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Dennis Haysbert

Acting 71 years old San Mateo, California, USA ★ 1.9
Born: June 2, 1954

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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Filmography

Acting Credits (154)

Radio Sky
Radio Sky Joseph Finley 2026
Relationship Goals
Relationship Goals Papa Jim 2026
Send Help
Send Help Franklin 2026
Hope of the Season: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir
Hope of the Season: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir Featuring 2025
Lost & Found in Cleveland
Lost & Found in Cleveland Marty Anderson 2025
Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed
Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed Narrator 2025
Holidazed
Holidazed Robert Lewin 2024
In Fidelity
In Fidelity Hoyt Johnston 2024
Summer Camp
Summer Camp Tommy 2024
Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team
Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team Gabriel Stone 2023
Digman!
Digman! Vernon (voice) 2023
Flamin' Hot
Flamin' Hot Clarence C. Baker 2023
Paul T. Goldman
Paul T. Goldman Agent Portman 2023
Sniper: Rogue Mission
Sniper: Rogue Mission Gabriel Stone 2022
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers Zipper (voice) 2022
No Exit
No Exit Ed 2022
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
Masters of the Universe: Revelation Grayskull (voice) 2021
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Home Movie: The Princess Bride Prince Humperdinck 2020
Playing with Fire
Playing with Fire Commander Richards 2019
Secret Obsession
Secret Obsession Detective Frank Page 2019
Breakthrough
Breakthrough Dr. Garrett 2019
Christmas Everlasting
Christmas Everlasting Uncle Barney 2018
Reverie
Reverie Charlie Ventana 2018
Kodachrome
Kodachrome Larry 2017
Naked
Naked Reginald Swope 2017
The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower Steven Deschain 2017
Fist Fight
Fist Fight Superintendent Johnson 2017
Incorporated
Incorporated Julian Morse 2016
Sniper: Ghost Shooter
Sniper: Ghost Shooter Colonel 2016
Dead Rising: Endgame
Dead Rising: Endgame General Lyons 2016
Undercover
Undercover Rudy Jones 2016
Undercover
Undercover Rudy Jones (archive footage) (uncredited) 2016
Lucifer
Lucifer God 2016
Jarhead 3: The Siege
Jarhead 3: The Siege Major Lincoln 2016
Baby, Baby, Baby
Baby, Baby, Baby Doctor Hankin 2015
Experimenter
Experimenter Ossie Davis 2015
The Grinder
The Grinder Special Agent 2015
Ted 2
Ted 2 Fertility Doctor 2015
Dead Rising: Watchtower
Dead Rising: Watchtower General Lyons 2015
Backstrom
Backstrom Det. Sgt. Almond 2015
How Murray Saved Christmas
How Murray Saved Christmas Narrator (voice) 2014
Dear White People
Dear White People Dean Fairbanks 2014
Men, Women & Children
Men, Women & Children Secretluvur 2014
Sniper: Legacy
Sniper: Legacy The Colonel 2014
The Real
The Real 2014
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Manute 2014
Think Like a Man Too
Think Like a Man Too Uncle Eddie 2014
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Mr. Peabody & Sherman Judge (voice) 2014
Civil War 360
Civil War 360 Self - Host 2013
Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue Control 2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Bob Annderson 2013
Kung Fu Panda:  The Awesome Secrets Collection
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection Ox (Voice) 2013
Life of a King
Life of a King Searcy 2013
Welcome to the Jungle
Welcome to the Jungle Mr. Palmer 2013
Battledogs
Battledogs Lt. General Christopher Monning 2013
LUV
LUV Mr. Fish 2013
The World According to Dick Cheney
The World According to Dick Cheney Narrator (voice) 2013
Heartburn
Heartburn Matthew Boa 2013
The Details
The Details Lincoln 2012
Wreck-It Ralph
Wreck-It Ralph General Hologram (voice) 2012
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters Ox (voice) 2011
Field of Dreams 2: Lockout
Field of Dreams 2: Lockout Mann 2011
Kung Fu Panda 2
Kung Fu Panda 2 Master Storming Ox (voice) 2011
When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun
When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun Self 2010
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston Self - Narrator (voice) 2008
Breach
Breach Dean Plesac 2007
Goodbye Bafana
Goodbye Bafana Nelson Mandela 2007
The Unit
The Unit Jonas Blane 2006
The Boondocks
The Boondocks Sturdy Harris (voice) 2005
Jarhead
Jarhead Major Lincoln 2005
Empire
Empire 2005
The Making of 'Heat'
The Making of 'Heat' Self 2005
Secrets of Pearl Harbor
Secrets of Pearl Harbor Self - Host 2004
Sinbad and the Cyclops Island
Sinbad and the Cyclops Island Kale 2003
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas Kale (voice) 2003
Ticker
Ticker FBI Agent 2002
Far from Heaven
Far from Heaven Raymond Deagan 2002
Justice League
Justice League Kilowog (voice) 2001
24
24 David Palmer 2001
The Hire
The Hire FBI Agent 2001
Static Shock
Static Shock Chief Barnsdale (voice) 2000
Soul Food
Soul Food Rick Grant 2000
Love & Basketball
Love & Basketball Zeke McCall 2000
What's Cooking?
What's Cooking? Ronald Williams 2000
The Early Show
The Early Show Self 1999
Random Hearts
Random Hearts Detective George Beaufort 1999
The Minus Man
The Minus Man Graves 1999
Now and Again
Now and Again Dr. Theodore Morris 1999
The Thirteenth Floor
The Thirteenth Floor Det. Larry McBain 1999
Godzilla: The Series
Godzilla: The Series General Ekwensi (voice) 1998
Major League: Back to the Minors
Major League: Back to the Minors Pedro Cerrano 1998
How to Make the Cruelest Month
How to Make the Cruelest Month Manhattan Parks 1998
Standoff
Standoff Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones 1998
The New Batman Adventures
The New Batman Adventures Barkley James (voice) 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
Absolute Power
Absolute Power Tim Collin 1997
Superman: The Animated Series
Superman: The Animated Series Agent #1 (voice) 1996
Superman: The Animated Series
Superman: The Animated Series Doctor #1 (voice) 1996
The Writing on the Wall
The Writing on the Wall Sullivan 1996
Widow's Kiss
Widow's Kiss Eddie Costello 1996
Amanda
Amanda Seven / Sir Jordan 1996
Waiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale Kenneth 1995
Heat
Heat Donald Breedan 1995
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits Joshua Finch 1995
Major League II
Major League II Pedro Cerrano 1994
Duckman
Duckman Tribal Leader / Cornfed's Singing Voice (voice) 1994
Hallelujah
Hallelujah Rev. Oliver Crawford 1993
Return to Lonesome Dove
Return to Lonesome Dove Cherokee Jack Jackson 1993
Suture
Suture Clay Arlington 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
Alex Haley's Queen
Alex Haley's Queen Davis 1993
Love Field
Love Field Paul Cater 1992
Mr. Baseball
Mr. Baseball Max 'Hammer' Dubois 1992
Navy Seals
Navy Seals Billy Graham 1990
K-9000
K-9000 Nick Sanrio 1990
Major League
Major League Pedro Cerrano 1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988
Just the Ten of Us
Just the Ten of Us 1988
Growing Pains
Growing Pains Police Officer 1985
Growing Pains
Growing Pains Officer Wright 1985
Growing Pains
Growing Pains Frank 1985
227
227 1985
What's Happening Now!!
What's Happening Now!! 1985
A Summer to Remember
A Summer to Remember Sheriff Pierce 1985
Off the Rack
Off the Rack Cletus Maxwell 1985
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. Dr. Beaumont 1984
Night Court
Night Court James Morgan 1984
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King 1983
The A-Team
The A-Team Psych Ward Staff 1983
The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy Jeremy Wolf 1981
Grambling's White Tiger
Grambling's White Tiger James 'Shack' Harris 1981
Code Red
Code Red Stuff Wade 1981
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. 1980
Galactica 1980
Galactica 1980 Imperious Leader (voice) 1980
Knots Landing
Knots Landing Police Officer 1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Security Guard 1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Lieutenant Parsons 1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Helmsman 1979
The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life 1979
Scoring
Scoring Lt. Harrigan 1979
The White Shadow
The White Shadow Basketball Player 1978
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk 1977
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. 1976
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. Driver 1976
Laverne & Shirley
Laverne & Shirley 1976
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited) 1975
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Audience Member 1944
Silent Retreat
Silent Retreat Josh Alpert
American Smuggler
American Smuggler
Closure
Closure
Suburban Psycho
Suburban Psycho
Higher Love
Higher Love
Don't Ever Wonder
Don't Ever Wonder

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