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Keith David
Born · June 4, 1956 (68 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Bio
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
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Sneaks
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2025
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story
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2022
Jewels of the Caribbean Sea
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1994
Finding Faith
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Biography: “Rowdy” Roddy Piper
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2021
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
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1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
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8.0
2022
The Thing Expanded
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Portal to Hell
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2025
Mufasa: The Lion King
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2024
Leonardo da Vinci
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8.5
2024
Invincible Fight Girl
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2024
Invincible Fight Girl
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2024
Shelby Oaks
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2024
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
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2024
Betty & Blue
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2024
The Prank
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4.9
2024
Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox
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2024
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
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2024
Hazbin Hotel
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2024
American Fiction
Willy the Wonker
7.3
2023
Heist 88
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6.8
2023
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2023
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2023
Justified: City Primeval
Judge Alvin Guy · (1 episode)
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2023
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
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2023
A Snowy Day in Oakland
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2023
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2023
My Dad the Bounty Hunter
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2023
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2.0
2023
Shut Up and Ride
Narrator
0.0
2022
A Miracle Before Christmas
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5.3
2022
From Scratch
Hershel Wheeler · (8 episodes)
7.6
2022
Entergalactic
Mr. Rager (voice)
7.7
2022
Firebuds
Manny Kablamee · (1 episode)
4.2
2022
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
Self · (8 episodes)
6.7
2022
DC League of Super-Pets
Dog-El (voice)
7.2
2022
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Otis Haywood Sr.
6.8
2022
Unplugging
Gil
4.9
2022
The Wonderful Spring of Mickey Mouse
Narrator (voice)
7.2
2022
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
6.4
2022
Catwoman: Hunted
Tobias Whale / Morax (voice)
5.7
2022
Abbott Elementary
Frank · (1 episode)
7.5
2021
Pups Alone
The Wise Bartender
5.9
2021
Marvel's Hit-Monkey
The Devil · (5 episodes)
7.9
2021
Black as Night
Babineaux
5.5
2021
Mr. Nelson on the North Side
Self
6.5
2021
Muhammad Ali
Narrator · (4 episodes)
8.5
2021
The Gateway
Terry
5.4
2021
Leverage: Redemption
Billy Spencer · (1 episode)
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2021
