1956-06-04 Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Keith David (born June 4, 1956) is an American film, television, and voice actor, and singer. He is perhaps most known for his live-action roles in such films as Crash, There's Something About Mary, Barbershop and Men at Work. He has also had memorable roles in numerous cult favorites, including John Carpenter's films The Thing (as Childs) and They Live (as Armitage), the Riddick films Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick (as the Imam), the General in Armageddon, King in Oliver Stone's Platoon, and Big Tim in Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream. David is also well known for his voice over career, primarily his Emmy winning work as the narrator of numerous Ken Burns films. Characters that he has voiced include Goliath on the Disney series Gargoyles, the Arbiter in Halo 2 and Halo 3, David Anderson in Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2, the Decepticon Barricade in Transformers: The Game, Julius Little in Saints Row and Saints Row 2, Sgt. Foley in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Dr. Facilier in The Princess and the Frog, and Chaos in Dissidia: Final Fantasy and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sneaks | O.G. (voice) | 2025-04-18 |
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The Gettysburg Address | Frederick Douglass (voice) | 2025-11-19 |
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Betty & Blue | Willie "Blue" Watson | 2024-06-04 |
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Shelby Oaks | Morton Jacobson | 2024-07-20 |
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Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox | The Simulator | 2024-03-09 |
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The Prank | Principal Henderson | 2024-03-15 |
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Mufasa: The Lion King | Masego (voice) | 2024-12-18 |
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A Snowy Day in Oakland | Mr. Monroe | 2023-03-17 |
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Heist 88 | Buddha Ray | 2023-10-01 |
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American Fiction | Willy the Wonker | 2023-11-10 |
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From the Shadows | Dr. Leonard Bertram | 2023-09-22 |
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Parallel Worlds: A Psychedelic Love Story | Jerry | 2023-01-14 |
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Shut Up and Ride | Narrator | 2022-12-09 |
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1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever! | Self | 2022-10-08 |
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Nope | Otis Haywood Sr. | 2022-07-20 |
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Unplugging | Gil | 2022-04-22 |
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In Search of Tomorrow | Self - Interviewee | 2022-02-19 |
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Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story | Ink Williams | 2022-09-19 |
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Catwoman: Hunted | Tobias Whale / Morax (voice) | 2022-02-07 |
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A Miracle Before Christmas | David | 2022-12-08 |
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Entergalactic | Mr. Rager (voice) | 2022-09-28 |
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DC League of Super-Pets | Dog-El (voice) | 2022-07-27 |
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The Wonderful Spring of Mickey Mouse | Narrator (voice) | 2022-03-25 |
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The Seventh Day | Father Louis | 2021-03-26 |
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Insight | Captain Duke | 2021-03-12 |
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Black as Night | Babineaux | 2021-10-01 |
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Mr. Nelson on the North Side | Self | 2021-09-25 |
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The Gateway | Terry | 2021-09-03 |
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Pups Alone | The Wise Bartender | 2021-11-19 |
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Biography: “Rowdy” Roddy Piper | Self | 2021-04-25 |
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Horizon Line | Freddy Wyman | 2020-10-29 |
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In Search of Darkness: Part II | Self | 2020-10-06 |
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Most Guys Are Losers | Al | 2020-10-24 |
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Cuba's Cancer Hope | Narrator | 2020-04-01 |
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Good | Gregory Devereaux | 2020-10-22 |
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The 420 Movie | Chief Ironweed | 2020-04-07 |
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You Might Be the Killer | Sheriff James | 2019-05-21 |
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The Wedding Year | Preston | 2019-09-20 |
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21 Bridges | Deputy Chief Spencer | 2019-10-24 |
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Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror | Self | 2019-02-07 |
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In Search of Darkness | Self | 2019-05-01 |
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Brothers in Arms | Self | 2018-11-13 |
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American Dresser | Charlie | 2018-09-21 |
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Night School | Gerald | 2018-09-27 |
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Love Jacked | Ed | 2018-12-07 |
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F. You All: The Uwe Boll Story | Himself | 2018-11-29 |
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Ray Meets Helen | Harve | 2018-05-04 |
