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
- 2023 · Digman! as Vernon (voice)
- 2023 · Flamin' Hot as Clarence C. Baker
- 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 · Breakthrough as Dr. Garrett
- 2017 · Kodachrome as Larry
- 2017 · The Dark Tower as Steven Deschain
- 2016 · Incorporated as Julian Morse
- 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 · The Real as
- 2014 · Sin City: A Dame to Kill For as Manute
- 2014 · Mr. Peabody & Sherman as Judge (voice)
- 2013 · Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Bob Annderson
- 2012 · The Details as Lincoln
- 2012 · Wreck-It Ralph as General Hologram (voice)
- 2011 · Kung Fu Panda 2 as Master Storming Ox (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 · Empire as
- 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)
- 1999 · Now and Again as Dr. Theodore Morris
- 1999 · The Thirteenth Floor as Det. Larry McBain
- 1998 · Godzilla: The Series as General Ekwensi (voice)
- 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)
- 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
- 1993 · Alex Haley's Queen as Davis
- 1992 · Love Field as Paul Cater
- 1992 · Mr. Baseball as Max 'Hammer' Dubois
- 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 · What's Happening Now!! as
- 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
- 1980 · Galactica 1980 as Imperious Leader (voice)
- 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
- 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 · Higher Love as
- 2024 · Holidazed as Robert Lewin
- 2023 · Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team as Gabriel Stone
- 2023 · Paul T. Goldman as Agent Portman
- 2022 · Sniper: Rogue Mission as Gabriel Stone
- 2019 · Playing with Fire as Commander Richards
- 2019 · Secret Obsession as Detective Frank Page
- 2018 · Reverie as Charlie Ventana
- 2017 · Naked as Reginald Swope
- 2017 · Fist Fight as Superintendent Johnson
- 2016 · Sniper: Ghost Shooter as Colonel
- 2016 · Dead Rising: Endgame as General Lyons
- 2016 · Undercover as Rudy Jones
- 2016 · Undercover as Rudy Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2016 · Jarhead 3: The Siege as Major Lincoln
- 2015 · Dead Rising: Watchtower as General Lyons
- 2015 · Backstrom as Det. Sgt. Almond
- 2014 · Sniper: Legacy as The Colonel
- 2014 · Think Like a Man Too as Uncle Eddie
- 2013 · Life of a King as Searcy
- 2013 · Welcome to the Jungle as Mr. Palmer
- 2013 · LUV as Mr. Fish
- 2011 · Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters as Ox (voice)
- 2002 · Far from Heaven as Raymond Deagan
- 2000 · Soul Food as Rick Grant
- 2000 · Love & Basketball as Zeke McCall
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self
- 1999 · Random Hearts as Detective George Beaufort
- 1998 · Standoff as Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones
- 1997 · Absolute Power as Tim Collin
- 1996 · Amanda as Seven / Sir Jordan
- 1995 · Waiting to Exhale as Kenneth
- 1994 · Major League II as Pedro Cerrano
- 1993 · Hallelujah as Rev. Oliver Crawford
- 1990 · Navy Seals as Billy Graham
- 1988 · Just the Ten of Us as
- 1981 · Code Red as Stuff Wade
- 1979 · Scoring as Lt. Harrigan
- Future · Closure as
- Future · Silent Retreat as Josh Alpert
- 2025 · Hope of the Season: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir as Featuring
- 2025 · Lost & Found in Cleveland as Marty Anderson
- 2025 · Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed as Narrator
- 2024 · In Fidelity as Hoyt Johnston
- 2024 · Summer Camp as Tommy
- 2018 · Christmas Everlasting as Uncle Barney
- 2015 · Baby, Baby, Baby as Doctor Hankin
- 2014 · How Murray Saved Christmas as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · Dear White People as Dean Fairbanks
- 2013 · Civil War 360 as Self - Host
- 2013 · Out of the Blue as Control
- 2013 · Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection as Ox (Voice)
- 2013 · Battledogs as Lt. General Christopher Monning
- 2013 · The World According to Dick Cheney as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · Heartburn as Matthew Boa
- 2011 · Field of Dreams 2: Lockout as Mann
- 2010 · When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun as Self
- 2008 · James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · The Making of 'Heat' as Self
- 2004 · Secrets of Pearl Harbor as Self - Host
- 2003 · Sinbad and the Cyclops Island as Kale
- 2002 · Ticker as FBI Agent
- 2000 · What's Cooking? as Ronald Williams
- 1999 · The Minus Man as Graves
- 1998 · Major League: Back to the Minors as Pedro Cerrano
- 1998 · How to Make the Cruelest Month as Manhattan Parks
- 1996 · The Writing on the Wall as Sullivan
- 1996 · Widow's Kiss as Eddie Costello
- 1990 · K-9000 as Nick Sanrio
- 1985 · Off the Rack as Cletus Maxwell
- Future · American Smuggler as
- 1981 · Grambling's White Tiger as James 'Shack' Harris
- Future · Don't Ever Wonder as
- 1984 · The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dr. Beaumont
- Future · Suburban Psycho as
- 1985 · A Summer to Remember as Sheriff Pierce