Keith David

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Actor • Voice Actor

Birth Date: June 4, 1956

Age: 67 years old

Birth Place: Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York

Actor Keith David was born Keith David Williams in Harlem, in New York City in 1956, and grew up in Corona, Queens. David attended New York's High School of Performing Arts, and later attended Julliard School's Drama Division. After graduation David toured with John Houseman's "The Acting Company" in a number of productions including "Waiting for Godot" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Only two years later he was cast in John Carpenter's "The Thing". He worked consistently after that, appearing in the movies "Platoon" (1986), "Road House" (1989), "Always" (1989) and "Stars and Bars" (1988) during the 1980s. In the 90s he appeared in acclaimed films "Clockers" (1995), "Requiem for a Dream"(1999),  "Dead Presidents" (1995), and "There's Something About Mary" (1998). In addition to his onscreen work David was also a prominent voice actor. He voiced Goliath in "Gargoyles" (Disney, 1994-97), and was featured in "Princess Mononoke" (1997). He also provided narration for a number of Ken Burns documentaries. He also narrated documentaries for WWE, Major League Baseball, History Channel and PBS.  David was also known for his work in the theater and was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in 1992's production of "Jelly's Last Jam."

Credits

Masters of the Universe: RevolutionStream

Voice
Hordak
Series
2024

Hazbin Hotel

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Husk
Show
2024

KrapopolisStream

Guest Voice
Asskill
Series
2023
56%

True LiesStream

Guest Star
Al
Series
2023
42%

A Snowy Day in Oakland

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Mr. Monroe
Movie
2023

Parallel Worlds: A Psychedelic Love Story

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Jerry
Movie
2023

From the Shadows

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Dr. Leonard Bertram
Movie
2023

American FictionStream

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Willy the Wonker
Movie
2023
93%

Heist 88Stream

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Buddha Ray
Movie
2023
33%

From ScratchStream

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Hershel Wheeler
Miniseries
2022
86%

EntergalacticStream

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Mr. Rager
Series
2022
97%

Inside the Black BoxStream

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2022

Catwoman: Hunted

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Tobias Whale
Movie
2022

NopeStream

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Otis Haywood Sr.
Movie
2022
83%

Unplugging

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Gil
Movie
2022

Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story

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Ink Williams
Movie
2022

A Miracle Before ChristmasStream

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David
Movie
2022

The Prank

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Principal Henderson
Movie
2022

Ken Burns: Muhammad Ali

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Show
2021

Love Life 11 FREE

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2021

Muhammad AliStream

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2021

Muhammad AliStream

Self
Movie
2021

Leverage: RedemptionStream

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Billy Spencer
Series
2021
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The Seventh Day

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Father Louis
Movie
2021

Insight

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Captain Duke
Movie
2021

Black as NightStream

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2021
70%

Pups Alone

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The Wise Bartender
Movie
2021

La biblia

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Show
2020

Love LifeStream

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2020
79%

The 420 Movie

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Chief Ironweed
Movie
2020

Horizon LineStream

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Wyman
Movie
2020
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Good

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Gregory Devereaux
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2020

Good

Executive Producer
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2020

Most Guys Are Losers

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Al
Movie
2020

Rise of the Mammals

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2019

CreepshowStream

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Murdoch
Series
2019

The Last Kids on Earth

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Thrull
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2019

Access Daily

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2019

21 BridgesStream

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Deputy Chief Spencer
Movie
2019
54%

The Wedding Year

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Preston
Movie
2019

James Cameron's Story of Science FictionStream

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Docuseries
2018
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The American Artist: The Life and Times of George Caleb Bingham

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2018

Love Jacked

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Ed
Movie
2018

Night SchoolStream

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Gerald
Movie
2018
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Kulipari: Amphibians Rise

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2018

Tales From the Hood 2

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Portifoy Simms
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2018

American Dresser

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Charlie
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2018

Brothers in Arms

Self
Movie
2018

Wild Daze

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2018

F... You All: The Uwe Boll Story

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2018

Stretch Armstrong & The Flex Fighters

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Kane
Show
2017

Future ManStream

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Doctor Kronish
Series
2017
91%

Sister Circle

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2017

Superior DonutsStream

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John
Series
2017
62%

Ricking Morty

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2017

Savage Dog

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Valentine
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2017

Ray Meets Helen

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Harve
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2017

Not a War Story

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2017

Gina's Journey: The Search for William Grimes

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2017

MacGyverStream

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Burke/Man
Series
2016

SpeechlessStream

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The Colonel
Series
2016

Kulipari: An Army of Frogs

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2016

Kulipari: An Army of Frogs

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Lord Marmoo
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2016

MLB Presents: School of Rickey

Self
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2016

The Preachers

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Show
2016

GreenleafStream

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Bishop James Greenleaf
Series
2016

Greenleaf: Extras

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Bishop James Greenleaf
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2016

Jackie RobinsonStream

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Docuseries
2016
100%

Film de minuit

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2016

The Nice Guys

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Older Guy
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2016

Range 15

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Colonel Holloway
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2016

