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 · Paul T. Goldman as Agent Portman
- 2021 · Masters of the Universe: Revelation as Grayskull (voice)
- 2017 · Fist Fight as Superintendent Johnson
- 2016 · Dead Rising: Endgame as General Lyons
- 2015 · Baby, Baby, Baby as Doctor Hankin
- 2015 · The Grinder as Special Agent
- 2015 · Backstrom as Det. Sgt. Almond
- 2014 · How Murray Saved Christmas as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · Life of a King as Searcy
- 2013 · Welcome to the Jungle as Mr. Palmer
- 2012 · The Details as Lincoln
- 2011 · Field of Dreams 2: Lockout as Mann
- 2008 · James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 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 · What's Cooking? as Ronald Williams
- 1999 · Random Hearts as Detective George Beaufort
- 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 · Widow's Kiss as Eddie Costello
- 1995 · Waiting to Exhale as Kenneth
- 1993 · Return to Lonesome Dove as Cherokee Jack Jackson
- 1993 · Suture as Clay Arlington
- 1993 · Alex Haley's Queen as Davis
- 1992 · Love Field as Paul Cater
- 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 · Code Red as Stuff Wade
- 1980 · Galactica 1980 as Imperious Leader (voice)
- Future · Silent Retreat as Josh Alpert
- 2025 · Lost & Found in Cleveland as Marty Anderson
- 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
- 2022 · Sniper: Rogue Mission as Gabriel Stone
- 2022 · Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Zipper (voice)
- 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 · Naked as Reginald Swope
- 2017 · The Dark Tower as Steven Deschain
- 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 · Experimenter as Ossie Davis
- 2015 · Ted 2 as Fertility Doctor
- 2015 · Dead Rising: Watchtower as General Lyons
- 2014 · Dear White People as Dean Fairbanks
- 2014 · Men, Women & Children as Secretluvur
- 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 · The World According to Dick Cheney as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · Heartburn as Matthew Boa
- 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)
- 2010 · When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun as Self
- 2007 · Breach as Dean Plesac
- 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)
- 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 · Love & Basketball as Zeke McCall
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self
- 1999 · Now and Again as Dr. Theodore Morris
- 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 · 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 · Hallelujah as Rev. Oliver Crawford
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1992 · Mr. Baseball as Max 'Hammer' Dubois
- 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
- 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
- Future · Closure as
- Future · Higher Love 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
- Future · American Smuggler as