Dennis Haysbert
Dennis Haysbert

Dennis Haysbert

Born: June 2, 1954 (72 years)
San Mateo, California, USA

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.

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Movies as Actor (92)
Radio Sky

Radio Sky

as Joseph Finley

Feb 16, 2026

Relationship Goals

Relationship Goals

as Papa Jim

Feb 4, 2026

Send Help

Send Help

as Franklin

Jan 22, 2026

Hope of the Season: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir

Hope of the Season: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir

as Featuring

Nov 27, 2025

Lost & Found in Cleveland

Lost & Found in Cleveland

as Marty Anderson

Nov 7, 2025

Time of Death

Time of Death

as Officer Aarons

Aug 8, 2025

Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed

Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed

as Narrator

Feb 1, 2025

In Fidelity

In Fidelity

as Hoyt Johnston

Nov 4, 2024

Summer Camp

Summer Camp

as Tommy

May 31, 2024

Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team

Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team

as Gabriel Stone

May 1, 2023

Flamin' Hot

Flamin' Hot

as Clarence C. Baker

Mar 11, 2023

Sniper: Rogue Mission

Sniper: Rogue Mission

as Gabriel Stone

Aug 16, 2022

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

as Zipper (voice)

May 20, 2022

No Exit

No Exit

as Ed

Feb 24, 2022

Playing with Fire

Playing with Fire

as Commander Richards

Nov 8, 2019

Secret Obsession

Secret Obsession

as Detective Frank Page

Jul 18, 2019

Breakthrough

Breakthrough

as Dr. Garrett

Apr 10, 2019

Christmas Everlasting

Christmas Everlasting

as Uncle Barney

Nov 24, 2018

Kodachrome

Kodachrome

as Larry

Sep 8, 2017

Naked

Naked

as Reginald Swope

Aug 11, 2017

The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower

as Steven Deschain

Aug 3, 2017

Fist Fight

Fist Fight

as Superintendent Johnson

Feb 16, 2017

Sniper: Ghost Shooter

Sniper: Ghost Shooter

as Colonel

Aug 2, 2016

Dead Rising: Endgame

Dead Rising: Endgame

as General Lyons

Jun 20, 2016

Jarhead 3: The Siege

Jarhead 3: The Siege

as Major Lincoln

Jan 20, 2016

Baby, Baby, Baby

Baby, Baby, Baby

as Doctor Hankin

Oct 30, 2015

Experimenter

Experimenter

as Ossie Davis

Oct 16, 2015

Ted 2

Ted 2

as Fertility Doctor

Jun 25, 2015

Dead Rising: Watchtower

Dead Rising: Watchtower

as General Lyons

Mar 27, 2015

How Murray Saved Christmas

How Murray Saved Christmas

as Narrator (voice)

Dec 5, 2014

Dear White People

Dear White People

as Dean Fairbanks

Oct 17, 2014

Men, Women & Children

Men, Women & Children

as Secretluvur

Oct 17, 2014

Sniper: Legacy

Sniper: Legacy

as The Colonel

Sep 30, 2014

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

as Manute

Aug 20, 2014

Think Like a Man Too

Think Like a Man Too

as Uncle Eddie

Jun 20, 2014

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

as Judge (voice)

Feb 7, 2014

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

as Control

Oct 1, 2013

Kung Fu Panda:  The Awesome Secrets Collection

Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection

as Ox (Voice)

Aug 27, 2013

Life of a King

Life of a King

as Searcy

Jun 22, 2013

Welcome to the Jungle

Welcome to the Jungle

as Mr. Palmer

Apr 27, 2013

Battledogs

Battledogs

as Lt. General Christopher Monning

Apr 5, 2013

LUV

LUV

as Mr. Fish

Jan 18, 2013

The World According to Dick Cheney

The World According to Dick Cheney

as Narrator (voice)

