David Keith Biography
David Keith (David Lemuel Keith) is an American actor and director. David’s breakthrough role was that of aspiring Navy pilot Sid Worley in An Officer and also a Gentleman (1982), for which he was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards.
He had positive reception for this role which led him to lead parts in the films The Lords of Discipline (1983), Firestarter (1984), and White of the Eye (1987). He also had notable supporting roles in features including The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), U-571 (2000), Men of Honor (2000), and also Daredevil (2003).
Keith is an avid University of Tennessee Volunteers fan and is also present on the sidelines for Volunteer football games when his schedule allows.
How Old Is David Keith?
David Lemuel Keith was born on May 8, 1954, in Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. He is 64 years old as of 2018.
David Keith Family
David was born to Hilda Earle, a worker for the Knox County Board of Education, and Lemuel Grady Keith, Jr., a personnel division worker for the Tennessee Valley Authority. He has a cousin, Mike Keith, play-by-play announcer for the Tennessee Titans NFL football team.
David Keith Wife
He married Nancy Clark, a realtor, in 2000 and they reside in Knoxville, Tennessee. The couple has two children.
David Keith Actor
David had an early supporting role in the prison film Brubaker. He also had supporting roles in The Rose, starring Bette Midler, and An Officer and a Gentleman, with Richard Gere. He played a local thug in The Great Santini, starred in The Lords of Discipline and White of the Eye, and also held a prominent supporting role in U-571 opposite Matthew McConaughey. Keith played opposite child-star Drew Barrymore in the 1984 hit Firestarter and Brooke Shields in 1992’s Running Wild. David is also well known for his role as Jack Parkman in Major League II starring Charlie Sheen and also Tom Berenger.
He played Elvis Presley in the 1988 film Heartbreak Hotel. He also directed The Curse and The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck (in which he also starred). David appeared in Ernest Goes to School as Squint Westwood (a spoof of Clint Eastwood) and also in The Indian in the Cupboard as the cowboy “Boo-Hoo” Boone. He also played the leading role of Nate Springfield in the 2003 film Hangman’s Curse. He then co-starred in The Class, an American sitcom, as Yonk Allen, who is a retired professional football player. His other roles include parts in Daredevil and in the 2002 television film Carrie. David appeared in the 2004 film Raise Your Voice starring Hilary Duff, and also the 2006 film Expiration Date.
Keith has also appeared on many television series, including NCIS, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, CSI: Miami, High Incident and Hawaii Five-0. He co-starred as John Allen, father of Robert Allen (James Wolk) in the short-lived television drama Lone Star in 2010.
David Keith Net Worth
The An Officer and a Gentleman star has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million.
David Keith Movies
Year |
Title |
Role |
2019 |
The Gettysburg Address |
Frederick Douglass(voice) |
17 Bridges |
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2018 |
Tales from the Hood 2 |
Portifoy Simms |
Night School |
Gerald Walker |
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You Might Be the Killer |
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2017 |
Savage Dog |
Valentine |
American Dresser |
John Moore |
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2016 |
Range 15 |
Colonel Holloway |
The Nice Guys |
Older Guy |
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Nina |
Clifton’s Father |
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Dirty Lies |
Doc |
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2015 |
Kids vs Monsters |
Barry |
Boiling Pot |
Agent Long |
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Huevos: Little Rooster’s Egg-cellent Adventure |
Don Alfonso (voice) |
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Union Furnace |
Pin Stripe |
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2014 |
Field of Lost Shoes |
Old Judge |
Secrets of the Magic City |
Mr. Daniels |
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Birds of Paradise |
Old Buzzard (voice) |
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2013 |
Assault on Wall Street |
Freddy |
Free Birds |
Chief Broadbeak (voice) |
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The Frog Kingdom |
Frog King (voice) |
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Sons of Liberty |
Nathan Reynolds |
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H4 |
Worcester |
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2012 |
Cloud Atlas |
Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient |
Smiley |
Diamond |
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Hillbilly Highway |
Mustafa |
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Don’t Pass Me By |
David Knox |
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The Last Fall |
Sydney Bishop |
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The Undershepherd |
Brother Wilks |
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Christmas in Compton |
Big Earl |
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2011 |
The Inheritance |
Uncle Melvin |
No Saints for Sinners |
Victor |
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The Greening of Whitney Brown |
Clerk |
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Snowflake, the White Gorilla |
Anvil (voice) |
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Hopelessly In June |
Dalbert Myers |
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2010 |
Death at a Funeral |
Reverend Davis |
Lottery Ticket |
Sweet Tee |
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Chasing 3000 |
Officer L. |
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Stomp the Yard: Homecoming |
Terry Harris |
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Something Like a Business |
Sebastian |
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Chain Letter |
Detective Jim Crenshaw |
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Meet Monica Velour |
Claude |
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Spork |
Coach Jenkins |
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2009 |
Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia |
Commander Scott Boytano |
Coraline |
The Cat (voice) |
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Against the Dark |
Lt. Col. Wyaters |
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Charlie Valentine |
Sal |
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Don McKay |
Otis Kent |
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The Butcher |
Larry Cobb |
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The Princess and the Frog |
Doctor Facilier (voice) |
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Gamer |
Agent Keith |
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All About Steve |
Corbitt |
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Pastor Brown |
Pastor Joe Brown |
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2008 |
Beautiful Loser |
Adult Morgan |
First Sunday |
Judge B. Bennet Galloway |
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Justice League: The New Frontier |
The Centre (voice) |
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Superhero Movie |
The Chief of Police |
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My Mom’s New Boyfriend |
FBI Chief Conrad |
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The Fifth Commandment |
Max “Coolbreeze” Templeton |
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No Bad Days |
Terrence |
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The Sensei |
The Minister |
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2007 |
If I Had Known I Was a Genius |
Dad |
Delta Farce |
Sergeant Kilgore |
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The Last Sentinel |
Colonel Norton |
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2006 |
The Oh in Ohio |
Coach Popovitch |
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil |
MCPO Scott Boytano |
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ATL |
John Garnett |
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2005 |
Mr. & Mrs. Smith |
Father |
Transporter 2 |
Stappleton |
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Dirty |
Captain Spain |
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2004 |
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London |
CIA Director |
The Chronicles of Riddick |
Imam Abu al-Walid |
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The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury |
Imam Abu al-Walid (voice) |
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Crash |
Lieutenant Dixon |
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Beef II |
Narrator (voice) |
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2003 |
Kaena: The Prophecy |
Voxem (voice) |
Agent Cody Banks |
CIA Director |
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Head of State |
Bernard Cooper |
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Hollywood Homicide |
Leon |
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The Hard Road |
Narrator (voice) |
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2002 |
29 Palms |
The Sheriff |
Barbershop |
Lester Wallace |
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2001 |
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within |
Council Member #1 (voice) |
Novocaine |
Detective Lunt |
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Pretty When You Cry |
Detective Charles Desett |
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2000 |
Dark Summer |
Detective Davis |
Pitch Black |
Abu ‘Imam’ al-Walid |
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Requiem for a Dream |
Big Tim |
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Where the Heart Is |
Moses Whitecotten |
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The Replacements |
Lindell |
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1998 |
Armageddon |
General Kimsey |
There’s Something About Mary |
Mary’s Dad |
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1997 |
Volcano |
Police Lieutenant Ed Fox |
Hercules |
Apollo (voice) |
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Executive Target |
Lamar |
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Princess Mononoke |
Okkoto, Narrator (voices) |
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Flipping |
Leo Richards |
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1996 |
Loose Women |
Stylist |
The Grave |
The Priest |
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Eye for an Eye |
Martin |
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Larger than Life |
Hurst |
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Never Met Picasso |
Larry |
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Johns |
Homeless John |
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1995 |
Clockers |
André the Giant |
Dead Presidents |
Kirby |
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The Quick and the Dead |
Sgt. Cantrell |
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Blue in the Face |
Jackie Robinson |
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1994 |
Reality Bites |
Roger |
The Puppet Masters |
Alex Holland |
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1992 |
Final Analysis |
Detective Huggins |
Nails |
Noah Owens |
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Article 99 |
Luther Jermoe |
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1990 |
Men at Work |
Louis Fedders |
Marked for Death |
Max |
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1989 |
Road House |
Ernie Bass |
Always |
Powerhouse |
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1988 |
Braddock: Missing in Action III |
Embassy Gate Captain |
Off Limits |
Specialist Five Maurice |
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Stars and Bars |
Eugene Teagarden |
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Bird |
Buster Franklin |
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They Live |
Frank Armitage |
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1987 |
Hot Pursuit |
Alphonso |
1986 |
Platoon |
King |
The Whoopee Boys |
Washington Square Peddler |
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1982 |
The Thing |
Childs |
1979 |
Disco Godfather |
Club Patron |
Is David Keith Related To Brian Keith
There is no available proof that David and Brian are related in any way.
David Keith Height
He stands at a height of 1.83 m.