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Tales from the Hood 2 | Portifoy Simms | 2018-07-13 |
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The '91 Falcons | Narrator | 2017-12-07 |
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Savage Dog | Valentine | 2017-08-04 |
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Not a War Story | 2017-06-30 | |
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Blue: The American Dream | Terry Venable | 2016-05-11 |
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The North Star | Frederick Douglas | 2016-03-01 |
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School of Rickey | 2016-08-13 | |
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Nina | Clifton's Father | 2016-04-22 |
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Dirty Lies | Doc | 2016-02-23 |
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Service to Man | Dean Holmes | 2016-10-16 |
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Range 15 | Colonel Holloway | 2016-06-15 |
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The Nice Guys | Older Guy | 2016-05-15 |
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Secrets of the Magic City | Mr. Daniels | 2015-06-26 |
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Boiling Pot | Agent Long | 2015-09-29 |
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Dutch Book | 2015-12-12 | |
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Field of Lost Shoes | Old Judge | 2015-03-30 |
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Union Furnace | Pin Stripe | 2015-07-17 |
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If I Tell You I Have to Kill You | Detective Harris | 2015-10-20 |
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Kids vs Monsters | Barry | 2015-09-29 |
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Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary | 2014-11-03 | |
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Don't Pass Me By | David Knox | 2013-01-12 |
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Assault on Wall Street | Freddy | 2013-06-30 |
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Free Birds | Chief Broadbeak (Voice) | 2013-10-30 |
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Black Asylum | Agent Davis | 2013-05-06 |
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Sons of Liberty | Nathan Reynolds | 2013-07-06 |
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Frog Kingdom | Frog King (voice) | 2013-12-28 |
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Smiley | Diamond | 2012-10-12 |
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The Undershepherd | Brother Wilks | 2012-02-15 |
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Christmas in Compton | Big Earl | 2012-11-09 |
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The Last Fall | 2012-03-09 | |
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Double or Nothing | Homeless Dude | 2012-10-13 |
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AniMen: The Galactic Battle | Sergeant Brass | 2012-01-01 |
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Cloud Atlas | Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient | 2012-10-26 |
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Highway | Mustafa | 2012-09-09 |
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The Greening of Whitney Brown | Clerk | 2011-11-10 |
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Samuel Bleak | 2011-03-05 | |
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Hopelessly in June | Dalbert Myers | 2011-06-06 |
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The Inheritance | Uncle Melvin | 2011-04-11 |
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No Saints for Sinners | 2011-01-01 | |
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Baseball: The Tenth Inning | Narrator | 2010-09-28 |
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Africa's Lost Eden | Narrator | 2010-04-12 |
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New York Street Games | Self | 2010-07-28 |
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Death at a Funeral | Reverend Davis | 2010-04-15 |
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Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming | Terry | 2010-10-10 |
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Meet Monica Velour | Claude | 2010-06-04 |
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Lottery Ticket | Sweet Tee | 2010-08-20 |
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Chain Letter | Det. Jim Crenshaw | 2010-10-01 |
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Something Like A Business | Sebastian | 2010-06-15 |
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Chasing 3000 | Officer L. | 2010-07-16 |
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Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia | Commander Scott Boytano | 2009-01-06 |
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Don McKay | Otis Kent | 2009-04-24 |
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The Princess and the Frog | Dr. Facilier (voice) | 2009-12-08 |
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All About Steve | Corbitt | 2009-08-06 |
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Pastor Brown | Pastor Brown | 2009-06-26 |
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Gamer | Agent Keith | 2009-09-03 |
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Charlie Valentine | Sal | 2009-03-01 |
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Coraline | Cat (voice) | 2009-02-05 |
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Beautiful Loser | Morgan - Adult | 2009-09-16 |
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The Butcher | Larry Cobb | 2009-07-10 |
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Against the Dark | Lt. Waters | 2009-02-17 |
