Acting
Dennis Haysbert
EN, IT cinema · 94 credits
Born
2 June 1954 (age 72)
Birthplace
San Mateo, California, USA
Also known as Dennis Dexter 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
Filmography
Silent Retreat
as Josh Alpert
American Smuggler
American Smuggler
Actor, Executive Producer
Home
Actor
Send Help
as Franklin
Higher Love
as Carver Sams
Relationship Goals
as Papa Jim
Radio Sky
as Joseph Finley, Producer
Time of Death
as Officer Aarons
Lost & Found in Cleveland
as Marty Anderson
Summer Camp
as Tommy
In Fidelity
as Hoyt Johnston
Flamin' Hot
as Clarence C. Baker
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Zipper (voice)
Sniper: Rogue Mission
as Gabriel Stone
No Exit
as Ed
Breakthrough
as Dr. Garrett
Secret Obsession
as Detective Frank Page
Playing with Fire
as Commander Richards
Christmas Everlasting
as Uncle Barney
Fist Fight
as Superintendent Johnson
Kodachrome
as Larry
The Dark Tower
as Steven Deschain
Naked
as Reginald Swope
Sniper: Ghost Shooter
as Colonel
Dead Rising: Endgame
as General Alan Lyons
Jarhead 3: The Siege
as Major Lincoln
Experimenter
as Ossie Davis
Dead Rising: Watchtower
as General Alan Lyons
Ted 2
as Fertility Doctor
Baby, Baby, Baby
as Doctor Hankin
Dear White People
as Dean Fairbanks
Men, Women & Children
as Secretluvur
Sniper: Legacy
as The Colonel
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
as Judge (voice)
How Murray Saved Christmas
as Narrator (voice)
Think Like a Man Too
as Uncle Eddie
LUV
as Mr. Fish
Life of a King
as Searcy
Battledogs
as Lt. General Christopher Monning
Welcome to the Jungle
as Mr. Palmer
Out of the Blue
as Control
Heartburn
2013
Heartburn
as Matthew Boa
The World According to Dick Cheney
as Narrator (voice)
Wreck-It Ralph
as General Hologram (voice)
The Details
as Lincoln
Kung Fu Panda 2
as Master Ox (voice)
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
as Ox (voice)
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Goodbye Bafana
as Nelson Mandela
Breach
as Dean Plesac
Jarhead
as Major Lincoln
Secrets of Pearl Harbor
as Self - Host
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
as Kale (voice)
Far from Heaven
as Raymond Deagan
Ticker
as FBI Agent
Love & Basketball
as Zeke McCall
What's Cooking?
as Ronald Williams
The Thirteenth Floor
as Det. Larry McBain
The Minus Man
as Graves
Random Hearts
as Detective George Beaufort
Major League: Back to the Minors
as Pedro Cerrano
Standoff
as Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones
How to Make the Cruelest Month
as Manhattan Parks
Absolute Power
as Tim Collin
The Writing on the Wall
as Sullivan
Widow's Kiss
as Eddie Costello
Amanda
as Seven / Sir Jordan
Heat
as Donald Breedan
Waiting to Exhale
as Kenneth
Major League II
as Pedro Cerrano
Suture
as Clay Arlington
Hallelujah
1993
Hallelujah
as Rev. Oliver Crawford
Love Field
as Paul Cater
Mr. Baseball
as Max 'Hammer' Dubois
K-9000
as Nick Sanrio
Navy Seals
as Billy Graham
Major League
as Pedro Cerrano
A Summer to Remember
as Sheriff Pierce
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Dr. Beaumont
Grambling's White Tiger
1981
Grambling's White Tiger
as James 'Shack' Harris
Scoring
as Lt. Harrigan