Danny Glover
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
- 2023 · The Naughty Nine as Santa Claus
- 2022 · American Dreamer as Jerry
- 2022 · De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem? as Ele mesmo
- 2019 · Jumanji: The Next Level as Milo
- 2019 · The Last Black Man in San Francisco as Grandpa Allen
- 2019 · The Dead Don't Die as Hank Thompson
- 2018 · Death Race: Beyond Anarchy as Baltimore Bob
- 2018 · The Old Man & the Gun as Teddy
- 2018 · Sorry to Bother You as Langston
- 2018 · Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey as Mr. Ocean
- 2018 · Howard as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Survivor's Guide to Prison as Self
- 2018 · Come Sunday as Gilbert Pearson
- 2018 · Proud Mary as Benny
- 2017 · The Christmas Train as Max Powers
- 2017 · The Curse of Buckout Road as Dr. Powell
- 2017 · Tour de Pharmacy as Slim Robinson Present Day
- 2017 · Cold Case Files as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Extortion as Constable Haagen
- 2016 · Monster Trucks as Mr. Weathers
- 2016 · Almost Christmas as Walter
- 2016 · Complete Unknown as Roger
- 2016 · Gridlocked as Sully
- 2016 · Back in the Day as Eddie 'Rocks' Travor
- 2016 · Dirty Grandpa as Stinky
- 2016 · Diablo as Benjamin Carver
- 2015 · Andron as Chancellor Gordon
- 2015 · Waffle Street as Edward Collins
- 2015 · Consumed as Hal Westbrook
- 2015 · Bad Asses on the Bayou as Bernie Pope
- 2014 · Beyond the Lights as Captain Nicol
- 2014 · Yellowbird as Darius (voice)
- 2014 · black-ish as Uncle Norman
- 2014 · 2047: Sights of Death as Sponge
- 2014 · Supremacy as Mr. Walker
- 2014 · Rage as Detective St. John
- 2014 · Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses as Bernie Pope
- 2014 · Mozart in the Jungle as Mayor
- 2013 · Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight as Justice Thurgood Marshall
- 2013 · Ironside as Frank Ironside
- 2013 · Extraction as Harding
- 2013 · Tula: The Revolt as Shinishi
- 2012 · Casting By as Self
- 2012 · Hannah's Law as Isom Dart
- 2012 · Touch as Professor Arthur Teller
- 2011 · Age of the Dragons as Ahab
- 2010 · Alpha and Omega as Winston (voice)
- 2010 · I'm Still Here as Danny Glover
- 2010 · Legendary as Harry 'Red' Newman
- 2010 · Death at a Funeral as Uncle Russell
- 2010 · Five Minarets in New York as Marcus
- 2009 · 2012 as President Thomas Wilson
- 2009 · Night Train as Miles
- 2008 · Leverage as Charlie Lawson
- 2008 · Saw V as David Tapp (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2008 · Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare as Walter Tortoise (voice)
- 2008 · Blindness as Man with Black Eye Patch
- 2008 · Be Kind Rewind as Mr. Fletcher
- 2007 · Battle for Terra as President Chen (voice)
- 2007 · Shooter as Colonel Isaac Johnson
- 2006 · Dreamgirls as Marty Madison
- 2006 · Brothers and Sisters as Isaac Marshall
- 2006 · Barnyard as Miles the Mule (voice)
- 2006 · Psych as Mel Hornsby
- 2006 · The Shaggy Dog as Ken Hollister
- 2005 · The Reichen Show as Self
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as Hank Morgan
- 2005 · My Name Is Earl as Thomas
- 2005 · Manderlay as Wilhelm
- 2005 · American Dad! as Minstrel Krampus (voice)
- 2004 · Legend of Earthsea as Ogion
- 2004 · Saw as David Tapp
- 2004 · The Cookout as Judge Crowley
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- 2001 · The Royal Tenenbaums as Henry Sherman
- 1998 · The Prince of Egypt as Jethro (voice)
- 1998 · Beloved as Paul D
- 1998 · Antz as Barbatus (voice)
- 1998 · Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
- 1998 · Hollywood Squares as
- 1998 · Lethal Weapon 4 as Roger Murtaugh
- 1997 · The Rainmaker as Richter Tyrone Kipler
- 1997 · Switchback as Bob Goodall
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Wild America as Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited)
- 1997 · Gone Fishin' as Gus Green
- 1995 · Operation Dumbo Drop as Capt. Sam Cahill
- 1995 · Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as The King (voice)
- 1994 · ER as Charlie Pratt Sr.
- 1994 · Angels in the Outfield as George Knox
- 1994 · Maverick as Bank Robber (uncredited)
- 1993 · Civil War Journal as Self - Host
- 1993 · Civil War Journal as Host
- 1993 · Fallen Angels as Marlowe
- 1993 · Alex Haley's Queen as Alec Haley
- 1992 · Lethal Weapon 3 as Roger Murtaugh
- 1991 · Grand Canyon as Simon
- 1991 · Pure Luck as Raymond Campanella
- 1991 · Flight of the Intruder as Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli
- 1990 · Predator 2 as Lieutenant Mike Harrigan
- 1990 · To Sleep with Anger as Harry
- 1990 · Captain Planet and the Planeteers as Dr. Apollo (voice)
- 1989 · Lethal Weapon 2 as Roger Murtaugh
- 1989 · Lonesome Dove as Joshua Deets
- 1988 · Bat★21 as Capt. Bartholomew Clark
- 1987 · Lethal Weapon as Roger Murtaugh
- 1985 · The Color Purple as Albert
- 1985 · Tall Tales & Legends as John Henry
- 1985 · Silverado as Malachi 'Mal' Johnson
- 1985 · Witness as McFee
- 1984 · Places in the Heart as Moze
- 1984 · Iceman as Loomis
- 1981 · Gimme a Break! as
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1980 · Great Railway Journeys as Self - Presenter
- 1980 · Palmerstown, U.S.A. as
- 1979 · Escape from Alcatraz as Inmate
- 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1952 · Today as Self
- Future · Lethal Weapon 5 as Roger Murtaugh
- 2023 · Double Soul as Michael Tedeschi
- 2022 · Press Play as Cooper
- 2021 · A Night at the Academy Museum as Self
- 2020 · The Drummer as Mark Walker
- 2020 · The Bee as Roger Murtaugh (archive footage)
- 2020 · Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · After Fact as Self
- 2020 · Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · Strive as
- 2019 · Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story as Narrator
- 2019 · Always in Season as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · The Robeson Effect as Self
- 2018 · Christmas Break-In as Ray
- 2018 · Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones as Self
- 2018 · The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Vagabonds as Uncle Issa
- 2017 · The Good Catholic as Victor
- 2017 · Agents of Change as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Birth of a Movement as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories as Self
- 2016 · Pushing Dead as Bob
- 2016 · Mr. Pig as Ambrose
- 2016 · Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · 93 Days as
- 2016 · Darkweb as The Boss
- 2015 · Checkmate as Elohim
- 2015 · About Scout as Red
- 2015 · Mississippi Inferno as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · Caffeinated as Coffee Lover
- 2015 · Toxin as Dr. Locke
- 2014 · Day of the Mummy as Carl
- 2014 · Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee as Self
- 2014 · We Are Many as Self
- 2014 · The Ninja Immovable Heart as Ex Director Matthew Reynolds
- 2014 · We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama as
- 2014 · Chasing Shakespeare as William Ward
- 2013 · Highland Park as Ed
- 2013 · Shuffleton's Barbershop as Charlie Shuffleton
- 2013 · Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth as Self
- 2013 · Space Warriors as Commander Phillips
- 2013 · The Shift as Floyd
- 2013 · The Bouquet as Reverend John
- 2013 · LUV as Arthur
- 2012 · The Children's Republic as Dubem
- 2012 · The Lighthouse as Duncan
- 2012 · Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon' as Self
- 2012 · Shadows of Liberty as Self
- 2012 · Sins as Father Leonard
- 2011 · Mysteria as Investigator
- 2011 · Rise Like Lions as Self (Occupy Oakland)
- 2011 · Donovan's Echo as Donovan Matheson
- 2011 · Son of Morning as Gabriel Peters
- 2011 · Mooz-lum as Dean Francis
- 2010 · I Want to Be a Soldier as School Director
- 2010 · Down for Life as Mr. Shannon
- 2010 · Dear Alice as Franzis
- 2010 · The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective as Self
- 2010 · 2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic as Self
- 2010 · Sam Cooke: Crossing Over as Narrator (voice)
- 2009 · The People Speak as Self
- 2009 · PoliWood as Self
- 2009 · The Harimaya Bridge as Joseph Holder
- 2008 · Gospel Hill as John Malcolm
- 2007 · Honeydripper as Tyrone Purvis
- 2007 · Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation as Father Elias
- 2007 · Poor Boy's Game as George
- 2006 · Read You Like a Book as
- 2006 · Bamako as Cow-boy
- 2006 · The Adventures of Brer Rabbit as Brer Turtle (voice)
- 2006 · The Exonerated as David Keaton
- 2005 · Full Disclosure Report as David Tapp
- 2005 · The Peace! as Self
- 2005 · The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 · Missing in America as Jake Neely
- 2005 · P.N.O.K. as Col. Weldon
- 2003 · The John Garfield Story as Self
- 2003 · Good Fences as Tom Spader
- 2002 · The Real Eve as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · 3 A.M. as Hershey
- 2000 · Boesman and Lena as Boesman
- 2000 · Bàttu as
- 2000 · Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 2000 · Freedom Song as Will Walker
- 1999 · The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen as Self (archive footage)
- 1999 · The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong as Narrator (voice)
- 1999 · Scared Straight! 20 Years Later as Host
- 1999 · Our Friend, Martin as Train Conductor (voice)
- 1998 · Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1997 · Buffalo Soldiers as Sgt. Washington Wyatt
- 1996 · America's Dream as Silas (segment "Long Black Song")
- 1995 · Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities as Self
- 1995 · Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain as Isaac Jefferson (voice)
- 1992 · Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion as Narrator (voice)
- 1990 · Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt as Narrator (voice)
- 1990 · Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby as Narrator (voice)
- 1989 · Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots as Narrator (voice)
- 1986 · John Henry as John Henry
- Future · Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story as Narrator (voice)
- 1995 · Red Wind as Philip Marlowe
- 1995 · The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1993 · The Saint of Fort Washington as Jerry
- 1993 · Bopha! as Micah Mangena
- 1993 · The Talking Eggs as Narrator (voice)
- 1991 · A Rage in Harlem as Easy Money
- 1989 · Dead Man Out as Dr. Alex Marsh
- 1989 · A Raisin in the Sun as Walter Lee Younger
- 1989 · Hollywood on Horses as Self
- 1988 · A Place at the Table as Mr. Scott
- 1987 · Mandela as Nelson Mandela
- 1985 · The Stand-In as Apples Finnerty
- 1985 · And the Children Shall Lead as William
- 1983 · Memorial Day as Willie Monroe
- 1983 · The Face of Rage as Gary
- 1983 · Keeping On as Lester Traylor
- 1982 · Out as Jojo / Roland
- 1981 · Chu Chu and the Philly Flash as Morgan
- 1981 · Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer as Oscar Micheaux
- 1969 · San Francisco State: On Strike as self