Dennis Haysbert
Born: 1954-06-02 in San Mateo, California, USA
Known For: Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dennis Haysbert, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2026
2025
- Lost & Found in Cleveland as Marty Anderson
2024
- Summer Camp as Tommy
- Holidazed as Robert Lewin
- In Fidelity as Hoyt Johnston
2023
- Flamin' Hot as Clarence C. Baker
- Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team as Gabriel Stone
- Digman! as Vernon (voice)
- Paul T. Goldman as Agent Portman
2022
- No Exit as Ed
- Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Zipper (voice)
- Sniper: Rogue Mission as Gabriel Stone
2021
- Masters of the Universe: Revelation as Grayskull (voice)
2020
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Prince Humperdinck
2019
- Breakthrough as Dr. Garrett
- Playing with Fire as Commander Richards
- Secret Obsession as Detective Frank Page
2018
- Reverie as Charlie Ventana
- Christmas Everlasting as Uncle Barney
2017
- The Dark Tower as Steven Deschain
- Naked as Reginald Swope
- Kodachrome as Larry
- Fist Fight as Superintendent Johnson
2016
- Lucifer as God
- Sniper: Ghost Shooter as Colonel
- Incorporated as Julian Morse
- Jarhead 3: The Siege as Major Lincoln
- Undercover as Rudy Jones
- Dead Rising: Endgame as General Lyons
2015
- Ted 2 as Fertility Doctor
- Experimenter as Ossie Davis
- The Grinder as Special Agent
- Backstrom as Det. Sgt. Almond
- Baby, Baby, Baby as Doctor Hankin
- Dead Rising: Watchtower as General Lyons
2014
- Sin City: A Dame to Kill For as Manute
- Mr. Peabody & Sherman as Judge (voice)
- The Real
- Men, Women & Children as Secretluvur
- Sniper: Legacy as The Colonel
- Think Like a Man Too as Uncle Eddie
- Dear White People as Dean Fairbanks
- How Murray Saved Christmas as Narrator (voice)
2013
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Bob Annderson
- Life of a King as Searcy
- Welcome to the Jungle as Mr. Palmer
- LUV as Mr. Fish
- Out of the Blue as Control
- Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection as Ox (Voice)
- Civil War 360 as Self - Host
- Heartburn as Matthew Boa
- The World According to Dick Cheney as Narrator (voice)
- Battledogs as Lt. General Christopher Monning
2012
- Wreck-It Ralph as General Hologram (voice)
- The Details as Lincoln
2011
- Kung Fu Panda 2 as Master Storming Ox (voice)
- Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters as Ox (voice)
- Field of Dreams 2: Lockout as Mann
2010
2008
- James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston as Self - Narrator (voice)
2007
- Breach as Dean Plesac
- Goodbye Bafana as Nelson Mandela
2006
- The Unit as Jonas Blane
2005
- The Boondocks as Sturdy Harris (voice)
- Jarhead as Major Lincoln
- Empire
- The Making of 'Heat' as Self
2004
- Secrets of Pearl Harbor as Self - Host
2003
- Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas as Kale (voice)
- Sinbad and the Cyclops Island as Kale
2002
- Far from Heaven as Raymond Deagan
- Ticker as FBI Agent
2001
- 24 as David Palmer
- Justice League as Kilowog (voice)
- The Hire as FBI Agent
2000
- Static Shock as Chief Barnsdale (voice)
- Love & Basketball as Zeke McCall
- Soul Food as Rick Grant
- What's Cooking? as Ronald Williams
1999
- Random Hearts as Detective George Beaufort
- The Thirteenth Floor as Det. Larry McBain
- Now and Again as Dr. Theodore Morris
- The Minus Man as Graves
- The Early Show as Self
1998
- Godzilla: The Series as General Ekwensi (voice)
- Standoff as Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones
- Major League: Back to the Minors as Pedro Cerrano
- How to Make the Cruelest Month as Manhattan Parks
1997
- The View as Self
- The New Batman Adventures as Barkley James (voice)
- Absolute Power as Tim Collin
1996
- Superman: The Animated Series as Agent #1 (voice)
- Amanda as Seven / Sir Jordan
- Widow's Kiss as Eddie Costello
- The Writing on the Wall as Sullivan
1995
- Heat as Donald Breedan
- The Outer Limits as Joshua Finch
- Waiting to Exhale as Kenneth
1994
- Duckman as Tribal Leader / Cornfed's Singing Voice (voice)
- Major League II as Pedro Cerrano
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Hallelujah as Rev. Oliver Crawford
- Suture as Clay Arlington
- Alex Haley's Queen as Davis
- Return to Lonesome Dove as Cherokee Jack Jackson
1992
- Mr. Baseball as Max 'Hammer' Dubois
- Love Field as Paul Cater
1990
- Navy Seals as Billy Graham
- K-9000 as Nick Sanrio
1989
- Major League as Pedro Cerrano
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- Just the Ten of Us
1985
- 227
- Growing Pains as Police Officer
- What's Happening Now!!
- A Summer to Remember as Sheriff Pierce
- Off the Rack as Cletus Maxwell
1984
- Night Court as James Morgan
- The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dr. Beaumont
1983
- The A-Team as Psych Ward Staff
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1981
- The Fall Guy as Jeremy Wolf
- Code Red as Stuff Wade
- Grambling's White Tiger as James 'Shack' Harris
1980
- Magnum, P.I.
- Galactica 1980 as Imperious Leader (voice)
1979
- Knots Landing as Police Officer
- The Facts of Life
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Security Guard
- Scoring as Lt. Harrigan
1978
- The White Shadow as Basketball Player
1977
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee