Dennis Haysbert Biography (1954?-)

Full name, Dennis Dexter Haysbert; born June 2, 1954 (some sources cite 1955), in San Mateo, CA; son of Charles (a sheriff's deputy) and Gladys Haysbert;married an office manager (divorced); married Lynn Griffith (an actress), c.1990 (divorced); children: (second marriage) Charles Cameron, Katherine Camille. Addresses: Agent: Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Manager: Michael Levine, Levine Management, 9028 West Sunset Blvd., Penthouse 1, Los Angeles, CA 90069.; Publicist: Brit Reece, PMK/HBH, 8500Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: June 2, 1954?; San Mateo, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Pedro Cerrano, Major League, 1989
Chief Billy Graham, Navy SEALS, Orion, 1990
Max "Hammer" Dubois, Mr. Baseball, Universal, 1992
Paul Cater, Love Field, Orion, 1992
Clay Arlington, Suture, Samuel Goldwyn, 1993
Pedro Cerrano, Major League II, Warner Bros., 1994
Kenneth Dawkins, Waiting to Exhale, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
Donald Breedan, Heat, Warner Bros., 1995
Arthur, Insomnia, 1996
Amanda, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1996
Tim Collin, Absolute Power, Columbia, 1997
Manhattan Parks, How to Make the Cruelest Month, Fugue State/Magnet Productions, 1998
Ty "Bama" Jones, Standoff, Trimark Pictures, 1998
Pedro Cerrano, Major League: Back to the Minors (also known as Major League III), Warner Bros., 1998
Detective Graves, The Minus Man, Artisan Entertainment, 1999
Detective Larry McBain, The Thirteenth Floor (also known as Abwaerts in die Zukunft), Columbia, 1999
Detective "Big George" Beaufort, Random Hearts, Columbia, 1999
Ronald Williams, What's Cooking?, Trimark Pictures, 2000
Zeke McCall, Love & Basketball, New Line Cinema, 2000
Raymond Deagan, Far from Heaven (also known as Loin du paradis), Focus Features, 2002
FBI agent, The Hire: Ticker, BMW Films, 2002
Voice of Kale, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (animated), DreamWorks, 2003
Television Appearances
Series
"Stuff" Wade, Code Red, ABC, 1981
Cletus Maxwell, Off the Rack, ABC, 1985
Coach Duane Johnson, Just the Ten of Us, ABC, 1988-1989
Dr. Theodore Morris, Now and Again, CBS, 1999
David Palmer, 24, Fox, beginning 2001
Movies
James "Shack" Harris, Grambling's White Tiger, NBC, 1981
Dr. Hoover Beaumont, The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1984
Sheriff Pierce, A Summer to Remember, CBS, 1985
Nick Sanrio, K-9000, Fox, 1991
Sullivan, The Writing on the Wall (also known as Operation Schmetterling), BBC (England), 1994
Eddie Costello, Widow's Kiss, HBO, 1994
Miniseries
Davis, Alex Haley's Queen (also known as Queen), CBS, 1993
"Cherokee Jack" Jackson, Return to Lonesome Dove, CBS, 1993
Episodic
Basketball player, "Wanna Bet?," The White Shadow, 1979

