Keith David Net Worth

Publish date: 2024-07-13

Keith David net worth is
$3 Million

Keith David salary is
$352,941

Keith David Wiki Biography

Keith David Williams was born on the 4th June 1956, in Harlem, New York City, USA, and is an actor, known from  starring in a number of roles, including Childs in the film “The Thing” (1982), playing Armitage in “They Live” (1988), and as General Kimsey in “Armageddon” (1998), etc. He is also known as a voice actor, who has provided his voice to a number of characters, such as in the film “The War”. His career has been active since 1979.

So, have you ever wondered how rich Keith David is? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total size of David’s net worth is $3 million, as of early-2018, mostly accumulated as a result of his successful involvement in the entertainment industry as an actor.

Keith David Net Worth $3 Million

Keith David spent his childhood in Corona, Queens, New York City, raised by his father Lester Williams, who was a director of payroll operations, and his mother, Dolores Williams, who worked as a manager at New York Telephone. From a very young age he was interested in becoming an actor, as he participated in school plays, so David went to the High School of the Performing Arts. Upon matriculation, he enrolled at the Juilliard School’s Drama Division, from which he graduated with a BFA degree in 1979.

David was immediately thrown into the acting world, touring with the popular group “The Acting Company” and honing his skills on stage in various Shakespeare productions, as well as more modern offerings as “Waiting for Godot”, Samuel Beckett’s classic. After  successful stage appearances, David was able to transfer his talents to the screen, and made his debut appearance in the John Carpenter film “The Thing” (1982). Since then, his career has only gone upwards, and so has his net worth, as David has appeared in more than 250 film and TV titles, indicative of his versatility and popularity with both directors and audiences. and he has also done voice-over work, lending his voice to characters from popular animated TV series, films and video games as well, all adding steadily to is net worth.

Just some of his most popular roles in films have been in “Platoon” and “They Live” in the late ’80s,  “Men At Work”, “Marked For Death”, “Reality Bites” and “Armageddon” in the ’90s, and since the turn of the century in “Requiem For A Dream”,  “The Chronicles Of Riddick”, “Death at a Funeral” and “Assault on Wall Street, plus most recently “The Gettysburg Address” currently in post-production.

In TV series, Keith has been seen in such as“Crash”, “ER”, “Enlisted”, “Community”, and “Greenleaf” from 2016 to ’17, all of which have added a lot to his net worth.

To speak of his voice-over credits, since the mid-1990s Keith’s lend his voice to characters from such series, films, and video games as “Aladdin”, “Hercules”, “Disney’s Hades Challenge”, “The Proud Family Movie”, “The Princess And The Frog” (2009), and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (2015-2016), among many others, which have also contributed to his net worth.

Thanks to his skills, David has received several prestigious nominations and awards, including two Primetime Emmy Awards, both in the category Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his work as narrator for the documentary “War” (2007), and also as a narrator of the documentary “Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise And Fall Of Jack Johnson” (2004), among others.

To talk about his personal life, Keith David has been married to singer/actress Dionne Lea Williams since April of 2001; they are the parents of two daughters. Previously, he was married to Margit Edwards Williams during the 1990s, with whom he has a son. The family still lives in New York City.


