Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson

Acting
Born 1941-10-08 - Died 2026-02-17Greenville, South Carolina, USA

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'.

Movies (64)

Uptight
6.8

Uptight

1968Movie6.8
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
7.1

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

2013Movie7.1
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
7.6

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

2021Movie7.6
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
6.9

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

1999Movie6.9
LA 92
7.7

LA 92

2017Movie7.7
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
7.4

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

2021Movie7.4
Wattstax
6.7

Wattstax

1973Movie6.7
We Are Many
6.7

We Are Many

2014Movie6.7
University, Inc.
8.0

University, Inc.

1999Movie8.0
Nationtime: Gary
8.0

Nationtime: Gary

1972Movie8.0
MLK: The Assassination Tapes
7.4

MLK: The Assassination Tapes

2012Movie7.4
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

2018Movie
Fantastic Lies
7.2

Fantastic Lies

2016Movie7.2
Last Party 2000
6.8

Last Party 2000

2001Movie6.8
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
6.5

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

2002Movie6.5
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
7.3

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970Movie7.3
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
7.4

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

1982Movie7.4
BaadAsssss Cinema
6.0

BaadAsssss Cinema

2002Movie6.0
A Man's Story
6.9

A Man's Story

2011Movie6.9
Operation Breadbasket

Operation Breadbasket

1969Movie
Michael Jackson Memorial
8.0

Michael Jackson Memorial

2009Movie8.0
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
6.8

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

2021Movie6.8
4 Little Girls
7.1

4 Little Girls

1997Movie7.1
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
8.2

'85: The Greatest Team in Football History

2016Movie8.2
The Day the Troubles Began

The Day the Troubles Began

2008Movie
Decade
8.5

Decade

1989Movie8.5
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
10.0

The Journey of the African-American Athlete

1996Movie10.0
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
9.0

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

1973Movie9.0
Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
6.7

Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound

2009Movie6.7
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
6.5

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over

2021Movie6.5
Route One/USA
7.4

Route One/USA

1989Movie7.4
Crashing the Party

Crashing the Party

2016Movie
America's Political Parties: Power and Principle

America's Political Parties: Power and Principle

1992Movie
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
6.0

Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel

2009Movie6.0
A Matter of Respect

A Matter of Respect

1980Movie
Save the Children
6.6

Save the Children

1973Movie6.6
I Am MLK Jr.
8.8

I Am MLK Jr.

2018Movie8.8
Punch 9 for Harold Washington

Punch 9 for Harold Washington

2021Movie
Bernie Blackout
7.0

Bernie Blackout

2020Movie7.0
Loudmouth
6.0

Loudmouth

2022Movie6.0
We Are Universal

We Are Universal

1971Movie
Anecdotes about Fidel

Anecdotes about Fidel

2009Movie
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
8.5

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

2007Movie8.5
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
10.0

Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

1997Movie10.0
South to Black Power
3.5

South to Black Power

2023Movie3.5
Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

2021Movie
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

2018Movie
The Subtext of a Yale Education

The Subtext of a Yale Education

1999Movie
The Soul of Stax

The Soul of Stax

1994Movie
September First, Twenty-Twenty
9.0

September First, Twenty-Twenty

2021Movie9.0
Killing Martin Luther King Jr.

Killing Martin Luther King Jr.

2021Movie
Chicago at the Crossroad
4.0

Chicago at the Crossroad

2019Movie4.0
The Road to Mass Incarceration

The Road to Mass Incarceration

2018Movie
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
7.0

Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy

1983Movie7.0
Dear Mister President

Dear Mister President

Movie
Ballou
8.0

Ballou

2008Movie8.0
In Remembrance of Martin
8.0

In Remembrance of Martin

1986Movie8.0
Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham
7.2

Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham

1993Movie7.2
The Nine Lives of Marion Barry
5.6

The Nine Lives of Marion Barry

2009Movie5.6
El otro Rey de Chicago

El otro Rey de Chicago

2022Movie
Stax, le label soul légendaire

Stax, le label soul légendaire

2019Movie
A Decade of Struggle

A Decade of Struggle

1980Movie
Jackie Robinson: An American Journey
7.0

Jackie Robinson: An American Journey

1988Movie7.0
Someday We'll all Be Free: The Donny Hathaway Story

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

2020Movie

TV Shows (22)

The Daily Show
6.4

The Daily Show

1996Series6.4
Saturday Night Live
6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975Series6.9
Real Time with Bill Maher
6.1

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003Series6.1
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003Series5.3
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
3.8

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

2005Series3.8
A Different World
7.1

A Different World

1987Series7.1
World in Action
7.0

World in Action

1963Series7.0
Dinah!
7.0

Dinah!

1974Series7.0
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
6.3

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995Series6.3
Explained
7.5

Explained

2018Series7.5
Velshi

Velshi

2017Series
The Chris Rock Show
4.6

The Chris Rock Show

1997Series4.6
Robins
7.8

Robins

2006Series7.8
Baseball
7.5

Baseball

1994Series7.5
Hollywood Black
3.0

Hollywood Black

2024Series3.0
Not Necessarily the News
6.9

Not Necessarily the News

1983Series6.9
Tanner '88
6.9

Tanner '88

1988Series6.9
Joy Behar: Say Anything!

Joy Behar: Say Anything!

2009Series
Tanner on Tanner
10.0

Tanner on Tanner

2004Series10.0
Shut Up and Dribble
1.0

Shut Up and Dribble

2018Series1.0
Obama

Obama

2020Series
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
5.3

Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

2021Series5.3