Birthday
1954/06/02 (70 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
San Mateo, California, USA
Also know as
Ντένις Χέισμπερτ
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.
(1997) Absolute Power
as Tim Collin
(2014) Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
as Manute
(1995) Heat
as Donald Breedan
(1999) The Thirteenth Floor
as Det. Larry McBain
(2007) Goodbye Bafana
as Nelson Mandela
(2002) Far from Heaven
as Raymond Deagan
(1994) Major League II
as Pedro Cerrano
(1995) Waiting to Exhale
as Kenneth
(1999) The Minus Man
as Graves
(1999) Random Hearts
as Detective George Beaufort
(1998) Major League: Back to the Minors
as Pedro Cerrano
(1989) Major League
as Pedro Cerrano
(2000) Love & Basketball
as Zeke McCall
(2024) Summer Camp
as Tommy
(1992) Love Field
as Paul Cater
(1992) Mr. Baseball
as Max 'Hammer' Dubois
(2011) Kung Fu Panda 2
as Master Storming Ox (voice)
(1979) Scoring
as Lt. Harrigan
(2011) Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
as Ox (voice)
(2012) Wreck-It Ralph
as General Hologram (voice)
(2013) LUV
as Mr. Fish
(1985) A Summer to Remember
as Sheriff Pierce
(2022) Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Zipper (voice)
(1993) Suture
as Clay Arlington
(1990) K-9000
as Nick Sanrio
(2016) Sniper: Ghost Shooter
as Colonel
(2014) Dear White People
as Dean Fairbanks
(2013) Life of a King
as Searcy
(2013) Battledogs
as Lt. General Christopher Monning
(2013) Welcome to the Jungle
as Mr. Palmer
(2010) When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun
as Self
(1998) Standoff
as Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones
(2023) Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team
as Gabriel Stone
(2014) Men, Women & Children
as Secretluvur
(1993) Hallelujah
as Rev. Oliver Crawford
(1998) How to Make the Cruelest Month
as Manhattan Parks
(2022) Sniper: Rogue Mission
as Gabriel Stone
(2003) Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
as Kale (voice)
(2013) Out of the Blue
as Control
(2005) The Making of 'Heat'
as Self
(1996) The Writing on the Wall
as Sullivan
(2014) Sniper: Legacy
as The Colonel
(2011) Field of Dreams 2: NFL Lockout
as Mann
(1996) Widow's Kiss
as Eddie Costello
(2024) Lost & Found in Cleveland
as Marty Anderson
(2015) Experimenter
as Ossie Davis
(2007) Breach
as Dean Plesac
(2015) Dead Rising: Watchtower
as General Lyons
(2000) What's Cooking?
as Ronald Williams
(2015) Ted 2
as Fertility Doctor
(2014) Mr. Peabody & Sherman
as Judge (voice)
(2023) Flamin' Hot
as Clarence C. Baker
(2017) Fist Fight
as Superintendent Johnson
(2015) Baby, Baby, Baby
as Doctor Hankin
(2014) How Murray Saved Christmas
as Narrator (voice)
(2002) Ticker
as FBI Agent
(2003) Sinbad and the Cyclops Island
as Kale
(1996) Amanda
as Seven / Sir Jordan
(2016) Dead Rising: Endgame
as General Lyons
(2013) Heartburn
as Matthew Boa
(2017) Kodachrome
as Larry
(2005) Jarhead
as Major Lincoln
(2014) Think Like a Man Too
as Uncle Eddie
(1990) Navy Seals
as Billy Graham
(2017) The Dark Tower
as Steven Deschain
(2017) Naked
as Reginald Swope
(1981) Grambling's White Tiger
as James 'Shack' Harris
(2018) Christmas Everlasting
as Uncle Barney
(2019) Breakthrough
as Dr. Garrett
(2019) Secret Obsession
as Detective Frank Page
Silent Retreat
as Josh Alpert
(2019) Playing with Fire
as Commander Richards
(2016) Jarhead 3: The Siege
as Major Lincoln
(2008) James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(1984) The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Dr. Beaumont
(2012) The Details
as Lincoln
(2022) No Exit
as Ed
(2024) In Fidelity
as Hoyt Johnston
(2013) Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
as Ox (Voice)
American Smuggler
as ---
(2013) The World According to Dick Cheney
as Narrator (voice)
(1985) Growing Pains
as Police Officer
(1985) What's Happening Now!!
as ---
(1980) Magnum, P.I.
as ---
(1999) Now and Again
as Dr. Theodore Morris
(1977) The Incredible Hulk
as ---
(2000) Static Shock
as Chief Barnsdale (voice)
(1983) The A-Team
as Psych Ward Staff
(1979) The Facts of Life
as ---
(2006) The Unit
as Jonas Blane
(1985) 227
as ---
(1988) Just the Ten of Us
as ---
(1976) Quincy, M.E.
as ---
(1997) The View
as Self
(1979) Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Security Guard
(2000) Soul Food
as Rick Grant
(1983) Scarecrow and Mrs. King
as ---
(1979) Knots Landing
as Police Officer
(1976) Laverne & Shirley
as ---
(1999) The Early Show
as Self
(1996) Superman: The Animated Series
as Agent #1 (voice)
(1980) Galactica 1980
as Imperious Leader (voice)
(1997) The New Batman Adventures
as Barkley James (voice)
(1993) Return to Lonesome Dove
as Cherokee Jack Jackson
(1993) Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
(2005) Empire
as ---
(1978) The White Shadow
as Basketball Player
(1985) Off the Rack
as Cletus Maxwell
(1995) The Outer Limits
as Joshua Finch
(1996) Superman: The Animated Series
as Doctor #1 (voice)
(2023) Paul T. Goldman
as Agent Portman
(2021) Masters of the Universe: Revelation
as Grayskull (voice)
(2001) Justice League
as Kilowog (voice)
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
(2015) Backstrom
as Det. Sgt. Almond
(2016) Undercover
as Rudy Jones
(2013) Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Bob Annderson
(1985) Growing Pains
as Officer Wright
(1985) Growing Pains
as Frank
(2001) The Hire
as FBI Agent
(2018) Reverie
as Charlie Ventana
(1988) LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
(2016) Incorporated
as Julian Morse
(2020) Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Prince Humperdinck
(1993) Alex Haley's Queen
as Davis
(2013) Civil War 360
as Host
(2014) The Real
as ---
(1981) The Fall Guy
as Jeremy Wolf
(1984) Night Court
as James Morgan
(2016) Undercover
as Rudy Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1981) Code Red
as Stuff Wade
(2005) The Boondocks
as Sturdy Harris (voice)
(1979) Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Lieutenant Parsons
(1979) Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Helmsman
(2016) Lucifer
as God
(2001) 24
as David Palmer
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member
(2015) The Grinder
as Special Agent
(2024) Holidazed
as Robert Lewin