Dennis Haysbert
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.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
1975
The View
1997
The View
1997
24
2001
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Lucifer
2016
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Outer Limits
1995
Knots Landing
1979
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Filmography
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited) · 1975
The View
as Self · 1997
The View
as Self - Guest · 1997
24
as David Palmer · 2001
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest · 1988
Lucifer
as God · 2016
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Bob Annderson · 2013
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest · 1993
The Outer Limits
as Joshua Finch · 1995
Knots Landing
as Police Officer · 1979
Magnum, P.I.
· 1980
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member · 1944
American Playhouse
as Reverend Oliver Crawford · 1982
Quincy, M.E.
· 1976
Quincy, M.E.
as Driver · 1976
Night Court
as James Morgan · 1984
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1956
The A-Team
as Psych Ward Staff · 1983
The Unit
as Jonas Blane · 2006
The Facts of Life
· 1979
The Incredible Hulk
· 1977
Superman: The Animated Series
as Agent #1 (voice) · 1996
Superman: The Animated Series
as Doctor #1 (voice) · 1996
Duckman
as Tribal Leader / Cornfed's Singing Voice (voice) · 1994
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
· 1983
Laverne & Shirley
· 1976
The Fall Guy
as Jeremy Wolf · 1981
The Boondocks
as Sturdy Harris (voice) · 2005
The Real
· 2014
Static Shock
as Chief Barnsdale (voice) · 2000
Ted 2
as Fertility Doctor · 2015
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
as Master Eeko-Dio Daki (voice) · 2026
Send Help
as Franklin · 2026
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Security Guard · 1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Lieutenant Parsons · 1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Helmsman · 1979
Wreck-It Ralph
as General Hologram (voice) · 2012
The New Batman Adventures
as Barkley James (voice) · 1997
Kung Fu Panda 2
as Master Ox (voice) · 2011
Justice League
as Kilowog (voice) · 2001
Growing Pains
as Police Officer · 1985
Growing Pains
as Officer Wright · 1985
Growing Pains
as Frank · 1985
Heat
as Donald Breedan · 1995
The Dark Tower
as Steven Deschain · 2017
227
· 1985
Godzilla: The Series
as General Ekwensi (voice) · 1998
The White Shadow
as Basketball Player · 1978
The Grinder
as Special Agent · 2015
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
as Kale (voice) · 2003
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
as Manute · 2014
The Early Show
as Self · 1999
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
as Grayskull (voice) · 2021
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Zipper (voice) · 2022
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
as Judge (voice) · 2014
Incorporated
as Julian Morse · 2016
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Prince Humperdinck · 2020
Digman!
as Vernon (voice) · 2023
Galactica 1980
as Imperious Leader (voice) · 1980
Now and Again
as Dr. Theodore Morris · 1999
Playing with Fire
as Commander Richards · 2019
Flamin' Hot
as Clarence C. Baker · 2023
No Exit
as Ed · 2022
Absolute Power
as Tim Collin · 1997
The Hire
as FBI Agent · 2001
Code Red
as Stuff Wade · 1981
Soul Food
as Rick Grant · 2000
Reverie
as Charlie Ventana · 2018
Just the Ten of Us
· 1988
Men, Women & Children
as Secretluvur · 2014
Empire
· 2005
Backstrom
as Det. Sgt. Almond · 2015
Alex Haley's Queen
as Davis · 1993
Fist Fight
as Superintendent Johnson · 2017
Jarhead
as Major Lincoln · 2005
The Thirteenth Floor
as Det. Larry McBain · 1999
Sniper: Ghost Shooter
as Colonel · 2016
Return to Lonesome Dove
as Cherokee Jack Jackson · 1993
Random Hearts
as Detective George Beaufort · 1999
Sniper: Rogue Mission
as Gabriel Stone · 2022
Breakthrough
as Dr. Garrett · 2019
Relationship Goals
as Papa Jim · 2026
Summer Camp
as Tommy · 2024
Think Like a Man Too
as Uncle Eddie · 2014
Holidazed
as Robert Lewin · 2024
Major League
as Pedro Cerrano · 1989
Waiting to Exhale
as Kenneth · 1995
Breach
as Dean Plesac · 2007
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
as Ox (voice) · 2011
Undercover
as Rudy Jones · 2016
Undercover
as Rudy Jones (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2016
Paul T. Goldman
as Agent Portman · 2023
Far from Heaven
as Raymond Deagan · 2002
Welcome to the Jungle
as Mr. Palmer · 2013
Jarhead 3: The Siege
as Major Lincoln · 2016
Secret Obsession
as Detective Frank Page · 2019
Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team
as Gabriel Stone · 2023
Naked
as Reginald Swope · 2017
Life of a King
as Searcy · 2013
Major League II
as Pedro Cerrano · 1994
Dead Rising: Watchtower
as General Alan Lyons · 2015
Navy Seals
as Billy Graham · 1990
Experimenter
as Ossie Davis · 2015
Time of Death
as Officer Aarons · 2026
Love Field
as Paul Cater · 1992
Kodachrome
as Larry · 2017
Major League: Back to the Minors
as Pedro Cerrano · 1998
Dear White People
as Dean Fairbanks · 2014
Mr. Baseball
as Max 'Hammer' Dubois · 1992
Deify
Love & Basketball
as Zeke McCall · 2000
Dead Rising: Endgame
as General Alan Lyons · 2016
Off the Rack
as Cletus Maxwell · 1985
Sniper: Legacy
as The Colonel · 2014
The Minus Man
as Graves · 1999
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
as Ox (voice) · 2013
The Details
as Lincoln · 2012
Baby, Baby, Baby
as Doctor Hankin · 2015
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2008
How Murray Saved Christmas
as Narrator (voice) · 2014
Lost & Found in Cleveland
as Marty Anderson · 2025
Goodbye Bafana
as Nelson Mandela · 2007
LUV
as Mr. Fish · 2013
Field of Dreams 2: Lockout
as Mann · 2011
How to Make the Cruelest Month
as Manhattan Parks · 1998
A Summer to Remember
as Sheriff Pierce · 1985
Civil War 360
as Self - Host · 2013
Sinbad and the Cyclops Island
as Kale · 2003
Amanda
as Seven / Sir Jordan · 1996
Radio Sky
as Joseph Finley · 2026
The Making of 'Heat'
as Self · 2005
Widow's Kiss
as Eddie Costello · 1996
Don't Ever Wonder
K-9000
as Nick Sanrio · 1990
American Smuggler
What's Cooking?
as Ronald Williams · 2000
Ticker
as FBI Agent · 2002
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Dr. Beaumont · 1984
The World According to Dick Cheney
as Narrator (voice) · 2013
Home
Suture
as Clay Arlington · 1993
Heartburn
as Matthew Boa · 2013
The Writing on the Wall
as Sullivan · 1996
Grambling's White Tiger
as James 'Shack' Harris · 1981
When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun
as Self · 2010
Scoring
as Lt. Harrigan · 1979
Out of the Blue
as Control · 2013
Hope of the Season: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir
as Featuring · 2025
Silent Retreat
as Josh Alpert
Christmas Everlasting
as Uncle Barney · 2018
In Fidelity
as Hoyt Johnston · 2024
Standoff
as Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones · 1998
Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed
as Narrator · 2025
Hallelujah
as Rev. Oliver Crawford · 1993
Suburban Psycho
Secrets of Pearl Harbor
as Self - Host · 2004
Higher Love
· 2026
Far from Heaven: "Making of"
· 2003
Battledogs
as Lt. General Christopher Monning · 2013