Keith David Actor, Bio, Wiki, Age, Wife, Movies, and Net Worth

Keith David Bio | Wiki

Keith David ( Full name: Keith David Williams ) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his work in The Thing as King in Platoon and Childs. Keith has acted in mainstream films, including Men at Work, Barbershop, There’s Something About Mary,  Crash, and Dead Presidents.

In 2010,  Keith was cast for the NBC television series titled The Cape as Max Malini. On April 18, 2011,  he appeared as criminal tycoon Jimmy Cannon in the 21st episode of season one of Hawaii Five-0.  In 2012,  Keith appeared in the horror film titled Smiley and the science-fiction drama titled Cloud Atlas. He as well appeared in the controversial drama titled Boiling Pot in 2013based on true events of racism.

Keith David Age

He was born on June 4, 1956, in New York City, United States of America. Keith is 66 years old.

Keith David Height

He is a man of above-average stature. Keith stands at a height of 6 ft 2 in ( Approx 1.88m).

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Keith David Family

He was born to his mother Dolores (née Dickenson) and his father Lester Williams on June 4, 1956, in Harlem, New York City, United States of America. Keith grew up in Corona, Queens. His mother served as a manager at New York Telephone while his father worked as a director of payroll operations. Keith holds American nationality by birth but belongs to the African-American ethnicity.

Keith David Wife | Dionne Lea Williams

He had been married twice in his whole life. Currently, Keith is married to a Milwaukee native, Dionne Lea Williams who is a Singer and Hollywood actress with a Degree of master in Acting. Keith and Dionne are proud parents to Ruby Williams and Maelee Williams. The couple celebrated their 21st wedding anniversary on April 29, 2022.

Keith David Education

Initially, Keith intended to become an actor following his role as Cowardly Lion in a school production of The Wizard of Oz. He went on to study at Manhattan’s High School of Performing Arts. From 1975 until 1979, Keith attended the Juilliard School’s Drama Division Group 8 where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

Keith David Actor

Between 1980 and 1981, Keith toured the country with John Houseman’s The Acting Company in productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream as well as  Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. Later, in less than two years, he went on to star in John Carpenter’s The Thing as Childs, opposite Kurt Russell and that’s how his lengthy on-screen career started. He portrayed the Southwood Carpenter in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe segments in the 1980s run of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.

Also,  he played the game coin collector called Keith in an episode where Rogers and a small child learn to play the arcade game called Donkey Kong. From there, he went on to appear in films such as Stars and Bars, Marked for Death,  Men at Work, They Live, and Oliver Stone’s Platoon. Also, Keith played Kirby in the 1995 film titled Dead Presidents and appeared in the 1995 Spike Lee film titled Clockers.  Keith followed this up with roles in other films such as First Sunday, Delta Farce, Crash, ATL, The Chronicles of Riddick, Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, Hollywood Homicide, Head of State, Agent Cody Banks, Barbershop, Pitch Black, There’s Something About Mary, and Volcano,

In the romantic comedy action film titled Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Keith portrayed “Father”. Ne concurrently appeared in a number of independent films such as the critically acclaimed Requiem for a Dream where he played the role of Big Tim.  Also, Keith appeared extensively in tv productions since the 1980s. He as well had a regular character, Lieutenant Williams, on the short-lived tv series titled The Job. In 2014,  Keith was a regular on another shoot made for ABC called The Big House. He portrayed Detective Jim Crenshaw in the 2010 horror film titled Chain Letter.

Keith David Community

In 2014 in the Fox comedy series Enlisted, he portrayed Command Sergeant Major Donald Cody. Later in the same year, Keith was cast in the sixth season of the sitcom Community as Elroy Patashnik. The following year, he was cast in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series titled  Greenleaf in the leading role alongside Lynn Whitfield.

Keith David Voice | Spawn

Apart from acting, Keith works extensively as a voice actor, he voiced Goliath from Gargoyles, the title character in the Spawn animated series, as well as Lemuel Kane in Archer.  He played the narrator and Okkoto in the English dub of Princess Mononoke. Also, Keith played the role of Mama in the English dub of 3×3 Eyes.

Keith David Halo

He provided the voice in the role-playing video game Fallout for the character Decker as well as the voice for the character Vhailor in Planescape: Torment. For the video game Halo 2, released in 2004, Keith provided the voice of the Arbiter. Later, he reprised the same role in the Xbox 360 follow-up Halo 3. Additionally, Keith portrayed the character again in Halo: The Master Chief Collection as well as Halo 5: Guardians in 2014 and 2015 respectively. Apart from all that, in BioWare’s Mass Effect series, Keith played the role of Captain David Anderson.

Keith David Characters | Rick And Morty

Characters that Keith has voiced include Dr. Kane in Archer, the President in Rick and Morty, King Andrias in Amphibia, the Cat in Coraline, Solovar in The Flash, the Flame King in Adventure Time, Chaos in Dissidia Final Fantasy and 012, Dr. Facilier in The Princess and the Frog, Sergeant Foley in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Julius Little and himself in the Saints Row series, David Anderson in the Mass Effect series,  Al Simmons / Spawn on Todd McFarlane’s Spawn, a role Keith reprised in the fighting game Mortal Kombat 11, Goliath on Gargoyles, and the Arbiter in the Halo series.

Keith David Roles

He has had memorable roles in a number of cult favorites, including Big Tim in Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream, Goliath in the TV show titled Gargoyles, and Frank in They Live. Keith starred in the sixth season of the NBC series titled Community as Elroy Patashnik. In 2016, he started starring in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama titled Greenleaf as Bishop James Greenleaf. Keith’s Emmy-winning voice-over career includes his work as the narrator of Ken Burns films such as Muhammad Ali and The War.

Keith David Movies And Tv Shows

– Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

– The Wedding Year

– In Search of Darkness

– 21 Bridges

– Horizon Line

– In Search of Darkness: Part II

– Most Guys Are Losers

– The Seventh Day Father

– The Gateway

– Black as Night

– Pups Alone

– Catwoman: Hunted

– Family Guy

– NCIS: New Orleans

– MacGyver

– Black-ish

– JJ Villard’s Fairy Tales

– Amphibia

– Woke

– The Good Lord Bird – Summer Camp Island – Close Enough

– DuckTales

– Creepshow

– Central Park

Keith David Net Worth

He has accumulated good wealth as an American actor and producer. Keith has an estimated net worth of $1,509,734.

Who Is Keith David

Keith is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his work in The Thing as King in Platoon and Childs. Keith has acted in mainstream films, including Men at Work, Barbershop, There’s Something About Mary,  Crash, and Dead Presidents.

How Old Is Keith David

Keith is a 66-year-old American actor and producer who was born on June 4, 1956, in New York City, United States of America.

Is Keith David Married

Keith married a Milwaukee native, Dionne Lea Williams who is a Singer and Hollywood actress with a Degree of master in Acting.  The couple has two kids, Ruby Williams and Maelee Williams.

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