Jesse Jackson
Actor/Actriz
55
Movies
21
TV Shows
Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. (October 8, 1941 — February 17, 2026) was 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 founded 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'.
As Actor/Actress
The Daily Show
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
A Different World
Himself
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
Dinah!
Self
Felices Para Siempre
Cocky Locky (voice)
World in Action
En pocas palabras
Self (archive footage)
Baseball
Various (voice)
The Chris Rock Show
Self
Not Necessarily the News
Self (archive footage)
Robins
Self - Guest
Tanner '88
Himself (uncredited)
Hollywood Black
Self (archive footage)
Shut Up and Dribble
Self - Civil Rights Leader
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
Tanner on Tanner
Self
LA 92
Self (archive footage)
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
Self
BaadAsssss Cinema
Self
Summer of Soul (...O, Cuando La Revolución No Pudo Ser Televisada)
Self
Last Party 2000
Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
Crack: Cocaína, corrupción y conspiración
Self (archive footage)
Nationtime
Self
Michael Jackson Memorial
Self
A Man's Story
Self
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Self