Keith David: podcast appearances and interviews

Keith David Williams, born on June 4, 1956, is an American actor known for his deep bass voice and commanding screen presence. He has appeared in over 400 roles across various mediums including film, stage, television, voice work, and interactive media. His notable film appearances include The Thing, Platoon, They Live, Dead Presidents, Armageddon, There’s Something About Mary, Requiem For A Dream, Pitch Black, Barbershop, Crash, The Chronicles of Riddick, Cloud Atlas, The Nice Guys, Nope, and American Fiction. On television, he has starred as Elroy Patashnik in the sixth season of the NBC series Community and as Bishop James Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama Greenleaf from 2016 to 2020. In voice acting, he has earned acclaim and an Emmy Award for narrating films by Ken Burns such as The War and Muhammad Ali. His voice work extends to animated projects including Dr. Facilier in The Princess and the Frog, Goliath in Gargoyles, Spawn in Todd McFarlane's Spawn, The Flame King in Adventure Time, President Andre Curtis in Rick and Morty, King Andrias in Amphibia, and Dr. Tenma in Pluto. Additionally, he has lent his voice to video game characters like the Arbiter Thel 'Vadamee in the Halo series, Julius Little and himself in Saints Row, Captain Anderson in Mass Effect, Chaos in Dissidia Final Fantasy, Sergeant Foley in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and Commander Zavala in Destiny 2. On June 4, 2026, he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.