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Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson

Actor · Born 1941-10-08 · Greenville, South Carolina, USA

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Biography

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'.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Daily Show (1996) — Self
  2. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host
  3. Real Time with Bill Maher (2003) — Self
  4. Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) — Self
  5. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self
  6. LA 92 (2017) — Self (archive footage)
  7. Explained (2018) — Self (archive footage)
  8. Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982) — Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
  9. Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (2021) — Self (archive footage)
  10. A Different World (1987) — Himself
  11. Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013) — Self
  12. 4 Little Girls (1997) — Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition
  13. Baseball (1994) — Various (voice)
  14. Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021) — Self (archive footage)
  15. BaadAsssss Cinema (2002) — Self
  16. Fantastic Lies (2016) — Himself (archive footage)
  17. Wattstax (1973) — Self
  18. Uptight (1968) — Self (archive footage)
  19. Michael Jackson Memorial (2009) — Self
  20. We Are Many (2014) — Self
  21. Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (2009) — Self
  22. Route One/USA (1989) — Self
  23. King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) — Self (archive footage)
  24. Last Party 2000 (2001) — Self
  25. The Chris Rock Show (1997) — Self
  26. Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound (2009) — Self
  27. Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) — Cocky Locky (voice)
  28. Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union (2021) — Self
  29. Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2002) — Self (archive footage)
  30. A Man's Story (2011) — Self
  31. '85: The Greatest Team in Football History (2016) — Self
  32. The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer (2005)
  33. Tanner '88 (1988) — Himself (uncredited)
  34. Not Necessarily the News (1983) — Self (archive footage)
  35. Save the Children (1973) — Self
  36. MLK: The Assassination Tapes (2012) — Self (archive Footage)
  37. The Nine Lives of Marion Barry (2009) — Self
  38. Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham (1993) — Self
  39. I Am MLK Jr. (2018) — Self
  40. Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over (2021) — Self