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.
Movie | Silent Retreat | Josh Alpert | 2025 |
Movie | Summer Camp | Tommy | 2024-05-31 |
Movie | Flamin' Hot | Clarence C. Baker | 2023-03-11 |
Movie | No Exit | Ed | 2022-02-24 |
Movie | Breakthrough | Dr. Garrett | 2019-04-10 |
Movie | Secret Obsession | Detective Frank Page | 2019-07-18 |
Movie | Playing with Fire | Commander Richards | 2019-11-08 |
Series | Reverie | Charlie Ventana | 2018-05-30 |
Movie | Christmas Everlasting | Uncle Barney | 2018-11-24 |
Series | Dear White People | Narrator | 2017-04-28 |
Movie | Fist Fight | Superintendent Johnson | 2017-02-16 |
Movie | The Dark Tower | Steven Deschain | 2017-08-03 |
Movie | Kodachrome | Larry | 2017-09-08 |
Movie | Naked | Reginald Swope | 2017-08-11 |
Movie | Jarhead 3: The Siege | Major Lincoln | 2016-01-20 |
Series | Undercover | Rudy Jones | 2016-04-03 |
Movie | Dead Rising: Endgame | General Lyons | 2016-06-20 |
Series | Incorporated | Julian Morse | 2016-11-30 |
Movie | Sniper: Ghost Shooter | Colonel | 2016-08-02 |
Series | Backstrom | Det. Sgt. Almond | 2015-01-22 |
Movie | Dead Rising: Watchtower | General Lyons | 2015-03-27 |
Movie | Baby, Baby, Baby | Doctor Hankin | 2015-10-30 |
Movie | Ted 2 | Fertility Doctor | 2015-06-25 |
Movie | Experimenter | Ossie Davis | 2015-10-16 |
Movie | Think Like a Man Too | Uncle Eddie | 2014-06-20 |
Movie | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Judge (voice) | 2014-02-07 |
Movie | Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | Manute | 2014-08-20 |
Movie | How Murray Saved Christmas | Narrator (voice) | 2014-12-05 |
Movie | Dear White People | Dean Fairbanks | 2014-10-17 |
Movie | Sniper: Legacy | The Colonel | 2014-09-30 |
Movie | Men, Women & Children | Secretluvur | 2014-10-17 |
Movie | LUV | Mr. Fish | 2013-01-18 |
Movie | Heartburn | Matthew Boa | 2013-01-01 |
Movie | Battledogs | Lt. General Christopher Monning | 2013-04-05 |
Movie | Life of a King | Searcy | 2013-06-22 |
Series | Civil War 360 | Host | 2013-10-27 |
Movie | Welcome to the Jungle | Mr. Palmer | 2013-04-27 |
Movie | Out of the Blue | Control | 2013-10-01 |
Series | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Bob Anderson | 2013-09-17 |
Movie | Wreck-It Ralph | General Hologram (voice) | 2012-11-01 |
Movie | The Details | Lincoln | 2012-11-02 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters | Ox (voice) | 2011-12-12 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Master Storming Ox (voice) | 2011-05-25 |
Movie | When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun | Himself | 2010-06-22 |
Movie | James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2008-04-05 |
Movie | Breach | Dean Plesac | 2007-02-12 |
Movie | Goodbye Bafana | Nelson Mandela | 2007-02-11 |
Series | The Unit | Jonas Blane | 2006-03-07 |
Series | Empire | Unknown | 2005-06-28 |
Movie | Jarhead | Major Lincoln | 2005-11-04 |
Series | Justice League Unlimited | Green Lantern (Kilowog) | 2004-07-31 |
Movie | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | Kale (voice) | 2003-07-02 |
Movie | Sinbad and the Cyclops Island | Kale | 2003-11-18 |
Movie | Ticker | FBI Agent | 2002-11-07 |
Movie | Far from Heaven | Raymond Deagan | 2002-11-08 |
Series | The Hire | FBI Agent | 2001-04-26 |
Series | 24 | President David Palmer | 2001-11-06 |
Series | Static Shock | Unknown | 2000-09-23 |
Movie | What's Cooking? | Ronald Williams | 2000-01-20 |
Series | Soul Food | Unknown | 2000-06-28 |
Movie | Love & Basketball | Zeke McCall | 2000-04-21 |
Movie | The Minus Man | Graves | 1999-02-25 |
Movie | The Thirteenth Floor | Det. Larry McBain | 1999-04-16 |
Series | Now and Again | Dr. Theodore Morris | 1999-09-24 |
Movie | Random Hearts | Detective George Beaufort | 1999-10-08 |
Series | The Early Show | Unknown | 1999-11-01 |
Movie | Standoff | Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones | 1998-01-11 |
Movie | How to Make the Cruelest Month | Manhattan Parks | 1998-01-16 |
Movie | Major League: Back to the Minors | Pedro Cerrano | 1998-04-17 |
Movie | Absolute Power | Tim Collin | 1997-02-14 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Series | The New Batman Adventures | Unknown | 1997-09-13 |
Movie | Amanda | Seven / Sir Jordan | 1996-01-01 |
Movie | Widow's Kiss | Eddie Costello | 1996-01-18 |
Movie | The Writing on the Wall | Sullivan | 1996-07-21 |
Series | Superman: The Animated Series | Unknown | 1996-09-06 |
Series | The Outer Limits | Unknown | 1995-03-26 |
Movie | Heat | Donald Breedan | 1995-12-15 |
Movie | Waiting to Exhale | Kenneth | 1995-12-22 |
Movie | Major League II | Pedro Cerrano | 1994-03-30 |
Series | Alex Haley's Queen | Davis | 1993-02-14 |
Movie | Suture | Clay Arlington | 1993-09-14 |
Series | Return to Lonesome Dove | Cherokee Jack Jackson | 1993-11-14 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Movie | Love Field | Paul Cater | 1992-12-11 |
Movie | Mr. Baseball | Max 'Hammer' Dubois | 1992-10-01 |
Movie | K-9000 | Nick Sanrio | 1990-05-23 |
Movie | Navy Seals | Billy Graham | 1990-07-20 |
Movie | Major League | Pedro Cerrano | 1989-02-16 |
Series | Just the Ten of Us | Unknown | 1988-04-26 |
Series | Crime Story | Unknown | 1986-09-19 |
Series | Off the Rack | Cletus Maxwell | 1985-03-15 |
Movie | A Summer to Remember | Sheriff Pierce | 1985-03-27 |
Series | Growing Pains | Unknown | 1985-09-24 |
Series | What's Happening Now!! | Unknown | 1985-09-07 |
Series | 227 | Unknown | 1985-09-14 |
Series | Night Court | Unknown | 1984-01-04 |
Series | The A-Team | Psych Ward Staff | 1983-01-23 |
Series | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Unknown | 1983-10-03 |
Movie | Grambling's White Tiger | James 'Shack' Harris | 1981-10-04 |
Series | Code Red | 1981-09-20 | |
Series | Magnum, P.I. | Unknown | 1980-12-11 |
Series | Galactica 1980 | Unknown | 1980-01-27 |
Movie | Scoring | Lt. Harrigan | 1979-01-25 |
Series | The Facts of Life | Unknown | 1979-08-24 |
Series | Knots Landing | Unknown | 1979-12-27 |
Series | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Unknown | 1979-09-20 |
Series | The White Shadow | Unknown | 1978-11-27 |
Series | The Incredible Hulk | Unknown | 1977-11-04 |
Series | Quincy, M.E. | Unknown | 1976-10-03 |
Series | Laverne & Shirley | Unknown | 1976-01-27 |