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Keith David

Birth name
Keith David Williams
Birthplace
Harlem, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of birth
June 4, 1956
Date of death
Ethnicity
African-American, likely one quarter St. Kittian
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David in 2013, photo by s_bukley /Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Keith David Williams

Place of Birth: Harlem, New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: June 4, 1956

Ethnicity: African-American, likely one quarter St. Kittian

Keith David is an American actor and producer.

Keith is the son of Dolores Y. (Tittley), a manager at New York Telephone, and Lester Williams, a director of payroll operations. He was raised in Corona, Queens.

He is married to Dionne Lea Williams. He has a son with his former wife Margit Edwards, and two children with Dionne.

Keith’s maternal grandfather likely was named Wilfred Tittley. Wilfred was born in South Carolina.

Keith’s maternal grandmother likely was Dorothy Estelle Dickinson (the daughter of George Dickinson and Frances Burt). Dorothy was born New York, to parents from St. Kitts, British West Indies.