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David Alan Grier
Birthdate
June 30, 1956
Birthtown
Detroit, Michigan
Occupation
ActorComedian
David Alan Grier (born June 30, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actor & comedian.
He played Carl Bentley, in the original Jumanji film.
Contents
1Career
2Filmography
2.1Film
2.2Television
Career[]
Grier got his start on the National Public Radio radio drama adaptation of Star Wars in 1980. He was the voice of a nameless X-wing fighter pilot during the Battle of Yavin.
Grier's later first taste of star life was in a short-lived Broadway musical called The First where he played famed black baseball player Jackie Robinson. He received a Tony nomination for his performance. He later starred as James "Thunder" Early in the hit Broadway musical Dreamgirls (a role which would later be played in the movie version by Eddie Murphy).
Then after a series of movie & TV appearances, he got a job that really got him noticed. It was the job of one of the cast members of the FOX variety show, In Living Color.
While doing the show, more movie & TV roles followed including the role of shoe factory worker turned police officer and back again Carl Bentley in the 1995 film Jumanji.
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1983
Streamers
Roger
Venice Film Festival Award for Best Actor
1984
A Soldier's Story
Corporal Cobb
1985
Beer
Elliott Morrison
1986
From the Hip
Steve Hadley
1987
Amazon Women on the Moon
Don 'No Soul' Simmons
1988
Off Limits
Rogers
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Newsman
Me and Him
Peter Conklin
1990
Loose Cannons
Drummond
Almost an Angel
Det. Bill
1994
In the Army Now
Fred Ostroff
Blankman
Kevin Walker
1995
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Spike
1992
Boomerang
Gerard
1995
Tales from the Hood
Carl
Jumanji
Carl Bentley
1997
McHale's Navy
Ensign Charles Parker
Top of the World
Detective Augustus
1999
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
Mr. Butz
Stuart Little
Red
Voice
2000
3 Strikes
Detective Jenkins
Return to Me
Charlie Johnson
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
Measures
2001
15 Minutes
Mugger in Central Park
2003
Baadasssss!
Clyde Houston
Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie
Himself/Announcer
Tiptoes
Jerry Robin, Jr.
2004
The Woodsman
Bob
2005
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
Uncle Henry
TV Movie
Bewitched
Jim Fields
2006
Little Man
Jimmy
2008
Kissing Cousins
The Griller
The Hustle
Rev. Isaac Montgomery Paid
The Poker House
Stymie
An American Carol
Rastus Malone
2009
Dance Flick
Sugar Bear
Astro Boy
Mr. Squirt / Math Cowboy / Boxer Robot
Voice
2010
Something Like a Business
3D
2011
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil
Moss the Troll
Voice
2013
Peeples
Virgil Peeples
2015
Road Hard
Michael
2017
The Big Sick
Andy Dodd
Television[]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1985
The Equalizer
Desk Sergeant
Episode: "The Lock Box"
1986
All Is Forgiven
Oliver Royce
9 episodes
1987
CBS Summer Playhouse
Deter Phibin
Episode: "Kingpins"
A Different World
Prof. Bryan Walcott
Episode: "Romancing Mr. Stone"
1988
Tour of Duty
Harold
Episode: "Soldiers"
Duet
Gordon
Episode: "Oh My God, I Left the Baby on the Bus"
Tanner '88
Secret Serviceman
2 episodes
1989
ALF
FBI Agent #1
Episode: "Wanted: Dead or Alive"
1990
Equal Justice
Stone
Episode: "A Sucker's Bet"
1990–1994
In Living Color
Various
143 episodes
1993–1997
Martin
Reverend Leon Lonnie Love
4 episodes
1995
Saturday Night Live
Antoine Meriweather
Episode: "Damon Wayans/Dionne Farris"
Dream On
Marshall
Episode: "Take Two Tablets, and Get Me to Mt. Sinai"
The Preston Episodes
David Preston
10 episodes
Pinky and the Brain
Marlon (voice)
Episode: "TV or Not TV"
1995–2000
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Various voices
3 episodes
1998
Damon
Bernard
13 episodesNominated – Image Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Cosby
Gil
Episode: "Chemistry"
Hercules: The Animated Series
Memnon (voice)
Episode: "Hercules and the Phil Factor"
1999
A Saintly Switch
Dan Anderson
Television movie
The '60s
Fred Hampton
Television movie
Kenan & Kel
Himself
Episode: "Aw, Here It Goes To Hollywood : Part 2"
2000
Angels in the Infield
Bob Bugler
Television movie
The X-Files
Cinema Audience
Episode: "Hollywood A.D."
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Tubunch (voice)
Episode: "Stress Test"
2000–2001
DAG
Jerome Dagget
17 episodes
2002
King of Texas
Rip
Television movie
Sesame Street
Aladdin
Episode: "#33.45"
Boston Public
Laurence Williams
Episode: "Chapter Forty-Two"
The Proud Family
Reuben (voice)
Episode: "Behind Family Lines"
2002–2004
Life with Bonnie
David Bellows
44 episodesNominated – Image Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesSatellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Television Series
2002–2005
Crank Yankers
Various voices
15 episodes
2003
Samurai Jack
Da Samurai/Junk Monster (voice)
Episode: "Samurai Versus Samurai"
2003–2005
My Wife and Kids
Jimmy
3 episodes
2007
Thank God You're Here
Host
7 episodes
2010
Bones
Professor Bunsen Jude
Episode: "The Body and the Bounty"
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jeremy Swift
Episode: "Branded"
2013
Happy Endings
Terry Chuckles
Episode: "In the Heat of the Noche"
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
Rudd Rhymez (voice)
Episode: "Hip Hopocalypse Now"
2014
The Soul Man
Jesse
Episode: "Obama Drama"
Bad Teacher
Carl Gaines
13 episodes
Black Dynamite
Doctor (voice)
Episode: "How Honeybee Got Her Groove Back or Night of the Living Dickheads"
2014–2015
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Network President
Recurring role; 5 episodes
2015–2017
The Carmichael Show
Joe Carmichael
Main cast; 32 episodes
2015
The McCarthys
Dr. Hugh Morris
Episode: "Family Therapy"
Cutthroat Kitchen
Himself/judge
Episode: "Taco Dirty to Me"
The Wiz Live!
The Cowardly Lion / Robert The Farmhand Man #2
Live performance
2016
The Eric Andre Show
Himself/David Alan Thicke
Episode: "Dennis Rodman; Haley Joel Osment"
2017
A Christmas Story Live!
Santa Claus
Live performance
2017–2018
Snap Decision
Host
2018
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Hal
2 Episodes
Jumanji Stars
1995
Robin Williams • Bonnie Hunt • Adam Hann-Byrd • Laura Bell Bundy • Kirsten Dunst • Bradley Pierce • Jonathan Hyde • Patricia Clarkson • David Alan Grier • Bebe Neuwirth
2017
Dwayne Johnson • Kevin Hart • Jack Black • Karen Gillan • Nick Jonas • Alex Wolff • Ser'Darius Blain • Madison Iseman • Morgan Turner • Tim Matheson • Bobby Cannavale • Rhys Darby • Marc Evan Jackson • Missi Pyle
2019
Dwayne Johnson • Kevin Hart • Jack Black • Karen Gillan • Nick Jonas • Awkwafina • Alex Wolff • Ser'Darius Blain • Madison Iseman • Morgan Turner • Colin Hanks • Rhys Darby • Danny DeVito • Danny Glover • Rory McCann
2026
Dwayne Johnson • Kevin Hart • Jack Black • Karen Gillan • Nick Jonas • Awkwafina • Alex Wolff • Ser'Darius Blain • Madison Iseman • Morgan Turner • Colin Hanks • Rhys Darby • Danny DeVito
TV
Bill Fagerbakke • Debi Derryberry • Ashley Johnson • Cam Clarke • Sherman Howard • Tim Curry • William Sanderson • Charles Napier • Richard Allen • Dabney Coleman • Alan Oppenheimer • Edward Asner • Charlie Schlatter • Cathy Moriarty • Jim Cummings • Melanie Chartoff • Tony Jay • Pamela Adlon • Eileen Brennan
Crew
Chris Van Allsburg • Joe Johnston • Jake Kasdan
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