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Keith's extraordinary range of talent is evidenced by his body of work. Recent films include "The Princess and the Frog", "Coraline", and "Crash". Other credits include "Barbershop", "Agent Cody Banks", and "Requiem for a Dream". Prior to that, Keith was featured in "There's Something About Mary", "Armageddon" and "Dead Presidents"... See full bio »

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2013 Enlisted (TV movie) (pre-production)
Cody Wallace
 
2014 The Magic City (filming)
Mr. Daniels
 
2013 Boiling Pot (filming)
Agent Long
 
2013 Active Shooter (post-production)
Keith David (rumored)
 
2013 Sons of Liberty (post-production)
Nathan Reynolds
 
2013 Union Furnace (post-production)
Pin Stripe
 
2013 The North Star (post-production)
Frederick Douglas
 
2013 Dutch Book (post-production)
Joe Johnson
 
2013 Don't Pass Me By (post-production)
David Knox
 
2013 Touch (TV series)
Dutch
Ghosts (2013) … Dutch
 
2013 The Bible (TV mini-series)
Narrator
Homeland (2013) … Narrator (voice)
Kingdom (2013) … Narrator (voice)
Exodus (2013) … Narrator (voice)
In the Beginning (2013) … Narrator (voice)
Betrayal (2013) … Narrator (voice)
 
2013 Belle's (TV series)
William 'Big Bill' Cooper
Runaway Bride (2013) … William 'Big Bill' Cooper
True Love (2013) … William 'Big Bill' Cooper
Whole Hog (2013) … William 'Big Bill' Cooper
The Intervention (2013) … William 'Big Bill' Cooper
One Big Happy Family (2013) … William 'Big Bill' Cooper
 
2012-2013 Adventure Time (TV series)
Flame King
Vault of Bones (2013) … Flame King (voice)
Ignition Point (2012) … Flame King (voice)
Incendium (2012) … Flame King (voice)
 
2013 Young Justice (TV series)
Mongul
War (2013) … Mongul (voice)
 
2012 Highway
Mustafa
 
2012 Robot Chicken (TV series)
Angry Birds Narrator / Bank Robber / Commentator
Hemlock Gin and Juice (2012) … Angry Birds Narrator/Bank Robber/Commentator (voice)
 
2012 Double or Nothing (short)
Homeless Dude
 
2012 Smiley
Diamond
 
2012 Cloud Atlas
Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / …
 
2012 Community (TV series)
Narrator
Pillows and Blankets (2012) … Narrator (voice)
 
2012 The Last Fall
Sydney Bishop
 
2012 Mass Effect 3 (Video Game)
Admiral David Anderson (voice)
 
2012 Animen: The Galactic Battle
Sergeant Brass
 
2011 Allen Gregory (TV series)
Carl Trent Davis / Carl Trent D'Avis
Mom Sizemore (2011) … Carl Trent D'Avis (voice)
Full Blown Maids (2011) … Carl Trent Davis (voice)
Interracial McAdams (2011) … Carl Trent Davis (voice)
1 Night in Gottlieb (2011) … Carl Trent Davis (voice)
Pilot (2011) … Carl Trent D'Avis (voice)
 
2011 1000 Ways to Die (TV series)
Narrator
Deadliest Kitsch (2011) … Narrator (voice)
 
2011 Hopelessly in June
Dalbert Myers
 
2011 Hawaii Five-0 (TV series)
Jimmy Cannon
Ho'opa'i (2011) … Jimmy Cannon
 
2011/I The Inheritance
Uncle Melvin
 
2011 The Cape (TV series)
Max Malini
Endgame (2011) … Max Malini
Razer (2011) … Max Malini
The Lich: Part 2 (2011) … Max Malini
The Lich: Part 1 (2011) … Max Malini
Goggles and Hicks (2011) … Max Malini
 
2011 Samuel Bleak
Ned Coffman
 
2011 Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy (Video Game)
Chaos (voice: English version)
 
2011 Synecdoche (short) (voice)
 
2011 No Saints for Sinners
Victor
 
2010 Tall Justice (short)
Voiceover
 
2010 Murdock (short)
Murdock
 
2010/I Now Here
Detective Brinkman
 
2010 Chain Letter
Detective Jim Crenshaw
 
2010 Chasing 3000
Officer L.
 
2010 Meet Monica Velour
Claude
 
2010 Spork
Coach Jenkins
 
2010 Funny or Die Presents... (TV series)
Sleeping Celebrity
Episode #1.6 (2010) … Sleeping Celebrity
 
2010 Mass Effect 2 (Video Game)
David Anderson (voice)
 
2010 Sealing Your Fate (short)
Gavin Taylor
 
2010 Something Like a Business
Sebastian
 
2009 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Video Game)
Sergeant Foley (voice)
 
2009 Numb3rs (TV series)
Jeremiah Miller
Hydra (2009) … Jeremiah Miller
 
2009 Gamer
Agent Keith
 
2009 The Butcher
Larry Cobb
 
2009 Pastor Brown
Pastor Brown
 
2009 Forgive Us Our Transgressions (short)
Narrator (unconfirmed)
 
2009 Don McKay
Otis Kent
 
2009/II Blue
Terry Venable
 
2009 Charlie Valentine
Sal
 
2009 Against the Dark (video)
Lt. Waters
 
2009 Coraline
The Cat (voice)
 
2009 Coraline (Video Game)
The Cat (voice)
 
2008 Dissidia: Final Fantasy (Video Game)
Chaos (voice: English version)
 
2008 Psych (TV series)
Mr. Guster
Christmas Joy (2008) … Mr. Guster
 
2008 Saints Row 2 (Video Game)
Julius Little (voice)
 
2008 SIS (TV movie)
Joseph Armstrong
 
2008 The Fifth Commandment
Max 'Coolbreeze' Templeton
 
2008 The Sensei
The Minister
 
2008 Canterbury's Law (TV series)
Miles Grant
Sick as Your Secrets (2008) … Miles Grant
What Goes Around (2008) … Miles Grant
 
2008 The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV series)
Big Man
Survival of the Fittest (2008) … Big Man (voice)
 
2008 Seducing Spirits
Pastor Bob
 
2008 Beautiful Loser
Morgan - Adult
 
2007 Mass Effect (Video Game)
Captain David Anderson (voice)
 
2007 Halo 3 (Video Game)
Arbiter (voice)
 
2007 Transformers: The Game (Video Game)
Barricade (voice)
 
2006-2007 7th Heaven (TV series)
Stanley Sunday
And Away We Go (2007) … Stanley Sunday
You Don't Know What You've Got 'Til He's Gone (2006) … Stanley Sunday
Don't Ax, Don't Tell (2006) … Stanley Sunday
A Pain in the Neck (2006) … Stanley Sunday
 
2007 The Last Sentinel
Col. Norton/Gun Voice 2
 
2007 The Color Purple: The Color of Success (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)
 
2006-2007 ER (TV series)
Pastor Watkins
Jigsaw (2006) … Pastor Watkins
 
2007 Independent Lens (TV series documentary)
Narrator
Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life (2007) … Narrator
 
2006 Saints Row (Video Game)
Julius (voice)
 
2006 The Oh in Ohio
Coach Popovitch
 
2006 ATL
John Garnett
 
2005 Everwood (TV series)
Brian
Pro Choice (2005) … Brian
 
2005 The Proud Family Movie (TV movie)
Bebe Clone (voice)
 
2005 Grey's Anatomy (TV series)
Lloyd Mackie
Winning a Battle, Losing the War (2005) … Lloyd Mackie
 
2004 Halo 2 (Video Game)
Arbiter (voice)
 
2004/I Crash
Lt. Dixon
 
2004 The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (video short)
Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice)
 
2004 The Big House (TV series)
Clarence Cleveland
The Anniversary Party (2004) … Clarence Cleveland
The Kidney Stays in the Picture (2004) … Clarence Cleveland
A Friend in Need (2004) … Clarence Cleveland
Almost Touched by an Angel (2004) … Clarence Cleveland
Hart Transplant (2004) … Clarence Cleveland
 
2004 Teen Titans (TV series)
Atlas
Only Human (2004) … Atlas (voice)
 
2003 Lords of EverQuest (Video Game)
Lord Vekk (voice)
 
2003 Justice League (TV series)
Despero
Hearts and Minds (2003) … Despero (voice)
Hearts and Minds: Part II (2003) … Despero (voice)
 
2003 Spider-Man (TV series)
Agent Moseley FBI / Agent Mosely
Royal Scam (2003) … Agent Moseley FBI (voice)
Keeping Secrets (2003) … Agent Mosely
 
2003 Hollywood Homicide
Leon
 
2003 Kaena: The Prophecy
Voxem (voice: English version)
 
2003 Head of State
Bernard Cooper
 
2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)
Matt Phelps
Random Acts of Violence (2003) … Matt Phelps
 
2002 Miss Miami (TV movie)
 
2002 Arli$$ (TV series)
Cecil Pickett
Standards and Practices (2002) … Cecil Pickett
 
2001-2002 The Job (TV series)
Lt. Williams
Vacation (2002) … Lt. Williams
Neighbor (2002) … Lt. Williams (uncredited)
Telescope (2002) … Lt. Williams
Soup (2002) … Lt. Williams
Sacrilege (2002) … Lt. Williams
 
2002 Hung-Up (short)
Mervin
 
2001 Pretty When You Cry
Detective Charles Desett
 
2001 The Legend of Tarzan (TV series)
Tublat
Tarzan and Tublat's Revenge (2001) … Tublat (voice)
Tarzan and the Caged Fury (2001) … Tublat (voice)
Tarzan and the Enemy Within (2001) … Tublat (voice)
 
2001 Going to California (TV series)
Paradise
I Know Why the Caged Rhino Sings (2001) … Paradise
 
2001 Home Invaders
Matador
 
2001 Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Council Member #1 (voice)
 
2001 PBS Hollywood Presents (TV series)
 
2001 G Spots? (short)
The King
 
2001 Semper Fi (TV movie)
Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff
 
2001 Law & Order (TV series)
Robertson
Bronx Cheer (2001) … Robertson
 
2001 House of Mouse (TV series)
The Stolen Cartoons (2001) (voice)
 
2000 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Ian Merit
Abaddon (2000) … Ian Merit
 
2000 Pitch Black
Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
 
2000 Innocents
Detective Davis
 
1999 ATF (TV movie)
F.B.I. Director Richard Long
 
1999 Spawn 3: Ultimate Battle (video)
Spawn (voice)
 
1997-1999 Spawn (TV series)
Spawn
Prophecy (1999) … Spawn (voice)
Chasing the Serpent (1999) … Spawn (voice)
Hunter's Moon (1999) … Spawn (voice)
Seed of the Hellspawn (1999) … Spawn (voice)
Twitch Is Down (1999) … Spawn (voice)
 
1999 Planescape: Torment (Video Game)
Vhailor (voice)
 
1998 Hercules (TV series)
Apollo
Hercules and the Pool Party (1998) … Apollo (voice)
Hercules and the Apollo Mission (1998) … Apollo (voice)
 
1998 Batman & Robin (Video Game) (voice)
 
1998 There's Something About Mary
Mary's Dad
 
1998 The Tiger Woods Story (TV movie)
Earl Woods
 
1998 Behind the Zipper with Magda (video short)
Charlie Jensen (uncredited)
 
1997 Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game (Video Game)
Decker (voice)
 
1997 Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (TV movie)
Algric Bartles
 
1997 Loose Women
Stylist #1
 
1997 Princess Mononoke
Okkoto (voice: English version)
 
1997 Executive Target
Lamar
 
1997 Hercules
Apollo the Sun God (voice)
 
1997 Flipping
Leo Richards, Gang Leader
 
1997 Vanishing Point (TV movie)
Warren Taft
 
1996 Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles (TV series)
Goliath / Hood 2 / Thailog
Seeing Isn't Believing (1996) … Goliath (voice)
For It May Come True (1996) … Goliath (voice)
Broadway Goes to Hollywood (1996) … Goliath (voice)
Runaways (1996) … Goliath (voice) / Hood 2 (voice)
The Journey (1996) … Goliath (voice)
 
1996 Never Met Picasso
Larry
 
1996 Johns
Homeless John
 
1996 Timon & Pumbaa (TV series)
Mr. Pig
Animal Barn/Roach Hotel (1996) … Mr. Pig (voice)
 
1996 New York Undercover (TV series)
Rev. Harris
 
1996 Larger Than Life
Hurst
 
1994-1996 Gargoyles (TV series)
Goliath / Morgan / Thailog / …
Hunter's Moon: Part 3 (1996) … Goliath (voice) / Morgan (voice)
Hunter's Moon: Part 1 (1996) … Goliath (voice) / Morgan (voice)
Possession (1996) … Goliath
The Reckoning (1996) … Goliath (voice) / Thailog (voice)
 
1996 Eye for an Eye
Martin
 
1996 The Grave
The Priest
 
1995 Fantastic Four (TV series)
Black Panther / T'Challa
Prey of the Black Panther (1995) … Black Panther (voice) / T'Challa (voice)
 
1995 Aladdin (TV series)
Minos / King Zahbar
The Great Rift (1995) … King Zahbar (voice)
Seems Like Old Crimes: Part Two (1995) … Minos (voice)
Seems Like Old Crimes: Part One (1995) … Minos (voice)
 
1995 Clockers
André the Giant
 
1995 The Quick and the Dead
Sgt. Cantrell
 
1995 Yellowstone: Realm of the Coyote (video)
Narrator (voice)
 
1994 The Puppet Masters
Alex Holland
 
1994 Notes in a Minor Key (short)
Kansas
 
1994 Reality Bites
Roger
 
1993 American Playhouse (TV series)
Big Willie
Hallelujah (1993) … Big Willie
 
1993 There Are No Children Here (TV movie)
John Paul Rivers
 
1993 The Last Outlaw (TV movie)
Lovecraft
 
1993 Tribeca (TV series)
Lou
Honor (1993) … Lou
 
1993 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV series)
King Oliver
 
1992 Nails (TV movie)
Noah Owens
 
1992 Article 99
Luther Jermoe
 
1992 Final Analysis
Detective Huggins
 
1991 3x3 Eyes (video)
Mama (voice: English version)
 
1991 Screen Two (TV series)
Will
Hallelujah Anyhow (1991) … Will
 
1990 Against the Law (TV series)
Otis Turnbull
Requiem in B Flat (1990) … Otis Turnbull
 
1990 Murder in Black and White (TV movie)
Martin
 
1989 Always
Powerhouse
 
1989 Road House
Ernie Bass
 
1989 A Man Called Hawk (TV series)
Jesse
Vendetta (1989) … Jesse
 
1988 Christmas in Tattertown (TV movie)
Saxophone (voice)
 
1988 Ladykillers (TV movie)
 
1988 They Live
Frank
 
1988 The Equalizer (TV series)
Cristo
Sea of Fire (1988) … Cristo
 
1988 Bird
Buster Franklin
 
1988 Stars and Bars
Eugene Teagarden
 
1988 Off Limits
Maurice
 
1988 Braddock: Missing in Action III
Embassy Gate Captain
 
1987 Hot Pursuit
Alphonso
 
1986 Platoon
King
 
1986 The Whoopee Boys
Washington Square Peddler
 
1983-1985 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (TV series)
Keith the Handyman
Games: Part 4 (1983) … Keith the Handyman
 
1982 The Thing
Childs
 
1980 The Pirates of Penzance (TV movie)
Chorus
 
1979 Disco Godfather
Club Patron (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (6 titles)
2009-2010 Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews (TV series)
The Top 20 Greatest Animated Villain Songs: Part 2 (2010) (performer: "Friends on the Other Side")
The Princess and the Frog (2009) (performer: "Friends on the Other Side")
 
2009 The Princess and the Frog (performer: "Friends on the Other Side")
 
2008 Beautiful Loser (performer: "Memories of You", "O Holy Night")
 
2007 A Dennis the Menace Christmas (video) (performer: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas")
 
2007 Delta Farce (performer: "I Got You Babe")
 
1996 Johns (performer: "Sweey Little Jesus Boy" 1934)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2004 Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man (video documentary) (producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2009 Knock Knock (short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (57 titles)
2012 Into Forgetfulness (documentary short) (completed)
Narrator (voice)
 
2012 Behind the Scenes of 'Pastor Brown' the Movie (documentary)
Himself
 
1999-2012 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
New York: Part V - Cosmopolis (1999) (voice)
 
2012 NFL Alumni Player of the Year Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 The Mo'Nique Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 1 February 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2010 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
Charlie Sheen (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Africa's Lost Eden (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2010 National Geographic: Stalking Leopards (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2010 New York Street Games (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
Episode #5.10 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 The Brian McKnight Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.8 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Coraline: Voicing the Characters (video short)
Himself
 