Full NameKeith David
Net Worth$3 Million
Salary$352,941
Date Of BirthJune 4, 1956
Place Of BirthHarlem, New York City, New York, U.S.
Height1.88 m
ProfessionFilm actor
EducationFiorello H. LaGuardia High School, Juilliard School
NationalityAmerican
SpouseDionne Lea Williams
ChildrenMaelee Williams, Ruby Williams, Owen Williams
ParentsDolores Dickenson, Lester Williams
Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/ImKeithDavid
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/imkeithdavid
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/silverthroat/
IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0202966/
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance, Outer Critics Circle Special Award
NominationsCritics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer In An Animated Program, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Non-fiction Series, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer I...
MoviesThey Live, The Thing, The Princess and the Frog, Pitch Black, The Nice Guys, Platoon, Dead Presidents, Cloud Atlas, There's Something About Mary, Coraline, Armageddon, The Chronicles of Riddick, Requiem for a Dream, Barbershop, Clockers, Agent Cody Banks, The Quick and the Dead, Delta Farce, Mr. & M...
TV ShowsGreenleaf, Gargoyles, The Cape, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Enlisted, Belle's, Todd McFarlane's Spawn, The Big House, The Job, City Confidential, Disney's House of Mouse, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Jazz, Loose Women, Spawn: The Animation, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Hallelujah!, Battle Force: Andromeda, Hot...
#Trademark
1The voice of Goliath on Gargoyles (1994)
2His large smile, with a gap between his teeth
3Often plays hot-tempered, irritable characters
4Deep commanding voice, very reminiscent of Orson Welles
#Quote
1I loved old movies as a kid, so I always watched old movies.
2In fact, I have never met anyone who didn't like Gargoyles.
3It can't hurt, publicity is publicity, controversy and all that, it's all good.
4My whole life, I always wanted to be an actor.
5Well, you know, I played Mufasa in the workshop of The Lion King.
6What has been happening more lately - of course, I also put in my bio, I say I do the voice of Goliath, but some people go - you know, I say something, and it's a funny thing when you work in this business, people will talk out loud in front of you like you're not there.
7And it has some weight, I mean, the whole history of the gargoyles, that's some wonderful stuff.
8But Gargoyles, bar none, is the most fun I've ever had in life.
9I am working on my nightclub act, definitely want to do more singing.
10I came out singing, the doctor slapped me on the head, and I started singing.
11I don't think they're going to pay me to play Mufasa.
12You get to celebrate the content of someone's character as opposed to the color of their skin or their outward appearance. That to me is the most impressive element about Gargoyles (1994) because it forces you to deal with who they are. Not what they look like or anything external. You are dealing with internal principles about these people.
13[on Gargoyles (1994)] I was very moved by Goliath. I was moved by playing him. They're not displaced citizens but they are citizens from another time and another place that were placed in this modern context and maintained that integrity.
14Actually, I wanted to be an actor when I was two years old.
#Fact
1He was awarded the 1991 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Lead Performance for "Jelly's Last Jam" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
2He was awarded the 1996 Drama Logue Award for Performance for "Seven Guitars" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
3Has portrayed both President and Vice President of the United States in instances of aliens threatening to destroy Earth in his voiceover work. Played himself as Vice President Keith David in the video game Saints Row 4 (2013) and played "The President" in season 2, episode 5 of Rick & Morty titled, "Get Schwifty". Mr. David's success rate stands at 50%. As President, Earth survived the "Cromulon's" test. Against the Zin in Saint's Row 4 however, the Earth did not fare quite as well, although some of humanity (those abducted by the Zin) did survive.
4He appeared in two Best Picture Academy Award winners: Platoon (1986) and Crash (2005).
5Parents are Lester and Dolores Williams.
6Not to be confused with fellow actor David Keith.
7Has three children: daughters Ruby and Maelee with his current wife and a son Owen from his previous marriage to Margit.
8Profiled in "Character Kings: Hollywood's Familiar Faces Discuss the Art & Business of Acting" by Scott Voisin (2009).
9In February 2010, he became the first actor to provide his voice for two films nominated for Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature. He played the role of The Cat in Coraline (2009) and the villain Dr. Facilier in The Princess and the Frog (2009).
10Studied acting with Michael Howard in New York City.
11His ex-wife attended Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY) with Lisa Nicole Carson where they both appeared (and worked backstage) in theater department productions.
12Frequent voice collaborator with fellow voice actor Ron Perlman. Computer games: Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game (1997), Lords of EverQuest (2003), Halo 2 (2004), Halo 3 (2007). Animated series: Aladdin (1994), Fantastic Four (1994), Justice League (2001), Teen Titans (2003). And they have both had a guest appearance on the television series The Outer Limits (1995).
13Nominated for Broadway's 1992 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) for "Jelly's Last Jam".
14Took over as narrator for the documentary series City Confidential (1998) after the death of Paul Winfield.
15Very popular voice-over actor.
16Following the film Platoon (1986), Charlie Sheen - who starred in the film - did a TV interview and credits David with saving his life. While shooting in an open-doored Huey gunship, the helicopter banked too hard, and Sheen was thrown towards - and would have gone through - the open door. David grabbed Sheen by the back and pulled him back in.

