Jesse Jackson
Acting • Born on 10/8/1941 in 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'.
Filmography (84)
The Daily Show
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
A Different World
Himself
Dinah!
Self
Robins
Self - Guest
Explained
Self (archive footage)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Cocky Locky (voice)
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
World in Action
Not Necessarily the News
Self (archive footage)