Dirty Lies

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Doc
Movie
2016

Service to Man

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Dean Holmes
Movie
2016

Blue: The American Dream

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Terry Venable
Movie
2016

Nina

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Clifton's Father
Movie
2016

We Bare Bears: Ice Bear

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Mr. Charles
Show
2015

We Bare BearsStream

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Mr. Charles
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2015

What Lives Inside

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Soot
Show
2015

Fresh Off the BoatStream

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Clyde Roses
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2015
94%

Union Furnace

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Pin Stripe
Movie
2015

If I Tell You I Have to Kill You

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Detective Harris
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2015

Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-cellent Adventure

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Don Alfonso
Movie
2015

Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight

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2014

The FlashStream

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Solovar
Series
2014
89%

The FlashStream

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Solovar
Series
2014
89%

Black-ishStream

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Loose Craig
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2014
92%

NCIS: New OrleansStream

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Gene Holloway
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2014

ScorpionStream

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2014
61%

The Monday Night War

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2014

Road to Canton

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2014

Enlisted

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Donald Cody
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2014

The North Star

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Frederick Douglas
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2014

Field of Lost Shoes

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Old Judge
Movie
2014

Boiling Pot

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Agent Long
Movie
2014

Rick and MortyStream

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Reverse Giraffe
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2013
90%

Once Upon a Time in WonderlandStream

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2013
63%

Death and the Civil War

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2013

The Real

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2013

Battleground Afghanistan

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2013

Jack Johnson: Unforgivable Blackness

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2013

The BibleStream

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Miniseries
2013

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Big Bill Cooper
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2013

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Mr. Daniels
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2013

Don't Pass Me By

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David Knox
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2013

Sons of Liberty

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Nathan Reynolds
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2013

Frog Kingdom

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Movie
2013

Free BirdsStream

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Chief Broadbeak
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2013
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Steve Harvey

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Talk
2012

TouchStream

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Dutch
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2012
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H4

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Worcester
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2012

Animen: The Galactic Battle

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2012

The Last Fall

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Sydney Bishop
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2012

Cloud AtlasStream

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Joe Napier
Movie
2012
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Smiley

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Diamond
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2012

Christmas in Compton

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Big Earl
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2012

Assault on Wall Street

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Freddy
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2012

Ancient Refuge in the Holy Land

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2011

Allen Gregory

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2011
12%

Person of InterestStream

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Terence Beale
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2011
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Jail, No Bail

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2011

The CapeStream

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2011
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Snowflake, the White Gorilla

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Anvil
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2011

Hopelessly in June

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Dalbert Myers
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2011

The Greening of Whitney Brown

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Clerk
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2011

No Saints for Sinners

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Victor
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2011

Samuel Bleak

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Ned Coffman
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2011

God in America

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2010

The Tenth Inning

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2010

Hawaii Five-0Stream

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2010

Africa's Lost Eden

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2010

Adventure TimeStream

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Flame King
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2010
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Funny or Die Presents

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Sleeping Celebrity
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2010

ArcherStream

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LemuelKane.
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2010
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Birds of Paradise

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Old Buzzard
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2010

Death at a FuneralStream

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Rev. Davis
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2010
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Lottery Ticket

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Sweet Tee
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2010

Chain Letter

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Det. Jim Crenshaw
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2010

Meet Monica Velour

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Claude
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2010

Stomp the Yard: Homecoming

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Terry
Movie
2010

Now Here

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Detective Brinkman
Movie
2010

The Inheritance

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Uncle Melvin
Movie
2010

The Brian McKnight Show

Guest
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2009

CommunityStream

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Elroy Patashnik
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2009
88%

World War II: Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the West

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2009

The Fifth Commandment

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Max "Coolbreeze" Templeton
Movie
2009

CoralineStream

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The Cat
Movie
2009
90%

All About SteveStream

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Corbitt
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2009
6%

Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia

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Cmdr. Scott Boytano
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2009

The Princess and the FrogStream

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Dr. Facilier
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2009
85%

Charlie Valentine

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Sal
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2009

Blue

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Terry Venable
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2009

Don McKay

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Otis Kent
Movie
2009

Pastor Brown

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Pastor Brown
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2009

Canterbury's Law

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2008

First SundayStream

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Judge B. Bennet Galloway
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2008
12%

My Mom's New BoyfriendStream

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FBI Chief Conrad
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2008

S.I.S.

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Joseph Armstrong
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2008

Beautiful Loser

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Morgan - Adult
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2008

The Sensei

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The Minister
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2008

No Bad Days

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Terrence
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2008

The War

Narrator
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2007

Delta Farce

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Sgt. Kilgore
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2007

Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life

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2007

The Last Sentinel

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Col. Norton / Gun Voice 2
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2007

The Butcher

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Larry Cobb
Movie
2007

If I Had Known I Was a Genius

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Dad
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2007

PsychStream

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2006
89%

The Oh in Ohio

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Coach Popovitch
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2006

ATLStream

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John Garnett
Movie
2006
62%

Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil

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MCPO Scott Boytano
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2006

