Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
4 giugno 1956 (70)
Place of birth
Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
Keith David Williams · キース・デイヴィッド · کیت دیوید · キース デヴィッド
Biography
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.
Conosciuto per
7.8
Film
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Narrator of Spider Video (voice)
2026
8.0
Series
Community
Elroy Patashnik
2009–2015
8.5
Series
Hazbin Hotel
Husk (voice)
2024–
6.5
Series
President Curtis
President Andre Curtis (voice)
2026–
7.9
Film
Coraline
The Cat (voice)
2009
8.1
Series
Gargoyles
Goliath (voice)
1994–1997
6.6
Film
The Quick and the Dead
Sergeant Cantrell
1995
7.3
Film
Mufasa: The Lion King
Masego (voice)
2024
8.1
Film
The Thing
Childs
1982
7.1
Film
The Nice Guys
Older Guy
2016
7.2
Film
The Princess and the Frog
Dr. Facilier (voice)
2009
6.8
Film
Nope
Otis Haywood Sr.
2022
6.7
Film
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
Sosa
2026
6.9
Film
Cloud Atlas
Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient
2012
7.1
Series
Greenleaf
Bishop James Greenleaf
2016–2020
6.7
Film
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Father
2005
6.8
Film
Armageddon
General Kimsey
1998
6.8
Series
The Lowdown
Marty
2025–
6.5
Series
Duster
Ezra Saxton
2025
7.3
Film
They Live
Frank Armitage
1988
5.7
Film
Shelby Oaks
Morton Jacobson
2025
8.0
Series
Spawn
Al Simmons / Spawn (voice)
1997–1999
7.7
Film
Platoon
King
1986
6.3
Film
Transporter 2
Stappleton
2005
6.9
Series
Love Life
Narrator (voice)
2020–2021
6.6
Film
There's Something About Mary
Charlie Jensen
1998
5.1
Series
The Cape
Max Malini
2011
7.0
Series
Strip Law
Steve Nichols (voice)
2026
6.1
Film
Marked for Death
Max
1990
5.3
Film
Superhero Movie
The Chief of Police
2008
7.6
Series
From Scratch
Hershel Wheeler
2022
4.9
Film
Portal to Hell
Mr. Bobshank
2025
7.1
Film
Where the Heart Is
Moses Whitecotten
2000
5.6
Film
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
CIA Director
2004
5.6
Film
Lottery Ticket
Sweet Tee
2010
7.2
Film
Crash
Lt. Dixon
2005
0.0
Film
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
Self - Interviewee
2025
7.4
Series
The Bible
Narrator
2013
7.0
Film
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
Goliath (voice)
1995
6.0
Film
Volcano
Lt. Ed Fox
1997
6.7
Film
Clockers
André the Giant
1995
7.3
Series
Jazz
Narrator (voice)
2001
0.0
Film
The Gettysburg Address
Frederick Douglass (voice)
2025
6.6
Film
The Chronicles of Riddick
Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
2004
5.2
Film
The Seventh Day
Father Louis
2021
6.3
Series
Enlisted
Sgt. Major Donald Cody
2014
5.7
Film
Men at Work
Louis Fedders
1990
5.2
Film
Hollywood Homicide
Leon
2003
5.8
Film
Final Analysis
Detective Huggins
1992
6.8
Film
Justice League: The New Frontier
The Centre (voice)
2008
6.7
Series
The Job
2001–2002
6.7
Film
The Replacements
Lindell
2000
5.9
Film
Assault on Wall Street
Freddy
2013
6.8
Film
21 Bridges
Deputy Chief Spencer
2019
5.9
Film
Free Birds
Chief Broadbeak (Voice)
2013
4.5
Film
Samuel Bleak
Ned Coffman
2011
6.2
Film
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Council Member (voice)
