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
- 2024 · Holidazed as Robert Lewin
- 2024 · Summer Camp as Tommy
- 2023 · Paul T. Goldman as Agent Portman
- 2022 · Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Zipper (voice)
- 2021 · Masters of the Universe: Revelation as Grayskull (voice)
- 2018 · Reverie as Charlie Ventana
- 2017 · Naked as Reginald Swope
- 2017 · Fist Fight as Superintendent Johnson
- 2016 · Dead Rising: Endgame as General Lyons
- 2016 · Undercover as Rudy Jones
- 2016 · Undercover as Rudy Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2015 · Baby, Baby, Baby as Doctor Hankin
- 2014 · How Murray Saved Christmas as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · Men, Women & Children as Secretluvur
- 2014 · Dear White People as Dean Fairbanks
- 2014 · Sniper: Legacy as The Colonel
- 2013 · Life of a King as Searcy
- 2013 · Welcome to the Jungle as Mr. Palmer
- 2012 · The Details as Lincoln
- 2011 · Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters as Ox (voice)
- 2008 · James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2007 · Goodbye Bafana as Nelson Mandela
- 2002 · Ticker as FBI Agent
- 2000 · Love & Basketball as Zeke McCall
- 1999 · The Thirteenth Floor as Det. Larry McBain
- 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
- 1998 · Standoff as Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones
- 1995 · Waiting to Exhale as Kenneth
- 1994 · Major League II as Pedro Cerrano
- 1993 · Return to Lonesome Dove as Cherokee Jack Jackson
- 1993 · Alex Haley's Queen as Davis
- 1992 · Love Field as Paul Cater
- 1992 · Mr. Baseball as Max 'Hammer' Dubois
- 1989 · Major League as Pedro Cerrano
- 1985 · What's Happening Now!! as
- 1985 · A Summer to Remember as Sheriff Pierce
- Future · Higher Love as
- 2025 · Lost & Found in Cleveland as Marty Anderson
- 2024 · In Fidelity as Hoyt Johnston
- 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 · 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
- 2017 · Kodachrome as Larry
- 2017 · The Dark Tower as Steven Deschain
- 2016 · Incorporated as Julian Morse
- 2016 · Sniper: Ghost Shooter as Colonel
- 2016 · Lucifer as God
- 2016 · Jarhead 3: The Siege as Major Lincoln
- 2015 · Experimenter as Ossie Davis
- 2015 · The Grinder as Special Agent
- 2015 · Ted 2 as Fertility Doctor
- 2015 · Dead Rising: Watchtower as General Lyons
- 2015 · Backstrom as Det. Sgt. Almond
- 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 · 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
- 2007 · Breach as Dean Plesac
- 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
- 2003 · Sinbad and the Cyclops Island as Kale
- 1993 · Suture as Clay Arlington
- Future · Silent Retreat as Josh Alpert
- 2004 · Secrets of Pearl Harbor as Self - Host
- 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
- 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
- 1998 · Godzilla: The Series as General Ekwensi (voice)
- 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 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1990 · Navy Seals as Billy Graham
- 1990 · K-9000 as Nick Sanrio
- 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 · 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
- 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