The Seventh Day
Father Louis
5.3
2021
Insight
Captain Duke
5.6
2021
Horizon Line
Freddy Wyman
5.6
2020
Most Guys Are Losers
Al
3.0
2020
Good
Gregory Devereaux
7.2
2020
In Search of Darkness: Part II
Self
7.7
2020
Woke
Bible (voice) · (1 episode)
5.5
2020
Close Enough
World’s Greatest Teacher Mug (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
2020
Central Park
Ward Wittlinger (voice) · (1 episode)
6.3
2020
Love Life
Narrator (voice) · (10 episodes)
6.9
2020
DC's Stargirl
Mister Bones (voice) · (3 episodes)
7.7
2020
Dead Talk Live
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
9.0
2020
The 420 Movie
Chief Ironweed
4.0
2020
Cuba's Cancer Hope
Narrator
0.0
2020
21 Bridges
Deputy Chief Spencer
6.8
2019
Creepshow
Murdoch · (1 episode)
7.5
2019
The Wedding Year
Preston
5.9
2019
The Last Kids on Earth
Thrull (voice) · (21 episodes)
7.5
2019
Amphibia
King Andrias (voice) · (11 episodes)
8.6
2019
You Might Be the Killer
Sheriff James
5.9
2019
In Search of Darkness
Self
7.8
2019
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Self
7.3
2019
Champaign Ill
Lafonso · (10 episodes)
6.5
2018
Love Jacked
Ed
6.1
2018
F. You All: The Uwe Boll Story
Self
6.8
2018
Brothers in Arms
Self
5.7
2018
Liverspots and Astronots
Dr. Pesh · (21 episodes)
6.0
2018
Night School
Gerald
6.1
2018
American Dresser
Charlie
4.9
2018
Tales from the Hood 2
Portifoy Simms
4.8
2018
Summer Camp Island
Lithophone (voice) · (1 episode)
7.2
2018
Summer Camp Island
Tummy (voice) · (1 episode)
7.2
2018
Ray Meets Helen
Harve
4.2
2018
Craig of the Creek
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
8.2
2018
The '91 Falcons
Narrator
9.0
2017
Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters
Malcom Kane (voice) · (23 episodes)
6.6
2017
Future Man
Dr. Elias Kronish · (5 episodes)
7.2
2017
DuckTales
Manny (voice) · (1 episode)
7.8
2017
Savage Dog
Valentine
5.3
2017
Not a War Story
5.6
2017
Service to Man
Dean Holmes
8.0
2016
MacGyver
Burke / Man · (1 episode)
7.3
2016
Speechless
Colonel · (1 episode)
7.1
2016
Kulipari: An Army of Frogs
Lord Marmoo (voice) · (13 episodes)
6.3
2016
School of Rickey
Self - Narrator (voice)
0.0
2016
Greenleaf
Bishop James Greenleaf · (60 episodes)
7.2
2016
Range 15
Colonel Holloway
4.8
2016
The Nice Guys
Older Guy
7.1
2016
Blue: The American Dream
Terry Venable
0.0
2016
Nina
Clifton's Father
5.2
2016
Jackie Robinson
Narrator · (2 episodes)
7.8
2016
The North Star
Frederick Douglas
5.0
2016
Dirty Lies
Doc
4.9
2016
Dutch Book
6.0
2015
If I Tell You I Have to Kill You
Detective Harris
0.0
2015
Boiling Pot
Agent Long
5.8
2015
Kids vs Monsters
Barry
4.2
2015
We Bare Bears
Mr. Charles (voice) · (1 episode)
7.7
2015
Union Furnace
Pin Stripe
6.1
2015
Secrets of the Magic City
Mr. Daniels
5.5
2015
Mr. Robot
Qwerty (voice) (uncredited) · (1 episode)
8.2
2015
Field of Lost Shoes
Old Judge
6.1
2015
Big Time in Hollywood, Fl
Agent Everett Malloy · (10 episodes)
7.2
2015
Fresh Off the Boat
Clyde Roses · (1 episode)
7.1
2015
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Glossaryck (voice) · (11 episodes)
8.4
2015
Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary
8.4
2014
The Flash
Solovar (voice) · (3 episodes)
7.8
2014
black-ish
Loose Craig · (1 episode)
7.2
2014
NCIS: New Orleans
Gene Holloway · (1 episode)
7.3
2014
Scorpion
Warden · (1 episode)
8.2
2014
The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW
Narrator · (20 episodes)
8.2
2014
BoJack Horseman
Lion Musician (voice) · (1 episode)
8.6
2014
Extant
Nicholas Calderon · (1 episode)
6.3
2014
Enlisted
Sgt. Major Donald Cody · (13 episodes)
6.4
2014
Frog Kingdom
Frog King (voice)
4.7
2013
Rick and Morty
President Curtis / Turkey President Curtis (voice) · (1 episode)
8.7
2013
Rick and Morty
Reverse Giraffe (voice) · (1 episode)
8.7
2013
Rick and Morty
