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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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Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
2026 · Sosa
Mufasa: The Lion King
2024 · Masego (voice)
American Fiction
2023 · Willy the Wonker
From Scratch
2022 · Hershel Wheeler
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
2022 · Self
Nope
2022 · Otis Haywood Sr.
In Search of Tomorrow
2022 · Self - Interviewee
Pups Alone
2021 · The Wise Bartender
21 Bridges
2019 · Deputy Chief Spencer
You Might Be the Killer
2019 · Sheriff James
In Search of Darkness
2019 · Self
Sharon 1.2.3.
2018 · Tyrone
The Nice Guys
2016 · Older Guy
Free Birds
2013 · Chief Broadbeak (Voice)
Cloud Atlas
2012 · Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient
Lottery Ticket
2010 · Sweet Tee
The Princess and the Frog
2009 · Dr. Facilier (voice)
Coraline
2009 · The Cat (voice)
The War
2007 · Narrator (voice)
Transporter 2
2005 · Stappleton
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005 · Father
Crash
2005 · Lt. Dixon
Hollywood Homicide
2003 · Leon
Head of State
2003 · Bernard Cooper
Agent Cody Banks
2003 · CIA Director
Barbershop
2002 · Lester Wallace
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
2001 · Council Member (voice)
Semper Fi
2001 · Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff
Pitch Black
2000 · Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
There's Something About Mary
1998 · Charlie Jensen
Armageddon
1998 · General Kimsey
Hercules
1997 · Apollo the Sun God (voice)
Volcano
1997 · Lt. Ed Fox
Eye for an Eye
1996 · Martin
Dead Presidents
1995 · Kirby
Blue in the Face
1995 · Jackie Robinson
The Quick and the Dead
1995 · Sergeant Cantrell
The Puppet Masters
1994 · Alex Holland
Reality Bites
1994 · Roger
Men at Work
1990 · Louis Fedders
Always
1989 · Powerhouse
Road House
1989 · Ernie Bass
They Live
1988 · Frank Armitage
Braddock: Missing in Action III
1988 · Embassy Gate Captain
Platoon
1986 · King
The Thing
1982 · Childs