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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

2025
Shelby Oaks

as Morton Jacobson

Movie
2024
Mufasa: The Lion King

as Masego (voice)

Movie
2024
The Prank

as Principal Henderson

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
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