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Keith David

Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn June 4, 1956 (68 years)
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.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Requiem for a Dream
  • Gamer
  • Superhero Movie
  • Assault on Wall Street
  • My Mom's New Boyfriend
  • Delta Farce
  • Creepshow
  • The Oh in Ohio
  • Chain Letter
  • Range 15
  • Kaena: The Prophecy
  • Savage Dog
  • Don McKay
  • The Last Sentinel
  • Forbidden Fruits
  • Disco Godfather
  • The Grave
  • Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-cellent Adventure
  • Chasing 3000
  • The Butcher
  • Insight
  • Something Like a Business
  • American Dresser
  • The Sensei

Known For

  • The Thing
  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith
  • They Live
  • Platoon
  • Coraline
  • The Nice Guys
  • Pitch Black
  • Nope
  • Cloud Atlas
  • There's Something About Mary
  • The Princess and the Frog
  • The Chronicles of Riddick
  • Transporter 2
  • Crash
  • Gargoyles
  • Volcano
  • The Quick and the Dead
  • 21 Bridges
  • Dead Presidents
  • Hercules
  • Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
  • Superhero Movie
  • Agent Cody Banks
  • Marked for Death

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2027
    Captain Zero: The Movie · as The Depression Demon
    2025
    The Gettysburg Address · as Frederick Douglass (voice)
    2025
    The Sensitive Kind (TV Series)
    2025
    2025
    Duster (TV Series) · as Ezra Saxton
    2025
    Sneaks · as O.g. (voice)
    2024
    Shelby Oaks · as Morton Jacobson
    2024
    2024
    Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
    2024
    Mufasa: The Lion King · as Masego (voice)
    2024
    Leonardo da Vinci (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
    2024
    Invincible Fight Girl (TV Series) · as Scouter (voice)
    2024
    High Potential (TV Series) · as Captain Pacheco
    2024
    Kite Man: Hell Yeah! (TV Series) · as Darkseid (voice)
    2024
    Masters of the Universe: Revolution (TV Series) · as Hordak (voice)
    2023
    American Fiction · as Willy The Wonker
    2023
    PLUTO (TV Series) · as Tenma
    2023
    Heist 88 · as Buddha Ray
    2023
    Krapopolis (TV Series) · as Asskill (voice)
    2023
    Justified: City Primeval (TV Series) · as Judge Alvin Guy
    2023
    A Snowy Day in Oakland · as Mr. Monroe
    2023
    True Lies (TV Series) · as Albert 'al' Gibson
    2023
    My Dad the Bounty Hunter (TV Series) · as B'caala (voice)
    2023
    2022
    Gremlins (TV Series) · as Bass Reeves
    2022
    Shut Up and Ride · as Narrator (voice)
    2022
    2022
    Transformers: EarthSpark (TV Series) · as Grimlock
    2022
    From Scratch (2022) (TV Series) · as Hershel Wheeler
    2022
    Entergalactic · as Mr. Rager (voice)
    2022
    From the Shadows · as Dr. Leonard Bertram
    2022
    Firebuds (TV Series) · as Manny Kablamee
    2022
    2022
    Chibiverse (TV Series) · as King Andrias (voice)
    2022
    DC League of Super-Pets · as Dog-El (voice)
    2022
    Nope · as Otis Haywood Sr.
