Jesse Jackson
Acting

Jesse Jackson

1941-2026

Known for Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip, Route One/USA, Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic.

7 linked movie credits shown
Born10/08/1941
Died02/17/2026
AgeDied at 84
BirthplaceGreenville, South Carolina, USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asJesse Louis Jackson, Sr.

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'.

Movie Credits

Route One/USA poster

Route One/USA (1989)

As Self

Documentary

 Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony poster

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2002)

As Self (archive footage)

Documentary

 Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip poster

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)

As Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

Comedy, Documentary

 I Am MLK Jr. poster

I Am MLK Jr. (2018)

As Self

Documentary

 Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel poster

Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (2009)

As Self

Documentary

 Uptight poster

Uptight (1968)

As Self (archive footage)

Drama, Thriller

 4 Little Girls poster

4 Little Girls (1997)

As Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition

Documentary, TV Movie