Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA
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.
Movie | Cast | Year |
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Predator 2 | Lieutenant Mike Harrigan | 1990 |
Saw | David Tapp | 2004 |
The Color Purple | Albert Johnson ('Mister') | 1985 |
Lethal Weapon | Roger Murtaugh | 1987 |
Lethal Weapon 2 | Roger Murtaugh | 1989 |
Lethal Weapon 3 | Roger Murtaugh | 1992 |
Lethal Weapon 4 | Roger Murtaugh | 1998 |
Dreamgirls | Marty Madison | 2006 |
The Shaggy Dog | Ken Hollister | 2006 |
Manderlay | Wilhelm | 2005 |
Switchback | Bob Goodall | 1997 |
Be Kind Rewind | Mr. Fletcher | 2008 |
Gospel Hill | John Malcolm | 2008 |
Birth of a Movement | Narrator (voice) | 2017 |
Silverado | Malachi 'Mal' Johnson | 1985 |
Shooter | Colonel Isaac Johnson | 2007 |
Blindness | Man with Black Eye Patch | 2008 |
Iceman | Loomis | 1984 |
Angels in the Outfield | George Knox | 1994 |
The Rainmaker | Richter Tyrone Kipler | 1997 |
Antz | Barbatus (voice) | 1998 |
Gone Fishin' | Gus Green | 1997 |
Witness | McFee | 1985 |
Maverick | Bank Robber (uncredited) | 1994 |
The Royal Tenenbaums | Henry Sherman | 2001 |
Alpha and Omega | Winston (voice) | 2010 |
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare | Walter Tortoise (voice) | 2008 |
The Prince of Egypt | Jethro (voice) | 1998 |
Operation Dumbo Drop | Capt. Sam Cahill | 1995 |
Death at a Funeral | Uncle Russell | 2010 |
Places in the Heart | Moze | 1984 |
Grand Canyon | Simon | 1991 |
Missing in America | Jake Neely | 2005 |
The Garden | Self | 2008 |
2012 | President Thomas Wilson | 2009 |
A Rage in Harlem | Easy Money | 1991 |
Honeydripper | Tyrone Purvis | 2007 |
Night Train | Miles | 2009 |
Bat★21 | Capt. Bartholomew Clark | 1988 |
Poor Boy's Game | George | 2007 |
Good Fences | Tom Spader | 2003 |
Legendary | Harry 'Red' Newman | 2010 |
Scared Straight! 20 Years Later | Host | 1999 |
Down for Life | Mr. Shannon | 2010 |
Beloved | Paul D. Garner | 1998 |
Mooz-lum | Dean Francis | 2011 |
Flight of the Intruder | Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli | 1991 |
Pure Luck | Raymond Campanella | 1991 |
The Harimaya Bridge | Joseph Holder | 2009 |
Five Minarets in New York | Marcus | 2010 |
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation | Father Elias | 2007 |
I Want to Be a Soldier | School Director | 2010 |
Dirty Grandpa | Stinky | 2016 |
The Real Eve | Narrator (voice) | 2002 |
LUV | Arthur | 2013 |
Son of Morning | Gabriel Peters | 2011 |
The Saint of Fort Washington | Jerry | 1993 |
Out | Jojo / Roland | 1982 |
Dear Alice | Franzis | 2010 |
Bopha! | Micah Mangena | 1993 |
3 A.M. | Hershey | 2001 |
To Sleep with Anger | Harry | 1990 |
Mysteria | Investigator | 2011 |
The Children's Republic | Dubem | 2012 |
Age of the Dragons | Ahab | 2011 |
Chasing Shakespeare | William Ward | 2014 |
Boesman and Lena | Boesman | 2000 |
The Peace! | Self | 2005 |
Hannah's Law | Isom Dart | 2012 |
Donovan's Echo | Donovan Matheson | 2011 |
Highland Park | Ed | 2013 |
Tula: The Revolt | Shinishi | 2013 |
Sins | Father Leonard | 2012 |
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight | Justice Thurgood Marshall | 2013 |
Space Warriors | Commander Phillips | 2013 |
The Bouquet | Reverend John | 2013 |
Buffalo Soldiers | Sgt. Washington Wyatt | 1997 |
Extraction | Harding | 2013 |
Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson | Self - Narrator (voice) | 1998 |
Beyond the Lights | Captain Nicol | 2014 |
The Exonerated | David Keaton | 2006 |
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses | Bernie Pope | 2014 |
