Keith David
Acting
🎂 1956-06-04
Keith David (born June 4, 1956) is an American film, television, and voice actor, and singer. He is perhaps most known for his live-action roles in such films as Crash, There's Something About Mary, Barbershop and Men at Work. He has also had memorable roles in numerous cult favorites, including John Carpenter's films The Thing (as Childs) and They Live (as Armitage), the Riddick films Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick (as the Imam), the General in Armageddon, King in Oliver Stone's Platoon, and Big Tim in Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream. David is also well known for his voice over career, primarily his Emmy winning work as the narrator of numerous Ken Burns films. Characters that he has voiced include Goliath on the Disney series Gargoyles, the Arbiter in Halo 2 and Halo 3, David Anderson in Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2, the Decepticon Barricade in Transformers: The Game, Julius Little in Saints Row and Saints Row 2, Sgt. Foley in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Dr. Facilier in The Princess and the Frog, and Chaos in Dissidia: Final Fantasy and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cast credits(353)
Lloyd Mackie
2005
Mr. Charles (voice)
2015
Bronx D.A. John Robertson
1990
Glossaryck (voice)
2015
Jazz Documentary Narrator (voice)
1999
Commander Bensinger (voice)
1999
President Curtis / Turkey President Curtis (voice)
2013
Reverse Giraffe (voice)
2013
President/Governor Andre Curtis (voice)
2013
Narrator (voice)
2013
Solovar (voice)
2014
Sal Commander (voice)
2012
Fire Captain (voice)
2005
Narrator
1982
Balthus (voice)
2010
Flame King (voice)
2010
Matt Phelps
2000
Narrator
1974
Jimmy Cannon
2010
2005
Lemuel Kane (voice)
2009
Qwerty (voice) (uncredited)
2015
Terence Beale
2011
Lion Musician (voice)
2014
Mr. Guster
2006
Elroy Patashnik
2009
Narrator (voice)
2009
Narrator (voice)
2018
Cristo
1985
B'Caala (voice)
2023
Mongul (voice)
2010
Burke / Man
2016
1994
Warden
2014
Mister Bones (voice)
2020
Gene Holloway
2014
Santa Claus (voice)
2013
Pastor Watkins
1994
Tublat (voice)
2001
Captain Pacheco
2024
King Andrias (voice)
2019
King Oliver
1992
Ezra Saxton
2025
Manny (voice)
2017
Husk (voice)
2024
Lithophone (voice)
2018
Tummy (voice)
2018
Masego (voice)
2024
2001
Self
2022
Bishop James Greenleaf
2016
Frank
2021
Self - Winner
1956
Goliath (voice)
1994
1994
Brian
2002
Asskill (voice)
2023
1987
Billy Spencer
2021
Captain Ira Merit
1995
Colonel
2016
Dutch
2012
Dr. Elias Kronish
2017
Apollo (voice)
1998
1994
Agent Mosely (voice)
2003
World’s Greatest Teacher Mug (voice)
2020
Nicholas Calderon
2014
Clyde Roses
2015
Ward Wittlinger (voice)
2020
The Devil
2021
Manny Kablamee
2022
W.E. Henderson / Other Voices
1988
Black Panther/T'challa (voice)
1994
Atlas (voice)
2003
Bible (voice)
2020
Toy COD Leader (voice)
2025
Narrator (voice)
2014
Loose Craig
2014
Narrator
1994
Albert 'Al' Gibson
2023
The Cat (voice)
2009
Judge Alvin Guy
2023
Despero (voice)
2001
Narrator (voice)
2021
Hordak (voice)
2024
Malcom Kane (voice)
2017
Narrator (voice)
1983
Narrator (voice)
2020
Darkseid (voice)
2024
Narrator
2013
Murdoch
2019
Narrator (voice)
2008
Sgt. Major Donald Cody
2014
Hershel Wheeler
2022
Thrull (voice)
2019
1984
1996
2008
The Cheshire Cat (voice)
2013
Narrator (voice)
2024
Scouter (voice)
2024
Father
2005
Lafonso
2018
Stanley
1996
1981
Dr. Facilier (voice)
2009
Lord Marmoo (voice)
2016
Dr. Pesh
2018
Narrator (voice)
2001
Apollo the Sun God (voice)
1997
King Andrias (voice)
2022
King
1986
Childs
1982
Frederick Douglass (voice)
1999
Dr. Leonard Bertram
2023
General Kimsey
1998
1996
Otis Haywood Sr.
