Acting
David Alan Grier
EN, DE cinema · 87 credits
Born
30 June 1956 (age 70)
Birthplace
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also known as David Alan Greir · David Allan Grier · D.A.G. · DAG
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
Filmography
The Color Purple
as Reverend Avery
They Cloned Tyrone
as The Preacher
Candy Cane Lane
as Santa Claus
Clifford the Big Red Dog
as Packard
A Soldier's Play
as Sergeant Vernon C. Waters
Show of Titles
as "Guys and Dolls" Performer
Coffee & Kareem
as Captain Hill
Native Son
as Marty
Sprinter
as Coach
Arizona
as Coburn
The Big Sick
as Andy Dodd
A Christmas Story Live!
as Santa Claus
Jingle Ballin'
as Colin
The Wiz Live!
as The Cowardly Lion
Peeples
as Virgil Peeples
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
as Mr. Robert
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
as Moss the Troll (voice)
Dance Flick
as Sugar Bear
Astro Boy
as Mr. Squirt / Math Cowboy / Boxer Robot (voice)
The Poker House
as Stymie, Writer, Co-Producer
The Hustle
as Rev. Isaac Montgomery Paid
An American Carol
as Rastus Malone
Kissing Cousins
as The Griller
Gym Teacher: The Movie
as Shelly Bragg
Heckler
as Self
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
as Principal Eyeverson/The Man Upstairs (voice)
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
as Principal Eyeverson (voice)
Little Man
as Jimmy
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
as Uncle Henry
Bewitched
as Jim Fields
The Woodsman
as Bob
Baadasssss!
as Clyde Houston
David Alan Grier: The Book of David - The Cult Figure's Manifesto
2003
David Alan Grier: The Book of David - The Cult Figure's Manifesto
as Himself, Writer
Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie
as Limo Driver
Tiptoes
as Jerry Robin Jr.
15 Minutes
as Mugger
3 Strikes
as Detective Jenkins
East of A
2000
East of A
as Brother James
Damned If You Do
2000
Damned If You Do
as The Devil
Return to Me
as Charlie Johnson
Angels in the Infield
as Bob Bugler
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
as Self/Carl Bentley
The '60s
as Fred Hampton
A Saintly Switch
as Dan Anderson
Stuart Little
as Red (voice)
McHale's Navy
as Ensign Charles Parker
Top of the World
as Detective Augustus
Tales from the Hood
as Carl Johnson (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised")
Jumanji
as Bentley
Blankman
as Kevin Walker
In the Army Now
as Fred Ostroff
The Player
as David Alan Grier
Boomerang
as Gerard Jackson
Loose Cannons
as Drummond
Almost an Angel
as Det. Bill
Off Limits
as Rogers
Me and Him
as Peter Conklin
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as Newsman
From the Hip
as Steve Hadley
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Don Simmons (segment "Blacks Without Soul") / Don Simmons (segment "Don 'No Soul' Simmons")
Beer
as Elliott Morrison
A Soldier's Story
as Corporal Cobb
Streamers
as Roger