Keith David Williams\u00a0(born June 4, 1956)\u00a0is an American actor. He is mostly known for his bass voice and screen presence\u00a0in over 400 roles across film, stage, television, and interactive media.<\/p>\n
He has starred in such films as\u00a0The Thing\u00a0(1982),\u00a0Platoon\u00a0(1986),\u00a0They Live\u00a0(1988),\u00a0Dead Presidents(1995),\u00a0Armageddon\u00a0(1998),\u00a0There’s Something About Mary\u00a0(1998),\u00a0Requiem for a Dream\u00a0(2000),\u00a0Pitch Black\u00a0(2000),\u00a0Barbershop\u00a0(2002),\u00a0Crash (2004),\u00a0The Chronicles of Riddick\u00a0(2004),\u00a0Cloud Atlas\u00a0(2012),\u00a0The Nice Guys\u00a0(2016),\u00a0Nope\u00a0(2022), and\u00a0American Fiction\u00a0(2023). He starred as Elroy Patashnik in the\u00a0sixth season\u00a0of the\u00a0NBC\u00a0series\u00a0Community\u00a0(2015)\u00a0and as Bishop James Greenleaf in the\u00a0Oprah Winfrey Network\u00a0drama\u00a0Greenleaf\u00a0(2016\u20132020).<\/p>\n
His\u00a0Emmy-winning voice acting career includes narrating\u00a0Ken Burns\u00a0films such as\u00a0The War\u00a0(2007) and\u00a0Muhammad Ali\u00a0(2021). In film, he has voiced Dr. Facilier in\u00a0The Princess and the Frog\u00a0(2009) and the Cat in\u00a0Coraline\u00a0(2009). On television, he portrayed\u00a0Goliath\u00a0in\u00a0Gargoyles (1994\u20131997),\u00a0Al Simmons \/ Spawn\u00a0in\u00a0Todd McFarlane’s Spawn\u00a0(1997\u20131999), The Flame King in\u00a0Adventure Time\u00a0(2012\u20132017),\u00a0President Andre Curtis\u00a0in\u00a0Rick and Morty\u00a0(2015\u2013) and its upcoming spin-off\u00a0President Curtis, King Andrias in\u00a0Amphibia\u00a0(2020\u20132022),\u00a0Dr. Tenma\u00a0in\u00a0Pluto\u00a0(2023), and\u00a0Husk\u00a0in\u00a0Hazbin Hotel\u00a0(2024\u2013). Video game roles include\u00a0the Arbiter Thel ‘Vadamee\u00a0in the\u00a0Halo\u00a0franchise (2004\u20132015), Julius Little and himself in the\u00a0Saints Row\u00a0series (2006\u20132017), Captain Anderson in the\u00a0Mass Effect\u00a0series (2007\u20132013), Chaos in\u00a0Dissidia Final Fantasy\u00a0(2008), Sergeant Foley in\u00a0Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2\u00a0(2009), and Commander Zavala in\u00a0Destiny 2: The Final Shape\u00a0(2024), which he assumed after the death of\u00a0Lance Reddick\u00a0in March 2023. He was part of the cast of\u00a0The Nightmare Before Christmas\u00a0live 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.<\/p>\n
In July 2025, David was selected to receive a star on the\u00a0Hollywood Walk of Fame\u00a0in 2026.<\/p>\n
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Keith David Williams\u00a0(born June 4, 1956)\u00a0is an American actor. He is mostly known for his bass voice and screen presence\u00a0in over 400 roles across film, stage, television, and interactive media. He has starred in such films as\u00a0The Thing\u00a0(1982),\u00a0Platoon\u00a0(1986),\u00a0They Live\u00a0(1988),\u00a0Dead Presidents(1995),\u00a0Armageddon\u00a0(1998),\u00a0There’s Something About Mary\u00a0(1998),\u00a0Requiem for a Dream\u00a0(2000),\u00a0Pitch Black\u00a0(2000),\u00a0Barbershop\u00a0(2002),\u00a0Crash (2004),\u00a0The Chronicles of Riddick\u00a0(2004),\u00a0Cloud Atlas\u00a0(2012),\u00a0The Nice Guys\u00a0(2016),\u00a0Nope\u00a0(2022), and\u00a0American […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-8036","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n