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Keith David

Biography

Keith David

Actor

Born
June 4, 1956
Age
70 years old
Place of birth
Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Years active
1974 – present
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73

Credits

23

Movies

50

TV series

53

Years active

7.5

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Keith David

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Career timeline

  1. 1956 · Born

    Born in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

  2. 1974 · Screen debut

    NOVA (TV)

  3. 2005 · Breakthrough

    Grey's Anatomy (TV)

  4. 2026 · Latest release

    Spider-Man: Brand New Day (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Comedy32
  • Drama28
  • Animation27
  • Action & Adventure19
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy17
  • Family14
Highest-rated title Rick and Morty 2013 8.7 Most popular title The Flash 2014 7.7

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Keith David in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2026 Spider-Man: Brand New Day as Narrator of Spider Video (voice) Movie
  2. 2024 Mufasa: The Lion King as Masego (voice) Movie
  3. 2024 High Potential as Captain Pacheco TV
  4. 2024 Hazbin Hotel as Husk (voice) TV
  5. 2022 Nope as Otis Haywood Sr. Movie
  6. 2021 Abbott Elementary as Frank TV
  7. 2020 DC's Stargirl as Mister Bones (voice) TV
  8. 2019 21 Bridges as Deputy Chief Spencer Movie
  9. 2019 Amphibia as King Andrias (voice) TV
  10. 2018 Summer Camp Island as Lithophone (voice) TV
  11. 2018 Craig of the Creek as Narrator (voice) TV
  12. 2017 DuckTales as Manny (voice) TV
  13. 2016 MacGyver as Burke / Man TV
  14. 2016 The Nice Guys as Older Guy Movie
  15. 2015 We Bare Bears as Mr. Charles (voice) TV
  16. 2015 Mr. Robot as Qwerty (voice) (uncredited) TV
  17. 2015 Fresh Off the Boat as Clyde Roses TV
  18. 2015 Star vs. the Forces of Evil as Glossaryck (voice) TV
  19. 2014 The Flash as Solovar (voice) TV
  20. 2014 black-ish as Loose Craig TV
  21. 2014 NCIS: New Orleans as Gene Holloway TV
  22. 2014 Scorpion as Warden TV
  23. 2014 BoJack Horseman as Lion Musician (voice) TV
  24. 2013 Rick and Morty as President Curtis / Turkey President Curtis (voice) TV
  25. 2013 Uncle Grandpa as Santa Claus (voice) TV
  26. 2013 Teen Titans Go! as Narrator (voice) TV
  27. 2012 Cloud Atlas as Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient Movie
  28. 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Sal Commander (voice) TV
  29. 2011 Person of Interest as Terence Beale TV
  30. 2010 Young Justice as Mongul (voice) TV
  31. 2010 Hawaii Five-0 as Jimmy Cannon TV
  32. 2010 Adventure Time as Balthus (voice) TV
  33. 2009 The Princess and the Frog as Dr. Facilier (voice) Movie
  34. 2009 Community as Elroy Patashnik TV
  35. 2009 Archer as Lemuel Kane (voice) TV
  36. 2009 Gamer as Agent Keith Movie
  37. 2009 Coraline as The Cat (voice) Movie
  38. 2008 Superhero Movie as The Chief of Police Movie
  39. 2006 Psych as Mr. Guster TV
  40. 2005 Transporter 2 as Stappleton Movie
  41. 2005 Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Father Movie
  42. 2005 Crash as Lt. Dixon Movie
  43. 2005 Grey's Anatomy as Lloyd Mackie TV
  44. 2005 American Dad! as Fire Captain (voice) TV
  45. 2005 Numb3rs as Jeremiah Miller TV
  46. 2004 The Chronicles of Riddick as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid Movie
  47. 2003 Teen Titans as Atlas (voice) TV
  48. 2002 Everwood as Brian TV
  49. 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Matt Phelps TV
  50. 2000 Requiem for a Dream as Big Tim Movie
  51. 2000 Pitch Black as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid Movie
  52. 1999 SpongeBob SquarePants as Chatterbox Translation Collar (voice) TV
  53. 1999 Family Guy as Jazz Documentary Narrator (voice) TV
  54. 1998 Hercules as Apollo (voice) TV
  55. 1998 There's Something About Mary as Charlie Jensen Movie
  56. 1998 Armageddon as General Kimsey Movie
  57. 1997 Hercules as Apollo the Sun God (voice) Movie
  58. 1997 King of the Hill as Brian Robertson (voice) TV
  59. 1995 The Outer Limits as Captain Ira Merit TV
  60. 1995 The Quick and the Dead as Sergeant Cantrell Movie
  61. 1994 Gargoyles as Goliath (voice) TV
  62. 1994 ER as Pastor Watkins TV
  63. 1994 Aladdin as Minos (voice) TV
  64. 1990 Law & Order as Bronx D.A. John Robertson TV
  65. 1988 They Live as Frank Armitage Movie
  66. 1988 American Experience as W.E. Henderson / Other Voices TV
  67. 1986 Platoon as King Movie
  68. 1985 The Equalizer as Cristo TV
  69. 1985 Screen Two as Will TV
  70. 1982 Nature as Narrator TV
  71. 1982 The Thing as Childs Movie
  72. 1982 American Playhouse as 'Big' Willie Thorton TV
  73. 1974 NOVA as Narrator TV

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Quick facts

How old is Keith David?

Keith David is 70 years old, born on June 4, 1956.

Where was Keith David born?

Keith David was born in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

What was Keith David’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Keith David is NOVA (1974).

How many movies and series has Keith David made?

Our catalogue lists 73 titles for Keith David: 23 movies and 50 TV series.

What is Keith David’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, Rick and Morty has the highest audience rating, with 8.7/10 on TMDB.

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