Biografie
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.
Acteercredits 151 titels
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
als Narrator of Spider Video (voice)
Film
2026
8.5
President Curtis
als President Andre Curtis (voice)
Serie
2026–
6.8
The Thing Expanded
als Self
Film
2026
9.0
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
als Sosa
Film
2026
6.7
Strip Law
als Steve Nichols (voice)
Serie
2026
7.0
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
als Self - Interviewee
Film
2025
The Gettysburg Address
als Frederick Douglass (voice)
Film
2025
Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway
als (voice) (uncredited)
Film
2025
8.3
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
als Old Sheep (voice)
Serie
2025
6.6
Shelby Oaks
als Morton Jacobson
Film
2025
5.7
Finding Faith
als Henry
Film
2025
9.2
Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II
als The Depression Demon (voice)
Film
2025
9.0
Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox
als The Simulator
Film
2025
5.6
Duster
als Ezra Saxton
Serie
2025
6.5
Portal to Hell
als Mr. Bobshank
Film
2025
5.8
Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou
als Narrator (voice)
Serie
2024–2025
7.0
Mufasa: The Lion King
als Masego (voice)
Film
2024
7.3
Leonardo da Vinci
als Narrator (voice)
Serie
2024
7.6
Betty & Blue
als Willie 'Blue' Watson
Film
2024
1.0
The Prank
als Principal Henderson
Film
2024
5.6
Hazbin Hotel
als Husk (voice)
Serie
2024–
8.5
Heist 88
als Buddha Ray
Film
2023
6.7
From the Shadows
als Dr. Leonard Bertram
Film
2023
5.9
A Snowy Day in Oakland
als Mr. Monroe
Film
2023
6.8
Parallel Worlds: A Psychedelic Love Story
als Jerry
Film
2023
2.0
Shut Up and Ride
als Narrator (voice)
Film
2022
7.0
A Miracle Before Christmas
als David
Film
2022
5.4
From Scratch
als Hershel Wheeler
Serie
2022
7.6
Entergalactic
als Mr. Rager (voice)
Film
2022
7.7
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story
als Ink Williams
Film
2022
3.7
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
als Self
Serie
2022
7.1
Nope
als Otis Haywood Sr.
Film
2022
6.8
Unplugging
als Gil
Film
2022
4.9
The Wonderful Spring of Mickey Mouse
als Narrator (voice)
Film
2022
7.7
In Search of Tomorrow
als Self - Interviewee
Film
2022
6.7
Catwoman: Hunted
als Tobias Whale / Morax (voice)
Film
2022
5.8
Pups Alone
als The Wise Bartender
Film
2021
5.8
Black as Night
als Babineaux
Film
2021
5.5
Muhammad Ali
als Narrator (voice)
Serie
2021
8.0
The Gateway
als Terry
Film
2021
5.3
The Seventh Day
als Father Louis
Film
2021
5.2
Insight
als Captain Duke
Film
2021
5.6
Horizon Line
als Freddy Wyman
Film
2020
5.6
Most Guys Are Losers
als Al
Film
2020
2.6
Good
als Gregory Devereaux
Film
2020
7.2
In Search of Darkness: Part II
als Self
Film
2020
7.7
Wild Daze
als Narrator
Film
2020
8.5
Love Life
als Narrator (voice)
Serie
2020–2021
6.9
Dead Talk Live
als Self - Guest
Serie
2020–
9.0
The 420 Movie
als Chief Ironweed
Film
2020
3.2
21 Bridges
als Deputy Chief Spencer
Film
2019
6.8
The Wedding Year
als Preston
Film
2019
6.0
The Last Kids on Earth
als Thrull (voice)
Serie
2019–2020
8.2
You Might Be the Killer
als Sheriff James
Film
2019
5.9
In Search of Darkness
als Self
Film
2019
7.5
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
als Self
Film
2019
6.8
Champaign Ill
als Lafonso
Serie
2018
5.8
Love Jacked
als Ed
Film
2018
6.1
Fuck You All: The Uwe Boll Story
als Self
Film
2018
6.6
Brothers in Arms
als Self
Film
2018
5.8
Liverspots and Astronots
als Dr. Pesh
Serie
2018–
6.0
Night School
als Gerald
Film
2018
6.1
American Dresser
als Charlie
Film
2018
4.9
Sharon 1.2.3.
