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
- 2024 · Summer Camp as Tommy
- 2019 · Playing with Fire as Commander Richards
- 2018 · Christmas Everlasting as Uncle Barney
- 2018 · Reverie as Charlie Ventana
- 2017 · Naked as Reginald Swope
- 2016 · Dead Rising: Endgame as General Lyons
- 2016 · Jarhead 3: The Siege as Major Lincoln
- 2015 · Baby, Baby, Baby as Doctor Hankin
- 2015 · Dead Rising: Watchtower as General Lyons
- 2015 · Backstrom as Det. Sgt. Almond
- 2014 · How Murray Saved Christmas as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · Think Like a Man Too as Uncle Eddie
- 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
- 2007 · Breach as Dean Plesac
- 2007 · Goodbye Bafana as Nelson Mandela
- 2005 · Empire as
- 2005 · The Making of 'Heat' as Self
- 2002 · Ticker as FBI Agent
- 2002 · Far from Heaven as Raymond Deagan
- 2000 · Soul Food as Rick Grant
- 1999 · Random Hearts as Detective George Beaufort
- 1999 · Now and Again as Dr. Theodore Morris
- 1998 · Major League: Back to the Minors as Pedro Cerrano
- 1997 · Absolute Power as Tim Collin
- 1996 · The Writing on the Wall as Sullivan
- 1995 · Waiting to Exhale as Kenneth
- 1994 · Major League II as Pedro Cerrano
- 1993 · Return to Lonesome Dove as Cherokee Jack Jackson
- 1990 · Navy Seals as Billy Graham
- 1988 · Just the Ten of Us as
- 1985 · What's Happening Now!! as
- 1985 · A Summer to Remember as Sheriff Pierce
- 1981 · Grambling's White Tiger as James 'Shack' Harris
- 1981 · Code Red as Stuff Wade
- 1980 · Galactica 1980 as Imperious Leader (voice)
- Future · Silent Retreat as Josh Alpert
- 2026 · Send Help as
- 2024 · Holidazed as Robert Lewin
- 2024 · In Fidelity as Hoyt Johnston
- 2024 · Lost & Found in Cleveland as Marty Anderson
- 2023 · Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team as Gabriel Stone
- 2023 · Flamin' Hot as Clarence C. Baker
- 2023 · Paul T. Goldman as Agent Portman
- 2022 · Sniper: Rogue Mission as Gabriel Stone
- 2022 · Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Zipper (voice)
- 2022 · No Exit as Ed
- 2021 · Masters of the Universe: Revelation as Grayskull (voice)
- 2020 · Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Prince Humperdinck
- 2019 · Secret Obsession as Detective Frank Page
- 2019 · Breakthrough as Dr. Garrett
- 2017 · Kodachrome as Larry
- 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 · Experimenter as Ossie Davis
- 2015 · The Grinder as Special Agent
- 2015 · Ted 2 as Fertility Doctor
- 2014 · Men, Women & Children as Secretluvur
- 2014 · Dear White People as Dean Fairbanks
- 2014 · Sniper: Legacy as The Colonel
- 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 · Battledogs as Lt. General Christopher Monning
- 2013 · LUV as Mr. Fish
- 2013 · The World According to Dick Cheney as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · Heartburn as Matthew Boa
- 2012 · The Details as Lincoln
- 2012 · Wreck-It Ralph as General Hologram (voice)
- 2011 · Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters as Ox (voice)
- 2011 · Field of Dreams 2: Lockout as Mann
- 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)
- 2006 · The Unit as Jonas Blane
- 2005 · The Boondocks as Sturdy Harris (voice)
- 2005 · Jarhead as Major Lincoln
- 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)
- 2001 · Justice League as Kilowog (voice)
- 2001 · 24 as David Palmer
- 2001 · The Hire as FBI Agent
- 2000 · Static Shock as Chief Barnsdale (voice)
- 2000 · Love & Basketball as Zeke McCall
- 2000 · What's Cooking? as Ronald Williams
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self
- 1999 · The Thirteenth Floor as Det. Larry McBain
- 1999 · The Minus Man as Graves
- 1998 · Godzilla: The Series as General Ekwensi (voice)
- 1998 · How to Make the Cruelest Month as Manhattan Parks
- 1998 · Standoff as Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones
- 1997 · The New Batman Adventures as Barkley James (voice)
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · Superman: The Animated Series as Agent #1 (voice)
- 1996 · Superman: The Animated Series as Doctor #1 (voice)
- 1996 · Widow's Kiss as Eddie Costello
- 1996 · Amanda as Seven / Sir Jordan
- 1995 · Heat as Donald Breedan
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Joshua Finch
- 1994 · Duckman as Tribal Leader / Cornfed's Singing Voice (voice)
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Alex Haley's Queen as Davis
- Future · Higher Love as
- 1993 · Hallelujah as Rev. Oliver Crawford
- Future · Closure as
- 1993 · Suture as Clay Arlington
- 1992 · Love Field as Paul Cater
- 1992 · Mr. Baseball as Max 'Hammer' Dubois
- 1985 · Off the Rack as Cletus Maxwell
- Future · American Smuggler as
- 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
- 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
- Future · Suburban Psycho 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