2022
Al Simmons / Spawn (voice)
1997
Narrator (voice)
2001
Dog-El (voice)
2022
Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient
2012
Narrator (voice)
2024
2005
Charlie Jensen
1998
Agent Everett Malloy
2015
Older Guy
2016
Stappleton
2005
Frank Armitage
1988
Narrator (voice)
2024
Lt. Dixon
2005
Narrator (voice)
2016
Martin
1996
The Chief of Police
2008
Big Tim
2000
Willy the Wonker
2023
Sgt. Clay Cantrell
1995
Ernie Bass
1989
Max Malini
2011
2001
Corbitt
2009
Mr. Rager (voice)
2022
Lt. Ed Fox
1997
Narrator (voice)
2010
Deputy Chief Spencer
2019
Kirby
1995
Moses Whitecotten
2000
CIA Director
2003
Detective Huggins
1992
Chief Broadbeak (Voice)
2013
Reverend Davis
2010
Lindell
2000
2025
Council Member (voice)
2001
Lester Wallace
2002
Agent Keith
2009
Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
2004
Tobias Whale / Morax (voice)
2022
Max
1990
Roger
1994
O.G. (voice)
2025
Narrator (voice)
2002
Gerald
2018
Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
2000
CIA Director
2004
Powerhouse
1989
2004
André the Giant
1995
Self - Guest
2020
Gregory Devereaux
2020
Maurice
1988
Freddy Wyman
2020
Self - Host
2000
Terry
2010
Freddy
2013
Louis Fedders
1990
Embassy Gate Captain
1988
Lovecraft
1993
John Garnett
2006
Morton Jacobson
2025
Bernard Cooper
2003
Leon
2003
FBI Chief Conrad
2008
The Centre (voice)
2008
Luther Jermoe
1992
Valentine
2017
Alex Holland
1994
Detective Lunt
2001
MCPO Scott Boytano
2006
Judge B. Bennet Galloway
2008
Commander Scott Boytano
2009
Noah Owens
1992
Colonel Holloway
2016
Babineaux
2021
Sweet Tee
2010
Gil
2022
Terry
2021
Principal Henderson
2024
Buddha Ray
2023
The Wise Bartender
2021
Buster Franklin
1988
Larry Cobb
2009
Det. Jim Crenshaw
2010
Father Louis
2021
Frederick Douglass (voice)
2025
Clerk
2011
Portifoy Simms
2018
Alphonso
1987
Hurst
1996
William 'Big Bill' Cooper
2013
Bebe Clone (voice)
2005
Diamond
2012
Lt. Waters
2009
The Simulator
2025
Colonel Norton
2007
Sgt. Kilgore
2007
David Knox
2013
Sheriff James
2019
Captain Spain
2006
Claude
2010
Self - Actor
2023
Preston
2019
Self
2022
Jackie Robinson
1995
Homeless John
1996
Herbert Muhammad
1997
Minister
2008
Mr. Monroe
2023
Self
2019
Detective Harris
2015
Narrator
2003
Frank (They Live) (archive footage)
2002
Frog King (voice)
2013
Narrator (voice)
2004
Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff
2001
2017
Old Judge
2015
Captain Duke
2021
Nathan Reynolds
2013
Coach Popovitch
2006
Self
2019
Officer L.
2010
Self
2018
Self - Interviewee
2022
Ed
2018
Self
2020
Washington Square Peddler
1986
Clifton's Father
2016
The Sheriff
2002
Chief Ironweed
2020
The Priest
1996
King Oliver
1993
Algric Bartles
1997
FBI Director Richard Long
1999
Barry
2015
Self
2018
2025
Dad
2007
Goliath (voice)
1996
Narrator (voice)
2022
Detective Charles Desett
2001
Eugene Teagarden
1988
Max 'Coolbreeze' Templeton
2008
Narrator (voice)
2003
Charlie
2018
John Garnett
Sal
2009
Doc
2016
Lamar
1997
Narrator (voice)
2004
Terry Venable
2016
Sydney Bishop
2012
Pastor Brown
2009
Morgan - Adult
2009
Joseph Armstrong
2008
2014
Sosa
Uncle Melvin
2011
Sebastian
2010
Dalbert Myers
2011
Terrence
2008
Harve
2018
Big Willie
1993
Otis Kent
2009
Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice)
2004
Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
1979
Big Earl
2012
Pirates and Police
1980
Detective Davis
2000
Abe
1988
Leo Richards, Gang Leader
1997
Earl Woods
1998
Willie 'Blue' Watson
2024
Brother Wilks
2012
Tyrone
2018
Mustafa
2012
Larry
1996
Ned Coffman
2011
Al
2020
Martin
1990
Mr. Bobshank
2025
Self
Self - Host
1993
Narrator
2010
Ink Williams
2022
Saxophone (voice)
1988
Narrator (voice)
2003
David
2022
Rev. Walters
2006
Narrator (voice)
2002
Agent Long
2015
Self
1988
Narrator
2001
Sergeant Brass
2012
Frederick Douglass
2016
Pin Stripe
2015
Matador
2001
Terry Venable
2009
Agent Davis
2013
Self
2021
Narrator (voice)
2003
Pastor Bob
2008
Narrator (voice)
2010
Narrator (voice)
2004
2015
Narrator (voice)
1994
Narrator (voice)
2016
Mr. Daniels
2015
Narrator (voice)
1993
Self
2006
John Paul Rivers
1993
Jerry
2023
Narrator (voice)
2004
Self
2021
Will
1991
Narrator (voice)
2007
2011
Narrator (voice)
2002
Self
2010
Narrator (voice)
2022
Don King
2016
Narrator (voice)
2020
Homeless Dude
2012
2003
Alistair
2025
Dean Holmes
2016
Self
Narrator (voice)
1999
Narrator (voice)
2003
Narrator
2014
Narrator (voice)
2001
Narrator (voice)
2017