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Dennis Haysbert

Dennis Haysbert

Acting June 2, 1954 (72 years old) San Mateo, California, USA

Biography

Dennis Dexter Haysbert (born June 2, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the Major League film trilogy, Secret Service agent Tim Collin in the political thriller film Absolute Power, Sergeant Major Jonas Blane on the CBS military action drama series The Unit, God on the Netflix show Lucifer, and President David Palmer on the first five seasons of 24. He has also appeared in the films Love Field, Navy SEALS, Heat, Waiting to Exhale,  Far from Heaven, and the science fiction series Incorporated. He is the narrator for the  A&E Network's American Justice television series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dennis Haysbert, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies 94

Heat 7.9

Heat

as Donald Breedan

1995
Ted 2 6.3

Ted 2

as Fertility Doctor

2015
Kung Fu Panda 2 7.1

Kung Fu Panda 2

as Master Ox (voice)

2011
Wreck-It Ralph 7.4

Wreck-It Ralph

as General Hologram (voice)

2012
Send Help 7.0

Send Help

as Franklin

2026
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For 6.4

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

as Manute

2014
The Dark Tower 5.8

The Dark Tower

as Steven Deschain

2017
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas 7.1

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

as Kale (voice)

2003
Jarhead 6.7

Jarhead

as Major Lincoln

2005
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers 7.0

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

as Zipper (voice)

2022
Mr. Peabody & Sherman 6.7

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

as Judge (voice)

2014
The Thirteenth Floor 7.1

The Thirteenth Floor

as Det. Larry McBain

1999
Absolute Power 6.7

Absolute Power

as Tim Collin

1997
Random Hearts 5.6

Random Hearts

as Detective George Beaufort

1999
Flamin' Hot 8.0

Flamin' Hot

as Clarence C. Baker

2023
Fist Fight 6.0

Fist Fight

as Superintendent Johnson

2017
Playing with Fire 6.6

Playing with Fire

as Commander Richards

2019
Major League 6.9

Major League

as Pedro Cerrano

1989
Relationship Goals 6.3

Relationship Goals

as Papa Jim

2026
Men, Women & Children 6.5

Men, Women & Children

as Secretluvur

2014
Breakthrough 7.6

Breakthrough

as Dr. Garrett

2019
No Exit 6.8

No Exit

as Ed

2022
Sniper: Ghost Shooter 6.3

Sniper: Ghost Shooter

as Colonel

2016
Welcome to the Jungle 5.0

Welcome to the Jungle

as Mr. Palmer

2013
Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team 6.5

Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team

as Gabriel Stone

2023
Far from Heaven 7.1

Far from Heaven

as Raymond Deagan

2002
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters 6.5

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters

as Ox (voice)

