Keith David

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1. #001

   After Platoon (1986), co-star Charlie Sheen said in a television interview that Keith David had saved his life. While firing from an open-doored Huey, the helicopter banked hard and Sheen was thrown toward the open door and would likely have gone through it; David caught him from behind and pulled him back.

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2. #002

   Keith David is a frequent voice collaborator with voice actor Ron Perlman. Their video games together include Fallout (1997), Lords of EverQuest (2003), Halo 2 (2004) and Halo 3 (2007); their animated series include Aladdin (1994), Fantastic Four: The Animated Series (1994), Justice League (2001) and Teen Titans (2003). Both also appeared as guest actors on the television series The Outer Limits (1995).

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3. #003

   In February 2010, Keith David became the first actor to voice roles in two films nominated for the Best Animated Feature Oscar in the same year: he played the Cat in Coraline (2009) and the villain Dr. Facilier in The Princess and the Frog (2009).

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4. #004

   After Paul Winfield's death, Keith David took over as narrator of the documentary series City Confidential (1998).

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5. #005

   Keith David's profile was written by Scott Voisin (2009) for "Character Kings: Hollywood's Familiar Faces Discuss the Art & Business of Acting".

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6. #006

   Keith David was honored with the 1996 Drama Logue Performance Award for his performance in "Seven Guitars" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

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7. #007

   Keith David was nominated for the 1992 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for "Jelly's Last Jam".

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8. #008

   In his voice work, Keith David has played both the President and the Vice President of the United States in scenarios where aliens threaten to destroy the Earth. He played himself, Vice President Keith David, in the video game Saints Row IV (2013), and he played "The President" in Rick and Morty (2013) (episode "Get Schwifty"). Mr. David's success rate is 50%: as President, the Earth survived Cromulon's test, but in Saints Row IV (2013), although part of humanity (those abducted by the Zin) survived, the Earth did not fare well against the Zin.

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9. #009

   Keith David was honored with the 1991 Drama Logue Award for "Jelly's Last Jam" at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, California.

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10. #010

    Keith David attended and graduated from the High School of Performing Arts in Manhattan. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Juilliard School (1979) and trained in acting at Michael Howard Studios in New York City.

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11. #011

    Keith David should not be confused with the other actor David Keith.

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12. #012

    Keith David appeared in two films selected by the Library of Congress for the National Film Registry as "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant": The Thing (1982) and Platoon (1986).

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13. #013

    Keith David appeared in Volcano (1997) and, the following year, Armageddon (1998). The former "rivaled" Dante's Peak (1997) and the latter "rivaled" Deep Impact (1998), because similarly themed films were released around the same dates. The models featured in Keith's films were scientifically less accurate than those in the films they "rivaled".

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14. #014

    On June 4, 2026 (his 70th birthday), Keith David was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6225 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Mayor Karen Bass, Lynn Whitfield, John Carpenter and John C. McGinley were guest speakers at the ceremony. His Walk of Fame star is located next to the Hollywood Pantages Theatre.

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15. #015

    Keith David appeared in three films nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Platoon (1986), Crash (2004) and American Fiction (2023). The first two won in the category.

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16. #016

    The hosts of The Snark Tank podcast will give Keith David the chance to voice the podcast's intro.

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17. #017

    Keith David attended Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY) with his former wife, Lisa Nicole Carson, where both appeared in (and worked behind the scenes on) theatre department productions.

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