Keith David
Birthday: 1956-06-04
Birthplace: Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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 President Curtis, King Andrias in Amphibia (2020–2022), Dr. Tenma in Pluto (2023), and Husk in Hazbin Hotel (2024–). Video game roles include the Arbiter Thel 'Vadamee in the Halo franchise (2004–2015), Julius Little and himself in the Saints Row series (2006–2017), Captain Anderson in the Mass Effect series (2007–2013), Chaos in Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008), Sergeant Foley in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009), and Commander Zavala in Destiny 2: The Final Shape (2024), which he assumed after the death of Lance Reddick in March 2023. He was part of the cast of The Nightmare Before Christmas live concert in October 2025, where he voiced Oogie Boogie, taking over the role from his longtime original voice actor, Ken Page, following his death in September 2024.
In July 2025, David was selected to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2026.
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Credits
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ATL 2: The Homecoming | John Garnett | |
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The Price for Freedom | Reverend J.W. Bruno | |
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Dreams of the Moon | ||
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My New Friend Jim | Jim Dandy | |
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2028-06-18 | Captain Zero: The Movie | The Depression Demon (voice) |
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2026-07-29 | Spider-Man: Brand New Day | |
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2026-03-14 | Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice | Sosa |
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2025-11-19 | The Gettysburg Address | Frederick Douglass (voice) |
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2025-11-17 | Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway | (voice) (uncredited) |
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2025-10-02 | Shelby Oaks | Morton Jacobson |
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2025-10-01 | Hazbin Hotel: Sing-Along | Husk (voice) |
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2025-06-16 | Finding Faith | |
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2025-06-16 | Omniscient | Alistair |
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2025-06-06 | Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II | The Depression Demon (voice) |
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2025-05-30 | Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox | The Simulator |
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2025-04-17 | Sneaks | O.G. (voice) |
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2025-02-22 | Portal to Hell | Mr. Bobshank |
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2024-12-18 | Mufasa: The Lion King | Masego (voice) |
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2024-06-04 | Betty & Blue | Willie 'Blue' Watson |
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2024-03-15 | The Prank | Principal Henderson |
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2023-11-10 | American Fiction | Willy the Wonker |
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2023-10-01 | Heist 88 | Buddha Ray |
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2023-09-22 | From the Shadows | Dr. Leonard Bertram |
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2023-03-17 | A Snowy Day in Oakland | Mr. Monroe |
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2023-01-14 | Parallel Worlds: A Psychedelic Love Story | Jerry |
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2022-12-08 | A Miracle Before Christmas | David |
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2022-09-28 | Entergalactic | Mr. Rager (voice) |
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2022-09-19 | Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story | Ink Williams |
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2022-07-27 | DC League of Super-Pets | Dog-El (voice) |
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2022-07-20 | Nope | Otis Haywood Sr. |
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2022-04-22 | Unplugging | Gil |
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2022-02-07 | Catwoman: Hunted | Tobias Whale / Morax (voice) |
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2021-11-19 | Pups Alone | The Wise Bartender |
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2021-10-01 | Black as Night | Babineaux |
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2021-09-03 | The Gateway | Terry |
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2021-03-26 | The Seventh Day | Father Louis |
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2021-03-12 | Insight | Captain Duke |
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2020-10-29 | Horizon Line | Freddy Wyman |
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2020-10-24 | Most Guys Are Losers | Al |
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2020-10-22 | Good | Gregory Devereaux |
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2020-04-07 | The 420 Movie | Chief Ironweed |
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2019-10-24 | 21 Bridges | Deputy Chief Spencer |
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2019-09-20 | The Wedding Year | Preston |
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2019-05-21 | You Might Be the Killer | Sheriff James |
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2018-12-07 | Love Jacked | Ed |
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2018-09-27 | Night School | Gerald |
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2018-09-21 | American Dresser | Charlie |
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2018-09-21 | Sharon 1.2.3. | Tyrone |
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2018-07-13 | Tales from the Hood 2 | Portifoy Simms |
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2018-05-04 | Ray Meets Helen | Harve |
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2017-08-04 | Savage Dog | Valentine |
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2017-06-30 | Not a War Story | |
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2016-10-16 | Service to Man | Dean Holmes |
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2016-06-15 | Range 15 | Colonel Holloway |
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2016-05-15 | The Nice Guys | Older Guy |
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2016-05-11 | Blue: The American Dream | Terry Venable |
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2016-04-22 | Nina | Clifton's Father |
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2016-03-01 | The North Star | Frederick Douglass |
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2016-02-23 | Dirty Lies | Doc |