2001
5.4
Film
My Mom's New Boyfriend
FBI Chief Conrad
2008
6.8
Film
Road House
Ernie Bass
1989
5.9
Film
Death at a Funeral
Reverend Davis
2010
6.9
Film
Pitch Black
Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
2000
5.4
Film
Dirty
Captain Spain
2005
8.1
Series
The War
Narrator (voice)
2007
5.5
Film
Agent Cody Banks
CIA Director
2003
5.8
Film
Catwoman: Hunted
Tobias Whale / Morax (voice)
2022
8.2
Series
The Last Kids on Earth
Thrull (voice)
2019–2020
5.6
Film
Horizon Line
Freddy Wyman
2020
5.1
Film
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Frank (They Live) (archive footage)
2002
7.6
Series
Leonardo da Vinci
Narrator (voice)
2024
6.6
Series
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
Old Sheep (voice)
2025
6.3
Film
Eye for an Eye
Martin
1996
7.7
Film
Entergalactic
Mr. Rager (voice)
2022
6.5
Film
Reality Bites
Roger
1994
6.1
Film
Night School
Gerald
2018
6.0
Film
The Wedding Year
Preston
2019
6.4
Film
Barbershop
Lester Wallace
2002
5.0
Film
All About Steve
Corbitt
2009
7.1
Series
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
Self
2022
6.6
Series
Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters
Malcom Kane (voice)
2017–2018
6.7
Film
Dead Presidents
Kirby
1995
7.0
Series
The Big House
2004
4.3
Film
Smiley
Diamond
2012
6.2
Film
Always
Powerhouse
1989
5.6
Film
First Sunday
Judge B. Bennet Galloway
2008
8.0
Series
Muhammad Ali
Narrator (voice)
2021
6.9
Film
Bird
Buster Franklin
1988
6.3
Series
Kulipari: An Army of Frogs
Lord Marmoo (voice)
2016
7.0
Series
Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou
Narrator (voice)
2024–2025
6.0
Series
Liverspots and Astronots
Dr. Pesh
2018–
6.7
Film
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
2022
9.0
Series
Dead Talk Live
Self - Guest
2020–
10.0
Series
Baseball: The Tenth Inning
Narrator (voice)
2010
6.6
Film
Heist 88
Buddha Ray
2023
5.4
Film
Savage Dog
Valentine
2017
7.5
Film
In Search of Darkness
Self
2019
4.9
Film
Nails
Noah Owens
1992
5.8
Series
Champaign Ill
Lafonso
2018
5.6
Film
The Prank
Principal Henderson
2024
4.7
Film
Range 15
Colonel Holloway
2016
5.8
Film
Pups Alone
The Wise Bartender
2021
5.3
Film
The Gateway
Terry
2021
7.4
Series
The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW
Narrator (voice)
2014
8.3
Film
Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway
(voice) (uncredited)
2025
4.9
Film
Unplugging
Gil
2022
5.5
Film
Black as Night
Babineaux
2021
5.2
Film
Nina
Clifton's Father
2016
2.6
Film
Most Guys Are Losers
Al
2020
6.6
Film
Fuck You All: The Uwe Boll Story
Self
2018
10.0
Series
Belle's
William 'Big Bill' Cooper
2013
7.5
Series
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
Frederick Douglass (voice)
1999
4.9
Film
Dirty Lies
Doc
2016
7.7
Film
In Search of Darkness: Part II
Self
2020
7.0
Series
Egypt's Golden Empire
Narrator (voice)
2001
9.0
Film
The Thing Expanded
Self
2026
6.1
Film
Love Jacked
Ed
2018
8.0
Series
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites
Narrator
2003
5.8
Film
You Might Be the Killer
Sheriff James
2019
5.0
Film
Tales from the Hood 2
Portifoy Simms
2018
5.8
Film
Sharon 1.2.3.
