Danny Glover
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Danny Lebern Glover (born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director, and political activist. He is best known for his co-starring lead role as Sergeant Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film series. Glover has had a variety of film, stage, and television roles. He starred as the husband to Whoopi Goldberg's character, Celie in the celebrated literary adaptation of The Color Purple, and as Lieutenant James McFee in the film Witness. He had leading roles in other films including To Sleep with Anger, Predator 2, Angels in the Outfield, and Operation Dumbo Drop. He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his starring role in Charles Burnett's To Sleep with Anger. Also, he has had prominent supporting roles in Silverado, Witness, A Rage in Harlem, Dreamgirls, Shooter, Death at a Funeral, Beyond the Lights, Sorry to Bother You, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, The Dead Don't Die, Lonesome Dove and Jumanji: The Next Level. Glover earned top billing for the first time in Predator 2, the sequel to the science fiction action film Predator. During his career, he has also made several cameos, appearing, for example, in the Michael Jackson video "Liberian Girl" of 1987. In 1994, he made his directorial debut with the Showtime channel short film Override. Also in 1994, Glover and actor Ben Guillory founded the Robey Theatre Company in Los Angeles, focusing on theatre by and about black people.
Known for
Credits
Saw (2004)
as David Tapp
Shooter (2007)
as Colonel Isaac Johnson
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
as Jethro (voice)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
as Roger Murtaugh
2012 (2009)
as President Thomas Wilson
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
as Milo
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
as Roger Murtaugh
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
as Roger Murtaugh
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
as Roger Murtaugh
Predator 2 (1990)
as Lieutenant Mike Harrigan
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
as Inmate
Dirty Grandpa (2016)
as Stinky
Antz (1998)
as Barbatus (voice)
The Dead Don't Die (2019)
as Hank Thompson
Saw V (2008)
as David Trapp (archive footage)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
as Henry Sherman
The Rainmaker (1997)
as Richter Tyrone Kipler
Monster Trucks (2016)
as Mr. Weathers
Barnyard (2006)
as Miles (voice)
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)
as Grandpa Allen
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy (2018)
as Baltimore Bob
Silverado (1985)
as Malachi 'Mal' Johnson
The Color Purple (1985)
as Albert
Death at a Funeral (2010)
as Uncle Russell
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
as Langston
Maverick (1994)
as Bank Robber (uncredited)
Dreamgirls (2006)
as Marty Madison
The Naughty Nine (2023)
as Santa Claus
Witness (1985)
as McFee
The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
as Teddy
The Shaggy Dog (2006)
as Ken Hollister
Blindness (2008)
as Man with Black Eye Patch
Battle for Terra (2007)
as President Chen (voice)
I'm Still Here (2010)
as Danny Glover
Places in the Heart (1984)
as Moze
Alpha and Omega (2010)
as Winston (voice)
Almost Christmas (2016)
as Walter
Rage (2014)
as Detective St. John
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
as George Knox
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
as Mr. Fletcher
American Dreamer (2022)
as Jerry
Yellowbird (2014)
as Darius (voice)
Extortion (2017)
as Detective Constable Haagen
Bad Asses on the Bayou (2015)
as Bernie Pope
Switchback (1997)
as Bob Goodall
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses (2014)
as Bernie Pope
Supremacy (2014)
as Mr. Walker
Pure Luck (1991)
as Raymond Campanella
Press Play (2022)
as Cooper
Beyond the Lights (2014)
as Captain Nicol
Manderlay (2005)
as Wilhelm
Gone Fishin' (1997)
as Gus Green
Mr. Pig (2016)
as Ambrose
Tour de Pharmacy (2017)
as Slim Robinson Present Day
Flight of the Intruder (1991)
as Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli
A Rage in Harlem (1991)
as Easy Money
Age of the Dragons (2011)
as Ahab
Proud Mary (2018)
as Benny
Survivor's Guide to Prison (2018)
as Self
Extraction (2013)
as Harding
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration (2000)
as Self
Complete Unknown (2016)
as Roger
Beloved (1998)
as Paul D
Night Train (2009)
as Miles
Iceman (1984)
as Loomis
The Curse of Buckout Road (2017)
as Dr. Powell
Five Minarets in New York (2010)
as Marcus
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981)
as Morgan
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare (2008)
as Walter Tortoise (voice)
Strive (2019)
Actor
Poor Boy's Game (2007)
as George
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic (2010)
as Self
Bamako (2007)
as Cow-boy
Andron (2015)
as Chancellor Gordon
Our Friend, Martin (1999)
as Train Conductor (voice)
Wild America (1997)
as Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited)
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
The People Speak (2009)
as Self
Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
as Capt. Sam Cahill
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)
as Justice Thurgood Marshall
Consumed (2015)
as Hal Westbrook
Son of Morning (2011)
as Gabriel Peters
To Sleep with Anger (1990)
as Harry
Grand Canyon (1991)
as Simon
The Christmas Train (2017)
as Max Powers
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities (1995)
as Self
The Cookout (2004)
as Judge Crowley
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007)
as Father Elias
The Children's Republic (2012)
as Dubem
Mandela (1987)
as Nelson Mandela
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self
Bat★21 (1988)
as Capt. Bartholomew Clark
Gridlocked (2016)
