Jesse Jackson

Acting

October 8, 1941 – February 17, 2026 (aged 84)

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

Hollywood Black

Hollywood Black2024 · Self (archive footage)

South to Black Power

South to Black Power2023 · Self

Loudmouth

Loudmouth2022 · Self - Civil Rights Activist/Self - Baptist Minister (archive footage)

El otro Rey de Chicago

El otro Rey de Chicago2022 · Self

Punch 9 for Harold Washington

Punch 9 for Harold Washington2021

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over2021 · Self

Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union2021 · Self

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

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)2021 · Self

September First, Twenty-Twenty

September First, Twenty-Twenty2021 · Himself

Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story2021 · Self

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street2021 · Self (archive footage)

Killing Martin Luther King Jr.

Killing Martin Luther King Jr.2021 · Self

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy2021 · Self (archive footage)

The Prince Beyond the Seven Seas

The Prince Beyond the Seven Seas2020 · Self

Bernie Blackout

Bernie Blackout2020 · Self (archive footage)

Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story

Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story2020 · Self

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

Someday We'll all Be Free: The Donny Hathaway Story2020 · Self

Stax, le label soul légendaire

Stax, le label soul légendaire2019 · Self (archive footage)

Chicago at the Crossroad

Chicago at the Crossroad2019 · Self

Shut Up and Dribble

Shut Up and Dribble2018 · Self - Civil Rights Leader

The Road to Mass Incarceration

The Road to Mass Incarceration2018 · Self

Explained

Explained2018 · Self (archive footage)

Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America2018 · Self

I Am MLK Jr.

I Am MLK Jr.2018 · Self

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media2018 · Self

Velshi

Velshi2017 · Self (archive footage)

LA 92

LA 922017 · Self (archive footage)

'85: The Greatest Team in Football History

'85: The Greatest Team in Football History2016 · Self

Crashing the Party

Crashing the Party2016 · Self

Fantastic Lies

Fantastic Lies2016 · Himself (archive footage)

We Are Many

We Are Many2014 · Self

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic2013 · Self

MLK: The Assassination Tapes

MLK: The Assassination Tapes2012 · Self (archive Footage)

A Man's Story

A Man's Story2011 · Self

Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound

Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound2009 · Self

Joy Behar: Say Anything!

Joy Behar: Say Anything!2009

Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel

Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel2009 · Self

Michael Jackson Memorial

Michael Jackson Memorial2009 · Self

The Nine Lives of Marion Barry

The Nine Lives of Marion Barry2009 · Self

Anecdotes about Fidel

Anecdotes about Fidel2009

The Day the Troubles Began

The Day the Troubles Began2008

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War2007

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony2002

Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory1997

Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham

Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham1993

Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy

Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy1983

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

Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 21973

Nationtime: Gary

Nationtime: Gary1972

We Are Universal

We Are Universal1971