    2022
    Unplugging · as Gil
    2022
    2022
    The Prank · as Principal Henderson
    2022
    The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (TV Series) · as Clone Bebe
    2022
    Catwoman: Hunted · as Tobias Whale / Morax (voice)
    2021
    Abbott Elementary (TV Series) · as Frank
    2021
    Marvel's Hit-Monkey (TV Series) · as The Devil
    2021
    Pups Alone · as The Wise Bartender
    2021
    Black as Night · as Babineaux
    2021
    Muhammad Ali (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
    2021
    The Gateway · as Terry
    2021
    Leverage: Redemption (TV Series) · as Billy Spencer
    2021
    The Seventh Day · as Father Louis
    2021
    Insight · as Captain Duke
    2020
    The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse (TV Series) · as Narrator
    2020
    Horizon Line · as Freddy Wyman
    2020
    2020
    Good · as Gregory Devereaux
    2020
    Wild Daze · as Narrator
    2020
    Woke (TV Series) · as Bible (voice)
    2020
    The Good Lord Bird (TV Series) · as Herbert
    2020
    Tig n’ Seek (TV Series) · as Mr. Martin
    2020
    Close Enough (TV Series) · as World’s Greatest Teacher Mug (voice)
    2020
    Central Park (TV Series) · as Ward Wittlinger (voice)
    2020
    Love Life (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
    2020
    Stargirl (TV Series) · as Mister Bones (voice)
    2020
    JJ Villard's Fairy Tales (TV Series) · as Lionel
    2020
    2020
    Cuba's Cancer Hope · as Narrator (voice)
    2020
    Blue: The American Dream · as Terry Venable
    2019
    Fast & Furious: Spy Racers (TV Series) · as Narrator
    2019
    Hazbin Hotel (TV Series) · as Husk (voice)
    2019
    Creepshow (TV Series) · as Murdoch
    2019
    21 Bridges · as Deputy Chief Spencer
    2019
    The Wedding Year · as Preston
    2019
    The Last Kids on Earth (TV Series) · as Thrull (voice)
    2019
    Amphibia (TV Series) · as King Andrias (voice)
    2019
    2018
    Champaign ILL (TV Series) · as Lafonso
    2018
    You Might Be the Killer · as Sheriff James
    2018
    Love Jacked · as Ed
    2018
    Liverspots and Astronots (TV Series) · as Dr. Pesh
    2018
    Tales from the Hood 2 · as Portifoy Simms
    2018
    Night School · as Gerald
    2018
    Sharon 1.2.3. · as Tyrone
    2018
    2018
    Summer Camp Island (TV Series) · as Tummy (voice)
    2018
    Final Space (TV Series) · as Bolo
    2018
    Final Space · as Bolo
    2017
    2017
    Craig of the Creek (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
    2017
    Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters (TV Series) · as Malcom Kane (voice)
    2017
    Future Man (TV Series) · as Dr. Elias Kronish
    2017
    DuckTales (2017) (TV Series) · as Manny (voice)
    2017
    Savage Dog · as Valentine
    2017
    2017
    OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes (TV Series) · as Crinkly Wrinkly Narration
    2017
    Dirty Lies · as Doc
    2017
    Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (TV Series) · as Additional Voices
    2017
    2017
    Superior Donuts (TV Series) · as John
    2016
    Service to Man · as Dean Holmes
    2016
    2016
    Ben 10 (2016) (TV Series) · as Yawk
    2016
    MacGyver (2016) (TV Series) · as Burke / Man
    2016
    Speechless (TV Series) · as Colonel
    2016
    Kulipari: An Army of Frogs (TV Series) · as Lord Marmoo (voice)
    2016
    Greenleaf (TV Series) · as Bishop James Greenleaf
    2016
    Range 15 · as Colonel Holloway
    2016
    The Nice Guys · as Older Guy
    2016
    Nina · as Clifton's Father
    2016
    Jackie Robinson (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
    2016
    The North Star · as Frederick Douglass
    2015
    2015
    The Timeline (TV Series) · as Narrator
    2015
    2015
    Boiling Pot · as Agent Long
    2015
    Kids vs Monsters · as Barry
    2015
    2015
    Union Furnace · as Pin Stripe
    2015
    Mr. Robot (TV Series) · as Qwerty (voice) (uncredited)
    2015
    Big Time in Hollywood, FL (TV Series) · as Agent Everett Malloy
    2015
    What Lives Inside (TV Series) · as Soot
    2015
