David Keith Highlights

  • 2006: Played Vice President Walker, opposite Mariel Hemingway in "In Her Line of Fire"
  • 2004: Cast as Hilary Duff's father in the teen drama "Raise Your Voice"
  • 2003: Played boxer Jack 'The Devil' Murdock, father of the comic book superhero "Daredevil"
  • 2002: Starred in the Sci-Fi original telepic "Sabretooth," about a genetically engineered prehistoric tiger
  • 2002: Appeared in the indie road drama "World Traveler"
  • 2002: Played a detective in the ABC televison remake of Steven King's "Carrie"
  • 2001: Had supporting role in "Behind Enemy Lines"
  • 2000: Portrayed Captain Hardigan in "Men of Honor", starring Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding Jr
  • 2000: Co-starred as a gung ho Marine leading a mission to capture spy secrets from a German submarine in "U-571"
  • 1998: Appeared as a sleazy photographer leading a double life in HBO's disappointing "Poodle Springs"; Bob Rafelson directed from Tom Stoppard's adaptation of the Robert Parker novel which plumped an aging Phillip Marlowe smack in the middle of the 1960s
  • 1996: Returned from hell after his death-row execution to avenge his wife in "Judge and Jury"
  • 1996: Co-starred in ABC police drama "High Incident", executive produced by Steven Spielberg
  • 1995: Played the miniature cowboy Boone in the family film "The Indian in the Cupboard"
  • 1994: Portrayed Jim Bowie in ABC miniseries "James Michener's Texas"
  • 1993: Starred in the ABC movie "Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica"
  • 1992: Helmed music video for Patty Loveless' "Blame It on Your Heart"
  • 1991: Starred as Southern con man Arlo Weed in NBC sitcom "Flesh 'n' Blood"; also co-wrote (with Leon Russell) theme song and provided background vocals
  • 1990: Acted in the disappointing sequel to "Chinatown", "The Two Jakes", directed by and starring Jack Nicholson
  • 1989: Played title role in CBS miniseries "Guts & Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North"
  • 1988: Helmed "The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck"; also co-starred
  • 1988: Portrayed Elvis Presley in "Heartbreak Hotel"; also credited as song performer
  • 1987: Directorial debut, "The Curse"
  • 1987: Starred as psycho husband of Cathy Moriarity in Donald Cammell's bizarre thriller "White of the Eye"; first credit as song performer
  • 1986: Acted in two plays in his native Tennessee, "Geater Tuna" and "Bus Stop", the latter at his alma mater
  • 1985: Returned to the stage, portraying Duane Wilson in Colorado and Connecticut productions of "Harvey"
  • 1984: Headlined all-star cast (including Oscar-winners George C Scott, Art Carney and Louise Fletcher) in "Firestarter", based on the Stephen King novel
  • 1983: Starred as a senior asked to keep an eye on first black cadet (played by pro boxer Mark Breland) who is being systematically tortured by a secret society called 'The Ten' in "The Lords of Discipline", based on the Pat Conroy novel; set in 1964 South Carolina in a military school patterned after The Citadel
  • 1982: Breakthrough screen role, the suicidal naval officer Sid Worley in "An Officer and a Gentleman"
  • 1980: Supported Robert Redford in prison-themed "Brubaker"
  • 1980: Starred opposite Stephanie Zimbalist in NBC miniseries, "The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story"
  • 1979: Registered strongly in his feature debut, "The Rose", as a soldier-cum-bodyguard for star Bette Midler's character; also acted in that year's "The Great Santini", adapted from the novel by Pat Conroy
  • 1979: Debut as series regular, "Co-Ed Fever" (CBS)
  • 1979: TV-movie debut in the award-winning "Friendly Fire" (ABC)
  • 1978: TV debut, guest appearance as Fred Collins on episode of "Happy Days" (ABC)
  • 1977: Played Scotty in "Red Bluegrass Western Flyer Show", a country-western musical at Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, Connecticut
  • While in college, became member of school's Clarence Brown Company; earned Equity card
  • Moved to NYC