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.

Known For: Acting

Born: San Mateo, California, USA, 1954-06-02

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1979	Scoring	Lt. Harrigan	43
2	1981	Grambling's White Tiger	James 'Shack' Harris	0
3	1984	The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.	Dr. Beaumont	0
4	1985	A Summer to Remember	Sheriff Pierce	62
5	1989	Major League	Pedro Cerrano	69
6	1990	K-9000	Nick Sanrio	45
7	1990	Navy Seals	Billy Graham	53
8	1992	Mr. Baseball	Max 'Hammer' Dubois	59
9	1992	Love Field	Paul Cater	59
10	1993	Suture	Clay Arlington	64
11	1993	Hallelujah	Rev. Oliver Crawford	0
12	1994	Major League II	Pedro Cerrano	57
13	1995	Heat	Donald Breedan	79
14	1995	Waiting to Exhale	Kenneth	63
15	1996	Amanda	Seven / Sir Jordan	35
16	1996	Widow's Kiss	Eddie Costello	48
17	1996	The Writing on the Wall	Sullivan	28
18	1997	Absolute Power	Tim Collin	66
19	1998	Standoff	Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones	57
20	1998	How to Make the Cruelest Month	Manhattan Parks	10
21	1998	Major League: Back to the Minors	Pedro Cerrano	50
22	1999	The Minus Man	Graves	54
23	1999	The Thirteenth Floor	Det. Larry McBain	70
24	1999	Random Hearts	Detective George Beaufort	55
25	2000	What's Cooking?	Ronald Williams	57
26	2000	Love & Basketball	Zeke McCall	74
27	2002	Far from Heaven	Raymond Deagan	70
28	2002	Ticker	FBI Agent	66
29	2003	Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas	Kale (voice)	70
30	2003	Sinbad and the Cyclops Island	Kale	63
31	2005	The Making of 'Heat'	Self	65
32	2005	Jarhead	Major Lincoln	67
33	2007	Goodbye Bafana	Nelson Mandela	69
34	2007	Breach	Dean Plesac	66
35	2008	James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston	Self - Narrator (voice)	66
36	2010	When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun	Self	0
37	2011	Kung Fu Panda 2	Master Storming Ox (voice)	70
38	2011	Field of Dreams 2: NFL Lockout	Mann	57
39	2011	Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters	Ox (voice)	64
40	2012	Wreck-It Ralph	General Hologram (voice)	73
41	2012	The Details	Lincoln	60
42	2013	Heartburn	Matthew Boa	0
43	2013	LUV	Mr. Fish	58
44	2013	The World According to Dick Cheney	Narrator (voice)	67
45	2013	Battledogs	Lt. General Christopher Monning	45
46	2013	Welcome to the Jungle	Mr. Palmer	50
47	2013	Life of a King	Searcy	72
48	2013	Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection	Ox (Voice)	100
49	2013	Out of the Blue	Control	65
50	2014	Mr. Peabody & Sherman	Judge (voice)	67
51	2014	Think Like a Man Too	Uncle Eddie	64
52	2014	Sin City: A Dame to Kill For	Manute	64
53	2014	Sniper: Legacy	The Colonel	60
54	2014	Dear White People	Dean Fairbanks	61
55	2014	Men, Women & Children	Secretluvur	65
56	2014	How Murray Saved Christmas	Narrator (voice)	59
57	2015	Dead Rising: Watchtower	General Lyons	51
58	2015	Ted 2	Fertility Doctor	63
59	2015	Experimenter	Ossie Davis	65
60	2015	Baby, Baby, Baby	Doctor Hankin	59
61	2016	Jarhead 3: The Siege	Major Lincoln	62
62	2016	Dead Rising: Endgame	General Lyons	52
63	2016	Sniper: Ghost Shooter	Colonel	63
64	2017	Fist Fight	Superintendent Johnson	61
65	2017	The Dark Tower	Steven Deschain	58
66	2017	Naked	Reginald Swope	58
67	2017	Kodachrome	Larry	68
