Biografía y filmografía

Jesse Jackson

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'.

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Películas (67)

South to Black Power

South to Black Power

2023 · Self

Texas, USA

Texas, USA

2023 · Self (archive footage)

Loudmouth

Loudmouth

2022 · Self - Civil Rights Activist/Self - Baptist Minister (archive footage)

El otro Rey de Chicago

El otro Rey de Chicago

2022 · 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 · Self

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

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

2021 · Self

September First, Twenty-Twenty

September First, Twenty-Twenty

2021 · Himself

Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

2021 · Self

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

2021 · Self (archive footage)

Killing Martin Luther King Jr.

Killing Martin Luther King Jr.

2021 · Self

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

2021 · Self (archive footage)

Bernie Blackout

Bernie Blackout

2020 · Self (archive footage)

Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story

Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story

2020 · Self

Someday We'll all Be Free: The Donny Hathaway Story

Someday We'll all Be Free: The Donny Hathaway Story

2020 · Self

Stax, le label soul légendaire

Stax, le label soul légendaire

2019 · Self (archive footage)

Chicago at the Crossroad

Chicago at the Crossroad

2019 · Self

The Road to Mass Incarceration

The Road to Mass Incarceration

2018 · Self

Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

2018 · Self

I Am MLK Jr.

I Am MLK Jr.

2018 · Self

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

2018 · Self

LA 92

LA 92

2017 · Self (archive footage)

'85: The Greatest Team in Football History

'85: The Greatest Team in Football History

2016 · Self

Crashing the Party

Crashing the Party

2016 · Self

Fantastic Lies

Fantastic Lies

2016 · Himself (archive footage)

We Are Many

We Are Many

2014 · Self

Hate Crimes in the Heartland

Hate Crimes in the Heartland

2014

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

2013 · Self

MLK: The Assassination Tapes

MLK: The Assassination Tapes

2012 · Self (archive Footage)

A Man's Story

A Man's Story

2011 · Self

Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound

Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound

2009 · Self

Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel

Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel

2009 · Self

Michael Jackson Memorial

Michael Jackson Memorial

2009 · Self

The Nine Lives of Marion Barry

The Nine Lives of Marion Barry

2009 · Self

Anecdotes about Fidel

Anecdotes about Fidel

2009

The Day the Troubles Began

The Day the Troubles Began

2008 · Self

Ballou

Ballou

2008 · Himself

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

2007 · Self

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

2002 · Self (archive footage)

BaadAsssss Cinema

BaadAsssss Cinema

2002 · Self

Last Party 2000

Last Party 2000

2001 · Self

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

1999 · (archive footage)

The Subtext of a Yale Education

The Subtext of a Yale Education

1999 · Self

University, Inc.

University, Inc.

1999 · Self (Archive Footage)

4 Little Girls

4 Little Girls

1997 · 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 · Self (archive footage)

The Soul of Stax

The Soul of Stax

1994 · Self

Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham

Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham

1993 · Self

America's Political Parties: Power and Principle

America's Political Parties: Power and Principle

1992 · Self

Decade

Decade

1989 · Self

Route One/USA

Route One/USA

1989 · Self

Jackie Robinson: An American Journey

Jackie Robinson: An American Journey

1988 · On Screen Narrator

In Remembrance of Martin

In Remembrance of Martin

1986 · Self

Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy

Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy

1983 · Self

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

1982 · Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

A Decade of Struggle

A Decade of Struggle

1980 · 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 · Self/Cameo (archive footage)

Save the Children

Save the Children

1973 · Self

Wattstax

Wattstax

1973 · Self

Nationtime: Gary

Nationtime: Gary

1972 · Self

We Are Universal

We Are Universal

1971

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970 · Self (archive footage)

Operation Breadbasket

Operation Breadbasket

1969 · Self

Uptight

Uptight

1968 · Self (archive footage)

Dear Mister President

Dear Mister President

· Self

Series (22)