Jesse Jackson
Acting · 84 years old
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
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'.
Known For
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
Self (archive footage)
In Remembrance of Martin
Self
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
Self/Cameo (archive footage)
September First, Twenty-Twenty
Himself
Hollywood Black
Self (archive footage)
I Am MLK Jr.
Self
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
Self
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
Self
Michael Jackson Memorial
Self
Nationtime
Self
Robins
Self - Guest
LA 92
Self (archive footage)
Uncle Tom
Self (archive footage)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
Explained
Self (archive footage)
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
MLK: The Assassination Tapes
Self (archive Footage)
Baseball
Various (voice)