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Jesse Jackson

Acting

October 8, 1941

Greenville, South Carolina, USA

63 movies

5.1 avg

1

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'.

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

LA 92

LA 92

as Self (archive footage)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

as Self

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

Filmography

2020s

13 films

South to Black Power

South to Black Power

as Self

Loudmouth

Loudmouth

as Self - Civil Rights Activist/Self - Baptist Minister (archive footage)

El otro Rey de Chicago

El otro Rey de Chicago

as Self

Punch 9 for Harold Washington

Punch 9 for Harold Washington

Jesse Jackson | PopcornPlay

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

4 Little Girls

4 Little Girls

as Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

as Self

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over

as Self

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

as Self

September First, Twenty-Twenty

September First, Twenty-Twenty

as Himself

Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

as Self

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

as Self (archive footage)

Killing Martin Luther King Jr.

Killing Martin Luther King Jr.

as Self

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

as Self (archive footage)

Bernie Blackout

Bernie Blackout

as Self (archive footage)

Someday We'll all Be Free: The Donny Hathaway Story

as Self

2010s

14 films

Stax, le label soul légendaire

Stax, le label soul légendaire

as Self (archive footage)

Chicago at the Crossroad

Chicago at the Crossroad

as Self

The Road to Mass Incarceration

The Road to Mass Incarceration

as Self

Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

as Self

I Am MLK Jr.

I Am MLK Jr.

as Self

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

as Self

LA 92

LA 92

as Self (archive footage)

'85: The Greatest Team in Football History

'85: The Greatest Team in Football History

as Self

Crashing the Party

Crashing the Party

as Self

Fantastic Lies

Fantastic Lies

as Himself (archive footage)

We Are Many

We Are Many

as Self

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

as Self

MLK: The Assassination Tapes

MLK: The Assassination Tapes

as Self (archive Footage)

A Man's Story

A Man's Story

as Self

2000s

11 films

Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound

Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound

as Self

Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel

Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel

as Self

Michael Jackson Memorial

Michael Jackson Memorial

as Self

The Nine Lives of Marion Barry

The Nine Lives of Marion Barry

as Self

Anecdotes about Fidel

Anecdotes about Fidel

The Day the Troubles Began

as Self

Ballou

as Himself

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

as Self

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

as Self (archive footage)

BaadAsssss Cinema

BaadAsssss Cinema

as Self

Last Party 2000

Last Party 2000

as Self

1990s

9 films

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

as (archive footage)

The Subtext of a Yale Education

The Subtext of a Yale Education

as Self

University, Inc.

University, Inc.

as Self (Archive Footage)

4 Little Girls

4 Little Girls

as Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition

Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

The Journey of the African-American Athlete

The Journey of the African-American Athlete

as Self (archive footage)

The Soul of Stax

The Soul of Stax

as Self

Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham

Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham

as Self

America's Political Parties: Power and Principle

America's Political Parties: Power and Principle

as Self

1980s

8 films

Decade

Decade

as Self

Route One/USA

Route One/USA

as Self

Jackie Robinson: An American Journey

as On Screen Narrator

In Remembrance of Martin

In Remembrance of Martin

as Self

Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy

as Self

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

A Decade of Struggle

A Decade of Struggle

as Self

A Matter of Respect

A Matter of Respect

1970s

6 films

Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2

Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2

as Self/Cameo (archive footage)

Save the Children

Save the Children

as Self

Wattstax

Wattstax

as Self

Nationtime: Gary

Nationtime: Gary

as Self

We Are Universal

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

as Self (archive footage)

1960s

2 films

Operation Breadbasket

Operation Breadbasket

as Self

Uptight

Uptight

as Self (archive footage)