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Dennis Haysbert

Dennis Haysbert
The first black President of the United States of America...David 'The Bear' Palmer in 24. It is said that when Haysbert left the show to do state commercials it took him 50 takes before he could stop saying 'Your in safe hands with Jack Bauer.'



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Dennis Haysbert - what members say


  • 24 - Season 1
  • 24 - Season 1 review by from TARSET
    Rated - 5.0 stars 21 January 2004
    ...than your average thriller. Superb performances by the cast especially Kiefer, Dennis Haysbert and Penny Johnson-Gerald" however there is a slightly disappointing cameo by De...   Read customer review
  • Far From Heaven
  • Far From Heaven review by from Andover, Hampshire England
    Rated - 3.0 stars Too Far From Heaven 16 May 2007
    ...f things could not get worse, the wife befriends her African American Gardener (Dennis Haysbert), all very innocently and both of them become ostracised by their respective pe...   Read customer review

Dennis Haysbert - filmography


  • The Details (2011)
    Starring: Elizabeth Banks,  Laura Linney,  Tobey Maguire
    Director: Jacob Aaron Estes
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    It all started with the raccoons. After 10 years of marriage, Jeff and Nealy have a young son, an idyllic suburban life, and a marriage that's stuck. Accordingly, Jeff decides to plant a perfect backyard lawn. Enter the raccoons, who repeatedly tear up his grass. When Jeff tries to eradicate these ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 4 members
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  • Breach on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Chris Cooper,  Ryan Phillippe,  Laura Linney
    Director: Billy Ray
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    In 2001, FBI trainee Eric O’Neill (Ryan Phillippe) starts work under the Bureau’s computer wizard Robert Hanssen (Chris Cooper), with secret orders to check on his internet habits. He’s soon told Hanssen is the target of an espionage investigation.
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 21,214 members
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  • The Unit - Season 2 (6 discs) on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Regina Taylor,  Max Martini,  Scott Foley
    Director: Steve Gomer
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The complete second season of the action drama series featuring a covert team of Special Forces operatives risking their lives on undercover missions in far-flung locations. Episodes comprise: 'Change of Station', 'Extreme Rendition', 'The Kill Zone', 'Manhunt', 'Force Majeure', 'Old Home Week', '..read more »
    4.5 stars out of 5 85% from 1,688 member
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  • Jarhead on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Matthew Ather,  Jake Gyllenhaal,  Jamie Foxx
    Director: Sam Mendes
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Sam Mendes directs this adaptation of former Marine Anthony Swofford's Gulf War memoir. Young recruit Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal) joins up with the US Marines (nicknamed 'Jarheads' because of their distinctive haircuts) on the eve of the 1990 Gulf War. After a brutal spell in boot camp, during which ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 62,561 members
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  • Far From Heaven on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Patricia Clarkson,  Dennis Haysbert,  James Rebhorn
    Director: Todd Haynes
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    It is the fall of 1957. The Whitakers, the very picture of a suburban family, make their home in Hartford, Connecticut. Their daily existences are characterized by carefully observed family etiquette, social events, and an overall desire to keep up with the Joneses. Cathy Whitaker is the homemaker, ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 11,168 members
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  • Love And Basketball on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Alfre Woodard,  Dick Vitale,  Monica Calhoun
    Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Romantic sports drama tracing the intersecting paths of two young basketball players. Growing up together in 1980s California, Quincy (Omar Epps) and Monica (Sanaa Lathan) both have a strong love for the game, and, when they attend university on sports scholarships, gradually develop a love for ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 2,047 members
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  • The Thirteenth Floor on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Craig Bierko,  Gretchen Mol,  Vincent D'Onofrio
    Director: Josef Rusnak
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Top computer scientist Douglas Hall (Craig Bierko) has helped create a groundbreaking virtual world, modelled on Thirties Los Angeles. When the leader of the project is murdered, Hall becomes prime suspect. The arrival of the victim's beautiful daughter adds to the intrigue, and as the line between ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 4,214 members
