Actor profile
Jesse Jackson
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'.
63 Movies
21 TV Shows
84 Credits
Filmography
Movies & TV Shows
Punch 9 for Harold Washington
13th October 2021
Anecdotes about Fidel
1st January 2009
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
1st January 1997
A Matter of Respect
1st January 1980
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
2nd June 1973 as Self/Cameo (archive footage)
We Are Universal
1st January 1971
Dear Mister President
as Self
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
29th September 2009
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
8th August 2005
World in Action
1st January 1963