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2016-02-06 | The Last Punch | Don King |
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2015-12-12 | Dutch Book | |
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2015-10-20 | If I Tell You I Have to Kill You | Detective Harris |
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2015-09-29 | Boiling Pot | Agent Long |
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2015-09-29 | Kids vs Monsters | Barry |
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2015-07-17 | Union Furnace | Pin Stripe |
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2015-06-26 | Secrets of the Magic City | Mr. Daniels |
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2015-03-30 | Field of Lost Shoes | Old Judge |
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2014-11-03 | Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary | |
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2013-12-28 | Frog Kingdom | Frog King (voice) |
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2013-10-30 | Free Birds | Chief Broadbeak (Voice) |
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2013-07-06 | Sons of Liberty | Nathan Reynolds |
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2013-06-30 | Assault on Wall Street | Freddy |
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2013-05-06 | Black Asylum | Agent Davis |
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2013-01-12 | Don't Pass Me By | David Knox |
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2012-11-09 | Christmas in Compton | Big Earl |
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2012-10-26 | Cloud Atlas | Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient |
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2012-10-13 | Double or Nothing | Homeless Dude |
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2012-10-12 | Smiley | Diamond |
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2012-09-09 | Highway | Mustafa |
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2012-03-09 | The Last Fall | Sydney Bishop |
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2012-02-15 | The Undershepherd | Brother Wilks |
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2012-01-01 | AniMen: The Galactic Battle | Sergeant Brass |
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2011-11-10 | The Greening of Whitney Brown | Clerk |
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2011-06-06 | Hopelessly in June | Dalbert Myers |
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2011-04-11 | The Inheritance | Uncle Melvin |
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2011-03-05 | Samuel Bleak | Ned Coffman |
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2011-01-01 | No Saints for Sinners | |
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2010-10-10 | Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming | Terry |
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2010-10-01 | Chain Letter | Det. Jim Crenshaw |
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2010-08-20 | Lottery Ticket | Sweet Tee |
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2010-07-16 | Chasing 3000 | Officer L. |
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2010-06-15 | Something Like A Business | Sebastian |
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2010-06-04 | Meet Monica Velour | Claude |
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2010-04-15 | Death at a Funeral | Reverend Davis |
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2009-12-08 | The Princess and the Frog | Dr. Facilier (voice) |
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2009-09-16 | Beautiful Loser | Morgan - Adult |
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2009-09-03 | Gamer | Agent Keith |
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2009-08-06 | All About Steve | Corbitt |
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2009-07-10 | The Butcher | Larry Cobb |
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2009-06-26 | Pastor Brown | Pastor Brown |
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2009-04-24 | Don McKay | Otis Kent |
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2009-04-17 | Blue | Terry Venable |
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2009-03-01 | Charlie Valentine | Sal |
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2009-02-17 | Against the Dark | Lt. Waters |
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2009-02-05 | Coraline | The Cat (voice) |
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2009-01-06 | Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia | Commander Scott Boytano |
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2008-08-24 | S.I.S. | Joseph Armstrong |
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2008-08-21 | The Fifth Commandment | Max 'Coolbreeze' Templeton |
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2008-08-01 | No Bad Days | Terrence |
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2008-05-04 | The Sensei | Minister |
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2008-04-30 | My Mom's New Boyfriend | FBI Chief Conrad |
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2008-03-28 | Superhero Movie | The Chief of Police |
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2008-02-26 | Justice League: The New Frontier | The Centre (voice) |
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2008-01-11 | First Sunday | Judge B. Bennet Galloway |
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2008-01-01 | The Candlelight Murders | Pastor Bob |
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2007-05-19 | The Last Sentinel | Colonel Norton |
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2007-05-11 | Delta Farce | Sgt. Kilgore |
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2007-01-23 | If I Had Known I Was a Genius | Dad |
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2006-10-17 | Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil | MCPO Scott Boytano |
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2006-07-25 | Forbidden Fruits | Rev. Walters |
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2006-03-31 | ATL | John Garnett |
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2006-03-30 | The Oh in Ohio | Coach Popovitch |
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2005-11-09 | Dirty | Captain Spain |
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2005-08-19 | The Proud Family Movie | Bebe Clone (voice) |
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2005-08-03 | Transporter 2 | Stappleton |
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2005-06-07 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Father |
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2005-05-06 | Crash | Lt. Dixon |
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2004-06-15 | The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury | Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice) |
