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Keith David

1956 - Today

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Keith David Williams (born June 4, 1956) is an American actor. He is known for his deep 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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Keith David is the 3,231st most popular actor (down from 3,021st in 2019), the 5,409th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,606th in 2019) and the 1,527th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Keith David ranks 3,231 out of 13,578. Before him are Judge Reinhold, Madeleine Renaud, Ju Ji-hoon, Corinna Harfouch, Rita Tushingham, and Oliver Platt. After him are Ranveer Singh, Harry Guardino, Yuri Lyubimov, Phyllida Law, Chelsea Field, and Lulu.

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Among people born in 1956, Keith David ranks 204. Before him are Said Belqola, Sean Kelly, Gabriela von Habsburg, Arsenio Hall, Christiana Figueres, and Catherine Frot. After him are Mae Jemison, Peter Schilling, Maurice Cheeks, Douglas Preston, Matthew Garber, and Chris Carter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Keith David ranks 5,409 out of 20,380. Before him are Samuel T. Cohen (1921), Ray Brown (1926), Dee Snider (1955), Lizzo (1988), Linda Perry (1965), and B.o.B. (1988). After him are Charles David Keeling (1928), Harry Guardino (1925), Mercedes de Acosta (1892), Mae Jemison (1956), George Catlin (1796), and Doyle Brunson (1933).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Keith David ranks 1,527. Before him are Olivia Wilde (1984), Wendi McLendon-Covey (1969), Tony Danza (1951), Marilyn Burns (1949), Gilbert Gottfried (1955), and Judge Reinhold (1957). After him are Harry Guardino (1925), Chelsea Field (1957), Anna Faris (1976), Gloria Foster (1933), Maude Adams (1872), and Swoosie Kurtz (1944).

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