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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 2, 1954
Place of Birth:
San Mateo, California, USA
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Dennis Haysbert
Biography
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Send Help | |
| 2024 | Summer Camp | Tommy |
| 2024 | Lost & Found in Cleveland | Marty Anderson |
| 2024 | In Fidelity | Hoyt Johnston |
| 2023 | Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team | Gabriel Stone |
| 2023 | Flamin' Hot | Clarence C. Baker |
| 2022 | Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Zipper (voice) |
| 2022 | Sniper: Rogue Mission | Gabriel Stone |
| 2022 | No Exit | Ed |
| 2019 | Breakthrough | Dr. Garrett |
| 2019 | Secret Obsession | Detective Frank Page |
| 2019 | Playing with Fire | Commander Richards |
| 2018 | Christmas Everlasting | Uncle Barney |
| 2017 | Fist Fight | Superintendent Johnson |
| 2017 | Kodachrome | Larry |
| 2017 | The Dark Tower | Steven Deschain |
| 2017 | Naked | Reginald Swope |
| 2016 | Sniper: Ghost Shooter | Colonel |
| 2016 | Dead Rising: Endgame | General Lyons |
| 2016 | Jarhead 3: The Siege | Major Lincoln |
| 2015 | Experimenter | Ossie Davis |
| 2015 | Dead Rising: Watchtower | General Lyons |
| 2015 | Ted 2 | Fertility Doctor |
| 2015 | Baby, Baby, Baby | Doctor Hankin |
| 2014 | Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | Manute |
| 2014 | Dear White People | Dean Fairbanks |
| 2014 | Men, Women & Children | Secretluvur |
| 2014 | Sniper: Legacy | The Colonel |
| 2014 | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Judge (voice) |
| 2014 | How Murray Saved Christmas | Narrator (voice) |
| 2014 | Think Like a Man Too | Uncle Eddie |
| 2013 | LUV | Mr. Fish |
| 2013 | Life of a King | Searcy |
| 2013 | Battledogs | Lt. General Christopher Monning |
| 2013 | Welcome to the Jungle | Mr. Palmer |
| 2013 | Out of the Blue | Control |
| 2013 | Heartburn | Matthew Boa |
| 2013 | Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection | Ox (Voice) |
| 2013 | The World According to Dick Cheney | Narrator (voice) |
| 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | General Hologram (voice) |
| 2012 | The Details | Lincoln |
| 2011 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Master Storming Ox (voice) |
| 2011 | Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters | Ox (voice) |
| 2011 | Field of Dreams 2: NFL Lockout | Mann |
| 2010 | When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun | Self |
| 2008 | James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2007 | Goodbye Bafana | Nelson Mandela |
| 2007 | Breach | Dean Plesac |
| 2005 | The Making of 'Heat' | Self |
| 2005 | Jarhead | Major Lincoln |
| 2004 | Secrets of Pearl Harbor | Self - Host |
| 2003 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | Kale (voice) |
| 2003 | Sinbad and the Cyclops Island | Kale |
| 2002 | Far from Heaven | Raymond Deagan |
| 2002 | Ticker | FBI Agent |
| 2000 | Love & Basketball | Zeke McCall |
| 2000 | What's Cooking? | Ronald Williams |
| 1999 | The Thirteenth Floor | Det. Larry McBain |
| 1999 | The Minus Man | Graves |
| 1999 | Random Hearts | Detective George Beaufort |
| 1998 | Major League: Back to the Minors | Pedro Cerrano |
| 1998 | Standoff | Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones |
| 1998 | How to Make the Cruelest Month | Manhattan Parks |
| 1997 | Absolute Power | Tim Collin |
| 1996 | The Writing on the Wall | Sullivan |
| 1996 | Widow's Kiss | Eddie Costello |
| 1996 | Amanda | Seven / Sir Jordan |
| 1995 | Heat | Donald Breedan |
| 1995 | Waiting to Exhale | Kenneth |
| 1994 | Major League II | Pedro Cerrano |
| 1993 | Suture | Clay Arlington |
| 1993 | Hallelujah | Rev. Oliver Crawford |
| 1992 | Love Field | Paul Cater |
| 1992 | Mr. Baseball | Max 'Hammer' Dubois |
| 1990 | K-9000 | Nick Sanrio |
| 1990 | Navy Seals | Billy Graham |
| 1989 | Major League | Pedro Cerrano |
| 1985 | A Summer to Remember | Sheriff Pierce |
| 1984 | The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. | Dr. Beaumont |
| 1981 | Grambling's White Tiger | James 'Shack' Harris |
| 1979 | Scoring | Lt. Harrigan |
| Silent Retreat | Josh Alpert | |
| American Smuggler | ||
| Closure |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Holidazed | Robert Lewin |
| 2023 | Paul T. Goldman | Agent Portman |
| 2021 | Masters of the Universe: Revelation | Grayskull (voice) |
| 2020 | Home Movie: The Princess Bride | Prince Humperdinck |
| 2018 | Reverie | Charlie Ventana |
| 2016 | Undercover | Rudy Jones |
| 2016 | Incorporated | Julian Morse |
| 2016 | Undercover | Rudy Jones (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2016 | Lucifer | God |
| 2015 | Backstrom | Det. Sgt. Almond |
| 2015 | The Grinder | Special Agent |
| 2014 | The Real | |
| 2013 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Bob Annderson |
| 2013 | Civil War 360 | Self - Host |
| 2006 | The Unit | Jonas Blane |
| 2005 | Empire | |
| 2005 | The Boondocks | Sturdy Harris (voice) |
| 2001 | Justice League | Kilowog (voice) |
| 2001 | The Hire | FBI Agent |
| 2001 | 24 | David Palmer |
| 2000 | Static Shock | Chief Barnsdale (voice) |
| 2000 | Soul Food | Rick Grant |
| 1999 | Now and Again | Dr. Theodore Morris |
| 1999 | The Early Show | Self |
| 1998 | Godzilla: The Series | General Ekwensi (voice) |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1997 | The New Batman Adventures | Barkley James (voice) |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series | Agent #1 (voice) |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series | Doctor #1 (voice) |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Joshua Finch |
| 1993 | Return to Lonesome Dove | Cherokee Jack Jackson |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Alex Haley's Queen | Davis |
| 1988 | Just the Ten of Us | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest |
| 1985 | Growing Pains | Police Officer |
| 1985 | What's Happening Now!! | |
| 1985 | 227 | |
| 1985 | Off the Rack | Cletus Maxwell |
| 1985 | Growing Pains | Officer Wright |
| 1985 | Growing Pains | Frank |
| 1984 | Night Court | James Morgan |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Psych Ward Staff |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy | Jeremy Wolf |
| 1981 | Code Red | Stuff Wade |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. | |
| 1980 | Galactica 1980 | Imperious Leader (voice) |
| 1979 | The Facts of Life | |
| 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Security Guard |
| 1979 | Knots Landing | Police Officer |
| 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Lieutenant Parsons |
| 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Helmsman |
| 1978 | The White Shadow | Basketball Player |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk | |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | |
| 1976 | Laverne & Shirley | |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Driver |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Audience Member |