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Keith David
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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.
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Acting (359)
Solovar (voice)
Father
President Curtis / Turkey President Curtis (voice) / Reverse Giraffe (voice) / President/Governor Andre Curtis (voice)
Big Tim
Lloyd Mackie
The Cat (voice)
Older Guy
General Kimsey
Childs
Apollo the Sun God (voice)
Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient
Narrator of Spider Video (voice)
Dr. Facilier (voice)
Qwerty (voice) (uncredited)
Charlie Jensen
King
Otis Haywood Sr.
Jazz Documentary Narrator (voice) / Commander Bensinger (voice)
Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
Warden
Stappleton
Lt. Dixon
Frank Armitage
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Chatterbox Translation Collar (voice)
Balthus (voice) / Flame King (voice)
Lion Musician (voice)
Masego (voice)
Agent Keith
Fire Captain (voice)
Deputy Chief Spencer
Elroy Patashnik / Narrator (voice)
Terence Beale
The Chief of Police
Sergeant Cantrell
Jimmy Cannon
Mr. Charles (voice)
Gerald
Dog-El (voice)
Lt. Ed Fox
Council Member (voice)
Husk (voice)
Ernie Bass
Glossaryck (voice)
Lemuel Kane (voice)
Willy the Wonker
Matt Phelps
Atlas (voice)
Mongul (voice)
CIA Director
Mister Bones (voice)
Lindell
Reverend Davis
Corbitt
Mr. Guster
Burke / Man
Pastor Watkins
Narrator
Chief Broadbeak (Voice)
Roger
Sal Commander (voice)
Moses Whitecotten
Narrator (voice)
Bronx D.A. John Robertson
Leon
Brian Robertson (voice)
Captain Pacheco
CIA Director
Powerhouse
Dr. Elias Kronish
Despero (voice)
Max
The Centre (voice)
Lester Wallace
Mr. Rager (voice)
Freddy
Goliath (voice)
Lucan (voice)
Sosa
Martin
Gene Holloway
Jeremiah Miller
Louis Fedders
Diamond
Freddy Wyman
World’s Greatest Teacher Mug (voice)
Agent Mosely (voice)
Minos (voice) / King Zahbar (voice)
Nicholas Calderon
André the Giant
King Andrias (voice)
Buster Franklin
Murdoch
Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice)
Frank
Loose Craig
Kirby
Dutch
Apollo (voice)
Morton Jacobson
Manny (voice)
Detective Huggins
Bernard Cooper
Embassy Gate Captain
Al Simmons / Spawn (voice)
Clyde Roses
Father Louis
Judge B. Bennet Galloway
FBI Chief Conrad
Narrator (voice)
Captain Ira Merit
Stanley
Brian
Hershel Wheeler
Alex Holland
The Devil
Sheriff James
Jackie Robinson
Judge Alvin Guy
Sweet Tee
John Garnett
Sgt. Kilgore
Detective Lunt
Commander Scott Boytano
Ed
Hurst
The Cheshire Cat (voice)
King Oliver
Additional Voices (voice)
Det. Jim Crenshaw
Narrator
Valentine
Tobias Whale / Morax (voice)
Lt. Waters
MCPO Scott Boytano
Babineaux
Santa Claus (voice)
Captain Spain
Preston
Billy Spencer
Bishop James Greenleaf
Narrator (voice)
Buddha Ray
Terry
Coach Popovitch
Additional Voices (voice)
Colonel
Herbert
Tublat (voice)
Hordak (voice)
Alphonso
Albert 'Al' Gibson
Card Soldier (voice)
Clifton's Father
Ezra Saxton
Black Panther/T'challa (voice)
Bebe Clone (voice)
Ward Wittlinger (voice)
The Cat (voice)
Marty
Terry
President Andre Curtis (voice)
Max Malini
Lovecraft
Portifoy Simms
Luther Jermoe
Maurice
Cristo
Narrator (voice)
Sgt. Major Donald Cody
The Wise Bartender
Colonel Holloway
Warren Taft
B'Caala (voice)
Old Henry
Mr. Bobshank
Lithophone (voice) / Tummy (voice)
Claude
Otis Kent
Leon Marcus
Asskill (voice)
Thrull (voice)
Narrator (voice)
W.E. Henderson / Other Voices
Clerk
(voice)
Narrator
Darkseid (voice)
Max 'Coolbreeze' Templeton
Colonel Norton
Old Judge
Bible (voice)
O.G. (voice)
Gil
The Sheriff
Captain Duke
Narrator (voice)
Tyrone
Algric Bartles
Goliath (voice)
Gregory Devereaux
Homeless John
King Oliver
Narrator (voice)
Coach Jenkins
Lamar
Narrator (voice)
Officer L.
The Simulator
Eugene Teagarden
Uncle Melvin
Agent Everett Malloy
Larry Cobb
The Priest
Narrator (voice)
Frog King (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Doc
Detective Davis
Steve Nichols (voice)
Principal Henderson
Washington Square Peddler
Cecil Pickett
Sal
Dad
Narrator (voice)
Charlie
Joseph Armstrong
Sebastian
Minister
Herbert Muhammad
Narrator (voice) / Scouter (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Noah Owens
Barry
Detective Charles Desett
Pirates and Police
King Andrias (voice) / Goliath (voice)
(voice) (uncredited)
Narrator (voice)
Lord Marmoo (voice)
Pastor Brown
Sydney Bishop
Mr. Monroe
Narrator (voice)
Big Earl
Saxophone (voice)
Old Sheep (voice)
Henry
Dr. Leonard Bertram
Narrator (voice)
'Big' Willie Thorton
Narrator
Narrator (voice)
David
Manny Kablamee
Husk (voice)
Al
Larry
Terrence
Harve
Will
Nathan Reynolds
Malcom Kane (voice)
Pin Stripe
Lafonso
Leo Richards, Gang Leader
Mustafa
Narrator (voice)
Abe
Ned Coffman
Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff
Chief Ironweed
Narrator
Stylist #1
FBI Director Richard Long
Frederick Douglass (voice)
Spawn
Sergeant Brass
Agent Long
Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
Rev. Walters
Toy COD Leader (voice)
Ink Williams
Earl Woods
Brother Wilks
John Paul Rivers
Narrator (voice)
Agent Davis
Narrator (voice)
Narrator
David Knox
Worcester
Matador
Dr. Pesh
Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Mr. Daniels
Narrator (voice)
Frederick Douglass
Charles Buchanan (voice)
Narrator
Narrator
Morgan - Adult
Willie 'Blue' Watson
The Depression Demon (voice)
Joe Johnson
Narrator (voice)
Dalbert Myers
Narrator
Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Martin
Victor
Kansas
Jerry
Dean Holmes
Narrator (voice)
Jack Johnson (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Narrator
John Garnett
Narrator (voice)
Terry Venable
Terry Venable
Cuddles (voice)
Narrator (voice)
The Depression Demon (voice)
Narrator
Narrator (voice)
Will
Detective Harris
Narrator (voice)
Narrator
Alistair
Pastor Bob
Narrator
Frederick Douglass (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Narrator #6
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Appearances (26)
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Self
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Self - Interviewee
Frank (They Live) (archive footage)
Self
Self
Self
Self - Narrator
Self - Actor
Self
Self
Self - Host
The Cat (voice) (archive footage)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Self - Narrator (voice)
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Self
Self - Narrator
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