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Jesse Jackson

Known for: Acting
Born: October 8, 1941
Died: February 17, 2026 · age 84
From: Greenville, South Carolina, USA

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'.

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§ Known for

Baseball

1994 · Various (voice)

World in Action

1963 · —

Joy Behar: Say Anything!

2009 · —

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995 · Cocky Locky (voice)

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

2005 · —

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

2021 · Self

LA 92

2017 · Self (archive footage)

Explained

2018 · Self (archive footage)

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

1982 · Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self - Host

Joy Behar: Say Anything!

2009 · TV

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

2005 · TV

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995 · TV · Cocky Locky (voice)

Baseball

1994 · TV · Various (voice)

World in Action

1963 · TV