Dennis Haysbert

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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.

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Known For

Lucifer

God

Wreck-It Ralph

General Hologram (voice)

Heat

Donald Breedan

Ted 2

Fertility Doctor

Kung Fu Panda 2

Master Storming Ox (voice)

The Dark Tower

Steven Deschain

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Manute

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Bob Annderson

Full Filmography

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

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