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
- 2022 · Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Zipper (voice)
- 2021 · Masters of the Universe: Revelation as Grayskull (voice)
- 2017 · Naked as Reginald Swope
- 2016 · Dead Rising: Endgame as General Lyons
- 2015 · The Grinder as Special Agent
- 2015 · Backstrom as Det. Sgt. Almond
- 2014 · How Murray Saved Christmas as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · Dear White People as Dean Fairbanks
- 2014 · Sniper: Legacy as The Colonel
- 2013 · Welcome to the Jungle as Mr. Palmer
- 2011 · Field of Dreams 2: Lockout as Mann
- 2007 · Goodbye Bafana as Nelson Mandela
- 2005 · Empire as
- 2005 · The Making of 'Heat' as Self
- 2002 · Ticker as FBI Agent
- 2000 · Soul Food as Rick Grant
- 2000 · Love & Basketball as Zeke McCall
- 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 · Major League: Back to the Minors as Pedro Cerrano
- 1998 · Standoff as Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones
- 1995 · Waiting to Exhale as Kenneth
- 1993 · Hallelujah as Rev. Oliver Crawford
- 1993 · Return to Lonesome Dove as Cherokee Jack Jackson
- 1993 · Alex Haley's Queen as Davis
- 1992 · Mr. Baseball as Max 'Hammer' Dubois
- 1990 · Navy Seals as Billy Graham
- 1989 · Major League as Pedro Cerrano
- 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
- 2024 · Holidazed as Robert Lewin
- 2024 · In Fidelity as Hoyt Johnston
- 2024 · Summer Camp as Tommy
- 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 · No Exit as Ed
- 2020 · Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Prince Humperdinck
- 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 · 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
- 2016 · Jarhead 3: The Siege as Major Lincoln
- 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
- 2014 · Men, Women & Children as Secretluvur
- 2014 · The Real as
- 2014 · Sin City: A Dame to Kill For as Manute
- 2014 · Think Like a Man Too as Uncle Eddie
- 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 · Battledogs as Lt. General Christopher Monning
- 2013 · The World According to Dick Cheney as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · Heartburn as Matthew Boa
- 2010 · When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun as Self
- 2004 · Secrets of Pearl Harbor as Self - Host
- 2001 · The Hire as FBI Agent
- 1996 · Widow's Kiss as Eddie Costello
- Future · Higher Love as
- 2013 · LUV as Mr. Fish
- 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 · Kung Fu Panda 2 as Master Storming Ox (voice)
- 2008 · James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2007 · Breach as Dean Plesac
- 2006 · The Unit as Jonas Blane
- 2005 · The Boondocks as Sturdy Harris (voice)
- 2005 · Jarhead as Major Lincoln
- 2003 · Sinbad and the Cyclops Island as Kale
- 2003 · Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas as Kale (voice)
- 2002 · Far from Heaven as Raymond Deagan
- 2001 · Justice League as Kilowog (voice)
- 2001 · 24 as David Palmer
- 2000 · Static Shock as Chief Barnsdale (voice)
- 1999 · Random Hearts as Detective George Beaufort
- 1999 · The Thirteenth Floor as Det. Larry McBain
- 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
- 1996 · Amanda as Seven / Sir Jordan
- 1995 · Heat as Donald Breedan
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Joshua Finch
- 1994 · Major League II as Pedro Cerrano
- 1994 · Duckman as Tribal Leader / Cornfed's Singing Voice (voice)
- 1993 · Suture as Clay Arlington
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1992 · Love Field as Paul Cater
- 1990 · K-9000 as Nick Sanrio
- 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 · 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
- 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 · Closure as
- 1979 · Scoring as Lt. Harrigan
- Future · American Smuggler as
- Future · Suburban Psycho as