Keith David
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
Grey's Anatomy
Lloyd Mackie
Family Guy
Jazz Documentary Narrator (voice)
Family Guy
Commander Bensinger (voice)
Law & Order
Bronx D.A. John Robertson
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Matt Phelps
American Dad!
Fire Captain (voice)
The Flash
Solovar (voice)
Adventure Time
Balthus (voice)
Adventure Time
Flame King (voice)
Person of Interest
Terence Beale
Rick and Morty
President Curtis / Turkey President Curtis (voice)
Rick and Morty
Reverse Giraffe (voice)
Rick and Morty
President/Governor Andre Curtis (voice)
Hawaii Five-0
Jimmy Cannon
NOVA
Narrator
ER
Pastor Watkins
Psych
Mr. Guster
Teen Titans Go!
Narrator (voice)
High Potential
Captain Pacheco
Community
Elroy Patashnik
Community
Narrator (voice)
BoJack Horseman
Lion Musician (voice)
Scorpion
Warden
Everwood
Brian
We Bare Bears
Mr. Charles (voice)
Young Justice
Mongul (voice)
Numb3rs
Jeremiah Miller
NCIS: New Orleans
Gene Holloway
Archer
Lemuel Kane (voice)
Amphibia
King Andrias (voice)
Hazbin Hotel
Husk (voice)
Nature
Narrator
Abbott Elementary
Frank
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Glossaryck (voice)
MacGyver
Burke / Man
DuckTales
Manny (voice)
Gargoyles
Goliath (voice)
Gargoyles
Fresh Off the Boat
Clyde Roses
Mr. Robot
Qwerty (voice) (uncredited)
American Experience
W.E. Henderson / Other Voices
black-ish
Loose Craig
Uncle Grandpa
Santa Claus (voice)
Hercules
Apollo (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Sal Commander (voice)
The Oscars
The Cat (voice)
The Outer Limits
Captain Ira Merit
The Equalizer
Cristo
Craig of the Creek
Narrator (voice)
Teen Titans
Atlas (voice)
Aladdin
Future Man
Dr. Elias Kronish
Summer Camp Island
Lithophone (voice)
Summer Camp Island
Tummy (voice)
Leverage: Redemption
Billy Spencer
Close Enough
World’s Greatest Teacher Mug (voice)
Extant
Nicholas Calderon
Arli$$
Cecil Pickett
7th Heaven
Stanley
Krapopolis
Asskill (voice)
Coraline
The Cat (voice)
Touch
Dutch
DC's Stargirl
Mister Bones (voice)
Speechless
Colonel
Baseball
Narrator
Justice League
Despero (voice)
New York Undercover
Greenleaf
Bishop James Greenleaf
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Additional Voices (voice)
Love Life
Narrator (voice)
The Quick and the Dead
Sgt. Clay Cantrell
Marked for Death
Max
Mufasa: The Lion King
Masego (voice)
Fantastic Four
Black Panther/T'challa (voice)
Disney's House of Mouse
The Bible
Narrator
The Legend of Tarzan
Tublat (voice)
True Lies
Albert 'Al' Gibson
Platoon
King
Black as Night
Babineaux
Duster
Ezra Saxton
Reading Rainbow
Narrator (voice)
Creepshow
Murdoch
The Thing
Childs
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Father
The Princess and the Frog
Dr. Facilier (voice)
Armageddon
General Kimsey
Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox
The Simulator
Hercules
Apollo the Sun God (voice)
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
King Oliver
Firebuds
Manny Kablamee
Enlisted
Sgt. Major Donald Cody
I Love LA
Leon Marcus
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
Darkseid (voice)
The Lowdown
Marty
From Scratch
Hershel Wheeler
No Bad Days
Terrence
Nope
Otis Haywood Sr.
Haunted Hotel
Additional Voices (voice)
Cloud Atlas
Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
The Cheshire Cat (voice)
There's Something About Mary
Charlie Jensen
The War
Narrator (voice)
Central Park
Ward Wittlinger (voice)
Woke
Bible (voice)
Assault on Wall Street
Freddy
My Dad the Bounty Hunter
B'Caala (voice)
Spawn
Al Simmons / Spawn (voice)
Chibiverse
King Andrias (voice)
Crash
Lt. Dixon
Executive Target
Lamar
Shelby Oaks
Morton Jacobson
The Good Lord Bird
Herbert
The Nice Guys
Older Guy
The American Revolution
(voice)
Superhero Movie
The Chief of Police
They Live
Frank Armitage
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
Agent Mosely (voice)
The Cape
Max Malini
Horizon Line
Freddy Wyman
Marvel's Hit-Monkey
The Devil
Where the Heart Is
Moses Whitecotten
Hot Pursuit
Heist 88
Buddha Ray
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Council Member (voice)
Night School
Gerald
All About Steve
Corbitt
Transporter 2
Stappleton
Invincible Fight Girl
Narrator (voice)
Invincible Fight Girl
Scouter (voice)
Chain Letter
Det. Jim Crenshaw
First Sunday
Judge B. Bennet Galloway
The Job
Savage Dog
Valentine
The Last Kids on Earth
Thrull (voice)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
King Oliver
Requiem for a Dream
Big Tim
Hallelujah!
