Keith David

70 years old Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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). 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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Recent movies

# Name Character Rating
1 Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) - -
2 Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026) Sosa 8
3 Shelby Oaks (2025) Morton Jacobson 4
4 Betty & Blue (2024) Willie 'Blue' Watson -
5 Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) Masego (voice) 6.8
6 American Fiction (2023) Willy the Wonker 7.1
7 Heist 88 (2023) Buddha Ray -
8 DC League of Super-Pets (2022) Dog-El (voice) 7.2
9 In Search of Tomorrow (2022) Self - Interviewee 8
10 Nope (2022)
Most waited movies 2022 		Otis Haywood Sr. 6.7
11 Catwoman: Hunted (2022) Tobias Whale / Morax (voice) 6.3
12 Unplugging (2022) Gil -
13 Entergalactic (2022) Mr. Rager (voice) 5
14 The Wonderful Spring of Mickey Mouse (2022) Narrator (voice) 7
15 The Seventh Day (2021) Father Louis -
16 Insight (2021) Captain Duke -
17 Black as Night (2021) Babineaux 5
18 The Gateway (2021) Terry -
19 In Search of Darkness: Part II (2020) Self 8.5
20 Horizon Line (2020) Freddy Wyman 4.3
21 In Search of Darkness (2019) Self 8.5
22 The Wedding Year (2019) Preston 2
23 21 Bridges (2019) Deputy Chief Spencer 6.9
24 You Might Be the Killer (2019) Sheriff James 7.1
25 Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror (2019) Self 7.7
26 Night School (2018) Gerald 6.9
27 Love Jacked (2018) Ed 5.5
28 Tales from the Hood 2 (2018) Portifoy Simms 4
29 Not a War Story (2017) - -
30 Savage Dog (2017) Valentine 5
31 The Nice Guys (2016) Older Guy 7.6
32 Range 15 (2016) Colonel Holloway 6
33 Dirty Lies (2016) Doc -
34 Nina (2016) Clifton's Father 6.5
35 Union Furnace (2015) Pin Stripe -
36 Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary (2014) - 6
37 Assault on Wall Street (2013) Freddy 6.4
38 Free Birds (2013) Chief Broadbeak (Voice) 6.5
39 Black Asylum (2013) Agent Davis 5
40 Smiley (2012) Diamond 4
41 Cloud Atlas (2012) Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient 7.3
42 Christmas in Compton (2012) Big Earl 3
43 Highway (2012) Mustafa -
44 The Inheritance (2011) Uncle Melvin 4
45 Meet Monica Velour (2010) Claude -
46 Chain Letter (2010) Det. Jim Crenshaw 4.5
47 Something Like A Business (2010) Sebastian -
48 Lottery Ticket (2010) Sweet Tee 6.6
49 Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming (2010) Terry 6
50 Death at a Funeral (2010) Reverend Davis 7
51 Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia (2009) Commander Scott Boytano 4
52 The Butcher (2009) Larry Cobb -
53 All About Steve (2009) Corbitt 5.2
54 Against the Dark (2009) Lt. Waters 2.8
55 Gamer (2009) Agent Keith 6
56 Charlie Valentine (2009) Sal -
57 Coraline (2009)
Oscars 2010 		The Cat (voice) 7.6
58 Pastor Brown (2009) Pastor Brown -
59 The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Oscars 2010 		Dr. Facilier (voice) 7.3
60 Don McKay (2009) Otis Kent 6
61 Justice League: The New Frontier (2008) The Centre (voice) 7.7
62 Superhero Movie (2008) The Chief of Police 4.7
63 My Mom's New Boyfriend (2008) FBI Chief Conrad 5.4
64 The Sensei (2008) Minister 6
65 S.I.S. (2008) Joseph Armstrong -
66 First Sunday (2008) Judge B. Bennet Galloway 5.8
67 The Last Sentinel (2007) Colonel Norton -
68 If I Had Known I Was a Genius (2007) Dad 6
69 Delta Farce (2007) Sgt. Kilgore 5.2
70 ATL (2006) John Garnett 8.5
71 The Oh in Ohio (2006) Coach Popovitch 3.5
72 Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil (2006) MCPO Scott Boytano 3
73 Transporter 2 (2005) Stappleton 6.4
74 Crash (2005)
Oscars 2006 		Lt. Dixon 7.8
75 Dirty (2005) Captain Spain 4.5
76 The Proud Family Movie (2005) Bebe Clone (voice) 5
77 Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) Father 6.6
78 Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004) CIA Director 5.3
79 Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004) Narrator (voice) -
80 The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) Abu 'Imam' al-Walid 7
81 The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (2004) Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice) 6.3
82 Agent Cody Banks (2003) CIA Director 4.4
83 Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked (2003) Narrator (voice) 7.5
84 Head of State (2003) Bernard Cooper 5.7
85 Hollywood Homicide (2003) Leon 4.8
86 29 Palms (2002) The Sheriff -
87 Mark Twain (2002) Narrator (voice) -
88 Barbershop (2002) Lester Wallace 6
89 Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002) Frank (They Live) (archive footage) -
90 Novocaine (2001) Detective Lunt 7
91 Pretty When You Cry (2001) Detective Charles Desett -
92 Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) Council Member (voice) 6.4
93 Innocents (2000) Detective Davis -
94 Where the Heart Is (2000) Moses Whitecotten 6.5
95 Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Top 30 in 2000s 		Big Tim 8.1
96 Pitch Black (2000) Abu 'Imam' al-Walid 7.2
97 The Replacements (2000) Lindell 7
98 ATF (1999) FBI Director Richard Long 5
99 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues (1999) King Oliver 8
100 Armageddon (1998)
Oscars 1999 		General Kimsey 6.9
101 Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2 (1998) Spawn -
102 There's Something About Mary (1998) Charlie Jensen 7.2
103 Executive Target (1997) Lamar -
104 Volcano (1997) Lt. Ed Fox 6
105 Hercules (1997)
Oscars 1998 		Apollo the Sun God (voice) 7.3
106 Don King: Only in America (1997) Herbert Muhammad -
107 Johns (1996) Homeless John -
108 Eye for an Eye (1996) Martin 7
109 Larger Than Life (1996) Hurst 5.5
110 Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken (1995) Goliath (voice) -
111 Blue in the Face (1995) Jackie Robinson 8.3
112 Dead Presidents (1995) Kirby 7.5
113 The Quick and the Dead (1995) Sergeant Cantrell 7
114 Clockers (1995) André the Giant 9
115 The Puppet Masters (1994) Alex Holland 7.7
116 Reality Bites (1994) Roger 5.5
117 The Last Outlaw (1993) Lovecraft -
118 Article 99 (1992) Luther Jermoe -
119 Final Analysis (1992) Detective Huggins 5.5
120 Men at Work (1990) Louis Fedders 5.6
121 Marked for Death (1990) Max 5.3
122 Always (1989) Powerhouse 5.8
123 Road House (1989) Ernie Bass 7.3
124 They Live (1988) Frank Armitage 7.5
125 Bird (1988) Buster Franklin 8.5
126 Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988) Embassy Gate Captain 5
127 Ladykillers (1988) Abe 8
128 Hot Pursuit (1987) Alphonso -
129 Platoon (1986) King 7.9
130 The Thing (1982) Childs 8
131 ATL 2: The Homecoming John Garnett -