Mandela | Nelson Mandela | 1987 |
Rage | Detective St. John | 2014 |
2047: Sights of Death | Sponge | 2014 |
Supremacy | Mr. Walker | 2014 |
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities | Self | 1995 |
Yellowbird | Darius (voice) | 2014 |
Day of the Mummy | Carl | 2014 |
Shuffleton's Barbershop | Charlie Shuffleton | 2013 |
Our Friend, Martin | Train Conductor (voice) | 1999 |
Barnyard | Miles the Mule (voice) | 2006 |
Toxin | Dr. Locke | 2015 |
Bad Asses on the Bayou | Bernie Pope | 2015 |
The Lighthouse | Duncan | 2012 |
The Shift | Floyd | 2013 |
We Are Many | Self | 2014 |
About Scout | Red | 2015 |
Consumed | Hal Westbrook | 2015 |
Freedom Song | Will Walker | 2000 |
Checkmate | Elohim | 2015 |
The Ninja Immovable Heart | Ex Director Matthew Reynolds | 2014 |
Back in the Day | Eddie 'Rocks' Travor | 2016 |
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash | Morgan | 1981 |
Diablo | Benjamin Carver | 2016 |
Bamako | Cow-boy | 2006 |
Complete Unknown | Roger | 2016 |
Waffle Street | Edward Collins | 2015 |
Wild America | Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited) | 1997 |
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story | Narrator (voice) | 1970 |
Pushing Dead | Bob | 2016 |
Gridlocked | Sully | 2016 |
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration | Self | 2000 |
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy | Baltimore Bob | 2018 |
Andron | Chancellor Gordon | 2015 |
Darkweb | The Boss | 2016 |
Extortion | Constable Haagen | 2017 |
P.N.O.K. | Col. Weldon | 2005 |
The Old Man & the Gun | Teddy | 2018 |
Escape from Alcatraz | Inmate | 1979 |
Caffeinated | Coffee Lover | 2015 |
America's Dream | Silas (segment "Long Black Song") | 1996 |
93 Days | 2016 | |
Come Sunday | Gilbert Pearson | 2018 |
Memorial Day | Willie Monroe | 1983 |
Mr. Pig | Ambrose | 2016 |
Monster Trucks | Mr. Weathers | 2016 |
Almost Christmas | Walter | 2016 |
The People Speak | Self | 2009 |
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit | Brer Turtle (voice) | 2006 |
Battle for Terra | President Chen (voice) | 2007 |
Proud Mary | Benny | 2018 |
The Good Catholic | Victor | 2017 |
Agents of Change | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2017 |
Dead Man Out | Dr. Alex Marsh | 1989 |
Tour de Pharmacy | Slim Robinson Present Day | 2017 |
The Curse of Buckout Road | Dr. Powell | 2017 |
Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer | Oscar Micheaux | 1981 |
The Christmas Train | Max Powers | 2017 |
Bàttu | 2000 | |
Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights | Narrator (voice) | 2016 |
I'm Still Here | Danny Glover | 2010 |
Sorry to Bother You | Langston | 2018 |
The Last Black Man in San Francisco | Grandpa Allen | 2019 |
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey | Mr. Ocean | 2018 |
Survivor's Guide to Prison | Self | 2018 |
The Cookout | Judge Crowley | 2004 |
Shadows of Liberty | Self | 2012 |
A Raisin in the Sun | Walter Lee Younger | 1989 |
Christmas Break-In | Ray | 2018 |
Always in Season | Narrator (voice) | 2019 |
Jumanji: The Next Level | Milo | 2019 |
Mississippi Inferno | Narrator (voice) | 2015 |
The Dead Don't Die | Hank Thompson | 2019 |
And the Children Shall Lead | William | 1985 |
Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories | Self | 2017 |
The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs | Narrator (voice) | 2019 |
Read You Like a Book | 2006 | |
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' | Self (archive footage) | 2005 |
Press Play | Cooper | 2022 |
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones | Self | 2018 |
