Dennis Haysbert Quotes
I don't think it should matter to the American people what color skin is on their president. What should matter is the content of their character.
"Dennis Haysbert: Playing President Was My Duty." NPR, 12 May 2008.
This quotation is one of the inscriptions at the Robert F. Kennedy gravesite in Arlington National Cemetery.
Dennis Dexter Haysbert is an American actor. He is known for his roles as baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the Major League film trilogy, Secret Service agent Tim Collin in the political thriller film Absolute Power, Sergeant Major Jonas Blane on the CBS action drama series The Unit, and President David Palmer on the first five seasons of 24. He has also appeared in the films Love Field, Heat, Waiting to Exhale, and Far from Heaven, as well as the science fiction series Incorporated.