--- name: "David Keith" canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-keith" fi1m_id: "david-keith" imdb_id: "nm0001418" tmdb_id: 18181 wikidata_id: "Q537190" roles: ["Actor"] born: "8 May 1954" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 68 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-10-04T17:43:46.601401+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # David Keith ## Identity David Keith - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-keith - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** david-keith - **IMDb ID:** nm0001418 - **TMDB ID:** 18181 - **Wikidata ID:** Q537190 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Keith_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q537190, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001418/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18181 Actor. Born 8 May 1954 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 8 May 1954, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA - **Active:** 1982–2010 - **Also known as:** Дэвид Кит, دیوید کیت - **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 70 (1), 2010s 65 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Keith_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q537190, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001418/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18181 ## Streaming the US now - **The Roku Channel:** [*An Officer and a Gentleman*](https://film.one/film/an-officer-and-a-gentleman.md) (70) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography David Keith is an American actor and director. Born on 8 May 1954 in Knoxville, Tennessee, he graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Theater. His breakthrough role was as aspiring Navy pilot Sid Worley in *An Officer and a Gentleman* (1982), for which he received Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor and New Star of the Year – Actor. He has since appeared in supporting roles in films including *The Lords of Discipline* (1983), *Firestarter* (1984), *Heartbreak Hotel* (1988), *Major League II* (1994), *U-571* (2000), *Men of Honor* (2000), *Behind Enemy Lines* (2001) and *Daredevil* (2003), as well as television series such as *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* and *NCIS*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), Fi1m 65, as Wade Gutches — [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md) - *An Officer and a Gentleman* (1982), Fi1m 70, as Sid Worley — [page](https://film.one/film/an-officer-and-a-gentleman.md) ## Complete filmography (114) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Dead Money* (2024), as Jack - *Walden* (2023), as Judge Boyle - *I’ll Be Watching* (2023), as Sheriff · Executive Producer - *Wedding at Graceland* (2019), as Major - *Madhouse Mecca* (2018), as Harlen - *Hammer: The 'Rootin' for Regen' story* (2017), as Dr. Sam Giles - *All Saints* (2017), as Boyd - *Heritage Falls* (2016), as Coach Charlie Fitzpatrick - *Awaken* (2015), as Walsh - *Christian Mingle* (2014), as Bill Wood - *Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs* (2014), as Gary Engels - *Beneath the Blue* (2010), as Hawk - *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, as Wade Gutches — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md) - *Lone Star* (2010), series, as John Allen - *Nikita* (2010), series, as Richard Ellison - *Regular Show* (2010), series, as Streaming (voice) - *Unrequited* (2010), as Nate Grissom - *Boys of Summerville* (2008), as Joe - *Succubus: Hell-Bent* (2007), as Wallace - *The Class* (2006), series, as Yonk Allen - *Bottoms Up* (2006), as Uncle Earl - *In Her Line of Fire* (2006), as Vice President Walker - *Miracle Dogs Too* (2006), as Mr. Mulvaney - *Locusts: The 8th Plague* (2005), as Gary - *Path of Destruction* (2005), as Roy Stark - *Secret City: The Oak Ridge Story - The War Years* (2005), as Narrator - *Constant Payne* (2005), series, as Alexander 'Doc' Payne - *All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos* (2005), as Sheriff Blanco - *Come Away Home* (2005), as Sheriff Jantz - *Raise Your Voice* (2004), as Simon Fletcher - *The Kings of Brooklyn* (2004), as Scoggins - *Epoch: Evolution* (2003), as Mason Rand - *NCIS* (2003), series, as Mike Watson — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md) - *Deep Shock* (2003), as Andrew Raines - *Hangman's Curse* (2003), as Nate Springfield - *Still Life* (2003), series, as Ben - *Daredevil* (2003), as Jack Murdock - *Sabretooth* (2002), as Bob Thatcher - *Carrie* (2002), as Det. John Mulchaey - *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Evan Caldwell - *Mother Ghost* (2002), as Carey - *World Traveler* (2002), as Richard - *Clover Bend* (2002), as McGary - *The Stickup* (2002), as Ray DeCarlo - *Behind Enemy Lines* (2001), as Master Chief Tom O'Malley - *Epoch* (2001), as Mason Rand - *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, as Mark Virgini - *Constant Payne* (2001), as Alexander 'Doc' Payne (Voice) - *Love and Treason* (2001), as Eli Dixon - *Burning Down the House* (2001), as Carolina - *Cahoots* (2001), as Harley - *Anthrax* (2001), as Adam Stewart - *Men of Honor* (2000), as Captain Hartigan - *U-571* (2000), as Maj. Matthew Coonen - *If... Dog... Rabbit* (1999), as Parole Officer Gilmore - *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as John 'Hawk' Hawkins - *Secret of the Andes* (1999), as Brooks Willings - *Question of Privilege* (1999), as Carter Roberts - *A Memory in My Heart* (1999), as Sheriff Matt Carden - *Martial Law* (1998), series, as Cliff Eagleton - *Poodle Springs* (1998), as Larry Victor - *Perfect Prey* (1998), as Dwayne Alan Clay - *Ambushed* (1998), as Deputy Lawrence - *Judge and Jury* (1997), as Joseph Meeker - *Hot Blooded* (1997), as Mr. Colbert - *Invasion of Privacy* (1996), as Sgt. Rutherford - *Arli$$* (1996), series, as Archie Michaels - *Strangers* (1996), series, as Richard - *A Family Thing* (1996), as Sonny - *Local Heroes* (1996), series, Actor - *High Incident* (1996), series, as Jim Marsh - *If Looks Could Kill* (1996), as Det. Peter Stanford - *Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain* (1995), as Ray Karnisak - *Deadly Sins* (1995), as Jack Gales - *Born Wild* (1995), as Jack Hutton - *The Indian in the Cupboard* (1995), as Boone - *Till the End of the Night* (1995), as Garrett Hill - *Texas* (1995), as Jim Bowie - *The Outer Limits* (1995), series, as Major Mercer - *Temptation* (1994), as Bone - *Raw Justice* (1994), as Mace - *XXX's & OOO's* (1994), as Bullet Dobbs - *Ernest Goes to School* (1994), as Squint Westwood - *Major League II* (1994), as Jack Parkman - *Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica* (1993), as Dan Schmidt - *Distant Cousins* (1993), as Harry Young - *Walker, Texas Ranger* (1993), series, as Cliff Eagleton - *Liar's Edge* (1992), as Gary Kirkpatrick - *Flesh 'n' Blood* (1991), series, as Arlo Weed - *Caged Fear* (1991), as Tommy Lane - *Off and Running* (1991), as Jack Cornett - *The Two Jakes* (1990), as Det. Lt. Loach - *Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North* (1989), as Lt. Col. Oliver North - *Heartbreak Hotel* (1988), as Elvis Presley - *The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck* (1988), as Buck Malone · Director - *The Curse* (1987), Director - *White of the Eye* (1987), as Paul White - *If Tomorrow Comes* (1986), series, as Daniel Cooper - *Gulag* (1985), as Mickey Almon - *Firestarter* (1984), as Andrew McGee - *The Lords of Discipline* (1983), as Will McLean - *Independence Day* (1983), as Jack Parker - *An Officer and a Gentleman* (1982), as Sid Worley — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/an-officer-and-a-gentleman.md) - *Take This Job and Shove It* (1981), as Harry Meade - *Back Roads* (1981), as Mason - *Friendly Fire* (1980), as Leroy Hamilton - *Brubaker* (1980), as Larry Lee Bullen - *The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story* (1980), as Wayne Robinson - *The Rose* (1979), as Mal - *The Great Santini* (1979), as Red Petus - *Co-Ed Fever* (1979), series, as Tuck - *Are You in the House Alone?* (1978), as Student (uncredited) - *Barn of the Naked Dead* (1974), Stunts - *Happy Days* (1974), series, Actor ## Gallery - ![David Keith](https://film.one/media/person/1318768/gallery-05f6a921f01f.jpg) David Keith — see below derivative work: emerson7 | Talk, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/David_Keith_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![David Keith](https://film.one/media/person/1318768/gallery-b8e4e517bfbb.jpg) David Keith — Image via TMDB - ![David Keith](https://film.one/media/person/1318768/gallery-3e7b92150792.jpg) David Keith — Image via TMDB - ![David Keith](https://film.one/media/person/1318768/gallery-ec93a32b1b15.jpg) David Keith — Image via TMDB - ![David Keith](https://film.one/media/person/1318768/gallery-ca455bf90289.jpg) David Keith — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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