Acting
Keith David
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 Princess and the Frog (2009) and the Cat in Coraline (2009). On television, he portrayed Goliath in Gargoyles (1994–1997), Al Simmons / Spawn in Todd McFarlane's Spawn (1997–1999), The Flame King in Adventure Time (2012–2017), President Andre Curtis in Rick and Morty (2015–) and its upcoming spin-off Pres…
Acting
- 2026Crime and Punishment in AmericaSelf - Narrator1 ep.
- 2026President CurtisPresident Andre Curtis (voice)10 ep.
- 2026The HawkOld Henry3 ep.
- 2026Strip LawSteve Nichols (voice)10 ep.
- 2025The American Revolution(voice)1 ep.
- 2025I Love LALeon Marcus1 ep.
- 2025E.B. White's Charlotte's WebOld Sheep (voice)3 ep.
- 2025The LowdownMarty8 ep.
- 2025Haunted HotelAdditional Voices (voice)1 ep.
- 2025DusterEzra Saxton8 ep.
- 2025Devil May CryLucan (voice)1 ep.
- 2025Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable CircumstancesToy COD Leader (voice)1 ep.
- 2024Cold Case Files: Murder in the BayouNarrator6 ep.
- 2024Leonardo da VinciNarrator (voice)2 ep.
- 2024Invincible Fight GirlScouter (voice)5 ep.
- 2024High PotentialCaptain Pacheco1 ep.
- 2024Kite Man: Hell Yeah!Darkseid (voice)4 ep.
- 2024Masters of the Universe: RevolutionHordak (voice)3 ep.
- 2024Hazbin HotelHusk (voice)16 ep.
- 2023KrapopolisAsskill (voice)8 ep.
- 2023Justified: City PrimevalJudge Alvin Guy1 ep.
- 2023Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982Self - Actor2 ep.
- 2023True LiesAlbert 'Al' Gibson1 ep.
- 2023My Dad the Bounty HunterB'Caala (voice)4 ep.
- 2022From ScratchHershel Wheeler8 ep.
- 2022FirebudsManny Kablamee1 ep.
- 2022The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All TimeSelf8 ep.
- 2022ChibiverseKing Andrias (voice)3 ep.
- 2021Abbott ElementaryFrank3 ep.
- 2021Marvel's Hit-MonkeyThe Devil5 ep.
- 2021Muhammad AliNarrator (voice)4 ep.
- 2021Leverage: RedemptionBilly Spencer1 ep.
- 2020The Good Lord BirdHerbert1 ep.
- 2020WokeBible (voice)1 ep.
- 2020Close EnoughWorld’s Greatest Teacher Mug (voice)1 ep.
- 2020Central ParkWard Wittlinger (voice)1 ep.
- 2020Love LifeNarrator (voice)10 ep.
- 2020DC's StargirlMister Bones (voice)3 ep.
- 2020Dead Talk LiveSelf - Guest2 ep.
- 2019CreepshowMurdoch1 ep.
- 2019The Last Kids on EarthThrull (voice)21 ep.
- 2019AmphibiaKing Andrias (voice)11 ep.
- 2018Champaign IllLafonso10 ep.
- 2018Liverspots and AstronotsDr. Pesh21 ep.
- 2018Summer Camp IslandTummy (voice)2 ep.
- 2018Craig of the CreekNarrator (voice)1 ep.
- 2017Stretch Armstrong & the Flex FightersMalcom Kane (voice)23 ep.
- 2017Future ManDr. Elias Kronish5 ep.
- 2017DuckTalesManny (voice)1 ep.
- 2017Rapunzel's Tangled AdventureAdditional Voices (voice)2 ep.
- 2016Kulipari: An Army of FrogsLord Marmoo (voice)13 ep.
- 2016GreenleafBishop James Greenleaf60 ep.
- 2016Jackie RobinsonNarrator (voice)2 ep.
- 2015We Bare BearsMr. Charles (voice)1 ep.
- 2015Mr. RobotQwerty (voice) (uncredited)1 ep.
- 2015Big Time in Hollywood, FlAgent Everett Malloy10 ep.
- 2015Fresh Off the BoatClyde Roses1 ep.
- 2015Star vs. the Forces of EvilGlossaryck (voice)11 ep.
- 2014The FlashSolovar (voice)3 ep.
- 2014black-ishLoose Craig1 ep.
- 2014NCIS: New OrleansGene Holloway1 ep.
- 2014ScorpionWarden1 ep.
- 2014The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCWNarrator (voice)20 ep.
- 2014ExtantNicholas Calderon1 ep.
- 2014EnlistedSgt. Major Donald Cody13 ep.
- 2013Rick and MortyPresident/Governor Andre Curtis (voice)10 ep.
- 2013Once Upon a Time in WonderlandThe Cheshire Cat (voice)1 ep.
- 2013Uncle GrandpaSanta Claus (voice)1 ep.
- 2013Teen Titans Go!Narrator (voice)1 ep.
- 2013The BibleNarrator5 ep.
- 2013Belle'sWilliam 'Big Bill' Cooper6 ep.
- 2012Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesSal Commander (voice)1 ep.
- 2011The CapeMax Malini10 ep.
- 2010Young JusticeMongul (voice)1 ep.
- 2010Baseball: The Tenth InningNarrator (voice)2 ep.
- 2010Adventure TimeBalthus (voice)2 ep.
- 2009CommunityElroy Patashnik14 ep.
- 2009ArcherLemuel Kane (voice)1 ep.
- 2008Canterbury's Law1 ep.
- 2007The WarNarrator (voice)7 ep.
- 2005The Crusades: Crescent and the CrossNarrator4 ep.
- 2005Numb3rsJeremiah Miller1 ep.
- 2005Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack JohnsonJack Johnson (voice)2 ep.
- 2004The Big House6 ep.
- 2003Teen TitansAtlas (voice)1 ep.
- 2003Spider-Man: The New Animated SeriesAgent Mosely (voice)1 ep.
- 2003Kingdom of David: The Saga of the IsraelitesNarrator4 ep.
- 2002EverwoodBrian1 ep.
- 2002Mark TwainNarrator (voice)2 ep.
- 2001Justice LeagueDespero (voice)2 ep.
- 2001Egypt's Golden EmpireNarrator (voice)3 ep.
- 2001The Legend of TarzanTublat (voice)3 ep.
- 2001The Job19 ep.
- 2001Disney's House of MouseCard Soldier (voice)1 ep.
- 2001JazzNarrator (voice)10 ep.
- 2000Silent ServiceSelf - Host11 ep.
- 1999Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. AnthonyFrederick Douglass (voice)2 ep.
- 1999SpongeBob SquarePantsChatterbox Translation Collar (voice)1 ep.
- 1998HerculesApollo (voice)2 ep.
- 1997SpawnAl Simmons / Spawn (voice)18 ep.
- 1997King of the HillBrian Robertson (voice)2 ep.
- 19967th HeavenStanley4 ep.
- 1996Arli$$Cecil Pickett1 ep.
- 1994GargoylesGoliath (voice)78 ep.
- 1994Fantastic FourBlack Panther/T'challa (voice)1 ep.
- 1994ERPastor Watkins5 ep.
- 1994New York Undercover2 ep.
- 1994AladdinMinos (voice)3 ep.
- 1992The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesKing Oliver1 ep.
- 1987The Oldest Rookie1 ep.
- 1983Reading RainbowNarrator (voice)1 ep.
- 1982NatureNarrator1 ep.
- 1974NOVANarrator1 ep.
- —Sunset P.I.Garner Taggert1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2025ChibiverseGoliath (voice), King Andrias (voice)3 ep.
- 2026The HawkOld Henry3 ep.
- 2026Devil May CryLucan (voice)1 ep.
- 2025I Love LALeon Marcus1 ep.
- 2025The American Revolution(voice)1 ep.
- 2023KrapopolisAsskill (voice)8 ep.
- 2025Teen Titans Go!Narrator (voice)1 ep.
- 2025Haunted HotelAdditional Voices (voice)1 ep.
- 2025King of the HillBrian Robertson (voice)2 ep.
- 2020Family GuyCommander Bensinger (voice), Jazz Documentary Narrator (voice)2 ep.
- 2024Abbott ElementaryFrank3 ep.
- 2025Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable CircumstancesToy COD Leader (voice)1 ep.
- 2025High PotentialCaptain Pacheco1 ep.
- 2024Invincible Fight GirlNarrator (voice), Scouter (voice)5 ep.
- 2024American ExperienceW.E. Henderson / Other Voices1 ep.
- 2024Kite Man: Hell Yeah!Darkseid (voice)4 ep.
- 2024Marvel's Hit-MonkeyThe Devil5 ep.
- 2024Masters of the Universe: RevolutionHordak (voice)3 ep.
- 2015Rick and MortyPresident Curtis / Turkey President Curtis (voice), President/Governor Andre Curtis (voice), Reverse Giraffe (voice)10 ep.
- 2023American Dad!Fire Captain (voice)1 ep.
- 2023My Dad the Bounty HunterB'Caala (voice)4 ep.
