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".

Filmography

• Elsbeth — Arthur Greene Jr.
• St. Denis Medical — Ron Leonard
• 2024The American Society of Magical Negroes — Roger
• 2023Candy Cane Lane — Santa Claus
• Poker Face — Otto
• 2023The Color Purple — Reverend Avery
• 2023They Cloned Tyrone — The Preacher
• 2022Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration — Cogsworth
• The Patient — Charlie Addison
• 2021A Soldier's Play — Sergeant Vernon C. Waters
• 2021Clifford the Big Red Dog — Packard
• Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!
• Joe Pickett — Vern Dunnegan
• 2021Show of Titles — "Guys and Dolls" Performer
• 2020Coffee & Kareem — Captain Hill
• A Black Lady Sketch Show — Preacher
• 2019Native Son — Marty
• 2019Sprinter — Coach
• 2018Arizona — Coburn
• The Cool Kids — Hank
• The Resident — Lamar Broome
• 2017A Christmas Story Live! — Santa Claus
• A Series of Unfortunate Events — Hal
• 2017The Big Sick — Andy Dodd
• 2016Jingle Ballin' — Colin
• Chopped Junior
• The Carmichael Show — Joe Carmichael
• 2015The Wiz Live! — The Cowardly Lion
• 2014An En Vogue Christmas — Marty
• Bad Teacher — Carl Gaines
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Ben Carson
• 2013Peeples — Virgil Peeples
• 2013The Watsons Go to Birmingham — Mr. Robert
• Comedy Bang! Bang! — Network President
• Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja — Rudd Rhymez (voice)
• The Soul Man — Jesse
• Happy Endings — Terry
• 2011Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil — Moss the Troll (voice)
• 2010Something Like A Business — 3D
• 2009Astro Boy — Mr. Squirt / Math Cowboy / Boxer Robot (voice)
• Black to the Future
• 2009Dance Flick — Sugar Bear
• 2008An American Carol — Rastus Malone
• Chocolate News — Producer
• 2008Gym Teacher: The Movie — Shelly Bragg
• 2008Kissing Cousins — The Griller
• 2008The Hustle — Rev. Isaac Montgomery Paid
• 2008The Poker House — Stymie, Writer, Co-Producer
• Thank God You're Here — Self - Host, Producer
• 2006Little Man — Jimmy
• 2006Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street — Principal Eyeverson/The Man Upstairs (voice)
• 2006Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness — Principal Eyeverson (voice)
• 2005Bewitched — Jim Fields
• Bones — Professor Bunsen Jude
• 2005The Muppets' Wizard of Oz — Uncle Henry
• Unscripted — David Alan Grier
• 2004Baadasssss! — Clyde Houston
• 2004The Woodsman — Bob
• 2003Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie — Limo Driver
• 2003David Alan Grier: The Book of David - The Cult Figure's Manifesto — Himself, Writer
• 2002King of Texas — Rip
• Life with Bonnie — David Bellows
• 2002Tiptoes — Jerry Robin Jr.
• 200115 Minutes — Mugger
• Gary & Mike — Thaddeus (voice)
• My Wife and Kids
• Samurai Jack — Da Samurai
• The Proud Family — Reuben (voice)
• 20003 Strikes — Detective Jenkins
• 2000Angels in the Infield — Bob Bugler
• Boston Public — Laurence Williams
• Buzz Lightyear of Star Command — Tubunch (voice)
• DAG — Jerome Daggett
• 2000Damned If You Do — The Devil
• 2000East of A — Brother James
• 2000Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby — Mr. Butz
• 2000Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination — Self/Carl Bentley
• 2000Return to Me — Charlie Johnson
• 2000The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle — Measures
• 1999A Saintly Switch — Dan Anderson
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Jeremy Swift
• 1999Stuart Little — Red (voice)
• 1999The '60s — Fred Hampton
• The '60s — Fred Hampton
• Damon — Bernard Thomas
• Hercules — Memnon (voice)
• 1997McHale's Navy — Ensign Charles Parker
• Premium Blend
• 1997Top of the World — Detective Augustus
• Kenan & Kel — David Alan Grier
• 1995Goldilocks and the Three Bears — Spike
• Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child — Bongo (voice), Dudley (voice), King Maynard (voice)
• 1995Jumanji — Bentley
• Pinky and the Brain — Marlon (voice)
• 1995Tales from the Hood — Carl Johnson (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised")
• The Preston Episodes — David Preston, Executive Producer
• 1994Blankman — Kevin Walker
• 1994In the Army Now — Fred Ostroff
• The X-Files — Cinema Audience (uncredited)
• 1992Boomerang — Gerard Jackson
• HBO First Look
• Martin — Rev. Leon Lonnie Love
• 1992The Player — David Alan Grier
• 1990Almost an Angel — Det. Bill
• Dream On — Marshall
• 1990Loose Cannons — Drummond
• The Word
• 1989Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
• 1989Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
• 1988I'm Gonna Git You Sucka — Newsman
• 1988Me and Him — Peter Conklin
• 1988Off Limits — Rogers
• 1988Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
• Tanner '88 — Secret Serviceman
• A Different World — Professor Byron Walcott
• 1987Amazon Women on the Moon — Don Simmons (segment "Blacks Without Soul") / Don Simmons (segment "Don 'No Soul' Simmons")
• Down and Out in Beverly Hills
• 1987From the Hip — Steve Hadley
• Tour of Duty — Harold
• ALF — FBI #1
• All Is Forgiven — Oliver Royce
• 1985Beer — Elliott Morrison
• The Equalizer — Desk Sergeant
• 1984A Soldier's Story — Corporal Cobb
• 1983Streamers — Roger
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host, Antoine Meriweather (uncredited)
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
• Baby, You're a Star

Appearances as themselves (38)

• 2026Who Is Martin Mull? — Self
• 20232023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson — Self
• 2023The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell — Self
• Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution — Self
• Sherri — Self - Guest
• 2021Dad Stop Embarrassing Me - The Afterparty — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• Busy Tonight — Self - Guest
• Snap Decision — Self - Host
• Match Game — Self - Panelist
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest
• 2015The Making of the Wiz Live! — Self
• Celebrity Name Game — Self
• 2014Lennon or McCartney — Self
• Beat Bobby Flay — Self
• Cutthroat Kitchen — Self - Guest Judge
• Hollywood Game Night — Self
• Gotham Comedy Live — Self - Host, Self - Comedian
• The Eric Andre Show — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• Head Case — Self
• 2007Heckler — Self
• 2005Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched' — Self
• Dancing with the Stars — Self - Contestant
• 2005Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics — Himself
• 2005Why I Love 'Bewitched' — Self
• 2004If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely — Himself
• 2004Laffapalooza! #2 — Self
• The Tony Danza Show — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest Co-Host
• Hollywood Squares — Self - Panelist
• 1998Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! — Self
• The View — Self
• Pulp Comics — himself
• The Daily Show — Self - Guest
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• In Living Color — Self - Various Characters
• The Oscars — Self