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Blue | Terry Venable | 2009-04-17 |
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The Candlelight Murders | Pastor Bob | 2008-01-01 |
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Superhero Movie | The Chief of Police | 2008-03-28 |
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The Sensei | Minister | 2008-05-04 |
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My Mom's New Boyfriend | FBI Chief Conrad | 2008-04-30 |
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No Bad Days | Terrence | 2008-08-01 |
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The Fifth Commandment | Max "Coolbreeze" Templeton | 2008-08-21 |
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First Sunday | Judge B. Bennet Galloway | 2008-01-11 |
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S.I.S. | Joseph Armstrong | 2008-08-24 |
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Justice League: The New Frontier | The Centre (voice) | 2008-02-26 |
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The Last Sentinel | Colonel Norton | 2007-05-19 |
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If I Had Known I Was a Genius | Dad | 2007-01-23 |
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The Color Purple: The Color of Success | Narrator | 2007-02-11 |
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Delta Farce | Sgt. Kilgore | 2007-05-11 |
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Dirty | Captain Spain | 2006-01-20 |
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Forbidden Fruits | Rev. Walters | 2006-07-25 |
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The Oh in Ohio | Coach Popovitch | 2006-03-30 |
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Working with a Master: John Carpenter | Self | 2006-03-28 |
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Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil | MCPO Scott Boytano | 2006-10-17 |
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ATL | John Garnett | 2006-03-31 |
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Transporter 2 | Stappleton | 2005-08-03 |
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Crash | Lt. Dixon | 2005-05-06 |
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The Proud Family Movie | Bebe Clone (voice) | 2005-08-19 |
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Father | 2005-06-07 |
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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson | Narrator (voice) | 2004-09-04 |
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Beef II | Narrator (voice) | 2004-08-30 |
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Last Stand of the Great Bear | Narrator | 2004-11-03 |
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The Chronicles of Riddick | Imam | 2004-06-11 |
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Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London | CIA Director | 2004-03-12 |
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The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury | Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice) | 2004-06-15 |
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Creature Feature: 60 Years of the Gill-Man | Narrator | 2004-04-13 |
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Head of State | Bernard Cooper | 2003-03-28 |
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Inside Mecca | Narrator | 2003-03-01 |
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Nubia: The Forgotten Kingdom | Narrator (voice) | 2003-12-10 |
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Agent Cody Banks | CIA Director | 2003-03-14 |
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Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip | Narrator (voice) | 2003-10-06 |
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Kaena, la prophétie | Voxem (english voice) | 2003-06-04 |
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Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked | Narrator (voice) | 2003-07-01 |
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The Shakespeare Sessions | 2003-01-01 | |
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Hollywood Homicide | Leon | 2003-06-09 |
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Barbershop | Lester Wallace | 2002-04-01 |
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29 Palms | The Sheriff | 2002-07-29 |
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Stalking Leopards | Narrator | 2002-06-30 |
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Ultimate Fights from the Movies | Frank (They Live) (archive footage) | 2002-04-16 |
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Mark Twain | Narrator (voice) | 2002-01-14 |
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Seduced: Pretty When You Cry | Detective Charles Desett | 2001-01-01 |
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Novocaine | Detective Lunt | 2001-11-23 |
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Boxing: In and Out of the Ring | Narrator | 2001-01-01 |
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Egypt's Golden Empire | Narrator | 2001-11-03 |
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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | Council Member (voice) | 2001-07-02 |
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Home Invaders | Matador | 2001-08-02 |
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Semper Fi | Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff | 2001-04-01 |
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Dark Summer | Detective Davis | 2000-01-10 |
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The Replacements | Lindell | 2000-08-11 |
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Requiem for a Dream | Big Tim | 2000-10-06 |
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Where the Heart Is | Moses Whitecotten | 2000-04-27 |