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Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Don McKay2009Otis Kent
Blue2009/IITerry Venable
The Hitmen Diaries: Charlie Valentine2009Sal
Against the Dark2009VideoLt. Waters
Coraline2009The Cat (voice)
Coraline2009Video GameThe Cat (voice)
Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia2009VideoCmdr. Scott Boytano
Dissidia: Final Fantasy2008Video GameChaos (English version, voice)
Psych2008TV SeriesMr. Guster
Saints Row 22008Video GameJulius (voice)
SIS2008TV MovieJoseph Armstrong
The Fifth Commandment2008Max 'Coolbreeze' Templeton
No Bad Days2008Terrence
The Sensei2008The Minister
My Mom's New Boyfriend2008FBI Chief Conrad
Canterbury's Law2008TV SeriesMiles Grant
Superhero Movie2008The Chief of Police
The Spectacular Spider-Man2008TV SeriesBig Man
Justice League: The New Frontier2008VideoThe Centre (voice)
First Sunday2008Judge B. Bennet Galloway
Beautiful Loser2008Morgan - Adult
The Candlelight Murders2008Pastor Bob
Mass Effect2007Video GameCaptain David Anderson (voice)
Halo 32007Video GameArbiter (voice)
Transformers: Decepticons2007Video GameBarricade (voice)
Transformers: The Game2007Video GameBarricade (voice)
7th Heaven2006-2007TV SeriesStanley Sunday
Delta Farce2007Sgt. Kilgore
The Last Sentinel2007Col. Norton / Gun Voice 2
The Color Purple: The Color of Success2007TV MovieNarrator (voice)
ER2006-2007TV SeriesPastor Watkins
If I Had Known I Was a Genius2007Dad
Saints Row2006Video GameJulius Little (voice)
All of Us2006TV Series
The Oh in Ohio2006Coach Popovitch
ATL2006John Garnett
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil2006VideoMCPO Scott Boytano
Everwood2005TV SeriesBrian
Dirty2005Captain Spain
The Proud Family Movie2005TV MovieBebe Clone (voice)
Transporter 22005Stappleton
Mr. & Mrs. Smith2005Father
Grey's Anatomy2005TV SeriesLloyd Mackie
Halo 22004Video GameArbiter (voice)
Crash2004/ILt. Dixon
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury2004Video shortAbu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice)
The Chronicles of Riddick2004Imam
The Big House2004TV SeriesClarence Cleveland
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London2004CIA Director
Teen Titans2004TV SeriesAtlas
Lords of EverQuest2003Video GameLord Vekk (voice)
Justice League2003TV SeriesDespero
Spider-Man2003TV SeriesFBI Agent Moseley Agent Mosely
Hollywood Homicide2003Leon
Kaena: The Prophecy2003Voxem (English version, voice)
Head of State2003Bernard Cooper
Agent Cody Banks2003CIA Director
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2003TV SeriesMatt Phelps
Hung-Up2002ShortMervin
Miss Miami2002TV Movie
Arli$$2002TV SeriesCecil Pickett
Barbershop2002Lester Wallace
29 Palms2002The Sheriff
The Job2001-2002TV SeriesLt. Williams
Pretty When You Cry2001Detective Charles Desett
The Legend of Tarzan2001TV SeriesTublat
Novocaine2001Detective Lunt
Going to California2001TV SeriesParadise
Home Invaders2001Matador
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within2001Council Member #1 (voice)
PBS Hollywood Presents2001TV Series voice
G Spots?2001ShortThe King
Semper Fi2001TV MovieGunnery Sgt. Brinkloff
Law & Order2001TV SeriesRobertson
House of Mouse2001TV Series
The Replacements2000Lindell
The Outer Limits2000TV SeriesCaptain Ira Merit
Requiem for a Dream2000Big Tim
Where the Heart Is2000Moses Whitecotten
Pitch Black2000Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
Innocents2000Detective Davis
Planescape: Torment1999Video GameVhailor (voice)
ATF1999TV MovieF.B.I. Director Richard Long
Spawn1997-1999TV SeriesSpawn
Todd McFarlane's Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle1999Spawn (voice)
Hercules1998TV SeriesApollo
Todd McFarlane's Spawn 21998Spawn (voice)
There's Something About Mary1998Mary's Dad
Armageddon1998General Kimsey
