Keith David
Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keith David, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Acting370
movieCaptain Zero: The Movie
2028
The Depression Demon (voice)
tvPresident Curtis
2026
President Andre Curtis (voice)
tvStrip Law
2026
Steve Nichols (voice)
movieWhat is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
2025
Self - Interviewee
movieThe Gettysburg Address
2025
Frederick Douglass (voice)
movieHazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway
2025
(voice) (uncredited)
tvI Love LA
2025
Leon Marcus
movieShelby Oaks
2025
Morton Jacobson
tvE.B. White's Charlotte's Web
2025
Old Sheep (voice)
movieHazbin Hotel: Sing-Along
2025
Husk (voice)
tvThe Lowdown
2025
Marty
tvHaunted Hotel
2025
Additional Voices (voice)
movieOmniscient
2025
Alistair
movieCaptain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II
2025
The Depression Demon (voice)
movieTim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox
2025
The Simulator
tvDuster
2025
Ezra Saxton
movieSneaks
2025
O.G. (voice)
tvDevil May Cry
2025
Lucan (voice)
tvOh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances
2025
Toy COD Leader (voice)
moviePortal to Hell
2025
Mr. Bobshank
tvCold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou
2024
Narrator (voice)
movieMufasa: The Lion King
2024
Masego (voice)
tvLeonardo da Vinci
2024
Narrator (voice)
tvInvincible Fight Girl
2024
Narrator (voice) / Scouter (voice)
tvHigh Potential
2024
Captain Pacheco
tvKite Man: Hell Yeah!
2024
Darkseid (voice)
movieBetty & Blue
2024
Willie 'Blue' Watson
movieThe Prank
2024
Principal Henderson
tvMasters of the Universe: Revolution
2024
Hordak (voice)
tvHazbin Hotel
2024
Husk (voice)
movieAmerican Fiction
2023
Willy the Wonker
movieHeist 88
2023
Buddha Ray
tvKrapopolis
2023
Asskill (voice)
movieFrom the Shadows
2023
Dr. Leonard Bertram
tvJustified: City Primeval
2023
Judge Alvin Guy
tvGreatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
2023
Self - Actor
movieA Snowy Day in Oakland
2023
Mr. Monroe
tvTrue Lies
2023
Albert 'Al' Gibson
tvMy Dad the Bounty Hunter
2023
B'Caala (voice)
movieShut Up and Ride
2022
Narrator (voice)
tvFrom Scratch
2022
Hershel Wheeler
movieEntergalactic
2022
Mr. Rager (voice)
tvFirebuds
2022
Manny Kablamee
movieRemember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story
2022
Ink Williams
tvChibiverse
2022
King Andrias (voice)
movieDC League of Super-Pets
2022
Dog-El (voice)
movieNope
2022
Otis Haywood Sr.
movieThe Wonderful Spring of Mickey Mouse
2022
Narrator (voice)
movieIn Search of Tomorrow
2022
Self - Interviewee
movieCatwoman: Hunted
2022
Tobias Whale / Morax (voice)
moviePups Alone
2021
The Wise Bartender
tvMarvel's Hit-Monkey
2021
The Devil
movieBlack as Night
2021
Babineaux
tvMuhammad Ali
2021
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Gateway
2021
Terry
tvLeverage: Redemption
2021
Billy Spencer
movieThe Seventh Day
2021
Father Louis
movieInsight
2021
Captain Duke
movieHorizon Line
2020
Freddy Wyman
movieGood
2020
Gregory Devereaux
tvThe Good Lord Bird
2020
Herbert
tvWoke
2020
Bible (voice)
tvClose Enough
2020
World’s Greatest Teacher Mug (voice)
tvCentral Park
2020
Ward Wittlinger (voice)
tvLove Life
2020
Narrator (voice)
tvDC's Stargirl
2020
Mister Bones (voice)
tvDead Talk Live
2020
Self - Guest
movieThe 420 Movie
2020
Chief Ironweed
movieCuba's Cancer Hope
2020
Narrator (voice)
movieRise of the Mammals
2019
Self - Narrator
movie21 Bridges
2019
Deputy Chief Spencer
tvCreepshow
2019
Murdoch
movieThe Wedding Year
2019
Preston
tvThe Last Kids on Earth
2019
Thrull (voice)
tvAmphibia
2019
King Andrias (voice)
movieYou Might Be the Killer
2019
Sheriff James
tvChampaign Ill
2018
Lafonso
tvLiverspots and Astronots
2018
Dr. Pesh
movieNight School
2018
Gerald
movieAmerican Dresser
2018
Charlie
movieSharon 1.2.3.
2018
Tyrone
movieTales from the Hood 2
2018
Portifoy Simms
tvSummer Camp Island
2018
Lithophone (voice) / Tummy (voice)
tvCraig of the Creek
2018
Narrator (voice)
The '91 Falcons
2017
Narrator (voice)
tvStretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters
2017
Malcom Kane (voice)
tvFuture Man
2017
Dr. Elias Kronish
tvDuckTales
2017
Manny (voice)
movieSavage Dog
2017
Valentine
tvRapunzel's Tangled Adventure
2017
Additional Voices (voice)
movieService to Man
2016
Dean Holmes
tvMacGyver
2016
Burke / Man
tvSpeechless
2016
Colonel
tvKulipari: An Army of Frogs
2016
Lord Marmoo (voice)
movieSchool of Rickey
2016
Self - Narrator (voice)
tvGreenleaf
2016
Bishop James Greenleaf
movieRange 15
2016
Colonel Holloway
movieThe Nice Guys
2016
Older Guy
movieBlue: The American Dream
2016
Terry Venable
movieNina
2016
Clifton's Father
tvJackie Robinson
2016
Narrator (voice)
movieThe North Star
2016
Frederick Douglass
movieIf I Tell You I Have to Kill You
2015
Detective Harris
movieBoiling Pot
2015
Agent Long
tvWe Bare Bears
2015
Mr. Charles (voice)
movieUnion Furnace
2015
Pin Stripe
movieSecrets of the Magic City
2015
Mr. Daniels
tvMr. Robot
2015
Qwerty (voice) (uncredited)
movieField of Lost Shoes
2015
Old Judge
tvBig Time in Hollywood, Fl
2015
Agent Everett Malloy
tvFresh Off the Boat
2015
Clyde Roses
tvStar vs. the Forces of Evil
2015
Glossaryck (voice)
tvThe Flash
2014
Solovar (voice)
tvblack-ish
2014
Loose Craig
tvNCIS: New Orleans
2014
Gene Holloway
tvScorpion
2014
Warden
tvThe Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW
2014
Narrator (voice)
tvBoJack Horseman
2014
Lion Musician (voice)
tvExtant
2014
Nicholas Calderon
tvEnlisted
2014
Sgt. Major Donald Cody
movieFrog Kingdom
2013
Frog King (voice)
tvRick and Morty
2013
President Curtis / Turkey President Curtis (voice) / Reverse Giraffe (voice) / President/Governor Andre Curtis (voice)
movieFree Birds
2013
Chief Broadbeak (Voice)
tvOnce Upon a Time in Wonderland
2013
The Cheshire Cat (voice)
tvUncle Grandpa
2013
Santa Claus (voice)
movieSons of Liberty
2013
Nathan Reynolds
movieBlack Asylum
2013
Agent Davis
tvTeen Titans Go!
2013
Narrator (voice)
tvThe Bible
2013
Narrator
Belle's
2013
William 'Big Bill' Cooper
movieDon't Pass Me By
2013
David Knox
movieChristmas in Compton
2012
Big Earl
movieCloud Atlas
2012
Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient
Double or Nothing
2012
Homeless Dude
movieSmiley
2012
Diamond
tvTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
Sal Commander (voice)
movieHighway
2012
Mustafa
movieThe Last Fall
2012
Sydney Bishop
movieThe Undershepherd
2012
Brother Wilks
tvTouch
2012
Dutch
movieAniMen: The Galactic Battle
2012
Sergeant Brass
tvPerson of Interest
2011
Terence Beale
movieHopelessly in June
2011
Dalbert Myers
movieThe Inheritance
2011
Uncle Melvin
movieSamuel Bleak
2011
Ned Coffman
tvThe Cape
2011
Max Malini
tvYoung Justice
2010
Mongul (voice)
movieChain Letter
2010
Det. Jim Crenshaw
tvBaseball: The Tenth Inning
2010
Narrator (voice)
tvHawaii Five-0
2010
Jimmy Cannon
movieLottery Ticket
2010
Sweet Tee
movieChasing 3000
2010
Officer L.
