Keith David

About

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...

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Law & OrderSeries • 1990Spider-Man: Brand New DayMovie • 2026Grey's AnatomySeries • 2005Family GuySeries • 1999American Dad!Series • 2005CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries • 2000Rick and MortySeries • 2013The FlashSeries • 2014Hawaii Five-0Series • 2010Adventure TimeSeries • 2010Teen Titans Go!Series • 2013Person of InterestSeries • 2011King of the HillSeries • 1997PsychSeries • 2006ERSeries • 1994NOVASeries • 1974High PotentialSeries • 2024CommunitySeries • 2009We Bare BearsSeries • 2015BoJack HorsemanSeries • 2014Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesSeries • 2012Young JusticeSeries • 2010American ExperienceSeries • 1988ArcherSeries • 2009