    Field of Lost Shoes · as Old Judge
    2015
    Fresh Off the Boat (TV Series) · as Clyde Roses
    2014
    Secrets of the Magic City · as Mr. Daniels
    2014
    We Bare Bears (TV Series) · as Mr. Charles (voice)
    2014
    The Marvel Experience · as Nick Fury
    2014
    The Flash (2014) (TV Series) · as Solovar (voice)
    2014
    black-ish (TV Series) · as Loose Craig
    2014
    NCIS: New Orleans (TV Series) · as Gene Holloway
    2014
    Scorpion (TV Series) · as Warden
    2014
    BoJack Horseman (TV Series) · as Lion Musician (voice)
    2014
    The Monday Night War (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
    2014
    Black Jesus (TV Series) · as Reverend Otis
    2014
    Extant (TV Series) · as Nicholas Calderon
    2014
    Enlisted (TV Series) · as Sgt. Major Donald Cody
    2013
    Frog Kingdom · as Frog King (voice)
    2013
    Rick and Morty (TV Series) · as President/governor Andre Curtis (voice)
    2013
    2013
    Free Birds · as Chief Broadbeak (voice)
    2013
    Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (TV Series) · as The Cheshire Cat (voice)
    2013
    Sons of Liberty · as Nathan Reynolds
    2013
    2013
    The Bible (TV Series) · as Narrator
    2013
    Don't Pass Me By · as David Knox
    2013
    2012
    H4 · as Worcester
    2012
    Star vs. the Forces of Evil (TV Series) · as Glossaryck (voice)
    2012
    Belle's (TV Series) · as William 'big Bill' Cooper
    2012
    Christmas in Compton · as Big Earl
    2012
    Cloud Atlas · as Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-Kor Apis / Prescient
    2012
    Double or Nothing · as Homeless Dude
    2012
    Smiley · as Diamond
    2012
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) (TV Series) · as Sal Commander (voice)
    2012
    Marvel's Avengers Assemble (TV Series) · as T'chaka
    2012
    Highway · as Mustafa
    2012
    2012
    The Last Fall · as Sydney Bishop
    2012
    The Undershepherd · as Brother Wilks
    2012
    Touch (2012) (TV Series) · as Dutch
    2012
    Animen: The Galactic Battle · as Sergeant Brass
    2011
    2011
    Allen Gregory (TV Series) · as Carl Trent Davis
    2011
    Person of Interest (TV Series) · as Terence Beale
    2011
    Hopelessly in June · as Dalbert Myers
    2011
    The Inheritance · as Uncle Melvin
    2011
    The Cape (2011) (TV Series) · as Max Malini
    2011
    2010
    Young Justice (TV Series) · as Mongul (voice)
    2010
    Chain Letter · as Det. Jim Crenshaw
    2010
    God in America: How Religious Liberty Shaped America (TV Series) · as Frederick Douglass
    2010
    2010
    2010
    2010
    Baseball: The Tenth Inning (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
    2010
    Hawaii Five-0 (2010) (TV Series) · as Jimmy Cannon
    2010
    Regular Show (TV Series) · as Streaming
    2010
    Lottery Ticket · as Sweet Tee
    2010
    Chasing 3000 · as Officer L.
    2010
    2010
    Meet Monica Velour · as Claude
    2010
    Uncle Grandpa (TV Series) · as Santa Claus (voice)
    2010
    Spork · as Coach Jenkins
    2010
    Death at a Funeral · as Reverend Davis
    2010
    Africa's Lost Eden · as Narrator (voice)
    2010
    Adventure Time (TV Series) · as Flame King (voice)
    2010
    Birds of Paradise · as Old Buzzard
    2010
    Now Here · as Detective Brinkman
    2010
    Sealing Your Fate · as Gavin Taylor
    2009
    The Princess and the Frog · as Dr. Facilier (voice)
    2009
    Archer (2009) (TV Series) · as Lemuel Kane (voice)
    2009
    Community (TV Series) · as Elroy Patashnik
    2009
    All About Steve · as Corbitt
    2009
    Gamer · as Agent Keith
    2009
    The Butcher · as Larry Cobb
    2009
    Pastor Brown · as Pastor Brown
    2009
    Don McKay · as Otis Kent
    2009
    Blue · as Terry Venable
    2009
    2009
    Against the Dark · as Lt. Waters
    2009
    Coraline · as The Cat (voice)
    2009
    Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia · as Commander Scott Boytano
    2008
    Beautiful Loser · as Morgan - Adult
    2008
    2008
    SIS · as Joseph Armstrong
    2008
    The Fifth Commandment · as Max 'coolbreeze' Templeton