President/Governor Andre Curtis (voice) · (8 episodes)
8.7
2013
Free Birds
Chief Broadbeak (Voice)
5.9
2013
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
The Cheshire Cat (voice) · (1 episode)
6.9
2013
Uncle Grandpa
Santa Claus (voice) · (1 episode)
4.4
2013
Sons of Liberty
Nathan Reynolds
3.8
2013
Assault on Wall Street
Freddy
5.9
2013
Black Asylum
Agent Davis
10.0
2013
The Bible
Narrator · (5 episodes)
7.4
2013
Belle's
William 'Big Bill' Cooper · (6 episodes)
10.0
2013
Don't Pass Me By
David Knox
4.0
2013
Christmas in Compton
Big Earl
3.1
2012
Cloud Atlas
Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient
6.9
2012
Double or Nothing
Homeless Dude
6.0
2012
Smiley
Diamond
4.3
2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Sal Commander (voice) · (1 episode)
8.3
2012
Highway
Mustafa
3.4
2012
The Last Fall
5.8
2012
The Undershepherd
Brother Wilks
2.0
2012
Touch
Dutch · (1 episode)
6.6
2012
AniMen: The Galactic Battle
Sergeant Brass
3.5
2012
The Greening of Whitney Brown
Clerk
6.1
2011
Person of Interest
Terence Beale · (1 episode)
8.1
2011
Hopelessly in June
Dalbert Myers
5.0
2011
The Inheritance
Uncle Melvin
4.2
2011
Samuel Bleak
4.8
2011
The Cape
Max Malini · (10 episodes)
5.0
2011
No Saints for Sinners
5.0
2011
Young Justice
Mongul (voice) · (1 episode)
8.4
2010
Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming
Terry
5.5
2010
Chain Letter
Det. Jim Crenshaw
4.4
2010
Baseball: The Tenth Inning
Narrator
7.8
2010
Baseball: The Tenth Inning
Self - Narrator (voice) · (2 episodes)
10.0
2010
Hawaii Five-0
Jimmy Cannon · (1 episode)
7.7
2010
Lottery Ticket
Sweet Tee
5.6
2010
New York Street Games
Self
0.0
2010
Chasing 3000
Officer L.
5.4
2010
Something Like A Business
Sebastian
2.8
2010
Meet Monica Velour
Claude
5.4
2010
Death at a Funeral
Reverend Davis
5.8
2010
Africa's Lost Eden
Narrator
0.0
2010
Adventure Time
Balthus (voice) · (1 episode)
8.5
2010
Adventure Time
Flame King (voice) · (1 episode)
8.5
2010
The Princess and the Frog
Dr. Facilier (voice)
7.2
2009
Community
Elroy Patashnik · (13 episodes)
8.0
2009
Community
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
2009
Archer
Lemuel Kane (voice) · (1 episode)
7.9
2009
Beautiful Loser
Morgan - Adult
0.0
2009
Gamer
Agent Keith
5.7
2009
All About Steve
Corbitt
4.9
2009
The Butcher
Larry Cobb
5.3
2009
Pastor Brown
Pastor Brown
6.0
2009
Don McKay
Otis Kent
5.0
2009
Blue
Terry Venable
0.0
2009
Charlie Valentine
Sal
4.5
2009
Against the Dark
Lt. Waters
3.9
2009
Coraline
Cat (voice)
7.9
2009
Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia
Commander Scott Boytano
5.7
2009
S.I.S.
Joseph Armstrong
4.1
2008
The Fifth Commandment
Max "Coolbreeze" Templeton
5.6
2008
No Bad Days
Terrence
3.6
2008
The Sensei
Minister
4.5
2008
My Mom's New Boyfriend
FBI Chief Conrad
5.4
2008
Superhero Movie
The Chief of Police
5.3
2008
Canterbury's Law
(2 episodes)
6.3
2008
The War
Narrator · (7 episodes)
8.1
2008
Justice League: The New Frontier
The Centre (voice)
6.8
2008
First Sunday
Judge B. Bennet Galloway
5.7
2008
The Candlelight Murders
Pastor Bob
0.0
2008
The Last Sentinel
Colonel Norton
4.0
2007
Delta Farce
Sgt. Kilgore
4.8
2007
The Color Purple: The Color of Success
Narrator
7.5
2007
If I Had Known I Was a Genius
Dad
4.2
2007
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil
MCPO Scott Boytano
4.8
2006
Forbidden Fruits
Rev. Walters
6.0
2006
Psych
Mr. Guster · (1 episode)
7.9
2006
ATL
John Garnett
6.9
2006
The Oh in Ohio
Coach Popovitch
5.3
2006
Working with a Master: John Carpenter
Self
6.0
2006
Dirty
Captain Spain
5.2
2006
The Proud Family Movie
Bebe Clone (voice)
5.8
2005
Transporter 2
Stappleton
6.3
2005
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Father
6.7
2005
Crash
Lt. Dixon
7.2
2005
Grey's Anatomy
Lloyd Mackie · (1 episode)
8.2
2005
American Dad!