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Pitch Black | Abu 'Imam' al-Walid | 2000-02-18 |
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ATF | F.B.I. Director Richard Long | 1999-09-06 |
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Todd McFarlane's Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle | Al Simmons/Spawn | 1999-08-17 |
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The Grizzlies of Siberia | Narrator | 1999-02-14 |
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues | King Oliver | 1999-10-10 |
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Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2 | Al Simmons/Spawn | 1998-08-25 |
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There's Something About Mary | Charlie Jensen | 1998-07-15 |
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The Tiger Woods Story | Earl Woods | 1998-01-01 |
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Armageddon | General Kimsey | 1998-07-01 |
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Volcano | Lt. Ed Fox | 1997-04-25 |
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Hercules | Apollo the Sun God (voice) | 1997-06-13 |
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Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest | Algric Bartles | 1997-11-02 |
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Flipping | Leo Richards, Gang Leader | 1997-03-07 |
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Executive Target | Lamar | 1997-07-11 |
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Don King: Only in America | Herbert Muhammad | 1997-11-15 |
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Todd McFarlane's Spawn | Al Simmons / Spawn (voice) | 1997-05-15 |
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Johns | Homeless John | 1996-12-10 |
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Eye for an Eye | Martin | 1996-01-12 |
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Larger Than Life | Hurst | 1996-07-26 |
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Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken | Goliath (voice) | 1996-05-02 |
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The Grave | The Priest | 1996-01-18 |
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Never Met Picasso | Larry | 1996-01-01 |
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The Quick and the Dead | Sgt. Clay Cantrell | 1995-02-09 |
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Clockers | André the Giant | 1995-09-15 |
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Blue in the Face | Jackie Robinson | 1995-09-15 |
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Dead Presidents | Kirby | 1995-09-29 |
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Jewels of the Caribbean Sea | (Self) Narrator | 1994-04-13 |
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The Puppet Masters | Alex Holland | 1994-10-21 |
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Reality Bites | Roger | 1994-02-18 |
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There Are No Children Here | John Paul Rivers | 1993-11-28 |
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The Last Outlaw | Lovecraft | 1993-10-30 |
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Hallelujah | Big Willie | 1993-12-22 |
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Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music | Self - Host | 1993-11-02 |
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Nails | Noah Owens | 1992-07-25 |
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Final Analysis | Detective Huggins | 1992-02-07 |
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Article 99 | Luther Jermoe | 1992-03-13 |
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Hallelujah Anyhow | Will | 1991-01-27 |
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Men at Work | Louis Fedders | 1990-08-24 |
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Marked for Death | Max | 1990-10-05 |
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Murder in Black and White | Martin | 1990-01-07 |
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Always | Powerhouse | 1989-12-22 |
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Road House | Ernie Bass | 1989-05-19 |
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The Making of 'They Live' | Self | 1988-01-01 |
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Bird | Buster Franklin | 1988-06-01 |
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Christmas in Tattertown | Saxophone (voice) | 1988-12-21 |
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Stars & Bars | Eugene Teagarden | 1988-03-18 |
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Braddock: Missing in Action III | Embassy Gate Captain | 1988-01-22 |
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Off Limits | Maurice | 1988-03-11 |
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They Live | Frank Armitage | 1988-11-04 |
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Ladykillers | Abe | 1988-11-09 |
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Hot Pursuit | Alphonso | 1987-05-08 |
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Platoon | King | 1986-12-19 |
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The Whoopee Boys | Washington Square Peddler | 1986-08-22 |
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The Thing | Childs | 1982-06-25 |
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The Pirates of Penzance | Pirates and Police | 1980-06-01 |
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Coriolanus | Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen | 1979-03-31 |
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The Thing Expanded | Self | |
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Finding Faith | ||
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