Jesse Jackson
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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'.
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Cocky Locky (voice)
Age 53 (now 84)
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
Jackie Robinson: An American Journey
as On Screen Narrator
Age 46 (now 84)
Loudmouth
as Self - Civil Rights Activist/Self - Baptist Minister (archive footage)
Age 81 (now 84)
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
as Self
Age 79 (now 84)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self
Age 79 (now 84)
Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story
as Self
Age 79 (now 84)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
Age 79 (now 84)
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
as Self (archive footage)
Age 79 (now 84)
Someday We'll all Be Free: The Donny Hathaway Story
as Self
Age 78 (now 84)
Stax, le label soul légendaire
as Self (archive footage)
Age 77 (now 84)
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
as Self
Age 76 (now 84)
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
as Self
Age 76 (now 84)
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
as Self
Age 74 (now 84)
MLK: The Assassination Tapes
as Self (archive Footage)
Age 70 (now 84)
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
as Self
Age 67 (now 84)
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
as Self
Age 65 (now 84)
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
as Self (archive footage)
Age 60 (now 84)
4 Little Girls
as Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition
Age 55 (now 84) Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
as Self (archive footage)
Age 54 (now 84)
Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham
as Self
Age 51 (now 84)
America's Political Parties: Power and Principle
as Self
Age 51 (now 84)
Jackie Robinson: An American Journey
as On Screen Narrator
Age 46 (now 84)
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
as Self
Age 41 (now 84)
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Age 40 (now 84)
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
as Self/Cameo (archive footage)
Age 31 (now 84)
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
Age 28 (now 84)
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
as Self
Age 79 (now 84)
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Cocky Locky (voice)
Age 53 (now 84)
Not Necessarily the News
as Self (archive footage)
Age 41 (now 84)
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Also Known As
Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.
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