Forbidden Fruits

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Rev. Walters
Movie
2006

The Crusades: Crescent & the Cross

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2005

The Crescent and the Cross

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2005

Grey's AnatomyStream

Guest Star
Series
2005
84%

Robot ChickenStream

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2005

American DadStream

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Fire Captain
Series
2005

NUMB3RSStream

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Series
2005

Dirty

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Capt. Spain
Movie
2005

Mr. & Mrs. SmithStream

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Father
Movie
2005
59%

Transporter 2Stream

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Stappleton
Movie
2005
52%

The Big HouseStream

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Clarence Cleveland
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2004

The Chronicles of RiddickStream

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Imam
Movie
2004
29%

Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination LondonStream

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CIA Director
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2004
13%

CrashStream

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Lt. Dixon
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2004
74%

All of UsStream

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2003

Head of StateStream

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Bernard Cooper
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2003
30%

Agent Cody BanksStream

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CIA Director
Movie
2003
13%

Hollywood HomicideStream

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Leon
Movie
2003
30%

Kaena: The Prophecy

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Voxem
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2003

EverwoodStream

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2002
93%

Mark Twain

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2002

BarbershopStream

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Lester
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2002
82%

29 Palms

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The Sheriff
Movie
2002

Egypt's Golden Empire

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2001

The Job

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2001
100%

Silent Service

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2001

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

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Council Member #1
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2001

NovocaineStream

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Detective Lunt
Movie
2001
38%

Pretty When You Cry

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Detective Charles Desett
Movie
2001

Home Invaders

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Matador
Movie
2001

CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationStream

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Matt Phelps
Series
2000

Pitch BlackStream

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Imam
Movie
2000
59%

Where the Heart Is

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Moses Whitecotten
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2000

Requiem for a DreamStream

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Little John
Movie
2000
78%

The ReplacementsStream

Actor
Lindell
Movie
2000
41%

SpongeBob SquarePantsStream

Guest Star
Gary
Series
1999

SpongeBob SquarePantsStream

Guest Voice
Gary
Series
1999

ATF

Actor
F.B.I. Director Richard Long
Movie
1999

Dark Summer

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Det. Davis
Movie
1999

The Tiger Woods Story

Actor
Earl Woods
Movie
1998

ArmageddonStream

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Lt. General Kimsey
Movie
1998
43%

There's Something About MaryStream

Actor
Charlie Jensen
Movie
1998
84%

SpawnStream

Voice
Series
1997

Don King: El Capo del Box

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Herbert Muhammad
Movie
1997

Vanishing Point

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Warren Taft
Movie
1997

VolcanoStream

Actor
Police Lieutenant Ed Fox
Movie
1997
49%

Executive Target

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Lamar
Movie
1997

Don King: Only in America

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Herbert Muhammad
Movie
1997

Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest

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Algric Bartles
Movie
1997

Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles

Voice
Goliath
Show
1996

Eye for an EyeStream

Actor
Martin
Movie
1996
8%

The Grave

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The Priest
Movie
1996

Flipping

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Leo Richards
Movie
1996

Johns

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Homeless John
Movie
1996

Larger Than Life

Actor
Hurst
Movie
1996

Loose Women

Actor
Stylist 1
Movie
1996

Never Met Picasso

Actor
Larry
Movie
1996

The Outer LimitsStream

Guest Star
Captain Ira Merit
Series
1995

The Quick and the DeadStream

Actor
Sgt. Clay Cantrell
Movie
1995
58%

Blue in the Face

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Jackie Robinson
Movie
1995

ClockersStream

Actor
André the Giant
Movie
1995
73%

Dead PresidentsStream

Actor
Kirby
Movie
1995
49%

GargoylesStream

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Goliath
Series
1994

ERStream

Guest Star
Pastor Watkins
Series
1994

New York UndercoverStream

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Series
1994

Aladdin

Guest Voice
Series
1994

Invasión de Extraterrestres

Actor
Movie
1994

Reality BitesStream

Actor
Roger
Movie
1994
63%

Gargoyles, the Movie: The Heroes Awaken

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Movie
1994

Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues

Actor
King Oliver
Movie
1993

El Último Proscrito

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Movie
1993

The Last OutlawStream

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Lovecraft
Movie
1993

There Are No Children Here

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John Paul Rivers
Movie
1993

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones

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Show
1992

The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesStream

Actor
Series
1992
78%

Final Analysis

Actor
Detective Huggins
Movie
1992

Article 99

Actor
Luther Jermoe
Movie
1992

Nails

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Noah Owens
Movie
1992

Law & OrderStream

Guest Star
Series
1990

Men at WorkStream

Actor
Louis Fedders
Movie
1990
32%

Marked for DeathStream

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Max
Movie
1990
27%

Hallelujah Anyhow

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Will
Movie
1990

Always

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Powerhouse
Movie
1989

Stars and Bars

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Eugene Teagarden
Movie
1988

BirdStream

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Buster Franklin
Movie
1988
80%

They LiveStream

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Frank
Movie
1988
86%

Off Limits

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Maurice
Movie
1988

PlatoonStream

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King
Movie
1986
89%

The Equalizer

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Cristo
Series
1985

The ThingStream

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Childs
Movie
1982
85%

NOVAStream

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Docuseries
1974

News aboutKeith David

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