Keith N. Johnson (born February 19, 1953) is an American actor best known for his performances at the Arena Stage in Washington D.C. and for his small roles in films such as Major League II and David Mamet's Homicide. On television, he was in several episodes of Homicide: Life on the Street from 1993 to 1995. Though he was born in Washington, D.C., he spent his childhood in Blythewood, South Carolina. Johnson earned critical acclaim for his performances in the theatrical productions such as The Piano Lesson, Fences, Driving Miss Daisy, and the world premier of Zora Neale Hurston's Polk County and for his participation in musical plays with such artists as Olu Dara, Diane McIntyre, and Trazana Beverly. He played Willie Brown in the Kennedy Center musical production Blues Journey. In August Wilson's Fences he played Gabriel to Bill Cobbs' Troy. References External links 1953 births African-American male actors American male stage actors American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Washington, D.C. Living people People from Blythewood, South Carolina 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people