Keith David

Keith David

b. 1956 (age 70) Harlem, New York, USA

Actor

Keith David Williams (born June 4, 1956), better known as Keith David, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keith David, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

The Thing

They Live

Armageddon

The Princess and the Frog

The Princess and the Frog

Filmography

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

Strip Law

The Thing Expanded

The Thing Expanded

The Lowdown

Duster

Sneaks

Finding Faith

Charlotte's Web

Charlotte's Web

Portal to Hell

Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II

The Depression Demon

What is an Ocean... Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas

Black Stage: Classical Canon

AAFCA 8th Annual Special Achievement Awards

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox

Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox

Invincible Fight Girl

Invincible Fight Girl

Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou

Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou

Willie 'Blue' Watson

Ambition on Another Scale: Chronicling a Blockbuster Sequel

Christopher Scarpelli

Parallel Worlds: A Psychedelic Love Story

Parallel Worlds: A Psychedelic Love Story

Nope

Otis Haywood Sr.

Entergalactic

From Scratch

Hershel Wheeler

Catwoman: Hunted

Catwoman: Hunted

Unplugging

The Prank

Principal Henderson

Aztec Warrior God, Emergence

Huitzilopochtli

Blumhouse's Compendium of Horror

Blumhouse's Compendium of Horror

Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story

Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story

From the Shadows

From the Shadows

Dr. Leonard Bertram

A Miracle Before Christmas

A Miracle Before Christmas

Shut Up and Ride

Shut Up and Ride

The 90th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade

African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey

The Seventh Day

The Seventh Day

Black as Night

Pups Alone

The Wise Bartender

Insight

Mr Nelson on the North Side

Mr Nelson on the North Side

2021 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards

The 46th Annual Saturn Awards

Down to Business

Love Life

Horizon Line

Most Guys Are Losers

Most Guys Are Losers

The 420 Movie: Mary & Jane

The 420 Movie: Mary & Jane

Good

Gregory Devereaux

Wild Daze

Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story

Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story

21 Bridges

Deputy Chief Spencer

Hazbin Hotel

The Wedding Year

The Wedding Year

The Last Kids on Earth

The Last Kids on Earth

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

Harriet Tubman: Soldier of Freedom

Night School

Love Jacked

Champaign ILL

Platoon: Brothers in Arms

Platoon: Brothers in Arms

American Dresser

American Dresser

Triple Trouble

Fuck You All: The Uwe Boll Story

Fuck You All: The Uwe Boll Story

Ray Meets Helen

Ray Meets Helen

Liverspots and Astronots

Liverspots and Astronots

Savage Dog

Dirty Lies

Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters

Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters

Not a War Story

Not a War Story

V-Force: New Dawn of V.I.C.T.O.R.Y.

Light Up to Live

The Nice Guys

Greenleaf

Bishop James Greenleaf

Range 15

Colonel Holloway

Nina

Clifton's Father

Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson

Kulipari

Service to Man

Frederick Douglas

Blue: The American Dream

Blue: The American Dream

School of Rickey

School of Rickey

Harlem on My Plate

Big Time in Hollywood, FL

Big Time in Hollywood, FL

Agent Everett Malloy

Boiling Pot

What Lives Inside

What Lives Inside

Kids vs Monsters

Kids vs Monsters

Union Furnace

If I Tell You I Have to Kill You

If I Tell You I Have to Kill You

Detective Harris

Dutch Book

President of the United Nations General Assembly

Chabad Telethon

2015 Actor Composer

Man with No Name

Enlisted

Sgt. Major Donald Cody

The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW

The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW

The Marvel Experience

The Marvel Experience

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