Keith David
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.
Movies
The Soft Skin
1964
as Goliath (voice)
Dead Presidents
1995
as Kirby
They Live
1988
as Frank Armitage
Dirty
2005
as Captain Spain
Marked for Death
1990
as Max
Men at Work
1990
as Louis Fedders
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil
2006
as MCPO Scott Boytano
Agent Cody Banks
2003
as CIA Director
The Thing
1982
as Childs
The Princess and the Frog
2009
as Dr. Facilier (voice)
Coraline
2009
as The Cat (voice)
Volcano
1997
as Lt. Ed Fox
Clockers
1995
as André the Giant
Pitch Black
2000
as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005
as Father
Final Analysis
1992
as Detective Huggins
First Sunday
2008
as Judge B. Bennet Galloway
All About Steve
2009
as Corbitt
Always
1989
as Powerhouse
Platoon
1986
as King
Transporter 2
2005
as Stappleton
Superhero Movie
2008
as The Chief of Police
My Mom's New Boyfriend
2008
as FBI Chief Conrad
The Replacements
2000
as Lindell
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
2001
as Council Member (voice)
Where the Heart Is
2000
as Moses Whitecotten
Barbershop
2002
as Lester Wallace
ATL
2006
as John Garnett
The Quick and the Dead
1995
as Sergeant Cantrell
Eye for an Eye
1996
as Martin
Head of State
2003
as Bernard Cooper
There's Something About Mary
1998
as Charlie Jensen
The Chronicles of Riddick
2004
as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
Cloud Atlas
2012
as Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
2004
as CIA Director
Death at a Funeral
2010
as Reverend Davis
Armageddon
1998
as General Kimsey
