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Keith David

Keith David

Acting·1956·230 films

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.…

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Filmography

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)Father
Requiem for a Dream
Requiem for a Dream (2000)Big Tim
Coraline
Coraline (2009)The Cat (voice)
The Nice Guys
The Nice Guys (2016)Older Guy
Armageddon
Armageddon (1998)General Kimsey
The Thing
The Thing (1982)Childs
Hercules
Hercules (1997)Apollo the Sun God (voice)
Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas (2012)Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient
The Princess and the Frog
The Princess and the Frog (2009)Dr. Facilier (voice)
There's Something About Mary
There's Something About Mary (1998)Charlie Jensen
Platoon
Platoon (1986)King
Nope
Nope (2022)Otis Haywood Sr.
Pitch Black
Pitch Black (2000)Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
The Chronicles of Riddick
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
Transporter 2
Transporter 2 (2005)Stappleton
Crash
Crash (2005)Lt. Dixon
They Live
They Live (1988)Frank Armitage
Mufasa: The Lion King
Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)Masego (voice)
Gamer
Gamer (2009)Agent Keith
21 Bridges
21 Bridges (2019)Deputy Chief Spencer
Superhero Movie
Superhero Movie (2008)The Chief of Police
The Quick and the Dead
The Quick and the Dead (1995)Sergeant Cantrell
Night School
Night School (2018)Gerald
DC League of Super-Pets
DC League of Super-Pets (2022)Dog-El (voice)
Volcano
Volcano (1997)Lt. Ed Fox
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)Council Member (voice)
Road House
Road House (1989)Ernie Bass
American Fiction
American Fiction (2023)Willy the Wonker
Agent Cody Banks
Agent Cody Banks (2003)CIA Director
The Replacements
The Replacements (2000)Lindell
Death at a Funeral
Death at a Funeral (2010)Reverend Davis
All About Steve
All About Steve (2009)Corbitt
Free Birds
Free Birds (2013)Chief Broadbeak (Voice)
Reality Bites
Reality Bites (1994)Roger
Where the Heart Is
Where the Heart Is (2000)Moses Whitecotten
Hollywood Homicide
Hollywood Homicide (2003)Leon
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)CIA Director
Always
Always (1989)Powerhouse
Marked for Death
Marked for Death (1990)Max
Justice League: The New Frontier
Justice League: The New Frontier (2008)The Centre (voice)
Barbershop
Barbershop (2002)Lester Wallace
Assault on Wall Street
Assault on Wall Street (2013)Freddy
Entergalactic
Entergalactic (2022)Mr. Rager (voice)
Eye for an Eye
Eye for an Eye (1996)Martin
Smiley
Smiley (2012)Diamond
Men at Work
Men at Work (1990)Louis Fedders
Horizon Line
Horizon Line (2020)Freddy Wyman
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)Sosa
Clockers
Clockers (1995)André the Giant
Bird
Bird (1988)Buster Franklin
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (2004)Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice)
Dead Presidents
Dead Presidents (1995)Kirby
Head of State
Head of State (2003)Bernard Cooper
Final Analysis
Final Analysis (1992)Detective Huggins
Braddock: Missing in Action III
Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)Embassy Gate Captain
The Seventh Day
The Seventh Day (2021)Father Louis
Shelby Oaks
Shelby Oaks (2025)Morton Jacobson
First Sunday
First Sunday (2008)Judge B. Bennet Galloway
My Mom's New Boyfriend
My Mom's New Boyfriend (2008)FBI Chief Conrad
The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters (1994)Alex Holland
You Might Be the Killer
You Might Be the Killer (2019)Sheriff James
Blue in the Face
Blue in the Face (1995)Jackie Robinson
Lottery Ticket
Lottery Ticket (2010)Sweet Tee
ATL
ATL (2006)John Garnett
Delta Farce
Delta Farce (2007)Sgt. Kilgore
Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia
Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia (2009)Commander Scott Boytano
Novocaine
Novocaine (2001)Detective Lunt
Love Jacked
Love Jacked (2018)Ed
Larger Than Life
Larger Than Life (1996)Hurst
Chain Letter
Chain Letter (2010)Det. Jim Crenshaw
Against the Dark
Against the Dark (2009)Lt. Waters
Savage Dog
Savage Dog (2017)Valentine
Catwoman: Hunted
Catwoman: Hunted (2022)Tobias Whale / Morax (voice)
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil (2006)MCPO Scott Boytano
Black as Night
Black as Night (2021)Babineaux
Dirty
Dirty (2005)Captain Spain
The Wedding Year
The Wedding Year (2019)Preston
Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming
Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming (2010)Terry
Heist 88
Heist 88 (2023)Buddha Ray
