Spider-Man: Brand New Day2026
As Narrator of Spider Video (voice)
TMDb 7.9 / 10
Keith David
Born
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.
Filmography (240)
Coraline2009
As The Cat (voice)
TMDb 7.9 / 10
The Thing1982
As Childs
TMDb 8.1 / 10
The Princess and the Frog2009
As Dr. Facilier (voice)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Hercules1997
As Apollo the Sun God (voice)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Mufasa: The Lion King2024
As Masego (voice)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Mr. & Mrs. Smith2005
As Father
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Nice Guys2016
As Older Guy
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Cloud Atlas2012
As Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice2026
As Sosa
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Quick and the Dead1995
As Sergeant Cantrell
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Nope2022
As Otis Haywood Sr.
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Armageddon1998
As General Kimsey
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Transporter 22005
As Stappleton
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Platoon1986
As King
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Superhero Movie2008
As The Chief of Police
TMDb 5.3 / 10
They Live1988
As Frank Armitage
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Shelby Oaks2025
As Morton Jacobson
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Crash2005
As Lt. Dixon
TMDb 7.2 / 10
There's Something About Mary1998
As Charlie Jensen
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Portal to Hell2025
As Mr. Bobshank
TMDb 4.7 / 10
21 Bridges2019
As Deputy Chief Spencer
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Volcano1997
As Lt. Ed Fox
TMDb 6.0 / 10
DC League of Super-Pets2022
As Dog-El (voice)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Requiem for a Dream2000
As Big Tim
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Replacements2000
As Lindell
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Free Birds2013
As Chief Broadbeak (Voice)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Gamer2009
As Agent Keith
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within2001
As Council Member (voice)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
American Fiction2023
As Willy the Wonker
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Night School2018
As Gerald
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Pitch Black2000
As Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Reality Bites1994
As Roger
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Horizon Line2020
As Freddy Wyman
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Road House1989
As Ernie Bass
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Agent Cody Banks2003
As CIA Director
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Final Analysis1992
As Detective Huggins
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Hollywood Homicide2003
As Leon
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Savage Dog2017
As Valentine
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Chronicles of Riddick2004
As Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Marked for Death1990
As Max
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Where the Heart Is2000
As Moses Whitecotten
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Death at a Funeral2010
As Reverend Davis
TMDb 5.9 / 10
My Mom's New Boyfriend2008
As FBI Chief Conrad
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Barbershop2002
As Lester Wallace
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Seventh Day2021
As Father Louis
TMDb 5.2 / 10
All About Steve2009
As Corbitt
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Head of State2003
As Bernard Cooper
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Dead Presidents1995
As Kirby
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Always1989
As Powerhouse
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Men at Work1990
As Louis Fedders
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Samuel Bleak2011
As Ned Coffman
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Catwoman: Hunted2022
As Tobias Whale / Morax (voice)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
ATF1999
As FBI Director Richard Long
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Inheritance2011
As Uncle Melvin
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Sneaks2025
As O.G. (voice)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas2025
As Self - Interviewee
Delta Farce2007
As Sgt. Kilgore
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Clockers1995
As André the Giant
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Assault on Wall Street2013
As Freddy
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Gateway2021
As Terry
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Dirty2005
As Captain Spain
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Justice League: The New Frontier2008
As The Centre (voice)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil2006
As MCPO Scott Boytano
TMDb 4.9 / 10
The Wedding Year2019
As Preston
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Off Limits1988
As Maurice
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Puppet Masters1994
As Alex Holland
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Eye for an Eye1996
As Martin
TMDb 6.3 / 10
First Sunday2008
As Judge B. Bennet Galloway
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London2004
As CIA Director
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia2009
As Commander Scott Boytano
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Stalking Leopards2002
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Entergalactic2022
As Mr. Rager (voice)
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Smiley2012
As Diamond
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Lottery Ticket2010
As Sweet Tee
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Nina2016
As Clifton's Father
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Hot Pursuit1987
As Alphonso
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming2010
As Terry
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Chain Letter2010
As Det. Jim Crenshaw
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Pups Alone2021
As The Wise Bartender
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Fifth Commandment2008
As Max 'Coolbreeze' Templeton
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Heist 882023
As Buddha Ray
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Article 991992
As Luther Jermoe
TMDb 6.1 / 10
ATL2006
As John Garnett
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Braddock: Missing in Action III1988
As Embassy Gate Captain
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Wonderful Spring of Mickey Mouse2022
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Frog Kingdom2013
As Frog King (voice)
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Africa's Lost Eden2010
As Narrator (voice)
Tales from the Hood 22018
As Portifoy Simms
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Home Invaders2001
As Matador
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Forbidden Fruits2006
As Rev. Walters
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Bird1988
As Buster Franklin
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Larger Than Life1996
As Hurst
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Novocaine2001
As Detective Lunt
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway2025
As (voice) (uncredited)
TMDb 8.3 / 10
The Proud Family Movie2005
As Bebe Clone (voice)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Against the Dark2009
As Lt. Waters
TMDb 3.9 / 10
The Gettysburg Address2025
As Frederick Douglass (voice)
Meet Monica Velour2010
As Claude
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Black as Night2021
As Babineaux
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Blue in the Face1995
As Jackie Robinson
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Mark Twain2002
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Undershepherd2012
As Brother Wilks
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Last Outlaw1993
As Lovecraft
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Fuck You All: The Uwe Boll Story2018
As Self
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest1997
As Algric Bartles
TMDb 7.0 / 10
ATL 2: The HomecomingRelease date TBA
As John Garnett
Pastor Brown2009
As Pastor Brown
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Greening of Whitney Brown2011
As Clerk
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox2025
As The Simulator
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Field of Lost Shoes2015
As Old Judge
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Coriolanus1979
As Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Finding Faith2025
As Henry
TMDb 8.4 / 10
You Might Be the Killer2019
As Sheriff James
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Range 152016
As Colonel Holloway
TMDb 4.7 / 10
The Grave1996
As The Priest
TMDb 5.3 / 10
New York Street Games2010
As Self
Captain Zero: The Movie2028
As The Depression Demon (voice)
The Prank2024
As Principal Henderson
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Vanishing Point1997
As Warren Taft
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Unplugging2022
As Gil
TMDb 4.9 / 10
The Whoopee Boys1986
As Washington Square Peddler
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Oh in Ohio2006
As Coach Popovitch
TMDb 5.3 / 10
In Search of Darkness: Part II2020
As Self
TMDb 7.7 / 10
In Search of Darkness2019
As Self
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Hazbin Hotel: Sing-Along2025
As Husk (voice)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Don McKay2009
As Otis Kent
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Chasing 30002010
As Officer L.
TMDb 6.2 / 10
In Search of Tomorrow2022
As Self - Interviewee
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Don King: Only in America1997
As Herbert Muhammad
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Inside Mecca2003
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
American Dresser2018
As Charlie
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Pretty When You Cry2001
As Detective Charles Desett
TMDb 3.4 / 10
29 Palms2002
As The Sheriff
TMDb 4.7 / 10
If I Had Known I Was a Genius2007
As Dad
TMDb 4.1 / 10
Innocents2000
As Detective Davis
TMDb 4.3 / 10
The Last Sentinel2007
As Colonel Norton
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Stars & Bars1988
As Eugene Teagarden
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Mr. Nelson on the North Side2024
As Self
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken1995
As Goliath (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Most Guys Are Losers2020
As Al
TMDb 2.6 / 10
Johns1996
As Homeless John
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson2004
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Insight2021
As Captain Duke
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror2019
As Self
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Thing Expanded2026
As Self
TMDb 8.8 / 10
The Sensei2008
As Minister
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Charlie Valentine2009
As Sal
TMDb 4.1 / 10
Ultimate Fights from the Movies2002
As Frank (They Live) (archive footage)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Butcher2009
As Larry Cobb
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked2003
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Ray Meets Helen2018
As Harve
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Love Jacked2018
As Ed
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story2022
As Ink Williams
TMDb 3.7 / 10
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip2003
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Sharon 1.2.3.2018
As Tyrone
TMDb 5.8 / 10
From the Shadows2023
As Dr. Leonard Bertram
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Executive Target1997
As Lamar
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Todd McFarlane's Spawn: Season 21998
As Spawn
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Not a War Story2017
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Blue: The American Dream2016
As Terry Venable
Dirty Lies2016
As Doc
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Murder in Black and White1990
As Martin
TMDb 7.0 / 10
A Miracle Before Christmas2022
As David
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues1999
As King Oliver
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Boiling Pot2015
As Agent Long
TMDb 5.2 / 10
No Bad Days2008
As Terrence
TMDb 3.2 / 10
A Snowy Day in Oakland2023
As Mr. Monroe
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Beauty and the Beasts: A Leopard's Story1995
As Narrator (voice)
Beautiful Loser2009
As Morgan - Adult
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Brothers in Arms2018
As Self
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The 420 Movie2020
As Chief Ironweed
TMDb 3.0 / 10
Hallelujah Anyhow1991
As Will
Kids vs Monsters2015
As Barry
TMDb 3.8 / 10
S.I.S.2008
As Joseph Armstrong
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Hopelessly in June2011
As Dalbert Myers
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II2025
As The Depression Demon (voice)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Boxing: In and Out of the Ring2001
As Narrator (voice)
Semper Fi2001
As Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Christmas in Compton2012
As Big Earl
TMDb 3.2 / 10
Something Like A Business2010
As Sebastian
TMDb 2.5 / 10
Secrets of the Magic City2015
As Mr. Daniels
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Sons of Liberty2013
As Nathan Reynolds
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Nails1992
As Noah Owens
TMDb 4.9 / 10
No Saints for Sinners2011
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Dreams of the MoonRelease date TBA
The Tiger Woods Story1998
As Earl Woods
TMDb 4.3 / 10
If I Tell You I Have to Kill You2015
As Detective Harris
Good2020
As Gregory Devereaux
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Bob's Best FriendsRelease date TBA
As Cuddles (voice)
The Making of 'They Live'1988
As Self
Baseball: The Tenth Inning2010
As Narrator
TMDb 8.0 / 10
AniMen: The Galactic Battle2012
As Sergeant Brass
TMDb 4.0 / 10
The Last Fall2012
As Sydney Bishop
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Christmas in Tattertown1988
As Saxophone (voice)
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Flipping1997
As Leo Richards, Gang Leader
TMDb 4.0 / 10
The Nutcase
The NutcaseRelease date TBA
The Last Punch
The Last Punch2016
As Don King
Hallelujah
Hallelujah1993
As Big Willie
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Union Furnace2015
As Pin Stripe
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Double or Nothing
Double or Nothing2012
As Homeless Dude
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Crusades: Crescent & the Cross2005
As Self - Narrator
TMDb 7.6 / 10
My New Friend Jim
My New Friend JimRelease date TBA
As Jim Dandy
Dutch Book2015
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Rise of the Mammals2019
As Self - Narrator
Service to Man2016
As Dean Holmes
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man2004
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Omniscient2025
As Alistair
Don't Pass Me By2013
As David Knox
TMDb 4.0 / 10
The '91 Falcons
The '91 Falcons2017
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Ladykillers1988
As Abe
TMDb 3.0 / 10
Beef II2004
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Pirates of Penzance1980
As Pirates and Police
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Notes in a Minor Key1994
As Kansas
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Lions Of Darkness1993
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Working with a Master: John Carpenter2006
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary2014
TMDb 8.3 / 10
Never Met Picasso1997
As Larry
TMDb 4.9 / 10
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury2004
As Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Highway2012
As Mustafa
TMDb 3.0 / 10
The Shakespeare Sessions
The Shakespeare Sessions2003
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music1993
As Self - Host
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Price for Freedom
The Price for FreedomRelease date TBA
As Reverend J.W. Bruno
The North Star2016
As Frederick Douglass
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Parallel Worlds: A Psychedelic Love Story2023
As Jerry
TMDb 2.0 / 10
School of Rickey2016
As Self - Narrator (voice)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Shut Up and Ride2022
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Betty & Blue2024
As Willie 'Blue' Watson
TMDb 1.0 / 10
There Are No Children Here1993
As John Paul Rivers
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Candlelight Murders2008
As Pastor Bob
Creature Feature: 60 Years of the Gill-Man2014
As Narrator
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Black Asylum2013
As Agent Davis
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Grizzlies of Siberia1999
As Narrator (voice)
Blue2009
As Terry Venable
Jewels of the Caribbean Sea1994
As Narrator (voice)
Cuba's Cancer Hope2020
As Narrator (voice)
Egypt's Golden Empire2001
As Narrator
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Nubia: The Forgotten Kingdom2003
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Color Purple: The Color of Success2007
As Self - Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Last Stand of the Great Bear2004
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb