Biography
Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. is 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 was the founder 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".
Filmography
all 99
self 87
Movies 79
TV Shows 20
Voice 1
Narrator 1
Self (archive footage)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (2021)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Uncle Tom (2020)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Bernie Blackout (2020)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Stax, le label soul légendaire (2019)
Movie
Self - Civil Rights Leader
Shut Up and Dribble (2018)
TV
Self (archive footage)
Explained (2018)
TV
6
Himself (archive footage)
Fantastic Lies (2016)
Movie
Self (The Rev.)
Harvest of Empire (2012)
Movie
Self (archive Footage)
MLK: The Assassination Tapes (2012)
Movie
Himself
Ballou (2008)
Movie
Self - Guest
Robins (2006)
TV
Self (archive footage)
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2002)
Movie
6
Self (Archive Footage)
University, Inc. (1999)
Movie
Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition
4 Little Girls (1997)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Journey of the African-American Athlete (1996)
Movie
Cocky Locky (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
TV
Self
Decade (1989)
Movie
On Screen Narrator
Jackie Robinson: An American Journey (1988)
Movie
Himself (uncredited)
Tanner '88 (1988)
TV
Himself
A Different World (1987)
TV
6.11
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)
Movie
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live (1975)
TV
6.36
Self
Dinah! (1974)
TV
Self/Cameo (archive footage)
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2 (1973)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Uptight (1968)
Movie
Himself
Dear Mister President
Movie
Gallery
Information
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1941-10-08 (83 years old)
Birth Name
Jesse Louis Burns
Birth Place
Greenville, United States
Religion
Baptists
Spouse
Jacqueline Jackson
Children
Jonathan Jackson, Jesse Jackson Jr.
Citizenships
United States
Also Known As
Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.
Awards
Eugene V. Debs Award, Commander of the Legion of Honour, James Joyce Award, James Joyce Awards, Spingarn Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Honorary doctorate from the University of Cairo
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