Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson

🎂 8th October 1941 (84 yrs) 📍 Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Known For

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

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'.

Jesse Jackson

Movies Featuring Jesse Jackson

South to Black Power

South to Black Power (2023)

as Self
Loudmouth

Loudmouth (2022)

as Self
El otro Rey de Chicago

El otro Rey de Chicago (2022)

as Self
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 (2021)

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

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

as Self
September First, Twenty-Twenty

September First, Twenty-Twenty (2021)

as Himself
Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story (2021)

as Self
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021)

as Self (archive footage)
Killing Martin Luther King Jr.

Killing Martin Luther King Jr. (2021)

as Self
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (2021)

as Self (archive footage)
Uncle Tom

Uncle Tom (2020)

as Self (archive footage)
Bernie Blackout

Bernie Blackout (2020)

as Self (archive footage)
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Someday We'll all Be Free: The Donny Hathaway Story (2020)

as Self
Stax, le label soul légendaire

Stax, le label soul légendaire (2019)

as Self (archive footage)
Chicago at the Crossroad

Chicago at the Crossroad (2019)

as Self
The Road to Mass Incarceration

The Road to Mass Incarceration (2018)

as Self
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America (2018)

as Self
I Am MLK Jr.

I Am MLK Jr. (2018)

as Self
No Image

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media (2018)

as Self
LA 92

LA 92 (2017)

as Self (archive footage)
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History

'85: The Greatest Team in Football History (2016)

as Self
Crashing the Party

Crashing the Party (2016)

as Self
Fantastic Lies

Fantastic Lies (2016)

as Himself (archive footage)
We Are Many

We Are Many (2014)

as Self
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)

as Self
MLK: The Assassination Tapes

MLK: The Assassination Tapes (2012)

as Self (archive Footage)
A Man's Story

A Man's Story (2011)

as Self
Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound

Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound (2009)

as Self
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel

Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (2009)

as Self
Michael Jackson Memorial

Michael Jackson Memorial (2009)

as Self
The Nine Lives of Marion Barry

The Nine Lives of Marion Barry (2009)

as Self
Anecdotes about Fidel

Anecdotes about Fidel (2009)

No Image

The Day the Troubles Began (2008)

as Self
No Image

Ballou (2008)

as Himself
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War (2007)

as Self
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2002)

as Self (archive footage)
BaadAsssss Cinema

BaadAsssss Cinema (2002)

as Self
Last Party 2000

Last Party 2000 (2001)

as Self
The Subtext of a Yale Education

The Subtext of a Yale Education (1999)

as Self
University, Inc.

University, Inc. (1999)

as Self (Archive Footage)
4 Little Girls

4 Little Girls (1997)

as Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory (1997)

The Journey of the African-American Athlete

The Journey of the African-American Athlete (1996)

as Self (archive footage)
The Soul of Stax

The Soul of Stax (1994)

as Self
Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham

Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham (1993)

as Self
Decade

Decade (1989)

as Self
Route One/USA

Route One/USA (1989)

as Self
No Image

Jackie Robinson: An American Journey (1988)

as On Screen Narrator
In Remembrance of Martin

In Remembrance of Martin (1986)

as Self
No Image

Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy (1983)

as Self
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)

as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
A Decade of Struggle

A Decade of Struggle (1980)

as Self
A Matter of Respect

A Matter of Respect (1980)

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

Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2 (1973)

as Self/Cameo (archive footage)
Save the Children

Save the Children (1973)

as Self
Wattstax

Wattstax (1973)

as Self
Nationtime

Nationtime (1972)

as Self
No Image

We Are Universal (1971)

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)

as Self (archive footage)
Operation Breadbasket

Operation Breadbasket (1969)

as Self
Uptight

Uptight (1968)

as Self (archive footage)
No Image

Dear Mister President (N/A)

as Self