Keith David
American actor
Keith David Williams (born June 4, 1956) is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He is best known for his co-starring role as King in Platoon and as Childs alongside Kurt Russell in John Carpenter's The Thing. He also starred in Crash, There's Something About Mary, Barbershop, and Men at Work.[1][2]
Keith David | |
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.jpg){kind=icon} David in February 2015 | |
| Born | Keith David Williams June 4, 1956 |
| Education | Juilliard School (BFA 1979) |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse |
Dionne Lea Williams (m. 2001) |
| Children | 3 |
Filmography
change| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Disco Godfather | Club Patron | Uncredited |
| 1982 | The Thing | Childs | |
| 1986 | Platoon | King | |
| 1986 | The Whoopee Boys | Washington Square Peddler | |
| 1987 | Hot Pursuit | Alphonso | |
| 1988 | Braddock: Missing in Action III | Embassy Gate Captain | |
| 1988 | Off Limits | Maurice | |
| 1988 | Stars and Bars | Eugene Teagarden | |
| 1988 | Bird | Buster Franklin | |
| 1988 | They Live | Frank | |
| 1989 | Road House | Ernie Bass | |
| 1989 | Always | Powerhouse | |
| 1990 | Men at Work | Louis Fedders | |
| 1990 | Marked for Death | Max | |
| 1992 | Final Analysis | Detective Huggins | |
| 1992 | Nails | Noah Owens | |
| 1992 | Article 99 | Luther Jermoe | |
| 1994 | Reality Bites | Roger | |
| 1994 | The Puppet Masters | Alex Holland | |
| 1995 | Clockers | André the Giant | |
| 1995 | Dead Presidents | Kirby | |
| 1995 | The Quick and the Dead | Sgt. Cantrell | |
| 1995 | Blue in the Face | Jackie Robinson | |
| 1996 | Loose Women | Stylist | |
| 1996 | The Grave | The Priest | |
| 1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Frollo's Soldiers (voice) | |
| 1996 | Eye for an Eye | Martin | |
| 1996 | Larger than Life | Hurst | |
| 1996 | Never Met Picasso | Larry | |
| 1996 | Johns | Homeless John | |
| 1997 | Volcano | Police Lieutenant Ed Fox | |
| 1997 | Hercules | Apollo the Sun God (voice) | |
| 1997 | Executive Target | Lamar | |
| 1997 | Princess Mononoke | Okkoto, Narrator (voices) | English dub |
| 1997 | Flipping | Leo Richards | |
| 1998 | Armageddon | General Kimsey | |
| 1998 | There's Something About Mary | Mary's Dad | |
| 2000 | Dark Summer | Detective Davis | |
| 2000 | Pitch Black | Abu "Imam" al-Walid | |
| 2000 | Requiem for a Dream | Big Tim | |
| 2000 | Where the Heart Is | Moses Whitecotten | |
| 2000 | The Replacements | Lindell | |
| 2001 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | Council Member #1 (voice) | |
| 2001 | Novocaine | Detective Lunt | |
| 2001 | Pretty When You Cry | Detective Charles Desett | |
| 2002 | 29 Palms | The Sheriff | |
| 2002 | Barbershop | Lester Wallace | |
| 2003 | Kaena: The Prophecy | Voxem (voice) | English dub |
| 2003 | Agent Cody Banks | CIA Director | |
| 2003 | Head of State | Bernard Cooper | |
| 2003 | Hollywood Homicide | Leon | |
| 2003 | The Hard Road | Narrator | Documentary |
| 2004 | Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London | CIA Director | |
| 2004 | The Chronicles of Riddick | Imam | |
| 2004 | The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury | Imam Abu al-Walid (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2004 | Crash | Lt. Dixon | |
| 2004 | Beef II | Narrator | Documentary Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Father | |
| 2005 | Transporter 2 | Stappleton | |
| 2005 | Dirty | Captain Spain | |
| 2006 | The Oh in Ohio | Coach Popovitch | |
| 2006 | Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil | MCPO Scott Boytano | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | ATL | John Garnett | |
| 2007 | If I Had Known I Was a Genius | Dad | |
| 2007 | Delta Farce | Sgt. Kilgore | |
| 2007 | The Last Sentinel | Col. Norton / Gun Voice 2 | |
| 2008 | Beautiful Loser | Morgan - Adult | |
| 2008 | First Sunday | Judge B. Bennet Galloway | |
| 2008 | Justice League: The New Frontier | The Centre (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2008 | Superhero Movie | The Chief of Police | |
| 2008 | My Mom's New Boyfriend | FBI Chief Conrad | |
| 2008 | The Fifth Commandment | Max "Coolbreeze" Templeton | |
| 2008 | No Bad Days | Terrence | |
| 2008 | The Sensei | The Minister | |
| 2009 | Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia | Cmdr. Scott Boytano | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Coraline | The Cat (voice) | |
| 2009 | Against the Dark | Lt. Waters | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Charlie Valentine | Sal | |
| 2009 | Don McKay | Otis Kent | |
| 2009 | The Butcher | Larry Cobb | |
| 2009 | The Princess and the Frog | Dr. Facilier (voice) | |
| 2009 | Gamer | Agent Keith | |
| 2009 | All About Steve | Corbitt | |
| 2009 | Pastor Brown | Pastor Brown | |
| 2010 | Death at a Funeral | Reverend Davis | |
| 2010 | Lottery Ticket | Sweet Tee | |
| 2010 | Chasing 3000 | Officer L. | |
| 2010 | Stomp the Yard: Homecoming | Terry Harris | |
| 2010 | Something Like a Business | Sebastian | |
| 2010 | Chain Letter | Detective Jim Crenshaw | |
| 2010 | Meet Monica Velour | Claude | |
| 2010 | Spork | Coach Jenkins | |
| 2011 | The Inheritance | Uncle Melvin | |
| 2011 | No Saints for Sinners | Victor | |
| 2011 | The Greening of Whitney Brown | Clerk | |
| 2011 | Snowflake, the White Gorilla | Anvil (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2011 | Hopelessly In June | Dalbert Myers | |
| 2012 | Cloud Atlas | Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient | |
| 2012 | Smiley | Diamond | |
| 2012 | Hillbilly Highway | Mustafa | |
| 2012 | Don't Pass Me By | David Knox | |
| 2012 | The Last Fall | Sydney Bishop | |
| 2012 | The Undershepherd | Brother Wilks | |
| 2012 | Christmas in Compton | Big Earl | |
| 2013 | Assault on Wall Street | Freddy | |
| 2013 | Free Birds | Chief Broadbeak (voice) | |
| 2013 | The Frog Kingdom | Frog King (voice) | |
| 2013 | Sons of Liberty | Nathan Reynolds | |
| 2013 | H4 | Worcester | |
| 2014 | Field of Lost Shoes | Old Judge | |
| 2014 | Secrets of the Magic City | Mr. Daniels | |
| 2014 | Birds of Paradise | Old Buzzard (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2015 | Kids vs Monsters | Barry | |
| 2015 | Boiling Pot | Agent Long | |
| 2015 | Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-cellent Adventure | Don Alfonso (voice) | English dub |
| 2015 | Union Furnace | Pin Stripe | |
| 2016 | Range 15 | Colonel Holloway | |
| 2016 | The Nice Guys | Older Guy | |
| 2016 | Nina | Clifton's Father | |
| 2016 | Dirty Lies | Doc | |
| 2017 | Savage Dog | Valentine | |
| 2017 | American Dresser | Charlie Wild | |
| 2018 | Tales from the Hood 2 | Portifoy Simms | Direct-to-video |
| 2018 | Night School | Gerald Walker | |
| 2018 | You Might Be the Killer | Sheriff James (voice) | |
| 2018 | Love Jacked | Ed | |
| 2019 | The Gettysburg Address | Frederick Douglass (voice) | Documentary |
| 2019 | In Search of Darkness | Himself | Documentary |
| 2019 | The Wedding Year | Preston | |
| 2019 | 21 Bridges | ||
| 2020 | Mortal Kombat 11 | Al Simmons / Spawn |
References
change- ↑ "Keith David profile". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ↑ "Keith Williams Weds Margit Edwards". New York Times. September 23, 1990.
Other websites
change- Keith David on IMDb
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