Biography
Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. (October 8, 1941 — February 17, 2026) was an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as shadow senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He founded of both entities that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. is his eldest son. In an AP-AOL "Black Voices" poll in February 2006, Jackson was voted 'the most important black leader'.
Acted in 11
2020s
- 2021
Punch 9 for Harold Washington
Movie
2010s
- 2014
Hate Crimes in the Heartland
Movie
2000s
- 2009
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
TV
Anecdotes about Fidel
Movie
- 2005
1990s
- 1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
(archive footage)
- 1997
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Movie
- 1995
- 1994
1980s
- 1980
A Matter of Respect
Movie
Appearances71
2020s
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
Loudmouth
Self - Civil Rights Activist/Self - Baptist Minister (archive footage)
El otro Rey de Chicago
Self
- 2021
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Self
September First, Twenty-Twenty
Himself
Killing Martin Luther King Jr.
Self
- 2020
Obama
Self · 4 episodes
Bernie Blackout
Self (archive footage)
Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story
Self
2010s
- 2019
Stax, le label soul légendaire
Self (archive footage)
Chicago at the Crossroad
Self
- 2018
Shut Up and Dribble
Self - Civil Rights Leader · 1 episode
The Road to Mass Incarceration
Self
I Am MLK Jr.
Self
- 2017
- 2016
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
Self
Crashing the Party
Self
- 2014
- 2013
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Self
- 2012
MLK: The Assassination Tapes
Self (archive Footage)
- 2011
A Man's Story
Self
2000s
- 2009
Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
Self
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
Self
Michael Jackson Memorial
Self
The Nine Lives of Marion Barry
Self
- 2007
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
Self
- 2006
- 2004
Tanner on Tanner
Self · 1 episode
- 2003
- 2002
BaadAsssss Cinema
Self
- 2001
Last Party 2000
Self
1990s
- 1999
The Subtext of a Yale Education
Self
University, Inc.
Self (Archive Footage)
- 1997
- 1996
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
Self (archive footage)
- 1994
The Soul of Stax
Self
- 1993
Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham
Self
- 1992
America's Political Parties: Power and Principle
Self
1980s
- 1989
Decade
Self
Route One/USA
Self
- 1988
- 1987
- 1986
In Remembrance of Martin
Self
- 1983
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
Self
- 1982
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
- 1980
A Decade of Struggle
Self
1970s
- 1975
- 1974
- 1973
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
Self/Cameo (archive footage)
Wattstax
Self
- 1972
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
Operation Breadbasket
Self
- 1968
