David Alan Grier

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-06-30 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

David Alan Grier

Biography

David Alan Grier is an American comedian and film and television actor, best known for his work on the sketch comedy television show "In Living Color".

Acting

1992

The Player

as David Alan Grier

2005

1992

Boomerang

as Gerard Jackson

1994

Blankman

as Kevin Walker

1999

The 60s

as Fred Hampton

2009

Dance Flick

as Sugar Bear

1990

Loose Cannons

as Drummond

1995

Tales from the Hood

as Carl Johnson (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised")

1995

Jumanji

as Carl Bentley

2005

Bewitched

as Jim Fields

1984

A Soldier's Story

as Corporal Cobb

1994

In the Army Now

as Fred Ostroff

2004

2007

Heckler

as Self

2004

Baadasssss!

as Clyde Houston

2006

Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street

as Principal Eyeverson/The Man Upstairs (voice)

2006

Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness

as Principal Eyeverson (voice)

2008

2009

Astro Boy

as Mr. Squirt / Math Cowboy / Boxer Robot (voice)

2002

1983

Streamers

as Roger

2000

3 Strikes

as Detective Jenkins

2008

The Hustle

as Rev. Isaac Montgomery Paid

2013

Peeples

as Virgil Peeples

1988

Off Limits

as Rogers

1985

Beer

as Elliott Morrison

1999

A Saintly Switch

as Dan Anderson

2000

East of A

as Brother James

2023

The Color Purple

as Reverend Avery

2023

They Cloned Tyrone

as The Preacher

1988

Me and Him

as Peter Conklin

2004

2023

Candy Cane Lane

as Santa Claus

2000

Damned If You Do

as The Devil

1999

Stuart Little

as Red (voice)

1997

McHale's Navy

as Ensign Charles Parker

2008

An American Carol

as Rastus Malone

2001

15 Minutes

as Mugger

2008

Kissing Cousins

as The Griller

2015

The Wiz Live!

as The Cowardly Lion

2008

Gym Teacher: The Movie

as Shelly Bragg

2000

Return to Me

as Charlie Johnson

2011

Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil

as Moss the Troll (voice)

2016

2017

The Big Sick

as Andy Dodd

1987

From the Hip

as Steve Hadley

2018

Arizona

as Coburn

1990

Almost an Angel

as Det. Bill

2000

2006

Little Man

as Jimmy

2019

Native Son

as Marty

2020

Coffee & Kareem

as Captain Hill

2019

Sprinter

as Coach

1997

Top of the World

as Detective Augustus

2017

2021

A Soldier's Play

as Sergeant Vernon C. Waters

1987

Amazon Women on the Moon

as Don Simmons (segment "Blacks Without Soul") / Don Simmons (segment "Don 'No Soul' Simmons")

2021

Show of Titles

as "Guys and Dolls" Performer

2002

Tiptoes

as Jerry Robin Jr.

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