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Dennis Haysbert

Dennis Haysbert

Actor · Born June 2, 1954 · San Mateo, California, USA

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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.

Acted in 128

2020s

  1. 2026

    Higher Love

    Carver Sams

  2. Radio Sky

    Joseph Finley

  3. 2025

    Hope of the Season: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir

    Featuring

  4. 2024

    Holidazed

    Robert Lewin · 8 episodes

  5. 2023
  6. 2022
  7. 2021
  8. 2020

2010s

  1. 2019
  2. 2018

    Christmas Everlasting

    Uncle Barney

  3. Reverie

    Charlie Ventana · 10 episodes

  4. 2017
  5. 2016
  6. 2015

    Baby, Baby, Baby

    Doctor Hankin

  7. Backstrom

    Det. Sgt. Almond · 13 episodes

  8. 2014
  9. 2013

    Out of the Blue

    Control

  10. Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection

    Ox (voice)

  11. 2012
  12. 2011
  13. Field of Dreams 2: Lockout

    Mann

1990s

  1. 1999
  2. 1998
  3. How to Make the Cruelest Month

    Manhattan Parks

  4. Standoff

    Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones

  5. 1997
  6. 1996
  7. The Writing on the Wall

    Sullivan

  8. Widow's Kiss

    Eddie Costello

  9. 1995
  10. 1994
  11. 1993
  12. Alex Haley's Queen

    Davis · 3 episodes

  13. 1992
  14. Mr. Baseball

    Max 'Hammer' Dubois

  15. 1990
  16. K-9000

    Nick Sanrio

No release date

  1. Silent Retreat

    Josh Alpert

  2. Home

    Movie

Produced 2

2020s

  1. 2026

    Radio Sky

    Producer

2000s

  1. 2006

Directed 1

2000s

  1. 2006
Appearances14

2020s

  1. 2025

    Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed

    Narrator

2010s

  1. 2014

    How Murray Saved Christmas

    Narrator (voice)

  2. 2013

    Civil War 360

    Self - Host · 3 episodes

  3. The World According to Dick Cheney

    Narrator (voice)

2000s

  1. 2008
  2. 2005

    The Making of Heat

    Self

  3. 2004

    Secrets of Pearl Harbor

    Self - Host