Acting credits
63
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Sinbad
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.3
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Movies: 37Series: 26Crew credits: 7
TMDB ID: 57119
IMDb ID: nm0005435
Known for: Acting
Born: November 10, 1956
Age: 69
Place of birth: Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2025
Years active: 51
Average TMDB rating: 6.62
Wikidata: Q558324
Also known as
David Adkins
Other jobs
Executive Producer (4)Writer (3)
Biography
David Adkins (born November 10, 1956), better known by his professional name of Sinbad, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became well known in the 1990s from being featured on his own HBO specials, appearing on several television series, and starring in the films Houseguest, First Kid and Jingle All the Way.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Sinbad.
STRAW
as Benny
2025 Movie
Good Burger 2
as Business Manager (voice)
2023 Movie
Commitment to Life
as Self (archive footage)
2023 Movie
2 Minutes of Fame
as Self
2020 Movie
This Is Love
as Self
2018 Movie
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
as Self
2017 Movie
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
as Self
2014 Movie
Planes - Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular
as Roper
2014 Movie
Sinbad: Make Me Wanna Holla
as Himself
2014 Movie
Planes
as Roper (voice)
2013 Movie
Sinbad: Where U Been?
as Self
2010 Movie
Thou Shalt Laugh 3
as Himself
2008 Movie
Cuttin Da Mustard
as Bennie
2008 Movie
Stompin'
as Mr. Jackson
2007 Movie
Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics
as Himself
2005 Movie
Comedy Knockouts
as Self (archive footage)
2003 Movie
Hansel & Gretel
as Raven (voice)
2002 Movie
Crazy As Hell
as Orderly
2002 Movie
Ready to Run
as Hollywood Shuffle (voice)
2000 Movie
Good Burger
as Mr. Wheat
1997 Movie
Sinbad: Nothin' but the Funk
as Himself
1997 Movie
The Cherokee Kid
as Isaiah Turner
1996 Movie
Jingle All the Way
as Myron Larabee
1996 Movie
First Kid
as Sam Simms
1996 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Sinbad.
Reunion Road Trip
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
Rel
as Dad • 12 eps
2018 Series
Atlanta
as Sinbad • 1 eps
2016 Series
Steven Universe
as Mr. Smiley (voice) • 6 eps
2013 Series
Gotham Comedy Live
as Self - Host • 1 eps
2012 Series
The Eric Andre Show
as Self • 1 eps
2012 Series
Slacker Cats
as Eddie • 12 eps
2007 Series
Comics Unleashed
as Self • 2 eps
2006 Series
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Sinbad • 1 eps
2005 Series
American Dad!
as Sinbad (voice) • 3 eps
2005 Series
Girlfriends
as Sinbad • 1 eps
2000 Series
Family Guy
as Sinbad (voice) • 1 eps
1999 Series
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist • 5 eps
1998 Series
Cosby
2 eps
1996 Series
Moesha
as Prof. LeCount • 1 eps
1996 Series
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as The Frog Prince (voice) • 1 eps
1995 Series
All That
1 eps
1994 Series
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1993 Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2 eps
1992 Series
Roc
1 eps
1991 Series
The Arsenio Hall Show
1 eps
1989 Series
A Different World
as Coach Walter Oakes • 77 eps
1987 Series
Showtime at the Apollo
as Host • 2 eps
1987 Series
The Cosby Show
as Davis Sarrette • 1 eps
1984 Series