David Keith (actor)
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David Lemuel Keith (born May 8, 1954) is an American actor and director. He broke through as aspiring Navy pilot Sid Worley in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), earning Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor and New Star of the Year. The role paved the way for leading performances in The Lords of Discipline (1983), Firestarter (1984) and the cult thriller White of the Eye (1987). Keith has since appeared in numerous supporting roles, among them Major League II (1994), The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), Poodle Springs (1998), U-571 (2000), Men of Honor (2000), Behind Enemy Lines (2001) and Daredevil (2003). He also portrayed Elvis Presley in Chris Columbus’s musical comedy Heartbreak Hotel (1988), singing several numbers on the soundtrack—including “Love Me” and “Can’t Help Falling in Love”—opposite Tuesday Weld.
Early life
Keith was born on May 8, 1954, in Knoxville, Tennessee, 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.<ref>David Keith Biography (1954-)</ref><ref>David Keith Biography – Yahoo! Movies</ref> His cousin is Mike Keith, former play-by-play announcer for the Tennessee Titans NFL football team, and the incoming play-by-play announcer for the University of Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers football and basketball teams.
Career
Keith had an early supporting role in the prison film Brubaker. He had supporting roles in The Rose, starring Bette Midler, and An Officer and a Gentleman, with Richard Gere. Keith played a local thug in The Great Santini, starred in The Lords of Discipline and White of the Eye, and held a prominent supporting role in U-571 opposite Matthew McConaughey. He played opposite child-star Drew Barrymore in the 1984 thriller Firestarter and Brooke Shields in 1992's Running Wild. He is also well known for his role as Jack Parkman in Major League II starring Charlie Sheen and Tom Berenger.
Keith played Elvis Presley in the 1988 film Heartbreak Hotel. He directed The Curse and The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck (in which he also starred). He appeared in Ernest Goes to School as Squint Westwood (a spoof of Clint Eastwood) and in The Indian in the Cupboard as the cowboy "Boo-Hoo" Boone. He played the leading role of Nate Springfield in the 2003 film Hangman's Curse. He also co-starred in The Class, an American sitcom, as Yonk Allen, a retired professional football player. Other roles include parts in Daredevil and the 2002 television film Carrie. He appeared in the 2004 film Raise Your Voice starring Hilary Duff, and the 2006 film Expiration Date.
He has appeared on many television series, including NCIS, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, CSI: Miami, High Incident and Hawaii Five-0. In 2010, Keith co-starred as John Allen, father of Robert Allen (James Wolk) in the short-lived television drama Lone Star.<ref name="b822">Template:Cite web</ref>
Personal life
Keith graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Theater.<ref>Template:IMDb name</ref>
Keith married Nancy Clark, a realtor, in 2000; the couple divorced in 2016. They have two children, Presley and Coulter. He is an avid University of Tennessee Volunteers fan and is present on the sidelines for Volunteer football games when his schedule allows.<ref name='youtube'>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
Keith was a National Advisory Board member and spokesperson for PROTECT: The National Association to Protect Children.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Keith was present during the sentencing phase for John Couey, who was convicted of kidnapping, raping, and murdering Jessica Lunsford.Template:Citation needed Keith said that he was planning on going to Washington, D.C., with Mark Lunsford after the sentencing, to lobby Congress for more support of sex offender laws. Keith gave an interview with Tampa Bay ABC affiliate WFTS-TV, and was quoted as saying:
One of the great things I said about Mark (Lunsford) is he wants justice and he wants closure in this; he wants justice for his daughter. But what he really wants is to protect children and if we can get child molesters in jail, that's the way you protect children!Template:Cite quote
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Great Santini | Red Pettus | |
| 1979 | The Rose | Private First Class Mal | |
| 1980 | Brubaker | Larry Lee Bullen | |
| 1981 | Back Roads | Mason | |
| 1981 | Take This Job and Shove It | Harry Meade | |
| 1982 | An Officer and a Gentleman | AOC Sid Worley | |
| 1983 | The Lords of Discipline | Will McLean | |
| 1983 | Independence Day | Jack Parker | |
| 1984 | Firestarter | Andrew 'Andy' McGee | |
| 1985 | Gulag | Mickey Almon | |
| 1987 | White of the Eye | Paul White | |
| 1987 | The Curse | Template:N/a | Director |
| 1988 | The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Buck Malone | Director |
| 1988 | Heartbreak Hotel | Elvis Presley | |
| 1990 | The Two Jakes | Lieutenant Loach | |
| 1991 | Caged Fear<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Tommy Lane | |
| 1991 | Off and Running | Jack Cornett | |
| 1992 | Liar's Edge<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Gary Kirkpatrick | |
| 1993 | Desperate Motive<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Harry Young | |
| 1994 | Major League II | Jack Parkman | |
| 1994 | Ernest Goes to School | Squint Westwood | |
| 1994 | Raw Justice | Mace | |
| 1994 | Temptation<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Bone Babancourt | |
| 1992 | Running Wild | Jack Hutton | |
| 1995 | Till the End of the Night<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Garrett Hill | |
| 1995 | The Indian in the Cupboard | Boone | |
| 1995 | Deadly Sins | Jack Gales | |
| 1995 | Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain | Ray Karnisak | |
| 1996 | A Family Thing | Sonny Pilcher | |
| 1996 | Invasion of Privacy | Sergeant Rutherford | |
| 1996 | Judge and Jury<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Joe Meeker | |
| 1997 | Red-Blooded American Girl II<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Mr. Colbert | |
