Dennis Haysbert

Dennis 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.

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Known For

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988 • as Self - Guest

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993 • as Self - Guest

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975 • as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Lucifer

Lucifer

2016 • as God

The View

The View

1997 • as Self

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2013 • as Bob Annderson

Filmography

2026

Send Help
Send Help
Movie - Released: 1/29/2026

2024

Summer Camp
Summer Camp
as Tommy
Movie - Released: 5/31/2024
Lost & Found in Cleveland
Lost & Found in Cleveland
as Marty Anderson
Movie - Released: 10/19/2024
In Fidelity
In Fidelity
as Hoyt Johnston
Movie - Released: 11/4/2024
Holidazed
Holidazed
as Robert Lewin
TV - Released: 11/14/2024

2023

Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team
Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team
as Gabriel Stone
Movie - Released: 9/26/2023
Flamin' Hot
Flamin' Hot
as Clarence C. Baker
Movie - Released: 3/11/2023
Paul T. Goldman
Paul T. Goldman
as Agent Portman
TV - Released: 1/1/2023

2022

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Zipper (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/20/2022
Sniper: Rogue Mission
Sniper: Rogue Mission
as Gabriel Stone
Movie - Released: 8/16/2022
No Exit
No Exit
as Ed
Movie - Released: 2/24/2022

2021

Masters of the Universe: Revelation
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
as Grayskull (voice)
TV - Released: 7/23/2021

2020

Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Prince Humperdinck
TV - Released: 6/29/2020

2019

Breakthrough
Breakthrough
as Dr. Garrett
Movie - Released: 4/10/2019
Secret Obsession
Secret Obsession
as Detective Frank Page
Movie - Released: 7/18/2019
Playing with Fire
Playing with Fire
as Commander Richards
Movie - Released: 11/8/2019

2018

Christmas Everlasting
Christmas Everlasting
as Uncle Barney
Movie - Released: 11/24/2018
Reverie
Reverie
as Charlie Ventana
TV - Released: 5/30/2018

2017

Fist Fight
Fist Fight
as Superintendent Johnson
Movie - Released: 2/16/2017
Kodachrome
Kodachrome
as Larry
Movie - Released: 9/8/2017
The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower
as Steven Deschain
Movie - Released: 8/3/2017
Naked
Naked
as Reginald Swope
Movie - Released: 8/11/2017

2016

Sniper: Ghost Shooter
Sniper: Ghost Shooter
as Colonel
Movie - Released: 8/2/2016
Dead Rising: Endgame
Dead Rising: Endgame
as General Lyons
Movie - Released: 6/20/2016
Jarhead 3: The Siege
Jarhead 3: The Siege
as Major Lincoln
Movie - Released: 1/20/2016
Undercover
Undercover
as Rudy Jones
TV - Released: 4/3/2016
Incorporated
Incorporated
as Julian Morse
TV - Released: 11/30/2016
Undercover
Undercover
as Rudy Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV - Released: 4/3/2016
Lucifer
Lucifer
as God
TV - Released: 1/25/2016

2015

Experimenter
Experimenter
as Ossie Davis
Movie - Released: 10/16/2015
Dead Rising: Watchtower
Dead Rising: Watchtower
as General Lyons
Movie - Released: 3/27/2015
Ted 2
Ted 2
as Fertility Doctor
Movie - Released: 6/25/2015
Baby, Baby, Baby
Baby, Baby, Baby
as Doctor Hankin
Movie - Released: 10/30/2015
Backstrom
Backstrom
as Det. Sgt. Almond
TV - Released: 1/22/2015
The Grinder
The Grinder
as Special Agent
TV - Released: 9/29/2015

2014

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
as Manute
Movie - Released: 8/20/2014
Dear White People
Dear White People
as Dean Fairbanks
Movie - Released: 10/17/2014
Men, Women & Children
Men, Women & Children
as Secretluvur
Movie - Released: 10/17/2014
Sniper: Legacy
Sniper: Legacy
as The Colonel
Movie - Released: 9/30/2014
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
as Judge (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/7/2014
How Murray Saved Christmas
How Murray Saved Christmas
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/5/2014
Think Like a Man Too
Think Like a Man Too
as Uncle Eddie
Movie - Released: 6/20/2014
The Real
The Real
TV - Released: 9/15/2014