Fire Captain (voice) · (1 episode)
7.0
2005
Numb3rs
(1 episode)
7.0
2005
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
(2 episodes)
0.0
2005
Last Stand of the Great Bear
Narrator
0.0
2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Narrator (voice)
7.1
2004
Beef II
Narrator (voice)
6.0
2004
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury
Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice)
6.0
2004
The Chronicles of Riddick
Imam
6.5
2004
Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man
Narrator
7.0
2004
The Big House
(6 episodes)
7.0
2004
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
CIA Director
5.6
2004
Nubia: The Forgotten Kingdom
Narrator (voice)
8.0
2003
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
Narrator (voice)
7.3
2003
Teen Titans
Atlas (voice) · (1 episode)
8.3
2003
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
Agent Mosely (voice) · (2 episodes)
7.1
2003
Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked
Narrator (voice)
7.3
2003
Hollywood Homicide
Leon
5.2
2003
Kaena: The Prophecy
Voxem (english voice)
5.9
2003
Head of State
Bernard Cooper
5.5
2003
Agent Cody Banks
CIA Director
5.5
2003
Inside Mecca
Narrator
6.6
2003
The Shakespeare Sessions
7.0
2003
Everwood
Brian · (1 episode)
7.6
2002
29 Palms
The Sheriff
4.9
2002
Stalking Leopards
Narrator
10.0
2002
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Frank (They Live) (archive footage)
4.9
2002
Barbershop
Lester Wallace
6.4
2002
Mark Twain
Narrator (voice)
6.9
2002
Mark Twain
Narrator (voice) · (2 episodes)
0.0
2002
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones
King Oliver · (1 episode)
7.0
2002
Novocaine
Detective Lunt
6.0
2001
Justice League
Despero (voice) · (2 episodes)
8.1
2001
Egypt's Golden Empire
Himself - Narrator · (3 episodes)
7.0
2001
Egypt's Golden Empire
Narrator
6.5
2001
The Legend of Tarzan
Tublat (voice) · (3 episodes)
6.8
2001
Home Invaders
Matador
1.0
2001
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Council Member (voice)
6.2
2001
Semper Fi
Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff
6.5
2001
The Job
(19 episodes)
6.6
2001
Disney's House of Mouse
(0 episode)
7.4
2001
Jazz
Narrator · (10 episodes)
8.0
2001
Seduced: Pretty When You Cry
Detective Charles Desett
3.8
2001
Boxing: In and Out of the Ring
Narrator
0.0
2001
Requiem for a Dream
Big Tim
8.0
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Matt Phelps · (2 episodes)
7.6
2000
The Replacements
Lindell
6.6
2000
Where the Heart Is
Moses Whitecotten
7.1
2000
Pitch Black
Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
6.8
2000
Innocents
Detective Davis
4.5
2000
Silent Service
Self - Host · (11 episodes)
0.0
2000
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
Frederick Douglass (voice) · (2 episodes)
7.7
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
King Oliver
5.5
1999
ATF
F.B.I. Director Richard Long
4.7
1999
Todd McFarlane's Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle
Al Simmons/Spawn
6.3
1999
The Grizzlies of Siberia
Narrator
0.0
1999
Family Guy
Jazz Documentary Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
7.4
1999
Hercules
Apollo (voice) · (2 episodes)
6.8