Tyrone
2018
5.6
Film
Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox
The Simulator
2025
3.2
Film
The 420 Movie
Chief Ironweed
2020
9.0
Film
Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II
The Depression Demon (voice)
2025
5.6
Film
Insight
Captain Duke
2021
4.9
Film
American Dresser
Charlie
2018
2.5
Film
Something Like A Business
Sebastian
2010
5.8
Film
Brothers in Arms
Self
2018
5.0
Film
Not a War Story
2017
6.8
Film
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Self
2019
7.7
Film
The Wonderful Spring of Mickey Mouse
Narrator (voice)
2022
5.9
Film
From the Shadows
Dr. Leonard Bertram
2023
6.8
Film
A Snowy Day in Oakland
Mr. Monroe
2023
1.0
Film
Betty & Blue
Willie 'Blue' Watson
2024
5.4
Film
A Miracle Before Christmas
David
2022
9.0
Film
The '91 Falcons
Narrator (voice)
2017
9.2
Film
Finding Faith
Henry
2025
3.7
Film
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story
Ink Williams
2022
5.0
Film
The North Star
Frederick Douglass
2016
2.0
Film
Parallel Worlds: A Psychedelic Love Story
Jerry
2023
7.2
Film
Good
Gregory Devereaux
2020
8.0
Film
Service to Man
Dean Holmes
2016
7.0
Film
Shut Up and Ride
Narrator (voice)
2022
Acting credits 141 titles
President Curtis
as President Andre Curtis (voice)
6.5
2026–
Strip Law
as Steve Nichols (voice)
7.0
2026
The Thing Expanded
as Self
9.0
2026
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
as Sosa
6.7
2026
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
as Narrator of Spider Video (voice)
7.8
2026
Portal to Hell
as Mr. Bobshank
4.9
2025
The Lowdown
as Marty
6.8
2025–
Finding Faith
as Henry
9.2
2025
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
as Old Sheep (voice)
6.6
2025
Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II
as The Depression Demon (voice)
9.0
2025
Shelby Oaks
as Morton Jacobson
5.7
2025
Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox
as The Simulator
5.6
2025
The Gettysburg Address
as Frederick Douglass (voice)
0.0
2025
Duster
as Ezra Saxton
6.5
2025
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
as Self - Interviewee
0.0
2025
Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway
as (voice) (uncredited)
8.3
2025
Betty & Blue
as Willie 'Blue' Watson
1.0
2024
Leonardo da Vinci
as Narrator (voice)
7.6
2024
Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou
as Narrator (voice)
7.0
2024–2025
Hazbin Hotel
as Husk (voice)
8.5
2024–
The Prank
as Principal Henderson
5.6
2024
Mufasa: The Lion King
as Masego (voice)
7.3
2024
From the Shadows
as Dr. Leonard Bertram
5.9
2023
Parallel Worlds: A Psychedelic Love Story
as Jerry
2.0
2023
Heist 88
as Buddha Ray
6.6
2023
A Snowy Day in Oakland
as Mr. Monroe
6.8
2023
A Miracle Before Christmas
as David
5.4
2022
Shut Up and Ride
as Narrator (voice)
7.0
2022
Unplugging
as Gil
4.9
2022
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
as Self
7.1
2022
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
6.7
2022
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story
as Ink Williams
3.7
2022
Catwoman: Hunted
as Tobias Whale / Morax (voice)
5.8
2022
The Wonderful Spring of Mickey Mouse
as Narrator (voice)
7.7
2022
From Scratch
as Hershel Wheeler
7.6
2022
Nope
as Otis Haywood Sr.
6.8
2022
Entergalactic
as Mr. Rager (voice)
7.7
2022
Muhammad Ali
as Narrator (voice)
8.0
2021
Insight
as Captain Duke
5.6
2021
Black as Night
as Babineaux
5.5
2021
Pups Alone
as The Wise Bartender
5.8
2021
The Seventh Day
as Father Louis
5.2
2021
The Gateway
as Terry
5.3
2021
The 420 Movie
as Chief Ironweed
3.2
2020
Good
as Gregory Devereaux
7.2
2020
Horizon Line
as Freddy Wyman
5.6
2020
Most Guys Are Losers
as Al
2.6
2020
Love Life
as Narrator (voice)
6.9
2020–2021
In Search of Darkness: Part II
as Self
7.7
2020
Dead Talk Live
as Self - Guest
9.0
2020–
The Last Kids on Earth
as Thrull (voice)
8.2
2019–2020
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
as Self
6.8
2019
21 Bridges
as Deputy Chief Spencer
6.8
2019
The Wedding Year
as Preston
6.0
2019
In Search of Darkness
as Self
7.5
2019
You Might Be the Killer
as Sheriff James
5.8
2019
Tales from the Hood 2
as Portifoy Simms
5.0
2018
American Dresser
as Charlie
4.9
2018
Love Jacked
as Ed
6.1
2018
Liverspots and Astronots
as Dr. Pesh
6.0
2018–
Champaign Ill
as Lafonso
5.8
2018
Brothers in Arms
as Self
5.8
2018
Sharon 1.2.3.