68	2018	Christmas Everlasting	Uncle Barney	59
69	2019	Breakthrough	Dr. Garrett	76
70	2019	Secret Obsession	Detective Frank Page	55
71	2019	Playing with Fire	Commander Richards	66
72	2022	No Exit	Ed	69
73	2022	Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers	Zipper (voice)	70
74	2022	Sniper: Rogue Mission	Gabriel Stone	62
75	2023	Flamin' Hot	Clarence C. Baker	80
76	2023	Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team	Gabriel Stone	66
77	2024	Summer Camp	Tommy	51
78	2024	Lost & Found in Cleveland	Marty Anderson	0
79		Silent Retreat	Josh Alpert	0
80	2024	In Fidelity	Hoyt Johnston	0
81		American Smuggler		0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1944	Golden Globe Awards	Self - Nominee	68
2	1944	Golden Globe Awards	Self - Audience Member	68
3	1956	Tony Awards	Self - Presenter	46
4	1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Cameo (uncredited)	70
5	1976	Laverne & Shirley		72
6	1976	Quincy, M.E.		75
7	1976	Quincy, M.E.	Driver	75
8	1977	The Incredible Hulk		72
9	1978	The White Shadow	Basketball Player	70
10	1979	The Facts of Life		71
11	1979	Buck Rogers in the 25th Century	Security Guard	69
12	1979	Buck Rogers in the 25th Century	Lieutenant Parsons	69
13	1979	Buck Rogers in the 25th Century	Helmsman	69
14	1979	Knots Landing	Police Officer	68
15	1980	Galactica 1980	Imperious Leader (voice)	61
16	1980	Magnum, P.I.		73
17	1981	Code Red	Stuff Wade	55
18	1981	The Fall Guy	Jeremy Wolf	75
19	1983	The A-Team	Psych Ward Staff	75
20	1983	Scarecrow and Mrs. King		64
21	1984	Night Court	James Morgan	73
22	1985	Off the Rack	Cletus Maxwell	50
23	1985	What's Happening Now!!		66
24	1985	227		68
25	1985	Growing Pains	Police Officer	65
26	1985	Growing Pains	Officer Wright	65
27	1985	Growing Pains	Frank	65
28	1988	Just the Ten of Us		73
29	1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark	Self - Guest	55
30	1993	Alex Haley's Queen	Davis	72
31	1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Guest	71
32	1993	Return to Lonesome Dove	Cherokee Jack Jackson	68
33	1995	The Outer Limits	Joshua Finch	77
34	1996	Superman: The Animated Series	Agent #1 (voice)	76
35	1996	Superman: The Animated Series	Doctor #1 (voice)	76
36	1997	The View	Self	45
37	1997	The New Batman Adventures	Barkley James (voice)	80
38	1999	Now and Again	Dr. Theodore Morris	68
39	1999	The Early Show	Self	57
40	2000	Soul Food	Rick Grant	67
41	2000	Static Shock	Chief Barnsdale (voice)	81
42	2001	The Hire	FBI Agent	76
43	2001	24	David Palmer	78
44	2001	Justice League	Kilowog (voice)	81
45	2005	Empire		66
46	2005	The Boondocks	Sturdy Harris (voice)	81
47	2006	The Unit	Jonas Blane	73
48	2013	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Bob Annderson	82
49	2013	Civil War 360	Self - Host	60
50	2014	The Real		64
51	2015	Backstrom	Det. Sgt. Almond	68
52	2015	The Grinder	Special Agent	67
53	2016	Lucifer	God	85
54	2016	Undercover	Rudy Jones	66
55	2016	Undercover	Rudy Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)	66
56	2016	Incorporated	Julian Morse	62
57	2018	Reverie	Charlie Ventana	67
58	2020	Home Movie: The Princess Bride	Prince Humperdinck	75
59	2021	Masters of the Universe: Revelation	Grayskull (voice)	65
60	2023	Paul T. Goldman	Agent Portman	57
61	2024	Holidazed	Robert Lewin	73