    2008
    No Bad Days · as Terrence
    2008
    The Sensei · as Minister
    2008
    My Mom's New Boyfriend · as Fbi Chief Conrad
    2008
    Superhero Movie · as The Chief Of Police
    2008
    Canterbury's Law (TV Series)
    2008
    The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV Series) · as Big Man
    2008
    Justice League: The New Frontier · as The Centre (voice)
    2008
    First Sunday · as Judge B. Bennet Galloway
    2007
    Funny or Die Presents (TV Series) · as Sleeping Celebrity
    2007
    2007
    The War (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
    2007
    The Last Sentinel · as Colonel Norton
    2007
    Delta Farce · as Sgt. Kilgore
    2006
    Fear Files...Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein (TV Series) · as Narrator
    2006
    Forbidden Fruits · as Rev. Walters
    2006
    Psych (TV Series) · as Mr. Guster
    2006
    ATL · as John Garnett
    2006
    The Oh in Ohio · as Coach Popovitch
    2006
    Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil · as Mcpo Scott Boytano
    2005
    Dirty · as Captain Spain
    2005
    2005
    The Crusades: Crescent & the Cross (TV Series) · as Narrator
    2005
    The Proud Family Movie · as Bebe Clone (voice)
    2005
    Transporter 2 · as Stappleton
    2005
    Mr. & Mrs. Smith · as Father
    2005
    Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Lloyd Mackie
    2005
    Robot Chicken (TV Series) · as Angry Birds Narrator
    2005
    American Dad! (TV Series) · as Fire Captain (voice)
    2005
    Numb3rs (TV Series)
    2005
    2004
    Crash · as Lt. Dixon
    2004
    2004
    Beef II · as Narrator (voice)
    2004
    The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury · as Abu 'imam' Al-Walid (voice)
    2004
    The Chronicles of Riddick · as Abu 'imam' Al-Walid
    2004
    2004
    2004
    2003
    2003
    All of Us (TV Series) · as Cast
    2003
    Teen Titans (TV Series) · as Atlas (voice)
    2003
    Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (TV Series) · as Agent Mosely (voice)
    2003
    Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked · as Narrator (voice)
    2003
    2003
    2003
    Head of State · as Bernard Cooper
    2003
    Agent Cody Banks · as Cia Director
    2003
    Inside Mecca · as Narrator (voice)
    2003
    2002
    Everwood (TV Series) · as Brian
    2002
    Barbershop · as Lester Wallace
    2002
    29 Palms · as The Sheriff
    2002
    Ultimate Fights from the Movies · as Frank (they Live) (archive Footage)
    2002
    Mark Twain (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
    2001
    Mark Twain · as Narrator (voice)
    2001
    Novocaine · as Detective Lunt
    2001
    Justice League (TV Series) · as Despero (voice)
    2001
    Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
    2001
    The Legend of Tarzan (TV Series) · as Tublat (voice)
    2001
    Going to California (TV Series) · as Paradise
    2001
    Home Invaders · as Matador
    2001
    Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within · as Council Member (voice)
    2001
    Semper Fi · as Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff
    2001
    The Job (TV Series)
    2001
    House of Mouse (TV Series) · as Card Soldier
    2001
    Jazz (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
    2001
    Pretty When You Cry · as Detective Charles Desett
    2001
    Boxing: In and Out of the Ring · as Narrator (voice)
    2000
    2000
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Matt Phelps
    2000
    The Replacements · as Lindell
    2000
    Where the Heart Is · as Moses Whitecotten
    2000
    Pitch Black · as Abu 'imam' Al-Walid
    2000
    Innocents · as Detective Davis
    1999
    1999
    1999
    1999
    ATF · as Fbi Director Richard Long
    1999
    Loose Women (TV Series)
    1999
    Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Narrator
    1999
    Todd McFarlane's Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle · as Al Simmons / Spawn (voice)
    1999
    SpongeBob SquarePants (TV Series) · as Gary's Collar
    1999
