
David Alan Grier
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 30, 1956 (age 70)
- Birthplace
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
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".
Known For
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Filmography
Baby, You're a Star
Movie

Who Is Martin Mull?
Movie · as Self

The American Society of Magical Negroes
Movie · as Roger

St. Denis Medical
TV · as Ron Leonard · 44 eps

Elsbeth
TV · as Arthur Greene Jr. · 1 ep

Have I Got News for You
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Color Purple
Movie · as Reverend Avery

They Cloned Tyrone
Movie · as The Preacher

Candy Cane Lane
Movie · as Santa Claus

2023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson
Movie · as Self
The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell
Movie · as Self

Poker Face
TV · as Otto · 1 ep

Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Movie · as Cogsworth

Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
TV · as Self · 2 eps

The Patient
TV · as Charlie Addison · 10 eps

Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Clifford the Big Red Dog
Movie · as Packard

A Soldier's Play
Movie · as Sergeant Vernon C. Waters

Show of Titles
Movie · as "Guys and Dolls" Performer

Dad Stop Embarrassing Me - The Afterparty
Movie · as Self

Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!
TV · 8 eps

Joe Pickett
TV · as Vern Dunnegan · 11 eps

Coffee & Kareem
Movie · as Captain Hill

Native Son
Movie · as Marty

Sprinter
Movie · as Coach

A Black Lady Sketch Show
TV · as Preacher · 3 eps

The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Arizona
Movie · as Coburn

Busy Tonight
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

The Cool Kids
TV · as Hank · 22 eps

The Resident
TV · as Lamar Broome · 3 eps

The Big Sick
Movie · as Andy Dodd

A Christmas Story Live!
Movie · as Santa Claus
Snap Decision
TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps

A Series of Unfortunate Events
TV · as Hal · 2 eps

Jingle Ballin'
Movie · as Colin

Match Game
TV · as Self - Panelist · 3 eps

The Wiz Live!
Movie · as The Cowardly Lion

The Making of the Wiz Live!
Movie · as Self

The Carmichael Show
TV · as Joe Carmichael · 32 eps

Chopped Junior
TV · 1 ep

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps

Lennon or McCartney
Movie · as Self

An En Vogue Christmas
Movie · as Marty

Celebrity Name Game
TV · as Self · 3 eps

Bad Teacher
TV · as Carl Gaines · 13 eps

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Ben Carson · 1 ep

Peeples
Movie · as Virgil Peeples

The Watsons Go to Birmingham
Movie · as Mr. Robert

Hollywood Game Night
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Cutthroat Kitchen
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

Beat Bobby Flay
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV · as Network President · 1 ep

The Eric Andre Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Gotham Comedy Live
TV · as Self - Host, Self - Comedian · 1 ep

Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
TV · as Rudd Rhymez (voice) · 1 ep

The Soul Man
TV · as Jesse · 1 ep

Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
Movie · as Moss the Troll (voice)

Happy Endings
TV · as Terry · 1 ep

Something Like A Business
Movie · as 3D

Dance Flick
Movie · as Sugar Bear

Astro Boy
Movie · as Mr. Squirt / Math Cowboy / Boxer Robot (voice)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

Black to the Future
TV · 4 eps

The Poker House
Movie · as Stymie

The Hustle
Movie · as Rev. Isaac Montgomery Paid

An American Carol
Movie · as Rastus Malone

Kissing Cousins
Movie · as The Griller

Gym Teacher: The Movie
Movie · as Shelly Bragg

Chocolate News
TV · 10 eps

Heckler
Movie · as Self

Head Case
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Thank God You're Here
TV · as Self - Host · 7 eps

Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
Movie · as Principal Eyeverson/The Man Upstairs (voice)

Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
Movie · as Principal Eyeverson (voice)

Little Man
Movie · as Jimmy

Creative Arts Emmy Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
Movie · as Uncle Henry

Bewitched
Movie · as Jim Fields

Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics
Movie · as Himself

Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
Movie · as Self

Why I Love 'Bewitched'
Movie · as Self

Unscripted
TV · as David Alan Grier · 1 ep

Dancing with the Stars
TV · as Self - Contestant · 9 eps

Bones
TV · as Professor Bunsen Jude · 1 ep

Too Late with Adam Carolla
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Woodsman
Movie · as Bob

Baadasssss!
Movie · as Clyde Houston

Laffapalooza! #2
Movie · as Self

If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely
Movie · as Himself
The Tony Danza Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
David Alan Grier: The Book of David - The Cult Figure's Manifesto
Movie · as Himself

Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie
Movie · as Limo Driver

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest Co-Host · 10 eps

King of Texas
Movie · as Rip

Tiptoes
Movie · as Jerry Robin Jr.

Life with Bonnie
TV · as David Bellows · 44 eps

15 Minutes
Movie · as Mugger

My Wife and Kids
TV · 1 ep

Samurai Jack
TV · as Da Samurai · 1 ep

Gary & Mike
TV · as Thaddeus (voice) · 1 ep

The Proud Family
TV · as Reuben (voice) · 1 ep

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
Movie · as Mr. Butz

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Movie · as Measures

3 Strikes
Movie · as Detective Jenkins
East of A
Movie · as Brother James
Damned If You Do
Movie · as The Devil

Return to Me
Movie · as Charlie Johnson

Angels in the Infield
Movie · as Bob Bugler

Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
Movie · as Self/Carl Bentley

Boston Public
TV · as Laurence Williams · 1 ep

DAG
TV · as Jerome Daggett · 17 eps

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
TV · as Tubunch (voice) · 1 ep

The '60s
Movie · as Fred Hampton

A Saintly Switch
Movie · as Dan Anderson

Stuart Little
Movie · as Red (voice)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Jeremy Swift · 1 ep

The '60s
TV · as Fred Hampton · 2 eps

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Movie · as Self

Damon
TV · as Bernard Thomas · 13 eps

Hercules
TV · as Memnon (voice) · 1 ep

Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self - Panelist · 5 eps

McHale's Navy
Movie · as Ensign Charles Parker

Top of the World
Movie · as Detective Augustus

Premium Blend
TV · 97 eps

The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Kenan & Kel
TV · as David Alan Grier · 1 ep

The Daily Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

Pulp Comics
TV · as himself · 1 ep

Tales from the Hood
Movie · as Carl Johnson (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised")

Jumanji
Movie · as Bentley

Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Movie · as Spike
The Preston Episodes
TV · as David Preston · 10 eps

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV · as Bongo (voice), Dudley (voice), King Maynard (voice) · 1 ep

Pinky and the Brain
TV · as Marlon (voice) · 1 ep

Blankman
Movie · as Kevin Walker

In the Army Now
Movie · as Fred Ostroff

The X-Files
TV · as Cinema Audience (uncredited) · 1 ep

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

The Player
Movie · as David Alan Grier

Boomerang
Movie · as Gerard Jackson

Martin
TV · as Rev. Leon Lonnie Love · 4 eps

HBO First Look
TV · 1 ep

Loose Cannons
Movie · as Drummond

Almost an Angel
Movie · as Det. Bill

Dream On
TV · as Marshall · 1 ep

In Living Color
TV · as Self - Various Characters · 128 eps

The Word
TV · 1 ep

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
Movie

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
Movie

Off Limits
Movie · as Rogers

Me and Him
Movie · as Peter Conklin

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
Movie

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Movie · as Newsman

Tanner '88
TV · as Secret Serviceman · 1 ep

From the Hip
Movie · as Steve Hadley

Amazon Women on the Moon
Movie · as Don Simmons (segment "Blacks Without Soul") / Don Simmons (segment "Don 'No Soul' Simmons")

A Different World
TV · as Professor Byron Walcott · 1 ep

Tour of Duty
TV · as Harold · 1 ep

Down and Out in Beverly Hills
TV · 1 ep

ALF
TV · as FBI #1 · 1 ep

All Is Forgiven
TV · as Oliver Royce · 9 eps

Beer
Movie · as Elliott Morrison

The Equalizer
TV · as Desk Sergeant · 1 ep

A Soldier's Story
Movie · as Corporal Cobb

Streamers
Movie · as Roger

Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host, Antoine Meriweather (uncredited) · 2 eps

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · 1 ep

The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep






