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David Keith

David Keith

Actor, also director and producer · Born May 8, 1954 (72) · Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

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 received Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor and New Star of the Year – Actor for his performance. His other notable roles include Jack Murdock in Daredevil (2003), Det. John Mulcahey in Carrie (2002), Master Chief Tom O'Malley in Behind Enemy Lines (2001), Captain Hartigan in Men of Honor (2000), Maj. Matthew Coonen in U-571 (2000), Boone in The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), Jack Parkman in Major League II (1994), Det. Lt. Loach in The Two Jakes (1990), Elvis Presley in Heartbreak Hotel (1988), and Andrew 'Andy' McGee in Firestarter (1984).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 8, 1954 (72)
From
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Works as
Actor, also director and producer
Titles
75 on MovieCove · 115 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 9% in 30 days

What are David Keith's films like?

Across their 57 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 5th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Thriller4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Thriller movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Sci-Fi2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Sci-Fi movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
25%
Survival
23%
Self
16%
Morality
16%
Power
11%
Society
7%
Ideas
2%
Survival20 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds18 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 55 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 19 · Serious 12 · Dark 24

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 38 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 14 · Charged 23 · Intense 18

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 28 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 7

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 35 · Some laughs 18 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 27 · Even-paced 25 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 29 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 6

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 19 · Affecting 24 · Heavy 12

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 49 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

34 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 10 of 34 analyzed roles.

Hero
10 of 34
Shadow
7 of 34
Ally
6 of 34
Mentor
6 of 34
Trickster
2 of 34
Shapeshifter
1 of 34
Threshold guardian
1 of 34
Herald
1 of 34
Show the 34 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
39
Warm
14
Dread
14
Hopeful
12
Melancholic
13
Other
49

How their films linger

Hopeful21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet25
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch David Keith's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 51 of their 75 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (31).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Keith's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

115 credits, 75 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Dead Money(2024)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Walden(2023)

    as Judge Boyle

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • I'll Be Watching(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Wedding at Graceland(2019)

    as Major

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Finding Grace(2019)

    as Bishop Reed

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Madhouse Mecca(2018)

    as Harlen

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Hammer: The 'Rootin' for Regen' story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Dr. Sam Giles

  • All Saints(2017)

    as Boyd

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Heritage Falls(2016)

    as Coach Charlie Fitzpatrick

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Awaken(2015)

    as Walsh

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Christian Mingle(2014)

    as Bill Wood

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs(2014)

    as Gary Engels

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Beneath the Blue(2010)

    as Hawk

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · as Wade Gutches

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Lone Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 7 episodes · as John Allen

  • Nikita(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Ellison

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Regular Show(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Streaming (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Unrequited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Nate Grissom

  • Boys of Summerville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Joe

  • Succubus: Hell-Bent(2007)

    as Wallace

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Class(2006)

    Show 19 episodes · as Yonk Allen

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Bottoms Up(2006)

    as Uncle Earl

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • In Her Line of Fire(2006)

    as Vice President Walker

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Miracle Dogs Too (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Mr. Mulvaney

  • Locusts: The 8th Plague(2005)

    as Gary

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Path of Destruction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Roy Stark

  • Secret City: The Oak Ridge Story - The War Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Narrator

  • Constant Payne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Alexander 'Doc' Payne

  • All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos(2005)

    as Sheriff Blanco

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Come Away Home(2005)

    as Sheriff Jantz

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Raise Your Voice(2004)

    as Simon Fletcher

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Kings of Brooklyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Scoggins

  • Epoch: Evolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Mason Rand

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Mike Watson

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Deep Shock(2003)

    as Andrew Raines

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Hangman's Curse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Nate Springfield

  • Still Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben

  • Daredevil(2003)

    as Jack Murdock

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Sabretooth(2002)

    as Bob Thatcher

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Carrie(2002)

    as Det. John Mulchaey

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Evan Caldwell

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Mother Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Carey

  • World Traveler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Richard

  • Clover Bend(2002)

    as McGary

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Stickup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Ray DeCarlo

  • Behind Enemy Lines(2001)

    as Master Chief Tom O'Malley

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Epoch(2001)

    as Mason Rand

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Virgini

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Constant Payne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Alexander 'Doc' Payne (Voice)

