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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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hollywood BlackSeries | Self (archive footage) | 83 |
| 2023 | South to Black PowerMovie | Self | 82 |
| 2021 | Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & ConspiracyMovie | Self (archive footage) | 80 |
| 2021 | Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me OverMovie | Self | 80 |
| 2018 | ExplainedSeries | Self (archive footage) | 77 |
| 2018 | Shut Up and DribbleSeries | Self - Civil Rights Leader | 77 |
| 2017 | VelshiSeries | Self (archive footage) | 76 |
| 2017 | LA 92Movie | Self (archive footage) | 76 |
| 2016 | '85: The Greatest Team in Football HistoryMovie | Self | 75 |
| 2014 | We Are ManyMovie | Self | 73 |
| 2013 | Richard Pryor: Omit the LogicMovie | Self | 72 |
| 2011 | A Man's StoryMovie | Self | 70 |
| 2009 | Michael Jackson MemorialMovie | Self | 68 |
| 2009 | Joy Behar: Say Anything!Series | — | 68 |
| 2006 | RobinsSeries | Self - Guest | 65 |
| 2005 | The Situation Room with Wolf BlitzerSeries | — | 64 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series | Self | 62 |
| 2002 | Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part HarmonyMovie | Self (archive footage) | 61 |
| 2002 | BaadAsssss CinemaMovie | Self | 61 |
| 1997 | 4 Little GirlsMovie | Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition | 56 |
| 1997 | The Chris Rock ShowSeries | Self | 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 |
| 1988 | Tanner '88Series | Himself (uncredited) | 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 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSeries | Self (uncredited) | 34 |
| 1974 | Dinah!Series | Self | 33 |
| 1970 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisMovie | Self (archive footage) | 29 |
| 1963 | World in ActionSeries | — | 22 |