    Family Guy (TV Series) · as Jazz Documentary Narrator (voice)
    1998
    City Confidential (TV Series) · as Narrator
    1998
    Hercules (TV Series) · as Apollo (voice)
    1998
    Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2 · as Al Simmons / Spawn (voice)
    1998
    There's Something About Mary · as Charlie Jensen
    1998
    Armageddon · as General Kimsey
    1998
    The Tiger Woods Story · as Earl Woods
    1998
    Behind the Zipper with Magda · as Charlie Jensen
    1997
    Don King: Only in America · as Herbert Muhammad
    1997
    1997
    Executive Target · as Lamar
    1997
    Loose Women · as Stylist #1
    1997
    Princess Mononoke · as Okkoto
    1997
    Hercules · as Apollo The Sun God (voice)
    1997
    Spawn (TV Series) · as Al Simmons / Spawn (voice)
    1997
    Todd McFarlane's Spawn · as Al Simmons / Spawn (voice)
    1997
    Volcano · as Lt. Ed Fox
    1997
    Vanishing Point · as Warren Taft
    1996
    Johns · as Homeless John
    1996
    Mr. & Mrs. Smith (TV Series)
    1996
    7th Heaven (TV Series) · as Stanley
    1996
    Arli$$ (TV Series)
    1996
    Larger Than Life · as Hurst
    1996
    1996
    The Grave · as The Priest
    1996
    Eye for an Eye · as Martin
    1996
    Flipping · as Leo Richards, Gang Leader
    1996
    Never Met Picasso · as Larry
    1995
    1995
    Blue in the Face · as Jackie Robinson
    1995
    Dead Presidents · as Kirby
    1995
    Clockers · as André The Giant
    1995
    Timon & Pumbaa (TV Series) · as Mr. Pig
    1995
    The Outer Limits (1995) (TV Series) · as Captain Ira Merit
    1995
    The Quick and the Dead · as Sgt. Clay Cantrell
    1994
    Gargoyles (TV Series) · as Goliath (voice)
    1994
    The Puppet Masters · as Alex Holland
    1994
    Fantastic Four (TV Series) · as Black Panther/t'challa (voice)
    1994
    ER (TV Series) · as Pastor Watkins
    1994
    Baseball (TV Series) · as Narrator
    1994
    1994
    Aladdin (TV Series)
    1994
    Reality Bites · as Roger
    1993
    There Are No Children Here · as John Paul Rivers
    1993
    The Last Outlaw · as Lovecraft
    1993
    Lions Of Darkness · as Narrator (voice)
    1993
    Tribeca (TV Series) · as The Reader
    1993
    1992
    Nails · as Noah Owens
    1992
    Article 99 · as Luther Jermoe
    1992
    The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV Series) · as King Oliver
    1992
    Final Analysis · as Detective Huggins
    1991
    3x3 Eyes (TV Series) · as Mama
    1990
    1990
    Against the Law (TV Series) · as Otis Turnbull
    1990
    Law & Order (TV Series) · as Bronx D.a. John Robertson
    1990
    Men at Work · as Louis Fedders
    1990
    1989
    Always · as Powerhouse
    1989
    Road House · as Ernie Bass
    1989
    A Man Called Hawk (TV Series) · as Jesse
    1988
    Christmas in Tattertown · as Saxophone (voice)
    1988
    Ladykillers · as Abe
    1988
    They Live · as Frank Armitage
    1988
    American Experience (TV Series) · as W.e. Henderson / Other Voices
    1988
    Bird · as Buster Franklin
    1988
    Stars and Bars · as Eugene Teagarden
    1988
    Off Limits · as Maurice
    1988
    Braddock: Missing in Action III · as Embassy Gate Captain
    1987
    Hot Pursuit · as Alphonso
    1986
    Platoon · as King
    1986
    The Whoopee Boys · as Washington Square Peddler
    1985
    The Equalizer (TV Series) · as Cristo
    1984
    Screen Two (TV Series) · as Will
    1984
    1984
    Hot Pursuit (TV Series)
    1983
    Reading Rainbow (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
    1983
    Hallelujah! (TV Series)
    1982
    Nature (TV Series) · as Narrator
    1982
    The Thing · as Childs
    1980
    American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Big Willie
    1980
    The Pirates of Penzance · as Pirates And Police
    1979
    Disco Godfather · as Club Patron
    1979
    Coriolanus · as Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
    1974
    NOVA (TV Series) · as Narrator
    1968
    Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (TV Series) · as Keith

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