als Tyrone
Film
2018
5.8
Tales from the Hood 2
als Portifoy Simms
Film
2018
5.0
The '91 Falcons
als Narrator (voice)
Film
2017
9.0
Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters
als Malcom Kane (voice)
Serie
2017–2018
6.6
Savage Dog
als Valentine
Film
2017
5.4
Not a War Story
Film
2017
5.0
Service to Man
als Dean Holmes
Film
2016
8.0
The Men of Outpost 31
als Self
Film
2016
8.3
Kulipari: An Army of Frogs
als Lord Marmoo (voice)
Serie
2016
6.3
Greenleaf
als Bishop James Greenleaf
Serie
2016–2020
7.1
Range 15
als Colonel Holloway
Film
2016
4.7
The Nice Guys
als Older Guy
Film
2016
7.1
Nina
als Clifton's Father
Film
2016
5.2
The North Star
als Frederick Douglass
Film
2016
5.0
Dirty Lies
als Doc
Film
2016
4.9
The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW
als Narrator (voice)
Serie
2014
7.4
Enlisted
als Sgt. Major Donald Cody
Serie
2014
6.3
Free Birds
als Chief Broadbeak (Voice)
Film
2013
5.9
Assault on Wall Street
als Freddy
Film
2013
5.9
The Bible
als Narrator
Serie
2013
7.4
Belle's
als William 'Big Bill' Cooper
Serie
2013
10.0
Cloud Atlas
als Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient
Film
2012
6.9
Smiley
als Diamond
Film
2012
4.3
Samuel Bleak
als Ned Coffman
Film
2011
4.5
The Cape
als Max Malini
Serie
2011
5.1
Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming
als Terry
Film
2010
5.5
Chain Letter
als Det. Jim Crenshaw
Film
2010
4.4
Baseball: The Tenth Inning
als Narrator (voice)
Serie
2010
10.0
Lottery Ticket
als Sweet Tee
Film
2010
5.6
Something Like A Business
als Sebastian
Film
2010
2.5
Meet Monica Velour
als Claude
Film
2010
5.8
Death at a Funeral
als Reverend Davis
Film
2010
5.9
De prinses en de kikker
als Dr. Facilier (voice)
Film
2009
7.2
Community
als Elroy Patashnik
Serie
2009–2015
8.0
All About Steve
als Corbitt
Film
2009
5.0
Coraline
als The Cat (voice)
Film
2009
7.9
Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia
als Commander Scott Boytano
Film
2009
5.7
My Mom's New Boyfriend
als FBI Chief Conrad
Film
2008
5.4
Superhero Movie
als The Chief of Police
Film
2008
5.3
Justice League: The New Frontier
als The Centre (voice)
Film
2008
6.8
First Sunday
als Judge B. Bennet Galloway
Film
2008
5.6
The War
als Narrator (voice)
Serie
2007
8.1
Delta Farce
als Sgt. Kilgore
Film
2007
4.6
The Oh in Ohio
als Coach Popovitch
Film
2006
5.3
Dirty
als Captain Spain
Film
2005
5.4
Transporter 2
als Stappleton
Film
2005
6.3
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
als Father
Film
2005
6.7
Crash
als Lt. Dixon
Film
2005
7.2
The Chronicles of Riddick
als Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
Film
2004
6.6
The Big House
Serie
2004
7.0
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
als CIA Director
Film
2004
5.6
Hollywood Homicide
als Leon
Film
2003
5.2
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites
als Narrator
Serie
2003
8.0
Head of State
als Bernard Cooper
Film
2003
5.6
Agent Cody Banks
als CIA Director
Film
2003
5.5
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
als Frank (They Live) (archive footage)
Film
2002
5.1
Barbershop
als Lester Wallace
Film
2002
6.4
Egypt's Golden Empire
als Narrator (voice)
Serie
2001
7.0
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
als Council Member (voice)
Film
2001
6.2
The Job
Serie
2001–2002
6.7
Jazz
als Narrator (voice)
Serie
2001
7.3
The Replacements
als Lindell
Film
2000
6.7
Where the Heart Is
als Moses Whitecotten
Film
2000
7.1
The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black
als Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
Film
2000
6.9
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
als Frederick Douglass (voice)
Serie
1999
7.5
There's Something About Mary
als Charlie Jensen
Film
1998
6.6
Armageddon
als General Kimsey
Film
1998
6.8
Spawn
als Al Simmons / Spawn (voice)
Serie
1997–1999
8.0
Volcano
als Lt. Ed Fox
Film
1997
6.0
Johns
als Homeless John
Film
1996
5.3
Eye for an Eye
als Martin
Film
1996
6.3
Dead Presidents
als Kirby
Film
1995
6.7
Clockers
als André the Giant
Film
1995
6.7
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
als Goliath (voice)
Film
1995
7.0
The Quick and the Dead
als Sergeant Cantrell
Film
1995
6.6
Gargoyles
als Goliath (voice)
Serie
1994–1997
8.1
Reality Bites
als Roger
Film
1994
6.5
Nails
als Noah Owens
Film
1992
4.9
Final Analysis
als Detective Huggins
Film
1992
5.8
Marked for Death
als Max
Film
1990
6.1
Men at Work
als Louis Fedders
Film
1990
5.7
Always
als Powerhouse
Film
1989
6.2
Road House
als Ernie Bass
Film
1989
6.8
They Live
als Frank Armitage
Film
1988
7.3
Bird
als Buster Franklin
Film
1988
6.9
Braddock: Missing in Action III
als Embassy Gate Captain
Film
1988
5.7
Platoon
als King
Film
1986
7.7
The Thing
als Childs
Film
1982
8.1
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Narrator of Spider Video (voice)
2026
8.0
Serie
Community
Elroy Patashnik
2009–2015
7.9
Film
Coraline
The Cat (voice)
2009
8.5
Serie
Hazbin Hotel
Husk (voice)
2024–
6.8
Serie
President Curtis
President Andre Curtis (voice)
2026–
8.1
Serie
Gargoyles
Goliath (voice)
1994–1997
7.2
Film
De prinses en de kikker
Dr. Facilier (voice)
2009
7.3
Film
Mufasa: The Lion King
Masego (voice)
2024
5.3
Film
Superhero Movie
The Chief of Police
2008
6.8
Film
Nope
Otis Haywood Sr.
