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Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson

Acting · 1.2 popularity

Age

84

Movies

63

TV

22

Born
October 8, 1941 – February 17, 2026
From
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
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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'.

Works

63 films

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

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

20217.6

We Are Many

We Are Many

20146.7

Nationtime: Gary

Nationtime: Gary

19728.0

Uptight

Uptight

19686.8

Fantastic Lies

Fantastic Lies

20167.3

Operation Breadbasket

Operation Breadbasket

1969

University, Inc.

University, Inc.

19998.0

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

20217.4

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

20137.1

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

20216.8

Michael Jackson Memorial

Michael Jackson Memorial

20098.0

BaadAsssss Cinema

BaadAsssss Cinema

20026.0

LA 92

LA 92

20177.7

A Man's Story

A Man's Story

20116.9

Route One/USA

Route One/USA

19897.4

The Journey of the African-American Athlete

The Journey of the African-American Athlete

199610.0

I Am MLK Jr.

I Am MLK Jr.

20188.8

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over

20216.5

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

19707.3

Save the Children

Save the Children

19736.5

Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel

Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel

20096.0

Wattstax

Wattstax

19736.7

MLK: The Assassination Tapes

MLK: The Assassination Tapes

20127.4

Last Party 2000

Last Party 2000

20016.8

'85: The Greatest Team in Football History

'85: The Greatest Team in Football History

20168.2

4 Little Girls

4 Little Girls

19977.1

The Road to Mass Incarceration

The Road to Mass Incarceration

2018

Anecdotes about Fidel

Anecdotes about Fidel

2009

The Day the Troubles Began

The Day the Troubles Began

2008

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

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

19739.0

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

19827.4

America's Political Parties: Power and Principle

America's Political Parties: Power and Principle

1992

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

20078.5

Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham

Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham

19937.0

Decade

Decade

19898.5

The Subtext of a Yale Education

The Subtext of a Yale Education

1999

A Matter of Respect

A Matter of Respect

1980

Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound

Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound

20096.7

In Remembrance of Martin

In Remembrance of Martin

19868.0

Crashing the Party

Crashing the Party

2016

Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

199710.0

Punch 9 for Harold Washington

Punch 9 for Harold Washington

2021

We Are Universal

We Are Universal

1971

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

20026.5

Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

2018

El otro Rey de Chicago

El otro Rey de Chicago

2022

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

2018

September First, Twenty-Twenty

September First, Twenty-Twenty

20219.0

Loudmouth

Loudmouth

20226.0

Killing Martin Luther King Jr.

Killing Martin Luther King Jr.

2021

Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy

Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy

19837.0

Chicago at the Crossroad

Chicago at the Crossroad

20194.0

Bernie Blackout

Bernie Blackout

20207.0

Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

2021

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

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

2020

Ballou

Ballou

20088.0

Dear Mister President

Dear Mister President

2026

South to Black Power

South to Black Power

20233.5

Jackie Robinson: An American Journey

Jackie Robinson: An American Journey

19887.0

The Soul of Stax

The Soul of Stax

1994

Stax, le label soul légendaire

Stax, le label soul légendaire

2019

The Nine Lives of Marion Barry

The Nine Lives of Marion Barry

20095.6

A Decade of Struggle

A Decade of Struggle

1980