Acting
Jesse Jackson
EN, ES, FR, DE cinema · 67 credits
Born
8 October 1941
Died
17 February 2026 (aged 84)
Birthplace
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Also known as Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.
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'.
Known for
Filmography
Texas, USA
as Self (archive footage)
Loudmouth
as Self - Civil Rights Activist/Self - Baptist Minister (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
as Self (archive footage)
Bernie Blackout
as Self (archive footage)
Stax, le label soul légendaire
as Self (archive footage)
I Am MLK Jr.
as Self
LA 92
as Self (archive footage)
Fantastic Lies
as Himself (archive footage)
We Are Many
as Self
MLK: The Assassination Tapes
as Self (archive Footage)
A Man's Story
as Self
Ballou
2008
Ballou
as Himself
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
as Self (archive footage)
Last Party 2000
as Self
University, Inc.
as Self (Archive Footage)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as (archive footage)
4 Little Girls
as Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
as Self (archive footage)
Route One/USA
as Self
Decade
as Self
Jackie Robinson: An American Journey
1988
Jackie Robinson: An American Journey
as On Screen Narrator
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
as Self/Cameo (archive footage)
Wattstax
as Self
Nationtime: Gary
as Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
Uptight
as Self (archive footage)