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 Franklin
- 2023 · Digman! as Vernon (voice)
- 2023 · Flamin' Hot as Clarence C. Baker
- 2021 · Masters of the Universe: Revelation as Grayskull (voice)
- 2020 · Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Prince Humperdinck
- 2019 · Breakthrough as Dr. Garrett
- 2018 · Reverie as Charlie Ventana
- 2017 · The Dark Tower as Steven Deschain
- 2016 · Incorporated as Julian Morse
- 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 · The Grinder as Special Agent
- 2015 · Ted 2 as Fertility Doctor
- 2014 · Men, Women & Children as Secretluvur
- 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 · Out of the Blue as Control
- 2013 · Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Bob Annderson
- 2013 · Life of a King as Searcy
- 2012 · Wreck-It Ralph as General Hologram (voice)
- 2011 · Kung Fu Panda 2 as Master Storming Ox (voice)
- 2007 · Goodbye Bafana as Nelson Mandela
- 2006 · The Unit as Jonas Blane
- 2005 · The Boondocks as Sturdy Harris (voice)
- 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
- 2001 · The Hire as FBI Agent
- 2000 · Static Shock as Chief Barnsdale (voice)
- 2000 · Soul Food as Rick Grant
- 1999 · The Thirteenth Floor as Det. Larry McBain
- 1998 · Godzilla: The Series as General Ekwensi (voice)
- 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 · Widow's Kiss as Eddie Costello
- 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
- 1992 · Love Field as Paul Cater
- 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 · 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
- 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
- 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 · Silent Retreat as Josh Alpert
- 1980 · Galactica 1980 as Imperious Leader (voice)
- 1978 · The White Shadow as Basketball Player
- Future · Closure as
- 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 · 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 · 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
- 2019 · Playing with Fire as Commander Richards
- 2019 · Secret Obsession as Detective Frank Page
- 2018 · Christmas Everlasting as Uncle Barney
- 2017 · Kodachrome as Larry
- 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)
- 2015 · Dead Rising: Watchtower as General Lyons
- 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
- 2014 · The Real as
- 2013 · Civil War 360 as Self - Host
- 2013 · Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection as Ox (Voice)
- 2013 · Welcome to the Jungle as Mr. Palmer
- 2013 · Battledogs as Lt. General Christopher Monning
- 2013 · The World According to Dick Cheney as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · LUV as Mr. Fish
- 2013 · Heartburn as Matthew Boa
- 2012 · The Details as Lincoln
- 2011 · Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters as Ox (voice)
- 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)
- 2007 · Breach as Dean Plesac
- 2005 · Jarhead as Major Lincoln
- 2005 · Empire as
- 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 · Love & Basketball as Zeke McCall
- 2000 · What's Cooking? as Ronald Williams
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self
- 1999 · Random Hearts as Detective George Beaufort
- 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 · How to Make the Cruelest Month as Manhattan Parks
- 1992 · Mr. Baseball as Max 'Hammer' Dubois
- 1990 · Navy Seals as Billy Graham
- Future · Higher Love as
- 1996 · The Writing on the Wall as Sullivan
- 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
- 1993 · Alex Haley's Queen as Davis
- 1990 · K-9000 as Nick Sanrio
- 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
- 1985 · Off the Rack as Cletus Maxwell
- 1984 · The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dr. Beaumont
- 1981 · Code Red as Stuff Wade
- 1979 · Scoring as Lt. Harrigan
- Future · American Smuggler as
- Future · Suburban Psycho as
- Future · Don't Ever Wonder as