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Keith David
Actor

Keith David

4 Jun 1956Born
70Age
358Credits
Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USABirthplace

Biography

Keith David Williams (born June 4, 1956) is an American actor. He is mostly known for his bass voice and screen presence in over 400 roles across film, stage, television, and interactive media.

He has starred in such films as The Thing (1982), Platoon (1986), They Live (1988), Dead Presidents(1995), Armageddon (1998), There's Something About Mary (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), Pitch Black (2000), Barbershop (2002), Crash (2004), The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), Cloud Atlas (2012), The Nice Guys (2016), Nope (2022), and American Fiction (2023).

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He starred as Elroy Patashnik in the sixth season of the NBC series Community (2015) and as Bishop James Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama Greenleaf (2016–2020).

His Emmy-winning voice acting career includes narrating Ken Burns films such as The War (2007) and Muhammad Ali (2021). In film, he has voiced Dr. Facilier in The Princess and the Frog (2009) and the Cat in Coraline (2009). On television, he portrayed Goliath in Gargoyles (1994–1997), Al Simmons / Spawn in Todd McFarlane's Spawn (1997–1999), The Flame King in Adventure Time (2012–2017), President Andre Curtis in Rick and Morty (2015–) and its upcoming spin-off President Curtis, King Andrias in Amphibia (2020–2022), Dr. Tenma in Pluto (2023), and Husk in Hazbin Hotel (2024–). Video game roles include the Arbiter Thel 'Vadamee in the Halo franchise (2004–2015), Julius Little and himself in the Saints Row series (2006–2017), Captain Anderson in the Mass Effect series (2007–2013), Chaos in Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008), Sergeant Foley in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009), and Commander Zavala in Destiny 2: The Final Shape (2024), which he assumed after the death of Lance Reddick in March 2023. He was part of the cast of The Nightmare Before Christmas live concert in October 2025, where he voiced Oogie Boogie, taking over the role from his longtime original voice actor, Ken Page, following his death in September 2024.

In July 2025, David was selected to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2026.

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 358 credits.