| 1998 | Ambushed | Deputy Lawrence | |
| 1999 | Question of Privilege<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Carter Roberts | |
| 1999 | Secret of the Andes | Brooks Willings | |
| 1999 | If... Dog... Rabbit... | Parole Officer Gilmore | |
| 2000 | U-571 | Major Matthew Coonan | |
| 2000 | Men of Honor | Captain Hartigan | |
| 2001 | Epoch | Mason Rand | |
| 2001 | Cahoots<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Harley | |
| 2001 | Burning Down the House | Carolina | |
| 2001 | World Traveler | Richard | |
| 2001 | Behind Enemy Lines | Master Chief Tom O'Malley | |
| 2002 | The Stickup | Ray DeCarlo | |
| 2002 | Clover Blend<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | McGary | |
| 2002 | Mother Ghost<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Carey | |
| 2003 | Daredevil | Jack 'The Devil' Murdock | |
| 2003 | Hangman's Curse | Nate Springfield | |
| 2003 | Waterville<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Blake Robison | Director |
| 2004 | The Kings of Brooklyn<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Scoggins | |
| 2004 | Raise Your Voice | Simon Fletcher | |
| 2005 | All Souls Day | Sheriff Blanco | |
| 2005 | Come Away Home | Sheriff Jantz | |
| 2006 | Miracle Dogs Too<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Mr. Mulvaney | |
| 2006 | In Her Line of Fire | Vice President Walker | |
| 2006 | Expiration Date | William 'Wild William' | |
| 2006 | Bottoms Up | Uncle Earl Peadman | |
| 2007 | Succubus: Hell-Bent<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Wallace | |
| 2008 | Clown Hunt<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | B.J. | |
| 2008 | Boys of Summerville<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Joe | |
| 2010 | Beneath the Blue | 'Hawk' | |
| 2010 | Unrequited<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Nate Grissom | |
| 2014 | Christian Mingle<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Bill Wood | |
| 2015 | Awaken<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Dr. Walsh | |
| 2016 | Heritage Falls | Coach Charlie Fitzpatrick | |
| 2017 | All Saints | Boyd | |
| 2019 | Finding Grace | Bishop Reed | |
| 2023 | I'll Be Watching | Sheriff Anderson | Also executive producer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 2023 | Walden | Judge Boyle | |
| 2024 | Dead Money | Jack |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1978 | Are You in the House Alone? | Student | Uncredited<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 1978 | Happy Days | Fred Collins | Episode: "Richie Gets Framed" |
| 1979 | Friendly Fire | Leroy Hamilton | Television film |
| 1979 | Co-ed Fever | Tucker Davis | Miniseries |
| 1980 | The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Wayne Robinson | Television film |
| 1985 | Gulag | Mickey Almon | Television film |
| 1986 | If Tomorrow Comes | Daniel Cooper | Miniseries |
| 1989 | Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North | Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North | Television film |
| 1991 | Flesh 'n' Blood | Arlo Weed | 12 episodes |
| 1993 | Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Dan Schmidt | Television film |
| 1994 | XXX's & OOO's<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Bullet Dobbs | Television film |
| 1994 | Texas<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Jim Bowie | Television film |
| 1994 | If Looks Could Kill<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Detective Peter Stanford | Television film |
| 1996 | Strangers<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Richard | Episode: "Crash" |
| 1996–1997 | High Incident | Jim Marsh | 32 episodes |
| 1998 | The Outer Limits | Major Jason Mercer | Episode: "Lithia" |
| 1998 | Perfect Prey<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Dwayne Alan Clay | Television film |
| 1998 | Poodle Springs | Larry Victor / Charles Nichols | Television film |
| 1999 | A Memory in My Heart<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Matt | Television film |
| 2000 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Cliff Eagleton | Episode: "The Day of Cleansing" |
| 2000 | Martial Law | Episode: "Honor Among Strangers" | |
| 2000 | Arli$$ | Archie Michaels | Episode: "You Can Pick Your Friends..." |
| 2001 | Love and Treason<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Eli Dixon | Television film |
| 2001 | Constant Payne<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Alexander 'Doc' Payne | Television short; voice |
| 2001 | Epoch | Mason Rand | Television film |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Detective John 'Hawk' Hawkins | Episode: "Redemption" |
| 2002 | Sabretooth | Robert Thatcher | Television film |
| 2002 | Carrie | Detective John Mulcahey | Television film |
| 2003 | Deep Shock | Captain Andrew 'Andy' Raines, USN | Television film |
| 2003 | Epoch: Evolution | Mason Rand | Television film |
| 2003–2004 | Still Life | Ben Morgan | Unaired; 5 episodes |
| 2004 | NCIS | Captain Mike Watson | Episode: "See No Evil" |
| 2005 | Path of Destruction | Roy Stark | Television film |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Detective Mark Virgini | Episode: "Unchained" |
| 2005 | Locusts: The 8th Plague | Gary Wolf | Television film |
| 2006–2007 | The Class | 'Yonk' Allen | 11 episodes |
| 2008 | CSI: Miami | Evan Caldwell | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Lone Star | John Allen | 5 episodes |
| 2010 | Chase | Alan Matthews | Episode: "Crazy Love" |
| 2011 | Nikita | Richard Ellison | Episode: "343 Walnut Lane" |
| 2011–2019 | Hawaii Five-0 | Commander Wade Gutches | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Gary Engels | Television film |
| 2014 | Reckless | Pat McCandless | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Killer Kids | Himself | Episode: "Raging Hormones" |
| 2019 | Wedding at Graceland | Laurel's Father | Television film |
| 2021 | Paper Empire | Al Scoggins | 2 episodes |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | OverBlood | 'Raz'<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Voice |