
1992
Final Analysisas Detective Huggins
5.8
1991
Hallelujah Anyhowas Will
1990
Marked for Deathas Max
6.1
1990
Men at Workas Louis Fedders
5.7
1990
Murder in Black and Whiteas Martin
7.0
1989
Alwaysas Powerhouse
6.2
1989
Road Houseas Ernie Bass
6.8
1988
Christmas in Tattertownas Saxophone (voice)
4.6
1988
Ladykillersas Abe
3.0
1988
They Liveas Frank Armitage
7.3
1988
Birdas Buster Franklin
6.8
1988
Stars & Barsas Eugene Teagarden
4.4
1988
Off Limitsas Maurice
5.6
1988
Braddock: Missing in Action IIIas Embassy Gate Captain
5.7
1988
The Making of 'They Live'as Self
1987
Hot Pursuitas Alphonso
5.7
1986
Platoonas King
7.7
1986
The Whoopee Boysas Washington Square Peddler
5.4
1982
The Thingas Childs
8.1
1980
The Pirates of Penzanceas Pirates and Police
6.6
1979
Coriolanusas Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
5.0
—
ATL 2: The Homecomingas John Garnett
—
The Price for Freedomas Reverend J.W. Bruno
—
My New Friend Jimas Jim Dandy
—
Bob's Best Friendsas Cuddles (voice)