Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. was an American civil rights activist, LGBTQ rights activist, politician, and ordained Baptist minister. A protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. and James Bevel during the civil rights movement, he became one of the most prominent civil rights leaders of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, and an ardent advocate and early supporter of LGBTQ rights in the United States. From 1991 to 1997, he served as a shadow United States senator for the District of Columbia.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hollywood BlackSeries | Self (archive footage) | 83 |
| 2023 | South to Black PowerMovie | Self | 82 |
| 2022 | LoudmouthMovie | Self - Civil Rights Activist/Self - Baptist Minister (archive footage) | 81 |
| 2021 | Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & ConspiracyMovie | Self (archive footage) | 80 |
| 2021 | Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me OverMovie | Self | 80 |
| 2021 | Killing Martin Luther King Jr.Movie | Self | 80 |
| 2019 | Stax, le label soul légendaireMovie | Self (archive footage) | 78 |
| 2018 | ExplainedSeries | Self (archive footage) | 77 |
| 2018 | I Am MLK Jr.Movie | Self | 77 |
| 2018 | Shut Up and DribbleSeries | Self - Civil Rights Leader | 77 |
| 2018 | The Road to Mass IncarcerationMovie | Self | 77 |
| 2017 | VelshiSeries | Self (archive footage) | 76 |
| 2017 | LA 92Movie | Self (archive footage) | 76 |
| 2016 | '85: The Greatest Team in Football HistoryMovie | Self | 75 |
| 2016 | Crashing the PartyMovie | Self | 75 |
| 2014 | We Are ManyMovie | Self | 73 |
| 2013 | Richard Pryor: Omit the LogicMovie | Self | 72 |
| 2012 | MLK: The Assassination TapesMovie | Self (archive Footage) | 71 |
| 2011 | A Man's StoryMovie | Self | 70 |
| 2009 | Michael Jackson MemorialMovie | Self | 68 |
| 2009 | Joy Behar: Say Anything!Series | — | 68 |
| 2009 | Joan Baez: How Sweet the SoundMovie | Self | 68 |
| 2009 | The Nine Lives of Marion BarryMovie | Self | 68 |
| 2008 | BallouMovie | Himself | 67 |
| 2007 | King: Man of Peace in a Time of WarMovie | Self | 66 |
| 2006 | RobinsSeries | Self - Guest | 65 |
| 2005 | The Situation Room with Wolf BlitzerSeries | — | 64 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series | Self | 62 |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill MaherSeries | Self | 62 |
| 2002 | Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part HarmonyMovie | Self (archive footage) | 61 |
| 2002 | BaadAsssss CinemaMovie | Self | 61 |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialMovie | (archive footage) | 58 |
| 1999 | University, Inc.Movie | Self (Archive Footage) | 58 |
| 1997 | 4 Little GirlsMovie | Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition | 56 |
| 1997 | The Chris Rock ShowSeries | Self | 56 |
| 1997 | Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the GloryMovie | — | 56 |
| 1996 | The Daily ShowSeries | Self | 55 |
| 1996 | The Journey of the African-American AthleteMovie | Self (archive footage) | 55 |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeries | Cocky Locky (voice) | 54 |
| 1994 | BaseballSeries | Various (voice) | 53 |
| 1993 | Crusade: The Life of Billy GrahamMovie | Self | 52 |
| 1992 | America's Political Parties: Power and PrincipleMovie | Self | 51 |
| 1989 | DecadeMovie | Self | 48 |
| 1989 | Route One/USAMovie | Self | 48 |
| 1988 | Tanner '88Series | Himself (uncredited) | 47 |
| 1988 | Jackie Robinson: An American JourneyMovie | On Screen Narrator | 47 |
| 1987 | A Different WorldSeries | Himself | 46 |
| 1986 | In Remembrance of MartinMovie | Self | 45 |
| 1983 | Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a ControversyMovie | Self | 42 |
| 1983 | Not Necessarily the NewsSeries | Self (archive footage) | 42 |
| 1982 | Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset StripMovie | Self - Audience Member (uncredited) | 41 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSeries | Self (uncredited) | 34 |
| 1974 | Dinah!Series | Self | 33 |
| 1973 | Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2Movie | Self/Cameo (archive footage) | 32 |
| 1973 | WattstaxMovie | Self | 32 |
| 1972 | Nationtime: GaryMovie | Self | 31 |
| 1971 | We Are UniversalMovie | — | 30 |
| 1970 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisMovie | Self (archive footage) | 29 |
| 1963 | World in ActionSeries | — | 22 |