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Keith David

Keith David (born June 4, 1956) is an American film, television, and voice actor, and singer. He is perhaps most known for his live-action roles in such films as Crash, There's Something About Mary, Barbershop and Men at Work. He has also had memorable roles in numerous cult favorites, including John Carpenter's films The Thing (as Childs) and They Live (as Armitage), the Riddick films Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick (as the Imam), the General in Armageddon, King in Oliver Stone's Platoon, and Big Tim in Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream. David is also well known for his voice over career, primarily his Emmy winning work as the narrator of numerous Ken Burns films. Characters that he has voiced include Goliath on the Disney series Gargoyles, the Arbiter in Halo 2 and Halo 3, David Anderson in Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2, the Decepticon Barricade in Transformers: The Game, Julius Little in Saints Row and Saints Row 2, Sgt. Foley in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Dr. Facilier in The Princess and the Frog, and Chaos in Dissidia: Final Fantasy and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography

1982
The Thing

as Childs

Movie
2025
Shelby Oaks

as Morton Jacobson

Movie
2000
Pitch Black

as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid

Movie
2009
The Princess and the Frog

as Dr. Facilier (voice)

Movie
2004
The Chronicles of Riddick

as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid

Movie
2024
Mufasa: The Lion King

as Masego (voice)

Movie
2009
Coraline

as The Cat (voice)

Movie
1992
Article 99

as Luther Jermoe

Movie
2013
Assault on Wall Street

as Freddy

Movie
2013
Rick and Morty

as President/Governor Andre Curtis (voice)

TV Show
2024
Hazbin Hotel

as Husk (voice)

TV Show
2025
The Lowdown

as Marty

TV Show