as Tyrone
5.8
2018
Fuck You All: The Uwe Boll Story
as Self
6.6
2018
Night School
as Gerald
6.1
2018
The '91 Falcons
as Narrator (voice)
9.0
2017
Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters
as Malcom Kane (voice)
6.6
2017–2018
Not a War Story
5.0
2017
Savage Dog
as Valentine
5.4
2017
Kulipari: An Army of Frogs
as Lord Marmoo (voice)
6.3
2016
Service to Man
as Dean Holmes
8.0
2016
Range 15
as Colonel Holloway
4.7
2016
Greenleaf
as Bishop James Greenleaf
7.1
2016–2020
Dirty Lies
as Doc
4.9
2016
The North Star
as Frederick Douglass
5.0
2016
Nina
as Clifton's Father
5.2
2016
The Nice Guys
as Older Guy
7.1
2016
The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW
as Narrator (voice)
7.4
2014
Enlisted
as Sgt. Major Donald Cody
6.3
2014
Belle's
as William 'Big Bill' Cooper
10.0
2013
The Bible
as Narrator
7.4
2013
Assault on Wall Street
as Freddy
5.9
2013
Free Birds
as Chief Broadbeak (Voice)
5.9
2013
Smiley
as Diamond
4.3
2012
Cloud Atlas
as Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient
6.9
2012
The Cape
as Max Malini
5.1
2011
Samuel Bleak
as Ned Coffman
4.5
2011
Baseball: The Tenth Inning
as Narrator (voice)
10.0
2010
Something Like A Business
as Sebastian
2.5
2010
Lottery Ticket
as Sweet Tee
5.6
2010
Death at a Funeral
as Reverend Davis
5.9
2010
Coraline
as The Cat (voice)
7.9
2009
The Princess and the Frog
as Dr. Facilier (voice)
7.2
2009
All About Steve
as Corbitt
5.0
2009
Community
as Elroy Patashnik
8.0
2009–2015
First Sunday
as Judge B. Bennet Galloway
5.6
2008
My Mom's New Boyfriend
as FBI Chief Conrad
5.4
2008
Superhero Movie
as The Chief of Police
5.3
2008
Justice League: The New Frontier
as The Centre (voice)
6.8
2008
The War
as Narrator (voice)
8.1
2007
Dirty
as Captain Spain
5.4
2005
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Father
6.7
2005
Transporter 2
as Stappleton
6.3
2005
Crash
as Lt. Dixon
7.2
2005
The Big House
7.0
2004
The Chronicles of Riddick
as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
6.6
2004
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
as CIA Director
5.6
2004
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites
as Narrator
8.0
2003
Agent Cody Banks
as CIA Director
5.5
2003
Hollywood Homicide
as Leon
5.2
2003
Barbershop
as Lester Wallace
6.4
2002
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
as Frank (They Live) (archive footage)
5.1
2002
Jazz
as Narrator (voice)
7.3
2001
Egypt's Golden Empire
as Narrator (voice)
7.0
2001
The Job
6.7
2001–2002
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
as Council Member (voice)
6.2
2001
Pitch Black
as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
6.9
2000
Where the Heart Is
as Moses Whitecotten
7.1
2000
The Replacements
as Lindell
6.7
2000
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
as Frederick Douglass (voice)
7.5
1999
There's Something About Mary
as Charlie Jensen
6.6
1998
Armageddon
as General Kimsey
6.8
1998
Spawn
as Al Simmons / Spawn (voice)
8.0
1997–1999
Volcano
as Lt. Ed Fox
6.0
1997
Eye for an Eye
as Martin
6.3
1996
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
as Goliath (voice)
7.0
1995
Dead Presidents
as Kirby
6.7
1995
Clockers
as André the Giant
6.7
1995
The Quick and the Dead
as Sergeant Cantrell
6.6
1995
Gargoyles
as Goliath (voice)
8.1
1994–1997
Reality Bites
as Roger
6.5
1994
Nails
as Noah Owens
4.9
1992
Final Analysis
as Detective Huggins
5.8
1992
Marked for Death
as Max
6.1
1990
Men at Work
as Louis Fedders
5.7
1990
Always
as Powerhouse
6.2
1989
Road House
as Ernie Bass
6.8
1989
They Live
as Frank Armitage
7.3
1988
Bird
as Buster Franklin
6.9
1988
Platoon
as King
7.7
1986
The Thing
as Childs
8.1
1982