Dennis Haysbert
Known for Acting · 149 credits
- Born
- 1954-06-02 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- San Mateo, California, USA
- Also known as
- Dennis Dexter 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (56)
Lucifer
2016
as God
24
2001
as David Palmer
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Bob Annderson
The View
1997
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Audience Member
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
The A-Team
1983
as Psych Ward Staff
Knots Landing
1979
as Police Officer
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Driver
Night Court
1984
as James Morgan
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
The Unit
2006
as Jonas Blane
The Facts of Life
1979
The Incredible Hulk
1977
The Outer Limits
1995
as Joshua Finch
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Agent #1 (voice) / Doctor #1 (voice)
The Boondocks
2005
as Sturdy Harris (voice)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Laverne & Shirley
1976
The Fall Guy
1981
as Jeremy Wolf
Duckman
1994
as Tribal Leader / Cornfed's Singing Voice (voice)
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
2026
as Master Eeko-Dio Daki (voice)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as Security Guard / Lieutenant Parsons / Helmsman
Growing Pains
1985
as Police Officer / Officer Wright / Frank
227
1985
Static Shock
2000
as Chief Barnsdale (voice)
The New Batman Adventures
1997
as Barkley James (voice)
Justice League
2001
as Kilowog (voice)
The Real
2014
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
as Prince Humperdinck
The White Shadow
1978
as Basketball Player
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
2021
as Grayskull (voice)
The Grinder
2015
as Special Agent
Digman!
2023
as Vernon (voice)
Godzilla: The Series
1998
as General Ekwensi (voice)
Code Red
1981
as Stuff Wade
Incorporated
2016
as Julian Morse
Galactica 1980
1980
as Imperious Leader (voice)
Soul Food
2000
as Rick Grant
Now and Again
1999
as Dr. Theodore Morris
The Hire
2001
as FBI Agent
Just the Ten of Us
1988
Alex Haley's Queen
1993
as Davis
Empire
2005
Return to Lonesome Dove
1993
as Cherokee Jack Jackson
Backstrom
2015
as Det. Sgt. Almond
Undercover
2016
as Rudy Jones / Rudy Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Early Show
1999
as Self
Paul T. Goldman
2023
as Agent Portman
Reverie
2018
as Charlie Ventana
Holidazed
2024
as Robert Lewin
Off the Rack
1985
as Cletus Maxwell
Civil War 360
2013
as Self - Host
Movies (93)
Send Help
2026
as Franklin
Ted 2
2015
as Fertility Doctor
Heat
1995
as Donald Breedan
Kung Fu Panda 2
2011
as Master Storming Ox (voice)
Wreck-It Ralph
2012
as General Hologram (voice)
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014
as Manute
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
2014
as Judge (voice)
The Dark Tower
2017
as Steven Deschain
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
2003
as Kale (voice)
Jarhead
2005
as Major Lincoln
Dead Rising: Watchtower
2015
as General Lyons
Secret Obsession
2019
as Detective Frank Page
Flamin' Hot
2023
as Clarence C. Baker
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022
as Zipper (voice)
No Exit
2022
as Ed
Absolute Power
1997
as Tim Collin
Major League
1989
as Pedro Cerrano
Sniper: Ghost Shooter
2016
as Colonel
The Thirteenth Floor
1999
as Det. Larry McBain
Naked
2017
as Reginald Swope
Relationship Goals
2026
as Papa Jim
Men, Women & Children
2014
as Secretluvur
Breakthrough
2019
as Dr. Garrett
Playing with Fire
2019
as Commander Richards
Major League II
1994
as Pedro Cerrano
Waiting to Exhale
1995
as Kenneth
Fist Fight
2017
as Superintendent Johnson
Mr. Baseball
1992
as Max 'Hammer' Dubois
Random Hearts
1999
as Detective George Beaufort
Sniper: Rogue Mission
2022
as Gabriel Stone
Welcome to the Jungle
2013
as Mr. Palmer
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
2011
as Ox (voice)
Navy Seals
1990
as Billy Graham
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
2013
as Ox (Voice)
Think Like a Man Too
2014
as Uncle Eddie
Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team
2023
as Gabriel Stone
Breach
2007
as Dean Plesac
Sniper: Legacy
2014
as The Colonel
Love & Basketball
2000
as Zeke McCall
Far from Heaven
2002
as Raymond Deagan
Kodachrome
2017
as Larry
Life of a King
2013
as Searcy
Jarhead 3: The Siege
2016
as Major Lincoln
Love Field
1992
as Paul Cater
Experimenter
2015
as Ossie Davis
Summer Camp
2024
as Tommy
The Minus Man
1999
as Graves
LUV
2013
as Mr. Fish
The Details
2012
as Lincoln
Dear White People
2014
as Dean Fairbanks
Major League: Back to the Minors
1998
as Pedro Cerrano
Ticker
2002
as FBI Agent
What's Cooking?
2000
as Ronald Williams
Suture
1993
as Clay Arlington
Dead Rising: Endgame
2016
as General Lyons
Lost & Found in Cleveland
2025
as Marty Anderson
Goodbye Bafana
2007
as Nelson Mandela
Baby, Baby, Baby
2015
as Doctor Hankin
Field of Dreams 2: Lockout
2011
as Mann
Sinbad and the Cyclops Island
2003
as Kale
A Summer to Remember
1985
as Sheriff Pierce
Amanda
1996
as Seven / Sir Jordan
Standoff
1998
as Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones
How to Make the Cruelest Month
1998
as Manhattan Parks
Widow's Kiss
1996
as Eddie Costello
How Murray Saved Christmas
2014
as Narrator (voice)
Hallelujah
1993
as Rev. Oliver Crawford
The Making of 'Heat'
2005
as Self
K-9000
1990
as Nick Sanrio
The World According to Dick Cheney
2013
as Narrator (voice)
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
2008
as Self - Narrator (voice)
In Fidelity
2024
as Hoyt Johnston
When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun
2010
as Self
American Smuggler
Closure
2025
Christmas Everlasting
2018
as Uncle Barney
Silent Retreat
as Josh Alpert
Scoring
1979
as Lt. Harrigan
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
1984
as Dr. Beaumont
Out of the Blue
2013
as Control
Grambling's White Tiger
1981
as James 'Shack' Harris
Home
Don't Ever Wonder
Heartburn
2013
as Matthew Boa
The Writing on the Wall
1996
as Sullivan
Time of Death
2026
Suburban Psycho
Higher Love
Radio Sky
2026
as Joseph Finley
Hope of the Season: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir
2025
as Featuring
Battledogs
2013
as Lt. General Christopher Monning
Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed
2025
as Narrator
Secrets of Pearl Harbor
2004
as Self - Host
About 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 Incorporate… With 149 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Dennis Haysbert has appeared in 93 films and 56 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dennis Haysbert Movies
- Send Help (2026) — as Franklin
- Ted 2 (2015) — as Fertility Doctor
- Heat (1995) — as Donald Breedan
- Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) — as Master Storming Ox (voice)
- Wreck-It Ralph (2012) — as General Hologram (voice)
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