Acting · San Mateo, California, USA · Born June 2, 1954
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.
TVStar Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
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as Master Eeko-Dio Daki (voice)
MovieRadio Sky
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as Joseph Finley
MovieRelationship Goals
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as Papa Jim
MovieSend Help
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as Franklin
MovieHope of the Season: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir
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as Featuring
MovieLost & Found in Cleveland
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as Marty Anderson
MovieTime of Death
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as Officer Aarons
MovieHole in the Head: A Life Revealed
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as Narrator
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as Robert Lewin
MovieIn Fidelity
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as Hoyt Johnston
MovieSummer Camp
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as Tommy
MovieSniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team
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as Gabriel Stone
TVDigman!
2023
as Vernon (voice)
MovieFlamin' Hot
2023
as Clarence C. Baker
TVPaul T. Goldman
2023
as Agent Portman
MovieSniper: Rogue Mission
2022
as Gabriel Stone
MovieChip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022
as Zipper (voice)
MovieNo Exit
2022
as Ed
TVMasters of the Universe: Revelation
2021
as Grayskull (voice)
TVHome Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
as Prince Humperdinck
MoviePlaying with Fire
2019
as Commander Richards
MovieSecret Obsession
2019
as Detective Frank Page
MovieBreakthrough
2019
as Dr. Garrett
MovieChristmas Everlasting
2018
as Uncle Barney
TVReverie
2018
as Charlie Ventana
MovieKodachrome
2017
as Larry
MovieNaked
2017
as Reginald Swope
MovieThe Dark Tower
2017
as Steven Deschain
MovieFist Fight
2017
as Superintendent Johnson
TVIncorporated
2016
as Julian Morse
MovieSniper: Ghost Shooter
2016
as Colonel
MovieDead Rising: Endgame
2016
as General Lyons
TVUndercover
2016
as Rudy Jones
TVLucifer
2016
as God
MovieJarhead 3: The Siege
2016
as Major Lincoln
MovieBaby, Baby, Baby
2015
as Doctor Hankin
MovieExperimenter
2015
as Ossie Davis
TVThe Grinder
2015
as Special Agent
MovieTed 2
2015
as Fertility Doctor
MovieDead Rising: Watchtower
2015
as General Lyons
TVBackstrom
2015
as Det. Sgt. Almond
MovieHow Murray Saved Christmas
2014
as Narrator (voice)
MovieDear White People
2014
as Dean Fairbanks
MovieMen, Women & Children
2014
as Secretluvur
MovieSniper: Legacy
2014
as The Colonel
TVThe Real
2014
MovieSin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014
as Manute
MovieThink Like a Man Too
2014
as Uncle Eddie
MovieMr. Peabody & Sherman
2014
as Judge (voice)
TVCivil War 360
2013
as Self - Host
MovieOut of the Blue
2013
as Control
TVBrooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Bob Annderson
MovieKung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
2013
as Ox (Voice)
MovieLife of a King
2013
as Searcy
MovieWelcome to the Jungle
2013
as Mr. Palmer
MovieBattledogs
2013
as Lt. General Christopher Monning
MovieLUV
2013
as Mr. Fish
MovieThe World According to Dick Cheney
2013
as Narrator (voice)
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2013
as Matthew Boa
MovieThe Details
2012
as Lincoln
MovieWreck-It Ralph
2012
as General Hologram (voice)
MovieKung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
2011
as Ox (voice)
MovieField of Dreams 2: Lockout
2011
as Mann
MovieKung Fu Panda 2
2011
as Master Storming Ox (voice)
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2010
as Self
MovieJames Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
2008
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieBreach
2007
as Dean Plesac
MovieGoodbye Bafana
2007
as Nelson Mandela
TVThe Unit
2006
as Jonas Blane
TVThe Boondocks
2005
as Sturdy Harris (voice)
MovieJarhead
2005
as Major Lincoln
TVEmpire
2005
MovieThe Making of 'Heat'
2005
as Self
MovieSecrets of Pearl Harbor
2004
as Self - Host
MovieSinbad and the Cyclops Island
2003
as Kale
MovieSinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
2003
as Kale (voice)
MovieTicker
2002
as FBI Agent
MovieFar from Heaven
2002
as Raymond Deagan
TVJustice League
2001
as Kilowog (voice)
TV24
2001
as David Palmer
TVThe Hire
2001
as FBI Agent
TVStatic Shock
2000
as Chief Barnsdale (voice)
TVSoul Food
2000
as Rick Grant
MovieLove & Basketball
2000
as Zeke McCall
MovieWhat's Cooking?
2000
as Ronald Williams
TVThe Early Show
1999
as Self
MovieRandom Hearts
1999
as Detective George Beaufort
MovieThe Minus Man
1999
as Graves
TVNow and Again
1999
as Dr. Theodore Morris
MovieThe Thirteenth Floor
1999
as Det. Larry McBain
TVGodzilla: The Series
1998
as General Ekwensi (voice)
MovieMajor League: Back to the Minors
1998
as Pedro Cerrano
MovieHow to Make the Cruelest Month
1998
as Manhattan Parks
MovieStandoff
1998
as Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones
TVThe New Batman Adventures
1997
as Barkley James (voice)
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieAbsolute Power
1997
as Tim Collin
TVSuperman: The Animated Series
1996
as Agent #1 (voice)
MovieThe Writing on the Wall
1996
as Sullivan
MovieWidow's Kiss
1996
as Eddie Costello
MovieAmanda
1996
as Seven / Sir Jordan
MovieWaiting to Exhale
1995
as Kenneth
MovieHeat
1995
as Donald Breedan
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Joshua Finch
MovieMajor League II
1994
as Pedro Cerrano
TVDuckman
1994
as Tribal Leader / Cornfed's Singing Voice (voice)
Hallelujah
1993
as Rev. Oliver Crawford
TVReturn to Lonesome Dove
1993
as Cherokee Jack Jackson
MovieSuture
1993
as Clay Arlington
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVAlex Haley's Queen
1993
as Davis
MovieLove Field
1992
as Paul Cater
MovieMr. Baseball
1992
as Max 'Hammer' Dubois
MovieNavy Seals
1990
as Billy Graham
MovieK-9000
1990
as Nick Sanrio
MovieMajor League
1989
as Pedro Cerrano
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
TVJust the Ten of Us
1988
TVGrowing Pains
1985
as Police Officer
TV227
1985
MovieA Summer to Remember
1985
as Sheriff Pierce
TVOff the Rack
1985
as Cletus Maxwell
MovieThe Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
1984
as Dr. Beaumont
TVNight Court
1984
as James Morgan
TVScarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
TVThe A-Team
1983
as Psych Ward Staff
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Reverend Oliver Crawford
TVThe Fall Guy
1981
as Jeremy Wolf
Grambling's White Tiger
1981
as James 'Shack' Harris
TVCode Red
1981
as Stuff Wade
TVMagnum, P.I.
1980
TVGalactica 1980
1980
as Imperious Leader (voice)
TVKnots Landing
1979
as Police Officer
TVBuck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as Security Guard
TVThe Facts of Life
1979
MovieScoring
1979
as Lt. Harrigan
TVThe White Shadow
1978
as Basketball Player
TVThe Incredible Hulk
1977
TVQuincy, M.E.
1976
TVLaverne & Shirley
1976
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
MovieSilent Retreat
as Josh Alpert
American Smuggler
Suburban Psycho
Higher Love
Don't Ever Wonder
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