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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The Gettysburg Address
Frederick Douglass (voice)
2025

Shelby Oaks
Morton Jacobson
2025
The Lowdown
(8 episodes)
2025

Finding Faith
2025

Portal to Hell
Mr. Bobshank
2025

1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
Self
2022

Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story
Ink Williams
2022

In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
2022

Catwoman: Hunted
Tobias Whale / Morax (voice)
2022

Pups Alone
The Wise Bartender
2021

Black as Night
Babineaux
2021

The Gateway
Terry
2021

Biography: 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
Self
2021

The Seventh Day
Father Louis
2021

Insight
Captain Duke
2021

Horizon Line
Freddy Wyman
2020

Most Guys Are Losers
Al
2020

Good
Gregory Devereaux
2020

In Search of Darkness: Part II
Self
2020

The 420 Movie
Chief Ironweed
2020

Cuba's Cancer Hope
Narrator (voice)
2020

You Might Be the Killer
Sheriff James
2019

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Self
2019

Sharon 1.2.3.
Tyrone
2018

The '91 Falcons
Narrator (voice)
2017

School of Rickey
Narrator (voice)
2016

Blue: The American Dream
Terry Venable
2016

The Last Punch
Don King
2016

Dutch Book
2015

Creature Feature: 60 Years of the Gill-Man
Narrator
2014

The Undershepherd
Brother Wilks
2012

Beautiful Loser
Morgan - Adult
2009

The Color Purple: The Color of Success
Narrator (voice)
2007

Forbidden Fruits
Rev. Walters
2006

Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man
Narrator (voice)
2004
The Shakespeare Sessions
2003

The Tiger Woods Story
Earl Woods
1998

Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken
Goliath (voice)
1996

Jewels of the Caribbean Sea
Narrator (voice)
1994
Hallelujah
Big Willie
1993

There Are No Children Here
John Paul Rivers
1993

Murder in Black and White
Martin
1990

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
Sosa

The Thing Expanded
Self

Lions Of Darkness
Narrator (voice)
1993

ATL 2: The Homecoming
John Garnett

Worst. Detectives. Ever. Making The Nice Guys
Self

Omniscient
Alistair
2025

Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox
The Simulator
2025

Duster
Ezra Saxton · (8 episodes)
2025

Sneaks
O.G. (voice)
2025

Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances
Toy COD Leader (voice) · (1 episode)
2025

Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou
Narrator (voice) · (6 episodes)
2024

Mufasa: The Lion King
Masego (voice)
2024

Leonardo da Vinci
Narrator (voice) · (2 episodes)
2024

Invincible Fight Girl
Narrator (voice) · (2 episodes)
2024

Invincible Fight Girl
Scouter (voice) · (3 episodes)
2024

High Potential
Captain Pacheco · (1 episode)
2024

Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
Darkseid (voice) · (4 episodes)
2024

Betty & Blue
Willie 'Blue' Watson
2024

The Prank
Principal Henderson
2024

Masters of the Universe: Revolution
Hordak (voice) · (3 episodes)
2024

Hazbin Hotel
Husk (voice) · (8 episodes)
2024

American Fiction
Willy the Wonker
2023

Heist 88
Buddha Ray
2023

Krapopolis
Asskill (voice) · (7 episodes)
2023

From the Shadows
Dr. Leonard Bertram
2023

Justified: City Primeval
Judge Alvin Guy · (1 episode)
2023

Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
Self - Actor · (2 episodes)
2023

A Snowy Day in Oakland
Mr. Monroe
2023

True Lies
Albert 'Al' Gibson · (1 episode)
2023

My Dad the Bounty Hunter
B'Caala (voice) · (4 episodes)
2023

Parallel Worlds: A Psychedelic Love Story
Jerry
2023

Shut Up and Ride
Narrator (voice)
2022

A Miracle Before Christmas
David
2022

From Scratch
Hershel Wheeler · (8 episodes)
2022

Entergalactic
Mr. Rager (voice)
2022

Firebuds
Manny Kablamee · (1 episode)
2022

The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
Self · (8 episodes)
2022