2011
Think Like a Man Too 6.4

Think Like a Man Too

as Uncle Eddie

2014
Secret Obsession 5.5

Secret Obsession

as Detective Frank Page

2019
Waiting to Exhale 6.2

Waiting to Exhale

as Kenneth

1995
Naked 5.8

Naked

as Reginald Swope

2017
Life of a King 7.3

Life of a King

as Searcy

2013
Sniper: Rogue Mission 6.3

Sniper: Rogue Mission

as Gabriel Stone

2022
Major League II 5.7

Major League II

as Pedro Cerrano

1994
Jarhead 3: The Siege 6.1

Jarhead 3: The Siege

as Major Lincoln

2016
Breach 6.6

Breach

as Dean Plesac

2007
Navy Seals 5.4

Navy Seals

as Billy Graham

1990
Love & Basketball 7.3

Love & Basketball

as Zeke McCall

2000
Dead Rising: Watchtower 5.2

Dead Rising: Watchtower

as General Alan Lyons

2015
Kodachrome 6.8

Kodachrome

as Larry

2017
Experimenter 6.5

Experimenter

as Ossie Davis

2015
Summer Camp 5.4

Summer Camp

as Tommy

2024
Dear White People 6.1

Dear White People

as Dean Fairbanks

2014
Major League: Back to the Minors 5.0

Major League: Back to the Minors

as Pedro Cerrano

1998
Mr. Baseball 5.9

Mr. Baseball

as Max 'Hammer' Dubois

1992
Dead Rising: Endgame 5.2

Dead Rising: Endgame

as General Alan Lyons

2016
Love Field 6.1

Love Field

as Paul Cater

1992
Sniper: Legacy 6.0

Sniper: Legacy

as The Colonel

2014
Time of Death 5.5

Time of Death

as Officer Aarons

2026
Lost & Found in Cleveland 5.0

Lost & Found in Cleveland

as Marty Anderson

2025
Amanda 5.0

Amanda

as Seven / Sir Jordan

1996
The Details 6.0

The Details

as Lincoln

2012
Goodbye Bafana 6.9

Goodbye Bafana

as Nelson Mandela

2007
Baby, Baby, Baby 5.6

Baby, Baby, Baby

as Doctor Hankin

2015
The Minus Man 5.5

The Minus Man

as Graves

1999
A Summer to Remember 6.5

A Summer to Remember

as Sheriff Pierce

1985
The World According to Dick Cheney 6.7

The World According to Dick Cheney

as Narrator (voice)

2013
Kung Fu Panda:  The Awesome Secrets Collection 8.0

Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection

as Ox (voice)

2013
Higher Love

Higher Love

as Carver Sams

2026
What's Cooking? 5.5

What's Cooking?

as Ronald Williams

2000
Christmas Everlasting 5.8

Christmas Everlasting

as Uncle Barney

2018
Out of the Blue 6.5

Out of the Blue

as Control

2013
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. 9.0

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Dr. Beaumont

1984
Ticker 6.7

Ticker

as FBI Agent

2002
Scoring 5.2

Scoring

as Lt. Harrigan

1979
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston 6.7

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2008
Hope of the Season: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir

Hope of the Season: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir

as Featuring

2025
K-9000 4.8

K-9000

as Nick Sanrio

1990
In Fidelity 5.2

In Fidelity

as Hoyt Johnston

2024
Hallelujah 6.5

Hallelujah

as Rev. Oliver Crawford

1993
The Making of Heat 6.2

The Making of Heat

as Self

2005
LUV 5.8

LUV

as Mr. Fish

2013
How Murray Saved Christmas 6.3

How Murray Saved Christmas

as Narrator (voice)

2014
Field of Dreams 2: Lockout 5.0

Field of Dreams 2: Lockout

as Mann

2011
Suture 6.4

Suture

as Clay Arlington

1993
Sinbad and the Cyclops Island 6.4

Sinbad and the Cyclops Island

as Kale

2003
How to Make the Cruelest Month 2.5

How to Make the Cruelest Month

as Manhattan Parks

1998
Standoff 5.9

Standoff

as Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones

1998
Suburban Psycho

Suburban Psycho

Don't Ever Wonder

Don't Ever Wonder

The Writing on the Wall 3.6

The Writing on the Wall

as Sullivan

1996
Home

Home

Radio Sky 9.0

Radio Sky

as Joseph Finley

2026
When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun

When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun

as Self

2010
Heartburn

Heartburn

as Matthew Boa

2013
American Smuggler

American Smuggler

Widow's Kiss 4.2

Widow's Kiss

as Eddie Costello

1996
Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed

Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed

as Narrator

2025
Far from Heaven: "Making of"

Far from Heaven: "Making of"

2003
Secrets of Pearl Harbor 8.0

Secrets of Pearl Harbor

as Self - Host

2004
Grambling's White Tiger 7.0

Grambling's White Tiger

as James 'Shack' Harris

1981
Deify

Deify

Silent Retreat

Silent Retreat

as Josh Alpert

Battledogs 4.4

Battledogs

as Lt. General Christopher Monning

2013

TV Shows 66

Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self (uncredited)

1975
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
The View 4.3

The View

as Self - Guest

1997
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1988
Lucifer 8.4

Lucifer

as God

2016
24 7.8

24

as David Palmer

2001
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1993
Brooklyn Nine-Nine 8.2

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as Bob Annderson

2013
Knots Landing 6.9

Knots Landing

as Police Officer

1979
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1944
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Audience Member

1944
Magnum, P.I. 7.3

Magnum, P.I.

