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Keith David

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.

Filmography

2026
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

as Sosa

Movie
2025
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas

as Self - Interviewee

Movie
2025
Shelby Oaks

as Morton Jacobson

Movie
2025
Finding Faith
Movie
2025
Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox

as The Simulator

Movie
2025
Sneaks

as O.G. (voice)

Movie
2025
Portal to Hell

as Mr. Bobshank

Movie
2024
Mufasa: The Lion King

as Masego (voice)

Movie
2024
The Prank

as Principal Henderson

Movie
2023
American Fiction

as Willy the Wonker

Movie
2022
Nope

as Otis Haywood Sr.

Movie
2016
The Nice Guys

as Older Guy

Movie
2013
Assault on Wall Street

as Freddy

Movie
2012
Cloud Atlas

as Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient

Movie
2010
Death at a Funeral

as Reverend Davis

Movie
2009
The Princess and the Frog

as Dr. Facilier (voice)

Movie
2009
Gamer

as Agent Keith

Movie
2009
Coraline

as The Cat (voice)

Movie
2005
Mr. & Mrs. Smith

as Father

Movie
2004
The Chronicles of Riddick

as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid

Movie
2001
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

as Council Member (voice)

Movie
2000
Pitch Black

as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid

Movie
1998
There's Something About Mary

as Charlie Jensen

Movie
1998
Armageddon

as General Kimsey

Movie
1996
Eye for an Eye

as Martin

Movie
1995
The Quick and the Dead

as Sgt. Clay Cantrell

Movie
1992
Article 99

as Luther Jermoe

Movie
1989
Road House

as Ernie Bass

Movie
1988
They Live

as Frank Armitage

Movie
1986
Platoon

as King

Movie
1982
The Thing

as Childs

Movie
�
The Thing Expanded

as Self

Movie
2025
The Lowdown

as Marty

TV Show
2024
Hazbin Hotel

as Husk (voice)

TV Show
2013
Rick and Morty

as President/Governor Andre Curtis (voice)

TV Show