Jesse Jackson
Filmography

Jesse Jackson

ActorBorn Oct 8, 1941Greenville, South Carolina, USA77 titles

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'.

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The Daily Show
The Daily Show
1996 · 6.4
Self
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
1975 · 6.9
Self - Host, Self (uncredited)
Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · 6.1
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · 5.3
Self
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
2005 · 3.8
Actor
World in Action
World in Action
1963 · 7.0
Actor
A Different World
A Different World
1987 · 7.1
Himself
Dinah!
Dinah!
1974 · 7.0
Self
Velshi
Velshi
2017
Self (archive footage)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · 6.3
Cocky Locky (voice)