Chibiverse
King Andrias (voice) · (1 episode)
2022

DC League of Super-Pets
Dog-El (voice)
2022

Nope
Otis Haywood Sr.
2022

Unplugging
Gil
2022

The Wonderful Spring of Mickey Mouse
Narrator (voice)
2022

Abbott Elementary
Frank · (3 episodes)
2021

Marvel's Hit-Monkey
The Devil · (5 episodes)
2021

Mr. Nelson on the North Side
Self
2021

Muhammad Ali
Narrator (voice) · (4 episodes)
2021

Leverage: Redemption
Billy Spencer · (1 episode)
2021

Woke
Bible (voice) · (1 episode)
2020

Close Enough
World’s Greatest Teacher Mug (voice) · (1 episode)
2020

Central Park
Ward Wittlinger (voice) · (1 episode)
2020

Love Life
Narrator (voice) · (10 episodes)
2020

DC's Stargirl
Mister Bones (voice) · (3 episodes)
2020

Dead Talk Live
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2020

21 Bridges
Deputy Chief Spencer
2019

Creepshow
Murdoch · (1 episode)
2019

The Wedding Year
Preston
2019

The Last Kids on Earth
Thrull (voice) · (21 episodes)
2019

Amphibia
King Andrias (voice) · (11 episodes)
2019

In Search of Darkness
Self
2019

Champaign Ill
Lafonso · (10 episodes)
2018

Love Jacked
Ed
2018

F. You All: The Uwe Boll Story
Self
2018

Brothers in Arms
Self
2018

Liverspots and Astronots
Dr. Pesh · (21 episodes)
2018

Night School
Gerald
2018

American Dresser
Charlie
2018

Tales from the Hood 2
Portifoy Simms
2018

Summer Camp Island
Lithophone (voice) · (1 episode)
2018

Summer Camp Island
Tummy (voice) · (1 episode)
2018

Ray Meets Helen
Harve
2018

Craig of the Creek
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
2018

Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters
Malcom Kane (voice) · (23 episodes)
2017

Future Man
Dr. Elias Kronish · (5 episodes)
2017

DuckTales
Manny (voice) · (1 episode)
2017

Savage Dog
Valentine
2017

Not a War Story
2017

Service to Man
Dean Holmes
2016

MacGyver
Burke / Man · (1 episode)
2016

Speechless
Colonel · (1 episode)
2016

Kulipari: An Army of Frogs
Lord Marmoo (voice) · (13 episodes)
2016

Greenleaf
Bishop James Greenleaf · (61 episodes)
2016

Range 15
Colonel Holloway
2016

The Nice Guys
Older Guy
2016

Nina
Clifton's Father
2016

Jackie Robinson
Narrator (voice) · (2 episodes)
2016

The North Star
Frederick Douglass
2016

Dirty Lies
Doc
2016

If I Tell You I Have to Kill You
Detective Harris
2015

Boiling Pot
Agent Long
2015

Kids vs Monsters
Barry
2015

We Bare Bears
Mr. Charles (voice) · (1 episode)
2015

Union Furnace
Pin Stripe
2015

Secrets of the Magic City
Mr. Daniels
2015

Mr. Robot
Qwerty (voice) (uncredited) · (1 episode)
2015

Field of Lost Shoes
Old Judge
2015

Big Time in Hollywood, Fl
Agent Everett Malloy · (10 episodes)
2015

Fresh Off the Boat
Clyde Roses · (1 episode)
2015

Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Glossaryck (voice) · (11 episodes)
2015

Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary
2014

The Flash
Solovar (voice) · (3 episodes)
2014

black-ish
Loose Craig · (1 episode)
2014

NCIS: New Orleans
Gene Holloway · (1 episode)
2014

Scorpion
Warden · (1 episode)
2014

The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW
Narrator (voice) · (20 episodes)
2014

BoJack Horseman
Lion Musician (voice) · (1 episode)
2014

Extant
Nicholas Calderon · (1 episode)
2014

Enlisted
Sgt. Major Donald Cody · (13 episodes)
2014

Frog Kingdom
Frog King (voice)
2013

Rick and Morty
President Curtis / Turkey President Curtis (voice) · (1 episode)
2013

Rick and Morty
Reverse Giraffe (voice) · (1 episode)
2013

Rick and Morty
President/Governor Andre Curtis (voice) · (8 episodes)
2013

Rick and Morty
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
2013

Free Birds
Chief Broadbeak (Voice)
2013

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
The Cheshire Cat (voice) · (1 episode)
2013

Uncle Grandpa
Santa Claus (voice) · (1 episode)
2013

Sons of Liberty
Nathan Reynolds
2013

Assault on Wall Street
Freddy
2013

Black Asylum
Agent Davis
2013

The Bible
Narrator · (5 episodes)
2013

Belle's
William 'Big Bill' Cooper · (6 episodes)
2013

Don't Pass Me By
David Knox
2013

Christmas in Compton
Big Earl
2012

Cloud Atlas
Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient
2012
Double or Nothing
Homeless Dude
2012

