David Keith (actor)

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Keith in 2002
Born
David Lemuel Keith

(1954-05-08) May 8, 1954 (age 70)
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active1978–present
Spouse
Nancy Clark
(m. 2000;div. 2016)
Children2

David Lemuel Keith (born May 8, 1954) is an American actor and director. His breakthrough role was that of aspiring Navy pilot Sid Worley in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. The positive reception for this role led to leading parts in the films The Lords of Discipline (1983), Firestarter (1984) and White of the Eye (1987). Keith had supporting roles in features including Major League II (1994), The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), U-571 (2000), Men of Honor (2000), Behind Enemy Lines (2001), and Daredevil (2003).

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Early life

Keith was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, the son of 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. [1] [2] His cousin is Mike Keith, play-by-play announcer for the Tennessee Titans NFL football team.

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 . [3]

Personal life

Keith graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Theater. [4]

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. [5]

Keith was a National Advisory Board member and spokesperson for PROTECT: The National Association to Protect Children. [6] Keith was present during the sentencing phase for John Couey, who was convicted of kidnapping, raping, and murdering Jessica Lunsford.[ 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![ This quote needs a citation ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
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 Director
1988 The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck [7] Buck MaloneDirector
1988 Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley
1990 The Two Jakes Lieutenant Loach
1991Caged Fear [8] Tommy Lane
1991 Off and Running Jack Cornett
1992 Liar's Edge [9] Gary Kirkpatrick
1993Desperate Motive [10] Harry Young
1994 Major League II Jack Parkman
1994 Ernest Goes to School Squint Westwood
1994 Raw Justice Mace
1994Temptation [11] Bone Babancourt
1992 Running Wild Jack Hutton
1995Till the End of the Night [12] 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
1996Judge and Jury [13] Joe Meeker
1997 Red-Blooded American Girl II [14] Mr. Colbert
1998 Ambushed Deputy Lawrence
1999Question of Privilege [15] 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
2001Cahoots [16] 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
2002Clover Blend [17] McGary
2002Mother Ghost [18] Carey
2003 Daredevil Jack 'The Devil' Murdock
2003 Hangman's Curse Nate Springfield
2003Waterville [19] Blake RobisonDirector
2004The Kings of Brooklyn [20] Scoggins
2004 Raise Your Voice Simon Fletcher
2005 All Souls Day Sheriff Blanco
2005 Come Away Home Sheriff Jantz
2006Miracle Dogs Too [21] Mr. Mulvaney
2006 In Her Line of Fire Vice President Walker
2006 Expiration Date William 'Wild William'
2006 Bottoms Up Uncle Earl Peadman
2007Succubus: Hell-Bent [22] Wallace
2008Clown Hunt [23] B.J.
2008Boys of Summerville [24] Joe
2010 Beneath the Blue 'Hawk'
2010Unrequited [25] Nate Grissom
2014Christian Mingle [26] Bill Wood
2015Awaken [27] Dr. Walsh
2016 Heritage Falls Coach Charlie Fitzpatrick
2017 All Saints Boyd
2019 Finding Grace Bishop Reed
2023 I'll Be Watching Sheriff AndersonAlso executive producer [28]
2023 Walden Judge Boyle
2024 Dead Money Jack

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 Are You in the House Alone? StudentUncredited [29]
1978 Happy Days Fred CollinsEpisode: "Richie Gets Framed"
1979 Friendly Fire Leroy HamiltonTelevision film
1979 Co-ed Fever Tucker DavisMiniseries
1980The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story [30] Wayne RobinsonTelevision film
1985 Gulag Mickey AlmonTelevision film
1986 If Tomorrow Comes Daniel CooperMiniseries
1989 Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North Lieutenant Colonel Oliver NorthTelevision film
1991 Flesh 'n' Blood Arlo Weed12 episodes
1993Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica [31] Dan SchmidtTelevision film
1994XXX's & OOO's [32] Bullet DobbsTelevision film
1994Texas [33] Jim BowieTelevision film
1994If Looks Could Kill [34] Detective Peter StanfordTelevision film
1996Strangers [35] RichardEpisode: "Crash"
1996-1997 High Incident Jim Marsh32 episodes
1998 The Outer Limits Major Jason MercerEpisode: "Lithia"
1998Perfect Prey [36] Dwayne Alan ClayTelevision film
1998 Poodle Springs Larry Victor / Charles NicholsTelevision film
1999A Memory in My Heart [37] MattTelevision film
2000 Walker, Texas Ranger Cliff EagletonEpisode: "The Day of Cleansing"
2000 Martial Law Episode: "Honor Among Strangers"
2000 Arli$$ Archie MichaelsEpisode: "You Can Pick Your Friends..."
2001Love and Treason [38] Eli DixonTelevision film
2001Constant Payne [39] Alexander 'Doc' PayneTelevision short; voice
2001 Epoch Mason RandTelevision film
2001 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Detective John 'Hawk' HawkinsEpisode: "Redemption"
2002 Sabretooth Robert ThatcherTelevision film
2002 Carrie Detective John MulcaheyTelevision film
2003 Deep Shock Captain Andrew 'Andy' Raines, USNTelevision film
2003 Epoch: Evolution Mason RandTelevision film
2003-2004Still LifeBen MorganUnaired; 5 episodes
2004 NCIS Captain Mike WatsonEpisode: "See No Evil"
2005 Path of Destruction Roy StarkTelevision film
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Detective Mark VirginiEpisode: "Unchained"
2005 Locusts: The 8th Plague Gary WolfTelevision film
2006-2007 The Class 'Yonk' Allen11 episodes
2008 CSI: Miami Evan Caldwell2 episodes
2010 Lone Star John Allen5 episodes
2010 Chase Alan MatthewsEpisode: "Crazy Love"
2011 Nikita Richard EllisonEpisode: "343 Walnut Lane"
2011-2019 Hawaii Five-0 Commander Wade Gutches4 episodes
2014Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs [40] Gary EngelsTelevision film
2014 Reckless Pat McCandless4 episodes
2014 Killer Kids HimselfEpisode: "Raging Hormones"
2019Wedding at GracelandLaurel's FatherTelevision film
2021Paper EmpireAl Scoggins2 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 OverBlood 'Raz' [41] Voice

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