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
- 2023 · Digman! as Vernon (voice)
- 2022 · Sniper: Rogue Mission as Gabriel Stone
- 2022 · Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Zipper (voice)
- 2019 · Secret Obsession as Detective Frank Page
- 2017 · Naked as Reginald Swope
- 2017 · Fist Fight as Superintendent Johnson
- 2016 · Incorporated as Julian Morse
- 2016 · Jarhead 3: The Siege as Major Lincoln
- 2015 · Experimenter as Ossie Davis
- 2015 · Dead Rising: Watchtower as General Lyons
- 2015 · Backstrom as Det. Sgt. Almond
- 2014 · Dear White People as Dean Fairbanks
- 2014 · Men, Women & Children as Secretluvur
- 2013 · Life of a King as Searcy
- 2013 · Welcome to the Jungle as Mr. Palmer
- 2013 · The World According to Dick Cheney as Narrator (voice)
- 2010 · When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun as Self
- 2007 · Goodbye Bafana as Nelson Mandela
- 2005 · Empire as
- 2000 · Love & Basketball as Zeke McCall
- 2000 · What's Cooking? as Ronald Williams
- 1999 · The Thirteenth Floor as Det. Larry McBain
- 1999 · The Minus Man as Graves
- 1998 · Godzilla: The Series as General Ekwensi (voice)
- Future · Higher Love as
- 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 · No Exit as Ed
- 2021 · Masters of the Universe: Revelation as Grayskull (voice)
- 2020 · Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Prince Humperdinck
- 2019 · Playing with Fire as Commander Richards
- 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
- 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 · Lucifer as God
- 2015 · Baby, Baby, Baby as Doctor Hankin
- 2015 · The Grinder as Special Agent
- 2015 · Ted 2 as Fertility Doctor
- 2014 · How Murray Saved Christmas as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · Sniper: Legacy as The Colonel
- 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 · Battledogs as Lt. General Christopher Monning
- 2013 · LUV as Mr. Fish
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 2002 · Far from Heaven as Raymond Deagan
- 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 · Soul Food as Rick Grant
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self
- 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
- 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
- 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 · Widow's Kiss as Eddie Costello
- 1992 · Love Field as Paul Cater
- 1992 · Mr. Baseball as Max 'Hammer' Dubois
- Future · Silent Retreat as Josh Alpert
- 1996 · Amanda as Seven / Sir Jordan
- 1995 · Waiting to Exhale as Kenneth
- 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 · Hallelujah as Rev. Oliver Crawford
- 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
- 1990 · Navy Seals as Billy Graham
- 1990 · K-9000 as Nick Sanrio
- 1989 · Major League as Pedro Cerrano
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1988 · Just the Ten of Us as
- 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
- 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
- 1981 · Grambling's White Tiger as James 'Shack' Harris
- 1981 · Code Red as Stuff Wade
- 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
- Future · Closure 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 · Don't Ever Wonder as
- Future · American Smuggler as
- Future · Suburban Psycho as