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
- 2023 · Double Soul as Michael Tedeschi
- 2022 · American Dreamer as Jerry
- 2022 · Press Play as Cooper
- 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 · Howard as Self (archive footage)
- 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 · 93 Days as Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri
- 2016 · Dirty Grandpa as Stinky
- 2016 · Diablo as Benjamin Carver
- 2015 · Andron as Chancellor Gordon
- 2015 · Waffle Street as Edward Collins
- 2015 · Checkmate as Elohim
- 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 · 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 · Ironside as Frank Ironside
- 2013 · Extraction as Harding
- 2013 · Highland Park as Ed
- 2013 · Space Warriors as Commander Phillips
- 2013 · The Bouquet as Reverend John
- 2012 · Casting By as Self
- 2012 · Touch as Professor Arthur Teller
- 2011 · Donovan's Echo as Donovan Matheson
- 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
- 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 · Gospel Hill as John Malcolm
- 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 · A Rage in Harlem as Easy Money
- 1991 · Flight of the Intruder as Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli
- 1990 · Predator 2 as Lieutenant Mike Harrigan
- 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
- 2020 · The Drummer as Mark Walker
- 2020 · The Bee as Roger Murtaugh (archive footage)
- 2019 · Strive as
- 2018 · Christmas Break-In as Ray
- 2018 · Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey as Mr. Ocean
- 2018 · Survivor's Guide to Prison as Self
- 2017 · The Good Catholic as Victor
- 2016 · Pushing Dead as Bob
- 2016 · Mr. Pig as Ambrose
- 2016 · Back in the Day as Eddie 'Rocks' Travor
- 2016 · Darkweb as The Boss
- 2015 · About Scout as Red
- 2015 · Toxin as Dr. Locke
- 2014 · Day of the Mummy as Carl
- 2014 · 2047: Sights of Death as Sponge
- 2014 · We Are Many as Self
- 2014 · The Ninja Immovable Heart as Ex Director Matthew Reynolds
- 2014 · Chasing Shakespeare as William Ward
- 2013 · Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight as Justice Thurgood Marshall
- 2013 · Tula: The Revolt as Shinishi
- 2013 · Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth as Self
- 2013 · The Shift as Floyd
- 2013 · LUV as Arthur
- 2012 · Shadows of Liberty as Self
- 2012 · Hannah's Law as Isom Dart
- 2012 · Sins as Father Leonard
- 2011 · Mysteria as Investigator
- 2011 · Son of Morning as Gabriel Peters
- 2011 · Mooz-lum as Dean Francis
- 2010 · I Want to Be a Soldier as School Director
- 2010 · Five Minarets in New York as Marcus
- 2009 · The People Speak as Self
- 2009 · PoliWood as Self
- 2007 · Honeydripper as Tyrone Purvis
- 2007 · Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation as Father Elias
- 2007 · Poor Boy's Game as George
- 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 · Missing in America as Jake Neely
- 2003 · The John Garfield Story as Self
- 2003 · Good Fences as Tom Spader
- 2001 · 3 A.M. as Hershey
- 2000 · Freedom Song as Will Walker
- 1999 · The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen as Self (archive footage)
- 1999 · Our Friend, Martin as Train Conductor (voice)
- 1997 · Buffalo Soldiers as Sgt. Washington Wyatt
- 1995 · The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self
- 1995 · Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain as Isaac Jefferson (voice)
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1993 · The Saint of Fort Washington as Jerry
- 1993 · Bopha! as Micah Mangena
- 1990 · To Sleep with Anger as Harry
- 1989 · Dead Man Out as Dr. Alex Marsh
- 1987 · Mandela as Nelson Mandela
- 1985 · And the Children Shall Lead as William
- 1983 · Memorial Day as Willie Monroe
- 1981 · Chu Chu and the Philly Flash as Morgan
- Future · Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story as Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem? as Ele mesmo
- 2021 · A Night at the Academy Museum as Self
- 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 · Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story as Narrator
- 2019 · Always in Season as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · The Robeson Effect as Self
- 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 · Agents of Change as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Birth of a Movement as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories as Self
- 2016 · Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · Mississippi Inferno as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · Caffeinated as Coffee Lover
- 2014 · Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee as Self
- 2014 · We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama as
- 2013 · Shuffleton's Barbershop as Charlie Shuffleton
- 2012 · The Children's Republic as Dubem
- 2012 · The Lighthouse as Duncan
- 2012 · Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon' as Self
- 2011 · Rise Like Lions as Self (Occupy Oakland)
- 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 Harimaya Bridge as Joseph Holder
- 2006 · Read You Like a Book as
- 2005 · The Peace! as Self
- 2005 · The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 · P.N.O.K. as Col. Weldon
- 2002 · The Real Eve as Narrator (voice)
- 2000 · Boesman and Lena as Boesman
- 2000 · Bàttu as
- 2000 · Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 1999 · The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong as Narrator (voice)
- 1999 · Scared Straight! 20 Years Later as Host
- 1998 · Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1996 · America's Dream as Silas (segment "Long Black Song")
- 1995 · Red Wind as Philip Marlowe
- 1995 · Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities as Self
- 1993 · The Talking Eggs as Narrator (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)
- 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
- 1986 · John Henry as John Henry
- 1985 · The Stand-In as Apples Finnerty
- 1983 · The Face of Rage as Gary
- 1983 · Keeping On as Lester Traylor
- 1982 · Out as Jojo / Roland
- 1981 · Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer as Oscar Micheaux
- 1969 · San Francisco State: On Strike as self