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Keith David (b. June 4, 1956, in Harlem, New York City, New York) is an American actor whose voice is possibly more familiar than his face. He was raised in Queens and attended New York's High School of the Performing Arts and Julliard. He toured with John Houseman's The Acting Company performing in productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Waiting for Godot.
David is a familiar face in the sci-fi genre. Early roles include appearances in John Carpenter's The Thing, Platoon, Bird and John Carpenter's They Live. Other genre appearances include The Puppet Masters, Pitch Black, The Outer Limits, Armageddon (1998 film), The Last Sentinel, and The Chronicles of Riddick. Upcoming roles include Coraline (2008), The Sensei, and The Fifth Commandment.
Voice Roles
David's commanding voice is well known to scifi and cartoon fans. He voiced the role of Mama in the English version of the Anime film Sazan aizu. In 1994 he first gave his voice to the Gargoyles (animated series) character Goliath. He also voiced Minos on the TV Series Aladdin (animated series).
In 1995 he gave voice to Black Panther on the Fantastic Four (animated series). Other roles include Spawn on the TV series Spawn (animated series), Apollo on Disney's Hercules, Okkoto in Princess Mononoke, Despero on Justice League, Voxem in Kaena: The Prophecy, and Atlas on Teen Titans. David has also given voice to video game characters in Halo 2, Halo 3, and Lords of Everquest.
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