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 · Relationship Goals as Papa Jim
- 2026 · Send Help as Franklin
- 2024 · Holidazed as Robert Lewin
- 2024 · Summer Camp as Tommy
- 2023 · Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team as Gabriel Stone
- 2022 · Sniper: Rogue Mission as Gabriel Stone
- 2019 · Secret Obsession as Detective Frank Page
- 2017 · Kodachrome as Larry
- 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 · Baby, Baby, Baby as Doctor Hankin
- 2015 · Dead Rising: Watchtower as General Lyons
- 2014 · Sniper: Legacy as The Colonel
- 2014 · Think Like a Man Too as Uncle Eddie
- 2013 · Civil War 360 as Self - Host
- 2013 · Life of a King as Searcy
- 2013 · Welcome to the Jungle as Mr. Palmer
- 2013 · Heartburn as Matthew Boa
- 2012 · The Details as Lincoln
- 2011 · Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters as Ox (voice)
- 2007 · Breach as Dean Plesac
- 2007 · Goodbye Bafana as Nelson Mandela
- 2002 · Ticker as FBI Agent
- 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 · Major League: Back to the Minors as Pedro Cerrano
- 1995 · Waiting to Exhale as Kenneth
- 1994 · Major League II as Pedro Cerrano
- 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
- 1979 · Scoring as Lt. Harrigan
- 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 · In Fidelity as Hoyt Johnston
- 2023 · Digman! as Vernon (voice)
- 2023 · Flamin' Hot as Clarence C. Baker
- 2023 · Paul T. Goldman as Agent Portman
- 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 · Playing with Fire as Commander Richards
- 2019 · Breakthrough as Dr. Garrett
- 2018 · Christmas Everlasting as Uncle Barney
- 2018 · Reverie as Charlie Ventana
- 2017 · Naked as Reginald Swope
- 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
- 2015 · Backstrom as Det. Sgt. Almond
- 2014 · How Murray Saved Christmas as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · Men, Women & Children as Secretluvur
- 2014 · Dear White People as Dean Fairbanks
- 2014 · The Real as
- 2014 · Sin City: A Dame to Kill For as Manute
- 2014 · Mr. Peabody & Sherman as Judge (voice)
- 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)
- 2012 · Wreck-It Ralph as General Hologram (voice)
- 2011 · Field of Dreams 2: Lockout as Mann
- 2011 · Kung Fu Panda 2 as Master Storming Ox (voice)
- 2010 · When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun as Self
- 2008 · James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · The Unit as Jonas Blane
- 2005 · The Boondocks as Sturdy Harris (voice)
- 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
- 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)
- 2000 · What's Cooking? as Ronald Williams
- 1999 · Now and Again as Dr. Theodore Morris
- 1999 · The Minus Man as Graves
- 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
- 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
- 1996 · Amanda as Seven / Sir Jordan
- 1995 · Heat as Donald Breedan
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Joshua Finch
- 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
- 1992 · Love Field as Paul Cater
- 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 · A Summer to Remember as Sheriff Pierce
- 1985 · Off the Rack as Cletus Maxwell
- 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
- 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)
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Audience Member
- Future · Suburban Psycho as
- Future · American Smuggler as
- Future · Don't Ever Wonder as
- Future · Silent Retreat as Josh Alpert
- 1984 · The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dr. Beaumont
- Future · Higher Love as
- Future · Radio Sky as Joseph Finley