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David Keith(I)

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David Keith
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David Lemuel Keith was born on May 8, 1954 in Knoxville, Tennessee, the son of Lemuel Grady Keith Jr. and Hilda Earle. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Theater. Keith had a supporting role in The Rose (1979) starring Bette Midler, had a supporting role in Brubaker (1980), and co-starred with Richard Gere in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982). He played a local thug in The Great Santini (1979), starred in The Lords of Discipline (1983) and White of the Eye (1987), and held a prominent supporting role opposite Matthew McConaughey in U-571 (2000). He played opposite Drew Barrymore in the science fiction horror film Firestarter (1984), and opposite Brooke Shields and Martin Sheen in Running Wild (1995).

Keith played Elvis Presley in Chris Columbus' Heartbreak Hotel (1988), the cowboy "Boo-Hoo" Boone in Frank Oz's The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), and the leading role of Nate Springfield in the horror film Hangman's Curse (2003). He also co-starred in the sitcom The Class (2006) as Yonk Allen, a retired professional football player. He has appeared in the horror remake Carrie (2002), Daredevil (2003), Raise Your Voice (2004) starring Hilary Duff, and Expiration Date (2006). He has also appeared on the television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001), CSI: Miami (2002), NCIS (2003), and Hawaii Five-0 (2010). He also co-starred as Robert Allen's father John Allen on the short-lived Fox drama series Lone Star (2010).

David Keith married realtor Nancy Clark in 2000 and the couple reside in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Jack Nicholson, David Keith, and Tom Waits in The Two Jakes (1990)
David Keith in The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
David Keith and Rishi Bhat in The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
David Keith and Litefoot in The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
David Keith, Litefoot, and Hal Scardino in The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
David Keith in The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
David Keith in The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
David Keith in The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
David Keith in The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
Drew Barrymore and David Keith in Firestarter (1984)
David Keith in Firestarter (1984)
Drew Barrymore, Heather Locklear, and David Keith in Firestarter (1984)

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Richard Gere and Debra Winger in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
An Officer and a Gentleman
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  • Sid Worley
  • 1982
Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
Behind Enemy Lines
6.4
  • O'Malley
  • 2001
Litefoot and Hal Scardino in The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
The Indian in the Cupboard
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  • Boone
  • 1995
Ben Affleck, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jennifer Garner, and Colin Farrell in Daredevil (2003)
Daredevil
5.3
  • Jack Murdock
  • 2003

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Actor

  • Paper Empire
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  • I'll Be Watching
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  • Walden
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  • Inlighten Films (2019)
    The Scout
  • Finding Grace (2019)
    Finding Grace
  • Wes Brown and Kellie Pickler in Wedding at Graceland (2019)
    Wedding at Graceland
  • Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
    Hawaii Five-0
  • 83 Days (2018)
    83 Days
  • Wes Brown and Kellie Pickler in Christmas at Graceland (2018)
    Christmas at Graceland
  • Madhouse Mecca (2018)
    Madhouse Mecca
  • Kera O'Bryon, Tim Perez-Ross, and Kole Benfield in Hammer: The 'Rootin' for Regen' story (2017)
    Hammer: The 'Rootin' for Regen' story
  • John Corbett and Barry Corbin in All Saints (2017)
    All Saints
  • Real Good People
  • David Keith, Coby Ryan McLaughlin, and Keean Johnson in Heritage Falls (2016)
    Heritage Falls
  • Edward Furlong, Daryl Hannah, Robert Davi, Vinnie Jones, Michael Copon, Daz Crawford, Jason London, Natalie Burn, and Augie Duke in Awaken (2015)
    Awaken
  • Christian Mingle (2014)
    Christian Mingle
  • Cam Gigandet and Anna Wood in Reckless (2014)
    Reckless
  • Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs (2014)
    Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs

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  • Raw Justice (1994)
    Raw Justice
  • Flesh 'n' Blood (1991)
    Flesh 'n' Blood

Director

  • Waterville
  • The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck (1988)
    The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck
  • The Curse (1987)
    The Curse

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    • May 8, 1954
    • Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
    • April 15, 2000 - 2016 (divorced, 2 children)
    • Presley Keith
  • Other works
    Music video: Appeared in the video for "Blame It on Your Heart" by Patty Loveless.
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    He owns a cattle ranch in Tellico Plains, Tennessee.
    • He often plays characters who have a strong moral core, yet who have serious internal conflicts central to the storyline and to other characters

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