movieSomething Like A Business
2010
Sebastian
movieDeath at a Funeral
2010
Reverend Davis
movieAfrica's Lost Eden
2010
Narrator (voice)
tvAdventure Time
2010
Balthus (voice) / Flame King (voice)
movieThe Princess and the Frog
2009
Dr. Facilier (voice)
tvCommunity
2009
Elroy Patashnik / Narrator (voice)
tvArcher
2009
Lemuel Kane (voice)
movieBeautiful Loser
2009
Morgan - Adult
movieGamer
2009
Agent Keith
movieAll About Steve
2009
Corbitt
movieThe Butcher
2009
Larry Cobb
moviePastor Brown
2009
Pastor Brown
movieDon McKay
2009
Otis Kent
movieBlue
2009
Terry Venable
movieAgainst the Dark
2009
Lt. Waters
movieCoraline
2009
The Cat (voice)
movieBehind Enemy Lines III: Colombia
2009
Commander Scott Boytano
movieS.I.S.
2008
Joseph Armstrong
movieThe Fifth Commandment
2008
Max 'Coolbreeze' Templeton
movieNo Bad Days
2008
Terrence
movieThe Sensei
2008
Minister
movieMy Mom's New Boyfriend
2008
FBI Chief Conrad
movieSuperhero Movie
2008
The Chief of Police
movieJustice League: The New Frontier
2008
The Centre (voice)
movieFirst Sunday
2008
Judge B. Bennet Galloway
movieThe Candlelight Murders
2008
Pastor Bob
tvThe War
2007
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Last Sentinel
2007
Colonel Norton
movieDelta Farce
2007
Sgt. Kilgore
movieThe Color Purple: The Color of Success
2007
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieBehind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil
2006
MCPO Scott Boytano
movieForbidden Fruits
2006
Rev. Walters
tvPsych
2006
Mr. Guster
movieATL
2006
John Garnett
movieThe Oh in Ohio
2006
Coach Popovitch
movieDirty
2005
Captain Spain
movieCrusades: Crescent & the Cross
2005
Self - Narrator
movieThe Proud Family Movie
2005
Bebe Clone (voice)
movieTransporter 2
2005
Stappleton
movieCrash
2005
Lt. Dixon
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005
Lloyd Mackie
tvAmerican Dad!
2005
Fire Captain (voice)
tvNumb3rs
2005
Jeremiah Miller
tvUnforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2005
Jack Johnson (voice)
movieLast Stand of the Great Bear
2004
Narrator (voice)
movieBeef II
2004
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury
2004
Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice)
movieThe Chronicles of Riddick
2004
Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
movieCreature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man
2004
Narrator (voice)
movieAgent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
2004
CIA Director
movieNubia: The Forgotten Kingdom
2003
Narrator (voice)
movieHoratio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
2003
Narrator (voice)
tvTeen Titans
2003
Atlas (voice)
tvSpider-Man: The New Animated Series
2003
Agent Mosely (voice)
movieComic Book Superheroes Unmasked
2003
Narrator (voice)
movieHead of State
2003
Bernard Cooper
movieAgent Cody Banks
2003
CIA Director
movieInside Mecca
2003
Narrator (voice)
tvEverwood
2002
Brian
movie29 Palms
2002
The Sheriff
movieStalking Leopards
2002
Narrator (voice)
movieUltimate Fights from the Movies
2002
Frank (They Live) (archive footage)
movieBarbershop
2002
Lester Wallace
movieMark Twain
2002
Narrator (voice)
tvMark Twain
2002
Narrator (voice)
moviePretty When You Cry
2001
Detective Charles Desett
movieNovocaine
2001
Detective Lunt
tvJustice League
2001
Despero (voice)
tvEgypt's Golden Empire
2001
Narrator (voice)
movieEgypt's Golden Empire
2001
Narrator
tvThe Legend of Tarzan
2001
Tublat (voice)
movieHome Invaders
2001
Matador
movieFinal Fantasy: The Spirits Within
2001
Council Member (voice)
movieSemper Fi