  1. TBAATL 2: The HomecomingFilm: John Garnett
  2. TBAThe Price for FreedomFilm: Reverend J.W. Bruno
  3. TBADreams of the MoonFilm
  4. TBAMy New Friend JimFilm: Jim Dandy
  5. TBAThe NutcaseFilm
  6. TBABob's Best FriendsFilm: Cuddles (voice)
  7. TBASunset P.I.Series: Garner Taggert (1 episode)
  8. 2028Captain Zero: The MovieFilm: The Depression Demon (voice)
  9. 2026Spider-Man: Brand New DayFilm: Narrator of Spider Video (voice)
  10. 2026President CurtisSeries: President Andre Curtis (voice) (10 episodes)
  11. 2026The HawkSeries: Old Henry (3 episodes)
  12. 2026Mike & Nick & Nick & AliceFilm: Sosa
  13. 2026Strip LawSeries: Steve Nichols (voice) (10 episodes)
  14. 2025The Gettysburg AddressFilm: Frederick Douglass (voice)
  15. 2025Hazbin Hotel: Live on BroadwayFilm: (voice) (uncredited)
  16. 2025The American RevolutionSeries: (voice) (1 episode)
  17. 2025I Love LASeries: Leon Marcus (1 episode)
  18. 2025Shelby OaksFilm: Morton Jacobson
  19. 2025E.B. White's Charlotte's WebSeries: Old Sheep (voice) (3 episodes)
  20. 2025Hazbin Hotel: Sing-AlongFilm: Husk (voice)
  21. 2025The LowdownSeries: Marty (8 episodes)
  22. 2025Haunted HotelSeries: Additional Voices (voice) (1 episode)
  23. 2025Finding FaithFilm: Henry
  24. 2025OmniscientFilm: Alistair
  25. 2025Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part IIFilm: The Depression Demon (voice)
  26. 2025Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's ParadoxFilm: The Simulator
  27. 2025DusterSeries: Ezra Saxton (8 episodes)
  28. 2025SneaksFilm: O.G. (voice)
  29. 2025Devil May CrySeries: Lucan (voice) (1 episode)
  30. 2025Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable CircumstancesSeries: Toy COD Leader (voice) (1 episode)
  31. 2025Portal to HellFilm: Mr. Bobshank
  32. 2024Cold Case Files: Murder in the BayouSeries: Narrator (6 episodes)
  33. 2024Mufasa: The Lion KingFilm: Masego (voice)
  34. 2024Leonardo da VinciSeries: Narrator (voice) (2 episodes)
  35. 2024Invincible Fight GirlSeries: Narrator (voice), Scouter (voice) (2 episodes)
  36. 2024High PotentialSeries: Captain Pacheco (1 episode)
  37. 2024Kite Man: Hell Yeah!Series: Darkseid (voice) (4 episodes)
  38. 2024Betty & BlueFilm: Willie 'Blue' Watson
  39. 2024The PrankFilm: Principal Henderson
  40. 2024Masters of the Universe: RevolutionSeries: Hordak (voice) (3 episodes)
  41. 2024Hazbin HotelSeries: Husk (voice) (16 episodes)
  42. 2023American FictionFilm: Willy the Wonker
  43. 2023Heist 88Film: Buddha Ray
  44. 2023KrapopolisSeries: Asskill (voice) (8 episodes)
  45. 2023From the ShadowsFilm: Dr. Leonard Bertram
  46. 2023Justified: City PrimevalSeries: Judge Alvin Guy (1 episode)
  47. 2023A Snowy Day in OaklandFilm: Mr. Monroe
  48. 2023True LiesSeries: Albert 'Al' Gibson (1 episode)
  49. 2023My Dad the Bounty HunterSeries: B'Caala (voice) (4 episodes)
  50. 2023Parallel Worlds: A Psychedelic Love StoryFilm: Jerry
  51. 2022Shut Up and RideFilm: Narrator (voice)
  52. 2022A Miracle Before ChristmasFilm: David
  53. 2022From ScratchSeries: Hershel Wheeler (8 episodes)
  54. 2022EntergalacticFilm: Mr. Rager (voice)
  55. 2022FirebudsSeries: Manny Kablamee (1 episode)
  56. 2022Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson StoryFilm: Ink Williams
  57. 2022ChibiverseSeries: King Andrias (voice), Goliath (voice) (2 episodes)
  58. 2022DC League of Super-PetsFilm: Dog-El (voice)
  59. 2022NopeFilm: Otis Haywood Sr.
  60. 2022UnpluggingFilm: Gil
  61. 2022The Wonderful Spring of Mickey MouseFilm: Narrator (voice)
  62. 2022Catwoman: HuntedFilm: Tobias Whale / Morax (voice)
  63. 2022African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus GarveyFilm: Narrator
  64. 2021Abbott ElementarySeries: Frank (3 episodes)
  65. 2021Pups AloneFilm: The Wise Bartender
  66. 2021Marvel's Hit-MonkeySeries: The Devil (5 episodes)
  67. 2021Black as NightFilm: Babineaux
  68. 2021Muhammad AliSeries: Narrator (voice) (4 episodes)
  69. 2021The GatewayFilm: Terry
  70. 2021Leverage: RedemptionSeries: Billy Spencer (1 episode)
  71. 2021The Seventh DayFilm: Father Louis
  72. 2021InsightFilm: Captain Duke
  73. 2020Horizon LineFilm: Freddy Wyman
  74. 2020Most Guys Are LosersFilm: Al
  75. 2020GoodFilm: Gregory Devereaux
  76. 2020The Good Lord BirdSeries: Herbert (1 episode)
  77. 2020Wild DazeFilm: Narrator
  78. 2020WokeSeries: Bible (voice) (1 episode)
  79. 2020Close EnoughSeries: World’s Greatest Teacher Mug (voice) (1 episode)
  80. 2020Central ParkSeries: Ward Wittlinger (voice) (1 episode)

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