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2004-06-11 | The Chronicles of Riddick | Abu 'Imam' al-Walid |
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2004-03-12 | Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London | CIA Director |
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2003-06-09 | Hollywood Homicide | Leon |
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2003-03-28 | Head of State | Bernard Cooper |
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2003-03-14 | Agent Cody Banks | CIA Director |
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2003-01-01 | The Shakespeare Sessions | |
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2002-07-29 | 29 Palms | The Sheriff |
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2002-04-01 | Barbershop | Lester Wallace |
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2001-11-27 | Pretty When You Cry | Detective Charles Desett |
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2001-11-23 | Novocaine | Detective Lunt |
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2001-08-02 | Home Invaders | Matador |
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2001-07-02 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | Council Member (voice) |
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2001-04-01 | Semper Fi | Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff |
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2000-10-06 | Requiem for a Dream | Big Tim |
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2000-08-11 | The Replacements | Lindell |
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2000-04-27 | Where the Heart Is | Moses Whitecotten |
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2000-02-18 | Pitch Black | Abu 'Imam' al-Walid |
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2000-01-10 | Innocents | Detective Davis |
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1999-10-26 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues | King Oliver |
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1999-09-06 | ATF | FBI Director Richard Long |
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1998-08-25 | Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2 | Spawn |
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1998-07-15 | There's Something About Mary | Charlie Jensen |
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1998-07-01 | Armageddon | General Kimsey |
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1998-01-01 | The Tiger Woods Story | Earl Woods |
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1997-11-28 | Never Met Picasso | Larry |
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1997-11-15 | Don King: Only in America | Herbert Muhammad |
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1997-11-02 | Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest | Algric Bartles |
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1997-07-11 | Executive Target | Lamar |
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1997-06-13 | Hercules | Apollo the Sun God (voice) |
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1997-04-25 | Volcano | Lt. Ed Fox |
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1997-03-07 | Flipping | Leo Richards, Gang Leader |
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1996-12-10 | Johns | Homeless John |
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1996-07-26 | Larger Than Life | Hurst |
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1996-01-18 | The Grave | The Priest |
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1996-01-12 | Eye for an Eye | Martin |
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1995-09-29 | Dead Presidents | Kirby |
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1995-09-15 | Clockers | André the Giant |
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1995-09-15 | Blue in the Face | Jackie Robinson |
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1995-02-15 | Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken | Goliath (voice) |
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1995-02-09 | The Quick and the Dead | Sergeant Cantrell |
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1994-10-21 | The Puppet Masters | Alex Holland |
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1994-09-09 | Notes in a Minor Key | Kansas |
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1994-02-18 | Reality Bites | Roger |
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1993-12-22 | Hallelujah | Big Willie |
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1993-11-28 | There Are No Children Here | John Paul Rivers |
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1993-10-30 | The Last Outlaw | Lovecraft |
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1992-07-25 | Nails | Noah Owens |
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1992-03-13 | Article 99 | Luther Jermoe |
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1992-02-07 | Final Analysis | Detective Huggins |
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1991-01-27 | Hallelujah Anyhow | Will |
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1990-10-05 | Marked for Death | Max |
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1990-08-24 | Men at Work | Louis Fedders |
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1990-01-07 | Murder in Black and White | Martin |
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1989-12-22 | Always | Powerhouse |
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1989-05-19 | Road House | Ernie Bass |
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1988-12-21 | Christmas in Tattertown | Saxophone (voice) |
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1988-11-09 | Ladykillers | Abe |
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1988-11-04 | They Live | Frank Armitage |
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1988-06-01 | Bird | Buster Franklin |
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1988-03-18 | Stars & Bars | Eugene Teagarden |
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1988-03-11 | Off Limits | Maurice |
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1988-01-22 | Braddock: Missing in Action III | Embassy Gate Captain |
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1987-05-08 | Hot Pursuit | Alphonso |
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1986-12-19 | Platoon | King |
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1986-08-22 | The Whoopee Boys | Washington Square Peddler |
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1982-06-25 | The Thing | Childs |
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1980-06-01 | The Pirates of Penzance | Pirates and Police |
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1979-03-31 | Coriolanus | Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen |