Dennis Haysbert
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · Send Help as
- 2024 · Summer Camp as Tommy
- 2023 · Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team as Gabriel Stone
- 2023 · Flamin' Hot as Clarence C. Baker
- 2022 · No Exit as Ed
- 2020 · Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Prince Humperdinck
- 2019 · Breakthrough as Dr. Garrett
- 2018 · Christmas Everlasting as Uncle Barney
- 2017 · Kodachrome as Larry
- 2017 · Naked as Reginald Swope
- 2017 · The Dark Tower as Steven Deschain
- 2016 · Incorporated as Julian Morse
- 2016 · Sniper: Ghost Shooter as Colonel
- 2016 · Lucifer as God
- 2016 · Jarhead 3: The Siege as Major Lincoln
- 2015 · Experimenter as Ossie Davis
- 2015 · Ted 2 as Fertility Doctor
- 2014 · Men, Women & Children as Secretluvur
- 2014 · Sniper: Legacy as The Colonel
- 2014 · The Real as
- 2014 · Sin City: A Dame to Kill For as Manute
- 2014 · Mr. Peabody & Sherman as Judge (voice)
- 2013 · Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Bob Annderson
- 2012 · The Details as Lincoln
- 2012 · Wreck-It Ralph as General Hologram (voice)
- 2011 · Kung Fu Panda 2 as Master Storming Ox (voice)
- 2007 · Breach as Dean Plesac
- 2007 · Goodbye Bafana as Nelson Mandela
- 2006 · The Unit as Jonas Blane
- 2005 · The Boondocks as Sturdy Harris (voice)
- 2005 · Jarhead as Major Lincoln
- 2003 · Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas as Kale (voice)
- 2001 · Justice League as Kilowog (voice)
- 2001 · 24 as David Palmer
- 2000 · Static Shock as Chief Barnsdale (voice)
- 1999 · Random Hearts as Detective George Beaufort
- 1998 · Godzilla: The Series as General Ekwensi (voice)
- 1998 · Standoff as Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones
- 1997 · The New Batman Adventures as Barkley James (voice)
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Absolute Power as Tim Collin
- 1996 · Superman: The Animated Series as Agent #1 (voice)
- 1996 · Superman: The Animated Series as Doctor #1 (voice)
- 1996 · Amanda as Seven / Sir Jordan
- 1995 · Waiting to Exhale as Kenneth
- 1995 · Heat as Donald Breedan
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Joshua Finch
- 1994 · Duckman as Tribal Leader / Cornfed's Singing Voice (voice)
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1992 · Mr. Baseball as Max 'Hammer' Dubois
- 1990 · Navy Seals as Billy Graham
- 1989 · Major League as Pedro Cerrano
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1985 · Growing Pains as Police Officer
- 1985 · Growing Pains as Officer Wright
- 1985 · Growing Pains as Frank
- 1985 · 227 as
- 1984 · Night Court as James Morgan
- 1983 · Scarecrow and Mrs. King as
- 1983 · The A-Team as Psych Ward Staff
- 1981 · The Fall Guy as Jeremy Wolf
- 1980 · Magnum, P.I. as
- 1979 · Knots Landing as Police Officer
- 1979 · Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Security Guard
- 1979 · Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Lieutenant Parsons
- 1979 · Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Helmsman
- 1979 · The Facts of Life as
- 1977 · The Incredible Hulk as
- 1976 · Quincy, M.E. as
- 1976 · Quincy, M.E. as Driver
- 1976 · Laverne & Shirley as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Audience Member
- Future · Silent Retreat as Josh Alpert
- 2025 · Lost & Found in Cleveland as Marty Anderson
- 2023 · Digman! as Vernon (voice)
- 2022 · Sniper: Rogue Mission as Gabriel Stone
- 2022 · Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Zipper (voice)
- 2021 · Masters of the Universe: Revelation as Grayskull (voice)
- 2015 · Baby, Baby, Baby as Doctor Hankin
- 2015 · The Grinder as Special Agent
- 2014 · How Murray Saved Christmas as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · Dear White People as Dean Fairbanks
- 2014 · Think Like a Man Too as Uncle Eddie
- 2013 · Life of a King as Searcy
- 2013 · Welcome to the Jungle as Mr. Palmer
- 2011 · Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters as Ox (voice)
- 2005 · Empire as
- 2002 · Far from Heaven as Raymond Deagan
- 2001 · The Hire as FBI Agent
- 2000 · Soul Food as Rick Grant
- 2000 · Love & Basketball as Zeke McCall
- 2000 · What's Cooking? as Ronald Williams
- 1999 · Now and Again as Dr. Theodore Morris
- 1999 · The Thirteenth Floor as Det. Larry McBain
- 1999 · The Minus Man as Graves
- 1998 · Major League: Back to the Minors as Pedro Cerrano
- 1994 · Major League II as Pedro Cerrano
- 1993 · Hallelujah as Rev. Oliver Crawford
- 1993 · Return to Lonesome Dove as Cherokee Jack Jackson
- 1993 · Suture as Clay Arlington
- 1993 · Alex Haley's Queen as Davis
- 1992 · Love Field as Paul Cater
- 1990 · K-9000 as Nick Sanrio
- 1988 · Just the Ten of Us as
- 1985 · A Summer to Remember as Sheriff Pierce
- 1981 · Code Red as Stuff Wade
- 1980 · Galactica 1980 as Imperious Leader (voice)
- 1979 · Scoring as Lt. Harrigan
- 1978 · The White Shadow as Basketball Player
- Future · Higher Love as
- Future · Closure as
- 2024 · Holidazed as Robert Lewin
- 2024 · In Fidelity as Hoyt Johnston
- 2023 · Paul T. Goldman as Agent Portman
- 2019 · Playing with Fire as Commander Richards
- 2019 · Secret Obsession as Detective Frank Page
- 2018 · Reverie as Charlie Ventana
- 2017 · Fist Fight as Superintendent Johnson
- 2016 · Dead Rising: Endgame as General Lyons
- 2016 · Undercover as Rudy Jones
- 2016 · Undercover as Rudy Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2015 · Dead Rising: Watchtower as General Lyons
- 2015 · Backstrom as Det. Sgt. Almond
- 2013 · Civil War 360 as Self - Host
- 2013 · Out of the Blue as Control
- 2013 · Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection as Ox (Voice)
- 2013 · Battledogs as Lt. General Christopher Monning
- 2013 · LUV as Mr. Fish
- 2013 · The World According to Dick Cheney as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · Heartburn as Matthew Boa
- 2011 · Field of Dreams 2: Lockout as Mann
- 2010 · When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun as Self
- 2008 · James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · The Making of 'Heat' as Self
- 2004 · Secrets of Pearl Harbor as Self - Host
- 2003 · Sinbad and the Cyclops Island as Kale
- 2002 · Ticker as FBI Agent
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self
- 1998 · How to Make the Cruelest Month as Manhattan Parks
- 1996 · The Writing on the Wall as Sullivan
- 1996 · Widow's Kiss as Eddie Costello
- 1985 · What's Happening Now!! as
- 1985 · Off the Rack as Cletus Maxwell
- 1984 · The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dr. Beaumont
- 1981 · Grambling's White Tiger as James 'Shack' Harris
- Future · Suburban Psycho as
- Future · American Smuggler as