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  • The Thirteenth Floor - Blu-ray (1999)
    Starring: Craig Bierko,  Gretchen Mol,  Vincent D'Onofrio
    Director: Josef Rusnak
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Top computer scientist Douglas Hall (Craig Bierko) has helped create a groundbreaking virtual world, modelled on Thirties Los Angeles. When the leader of the project is murdered, Hall becomes prime suspect. The arrival of the victim's beautiful daughter adds to the intrigue, and as the line between ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 519 members
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  • Absolute Power on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Laura Linney,  Scott Glenn,  Dennis Haysbert
    Director: Clint Eastwood
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    In this thriller, an aging cat burglar becomes a crusader embroiled in a deadly cat-and-mouse game involving murder and a government cover-up. Adapted by distinguished scenarist William Goldman from a novel by David Baldacci and featuring a powerful all-star cast, the story works at different ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 6,229 members
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  • Absolute Power - Blu-ray (1997)
    Starring: Laura Linney,  Scott Glenn,  Dennis Haysbert
    Director: Clint Eastwood
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Whilst on a job, burglar Luther Whitney (Clint Eastwood) witnesses the President of the United States, Alan Richmond (Gene Hackman), committing murder in the apartment of wealthy businessman Walter Sullivan. Richmond kills Sullivan's wife, with whom he was having an affair, and then makes it look ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 662 members
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  • Waiting To Exhale on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Gregory Hines,  Lela Rochon,  Loretta Devine
    Director: Forest Whitaker
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Four women use their close-knit friendship to withstand the tests their lives bring them and help them in their search for true love. Savannah and Robin are successful businesswomen but their love lives have suffered. Bernadine thought she had found the real thing until her husband left her for ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 1,495 member
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  • Suture (1993)
    Starring: Dennis Haysbert,  Mel Harris,  Sab Shimono
    Director: Scott McGehee,  David Siegel
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    When Clay Arlington's father is murdered, his estranged half-brother Vincent becomes the most likely suspect. Eager to throw the police off his trail, Vincent invites Clay to visit him soon after the funeral, then secretly plants a bomb in the car Clay is to drive. Vincent has put his own ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 12 members
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  • Love Field on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer,  Brian Kerwin,  Dennis Haysbert
    Director: Jonathan Kaplan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Oscar-nominated Michelle Pfeiffer plays Lurene, a bored hairdresser locked in a suffocating marriage. After the Kennedy assassination she decides to attend the President's funeral and, against her husand's wishes, boards a greyhound bus for Washington. Whilst travelling across the States she gets ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 220 members
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  • Navy Seals on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Charlie Sheen,  Rick Rossovich,  Joanne Whalley
    Director: Lewis Teague
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Dale Hawkins (Charlie Sheen) is a member of the SEALs - the US Navy equivalent of the SAS. His team are ordered to rescue civilian hostages stuck in the Middle East. They succeed but discover huge amounts of stolen hand-launched missiles in the process and have to go into Syria to destroy the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 1,668 member
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Dennis Haysbert facts

5 most recent films

The Details - 3.0 stars
The Night That James Brown Saved Boston - 3.5 stars
The Unit - Season 4 - 4.5 stars
Breach - 3.5 stars
The Unit - Season 3 - 4.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Unit - Season 4 - 4.5 stars
The Unit - Season 3 - 4.5 stars
The Unit - Season 2 - 4.5 stars
24 - Season 1 - 4.0 stars
24 - Season 2 - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Solas - Live - 2.0 stars
White Tiger - 2.5 stars
The Details - 3.0 stars
The Night That James Brown Saved Boston - 3.5 stars
A Summer To Remember - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Elisha Cuthbert - 24 times - show films
Kiefer Sutherland - 24 times - show films
Robert Patrick - 17 times - show films
Carlos Bernard - 17 times - show films
Abby Brammell - 17 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Jon Cassar - 16 times - show films
Steve Gomer - 12 times - show films
Helen Shaver - 9 times - show films
Joel Surnow - 8 times - show films
Howard Gordon - 8 times - show films