The Oh in Ohio
The Oh in Ohio (2006)Coach Popovitch
In Search of Darkness
In Search of Darkness (2019)Self
Hot Pursuit
Hot Pursuit (1987)Alphonso
Nina
Nina (2016)Clifton's Father
The Proud Family Movie
The Proud Family Movie (2005)Bebe Clone (voice)
The Gateway
The Gateway (2021)Terry
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror (2019)Self
Off Limits
Off Limits (1988)Maurice
The Last Outlaw
The Last Outlaw (1993)Lovecraft
Pups Alone
Pups Alone (2021)The Wise Bartender
Tales from the Hood 2
Tales from the Hood 2 (2018)Portifoy Simms
Article 99
Article 99 (1992)Luther Jermoe
Range 15
Range 15 (2016)Colonel Holloway
Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point (1997)Warren Taft
Meet Monica Velour
Meet Monica Velour (2010)Claude
Don McKay
Don McKay (2009)Otis Kent
In Search of Darkness: Part II
In Search of Darkness: Part II (2020)Self
The Greening of Whitney Brown
The Greening of Whitney Brown (2011)Clerk
The Fifth Commandment
The Fifth Commandment (2008)Max 'Coolbreeze' Templeton
Field of Lost Shoes
Field of Lost Shoes (2015)Old Judge
The Last Sentinel
The Last Sentinel (2007)Colonel Norton
Unplugging
Unplugging (2022)Gil
29 Palms
29 Palms (2002)The Sheriff
Sneaks
Sneaks (2025)O.G. (voice)
Sharon 1.2.3.
Sharon 1.2.3. (2018)Tyrone
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997)Algric Bartles
In Search of Tomorrow
In Search of Tomorrow (2022)Self - Interviewee
Insight
Insight (2021)Captain Duke
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002)Frank (They Live) (archive footage)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)Narrator (voice)
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken (1995)Goliath (voice)
Good
Good (2020)Gregory Devereaux
Johns
Johns (1996)Homeless John
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues (1999)King Oliver
Chasing 3000
Chasing 3000 (2010)Officer L.
Executive Target
Executive Target (1997)Lamar
Stars & Bars
Stars & Bars (1988)Eugene Teagarden
The Inheritance
The Inheritance (2011)Uncle Melvin
The Grave
The Grave (1996)The Priest
The Butcher
The Butcher (2009)Larry Cobb
Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox
Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox (2025)The Simulator
Frog Kingdom
Frog Kingdom (2013)Frog King (voice)
Mark Twain
Mark Twain (2002)Narrator (voice)
The Prank
The Prank (2024)Principal Henderson
The Whoopee Boys
The Whoopee Boys (1986)Washington Square Peddler
The Wonderful Spring of Mickey Mouse
The Wonderful Spring of Mickey Mouse (2022)Narrator (voice)
If I Had Known I Was a Genius
If I Had Known I Was a Genius (2007)Dad
Innocents
Innocents (2000)Detective Davis
Dirty Lies
Dirty Lies (2016)Doc
Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked
Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked (2003)Narrator (voice)
Charlie Valentine
Charlie Valentine (2009)Sal
S.I.S.
S.I.S. (2008)Joseph Armstrong
American Dresser
American Dresser (2018)Charlie
Something Like A Business
Something Like A Business (2010)Sebastian
Nails
Nails (1992)Noah Owens
Fuck You All: The Uwe Boll Story
Fuck You All: The Uwe Boll Story (2018)Self
The Sensei
The Sensei (2008)Minister
Don King: Only in America
Don King: Only in America (1997)Herbert Muhammad
Brothers in Arms
Brothers in Arms (2018)Self
Pretty When You Cry
Pretty When You Cry (2001)Detective Charles Desett
Kids vs Monsters
Kids vs Monsters (2015)Barry
The Pirates of Penzance
The Pirates of Penzance (1980)Pirates and Police
Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway
Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway (2025)(voice) (uncredited)
A Snowy Day in Oakland
A Snowy Day in Oakland (2023)Mr. Monroe
Pastor Brown
Pastor Brown (2009)Pastor Brown
Christmas in Compton
Christmas in Compton (2012)Big Earl
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (2003)Narrator (voice)
The Last Fall
The Last Fall (2012)Sydney Bishop
Christmas in Tattertown
Christmas in Tattertown (1988)Saxophone (voice)
Beef II
Beef II (2004)Narrator (voice)
From the Shadows
From the Shadows (2023)Dr. Leonard Bertram
Baseball: The Tenth Inning
Baseball: The Tenth Inning (2010)Narrator
Crusades: Crescent & the Cross
Crusades: Crescent & the Cross (2005)Self - Narrator
Most Guys Are Losers
Most Guys Are Losers (2020)Al
A Miracle Before Christmas
A Miracle Before Christmas (2022)David
Ray Meets Helen
Ray Meets Helen (2018)Harve
Not a War Story
Not a War Story (2017)
No Bad Days
No Bad Days (2008)Terrence
Union Furnace
Union Furnace (2015)Pin Stripe
Semper Fi
Semper Fi (2001)Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff
Hazbin Hotel: Sing-Along
