David Alan Grier
Known for Acting · 162 credits
- Born
- 1956-06-30 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Also known as
- David Alan Greir · David Allan Grier · D.A.G. · DAG
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
TV Shows (76)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Jeremy Swift
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Bones
2005
as Professor Bunsen Jude
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The X-Files
1993
as Cinema Audience (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Antoine Meriweather (uncredited)
The View
1997
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest Co-Host
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
Elsbeth
2024
as Arthur Greene Jr.
Dancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Contestant
The Resident
2018
as Lamar Broome
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
Samurai Jack
2001
as Da Samurai
A Different World
1987
as Professor Byron Walcott
The Equalizer
1985
as Desk Sergeant
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
2012
as Rudd Rhymez (voice)
Boston Public
2000
as Laurence Williams
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000
as Tubunch (voice)
Poker Face
2023
as Otto
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
as Network President
ALF
1986
as FBI #1
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017
as Hal
Tour of Duty
1987
as Harold
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Martin
1992
as Rev. Leon Lonnie Love
Beat Bobby Flay
2013
as Self
Hercules
1998
as Memnon (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Bongo (voice) / Dudley (voice) / King Maynard (voice)
The Proud Family
2001
as Reuben (voice)
St. Denis Medical
2024
as Ron Leonard
Match Game
2016
as Self - Panelist
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
Happy Endings
2011
as Terry
In Living Color
1990
as Self - Various Characters
My Wife and Kids
2001
The Eric Andre Show
2012
as Self
Cutthroat Kitchen
2013
as Self - Guest Judge
Dream On
1990
as Marshall
Kenan & Kel
1996
as David Alan Grier
HBO First Look
1992
The Soul Man
2012
as Jesse
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
as Preacher
Pinky and the Brain
1995
as Marlon (voice)
Hollywood Game Night
2013
as Self
The Word
1990
Gotham Comedy Live
2012
as Self - Host / Self - Comedian
Celebrity Name Game
2014
as Self
Joe Pickett
2021
as Vern Dunnegan
Life with Bonnie
2002
as David Bellows
Premium Blend
1997
The Carmichael Show
2015
as Joe Carmichael
The Cool Kids
2018
as Hank
Head Case
2007
as Self
Bad Teacher
2014
as Carl Gaines
Busy Tonight
2018
as Self - Guest
The Patient
2022
as Charlie Addison
Movies (86)
Little Man
2006
as Jimmy
Clifford the Big Red Dog
2021
as Packard
Candy Cane Lane
2023
as Santa Claus
The Color Purple
2023
as Reverend Avery
The Big Sick
2017
as Andy Dodd
15 Minutes
2001
as Mugger
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
2011
as Moss the Troll (voice)
The Player
1992
as David Alan Grier
Jumanji
1995
as Carl Bentley
Astro Boy
2009
as Mr. Squirt / Math Cowboy / Boxer Robot (voice)
Boomerang
1992
as Gerard Jackson
Stuart Little
1999
as Red (voice)
Bewitched
2005
as Jim Fields
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
as Don Simmons (segment "Blacks Without Soul") / Don Simmons (segment "Don 'No Soul' Simmons")
Dance Flick
2009
as Sugar Bear
They Cloned Tyrone
2023
as The Preacher
The Poker House
2008
as Stymie
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988
as Newsman
A Soldier's Story
1984
as Corporal Cobb
Return to Me
2000
as Charlie Johnson
Tiptoes
2002
as Jerry Robin Jr.
Streamers
1983
as Roger
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000
as Measures
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
2005
as Uncle Henry
Off Limits
1988
as Rogers
Blankman
1994
as Kevin Walker
An American Carol
2008
as Rastus Malone
Lennon or McCartney
2014
as Self
Peeples
2013
as Virgil Peeples
In the Army Now
1994
as Fred Ostroff
Laffapalooza! #2
2004
as Self
Tales from the Hood
1995
as Carl Johnson (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised")
Show of Titles
2021
as "Guys and Dolls" Performer
A Christmas Story Live!
2017
as Santa Claus
3 Strikes
2000
as Detective Jenkins
Arizona
2018
as Coburn
Almost an Angel
1990
as Det. Bill
The '60s
1999
as Fred Hampton
Angels in the Infield
2000
as Bob Bugler
Native Son
2019
as Marty
Kissing Cousins
2008
as The Griller
The American Society of Magical Negroes
2024
as Roger
A Saintly Switch
1999
as Dan Anderson
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
2006
as Principal Eyeverson (voice)
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
2022
as Cogsworth
The Woodsman
2004
as Bob
Heckler
2007
as Self
Coffee & Kareem
2020
as Captain Hill
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998
as Self
McHale's Navy
1997
as Ensign Charles Parker
Loose Cannons
1990
as Drummond
The Wiz Live!
2015
as The Cowardly Lion
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
2013
as Mr. Robert
King of Texas
2002
as Rip
Something Like A Business
2010
as 3D
Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics
2005
as Himself
Baby, You're a Star
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
2006
as Principal Eyeverson/The Man Upstairs (voice)
Me and Him
1988
as Peter Conklin
Why I Love 'Bewitched'
2005
as Self
Top of the World
1997
as Detective Augustus
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
2000
as Mr. Butz
Gym Teacher: The Movie
2008
as Shelly Bragg
The Hustle
2008
as Rev. Isaac Montgomery Paid
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
2005
as Self
Sprinter
2019
as Coach
From the Hip
1987
as Steve Hadley
Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie
2003
as Limo Driver
Baadasssss!
2004
as Clyde Houston
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
1995
as Spike
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
2000
as Self/Carl Bentley
Beer
1985
as Elliott Morrison
Dad Stop Embarrassing Me - The Afterparty
2021
as Self
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989
Jingle Ballin'
2016
as Colin
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988
An En Vogue Christmas
2014
as Marty
East of A
2000
as Brother James
If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely
2004
as Himself
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989
A Soldier's Play
2021
as Sergeant Vernon C. Waters
2023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson
2023
as Self
The Making of the Wiz Live!
2015
as Self
The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell
2023
as Self
Damned If You Do
2000
as The Devil
David Alan Grier: The Book of David - The Cult Figure's Manifesto
2003
as Himself
About David Alan Grier
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". With 162 credits spanning from 1953 to 2024, David Alan Grier has appeared in 86 films and 76 TV shows.
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- Little Man (2006) — as Jimmy
- Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021) — as Packard
- Candy Cane Lane (2023) — as Santa Claus
- The Color Purple (2023) — as Reverend Avery
- The Big Sick (2017) — as Andy Dodd
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