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Jesse Louis Jackson
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2007 Great Performances (TV series)
– Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story (2007)
 
1999 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV series)
Cocky Locky
– Henny Penny (1999) … Cocky Locky (voice)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1984 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
– Jesse Jackson/Andrae Crouch, Wintley Phipps (1984) (performer: "Red Rubber Ball")
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1973 Wattstax (documentary) (consultant - as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
???? S.O.S. - Saving Our Schools (documentary) (associate producer) (completed)
 
Show ShowThanks (6 titles)
2004 Bush Family Fortunes: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy (video documentary) (special thanks - as The Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr.)
 
2002 People I Know (the producers wish to thank: Rainbow/Push Coalition - as The Reverend Jesse L. Jackson Sr.)
 
2001 Last Party 2000 (documentary) (special thanks - as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
 
1997 Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory (extra special thanks)
 
1985 Elvis Gratton: Le king des kings (thanks - as Elvis Jackson)
 
1983 Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy (TV documentary) (special thanks - as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
 
Show ShowSelf (163 titles)
2013 Bainport: Soul of a City (documentary) (completed)
As Himself
 
2013 The '80s: The Decade That Made Us (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2013 Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (documentary)
Himself
 
2013 Law & Disorder: The Insanity Defense (documentary)
Himself - Senator
 
2012 The Ed Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 December 2012 (2012) … Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
 
2012 Happening Now (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 November 2012 (2012) … Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
 
2012 Don't Sleep! Hosted by T. J. Holmes (TV series)
Himself - Panelist
– Gay Marriage (2012) … Himself - Panelist
 
2012 Harvest of Empire (documentary)
Himself (The Rev.)
 
2012 Ghost Adventures (TV series)
Himself
– Excalibur Nightclub (2012) … Himself (uncredited)
 
2012 Studio B (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 September 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2006-2012 Democracy Now! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 September 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 21 May 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 20 September 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 August 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 22 February 2011 (2011) … Himself
See all 12 episodes »
 
2012 Your World w/ Neil Cavuto (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 September 2012 (2012) … Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
 
2012 Occupy Los Angeles (documentary)
Himself
 
2007-2012 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 February 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 8 November 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2012 The Wendy Williams Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Grey's Anatomy (2012) … Himself - Guest (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
 
2012 How Playboy Changed the World (TV documentary)
 
2012 The Black Moses (documentary)
Commentator
 
2011 Robins (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #7.3 (2011) … Himself - Guest
 
2004-2011 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 26 August 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 July 2011 (2011) … Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
– Episode dated 30 June 2011 (2011) … Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
– Episode dated 7 December 2009 (2009) … Himself (as Rev. Jesse L. Jackson)
– Episode dated 6 October 2009 (2009) … Himself (as Rev. Jesse L. Jackson)
See all 10 episodes »
 
2011 Gomorron (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Jesse Jackson i Almedalen (2011) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 19th Annual Trumpet Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2010 Fern Britton Meets... (TV series)
Himself
– Jesse Jackson (2010) … Himself
 
2010 A Man's Story (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Ray Charles America (documentary)
Himself
 
2005-2010 This Week (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 February 2010 (2010) … Himself (as Rev Jesse Jackson)
– Episode dated 10 March 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2010 When the World Breaks (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 VH1 Rock Docs (TV series)
Himself
– Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Pauw & Witteman (TV series)
Himself - Burgerrechtenactivist
– Episode #4.99 (2010) … Himself - Burgerrechtenactivist
 
2010 God Bless You Barack Obama? (TV documentary)
Himself - Rainbow/Push Coalition (as Rev Jesse Jackson)
 
2010 On the Shoulders of Giants: The Story of the Greatest Team You Never Heard Of (documentary)
Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
 
2009 The Young Turks (TV series)
Himself
 
2009 The Brian McKnight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.9 (2009) … Himself (as Rev. Jesse L. Jackson)
 
2009 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (documentary)
Himself: Civil Rights Activist (as Reverend Jesse Jackson)
 