1998
Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2
Al Simmons/Spawn
6.7
1998
There's Something About Mary
Charlie Jensen
6.6
1998
Armageddon
General Kimsey
6.8
1998
The Tiger Woods Story
Earl Woods
3.0
1998
Don King: Only in America
Herbert Muhammad
6.4
1997
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
Algric Bartles
6.9
1997
Executive Target
Lamar
4.7
1997
Hercules
Apollo the Sun God (voice)
7.5
1997
Spawn
Spawn (voice) · (18 episodes)
7.9
1997
Todd McFarlane's Spawn
Al Simmons / Spawn (voice)
6.9
1997
Volcano
Lt. Ed Fox
5.9
1997
Flipping
Leo Richards, Gang Leader
3.8
1997
Johns
Homeless John
5.6
1996
7th Heaven
Stanley · (4 episodes)
6.4
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
(1 episode)
8.0
1996
Arliss
(1 episode)
6.5
1996
Larger Than Life
Hurst
5.5
1996
Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken
Goliath (voice)
6.9
1996
The Grave
The Priest
5.1
1996
Eye for an Eye
Martin
6.1
1996
Never Met Picasso
Larry
4.2
1996
Dead Presidents
Kirby
6.6
1995
Clockers
André the Giant
6.7
1995
Blue in the Face
Jackie Robinson
6.6
1995
The Outer Limits
Captain Ira Merit · (2 episodes)
7.7
1995
The Quick and the Dead
Sgt. Clay Cantrell
6.5
1995
Gargoyles
Goliath (voice) · (78 episodes)
8.1
1994
Gargoyles
(1 episode)
8.1
1994
The Puppet Masters
Alex Holland
5.7
1994
Fantastic Four
(1 episode)
6.4
1994
ER
Pastor Watkins · (5 episodes)
7.8
1994
Baseball
Narrator · (0 episode)
7.3
1994
New York Undercover
(2 episodes)
7.2
1994
Reality Bites
Roger
6.6
1994
Aladdin
(2 episodes)
6.9
1994
Hallelujah
Big Willie
0.0
1993
There Are No Children Here
John Paul Rivers
5.5
1993
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Self - Host
6.0
1993
The Last Outlaw
Lovecraft
5.3
1993
Nails
Noah Owens
5.2
1992
Article 99
Luther Jermoe
6.1
1992
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
King Oliver · (1 episode)
6.5
1992
Final Analysis
Detective Huggins
5.7
1992
Hallelujah Anyhow
Will
0.0
1991
Marked for Death
Max
6.1
1990
Law & Order
Bronx D.A. John Robertson · (1 episode)
7.4
1990
Men at Work
Louis Fedders
5.7
1990
Murder in Black and White
Martin
0.0
1990
Always
Powerhouse
6.3
1989
Road House
Ernie Bass
6.7
1989
Christmas in Tattertown
Saxophone (voice)
4.7
1988
Ladykillers
Abe
3.0
1988
They Live
Frank Armitage
7.3
1988
Duster
Ezra · (2 episodes)
0.0
The Sensitive Kind
(1 episode)
0.0
American Experience
W.E. Henderson / Other Voices · (1 episode)
7.5
1988
Bird
Buster Franklin
6.8
1988
Stars & Bars
Eugene Teagarden
4.4
1988
Off Limits
Maurice
5.7
1988
Braddock: Missing in Action III
Embassy Gate Captain
5.7
1988
The Making of 'They Live'
Self
0.0
1988
The Oldest Rookie
(1 episode)
5.5
1987
Hot Pursuit
Alphonso
5.8
1987
Platoon
King
7.7
1986
The Whoopee Boys
Washington Square Peddler
4.8
1986
The Equalizer
Cristo · (1 episode)
7.1
1985
Hot Pursuit
(0 episode)
5.0
1984
Reading Rainbow
Himself - Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
8.4
1983
Nature
Narrator · (1 episode)
8.1
1982
The Thing
Childs
8.1
1982
Hallelujah!
(0 episode)
6.0
1981
The Pirates of Penzance
Pirates and Police
6.1
1980
Coriolanus
Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
6.0
1979
NOVA
Narrator · (1 episode)
6.9
1974