The Tiger Woods Story1998TV MovieEarl Woods
Behind the Zipper with Magda1998Video shortCharlie Jensen (uncredited)
Disney's Hades Challenge1998Video GameApollo (voice)
Don King: Only in America1997TV MovieHerbert Muhammad
Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game1997Video GameDecker (voice)
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest1997TV MovieAlgric Bartles
Loose Women1997Stylist #1
Princess Mononoke1997Okkoto / Narrator (English version, voice)
Executive Target1997Lamar
Hercules1997Apollo the Sun God (voice)
Volcano1997Police Lieutenant Ed Fox
Flipping1997Leo Richards, Gang Leader
Vanishing Point1997TV MovieWarren Taft
Todd McFarlane's Spawn1997VideoSpawn (voice)
Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles1996TV SeriesGoliath Thailog Hood 2
Never Met Picasso1996Larry
Johns1996Homeless John
Timon & Pumbaa1996TV SeriesMr. Pig
New York Undercover1996TV SeriesRev. Harris
Larger Than Life1996Hurst
Gargoyles1994-1996TV SeriesGoliath Morgan Thailog ...
Eye for an Eye1996Martin
The Grave1996The Priest
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat1995-1996TV SeriesVoices
Yellowstone: Realm of the Coyote1995VideoNarrator (voice)
Aladdin1994-1995TV SeriesMinos / King Zahbar
Dead Presidents1995Kirby
Clockers1995André the Giant
Blue in the Face1995Jackie Robinson
The Quick and the Dead1995Sgt. Cantrell
The Puppet Masters1994Alex Holland
Notes in a Minor Key1994ShortKansas
Reality Bites1994Roger
American Playhouse1993TV SeriesBig Willie
There Are No Children Here1993TV MovieJohn Paul Rivers
The Last Outlaw1993TV MovieLovecraft
Tribeca1993TV SeriesThe Reader
Young Indiana Jones1993TV SeriesKing Oliver
Nails1992TV MovieNoah Owens
Article 991992Luther Jermoe
Final Analysis1992Detective Huggins
3x3 Eyes1991VideoMama (English version, voice)
Screen Two1991TV SeriesWill
Against the Law1990TV SeriesOtis Turnbull
Marked for Death1990Max
Men at Work1990Louis Fedders
Murder in Black and White1990TV MovieMartin
Always1989Powerhouse
Road House1989Ernie Bass
A Man Called Hawk1989TV SeriesJesse
Christmas in Tattertown1988TV MovieSaxophone (voice)
Ladykillers1988TV Movie
Hustlin Backwardz2017pre-productionJake Walters (rumored)
They Live1988Frank
V-Force: New Dawn of V.I.C.T.O.R.Y.2017filmingKevin Bishop
The Equalizer1988TV SeriesCristo
Nat Turner: Story of A Prophet2017pre-productionNathanial
Bird1988Buster Franklin
Love Struck2017pre-productionJoe Perkins (rumored)
Stars and Bars1988Eugene Teagarden
Savage Dog2017filmingValentino
Off Limits1988Maurice
Untitled Livi Zheng Project2017post-productionCaptain Duke
Braddock: Missing in Action III1988Embassy Gate Captain
Ray Meets Helen2016post-productionHarve
Hot Pursuit1987Alphonso
American Dresser2016post-productionCharlie
Platoon1986King
The Gettysburg Address2016Documentary post-productionFrederick Douglass (voice)
The Whoopee Boys1986Washington Square Peddler
Love Jackedpost-productionEd
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood1983-1985TV SeriesKeith / Keith the Handyman
The 420 Movie: Mary & JaneannouncedChief Ironweed
The Thing1982Childs
The Ogilvy Fortunepre-production
The Pirates of Penzance1980TV MoviePirates and Police
Where Are the Cocoa Puffs?announcedDr. MacIntyre (rumored)
Disco Godfather1979Club Patron (uncredited)
Greenleaf2016-2017TV SeriesBishop James Greenleaf
Service to Man2016Dean Holmes
Kulipari: An Army of Frogs2016TV SeriesLord Marmoo
Dirty Lies2016Doc
Range 152016Colonel Holloway
The Nice Guys2016Older Guy
Person of Interest2016TV SeriesTerence Beale
Adventure Time2012-2016TV SeriesFlame King / Balthus
Nina2016Clifton's Father
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles2015-2016TV SeriesSal Commander
The North Star2016Frederick Douglas
The Last Punch2016Don King
Blue: The American Dream2016Terry Venable
Burn Off2015President of the United Nations General Assembly
