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Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson

ActingBorn October 8, 1941 (84 years old at death)· Died February 17, 2026

Greenville, South Carolina, USA

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Biography

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'.

Also known as: Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.

Popularity: 1

Total credits: 84

Known For

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

as Self

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

Movies (63)

South to Black Power

South to Black Power

as Self

2023

Loudmouth

Loudmouth

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

2022

El otro Rey de Chicago

TV Shows (21)

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

as Self

1 ep.

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

4 ep.

Saturday Night Live

Photos

Saturday Night Live

TV

★6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

A Different World

A Different World

as Himself

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

Dinah!

Dinah!

as Self

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Cocky Locky (voice)

Explained

Explained

as Self (archive footage)

The Chris Rock Show

The Chris Rock Show

as Self

Baseball

Baseball

as Various (voice)

World in Action

World in Action

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

as Self

1996

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

2003

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

2003

A Different World

A Different World

as Himself

1987

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

2005

Dinah!

Dinah!

as Self

1974

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Cocky Locky (voice)

1995

Explained

Explained

as Self (archive footage)

2018

The Chris Rock Show

The Chris Rock Show

as Self

1997

Baseball

Baseball

as Various (voice)

1994

World in Action

World in Action

1963

El otro Rey de Chicago

as Self

2022

Punch 9 for Harold Washington

Punch 9 for Harold Washington

2021

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over

as Self

2021

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

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

as Self

2021

September First, Twenty-Twenty

September First, Twenty-Twenty

as Himself

2021

Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

as Self

2021

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

as Self (archive footage)

2021

Killing Martin Luther King Jr.

Killing Martin Luther King Jr.

as Self

2021

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

as Self (archive footage)

2021

Bernie Blackout

Bernie Blackout

as Self (archive footage)

2020

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

as Self

2020

Stax, le label soul légendaire

Stax, le label soul légendaire

as Self (archive footage)

2019

Chicago at the Crossroad

Chicago at the Crossroad

as Self

2019

The Road to Mass Incarceration

The Road to Mass Incarceration

as Self

2018

Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

as Self

2018

I Am MLK Jr.

I Am MLK Jr.

as Self

2018

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

as Self

2018

LA 92

LA 92

as Self (archive footage)

2017

'85: The Greatest Team in Football History

'85: The Greatest Team in Football History

as Self

2016

Crashing the Party

Crashing the Party

as Self

2016

Fantastic Lies

Fantastic Lies

as Himself (archive footage)

2016

We Are Many

We Are Many

as Self

2014

South to Black Power

South to Black Power

as Self

2023

Loudmouth

Loudmouth

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

2022

El otro Rey de Chicago

El otro Rey de Chicago

as Self

2022

Punch 9 for Harold Washington

Punch 9 for Harold Washington

2021

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over

as Self

2021

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

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

as Self

2021

September First, Twenty-Twenty

September First, Twenty-Twenty

as Himself

2021

Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

as Self

2021

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

as Self (archive footage)

2021

Killing Martin Luther King Jr.

Killing Martin Luther King Jr.

as Self

2021

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

as Self (archive footage)

2021

Bernie Blackout

Bernie Blackout

as Self (archive footage)

2020

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

as Self

2020

Stax, le label soul légendaire

Stax, le label soul légendaire

as Self (archive footage)

2019

Chicago at the Crossroad

Chicago at the Crossroad

as Self

2019

The Road to Mass Incarceration

The Road to Mass Incarceration

as Self

2018

Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

as Self

2018

I Am MLK Jr.

I Am MLK Jr.

as Self

2018

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

as Self

2018

LA 92

LA 92

as Self (archive footage)

2017

'85: The Greatest Team in Football History

'85: The Greatest Team in Football History

as Self

2016

Crashing the Party

Crashing the Party

as Self

2016

Fantastic Lies

Fantastic Lies

as Himself (archive footage)

2016

We Are Many

We Are Many

as Self

2014

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1 ep.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

1 ep.

A Different World

A Different World

as Himself

1 ep.

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

1 ep.

Dinah!

Dinah!

as Self

1 ep.

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Cocky Locky (voice)

1 ep.

Explained

Explained

as Self (archive footage)

1 ep.

The Chris Rock Show

The Chris Rock Show

as Self

2 ep.

Baseball

Baseball

as Various (voice)

World in Action

World in Action

1 ep.

Not Necessarily the News

Not Necessarily the News

as Self (archive footage)

1 ep.

Robins

Robins

as Self - Guest

1 ep.

Hollywood Black

Hollywood Black

as Self (archive footage)

4 ep.

Tanner '88

Tanner '88

as Himself (uncredited)

1 ep.

Shut Up and Dribble

Shut Up and Dribble

as Self - Civil Rights Leader

1 ep.

Tanner on Tanner

Tanner on Tanner

as Self

1 ep.

Joy Behar: Say Anything!

Joy Behar: Say Anything!

1 ep.

Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

as Self

3 ep.

Obama

Obama

as Self

4 ep.

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

as Self

1 episodes

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

4 episodes

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1 episodes

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

1 episodes

A Different World

A Different World

as Himself

1 episodes

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

1 episodes

Dinah!

Dinah!

as Self

1 episodes

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Cocky Locky (voice)

1 episodes

Explained

Explained

as Self (archive footage)

1 episodes

The Chris Rock Show

The Chris Rock Show

as Self

2 episodes

Baseball

Baseball

as Various (voice)

World in Action

World in Action

1 episodes

Not Necessarily the News

Not Necessarily the News

as Self (archive footage)

1 episodes

Robins

Robins

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

Hollywood Black

Hollywood Black

as Self (archive footage)

4 episodes

Tanner '88

Tanner '88

as Himself (uncredited)

1 episodes

Shut Up and Dribble

Shut Up and Dribble

as Self - Civil Rights Leader

1 episodes

Tanner on Tanner

Tanner on Tanner

as Self

1 episodes

Joy Behar: Say Anything!

Joy Behar: Say Anything!

1 episodes

Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

as Self

3 episodes

Obama

Obama

as Self

4 episodes