  • Love and Treason (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Eli Dixon

  • Burning Down the House(2001)

    as Carolina

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cahoots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Harley

  • Anthrax (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Adam Stewart

  • Men of Honor(2000)

    as Captain Hartigan

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • U-571(2000)

    as Maj. Matthew Coonen

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • If... Dog... Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Parole Officer Gilmore

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as John 'Hawk' Hawkins

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Secret of the Andes(1998)

    as Brooks Willings

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Question of Privilege (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Carter Roberts

  • A Memory in My Heart(1999)

    as Sheriff Matt Carden

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Martial Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Cliff Eagleton

  • Poodle Springs(1998)

    as Larry Victor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Perfect Prey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Dwayne Alan Clay

  • Ambushed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Deputy Lawrence

  • Judge and Jury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Joseph Meeker

  • Hit & Run(1997)

    as Mr. Colbert

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Invasion of Privacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Sgt. Rutherford

  • Arli$$(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Archie Michaels

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard

  • A Family Thing(1996)

    as Sonny

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Local Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • High Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 32 episodes · as Jim Marsh

  • If Looks Could Kill(1996)

    as Det. Peter Stanford

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain(1995)

    as Ray Karnisak

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Deadly Sins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Jack Gales

  • Running Wild(1995)

    as Jack Hutton

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Indian in the Cupboard(1995)

    as Boone

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Till the End of the Night(1995)

    as Garrett Hill

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Texas(1994)

    as Jim Bowie

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Major Mercer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Temptation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Bone

  • Raw Justice(1994)

    as Mace

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • XXX's & OOO's(1994)

    as Bullet Dobbs

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Ernest Goes to School(1994)

    as Squint Westwood

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Major League II(1994)

    as Jack Parkman

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Dan Schmidt

  • Distant Cousins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Harry Young

  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Cliff Eagleton

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Liar's Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Gary Kirkpatrick

  • Flesh 'n' Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 12 episodes · as Arlo Weed

  • Caged Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Tommy Lane

  • Off and Running (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Jack Cornett

  • The Two Jakes(1990)

    as Det. Lt. Loach

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North(1989)

    as Lt. Col. Oliver North

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Heartbreak Hotel(1988)

    as Elvis Presley

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck(1988)

    Director · as Buck Malone

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Curse(1987)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • White of the Eye(1987)

    as Paul White

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • If Tomorrow Comes(1986)

    Show 3 episodes · as Daniel Cooper

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Gulag(1985)

    as Mickey Almon

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Firestarter(1984)

    as Andrew McGee

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Lords of Discipline(1983)

    as Will McLean

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Independence Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Jack Parker

  • An Officer and a Gentleman(1982)

    as Sid Worley

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Take This Job and Shove It(1981)

    as Harry Meade

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Back Roads(1981)

    as Mason

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Friendly Fire(1979)

    as Leroy Hamilton

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Brubaker(1980)

    as Larry Lee Bullen

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story(1980)

    as Wayne Robinson

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Rose(1979)

    as Mal

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Great Santini(1979)

    as Red Petus

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Co-Ed Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 6 episodes · as Tuck

  • Are You in the House Alone?(1978)

    as Student (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Barn of the Naked Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Stunts

  • Happy Days(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 114 titles from 1974 to 2024; peak year 2002.

Biggest box office

An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)

$130M worldwide

Highest rated

Men of Honor (2000)

Midcredits 88th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19742024

Peak 2002 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 14 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting112 of 114: 110 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndDirecting2 of 114: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 114: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 114: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s6 · 5 acting · 1 crew1980s16 · 15 acting · 2 crew1990s38 · acting2000s37 · acting2010s14 · acting2020s3 · 3 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 17% of 41 roles
788393980308

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do David Keith's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 62; across their 55 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Midcredits score across 75 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th22
  • Below 25th25

Shape of the crowd

37 of their 75 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed37

Most divisive · actor

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (1980)

97th percentile spread · 64% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Men of Honor (2000)

Midcredits 88th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 52 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is David Keith's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles40–68 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles9–67 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles41–83 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles27–45 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles36–69 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does David Keith work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Keith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Phillip J. Roth shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles