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
Ein Offizier und Gentleman (1982).
He played a local thug in
Der große Santini (1979),
starred in
Marines - Die Kraft - Der Schmerz - Der Stolz (1983)
and Das Auge des Killers (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
Der Feuerteufel (1984), and opposite
Brooke Shields and
Martin Sheen in
Leoparden in Gefahr (1995).
Keith played Elvis Presley in
Chris Columbus'
Heartbreak Hotel (1988), the
cowboy "Boo-Hoo" Boone in Frank Oz's
Der Indianer im Küchenschrank (1995),
and the leading role of Nate Springfield in the horror film
Hangman's Curse - Der Fluch des Henkers (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 - Lebe deinen Traum (2004) starring
Hilary Duff, and
Expiration Date (2006). He has
also appeared on the television series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999),
Criminal Intent - Verbrechen im Visier (2001),
CSI: Miami (2002),
Navy CIS (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.