Hazbin Hotel: Sing-Along (2025)Husk (voice)
Samuel Bleak
Samuel Bleak (2011)Ned Coffman
Sons of Liberty
Sons of Liberty (2013)Nathan Reynolds
Highway
Highway (2012)Mustafa
Ladykillers
Ladykillers (1988)Abe
Inside Mecca
Inside Mecca (2003)Narrator (voice)
Never Met Picasso
Never Met Picasso (1997)Larry
Flipping
Flipping (1997)Leo Richards, Gang Leader
The 420 Movie
The 420 Movie (2020)Chief Ironweed
Egypt's Golden Empire
Egypt's Golden Empire (2001)Narrator
Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary
Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary (2014)
Finding Faith
Finding Faith (2025)Henry
ATF
ATF (1999)FBI Director Richard Long
Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2
Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2 (1998)Spawn
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story (2022)Ink Williams
AniMen: The Galactic Battle
AniMen: The Galactic Battle (2012)Sergeant Brass
Coriolanus
Coriolanus (1979)Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
Boiling Pot
Boiling Pot (2015)Agent Long
The Tiger Woods Story
The Tiger Woods Story (1998)Earl Woods
There Are No Children Here
There Are No Children Here (1993)John Paul Rivers
Forbidden Fruits
Forbidden Fruits (2006)Rev. Walters
Portal to Hell
Portal to Hell (2025)Mr. Bobshank
The Thing Expanded
The Thing Expanded (2026)Self
The Undershepherd
The Undershepherd (2012)Brother Wilks
Don't Pass Me By
Don't Pass Me By (2013)David Knox
Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man
Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man (2004)Narrator (voice)
Home Invaders
Home Invaders (2001)Matador
Secrets of the Magic City
Secrets of the Magic City (2015)Mr. Daniels
Nubia: The Forgotten Kingdom
Nubia: The Forgotten Kingdom (2003)Narrator (voice)
The North Star
The North Star (2016)Frederick Douglass
Stalking Leopards
Stalking Leopards (2002)Narrator (voice)
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993)Self - Host
Black Asylum
Black Asylum (2013)Agent Davis
Dutch Book
Dutch Book (2015)
Murder in Black and White
Murder in Black and White (1990)Martin
Beautiful Loser
Beautiful Loser (2009)Morgan - Adult
Betty & Blue
Betty & Blue (2024)Willie 'Blue' Watson
Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II
Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II (2025)The Depression Demon (voice)
Service to Man
Service to Man (2016)Dean Holmes
Hopelessly in June
Hopelessly in June (2011)Dalbert Myers
Lions Of Darkness
Lions Of Darkness (1993)Narrator (voice)
Working with a Master: John Carpenter
Working with a Master: John Carpenter (2006)Self
Last Stand of the Great Bear
Last Stand of the Great Bear (2004)Narrator (voice)
No Saints for Sinners
No Saints for Sinners (2011)
Creature Feature: 60 Years of the Gill-Man
Creature Feature: 60 Years of the Gill-Man (2014)Narrator
Shut Up and Ride
Shut Up and Ride (2022)Narrator (voice)
Parallel Worlds: A Psychedelic Love Story
Parallel Worlds: A Psychedelic Love Story (2023)Jerry
Notes in a Minor Key
Notes in a Minor Key (1994)Kansas
School of Rickey
School of Rickey (2016)Self - Narrator (voice)
The Color Purple: The Color of Success
The Color Purple: The Color of Success (2007)Self - Narrator (voice)
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
ATL 2: The Homecoming
ATL 2: The HomecomingJohn Garnett
The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address (2025)Frederick Douglass (voice)
Captain Zero: The Movie
Captain Zero: The Movie (2028)The Depression Demon (voice)
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas (2025)Self - Interviewee
Dreams of the Moon
Dreams of the Moon
If I Tell You I Have to Kill You
If I Tell You I Have to Kill You (2015)Detective Harris
Blue: The American Dream
Blue: The American Dream (2016)Terry Venable
Cuba's Cancer Hope
Cuba's Cancer Hope (2020)Narrator (voice)
Jewels of the Caribbean Sea
Jewels of the Caribbean Sea (1994)Narrator (voice)
The Candlelight Murders
The Candlelight Murders (2008)Pastor Bob
New York Street Games
New York Street Games (2010)Self
Hallelujah Anyhow
Hallelujah Anyhow (1991)Will
Omniscient
Omniscient (2025)Alistair
Blue
Blue (2009)Terry Venable
Africa's Lost Eden
Africa's Lost Eden (2010)Narrator (voice)
Mr. Nelson on the North Side
Mr. Nelson on the North Side (2024)Self
Rise of the Mammals
Rise of the Mammals (2019)Self - Narrator
Boxing: In and Out of the Ring
Boxing: In and Out of the Ring (2001)Narrator (voice)
The Grizzlies of Siberia
The Grizzlies of Siberia (1999)Narrator (voice)
Beauty and the Beasts: A Leopard's Story
Beauty and the Beasts: A Leopard's Story (1995)Narrator (voice)