2008 Chabad: To Life Telethon (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 After Hours with Daniel Boulud (TV series)
Himself
Ford's Filling Station (2007) … Himself
 
2007 The War (TV mini-series documentary)
Narrator
A World Without War: March 1945 - September 1945 (2007) … Narrator (voice)
The Ghost Front: December 1944 - March 1945 (2007) … Narrator (voice)
FUBAR: September 1944 - December 1944 (2007) … Narrator (voice)
Pride of Our Nation: June 1944 - August 1944 (2007) … Narrator (voice)
A Deadly Calling: November 1943 - June 1944 (2007) … Narrator (voice)
 
2007 Shut Up and Ride (documentary)
Narrator
 
2006 Fear Files (TV series documentary)
Narrator
Zombies (2006) … Narrator
 
2006 Working with a Master: John Carpenter (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Ultimate Film Fanatic (TV series)
Himself - Judge
 
2001-2005 City Confidential (TV series documentary)
Narrator
Elizabeth, NJ: Death of a Don (2005) … Narrator
San Leandro, CA: The Sausage King (2005) … Narrator
Lake Tahoe, NV: The Casino Bomber (2005) … Narrator
Reading, MA: Fatal Blow (2005) … Narrator
 
2005 Crusades: Crescent & the Cross (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2005 The Last Royals (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2005 Black Theater Today: 2005 (documentary)
 
2004 Nova (TV series documentary)
Narrator
Ancient Refuge in the Holy Land (2004) … Narrator
 
2004 The Last Stand of the Great Bear (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2004 Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2004 Beef II (video documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2004 In the Jury Room (TV series documentary)
Announcer
 
2004 I Love the '90s (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Sharon Osbourne Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 15 April 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man (video documentary)
Narrator
 
2004 The Wayne Brady Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 7 April 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Tomb Raiders: Robbing the Dead (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2003 Nubia: The Forgotten Kingdom (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2003 Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2003 Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2003 Inside Mecca (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
2003 Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2002 Revealed with Jules Asner (TV series)
Himself
Charlie Sheen (2002) … Himself
 
2002 National Geographic Explorer (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator
Vietnam's Unseen War: Pictures from the Other Side (2002) … Himself - Narrator
 
2001 Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire (TV series documentary)
Narrator
The Last Great Pharaoh (2001) … Narrator
Pharaohs of the Sun (2001) … Narrator
The Warrior Pharaohs (2001) … Narrator
 
2001 Mark Twain (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1999-2001 Nature (TV series documentary)
Narrator / Himself
Golden Seals of the Skeleton Coast (2001) … Himself/Narrator
 
2001 Jazz (TV mini-series documentary)
Narrator
A Masterpiece by Midnight: 1960 to the Present (2001) … Narrator (voice)
The Adventure: 1956-1960 (2001) … Narrator (voice)
Risk: 1945-1955 (2001) … Narrator (voice)
Dedicated to Chaos: 1940-1945 (2001) … Narrator (voice)
Swing: The Velocity of Celebration - 1937-1939 (2001) … Narrator (voice)
 
1999 Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero (TV special documentary)
Narrator
 
1999 Photographers (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
1998 National Geographic: The Photographers (video documentary)
 
1994 Baseball (TV mini-series documentary)
Narrator
The Tenth Inning: Bottom of the Tenth (1994) … Narrator
The Tenth Inning: Top of the Tenth (1994) … Narrator
 
1994 National Geographic Specials (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator
Jewels of the Caribbean Sea (1994) … Himself - Narrator
 
1993 Reading Rainbow (TV series)
Himself
Follow the Drinking Gourd (1993) … Himself (voice)
 
1993 Rhythm & Jam (TV mini-series)
Himself/King Oliver
 
1993 Cuba's Lost Treasure (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1993 Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (documentary)
Himself - Host
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2002 Ultimate Fights from the Movies (video documentary)
Frank (They Live)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1999) TV commercial (voiceover): Extreme Measures See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on Gargoyles] I was very moved by Goliath. I was moved by playing him. They're not displaced citizens but they are citizens from another time and another place that were placed in this modern context and maintained that integrity. See more »

Trivia:

Studied acting with Michael Howard in New York City. See more »

Trademark:

Deep, commanding voice, very reminiscent of Orson Welles See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini