Keith David

Actor. Born 4 June 1956 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 22 titles

Emmy1 won

Born

4 June 1956, Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Active

1982–present

Frequently works with

Gene Hackman, John Carpenter, Stephanie Beatriz

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

73Fi1m

69Critics

We rate Keith’s work 4 points above the press, across 21 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above6

60 to 7914

Under 602

Of 22 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 2 of 12 billed first or second
Reviewed: 17 films, 5 series
Screen time: 33 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $5.8bn across 17 films with figures
Primetime Emmy Awards: 1 Emmy1 won
Active: 1982–present

Genres

Drama10
Comedy7
Action5
Animation5
Science Fiction5
Adventure4

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestThe Thing1982

54WorstCrash2005

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11950s

21970s

211980s

561990s

882000s

1002010s

752020s

Directors most worked with

John Carpenter2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Gene Hackman2 titles

Stephanie Beatriz2 titles

Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards1 won

Won2016Outstanding Narrator · Jackie Robinson

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.