Chances2015ShortMan with No Name
Kids vs Monsters2015Barry
The Hypothetical Star Wars Holiday Special2015Video shortSqwee-ZL45
Uncle Grandpa2015TV SeriesSanta Claus
H42015Worcester
Black Jesus2015TV Series
Halo 5: Guardians2015Video GameThe Arbiter (voice)
If I Tell You I Have to Kill You2015Detective Harris
Boiling Pot2015Agent Long
Extant2015TV SeriesNicholas Calderon
Rick and Morty2015TV SeriesMr. President / Reverse Giraffe
Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-cellent Adventure2015Don Alfonso (English version, voice)
Union Furnace2015Pin Stripe
Mr. Robot2015TV SeriesQwerty
Community2012-2015TV SeriesElroy Patashnik / Narrator
Big Time in Hollywood, FL2015TV SeriesAgent Everett Malloy
What Lives Inside2015TV Mini-SeriesSoot
Dutch Book2015Joe Johnson
Archer2015TV SeriesLemuel Kane
The Marvel Experience2014Nick Fury (voice)
Scorpion2014TV SeriesWarden
Enlisted2014TV SeriesSgt. Major Donald Cody
Secrets of the Magic City2014Mr. Daniels
Field of Lost Shoes2014Old Judge
Birds of Paradise2014VideoOld Buzzard (voice)
Jabbawockeez: Regenerate2014ShortKen-Gee
Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight2014TV SeriesDean
Frog Kingdom2013Frog King (voice)
Free Birds2013Chief Broadbeak (voice)
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland2013TV SeriesThe Cheshire Cat
Saints Row IV2013Video GameVice President Keith David Julius Little (voice)
Assault on Wall Street2013Freddy
Sons of Liberty2013Nathan Reynolds
Marvel Heroes2013Video GameNick Fury (voice)
Black Asylum2013ShortAgent Davis
The Bible2013TV Mini-Series documentaryNarrator
Touch2013TV SeriesDutch
Samuel Bleak2013Ned Coffman
Belle's2013TV SeriesWilliam 'Big Bill' Cooper
Young Justice2013TV SeriesMongul
Don't Pass Me By2013David Knox
Highway2012Mustafa
Robot Chicken2012TV SeriesCommentator / Angry Birds Narrator / Bank Robber
Christmas in Compton2012Big Earl
Double or Nothing2012ShortHomeless Dude
Smiley2012Diamond
Cloud Atlas2012Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / ...
Don Cornelius: Visionary, Trailblazer & Cultural Icon2012TV MovieNarrator
The Last Fall2012Sydney Bishop
Mass Effect 32012Video GameAdmiral David Anderson (voice)
Crispus Attucks: Today Was a Good Day2012Video short uncredited
Animen: The Galactic Battle2012Sergeant Brass (voice)
Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom2012Video GameDr. Facilier (voice)
The Undershepherd2012Brother Wilks
Allen Gregory2011TV SeriesCarl Trent Davis / Carl Trent D'Avis
Snowflake, the White Gorilla2011Anvil (voice)
The Greening of Whitney Brown2011Clerk
Hopelessly in June2011Dalbert Myers
Hawaii Five-02011TV SeriesJimmy Cannon
The Inheritance2011/IUncle Melvin
The Cape2011TV SeriesMax Malini
Dishidia duodeshimu Fainaru fantajî2011Video GameChaos (English version, voice)
Synecdoche2011Short voice
No Saints for Sinners2011Victor
Now Here2010/IDetective Brinkman
Megamind2010Video GamePsycho Delic
Tall Justice2010ShortVoiceover
Murdock2010ShortMurdock
Lottery Ticket2010/ISweet Tee
Chasing 30002010Officer L.
Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming2010Terry Harris
Spork2010Coach Jenkins
Death at a Funeral2010Reverend Davis
Meet Monica Velour2010Claude
Funny or Die Presents...2010TV SeriesSleeping Celebrity
Mass Effect 22010Video GameDavid Anderson (voice)
Sealing Your Fate2010ShortGavin Taylor
Something Like a Business2010Sebastian
Chain Letter2009Detective Jim Crenshaw
The Princess and the Frog2009Dr. Facilier (voice)
The Princess and the Frog2009Video GameDr. Facilier (voice)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 22009Video GameSergeant Foley (voice)
Numb3rs2009TV SeriesJeremiah Miller
All About Steve2009Corbitt
Gamer2009Agent Keith
The Butcher2009Larry Cobb
Pastor Brown2009Pastor Brown
Forgive Us Our Transgressions2009ShortNarrator (unconfirmed)

