Birthday:
Jun 02, 1954
Place of Birth: San Mateo, California, USA
Place of Birth: San Mateo, California, USA
Dennis Haysbert
Dennis Dexter Haysbert (born June 2, 1954) is an American film and television actor. He is known for portraying baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the Major League film trilogy, President David Palmer on the American television series 24, and Sergeant Major Jonas Blane on the drama series The Unit, as well as his work in commercials for Allstate Insurance. He is also known for his authoritative, bass voice.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Absolute Power | Tim Collin | 1997 |
| Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | Manute | 2014 |
| Heat | Donald Breedan | 1995 |
| The Thirteenth Floor | Det. Larry McBain | 1999 |
| Goodbye Bafana | Nelson Mandela | 2007 |
| Far from Heaven | Raymond Deagan | 2002 |
| Major League II | Pedro Cerrano | 1994 |
| Waiting to Exhale | Kenneth | 1995 |
| The Minus Man | Graves | 1999 |
| Random Hearts | Detective George Beaufort | 1999 |
| Major League: Back to the Minors | Pedro Cerrano | 1998 |
| Major League | Pedro Cerrano | 1989 |
| Love & Basketball | Zeke McCall | 2000 |
| Summer Camp | Tommy | 2024 |
| Love Field | Paul Cater | 1992 |
| Mr. Baseball | Max 'Hammer' Dubois | 1992 |
| Kung Fu Panda 2 | Master Storming Ox (voice) | 2011 |
| Scoring | Lt. Harrigan | 1979 |
| Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters | Ox (voice) | 2011 |
| Wreck-It Ralph | General Hologram (voice) | 2012 |
| LUV | Mr. Fish | 2013 |
| A Summer to Remember | Sheriff Pierce | 1985 |
| Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Zipper (voice) | 2022 |
| Suture | Clay Arlington | 1993 |
| K-9000 | Nick Sanrio | 1990 |
| Sniper: Ghost Shooter | Colonel | 2016 |
| Dear White People | Dean Fairbanks | 2014 |
| Life of a King | Searcy | 2013 |
| Battledogs | Lt. General Christopher Monning | 2013 |
| Welcome to the Jungle | Mr. Palmer | 2013 |
| When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun | Self | 2010 |
| Standoff | Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones | 1998 |
| Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team | Gabriel Stone | 2023 |
| Men, Women & Children | Secretluvur | 2014 |
| Hallelujah | Rev. Oliver Crawford | 1993 |
| How to Make the Cruelest Month | Manhattan Parks | 1998 |
| Sniper: Rogue Mission | Gabriel Stone | 2022 |
| Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | Kale (voice) | 2003 |
| Out of the Blue | Control | 2013 |
| The Making of 'Heat' | Self | 2005 |
| The Writing on the Wall | Sullivan | 1996 |
| Sniper: Legacy | The Colonel | 2014 |
| Field of Dreams 2: NFL Lockout | Mann | 2011 |
| Widow's Kiss | Eddie Costello | 1996 |
| Lost & Found in Cleveland | Marty Anderson | 2024 |
| Experimenter | Ossie Davis | 2015 |
| Breach | Dean Plesac | 2007 |
| Dead Rising: Watchtower | General Lyons | 2015 |
| What's Cooking? | Ronald Williams | 2000 |
| Ted 2 | Fertility Doctor | 2015 |
| Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Judge (voice) | 2014 |
| Flamin' Hot | Clarence C. Baker | 2023 |
| Fist Fight | Superintendent Johnson | 2017 |
| Baby, Baby, Baby | Doctor Hankin | 2015 |
| How Murray Saved Christmas | Narrator (voice) | 2014 |
| Ticker | FBI Agent | 2002 |
| Sinbad and the Cyclops Island | Kale | 2003 |
| Amanda | Seven / Sir Jordan | 1996 |
| Dead Rising: Endgame | General Lyons | 2016 |
| Heartburn | Matthew Boa | 2013 |
| Kodachrome | Larry | 2017 |
| Jarhead | Major Lincoln | 2005 |
| Think Like a Man Too | Uncle Eddie | 2014 |
