Keith David
Biography
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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Known For
Acting
1998
asGeneral Kimsey
1982
asChilds
1998
asCharlie Jensen
1990
asMax
1990
asLouis Fedders
2006
asMCPO Scott Boytano
2009
asDr. Facilier (voice)
2005
asLt. Dixon
2005
asFather
1986
asKing
2010
asNarrator (voice)
2006
asCaptain Spain
2002
asLester Wallace
1997
asLt. Ed Fox
2004
asAbu 'Imam' al-Walid
2000
asAbu 'Imam' al-Walid
2004
asAbu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice)
2003
asCIA Director
1992
asDetective Huggins
1993
asLovecraft
1995
asAndré the Giant
1995
asJackie Robinson
1989
asPowerhouse
2001
asDetective Lunt
2025
asO.G. (voice)
1995
asKirby
1988
asFrank Armitage
2008
asThe Chief of Police
1988
asBuster Franklin
2009
asCorbitt
2004
asNarrator (voice)
1995
asSgt. Clay Cantrell
1992
asLuther Jermoe
1994
asAlex Holland
2008
asTerrence
2003
asBernard Cooper
2005
asStappleton
2010
asTerry
1988
asEmbassy Gate Captain
2010
asReverend Davis
2008
asMinister
2009
asOtis Kent
2008
asMax 'Coolbreeze' Templeton
2006
asJohn Garnett
2008
asThe Centre (voice)
2008
asJudge B. Bennet Galloway
2009
asCommander Scott Boytano
2010
asSweet Tee
1987
asAlphonso
1988
asAbe
2007
asColonel Norton
2009
asThe Cat (voice)
2009
asLt. Waters
2010
asSebastian
2010
asDet. Jim Crenshaw
1997
asHerbert Muhammad
2011
asUncle Melvin
2009
asPastor Brown
1988
asSelf
1988
asMaurice
2012
asMustafa
2002
asNarrator (voice)
2023
asJerry
2004
asNarrator (voice)
2007
asDad
2002
asFrank (They Live) (archive footage)
2018
asSelf
2024
asPrincipal Henderson
2012
asKupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient
2008
asJoseph Armstrong
1992
asNoah Owens
2010
asClaude
2002
asThe Sheriff
2009
asTerry Venable
2024
asWillie 'Blue' Watson
2021
asSelf
2001
asDetective Charles Desett
2011
asDalbert Myers
1997
asLeo Richards, Gang Leader
1988
asEugene Teagarden
2002
asNarrator (voice)
2003
asNarrator (voice)
1997
asLamar
2022
asGil
2012
asDiamond
2012
asBig Earl
2022
asOtis Haywood Sr.
2022
asNarrator (voice)
2013
asFreddy
2023
asBuddha Ray
2025
asMorton Jacobson
2011
asNed Coffman
2023
asWilly the Wonker
2023
asDr. Leonard Bertram
1997
asAlgric Bartles
2013
asDavid Knox
1996
asHurst
1996
asMartin
2009
asLarry Cobb
2009
asSal
2022
asDog-El (voice)
1999
asNarrator (voice)
2001
asMatador
1980
asPirates and Police
2013
asNathan Reynolds
2006
asCoach Popovitch
2012
asSydney Bishop
2016
asOlder Guy
2022
asDavid
2022
asMr. Rager (voice)
2001
asCouncil Member (voice)
2012
asSergeant Brass
2023
asMr. Monroe
1979
asAedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
2014
as
2013
asFrog King (voice)
2005
asBebe Clone (voice)
2003
asLeon
2015
asPin Stripe
2011
as
2000
asBig Tim
2022
asNarrator (voice)
2004
asNarrator (voice)
2015
asAgent Long
2003
asNarrator (voice)
2008
asFBI Chief Conrad
2015
asMr. Daniels
2024
asMasego (voice)
2007
asSgt. Kilgore
2015
asOld Judge
1996
asThe Priest
2016
asDoc
2025
asThe Simulator
2012
asHomeless Dude
2004
asCIA Director
1986
asWashington Square Peddler
1997
asApollo the Sun God (voice)
2016
asColonel Holloway
1999
asFBI Director Richard Long
2010
asSelf
2016
asDean Holmes
2000
asMoses Whitecotten
2011
asClerk
1989
asErnie Bass
2013
asChief Broadbeak (Voice)
2001
asGunnery Sgt. Brinkloff
2015
asBarry
2017
asValentine
2010
asNarrator
2003
asNarrator (voice)
2009
asAgent Keith
1996
asHomeless John
1994
asRoger
2013
asAgent Davis
2001
asNarrator
2018
asHarve
2010
asOfficer L.
2006
asSelf
2008
asPastor Bob
2017
as
1993
asSelf - Host
2003
asNarrator (voice)
2018
asGerald
1996
asLarry
1988
asSaxophone (voice)
2015
asDetective Harris
1993
asKing Oliver
2019
asPreston
2018
asPortifoy Simms
2018
asEd
2016
asClifton's Father
2001
asNarrator (voice)
2018
asCharlie
2018
asSelf
2000
asDetective Davis
2000
asLindell
1991
asWill
2019
asSelf
2016
asFrederick Douglass
2019
asDeputy Chief Spencer
1993
asJohn Paul Rivers
2022
asSelf - Interviewee
2020
asFreddy Wyman
2025
asFrederick Douglass (voice)
2009
asMorgan - Adult
2019
asSelf
1996
asGoliath (voice)
2020
asChief Ironweed
2004
asNarrator (voice)
2017
asNarrator (voice)
2003
as
2021
asTerry
2016
asNarrator (voice)
1998
asEarl Woods
2016
asTerry Venable
2007
asNarrator (voice)
2020
asSelf
2020
asAl
2021
asThe Wise Bartender
2021
asBabineaux
2006
asRev. Walters
2021
asFather Louis
1993
asBig Willie
2021
asCaptain Duke
2020
asNarrator (voice)
1990
asMartin
2012
asBrother Wilks
2015
as
2019
asSheriff James
2022
asTobias Whale / Morax (voice)
2022
asInk Williams
2020
asGregory Devereaux
1994
asNarrator (voice)
2025
as
2021
asSelf
asSosa
2022
asSelf
asSelf
2025
asMr. Bobshank
1993
asNarrator (voice)
2018
asTyrone
2014
asNarrator
asJohn Garnett
2016
asDon King
2025
asAlistair
as
as
asLloyd Mackie
as
asMatt Phelps
asAtlas (voice)
asGoliath (voice)
as 
asTublat (voice)
asBrian
asKing Oliver
as
as
as
asBlack Panther/T'challa (voice)
asWorld’s Greatest Teacher Mug (voice)
as
as
asQwerty (voice) (uncredited)
asCristo
asMurdoch
asStanley
as as 
asManny (voice)
asPastor Watkins
asElroy Patashnik
asMr. Charles (voice)
asAl Simmons / Spawn (voice)
as
asNarrator (voice)
asNicholas Calderon
asCaptain Ira Merit
asWard Wittlinger (voice)
as
as
asKing Andrias (voice)
asNarrator
asPresident Curtis / Turkey President Curtis (voice)
asMax Malini
asSgt. Major Donald Cody
asDespero (voice)
asNarrator (voice)
asWarden
asNarrator
asNarrator (voice)
asMister Bones (voice)
asNarrator
asNarrator (voice)
asBishop James Greenleaf
asSelf - Host
asJudge Alvin Guy
asAgent Everett Malloy
asMongul (voice)
asGlossaryck (voice)
asB'Caala (voice)
asApollo (voice)
asNarrator (voice)
asSolovar (voice)
asSelf - Actor
asAsskill (voice)
asAlbert 'Al' Gibson
asBalthus (voice)
asNarrator (voice)
asHusk (voice)
asFire Captain (voice)
asNarrator (voice)
asLord Marmoo (voice)
asNarrator (voice)
asWilliam 'Big Bill' Cooper
asNarrator (voice)
asFrederick Douglass (voice)
asDr. Elias Kronish
asTerence Beale
asNarrator
asMalcom Kane (voice)
asSelf
asAgent Mosely (voice)
asNarrator (voice)
asBronx D.A. John Robertson
asThe Cheshire Cat (voice)
asLithophone (voice)
asTummy (voice)
asLafonso
asNarrator (voice)
asHershel Wheeler
asSelf - Guest
asThrull (voice)
asSal Commander (voice)
asManny Kablamee
asColonel
asLion Musician (voice)
asMr. Guster
asBible (voice)
asFlame King (voice)
asNarrator (voice)
asBilly Spencer
asEzra Saxton
asGene Holloway
asLoose Craig
asJimmy Cannon
asDutch
asClyde Roses
asBurke / Man
asReverse Giraffe (voice)
asPresident/Governor Andre Curtis (voice)
asSanta Claus (voice)
asLemuel Kane (voice)
asJazz Documentary Narrator (voice)
asDarkseid (voice)
asHordak (voice)
asDr. Pesh
as 
asThe Devil
asNarrator (voice)
asW.E. Henderson / Other Voices
asFrank
asScouter (voice)
asNarrator (voice)
asNarrator (voice)
asCaptain Pacheco
asNarrator (voice)
asToy COD Leader (voice)
asNarrator
asKing Andrias (voice)
asCommander Bensinger (voice)
asSelf - Winner
Production
Crew
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