2006-2009 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself
– Michael Jackson Prescription Drug Addiction (2009) … Himself (as Rev. Jesse L. Jackson)
– Inauguration Eve (2009) … Himself
– Maher & Moore (2008) … Himself
– Reaction to Barack Obama's Victory (2008) … Himself
– Remebering James Brown (2007) … Himself
See all 6 episodes »
 
2009 Michael Jackson Memorial (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008-2009 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 July 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 July 2008 (2008) … Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
 
2009 Journey Into America (documentary)
Political/religious figure
 
2009 HARDtalk (TV series)
Himself
– Reverend Jesse Jackson (2009) … Himself
 
2009 The Nine Lives of Marion Barry (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Christianity: A History (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Future of Christianity (2009) … Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.)
 
2009 Black to the Future (TV series)
Himself
– Hour 4: The 00s (2009) … Himself
– Hour 3: The 90s (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Long Live the Spirit (of the Million Man March) (documentary)
 
1995-2009 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Visits the Superbowl
– Episode #16.82 (2009) … Himself - Visits the Superbowl (as Reverend Jesse Jackson)
– Episode dated 18 October 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1996-2009 Frontline (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Rainbow-PUSH Coalition
– Dreams of Obama (2009) … Himself - Rainbow-PUSH Coalition
– The Choice 2008 (2008) … Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
– The Pilgrimage of Jesse Jackson (1996) … Himself
 
2009 Plunder: The Crime of Our Time (documentary)
Himself - President, RainbowPUSH Coalition
 
2009 Mile High: How to Win... and Lose... the White House (documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2009 Life on the Road with Mr. and Mrs. Brown (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Unsung (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Donny Hathaway (2008) … Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
 
2008 The Daily Politics (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 November 2008 (2008) … Himself (as Rev Jesse Jackson)
 
2008 US Election Night (TV movie)
Himself (as Reverend Jesse Jackson)
 
2008 New Orleans Story (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 9th Annual State of the Black Union: Memorable Moments (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 9th Annual State of the Black Union: Building Blocks for America (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 9th Annual State of the Black Union: Breaking New Ground (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 Inside Edition (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 July 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Free for All! (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Ballou (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Split: A Divided America (documentary)
 
2008 King in Chicago (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 16th Annual Trumpet Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2007 1968 with Tom Brokaw (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Shake the Devil Off (documentary)
 
2007 State of the Black Union: Jamestown - Memorable Moments (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Aretha Franklin (2007) … Himself
 
2007 State of the Black Union: Jamestown - The First 400 Years (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 Big Ideas That Changed the World (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Egalitarianism (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Manufacturing Dissent: Uncovering Michael Moore (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 BBC Four News (TV series)
Himself - US Civil Rights Campaigner
– Episode dated 6 March 2007 (2007) … Himself - US Civil Rights Campaigner (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
 
2007 The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (TV series)
Himself
– Tommie Smith & John Carlos for Their Black Power Salute (2007) … Himself
 
2007 King: Man of Peace in a Time of War (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Dear Mister President (documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Legends Ball (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005-2006 The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 May 2006 (2006) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2006 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.255 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 The Colbert Report (TV series)
Himself
– Rev. Jesse Jackson (2006) … Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
 
2006 2006 Trumpet Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 21st Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Richard Pryor: The Funniest Man Dead or Alive (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Sixties: The Years That Shaped a Generation (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 September 2005 (2005) … Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
 
2005 Out of Africa: Heroes and Icons (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1979-2005 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 June 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 October 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
2005 2005 Trumpet Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2003-2005 Real Time with Bill Maher (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.6 (2005) … Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
– Episode #2.20 (2004) … Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
– Episode #1.4 (2003) … Himself
 
2005 Hannity & Colmes (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 March 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 March 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Electile Dysfunction (documentary) (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
 
2004 Paula Zahn Now (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 December 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
– Jesse Jackson (2004) … Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
 
1999-2004 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 October 2004 (2004) … Himself (uncredited)
– Episode dated 14 January 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
2004 Diary of a Political Tourist (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Tanner on Tanner (TV series)
Himself
 
2004 What'd I Say?: A Tribute to Ray Charles (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 2004 Trumpet Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2003 Breakfast with Frost (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 February 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Seasons of Change: The African American Athlete (TV movie)
Himself
 
2003 XXI Century (TV series documentary)
Himself - Rainbow / PUSH Coalition
– ...And the Pursuit of Happiness (2003) … Himself - Rainbow/PUSH Coalition (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
– War, Peace, and Patriotism (2003) … Himself - Rainbow/PUSH Coalition (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
 
2002 Journeys in Black (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Louis Farrakhan (2002) … Himself
 
2002 America Beyond the Color Line with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Execution of Wanda Jean (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Last Party 2000 (documentary)
Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
 
2001 See How They Run (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 BET Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Attack on America (2001) … Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
 
2001 Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake... (documentary)
Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.)
 
2001 Source Awards 2001 (TV special)
Himself
 
2000-2001 ESPN SportsCentury (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Jackie Robinson (2001) … Himself
– Arthur Ashe (2001) … Himself
– Walter Payton (2001) … Himself
– Joe Louis (2000) … Himself
– Hank Aaron (2000) … Himself
 
2001 All God's Children (video documentary short)
Himself (as Rev. Jesse L. Jackson)
 
1997-2000 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 October 2000 (2000) … Himself
– Episode dated 22 January 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
1994-2000 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 17 January 2000 (2000) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 20 June 1996 (1996) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 3 October 1995 (1995) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 26 June 1995 (1995) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 8 November 1994 (1994) … Himself - Guest
See all 7 episodes »
 
1998 Motown 40: The Music Is Forever (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 69th Annual Bud Billiken Back-to-School Parade (TV special)
Himself - Host
 
1998 Death by Hanging (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 The Chris Rock Show (TV series)
Himself
– Jesse Jackson/Rakim (1997) … Himself
 
1997 4 Little Girls (documentary)
Himself - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition (as Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.)
 
1997 10th Anniversary Essence Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1997 Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Himself
 
1996 Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony Magazine (TV special)
Himself
 
1995 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.312 (1995) … Himself
 
1994 The Alternative Christmas Message (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1994 Baseball (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself (delivers eulogy at Jackie Robinson's funeral)
 
1994 The Essence Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 The Cronkite Report: The Faltering Dream (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 The Last Party (documentary)
Himself - Addresses AIDS Parade (uncredited)
 
1989-1992 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 June 1992 (1992) … Himself
– Episode dated 20 September 1991 (1991) … Himself
– Episode dated 13 November 1989 (1989) … Himself (as Reverend Jesse Jackson)
– Episode #1.52 (1989) … Himself (as Reverend Jesse Jackson)
 
1992 Both Sides with Jesse Jackson (TV series)
Host
 
1984-1991 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Host
– Michael Jordan/Public Enemy (1991) … Himself (uncredited)
– Jesse Jackson/Andrae Crouch, Wintley Phipps (1984) … Himself - Host (as The Reverend Jesse Jackson)
 
1990 Grammy Legends (TV special)
Himself
 
1990 American Dream (documentary)
Himself
 
1990 Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones (documentary)
Himself
 
1990 The Jesse Jackson Show (TV series)
Host
 
1990 Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration (TV special)
Himself
 
1989 Route One USA (documentary)
Himself
 
1989 A Different World (TV series)
Himself
– Citizen Wayne (1989) … Himself
 
1989 The 10th Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1989 21st NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1989 Decade (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1988 The Walden Interview (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 November 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
1988 All-Star Celebration: The '88 Vote (TV movie)
Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
 
1988 An All Star Celebration: Vote '88 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1988 Jackie Robinson: An American Journey (TV documentary short)
On Screen Narrator
 
1988 Tanner '88 (TV series)
Himself
– The Boiler Room (1988) … Himself (uncredited)
– The Great Escape (1988) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1986 American Interests (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– A Conversation with Jesse Jackson on U.S. Relations with the Countries of Southern Africa (1986) … Himself - Interviewee (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
 
1986 The Making of 'Black Mayors' (TV special documentary)
Himself (as Reverend Jesse Jackson)
 
1986 Memories of Martin (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1986 Sun City: Artists United Against Apartheid (video documentary)
Himself
 
1986 In Remembrance of Martin (documentary)
Himself
 
1985 Lou Rawls Parade of Stars (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 December 1985 (1985) … Himself
 
1985 The 6th Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1984 Samantha Smith Goes to Washington: Campaign '84 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1983 Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy (TV documentary)
Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
 
1982 Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip (documentary)
Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1978 The 1st Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1978 Lou Grant (TV series)
Himself
– Schools (1978) … Himself (as Reverend Jesse Jackson)
 
1978 Meet the Press (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 May 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1976 Black Journal (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 February 1976 (1976) … Himself (as Rev. Jesse L. Jackson)
 
1974 Soul Train (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Best of Soul Train: 1973-1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1973 Save the Children (documentary)
Himself
 
1973 Wattstax (documentary)
Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
 
1971 The Virginia Graham Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 October 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1969-1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.2 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #2.270 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #2.55 (1969) … Himself
 
1970 Muhammad Ali vs. Jerry Quarry (TV movie)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1970 World in Action (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Black Mood (1970) … Himself
 
1968 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.8 (1968) … Himself
 
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2011-2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
 
2012 Democracy Now! (TV series)
 
2011 The Interrupters (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
 
2010 Obama in NC: The Path to History (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 30 for 30 (TV series)
 
2009 WWE: Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection (video)
Himself
 
2008 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
 
2006 Video on Trial (TV series)
 
2006 ESPN Outside the Lines Nightly (TV series)
 
2006 American Hardcore (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2005 Noche Hache (TV series)
 
2005 Letter to the President (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Conspiracy? (TV series documentary)
 
2004 And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
Himself
 
2004 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments (TV movie)
Himself
 
2003 Tragedy to Triumph: The Maryland Terrapin Odyssey (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Tupac: Resurrection (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Baadasssss Cinema (TV documentary)
Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
 
2002 Undercover Brother
Himself - Shouting 'I Am Somebody' (uncredited)
 
2002 Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Look Out, Haskell, It's Real: The Making of 'Medium Cool' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2000 (TV special)
Himself
 
1999 Saturday Night Live 25 (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1999 Our Friend, Martin (video)
Himself - pallbearer (uncredited)
 
1995 Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The Speeches of Robert F. Kennedy (video)
Himself - at Lorraine Motel, Pallbearer for King
 
1994 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1993 Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Malcolm X
Himself (uncredited)
 
1992 Who Killed Martin Luther King? (TV documentary)
Himself (at King's final speech, at Lorraine Motel) (uncredited)
 
1991 JFK
Himself - After Assassination of Martin Luther King (uncredited)
 
1989 Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (TV special)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1988 Everyman (TV series documentary)
 
1972 Malcolm X (documentary)
Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)
 

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Other Works:

Appeared on "AM America" on June 30, 1975 and spoke about little-known black Americans. Also on the program were Dr. Sonya Friedman and Pat McGlade. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 6 Interviews  | 6 Articles  | 4 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

Rainbow/PUSH Coalition (founded and headed by Jackson) | See more »

Alternate Names:

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. | Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. | Elvis Jackson | Rev Jesse Jackson | Rev. Jesse L. Jackson | Rev. Jesse Jackson | Rev. Jessie Jackson | Reverend Jesse Jackson | The Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr. | The Reverend Jesse Jackson | The Reverend Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Personal Quote:

Keep hope alive! See more »

Trivia:

Is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated. See more »

Trademark:

Speaks his sermons in dramatic rhyme See more »

Star Sign:

Libra