Keith David Williams (born June 4, 1956)<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="
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He has starred in such films as
The Thing (1982),
Platoon (1986),
They Live (1988),
Men at Work (1990),
Final Analysis (1992),
Larger than Life (1996),
Armageddon (1998),
Where the Heart Is (2000), and
American Fiction (2023). He starred as Elroy Patashnik in the
sixth season of the
NBC series
Community (2015)<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="
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Oprah Winfrey Network drama
Greenleaf (2016–2020).
His
Emmy-winning voice acting career includes work as the narrator of
Ken Burns films such as
Jazz (2001),
The War (2007), and
Muhammad Ali (2021). In film, characters that he has voiced include Dr. Facilier in
The Princess and the Frog (2009) and the Cat in
Coraline (2009). On television, he portrayed Goliath in
Gargoyles (1994–1997),
Al Simmons / Spawn in
Todd McFarlane's Spawn (1997–1999), The Flame King in
Adventure Time (2012–2017),
Andre Curtis / The President in
Rick and Morty (2015–present), King Andrias in
Amphibia (2020–2022), Grimlock in
Transformers: EarthSpark (2022-present),
Dr. Tenma in
Pluto (2023),
Husk in
Hazbin Hotel (2024–present), and
Mephisto in
Hit-Monkey (2024–present). Video game roles include
the Arbiter Thel 'Vadamee in the
Halo franchise (2004–2015), Julius Little and himself in the
Saints Row series (2006–2017), Admiral Anderson in the
Mass Effect series (2007–2013), Chaos in
Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008), Sergeant Foley in
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009), and Commander Zavala in
Destiny 2: The Final Shape.