Jan 18, 2013

Heartburn

Heartburn

as Matthew Boa

Jan 1, 2013

The Details

The Details

as Lincoln

Nov 2, 2012

Wreck-It Ralph

Wreck-It Ralph

as General Hologram (voice)

Nov 1, 2012

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters

as Ox (voice)

Dec 12, 2011

Field of Dreams 2: Lockout

Field of Dreams 2: Lockout

as Mann

Jul 18, 2011

Kung Fu Panda 2

Kung Fu Panda 2

as Master Storming Ox (voice)

May 25, 2011

When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun

When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun

as Self

Jun 22, 2010

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Apr 5, 2008

Breach

Breach

as Dean Plesac

Feb 12, 2007

Goodbye Bafana

Goodbye Bafana

as Nelson Mandela

Feb 11, 2007

Jarhead

Jarhead

as Major Lincoln

Nov 4, 2005

The Making of 'Heat'

The Making of 'Heat'

as Self

Feb 22, 2005

Secrets of Pearl Harbor

Secrets of Pearl Harbor

as Self - Host

Dec 10, 2004

Sinbad and the Cyclops Island

Sinbad and the Cyclops Island

as Kale

Nov 18, 2003

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

as Kale (voice)

Jul 2, 2003

Ticker

Ticker

as FBI Agent

Nov 12, 2002

Far from Heaven

Far from Heaven

as Raymond Deagan

Nov 8, 2002

Love & Basketball

Love & Basketball

as Zeke McCall

Apr 21, 2000

What's Cooking?

What's Cooking?

as Ronald Williams

Jan 20, 2000

Random Hearts

Random Hearts

as Detective George Beaufort

Oct 8, 1999

The Minus Man

The Minus Man

as Graves

Sep 24, 1999

The Thirteenth Floor

The Thirteenth Floor

as Det. Larry McBain

Apr 16, 1999

Major League: Back to the Minors

Major League: Back to the Minors

as Pedro Cerrano

Apr 17, 1998

How to Make the Cruelest Month

How to Make the Cruelest Month

as Manhattan Parks

Jan 16, 1998

Standoff

Standoff

as Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones

Jan 11, 1998

Absolute Power

Absolute Power

as Tim Collin

Feb 14, 1997

The Writing on the Wall

The Writing on the Wall

as Sullivan

Jul 21, 1996

Widow's Kiss

Widow's Kiss

as Eddie Costello

Jan 18, 1996

Amanda

Amanda

as Seven / Sir Jordan

Jan 1, 1996

Waiting to Exhale

Waiting to Exhale

as Kenneth

Dec 22, 1995

Heat

Heat

as Donald Breedan

Dec 15, 1995

Major League II

Major League II

as Pedro Cerrano

Mar 30, 1994

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

as Rev. Oliver Crawford

Dec 22, 1993

Suture

Suture

as Clay Arlington

Sep 14, 1993

Love Field

Love Field

as Paul Cater

Dec 11, 1992

Mr. Baseball

Mr. Baseball

as Max 'Hammer' Dubois

Oct 1, 1992

Navy Seals

Navy Seals

as Billy Graham

Jul 20, 1990

K-9000

K-9000

as Nick Sanrio

May 23, 1990

Major League

Major League

as Pedro Cerrano

Feb 16, 1989

A Summer to Remember

A Summer to Remember

as Sheriff Pierce

Mar 27, 1985

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Dr. Beaumont

May 16, 1984

Grambling's White Tiger

Grambling's White Tiger

as James 'Shack' Harris

Oct 4, 1981

Scoring

Scoring

as Lt. Harrigan

Jan 25, 1979

Silent Retreat

Silent Retreat

as Josh Alpert

American Smuggler

American Smuggler

Suburban Psycho

Suburban Psycho

Higher Love

Higher Love

Don't Ever Wonder

Don't Ever Wonder

Home

Home

TV Shows as Actor (56)
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord

Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord

as Master Eeko-Dio Daki (voice)

Apr 6, 2026

Holidazed

Holidazed

as Robert Lewin

Nov 14, 2024

Digman!