Smiley
Diamond
2012

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Sal Commander (voice) · (1 episode)
2012

Highway
Mustafa
2012

The Last Fall
Sydney Bishop
2012

Touch
Dutch · (1 episode)
2012

AniMen: The Galactic Battle
Sergeant Brass
2012

The Greening of Whitney Brown
Clerk
2011

Person of Interest
Terence Beale · (1 episode)
2011

Hopelessly in June
Dalbert Myers
2011

The Inheritance
Uncle Melvin
2011

Samuel Bleak
Ned Coffman
2011

The Cape
Max Malini · (10 episodes)
2011

No Saints for Sinners
2011

Young Justice
Mongul (voice) · (1 episode)
2010

Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming
Terry
2010

Chain Letter
Det. Jim Crenshaw
2010

Baseball: The Tenth Inning
Narrator
2010

Baseball: The Tenth Inning
Narrator (voice) · (2 episodes)
2010

Hawaii Five-0
Jimmy Cannon · (1 episode)
2010

Lottery Ticket
Sweet Tee
2010

New York Street Games
Self
2010

Chasing 3000
Officer L.
2010

Something Like A Business
Sebastian
2010

Meet Monica Velour
Claude
2010

Death at a Funeral
Reverend Davis
2010

Africa's Lost Eden
Narrator (voice)
2010

Adventure Time
Balthus (voice) · (1 episode)
2010

Adventure Time
Flame King (voice) · (1 episode)
2010

The Princess and the Frog
Dr. Facilier (voice)
2009

Community
Elroy Patashnik · (13 episodes)
2009

Community
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
2009

Archer
Lemuel Kane (voice) · (1 episode)
2009

Gamer
Agent Keith
2009

All About Steve
Corbitt
2009

The Butcher
Larry Cobb
2009

Pastor Brown
Pastor Brown
2009

Don McKay
Otis Kent
2009

Blue
Terry Venable
2009

Charlie Valentine
Sal
2009

Against the Dark
Lt. Waters
2009

Coraline
The Cat (voice)
2009

Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia
Commander Scott Boytano
2009

S.I.S.
Joseph Armstrong
2008

The Fifth Commandment
Max 'Coolbreeze' Templeton
2008

No Bad Days
Terrence
2008

The Sensei
Minister
2008

My Mom's New Boyfriend
FBI Chief Conrad
2008

Superhero Movie
The Chief of Police
2008

Canterbury's Law
(1 episode)
2008

The War
Narrator (voice) · (7 episodes)
2008

Justice League: The New Frontier
The Centre (voice)
2008

First Sunday
Judge B. Bennet Galloway
2008

The Candlelight Murders
Pastor Bob
2008

The Last Sentinel
Colonel Norton
2007

Delta Farce
Sgt. Kilgore
2007

If I Had Known I Was a Genius
Dad
2007

Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil
MCPO Scott Boytano
2006

Psych
Mr. Guster · (1 episode)
2006

ATL
John Garnett
2006

The Oh in Ohio
Coach Popovitch
2006

Working with a Master: John Carpenter
Self
2006

Dirty
Captain Spain
2006

The Proud Family Movie
Bebe Clone (voice)
2005

Transporter 2
Stappleton
2005

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Father
2005

Crash
Lt. Dixon
2005

Grey's Anatomy
Lloyd Mackie · (1 episode)
2005

American Dad!
Fire Captain (voice) · (1 episode)
2005

Numb3rs
(1 episode)
2005

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
(2 episodes)
2005

Last Stand of the Great Bear
Narrator (voice)
2004

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Narrator (voice)
2004

Beef II
Narrator (voice)
2004

The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury
Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice)
2004

The Chronicles of Riddick
Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
2004
The Big House
(6 episodes)
2004

Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
CIA Director
2004

Nubia: The Forgotten Kingdom
Narrator (voice)
2003

Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
Narrator (voice)
2003

Teen Titans
Atlas (voice) · (1 episode)
2003

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
Agent Mosely (voice) · (2 episodes)
2003

Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked
Narrator (voice)
2003

Hollywood Homicide
Leon
2003

Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites
Narrator · (4 episodes)
2003

Head of State
Bernard Cooper
2003

Agent Cody Banks
CIA Director
2003

Inside Mecca
Narrator (voice)
2003

Everwood
Brian · (1 episode)
2002

29 Palms
The Sheriff
2002

Stalking Leopards
Narrator (voice)
2002

Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Frank (They Live) (archive footage)
2002

