
David Alan Grier
Known for Acting · 159 credits
- Born
- 1956-06-30 (age 69)
- 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 (75)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Jeremy Swift

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest

Bones
2005
as Professor Bunsen Jude

The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self

The Resident
2018
as Lamar Broome

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Antoine Meriweather (uncredited)

The X-Files
1993
as Cinema Audience (uncredited)

Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest

Dancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Contestant

The View
1997
as Self

Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest Co-Host

The Equalizer
1985
as Desk Sergeant

Tour of Duty
1987
as Harold

Elsbeth
2024
as Arthur Greene Jr.

Samurai Jack
2001
as Da Samurai

ALF
1986
as FBI #1

Boston Public
2000
as Laurence Williams

A Different World
1987
as Professor Byron Walcott

Martin
1992
as Rev. Leon Lonnie Love

Hercules
1998
as Memnon (voice)

Beat Bobby Flay
2013
as Self
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self

Poker Face
2023
as Otto

Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
as Network President

A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017
as Hal

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000
as Tubunch (voice)

The Oscars
1953
as Self

My Wife and Kids
2001

Happy Endings
2011
as Terry

Match Game
2016
as Self - Panelist

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Bongo (voice) / Dudley (voice) / King Maynard (voice)

The Proud Family
2001
as Reuben (voice)

In Living Color
1990
as Self - Various Characters

Kenan & Kel
1996
as David Alan Grier

The Eric Andre Show
2012
as Self

Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
2012
as Rudd Rhymez (voice)

Dream On
1990
as Marshall

Hollywood Game Night
2013
as Self

Gotham Comedy Live
2012
as Self - Host / Self - Comedian

HBO First Look
1992

Pinky and the Brain
1995
as Marlon (voice)

St. Denis Medical
2024
as Ron Leonard

Celebrity Name Game
2014
as Self

A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
as Preacher

Premium Blend
1997

The Soul Man
2012
as Jesse

Head Case
2007
as Self

Joe Pickett
2021
as Vern Dunnegan

Unscripted
2005
as David Alan Grier

Life with Bonnie
2002
as David Bellows

Bad Teacher
2014
as Carl Gaines

Cutthroat Kitchen
2013
as Self - Guest Judge

The Patient
2022
as Charlie Addison

The Cool Kids
2018
as Hank

Busy Tonight
2018
as Self - Guest

The Carmichael Show
2015
as Joe Carmichael
Movies (84)

Little Man
2006
as Jimmy

The Player
1992
as David Alan Grier

Stuart Little
1999
as Red (voice)

Astro Boy
2009
as Mr. Squirt / Math Cowboy / Boxer Robot (voice)

15 Minutes
2001
as Mugger

Boomerang
1992
as Gerard Jackson

Clifford the Big Red Dog
2021
as Packard

Jumanji
1995
as Carl Bentley

Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
2011
as Moss the Troll (voice)

The Big Sick
2017
as Andy Dodd

Dance Flick
2009
as Sugar Bear

Bewitched
2005
as Jim Fields

The Color Purple
2023
as Reverend Avery

The Woodsman
2004
as Bob

Off Limits
1988
as Rogers

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000
as Measures

Tales from the Hood
1995
as Carl Johnson (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised")

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988
as Newsman

Blankman
1994
as Kevin Walker

They Cloned Tyrone
2023
as The Preacher

Native Son
2019
as Marty

The '60s
1999
as Fred Hampton

Lennon or McCartney
2014
as Self

Return to Me
2000
as Charlie Johnson

3 Strikes
2000
as Detective Jenkins

Candy Cane Lane
2023
as Santa Claus

Loose Cannons
1990
as Drummond

Coffee & Kareem
2020
as Captain Hill

An American Carol
2008
as Rastus Malone

McHale's Navy
1997
as Ensign Charles Parker

Almost an Angel
1990
as Det. Bill

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
2005
as Uncle Henry

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998
as Self

Tiptoes
2002
as Jerry Robin Jr.

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
2000
as Mr. Butz

Arizona
2018
as Coburn

Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
2022
as Cogsworth

A Soldier's Story
1984
as Corporal Cobb

Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
as Don Simmons (segment "Blacks Without Soul") / Don Simmons (segment "Don 'No Soul' Simmons")

The American Society of Magical Negroes
2024
as Roger

Show of Titles
2021
as "Guys and Dolls" Performer

Beer
1985
as Elliott Morrison

The Hustle
2008
as Rev. Isaac Montgomery Paid

Heckler
2007
as Self

The Poker House
2008
as Stymie

In the Army Now
1994
as Fred Ostroff

Baadasssss!
2004
as Clyde Houston

Sprinter
2019
as Coach

A Christmas Story Live!
2017
as Santa Claus

2023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson
2023
as Self

King of Texas
2002
as Rip

Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
2006
as Principal Eyeverson/The Man Upstairs (voice)

From the Hip
1987
as Steve Hadley

Peeples
2013
as Virgil Peeples

Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
2000
as Self/Carl Bentley

Kissing Cousins
2008
as The Griller

Me and Him
1988
as Peter Conklin

Streamers
1983
as Roger

Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie
2003
as Limo Driver

The Making of the Wiz Live!
2015
as Self

A Saintly Switch
1999
as Dan Anderson
East of A
2000
as Brother James

Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
2006
as Principal Eyeverson (voice)

Gym Teacher: The Movie
2008
as Shelly Bragg

Top of the World
1997
as Detective Augustus

Laffapalooza! #2
2004
as Self

If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely
2004
as Himself

Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics
2005
as Himself

The Wiz Live!
2015
as The Cowardly Lion

Goldilocks and the Three Bears
1995
as Spike

The Watsons Go to Birmingham
2013
as Mr. Robert
The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell
2023
as Self

Angels in the Infield
2000
as Bob Bugler

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989
Baby, You're a Star

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988

A Soldier's Play
2021
as Sergeant Vernon C. Waters

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989

Jingle Ballin'
2016
as Colin
Damned If You Do
2000
as The Devil
David Alan Grier: The Book of David - The Cult Figure's Manifesto
2003
as Himself

Dad Stop Embarrassing Me - The Afterparty
2021
as Self

An En Vogue Christmas
2014
as Marty
Making of documentary featuring stars Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Shirley MacLaine, Michael Caine, director Nora Ephron, producers Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher, and more. Produced for the "Bewitched" Special Edition DVD.
as Self
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 159 credits spanning from 1953 to 2024, David Alan Grier has appeared in 84 films and 75 TV shows.
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- The Player (1992) — as David Alan Grier
- Stuart Little (1999) — as Red (voice)
- Astro Boy (2009) — as Mr. Squirt / Math Cowboy / Boxer Robot (voice)
- 15 Minutes (2001) — as Mugger
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