Shore patrol officer, "What Do You Do with a Drunken Sailor?," Laverne& Shirley, 1979
Guard, "A Dream of Jennifer," Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, NBC, 1980
Fred, "New Blood," Quincy (also known as Quincy, M.E.), 1980
Guard, "Nine Hours," The Incredible Hulk, 1980
Voice of imperious leader, "Space Croppers," Galactica 1980, 1980
Communication probe officer, "Time of the Hawk: Part 1," Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, NBC, 1981
Helmsman, "The Guardians," Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, NBC, 1981
Driver, "Head Hunter," Quincy (also known as Quincy, M.E.),1981
Lieutenant Parsons, "The Hand of the Goral," Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, NBC, 1981
Ensign, "The Dorian Secret," Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, NBC,1981
Burrows, "One More Time," The A-Team, NBC, 1983
Dr. Forbes, "Killer at Large," Dallas, 1984
Odell, "Father's Day," Riptide, 1984
Police officer, "Weekend Fantasy," Growing Pains, 1985
Lieutenant Jameson, "Blood and Honor," Magnum, P.I., 1986
Jeremy Wolf, "Trial by Fire," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1986
Sergeant Banks (some sources cite Sergeant Hall), "Redecorating Blues," 227, 1986
Kimambo, "Billy's Lost Weekend," Scarecrow and Mrs. King, 1986
Dr. Ervin, "Oedipus Wrecks," Valerie (also known as The Hogans), 1987
"Sounds from a Silent Clock: Part 2," Our House, 1987
Sergeant Evans, "Before the Fall," The Facts of Life, 1987
Officer Wright, "Gone But Not Forgotten," Growing Pains, 1987
Police officer, "The Unraveling," Knots Landing, 1987
Franklin Himes, "Moulin Rouge," Crime Story, 1988
Frank, "State of the Union," Growing Pains, 1988
Franklin Himes, "Seize the Time," Crime Story, 1988
James Morgan, "Pen Pals," Night Court, NBC, 1989
Voice, "Grandma-ma's Flatulent Adventure," Duckman (animated), USANetwork, 1996
Voice of Barkley James, "Mean Seasons," The New Batman/Superman Adventures (animated; also known as Batman Gotham Knights and Batman:The Animated Series), The WB, 1998
Voice of first agent, "Where There's Smoke," Superman (animated),1998
Voice of first doctor, "Unity," Superman (animated), 1999
"Monster Wars," Godzilla: The Series, 1999
Rick Grant, "Little Girl Blue," Soul Food, Showtime, 2001
Rick Grant, "Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Lose," Soul Food, Showtime, 2001
Judge Joshua Finch, "Rule of Law," The Outer Limits, Showtime andsyndicated, 2001
Voice of Kilowog, "In Blackest Night: Part 2," Justice League (animated), Cartoon Network, 2001
Guest, The View, 2002
Chief Barnsdale, "Brother-Sister Act," Static Shock, 2002
Guest, Liquid News, BBC (England), 2002
Police chief, "The Parent Trap," Static Shock, 2003
Guest, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2003
Guest, Pure 24, BBC3 (England), 2003
Voice of Kilowog, "Hearts and Minds: Parts 1 & 2," Justice League (animated), Cartoon Network, 2003
Appeared in an episode of Lou Grant, CBS, c. 1979.
Pilots
"Stuff" Wade, Code Red, ABC, 1981
Specials
Reverend Oliver Crawford, Hallelujah, PBS, 1993
24 Heaven, BBC (England), 2002
24: The Postmortem, BBC, 2002
The Making of "Far from Heaven," 2002
Interviewee, 100 Years of Hope and Humor, NBC, 2003
24: Access All Areas, BBC, 2003
Also appeared in the special The Upper Room.
Awards Presentations
Presenter, The Sixth Annual Trumpet Awards, TBS, 1998
Presenter, The 1999 Trumpet Awards, TBS, 1999
Host, The 2000 Trumpet Awards, TBS, 2000
The 15th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, syndicated, 2000
Presenter, The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2002
The 34th NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2003
Presenter, The 2003 ESPY Awards, ESPN, 2003
Stage Appearances
Appeared in All Over Town; Blood Knot; Diplomacy; Jimmy Shine; No Place to Be Somebody; On the Death Of; Othello; Ten Little Indians; The Time of Your Life; Wedding Band; and Yanks-3, Detroit-0, Top of the Seventh.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Hollywood Reporter, June 3, 1996, p. 3
People Weekly, March 17, 1997, p. 77
TV Guide, December 25, 1999, p. 23; November 30, 2002, p. 12

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