American Fiction
Willy the Wonker
Justified: City Primeval
Judge Alvin Guy
Road House
Ernie Bass
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Self
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil
MCPO Scott Boytano
Sneaks
O.G. (voice)
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
Hordak (voice)
Volcano
Lt. Ed Fox
Bird
Buster Franklin
Strip Law
Steve Nichols (voice)
Entergalactic
Mr. Rager (voice)
Final Analysis
Detective Huggins
Jazz
Narrator (voice)
21 Bridges
Deputy Chief Spencer
DC League of Super-Pets
Dog-El (voice)
Always
Powerhouse
Death at a Funeral
Reverend Davis
Justice League: The New Frontier
The Centre (voice)
The Replacements
Lindell
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
Old Sheep (voice)
The Prank
Principal Henderson
Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances
Toy COD Leader (voice)
The Oldest Rookie
Barbershop
Lester Wallace
Reality Bites
Roger
Gamer
Agent Keith
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
Frederick Douglass (voice)
29 Palms
The Sheriff
Agent Cody Banks
CIA Director
Champaign Ill
Lafonso
Samuel Bleak
Ned Coffman
Free Birds
Chief Broadbeak (Voice)
Hot Pursuit
Alphonso
Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia
Commander Scott Boytano
Dead Presidents
Kirby
Against the Dark
Lt. Waters
Braddock: Missing in Action III
Embassy Gate Captain
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson (voice)
Novocaine
Detective Lunt
ATL
John Garnett
Clockers
André the Giant
Eye for an Eye
Martin
Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters
Malcom Kane (voice)
Pitch Black
Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
Big Time in Hollywood, Fl
Agent Everett Malloy
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
CIA Director
The Last Sentinel
Colonel Norton
The Oh in Ohio
Coach Popovitch
Article 99
Luther Jermoe
Liverspots and Astronots
Dr. Pesh
Boiling Pot
Agent Long
Muhammad Ali
Narrator (voice)
Canterbury's Law
Smiley
Diamond
Chasing 3000
Officer L.
E! True Hollywood Story
Self
Dirty
Captain Spain
Leonardo da Vinci
Narrator (voice)
ATF
FBI Director Richard Long
Working with a Master: John Carpenter
Self
The Chronicles of Riddick
Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
The Last Outlaw
Lovecraft
Baseball: The Tenth Inning
Narrator (voice)
Christmas in Compton
Big Earl
Field of Lost Shoes
Old Judge
Ray Meets Helen
Harve
Kulipari: An Army of Frogs
Lord Marmoo (voice)
The Big House
The Wedding Year
Preston
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Narrator (voice)
The Tiger Woods Story
Earl Woods
Pups Alone
The Wise Bartender
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
Sosa
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Frank (They Live) (archive footage)
Hollywood Homicide
Leon
Delta Farce
Sgt. Kilgore
The Puppet Masters
Alex Holland
Larger Than Life
Hurst
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
Self
The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW
Narrator (voice)
Head of State
Bernard Cooper
Egypt's Golden Empire
Narrator (voice)
Most Guys Are Losers
Al
The Inheritance
Uncle Melvin
Cuba's Cancer Hope
Narrator (voice)
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story
Ink Williams
Don't Pass Me By
David Knox
Catwoman: Hunted
Tobias Whale / Morax (voice)
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
Narrator (voice)
Nina
Clifton's Father
American Dresser
Charlie
Hopelessly in June
Dalbert Myers
The Butcher
Larry Cobb
Black Asylum
Agent Davis
Men at Work
Louis Fedders
Lottery Ticket
Sweet Tee
My Mom's New Boyfriend
FBI Chief Conrad
Stars & Bars
Eugene Teagarden
Jewels of the Caribbean Sea
Narrator (voice)
You Might Be the Killer
Sheriff James
Secrets of the Magic City
Mr. Daniels
Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway
(voice) (uncredited)
ATL 2: The Homecoming
John Garnett
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
Goliath (voice)
Jackie Robinson
Narrator (voice)
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
Algric Bartles
Range 15
Colonel Holloway
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
Self - Actor
Charlie Valentine
Sal
Beautiful Loser
Morgan - Adult
The Proud Family Movie
Bebe Clone (voice)
Finding Faith
Insight
Captain Duke
Semper Fi
Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff
Blue in the Face
Jackie Robinson
Off Limits
Maurice
Highway
Mustafa
Mark Twain
Narrator (voice)
Union Furnace
Pin Stripe
Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou
Narrator (voice)
Johns
Homeless John
Nails
Noah Owens
There Are No Children Here
John Paul Rivers
Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming
Terry
The Grave
The Priest
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites
Narrator
Silent Service
Self - Host
Don McKay
Otis Kent
The Gettysburg Address
Frederick Douglass (voice)
The Seventh Day
Father Louis
The Gateway
Terry
School of Rickey
Self - Narrator (voice)
Tales from the Hood 2
Portifoy Simms
Not a War Story
Hazbin Hotel: Sing-Along
Husk (voice)
Coriolanus
Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
Belle's
William 'Big Bill' Cooper
Brothers in Arms
Self
The Fifth Commandment
Max 'Coolbreeze' Templeton
Murder in Black and White
Martin
Beef II
Narrator (voice)
The Greening of Whitney Brown
Clerk
Love Jacked
Ed
The Sensei
Minister
The North Star
Frederick Douglass
A Snowy Day in Oakland
Mr. Monroe
Meet Monica Velour
Claude
The Undershepherd
Brother Wilks
Dirty Lies
Doc
Frog Kingdom
Frog King (voice)
Unplugging
Gil
Mark Twain
Narrator (voice)
The Thing Expanded
Self
Kids vs Monsters
Barry
F. You All: The Uwe Boll Story
Self
Forbidden Fruits
Rev. Walters
Sons of Liberty
Nathan Reynolds
AniMen: The Galactic Battle
Sergeant Brass
Don King: Only in America
Herbert Muhammad
The Wonderful Spring of Mickey Mouse
Narrator (voice)
Home Invaders
Matador
Something Like A Business
Sebastian
Pastor Brown
Pastor Brown
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
Self - Interviewee
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Self - Host
The Whoopee Boys
Washington Square Peddler
The 420 Movie
Chief Ironweed
The Last Fall
Sydney Bishop
Ladykillers
Abe
The Crusades: Crescent and the Cross
Narrator
Christmas in Tattertown
Saxophone (voice)
Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked
Narrator (voice)
Blue: The American Dream
Terry Venable
Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man
Narrator (voice)
Hallelujah
Big Willie
Sharon 1.2.3.
Tyrone
Egypt's Golden Empire
Narrator
If I Had Known I Was a Genius
Dad
Innocents
Detective Davis
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
The Price for Freedom
Reverend J.W. Bruno
Good
Gregory Devereaux
S.I.S.
Joseph Armstrong
Flipping
Leo Richards, Gang Leader
In Search of Darkness
Self
President Curtis
President Andre Curtis (voice)
Betty & Blue
Willie 'Blue' Watson
The Shakespeare Sessions
A Miracle Before Christmas
David
New York Street Games
Self
The '91 Falcons
Narrator (voice)
Dreams of the Moon
Pretty When You Cry
Detective Charles Desett
Dutch Book
If I Tell You I Have to Kill You
Detective Harris
The Last Punch
Don King
The Pirates of Penzance
Pirates and Police
From the Shadows
Dr. Leonard Bertram
Hallelujah Anyhow
Will
Mr. Nelson on the North Side
Self
Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary
Double or Nothing
Homeless Dude
Portal to Hell
Mr. Bobshank
Nubia: The Forgotten Kingdom
Narrator (voice)
In Search of Darkness: Part II
Self
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury
Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice)
Creature Feature: 60 Years of the Gill-Man
Narrator
Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II
The Depression Demon (voice)
Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2
Spawn
Baseball: The Tenth Inning
Narrator
My New Friend Jim
Jim Dandy
No Saints for Sinners
Captain Zero: The Movie
The Depression Demon (voice)
Never Met Picasso
Larry
The Candlelight Murders
Pastor Bob
The Making of 'They Live'
Self
Parallel Worlds: A Psychedelic Love Story
Jerry
Blue
Terry Venable
Boxing: In and Out of the Ring
Narrator (voice)
The Color Purple: The Color of Success
Narrator (voice)
Omniscient
Alistair
Inside Mecca
Narrator (voice)
The Grizzlies of Siberia
Narrator (voice)
Last Stand of the Great Bear
Narrator (voice)
Shut Up and Ride
Narrator (voice)
Stalking Leopards
Narrator (voice)
Africa's Lost Eden
Narrator (voice)
Notes in a Minor Key
Kansas
Crusades: Crescent & the Cross
Self - Narrator
Service to Man
Dean Holmes
Lions Of Darkness
Narrator (voice)
Rise of the Mammals
Narrator
Dead Talk Live
Self - Guest