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic | Self | 2010 |
Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War | Narrator (voice) | 2020 |
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective | Self | 2010 |
Strive | 2019 | |
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee | Self | 2014 |
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama | 2014 | |
The John Garfield Story | Self | 2003 |
The Stand-In | Apples Finnerty | 1985 |
Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man | Narrator (voice) | 2020 |
Sam Cooke: Crossing Over | Narrator (voice) | 2010 |
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong | Narrator (voice) | 1999 |
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon' | Self | 2012 |
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen | Self (archive footage) | 1999 |
Hollywood on Horses | Self | 1989 |
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution | Narrator (voice) | 2018 |
PoliWood | Self | 2009 |
A Night at the Academy Museum | Self | 2021 |
The Drummer | Mark Walker | 2020 |
Lethal Weapon 5 | Roger Murtaugh | 1970 |
Keeping On | Lester Traylor | 1983 |
The Face of Rage | Gary | 1983 |
Casting By | Self | 2012 |
American Dreamer | Jerry | 2022 |
Rise Like Lions | Self (Occupy Oakland) | 2011 |
After Fact | Self | 2020 |
The Robeson Effect | Self | 2019 |
Howard | Self (archive footage) | 2018 |
The Talking Eggs | Narrator (voice) | 1993 |
San Francisco State: On Strike | self | 1969 |
Vagabonds | Uncle Issa | 2017 |
Double Soul | Michael Tedeschi | 2023 |
John Henry | John Henry | 1986 |
Full Disclosure Report | David Tapp | 2005 |
The Naughty Nine | Santa Claus | 2023 |
De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem? | Ele mesmo | 2022 |
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth | Self | 2013 |
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies | Self | 1995 |
Saw V | David Tapp (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2008 | Series | Cast | Year |
Today | Self | 1952 |
The Greatest American Hero | 1981 | |
The View | Self | 1997 |
Hill Street Blues | 1981 | |
ER | Charlie Pratt Sr. | 1994 |
Fallen Angels | Marlowe | 1993 |
Touch | Professor Arthur Teller | 2012 |
Inside the Actors Studio | Self | 1994 |
Brothers and Sisters | Isaac Marshall | 2006 |
Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Dr. Apollo (voice) | 1990 |
Gimme a Break! | 1981 | |
Legend of Earthsea | Ogion | 2004 |
Alex Haley's Queen | Alec Haley | 1993 |
Palmerstown, U.S.A. | 1980 | |
The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self | 1973 |
Psych | Mel Hornsby | 2006 |
Lonesome Dove | Joshua Deets | 1989 |
The Reichen Show | Self | 2005 |
Great Railway Journeys | Self - Presenter | 1980 |
Cold Case Files | Narrator (voice) | 2017 |
American Dad! | Minstrel Krampus (voice) | 2005 |
Leverage | Charlie Lawson | 2008 |
Real Time with Bill Maher | Self | 2003 |
Mozart in the Jungle | Mayor | 2014 |
Criminal Minds | Hank Morgan | 2005 |
black-ish | Uncle Norman | 2014 |
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | The King (voice) | 1995 |
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain | Isaac Jefferson (voice) | 1995 |
Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist | 1998 |
Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1956 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | 1962 |
Civil War Journal | Self - Host | 1993 |
Tall Tales & Legends | John Henry | 1985 |
Hollywood Squares | 1998 | |
My Name Is Earl | Thomas | 2005 |
Civil War Journal | Host | 1993 |
Ironside | Frank Ironside | 2013 |