1980
The Real Daytime 6.4

The Real Daytime

2014
The A-Team 7.5

The A-Team

as Psych Ward Staff

1983
Quincy, M.E. 7.5

Quincy, M.E.

1976
Quincy, M.E. 7.5

Quincy, M.E.

as Driver

1976
Night Court 7.3

Night Court

as James Morgan

1984
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1956
The Facts of Life 7.0

The Facts of Life

1979
The Unit 7.4

The Unit

as Jonas Blane

2006
American Playhouse 6.6

American Playhouse

as Reverend Oliver Crawford

1982
The Incredible Hulk 7.2

The Incredible Hulk

1977
Superman: The Animated Series 7.7

Superman: The Animated Series

as Agent #1 (voice)

1996
Superman: The Animated Series 7.7

Superman: The Animated Series

as Doctor #1 (voice)

1996
The Outer Limits 7.7

The Outer Limits

as Joshua Finch

1995
Laverne & Shirley 7.1

Laverne & Shirley

1976
The Boondocks 8.3

The Boondocks

as Sturdy Harris (voice)

2005
The Fall Guy 7.7

The Fall Guy

as Jeremy Wolf

1981
Scarecrow and Mrs. King 6.6

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983
Duckman 7.3

Duckman

as Tribal Leader / Cornfed's Singing Voice (voice)

1994
Static Shock 8.0

Static Shock

as Chief Barnsdale (voice)

2000
Growing Pains 6.5

Growing Pains

as Police Officer

1985
Growing Pains 6.5

Growing Pains

as Officer Wright

1985
Growing Pains 6.5

Growing Pains

as Frank

1985
The New Batman Adventures 8.1

The New Batman Adventures

as Barkley James (voice)

1997
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 7.1

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as Security Guard

1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 7.1

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as Lieutenant Parsons

1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 7.1

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as Helmsman

1979
Godzilla: The Series 7.9

Godzilla: The Series

as General Ekwensi (voice)

1998
Justice League 8.2

Justice League

as Kilowog (voice)

2001
227 6.8

227

1985
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord 8.5

Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord

as Master Eeko-Dio Daki (voice)

2026
The White Shadow 7.1

The White Shadow

as Basketball Player

1978
The Early Show 6.2

The Early Show

as Self

1999
Just the Ten of Us 7.0

Just the Ten of Us

1988
Digman! 6.1

Digman!

as Vernon (voice)

2023
Masters of the Universe: Revelation 6.6

Masters of the Universe: Revelation

as Grayskull (voice)

2021
Home Movie: The Princess Bride 7.4

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

as Prince Humperdinck

2020
Now and Again 6.8

Now and Again

as Dr. Theodore Morris

1999
The Grinder 6.7

The Grinder

as Special Agent

2015
The Hire 7.7

The Hire

as FBI Agent

2001
Incorporated 6.3

Incorporated

as Julian Morse

2016
Soul Food 7.2

Soul Food

as Rick Grant

2000
Galactica 1980 6.1

Galactica 1980

as Imperious Leader (voice)

1980
Code Red 7.0

Code Red

as Stuff Wade

1981
Empire 6.5

Empire

2005
Return to Lonesome Dove 7.0

Return to Lonesome Dove

as Cherokee Jack Jackson

1993
Backstrom 6.8

Backstrom

as Det. Sgt. Almond

2015
Reverie 6.6

Reverie

as Charlie Ventana

2018
Undercover 6.5

Undercover

as Rudy Jones

2016
Undercover 6.5

Undercover

as Rudy Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)

2016
Alex Haley's Queen 7.0

Alex Haley's Queen

as Davis

1993
Holidazed 7.4

Holidazed

as Robert Lewin

2024
Paul T. Goldman 6.3

Paul T. Goldman

as Agent Portman

2023
Off the Rack 6.0

Off the Rack

as Cletus Maxwell

1985
Civil War 360 6.3

Civil War 360

as Self - Host

2013

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