Barbershop
Lester Wallace
2002

Mark Twain
Narrator (voice)
2002

Mark Twain
Narrator (voice) · (2 episodes)
2002

Novocaine
Detective Lunt
2001

Justice League
Despero (voice) · (2 episodes)
2001

Egypt's Golden Empire
Narrator (voice) · (3 episodes)
2001

Egypt's Golden Empire
Narrator
2001

The Legend of Tarzan
Tublat (voice) · (3 episodes)
2001

Home Invaders
Matador
2001

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Council Member (voice)
2001

Semper Fi
Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff
2001

The Job
(19 episodes)
2001

Disney's House of Mouse
(0 episode)
2001

Jazz
Narrator (voice) · (10 episodes)
2001

Pretty When You Cry
Detective Charles Desett
2001

Boxing: In and Out of the Ring
Narrator (voice)
2001

Requiem for a Dream
Big Tim
2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Matt Phelps · (1 episode)
2000

The Replacements
Lindell
2000

Where the Heart Is
Moses Whitecotten
2000

Pitch Black
Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
2000

Innocents
Detective Davis
2000
Silent Service
Self - Host · (11 episodes)
2000

Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
Frederick Douglass (voice) · (2 episodes)
1999

ATF
FBI Director Richard Long
1999

The Grizzlies of Siberia
Narrator (voice)
1999

Family Guy
Jazz Documentary Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1999

Family Guy
Commander Bensinger (voice) · (1 episode)
1999

Hercules
Apollo (voice) · (2 episodes)
1998

There's Something About Mary
Charlie Jensen
1998

Armageddon
General Kimsey
1998

Don King: Only in America
Herbert Muhammad
1997

Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
Algric Bartles
1997

Executive Target
Lamar
1997

Hercules
Apollo the Sun God (voice)
1997

Spawn
Al Simmons / Spawn (voice) · (18 episodes)
1997

Volcano
Lt. Ed Fox
1997

Flipping
Leo Richards, Gang Leader
1997

Johns
Homeless John
1996

7th Heaven
Stanley · (4 episodes)
1996

E! True Hollywood Story
(1 episode)
1996

Arliss
(1 episode)
1996

Larger Than Life
Hurst
1996

The Grave
The Priest
1996

Eye for an Eye
Martin
1996

Never Met Picasso
Larry
1996

Dead Presidents
Kirby
1995

Clockers
André the Giant
1995

Blue in the Face
Jackie Robinson
1995

The Outer Limits
Captain Ira Merit · (1 episode)
1995

The Quick and the Dead
Sgt. Clay Cantrell
1995

Gargoyles
Goliath (voice) · (78 episodes)
1994

Gargoyles
(0 episode)
1994

The Puppet Masters
Alex Holland
1994

Fantastic Four
Black Panther/T'challa (voice) · (1 episode)
1994

ER
Pastor Watkins · (5 episodes)
1994

Baseball
Narrator · (0 episode)
1994

New York Undercover
(2 episodes)
1994

Reality Bites
Roger
1994

Aladdin
(2 episodes)
1994

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Self - Host
1993

The Last Outlaw
Lovecraft
1993

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
King Oliver
1993

Nails
Noah Owens
1992

Article 99
Luther Jermoe
1992

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
King Oliver · (1 episode)
1992

Final Analysis
Detective Huggins
1992

Hallelujah Anyhow
Will
1991

Marked for Death
Max
1990

Law & Order
Bronx D.A. John Robertson · (1 episode)
1990

Men at Work
Louis Fedders
1990

Always
Powerhouse
1989

Road House
Ernie Bass
1989

Christmas in Tattertown
Saxophone (voice)
1988

Ladykillers
Abe
1988

They Live
Frank Armitage
1988

American Experience
W.E. Henderson / Other Voices · (1 episode)
1988

Bird
Buster Franklin
1988

Stars & Bars
Eugene Teagarden
1988

Off Limits
Maurice
1988

Braddock: Missing in Action III
Embassy Gate Captain
1988
The Making of 'They Live'
Self
1988

The Oldest Rookie
(1 episode)
1987

Hot Pursuit
Alphonso
1987

Platoon
King
1986

The Whoopee Boys
Washington Square Peddler
1986

The Equalizer
Cristo · (1 episode)
1985

Hot Pursuit
(0 episode)
1984

Reading Rainbow
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1983

Nature
Narrator · (1 episode)
1982

The Thing
Childs
1982
Hallelujah!
(0 episode)
1981

The Pirates of Penzance
Pirates and Police
1980

Coriolanus
Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
1979

NOVA
Narrator · (1 episode)
1974

Tony Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
1956