2013

LUV
LUV
as Mr. Fish
Movie - Released: 1/18/2013
Life of a King
Life of a King
as Searcy
Movie - Released: 6/22/2013
Battledogs
Battledogs
as Lt. General Christopher Monning
Movie - Released: 4/5/2013
Welcome to the Jungle
Welcome to the Jungle
as Mr. Palmer
Movie - Released: 4/27/2013
Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue
as Control
Movie - Released: 10/1/2013
Movie
Heartburn
as Matthew Boa
Movie - Released: 1/1/2013
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
as Ox (Voice)
Movie - Released: 8/27/2013
The World According to Dick Cheney
The World According to Dick Cheney
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/18/2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Bob Annderson
TV - Released: 9/17/2013
Civil War 360
Civil War 360
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 10/27/2013

2012

Wreck-It Ralph
Wreck-It Ralph
as General Hologram (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/1/2012
The Details
The Details
as Lincoln
Movie - Released: 11/2/2012

2011

Kung Fu Panda 2
Kung Fu Panda 2
as Master Storming Ox (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/25/2011
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
as Ox (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/12/2011
Field of Dreams 2: NFL Lockout
Field of Dreams 2: NFL Lockout
as Mann
Movie - Released: 7/18/2011

2010

Movie
When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/22/2010

2008

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/5/2008

2007

Goodbye Bafana
Goodbye Bafana
as Nelson Mandela
Movie - Released: 2/11/2007
Breach
Breach
as Dean Plesac
Movie - Released: 2/12/2007

2006

The Unit
The Unit
as Jonas Blane
TV - Released: 3/7/2006

2005

The Making of 'Heat'
The Making of 'Heat'
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/22/2005
Jarhead
Jarhead
as Major Lincoln
Movie - Released: 11/4/2005
Empire
Empire
TV - Released: 6/28/2005
The Boondocks
The Boondocks
as Sturdy Harris (voice)
TV - Released: 11/6/2005

2004

Secrets of Pearl Harbor
Secrets of Pearl Harbor
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 12/10/2004

2003

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
as Kale (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/2/2003
Sinbad and the Cyclops Island
Sinbad and the Cyclops Island
as Kale
Movie - Released: 11/18/2003

2002

Far from Heaven
Far from Heaven
as Raymond Deagan
Movie - Released: 11/8/2002
Ticker
Ticker
as FBI Agent
Movie - Released: 11/12/2002

2001

Justice League
Justice League
as Kilowog (voice)
TV - Released: 11/17/2001
The Hire
The Hire
as FBI Agent
TV - Released: 4/26/2001
24
24
as David Palmer
TV - Released: 11/6/2001

2000

Love & Basketball
Love & Basketball
as Zeke McCall
Movie - Released: 4/21/2000
What's Cooking?
What's Cooking?
as Ronald Williams
Movie - Released: 1/20/2000
Static Shock
Static Shock
as Chief Barnsdale (voice)
TV - Released: 9/23/2000
Soul Food
Soul Food
as Rick Grant
TV - Released: 6/28/2000

1999

The Thirteenth Floor
The Thirteenth Floor
as Det. Larry McBain
Movie - Released: 4/16/1999
The Minus Man
The Minus Man
as Graves
Movie - Released: 2/25/1999
Random Hearts
Random Hearts
as Detective George Beaufort
Movie - Released: 10/8/1999
Now and Again
Now and Again
as Dr. Theodore Morris
TV - Released: 9/24/1999
The Early Show
The Early Show
as Self
TV - Released: 11/1/1999

1998

Major League: Back to the Minors
Major League: Back to the Minors
as Pedro Cerrano
Movie - Released: 4/17/1998
Standoff
Standoff
as Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones
Movie - Released: 1/11/1998
Movie
How to Make the Cruelest Month
as Manhattan Parks
Movie - Released: 1/16/1998
Godzilla: The Series
Godzilla: The Series
as General Ekwensi (voice)
TV - Released: 9/12/1998

1997

Absolute Power
Absolute Power
as Tim Collin
Movie - Released: 2/14/1997
The View
The View
as Self
TV - Released: 8/11/1997
The New Batman Adventures
The New Batman Adventures
as Barkley James (voice)
TV - Released: 9/13/1997

