Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson

Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. is 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 was the founder 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".

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Known For

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996 • as Self

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003 • as Self

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

2005

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975 • as Self - Host

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

A Different World

A Different World

1987 • as Himself

Filmography

2023

South to Black Power
South to Black Power
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/28/2023

2022

Loudmouth
Loudmouth
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/9/2022
El otro Rey de Chicago
El otro Rey de Chicago
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/18/2022

2021

Punch 9 for Harold Washington
Punch 9 for Harold Washington
Movie - Released: 10/13/2021
Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story
Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/5/2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/2/2021
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 4/23/2021
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/11/2021
Killing Martin Luther King Jr.
Killing Martin Luther King Jr.
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/1/2021
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/11/2021
September First, Twenty-Twenty
September First, Twenty-Twenty
as Himself
Movie - Released: 5/10/2021
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
as Self
TV - Released: 8/3/2021

2020

Uncle Tom
Uncle Tom
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 6/19/2020
Movie
Someday We'll all Be Free: The Donny Hathaway Story
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/27/2020
Bernie Blackout
Bernie Blackout
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/13/2020

2019

Stax, le label soul légendaire
Stax, le label soul légendaire
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/26/2019
Chicago at the Crossroad
Chicago at the Crossroad
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/1/2019

2018

The Road to Mass Incarceration
The Road to Mass Incarceration
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/13/2018
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/4/2018
Movie
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/24/2018
I Am MLK Jr.
I Am MLK Jr.
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/4/2018
Shut Up and Dribble
Shut Up and Dribble
as Self - Civil Rights Leader
TV - Released: 11/3/2018
Explained
Explained
as Self (archive footage)
TV - Released: 5/23/2018

2016

Crashing the Party
Crashing the Party
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/21/2016
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/1/2016
Fantastic Lies
Fantastic Lies
as Himself (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 3/13/2016

2014

We Are Many
We Are Many
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/8/2014

2013

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/23/2013

2012

MLK: The Assassination Tapes
MLK: The Assassination Tapes
as Self (archive Footage)
Movie - Released: 2/12/2012

2011

A Man's Story
A Man's Story
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/8/2011

2009

Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/12/2009
The Nine Lives of Marion Barry
The Nine Lives of Marion Barry
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/21/2009
Michael Jackson Memorial
Michael Jackson Memorial
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/7/2009
Anecdotes about Fidel
Anecdotes about Fidel
Movie - Released: 1/1/2009
Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/14/2009
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
TV - Released: 9/29/2009

2008

Movie
Ballou
as Himself
Movie - Released: 9/11/2008

2007

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/16/2007

2006

Robins
Robins
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 8/23/2006

2005

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
TV - Released: 8/8/2005

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV - Released: 1/26/2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
TV - Released: 2/21/2003

2002

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/21/2002
BaadAsssss Cinema
BaadAsssss Cinema
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/14/2002

2001

Last Party 2000
Last Party 2000
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/2/2001

1999

University, Inc.
University, Inc.
as Self (Archive Footage)
Movie - Released: 9/10/1999
The Subtext of a Yale Education
The Subtext of a Yale Education
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/24/1999

1997

Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997
4 Little Girls
4 Little Girls
as Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition
Movie - Released: 7/9/1997
The Chris Rock Show
The Chris Rock Show
TV - Released: 2/7/1997

1996

The Journey of the African-American Athlete
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 2/12/1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
as Self
TV - Released: 7/22/1996

1995

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Cocky Locky (voice)
TV - Released: 3/12/1995

1994

The Soul of Stax
The Soul of Stax
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1994
Baseball
Baseball
as Various (voice)
TV - Released: 9/18/1994

1993

Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham
Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1993

1989

Route One/USA
Route One/USA
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/10/1989
Decade
Decade
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/9/1989

1988

Movie
Jackie Robinson: An American Journey
as On Screen Narrator
Movie - Released: 8/15/1988
Tanner '88
Tanner '88
as Himself (uncredited)
TV - Released: 2/15/1988

1987

A Different World
A Different World
as Himself
TV - Released: 9/24/1987

1986

In Remembrance of Martin
In Remembrance of Martin
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/8/1986

1983

Movie
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1983

1982

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/12/1982

1980

A Matter of Respect
A Matter of Respect
Movie - Released: 1/1/1980
A Decade of Struggle
A Decade of Struggle
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/1/1980

1975

Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 10/11/1975

1974

Dinah!
Dinah!
as Self
TV - Released: 10/21/1974

1973

Save the Children
Save the Children
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/13/1973
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
as Self/Cameo (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 6/2/1973

1972

Nationtime
Nationtime
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/1/1972

1971

Movie
We Are Universal
Movie - Released: 1/1/1971

1970

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 3/24/1970

1969

Operation Breadbasket
Operation Breadbasket
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/7/1969

1968

Uptight
Uptight
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 12/28/1968