as Sully
Dear Alice (2010)
as Franzis
Back in the Day (2016)
as Eddie 'Rocks' Travor
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey (2018)
as Mr. Ocean
LUV (2013)
as Arthur
Buffalo Soldiers (1997)
as Sgt. Washington Wyatt
Space Warriors (2013)
as Commander Phillips
Toxin (2015)
as Dr. Locke
Howard (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
as Jerry
The John Garfield Story (2003)
as Self
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker' (2007)
as Self
A Night at the Academy Museum (2021)
as Self
I Want to Be a Soldier (2010)
as School Director
Read You Like a Book (2006)
Actor
2047: Sights of Death (2014)
as Sponge
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (2006)
as Brer Turtle (voice)
Diablo (2016)
as Benjamin Carver
Day of the Mummy (2014)
as Carl
Honeydripper (2007)
as Tyrone Purvis
Darkweb (2016)
as The Boss
Legendary (2010)
as Harry 'Red' Newman
And the Children Shall Lead (1985)
as William
Waffle Street (2015)
as Edward Collins
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014)
as Self
About Scout (2015)
as Red
Donovan's Echo (2011)
as Donovan Matheson
The Peace! (2005)
as Self
Gospel Hill (2008)
as John Malcolm
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson (1987)
as Self
Christmas Break-In (2018)
as Ray
Casting By (2012)
as Self
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story (—)
as Narrator (voice)
PoliWood (2009)
as Self
3 A.M. (2001)
as Hershey
The Face of Rage (1983)
as Gary
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones (2018)
as Self
Checkmate (2015)
as Elohim
Hannah's Law (2012)
as Isom Dart
A Place at the Table (1988)
as Mr. Scott
A Raisin in the Sun (1989)
as Walter Lee Younger
Down for Life (2010)
as Mr. Shannon
Come Sunday (2018)
as Gilbert Pearson
Shuffleton's Barbershop (2013)
as Charlie Shuffleton
Agent Crush (2008)
as Major Rusty Gubbins
Grizzly Peak (2025)
as Will
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama (2014)
as Self
Pushing Dead (2016)
as Bob
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective (2010)
as Self
When I See Them, I See Us (2021)
Actor
After Fact (2020)
as Self
Fats Waller Was Born Here (2008)
as "Fats" Waller's Father/Mr. Fletcher
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America (2012)
as Count Basie (voice)
Birth of a Movement (2017)
as Narrator (voice)
Double Soul (2023)
as Michael Tedeschi
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon' (2012)
as Self
Boesman and Lena (2000)
as Boesman
San Francisco State: On Strike (1969)
as self
Tula: The Revolt (2013)
as Shinishi
Ennis' Gift (2000)
as Self
Killing Winston Jones (—)
as Washington Carver
Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer (1981)
as Oscar Micheaux
Mysteria (2011)
as Investigator
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
The Ninja Immovable Heart (2014)
as Ex Director Matthew Reynolds
Chasing Shakespeare (2014)
as William Ward
Lethal Weapon 5 (—)
as Roger Murtaugh
Missing in America (2005)
as Jake Neely
The Good Catholic (2017)
as Victor
The Drummer (2020)
as Mark Walker
We Are Many (2014)
as Self
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth (2013)
as Self
93 Days (2016)
as Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri
De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem? (2022)
as Self
Sam Cooke: Crossing Over (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
Mississippi Inferno (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Freedom Song (2000)
as Will Walker
Dead Man Out (1989)
as Dr. Alex Marsh
Vagabonds (2017)
as Uncle Issa
African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey (2022)
as Self
Bopha! (1993)
as Micah Mangena
Earthed (2004)
Actor
The Exonerated (2006)
as David Keaton
Good Fences (2003)
as Tom Spader
P.N.O.K. (2005)
as Col. Weldon
Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson (1998)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Bouquet (2013)
as Reverend John
Highland Park (2013)
as Ed
Out (1982)
as Jojo / Roland
Keeping On (1983)
as Lester Traylor
America's Dream (1996)
as Silas (segment "Long Black Song")
A Party For Richard Pryor (1991)
as Self
Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
Sins (2012)
as Father Leonard
Soldier Child (1998)
as Self - Narrator
Full Disclosure Report (2005)
as David Tapp
Caffeinated (2015)
as Coffee Lover
Hollywood on Horses (1989)
as Self
Always in Season (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
Mooz-lum (2011)
as Dean Francis
The Stand-In (1985)
as Apples Finnerty
Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories (2017)
as Self
John Henry (1986)
as John Henry
The Shift (2013)
as Floyd
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong (1999)
as Narrator (voice)
Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt (1990)
as Narrator (voice)
Memorial Day (1983)
as Willie Monroe
Shadows of Liberty (2012)
as Self
Red Wind (1995)
as Philip Marlowe
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution (2018)
as Narrator (voice)
The Harimaya Bridge (2009)
as Joseph Holder
The Lighthouse (2012)
as Duncan
The Robeson Effect (2019)
as Self
Dirt & Deeds in Mississippi (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
The Talking Eggs (1993)
as Narrator (voice)
The Real Eve (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots (1989)
as Narrator (voice)
Scared Straight! 20 Years Later (1999)
as Host
Agents of Change (2017)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Newbies (2025)
Actor
Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story (2019)
as Narrator
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion (1992)
as Narrator (voice)
Rise Like Lions (2011)
as Self (Occupy Oakland)
Bàttu (2000)
Actor
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary (1989)
as Self
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby (1990)
as Narrator (voice)