2001
Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff
tvDisney's House of Mouse
2001
Card Soldier (voice)
tvJazz
2001
Narrator (voice)
movieBoxing: In and Out of the Ring
2001
Narrator (voice)
movieRequiem for a Dream
2000
Big Tim
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Matt Phelps
movieThe Replacements
2000
Lindell
movieWhere the Heart Is
2000
Moses Whitecotten
moviePitch Black
2000
Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
movieInnocents
2000
Detective Davis
Silent Service
2000
Self - Host
tvNot for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
1999
Frederick Douglass (voice)
movieATF
1999
FBI Director Richard Long
tvSpongeBob SquarePants
1999
Chatterbox Translation Collar (voice)
movieThe Grizzlies of Siberia
1999
Narrator (voice)
tvFamily Guy
1999
Jazz Documentary Narrator (voice) / Commander Bensinger (voice)
tvHercules
1998
Apollo (voice)
movieThere's Something About Mary
1998
Charlie Jensen
movieArmageddon
1998
General Kimsey
movieThe Tiger Woods Story
1998
Earl Woods
movieDon King: Only in America
1997
Herbert Muhammad
movieMurder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
1997
Algric Bartles
movieHercules
1997
Apollo the Sun God (voice)
tvSpawn
1997
Al Simmons / Spawn (voice)
movieVolcano
1997
Lt. Ed Fox
movieFlipping
1997
Leo Richards, Gang Leader
movieVanishing Point
1997
Warren Taft
movieJohns
1996
Homeless John
tv7th Heaven
1996
Stanley
tvArli$$
1996
Cecil Pickett
movieThe Grave
1996
The Priest
movieEye for an Eye
1996
Martin
movieClockers
1995
André the Giant
movieBlue in the Face
1995
Jackie Robinson
movieBeauty and the Beasts: A Leopard's Story
1995
Narrator (voice)
tvThe Outer Limits
1995
Captain Ira Merit
movieGargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
1995
Goliath (voice)
movieThe Quick and the Dead
1995
Sergeant Cantrell
tvGargoyles
1994
Goliath (voice)
movieThe Puppet Masters
1994
Alex Holland
tvFantastic Four
1994
Black Panther/T'challa (voice)
tvER
1994
Pastor Watkins
movieJewels of the Caribbean Sea
1994
Narrator (voice)
Hallelujah
1993
Big Willie
movieThere Are No Children Here
1993
John Paul Rivers
movieThe Last Outlaw
1993
Lovecraft
movieLions Of Darkness
1993
Narrator (voice)
movieNails
1992
Noah Owens
movieArticle 99
1992
Luther Jermoe
tvThe Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
King Oliver
movieFinal Analysis
1992
Detective Huggins
tvLaw & Order
1990
Bronx D.A. John Robertson
movieMen at Work
1990
Louis Fedders
movieAlways
1989
Powerhouse
movieRoad House
1989
Ernie Bass
movieChristmas in Tattertown
1988
Saxophone (voice)
movieThey Live
1988
Frank Armitage
tvAmerican Experience
1988
W.E. Henderson / Other Voices
movieBird
1988
Buster Franklin
movieStars & Bars
1988
Eugene Teagarden
movieOff Limits
1988
Maurice
movieBraddock: Missing in Action III
1988
Embassy Gate Captain
movieHot Pursuit
1987
Alphonso
moviePlatoon
1986
King
movieThe Whoopee Boys
1986
Washington Square Peddler
tvThe Equalizer
1985
Cristo
tvScreen Two
1985
Will
tvReading Rainbow
1983
Narrator (voice)
tvNature
1982
Narrator
movieThe Thing
1982
Childs
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
'Big' Willie Thorton
movieThe Pirates of Penzance
1980
Pirates and Police
movieCoriolanus
1979
Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
tvNOVA
1974
Narrator
tvThe Oscars
1953
The Cat (voice)
movieATL 2: The Homecoming
John Garnett
The Price for Freedom
Reverend J.W. Bruno
movieBob's Best Friends
Cuddles (voice)
Sunset P.I.
Garner Taggert
Production3
movieThe Inheritance
2011
Executive Producer