2022
8.1
Film
The Thing
Childs
1982
7.4
Serie
The Bible
Narrator
2013
6.6
Film
The Quick and the Dead
Sergeant Cantrell
1995
6.9
Film
Cloud Atlas
Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient
2012
7.1
Film
The Nice Guys
Older Guy
2016
5.8
Film
Portal to Hell
Mr. Bobshank
2025
6.7
Film
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Father
2005
6.7
Film
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
Sosa
2026
7.1
Serie
Greenleaf
Bishop James Greenleaf
2016–2020
5.7
Film
Shelby Oaks
Morton Jacobson
2025
6.6
Film
There's Something About Mary
Charlie Jensen
1998
6.8
Film
Armageddon
General Kimsey
1998
6.5
Serie
Duster
Ezra Saxton
2025
7.7
Film
Platoon
King
1986
7.3
Film
They Live
Frank Armitage
1988
8.0
Serie
Spawn
Al Simmons / Spawn (voice)
1997–1999
5.3
Film
The Oh in Ohio
Coach Popovitch
2006
6.3
Film
Transporter 2
Stappleton
2005
6.9
Serie
Love Life
Narrator (voice)
2020–2021
5.7
Film
Braddock: Missing in Action III
Embassy Gate Captain
1988
5.5
Film
Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming
Terry
2010
5.1
Serie
The Cape
Max Malini
2011
7.0
Serie
Strip Law
Steve Nichols (voice)
2026
6.1
Film
Marked for Death
Max
1990
7.6
Serie
From Scratch
Hershel Wheeler
2022
6.6
Serie
Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters
Malcom Kane (voice)
2017–2018
5.3
Film
Johns
Homeless John
1996
5.8
Film
Final Analysis
Detective Huggins
1992
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
5.6
Film
Head of State
Bernard Cooper
2003
5.8
Film
Meet Monica Velour
Claude
2010
5.7
Film
Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia
Commander Scott Boytano
2009
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
4.4
Film
Chain Letter
Det. Jim Crenshaw
2010
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
Serie
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
4.6
Film
Delta Farce
Sgt. Kilgore
2007
6.3
Serie
Enlisted
Sgt. Major Donald Cody
2014
5.7
Film
Men at Work
Louis Fedders
1990
5.2
Film
Hollywood Homicide
Leon
2003
6.8
Film
Justice League: The New Frontier
The Centre (voice)
2008
6.7
Serie
The Job
2001–2002
6.7
Film
The Replacements
Lindell
2000
5.9
Film
Assault on Wall Street
Freddy
2013
7.0
Serie
The Big House
2004
5.9
Film
You Might Be the Killer
Sheriff James
2019
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
The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black
Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
2000
5.4
Film
Dirty
Captain Spain
2005
6.7
Film
Heist 88
Buddha Ray
2023
10.0
Serie
Baseball: The Tenth Inning
Narrator (voice)
2010
8.1
Serie
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
Serie
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
Serie
Leonardo da Vinci
Narrator (voice)
2024
6.6
Serie
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
Serie
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
Self
2022
6.7
Film
Dead Presidents
Kirby
1995
4.3
Film
Smiley
Diamond
2012
6.2
Film
Always
Powerhouse
1989
5.6
Film
First Sunday
Judge B. Bennet Galloway
2008
8.0
Serie
Muhammad Ali
Narrator (voice)
2021
6.9
Film
Bird
Buster Franklin
1988
6.3
Serie
Kulipari: An Army of Frogs
Lord Marmoo (voice)
2016
7.0
Serie
Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou
Narrator (voice)
2024–2025
6.0
Serie
Liverspots and Astronots
Dr. Pesh
2018–
6.7
Film
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
2022
9.0
Serie
Dead Talk Live
Self - Guest
2020–
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
Serie
Champaign Ill
Lafonso
2018
5.6
Film
The Prank
Principal Henderson
2024
8.5
Film
Wild Daze
Narrator
2020
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
Serie
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
Serie
Belle's
William 'Big Bill' Cooper
2013
7.5
Serie
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
Serie
Egypt's Golden Empire
Narrator (voice)
2001
9.0
Film
The Thing Expanded
Self
2026
8.3
Film
The Men of Outpost 31
Self
2016
6.1
Film
Love Jacked
Ed
2018
8.0
Serie
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites
Narrator
2003
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