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews2009-2010TV Series performer - 2 episodes
Nostalgia Critic2010TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Princess and the Frog2009performer: "Friends on the Other Side"
Beautiful Loser2008performer: "Memories of You", "O Holy Night"
A Dennis the Menace Christmas2007Video performer: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
Delta Farce2007performer: "I Got You Babe"
Johns1996performer: "Sweey Little Jesus Boy" 1934
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood1985TV Series performer - 1 episode

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Service to Man2016associate producer
Creature Feature: 60 Years of the Gill-Man2014Documentary producer
Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man2004Video documentary producer

Composer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Chances2015Short

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Adrenaline III2015TV Series very special thanks
Knock Knock2009Short special thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Behind Range 152017Documentary post-production
School of Rickey2016TV Movie documentaryNarrator
Harlem on My Plate2016Documentary shortHimself
Jackie Robinson2016TV Mini-Series documentaryNarrator
Chabad Telethon2015TV MovieHimself
Chabad Telethon2014TV MovieHimself
Creature Feature: 60 Years of the Gill-Man2014DocumentaryNarrator (voice)
The 600: History of NASCAR's Toughest Race2014TV Movie documentaryNarrator
Birds of Paradise: Bringing the Characters to Life - At the Recording Studio2014Video documentary short
The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW2014TV Series documentaryNarrator
Good Day L.A.2013TV SeriesHimself
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment2013Video documentaryNarrator (voice, uncredited)
Snowflake, the White Gorilla: Giving the Characters a Voice2013Video shortHimself
Chabad Telethon2013TV MovieHimself
Battleground Afghanistan2013TV SeriesHimself - Narrator
Into Forgetfulness2013Documentary shortNarrator (voice)
The Making of 'Bailout: The Age of Greed'2013ShortHimself
Behind the Scenes of 'Pastor Brown' the Movie2012DocumentaryHimself
American Experience1999-2012TV Series documentary
NFL Alumni Player of the Year Awards2012TV SpecialHimself
Chosen by God: The Great Black Pharaohs of the 25th Dynasty2011DocumentaryNarrator (voice)
Red Hope? The Blacklisting of Hope Foye (Her Story, Her Songs)2011DocumentaryNarrator
The Mo'Nique Show2011TV SeriesHimself
New York Street Games2010DocumentaryHimself
Baseball2010TV Mini-Series documentaryNarrator
E! True Hollywood Story2010TV Series documentaryHimself
Africa's Lost Eden2010TV Movie documentaryNarrator
Made in Hollywood2009TV SeriesHimself
The Brian McKnight Show2009TV SeriesHimself
Coraline: Voicing the Characters2009Video shortHimself
Chabad: To Life Telethon2008TV MovieHimself
The Florence Henderson Show2008TV SeriesHimself
After Hours with Daniel Boulud2007TV SeriesHimself
The War2007TV Mini-Series documentaryHimself - Narrator
Shut Up and Ride2007DocumentaryNarrator
Independent Lens2007TV Series documentaryNarrator
Fear Files2006TV Series documentaryNarrator
Working with a Master: John Carpenter2006Video documentary shortHimself
A Trumpet at the Walls of Jericho2005DocumentarySamuel Harrison Voice
City Confidential2001-2005TV Series documentaryNarrator
Crusades: Crescent & the Cross2005TV Movie documentaryNarrator
Black Theater Today: 20052005Documentary
The Last Royals2005TV Movie documentaryNarrator
Nova2004TV Series documentaryNarrator
The Last Stand of the Great Bear2004TV Movie documentaryNarrator (voice)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson2004DocumentaryNarrator (voice)
Beef II2004Video documentaryNarrator (voice)
In the Jury Room2004TV Series documentaryAnnouncer
I Love the '90s2004TV Series documentaryHimself
Ultimate Film Fanatic2004TV SeriesHimself - Judge (2005)
The Sharon Osbourne Show2004TV SeriesHimself
Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man2004Video documentaryNarrator
The Wayne Brady Show2004TV SeriesHimself
Tomb Raiders: Robbing the Dead2004TV Movie documentaryNarrator
Nubia: The Forgotten Kingdom2003TV Movie documentaryNarrator
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip2003TV Movie documentaryNarrator (voice)
Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked2003TV Movie documentaryNarrator (voice)
Inside Mecca2003TV Movie documentaryHimself - Narrator
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites2003TV Movie documentaryNarrator (voice)
National Geographic: Stalking Leopards2002TV Movie documentaryNarrator
Revealed with Jules Asner2002TV SeriesHimself
National Geographic Explorer2002TV Series documentaryHimself - Narrator
Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire2001TV Series documentaryNarrator
Mark Twain2001TV Movie documentaryNarrator (voice)
New York: A Documentary Film1999-2001TV Series documentary
Nature1999-2001TV Series documentaryNarrator / Himself
Jazz2001TV Mini-Series documentaryNarrator
The Making of 'Pitch Black'2000Video documentary shortHimself
Photographers1999TV Movie documentaryHimself - Narrator
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero1999TV Special documentaryNarrator
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony1999TV Series documentaryFrederick Douglass (voice)
National Geographic: The Photographers1998Video documentary
National Geographic Specials1994TV Series documentaryHimself - Narrator
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music1993DocumentaryHimself - Host
Cuba's Lost Treasure1993TV Movie documentaryNarrator
Reading Rainbow1993TV SeriesHimself
Rhythm & Jam1993TV Mini-SeriesHimself / King Oliver
The 46th Annual Tony Awards1992TV SpecialHimself - Winner: Best Featured Actor in a Musical
The Making of 'They Live'1988TV ShortHimself

