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Keith David

ActorBorn 1956On stage 1986 to 20067 productions on this page

Keith David
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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…

On stage

7 productions, 20 years
1986
As You Like ItBroadway Belasco Theatre. Revival. Directed by Estelle Parsons
174 performances
1986
MacbethBroadway Belasco Theatre. Revival. Directed by Estelle Parsons
1986
Romeo and JulietBroadway Belasco Theatre. Revival. Directed by Estelle Parsons
1992
Jelly’s Last JamBroadway Virginia Theatre. Original. Directed by George C. Wolfe
569 performances
1994
Hedda GablerBroadway Criterion Center Stage Right. Revival. Directed by Sarah Pia Anderson
33 performances
1996
Seven GuitarsBroadway Walter Kerr Theatre. Original. Directed by Lloyd Richards
188 performances
2006
Hot FeetBroadway Hilton Theatre. Original. Directed by Maurice Hines
97 performances

Worked with more than once

12 names
  • Robert Colston 3 productions
  • Rene Rivera 3 productions
  • Rene Moreno 3 productions
  • Regina Taylor 3 productions
  • Michael Rivera 3 productions
  • Mariye Inouye 3 productions
  • Mac Randall 3 productions
  • Judith Moreland 3 productions
  • Jordan Lund 3 productions
  • Jeffery Logan 3 productions
  • James Puig 3 productions
  • Ivonne Coll 3 productions

Also credited on

1 work

Chicago

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