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