
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Saturday Night Live | 1984-1991 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Host |
| Grammy Legends | 1990 | TV Special | Himself |
| American Dream | 1990 | Documentary | Himself |
| Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones | 1990 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Jesse Jackson Show | 1990 | TV Series | Host |
| Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration | 1990 | TV Special | Himself |
| Decade | 1989 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Route One USA | 1989 | Documentary | Himself |
| A Different World | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| 21st NAACP Image Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 10th Annual Black Achievement Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Walden Interview | 1988 | TV Series | Himself |
| All-Star Celebration: The '88 Vote | 1988 | TV Movie | Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) |
| An All Star Celebration: Vote '88 | 1988 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Jackie Robinson: An American Journey | 1988 | TV Short documentary | On Screen Narrator |
| Tanner '88 | 1988 | TV Series | Himself |
| In Remembrance of Martin | 1986 | Documentary | Himself |
| Sun City: Artists United Against Apartheid | 1986 | Video documentary | Himself |
| American Interests | 1986 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
| The Making of 'Black Mayors' | 1986 | TV Special documentary | Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) |
| Memories of Martin | 1986 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Lou Rawls Parade of Stars | 1985 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 6th Annual Black Achievement Awards | 1985 | TV Special | Himself |
| Samantha Smith Goes to Washington: Campaign '84 | 1984 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy | 1983 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) |
| Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip | 1982 | Documentary | Himself - Audience Member (uncredited) |
| The 1st Annual Black Achievement Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
| Lou Grant | 1978 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dinah! | 1974-1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Black Journal | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Sammy and Company | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| Soul Train | 1974 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Save the Children | 1973 | Documentary | Himself |
| Wattstax | 1973 | Documentary | Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) |
| The Virginia Graham Show | 1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| Firing Line | 1971 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The David Frost Show | 1969-1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| Muhammad Ali vs. Jerry Quarry | 1970 | TV Movie | Himself - Audience Member |
| World in Action | 1970 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Joey Bishop Show | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| Bainport: Soul of a City | 2013 | Documentary completed | As Himself |
| Strength in Union | | Documentary filming | Himself |
| Politics Nation with Al Sharpton | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Tavis Smiley | 2004-2015 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Hate Crimes in the Heartland | 2015 | Documentary | Himself |
| WWF Raw | 1993-2014 | TV Series | Himself - Audience Member / Himself |
| Fox News Sunday | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - President, Rainbow Push Coalition |
| Newsnight | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Contributor |
| Hannity | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Operation Push Coalition |
| We Are Many | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| Being Mary Jane | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Law & Disorder: The Insanity Defense | 2014 | Documentary | Himself - Senator |
| Democracy Now! | 2006-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Meet the Press | 1978-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Struggle Is My Life: Nelson Mandela 1918 - 2013 | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Praise the Lord | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Ed Show | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| The '80s: The Decade That Made Us | 2013 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself - Civil Rights Activist / Himself - Civil Rights Leader |
| The Black Moses | 2012 | Documentary | Commentator |
| Happening Now | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Don't Sleep! Hosted by T. J. Holmes | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| Harvest of Empire | 2012 | Documentary | Himself (The Rev.) |
| Ghost Adventures | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Studio B | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Your World w/ Neil Cavuto | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Occupy Los Angeles | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2007-2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Wendy Williams Show | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| How Playboy Changed the World | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Robins | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Reach Around Radio | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Gomorron | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| 19th Annual Trumpet Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself |
| On the Shoulders of Giants: The Story of the Greatest Team You Never Heard Of | 2010 | Documentary | Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) |
| Fern Britton Meets... | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Man's Story | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| Ray Charles America | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| This Week | 2005-2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| When the World Breaks | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| VH1 Rock Docs | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Pauw & Witteman | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Burgerrechtenactivist |
| God Bless You Barack Obama? | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Rainbow / Push Coalition (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) |
| Plunder: The Crime of Our Time | 2009 | Documentary | Himself - President, RainbowPUSH Coalition |
| The Brian McKnight Show | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| American Masters | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel | 2009 | Documentary | Himself: Civil Rights Activist (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) |
| Larry King Live | 1999-2009 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Interviewee |
| Michael Jackson Memorial | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Today | 2008-2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Journey Into America | 2009 | Documentary | Political / religious figure |
| HARDtalk | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Nine Lives of Marion Barry | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Christianity: A History | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Black to the Future | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Long Live the Spirit (of the Million Man March) | 2009 | Documentary | |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1995-2009 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Visits the Superbowl |
| Frontline | 1996-2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Himself - Rainbow-PUSH Coalition |
| Life on the Road with Mr. and Mrs. Brown | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| Mile High: How to Win... and Lose... the White House | 2009 | Documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| 16th Annual Trumpet Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself |
| Unsung | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Daily Politics | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| US Election Night | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) |
| New Orleans Story | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| 9th Annual State of the Black Union: Memorable Moments | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
| 9th Annual State of the Black Union: Building Blocks for America | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
| 9th Annual State of the Black Union: Breaking New Ground | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Inside Edition | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Free for All! | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| Ballou | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| Split: A Divided America | 2008 | Documentary | |
| King in Chicago | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| 1968 with Tom Brokaw | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| State of the Black Union: Jamestown - Memorable Moments | 2007 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Biography | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| State of the Black Union: Jamestown - The First 400 Years | 2007 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Shake the Devil Off | 2007 | Documentary | |
| Big Ideas That Changed the World | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 2007 Trumpet Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself |
| The World | 2007 | TV Series | Himself - US Civil Rights Campaigner |
| Manufacturing Dissent: Uncovering Michael Moore | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| King: Man of Peace in a Time of War | 2007 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Life of Pryor: The Richard Pryor Story | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) |
| Dear Mister President | 2006 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Legends Ball | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch | 2005-2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Colbert Report | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| 2006 Trumpet Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself |
| 21st Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself |
| Richard Pryor: The Funniest Man Dead or Alive | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The Young Turks | 2005 | TV Series | Himself (2009) |
| The Sixties: The Years That Shaped a Generation | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Oprah Winfrey Show | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Out of Africa: Heroes and Icons | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Good Morning America | 1979-2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| 2005 Trumpet Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | 2003-2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hannity & Colmes | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Electile Dysfunction | 2005 | Documentary as Rev. Jesse Jackson | |
| Paula Zahn Now | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Daily Show | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1999-2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Diary of a Political Tourist | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Tanner on Tanner | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| What'd I Say?: A Tribute to Ray Charles | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| 2004 Trumpet Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself |
| Breakfast with Frost | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Seasons of Change: The African American Athlete | 2003 | TV Movie | Himself |
| XXI Century | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Rainbow / PUSH Coalition |
| America Beyond the Color Line with Henry Louis Gates Jr. | 2002 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| 33rd NAACP Image Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Himself |
| Journeys in Black | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Execution of Wanda Jean | 2002 | Documentary | Himself |
| Last Party 2000 | 2001 | Documentary | Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) |
| See How They Run | 2001 | Documentary | Himself |
| BET Tonight with Ed Gordon | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake... | 2001 | Documentary | Himself (as Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.) |
| Source Awards 2001 | 2001 | TV Special | Himself |
| ESPN SportsCentury | 2000-2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| All God's Children | 2001 | Video short documentary | Himself (as Rev. Jesse L. Jackson) |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1997-2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| Charlie Rose | 1994-2000 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| CNN Special Reports | 1999 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
| 69th Annual Bud Billiken Back-to-School Parade | 1998 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| Motown 40: The Music Is Forever | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Death by Hanging | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory | 1997 | | Himself |
| The Chris Rock Show | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| 4 Little Girls | 1997 | Documentary | Himself - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition (as Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.) |
| 10th Anniversary Essence Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself |
| Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony Magazine | 1996 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Alternative Christmas Message | 1994 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| The Essence Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 1989-1994 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Cronkite Report: The Faltering Dream | 1993 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Last Party | 1993 | Documentary | Himself - Addresses AIDS Parade (uncredited) |
| Both Sides with Jesse Jackson | 1992 | TV Series | Host |
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