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Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson

Actor · Died February 17, 2026, aged 84 · 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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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 8, 1941
Died
February 17, 2026 (aged 84)
From
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 7% in 30 days

What are Jesse Jackson's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
52%
Power
21%
Self
13%
Morality
11%
Survival
2%
Community9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDisplacement2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 12 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
10
Contemplative
8
Warm
3
Melancholic
3
Joyful
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous5
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jesse Jackson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jesse Jackson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

11 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 74 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Punch 9 for Harold Washington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Joy Behar: Say Anything! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Anecdotes about Fidel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory(1997)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Cocky Locky (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Baseball(1994)

    Show as Various (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Jackie Robinson: An American Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as On Screen Narrator

  • A Matter of Respect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • We Are Universal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • World in Action (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 1963 to 2021.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting11 of 11: 11 only acting, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s1 · acting1980s2 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s3 · acting2020s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Jesse Jackson's films land?

Their one MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

1 of their 3 titles is Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory (1997)

83rd percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory (1997)

Midcredits 85th (provisional) · 64% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Jesse Jackson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jesse Jackson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Al Sharpton shares the most, 4.

Actors

Producers