Dennis Haysbert
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · Send Help as
- 2025 · Lost & Found in Cleveland as Marty Anderson
- 2024 · Summer Camp as Tommy
- 2022 · Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Zipper (voice)
- 2021 · Masters of the Universe: Revelation as Grayskull (voice)
- 2020 · Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Prince Humperdinck
- 2016 · Dead Rising: Endgame as General Lyons
- 2016 · Jarhead 3: The Siege as Major Lincoln
- 2015 · The Grinder as Special Agent
- 2014 · Dear White People as Dean Fairbanks
- 2014 · Sniper: Legacy as The Colonel
- 2014 · Think Like a Man Too as Uncle Eddie
- 2013 · The World According to Dick Cheney as Narrator (voice)
- 2012 · The Details as Lincoln
- 2011 · Field of Dreams 2: Lockout as Mann
- 2005 · Empire as
- 2002 · Far from Heaven as Raymond Deagan
- 2001 · The Hire as FBI Agent
- 2000 · Soul Food as Rick Grant
- 2000 · Love & Basketball as Zeke McCall
- 1999 · Random Hearts as Detective George Beaufort
- 1999 · The Thirteenth Floor as Det. Larry McBain
- 1998 · Major League: Back to the Minors as Pedro Cerrano
- 1998 · Standoff as Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones
- 1996 · Widow's Kiss as Eddie Costello
- 1996 · Amanda as Seven / Sir Jordan
- 1994 · Major League II as Pedro Cerrano
- 1993 · Hallelujah as Rev. Oliver Crawford
- 1992 · Love Field as Paul Cater
- Future · Silent Retreat as Josh Alpert
- 1993 · Alex Haley's Queen as Davis
- 1992 · Mr. Baseball as Max 'Hammer' Dubois
- 1990 · Navy Seals as Billy Graham
- 1988 · Just the Ten of Us as
- 1985 · What's Happening Now!! as
- 1980 · Galactica 1980 as Imperious Leader (voice)
- Future · Closure as
- 1981 · Grambling's White Tiger as James 'Shack' Harris
- 1981 · Code Red as Stuff Wade
- Future · Higher Love as
- 2024 · Holidazed as Robert Lewin
- 2024 · In Fidelity as Hoyt Johnston
- 2023 · Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team as Gabriel Stone
- 2023 · Digman! as Vernon (voice)
- 2023 · Flamin' Hot as Clarence C. Baker
- 2023 · Paul T. Goldman as Agent Portman
- 2022 · Sniper: Rogue Mission as Gabriel Stone
- 2022 · No Exit as Ed
- 2019 · Playing with Fire as Commander Richards
- 2019 · Secret Obsession as Detective Frank Page
- 2019 · Breakthrough as Dr. Garrett
- 2018 · Christmas Everlasting as Uncle Barney
- 2018 · Reverie as Charlie Ventana
- 2017 · Kodachrome as Larry
- 2017 · Naked as Reginald Swope
- 2017 · The Dark Tower as Steven Deschain
- 2017 · Fist Fight as Superintendent Johnson
- 2016 · Incorporated as Julian Morse
- 2016 · Sniper: Ghost Shooter as Colonel
- 2016 · Undercover as Rudy Jones
- 2016 · Undercover as Rudy Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2016 · Lucifer as God
- 2015 · Baby, Baby, Baby as Doctor Hankin
- 2015 · Experimenter as Ossie Davis
- 2015 · Ted 2 as Fertility Doctor
- 2015 · Dead Rising: Watchtower as General Lyons
- 2015 · Backstrom as Det. Sgt. Almond
- 2014 · How Murray Saved Christmas as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · Men, Women & Children as Secretluvur
- 2014 · The Real as
- 2014 · Sin City: A Dame to Kill For as Manute
- 2014 · Mr. Peabody & Sherman as Judge (voice)
- 2013 · Civil War 360 as Self - Host
- 2013 · Out of the Blue as Control
- 2013 · Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Bob Annderson
- 2013 · Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection as Ox (Voice)
- 2013 · Life of a King as Searcy
- 2013 · Welcome to the Jungle as Mr. Palmer
- 2013 · Battledogs as Lt. General Christopher Monning
- 2013 · LUV as Mr. Fish
- 2013 · Heartburn as Matthew Boa
- 2012 · Wreck-It Ralph as General Hologram (voice)
- 2011 · Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters as Ox (voice)
- 2011 · Kung Fu Panda 2 as Master Storming Ox (voice)
- 2010 · When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun as Self
- 2008 · James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2007 · Breach as Dean Plesac
- 2007 · Goodbye Bafana as Nelson Mandela
- 2006 · The Unit as Jonas Blane
- 2005 · The Boondocks as Sturdy Harris (voice)
- 2005 · Jarhead as Major Lincoln
- 2005 · The Making of 'Heat' as Self
- 2004 · Secrets of Pearl Harbor as Self - Host
- 2003 · Sinbad and the Cyclops Island as Kale
- 2003 · Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas as Kale (voice)
- 2002 · Ticker as FBI Agent
- 2001 · Justice League as Kilowog (voice)
- 2001 · 24 as David Palmer
- 2000 · Static Shock as Chief Barnsdale (voice)
- 2000 · What's Cooking? as Ronald Williams
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self
- 1999 · Now and Again as Dr. Theodore Morris
- 1999 · The Minus Man as Graves
- 1998 · Godzilla: The Series as General Ekwensi (voice)
- 1998 · How to Make the Cruelest Month as Manhattan Parks
- 1997 · The New Batman Adventures as Barkley James (voice)
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Absolute Power as Tim Collin
- 1996 · Superman: The Animated Series as Agent #1 (voice)
- 1996 · Superman: The Animated Series as Doctor #1 (voice)
- 1996 · The Writing on the Wall as Sullivan
- 1995 · Waiting to Exhale as Kenneth
- 1995 · Heat as Donald Breedan
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Joshua Finch
- 1994 · Duckman as Tribal Leader / Cornfed's Singing Voice (voice)
- 1993 · Return to Lonesome Dove as Cherokee Jack Jackson
- 1993 · Suture as Clay Arlington
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1990 · K-9000 as Nick Sanrio
- 1989 · Major League as Pedro Cerrano
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1985 · Growing Pains as Police Officer
- 1985 · Growing Pains as Officer Wright
- 1985 · Growing Pains as Frank
- 1985 · 227 as
- 1985 · A Summer to Remember as Sheriff Pierce
- 1985 · Off the Rack as Cletus Maxwell
- 1984 · The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dr. Beaumont
- 1984 · Night Court as James Morgan
- 1983 · Scarecrow and Mrs. King as
- 1983 · The A-Team as Psych Ward Staff
- 1981 · The Fall Guy as Jeremy Wolf
- 1980 · Magnum, P.I. as
- 1979 · Knots Landing as Police Officer
- 1979 · Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Security Guard
- 1979 · Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Lieutenant Parsons
- 1979 · Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Helmsman
- 1979 · The Facts of Life as
- 1979 · Scoring as Lt. Harrigan
- 1978 · The White Shadow as Basketball Player
- 1977 · The Incredible Hulk as
- 1976 · Quincy, M.E. as
- 1976 · Quincy, M.E. as Driver
- 1976 · Laverne & Shirley as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Audience Member
- Future · American Smuggler as
- Future · Suburban Psycho as