- 2023Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982Self - Actor2 ep.
- 2023Justified: City PrimevalJudge Alvin Guy1 ep.
- 2023True LiesAlbert 'Al' Gibson1 ep.
- 2022Leverage: RedemptionBilly Spencer1 ep.
- 2021DC's StargirlMister Bones (voice)3 ep.
- 2022FirebudsManny Kablamee1 ep.
- 2020AmphibiaKing Andrias (voice)11 ep.
- 2021Central ParkWard Wittlinger (voice)1 ep.
- 2020Summer Camp IslandLithophone (voice), Tummy (voice)2 ep.
- 2021CreepshowMurdoch1 ep.
- 2021DuckTalesManny (voice)1 ep.
- 2021Close EnoughWorld’s Greatest Teacher Mug (voice)1 ep.
- 2020The Good Lord BirdHerbert1 ep.
- 2020WokeBible (voice)1 ep.
- 2020black-ishLoose Craig1 ep.
- 2020MacGyverBurke / Man1 ep.
- 2020NCIS: New OrleansGene Holloway1 ep.
- 2017The FlashSolovar (voice)3 ep.
- 2019Craig of the CreekNarrator (voice)1 ep.
- 2019Fresh Off the BoatClyde Roses1 ep.
- 2018Star vs. the Forces of EvilGlossaryck (voice)11 ep.
- 2018Rapunzel's Tangled AdventureAdditional Voices (voice)2 ep.
- 2018SpongeBob SquarePantsChatterbox Translation Collar (voice)1 ep.
- 2017SpeechlessColonel1 ep.
- 2017Future ManDr. Elias Kronish5 ep.
- 2017We Bare BearsMr. Charles (voice)1 ep.
- 2017BoJack HorsemanLion Musician (voice)1 ep.
- 2016Person of InterestTerence Beale1 ep.
- 2015Uncle GrandpaSanta Claus (voice)1 ep.
- 2015Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesSal Commander (voice)1 ep.
- 2015ExtantNicholas Calderon1 ep.
- 2015Mr. RobotQwerty (voice) (uncredited)1 ep.
- 2015Big Time in Hollywood, FlAgent Everett Malloy6 ep.
- 2015ArcherLemuel Kane (voice)1 ep.
- 2013Adventure TimeBalthus (voice), Flame King (voice)2 ep.
- 2014ScorpionWarden1 ep.
- 2013Once Upon a Time in WonderlandThe Cheshire Cat (voice)1 ep.
- 2013TouchDutch1 ep.
- 2013Young JusticeMongul (voice)1 ep.
- 2012CommunityNarrator (voice)1 ep.
- 2011Hawaii Five-0Jimmy Cannon1 ep.
- 2010E! True Hollywood StorySelf1 ep.
- 2010The OscarsThe Cat (voice)1 ep.
- 2009Numb3rsJeremiah Miller1 ep.
- 2008PsychMr. Guster1 ep.
- 2008Canterbury's Law1 ep.
- 20067th HeavenStanley4 ep.
- 2006ERPastor Watkins5 ep.
- 2005EverwoodBrian1 ep.
- 2005Grey's AnatomyLloyd Mackie1 ep.
- 2004NOVANarrator1 ep.
- 2004Teen TitansAtlas (voice)1 ep.
- 2003Justice LeagueDespero (voice)2 ep.
- 2003Spider-Man: The New Animated SeriesAgent Mosely (voice)1 ep.
- 2003CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationMatt Phelps1 ep.
- 2002Arli$$Cecil Pickett1 ep.
- 2001The Legend of TarzanTublat (voice)3 ep.
- 2001Law & OrderBronx D.A. John Robertson1 ep.
- 2001Disney's House of MouseCard Soldier (voice)1 ep.
- 2000The Outer LimitsCaptain Ira Merit1 ep.
- 1999NatureNarrator1 ep.
- 1998HerculesApollo (voice)2 ep.
- 1996New York Undercover2 ep.
- 1995AladdinKing Zahbar (voice), Minos (voice)3 ep.
- 1995Fantastic FourBlack Panther/T'challa (voice)1 ep.
- 1993American Playhouse'Big' Willie Thorton1 ep.
- 1993Reading RainbowNarrator (voice)1 ep.
- 1993The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesKing Oliver1 ep.
- 1991Screen TwoWill1 ep.
- 1988The EqualizerCristo1 ep.
- 1988The Oldest Rookie1 ep.
Also known as: Keith David Williams · キース・デイヴィッド · کیت دیوید · キース デヴィッド · キース・デヴィッド・ウィリアムズ · David Keith