| Navy Seals | Billy Graham | 1990 |
| The Dark Tower | Steven Deschain | 2017 |
| Naked | Reginald Swope | 2017 |
| Grambling's White Tiger | James 'Shack' Harris | 1981 |
| Christmas Everlasting | Uncle Barney | 2018 |
| Breakthrough | Dr. Garrett | 2019 |
| Secret Obsession | Detective Frank Page | 2019 |
| Silent Retreat | Josh Alpert | 1970 |
| Playing with Fire | Commander Richards | 2019 |
| Jarhead 3: The Siege | Major Lincoln | 2016 |
| James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2008 |
| The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. | Dr. Beaumont | 1984 |
| The Details | Lincoln | 2012 |
| No Exit | Ed | 2022 |
| In Fidelity | Hoyt Johnston | 2024 |
| Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection | Ox (Voice) | 2013 |
| American Smuggler | 1970 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Growing Pains | Police Officer | 1985 |
| What's Happening Now!! | 1985 | |
| Magnum, P.I. | 1980 | |
| Now and Again | Dr. Theodore Morris | 1999 |
| The Incredible Hulk | 1977 | |
| Static Shock | Chief Barnsdale (voice) | 2000 |
| The A-Team | Psych Ward Staff | 1983 |
| The Facts of Life | 1979 | |
| The Unit | Jonas Blane | 2006 |
| 227 | 1985 | |
| Just the Ten of Us | 1988 | |
| Quincy, M.E. | 1976 | |
| The View | Self | 1997 |
| Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Security Guard | 1979 |
| Soul Food | Rick Grant | 2000 |
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King | 1983 | |
| Knots Landing | Police Officer | 1979 |
| Laverne & Shirley | 1976 | |
| The Early Show | Self | 1999 |
| Superman: The Animated Series | Agent #1 (voice) | 1996 |
| Galactica 1980 | Imperious Leader (voice) | 1980 |
| The New Batman Adventures | Barkley James (voice) | 1997 |
| Return to Lonesome Dove | Cherokee Jack Jackson | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | 1993 |
| Empire | 2005 | |
| The White Shadow | Basketball Player | 1978 |
| Off the Rack | Cletus Maxwell | 1985 |
| The Outer Limits | Joshua Finch | 1995 |
| Superman: The Animated Series | Doctor #1 (voice) | 1996 |
| Paul T. Goldman | Agent Portman | 2023 |
| Masters of the Universe: Revelation | Grayskull (voice) | 2021 |
| Justice League | Kilowog (voice) | 2001 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) | 1975 |
| Backstrom | Det. Sgt. Almond | 2015 |
| Undercover | Rudy Jones | 2016 |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Bob Annderson | 2013 |
| Growing Pains | Officer Wright | 1985 |
| Growing Pains | Frank | 1985 |
| The Hire | FBI Agent | 2001 |
| Reverie | Charlie Ventana | 2018 |
| LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | 1988 |
| Incorporated | Julian Morse | 2016 |
| Home Movie: The Princess Bride | Prince Humperdinck | 2020 |
| Alex Haley's Queen | Davis | 1993 |
| Civil War 360 | Host | 2013 |
| The Real | 2014 | |
| The Fall Guy | Jeremy Wolf | 1981 |
| Night Court | James Morgan | 1984 |
| Undercover | Rudy Jones (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2016 |
| Code Red | Stuff Wade | 1981 |
| The Boondocks | Sturdy Harris (voice) | 2005 |
| Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Lieutenant Parsons | 1979 |
| Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Helmsman | 1979 |
| Lucifer | God | 2016 |
| 24 | David Palmer | 2001 |
| Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1956 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 1944 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self - Audience Member | 1944 |
| The Grinder | Special Agent | 2015 |