Archive Footage

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2016Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding NarratorJackie Robinson (2016)
2013BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting AwardBehind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Vocal Ensemble in a Video GameMass Effect 3 (2012)
2008Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Voice-Over PerformanceThe War (2007)
2005Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Voice-Over PerformanceUnforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
2002WAFCA AwardWashington DC Area Film Critics Association AwardsBest EnsembleBarbershop (2002)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2016BTVA Video Game Voice Acting AwardBehind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Male Vocal Performance in a Video Game in a Supporting RoleHalo 5: Guardians (2015)
2016BTVA Television Voice Acting AwardBehind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Vocal Cast in a Television SeriesRick and Morty (2013)
2014BTVA Television Voice Acting AwardBehind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role - Action/DramaYoung Justice (2010)
2014BTVA Video Game Voice Acting AwardBehind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Vocal Ensemble in a Video GameSaints Row IV (2013)
2014Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsOutstanding Voice PerformanceFree Birds (2013)
2014Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsOutstanding Actor, TV Movie or Mini-SeriesPastor Brown (2009)
2014Critics' Choice TV AwardCritics Choice Television AwardsBest Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesEnlisted (2014)
2013BTVA Video Game Voice Acting AwardBehind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Vocal Ensemble in a Video GameMass Effect 3 (2012)
2012BTVA Video Game Voice Acting AwardBehind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Vocal Ensemble in a Video GameDishidia duodeshimu Fainaru fantajî (2011)
2010Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsBest Voice PerformanceThe Princess and the Frog (2009)
2010Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsBest Voice PerformanceCoraline (2009)
2001Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Non-Fiction SeriesJazz (2001)
1999Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Performer in a Children's SpecialThe Tiger Woods Story (1998)
1996Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Performer in an Animated ProgramGargoyles (1994)

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