1996

The Writing on the Wall
The Writing on the Wall
as Sullivan
Movie - Released: 7/21/1996
Widow's Kiss
Widow's Kiss
as Eddie Costello
Movie - Released: 1/18/1996
Amanda
Amanda
as Seven / Sir Jordan
Movie - Released: 1/1/1996
Superman: The Animated Series
Superman: The Animated Series
as Agent #1 (voice)
TV - Released: 9/6/1996
Superman: The Animated Series
Superman: The Animated Series
as Doctor #1 (voice)
TV - Released: 9/6/1996

1995

Heat
Heat
as Donald Breedan
Movie - Released: 12/15/1995
Waiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale
as Kenneth
Movie - Released: 12/22/1995
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Joshua Finch
TV - Released: 3/26/1995

1994

Major League II
Major League II
as Pedro Cerrano
Movie - Released: 3/30/1994

1993

Suture
Suture
as Clay Arlington
Movie - Released: 9/14/1993
Movie
Hallelujah
as Rev. Oliver Crawford
Movie - Released: 12/22/1993
Return to Lonesome Dove
Return to Lonesome Dove
as Cherokee Jack Jackson
TV - Released: 11/14/1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/13/1993
Alex Haley's Queen
Alex Haley's Queen
as Davis
TV - Released: 2/14/1993

1992

Love Field
Love Field
as Paul Cater
Movie - Released: 12/11/1992
Mr. Baseball
Mr. Baseball
as Max 'Hammer' Dubois
Movie - Released: 10/1/1992

1990

K-9000
K-9000
as Nick Sanrio
Movie - Released: 5/23/1990
Navy Seals
Navy Seals
as Billy Graham
Movie - Released: 7/20/1990

1989

Major League
Major League
as Pedro Cerrano
Movie - Released: 2/16/1989

1988

Just the Ten of Us
Just the Ten of Us
TV - Released: 4/26/1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/5/1988

1985

A Summer to Remember
A Summer to Remember
as Sheriff Pierce
Movie - Released: 3/27/1985
Growing Pains
Growing Pains
as Police Officer
TV - Released: 9/24/1985
What's Happening Now!!
What's Happening Now!!
TV - Released: 9/7/1985
227
227
TV - Released: 9/14/1985
Off the Rack
Off the Rack
as Cletus Maxwell
TV - Released: 3/15/1985
Growing Pains
Growing Pains
as Officer Wright
TV - Released: 9/24/1985
Growing Pains
Growing Pains
as Frank
TV - Released: 9/24/1985

1984

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Dr. Beaumont
Movie - Released: 5/16/1984
Night Court
Night Court
as James Morgan
TV - Released: 1/4/1984

1983

The A-Team
The A-Team
as Psych Ward Staff
TV - Released: 1/23/1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
TV - Released: 10/3/1983

1981

Movie
Grambling's White Tiger
as James 'Shack' Harris
Movie - Released: 10/4/1981
The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy
as Jeremy Wolf
TV - Released: 11/4/1981
Code Red
Code Red
as Stuff Wade
TV - Released: 9/20/1981

1980

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
TV - Released: 12/11/1980
Galactica 1980
Galactica 1980
as Imperious Leader (voice)
TV - Released: 1/27/1980

1979

Scoring
Scoring
as Lt. Harrigan
Movie - Released: 1/25/1979
The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life
TV - Released: 8/24/1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Security Guard
TV - Released: 9/20/1979
Knots Landing
Knots Landing
as Police Officer
TV - Released: 12/27/1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Lieutenant Parsons
TV - Released: 9/20/1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Helmsman
TV - Released: 9/20/1979

1978

The White Shadow
The White Shadow
as Basketball Player
TV - Released: 11/27/1978

1977

The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
TV - Released: 11/4/1977

1976

Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
TV - Released: 10/3/1976
Laverne & Shirley
Laverne & Shirley
TV - Released: 1/27/1976
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
as Driver
TV - Released: 10/3/1976

1975

Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
TV - Released: 10/11/1975

1956

Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
TV - Released: 1/20/1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member
TV - Released: 1/20/1944

Unknown

Silent Retreat
Silent Retreat
as Josh Alpert
Movie
Movie
American Smuggler
Movie