Digman!

as Vernon (voice)

Mar 22, 2023

Paul T. Goldman

Paul T. Goldman

as Agent Portman

Jan 1, 2023

Masters of the Universe: Revelation

Masters of the Universe: Revelation

as Grayskull (voice)

Jul 23, 2021

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

as Prince Humperdinck

Jun 29, 2020

Reverie

Reverie

as Charlie Ventana

May 30, 2018

Incorporated

Incorporated

as Julian Morse

Nov 30, 2016

Undercover

Undercover

as Rudy Jones, Rudy Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)

Apr 3, 2016

Lucifer

Lucifer

as God

Jan 25, 2016

The Grinder

The Grinder

as Special Agent

Sep 29, 2015

Backstrom

Backstrom

as Det. Sgt. Almond

Jan 22, 2015

The Real

The Real

Sep 15, 2014

Civil War 360

Civil War 360

as Self - Host

Oct 27, 2013

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as Bob Annderson

Sep 17, 2013

The Unit

The Unit

as Jonas Blane

Mar 7, 2006

The Boondocks

The Boondocks

as Sturdy Harris (voice)

Nov 6, 2005

Empire

Empire

Jun 28, 2005

Justice League

Justice League

as Kilowog (voice)

Nov 17, 2001

24

24

as David Palmer

Nov 6, 2001

The Hire

The Hire

as FBI Agent

Apr 26, 2001

Static Shock

Static Shock

as Chief Barnsdale (voice)

Sep 23, 2000

Soul Food

Soul Food

as Rick Grant

Jun 28, 2000

The Early Show

The Early Show

as Self

Nov 1, 1999

Now and Again

Now and Again

as Dr. Theodore Morris

Sep 24, 1999

Godzilla: The Series

Godzilla: The Series

as General Ekwensi (voice)

Sep 12, 1998

The New Batman Adventures

The New Batman Adventures

as Barkley James (voice)

Sep 13, 1997

The View

The View

as Self

Aug 11, 1997

Superman: The Animated Series

Superman: The Animated Series

as Agent #1 (voice), Doctor #1 (voice)

Sep 6, 1996

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as Joshua Finch

Mar 26, 1995

Duckman

Duckman

as Tribal Leader / Cornfed's Singing Voice (voice)

Mar 5, 1994

Return to Lonesome Dove

Return to Lonesome Dove

as Cherokee Jack Jackson

Nov 14, 1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Sep 13, 1993

Alex Haley's Queen

Alex Haley's Queen

as Davis

Feb 14, 1993

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Sep 5, 1988

Just the Ten of Us

Just the Ten of Us

Apr 26, 1988

Growing Pains

Growing Pains

as Police Officer, Officer Wright, Frank

Sep 24, 1985

227

227

Sep 14, 1985

Off the Rack

Off the Rack

as Cletus Maxwell

Mar 15, 1985

Night Court

Night Court

as James Morgan

Jan 4, 1984

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Oct 3, 1983

The A-Team

The A-Team

as Psych Ward Staff

Jan 23, 1983

The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

as Jeremy Wolf

Nov 4, 1981

Code Red

Code Red

as Stuff Wade

Sep 20, 1981

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

Dec 11, 1980

Galactica 1980

Galactica 1980

as Imperious Leader (voice)

Jan 27, 1980

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

as Police Officer

Dec 27, 1979

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as Security Guard, Lieutenant Parsons, Helmsman

Sep 20, 1979

The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life

Aug 24, 1979

The White Shadow

The White Shadow

as Basketball Player

Nov 27, 1978

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

Nov 4, 1977

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

as Driver

Oct 3, 1976

Laverne & Shirley

Laverne & Shirley

Jan 27, 1976

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Oct 11, 1975

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Apr 1, 1956

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee, Self - Audience Member

Jan 20, 1944

TV Shows as Crew (1)