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Danny Glover

Acting 79 years old San Francisco, California, USA ★ 2.8
Born: July 22, 1946

Biography

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.

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Known For

Saw
Saw David Tapp 2004
Gridlocked
Gridlocked Sully 2016
Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon Roger Murtaugh 1987
Yellowbird
Yellowbird Darius (voice) 2014
T
The Lighthouse Duncan 2012

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Escape from Alcatraz
Escape from Alcatraz Inmate 1979

Filmography

Acting Credits (248)

Newbies
Newbies 2025
The Naughty Nine
The Naughty Nine Santa Claus 2023
Double Soul
Double Soul Michael Tedeschi 2023
American Dreamer
American Dreamer Jerry 2022
De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?
De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem? Self 2022
Press Play
Press Play Cooper 2022
A Night at the Academy Museum
A Night at the Academy Museum Self 2021
The Drummer
The Drummer Mark Walker 2020
Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man Narrator (voice) 2020
After Fact
After Fact Self 2020
Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War
Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War Narrator (voice) 2020
Jumanji: The Next Level
Jumanji: The Next Level Milo 2019
The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs
The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs Narrator (voice) 2019
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
The Last Black Man in San Francisco Grandpa Allen 2019
Strive
Strive 2019
The Dead Don't Die
The Dead Don't Die Hank Thompson 2019
Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story
Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story Narrator 2019
Always in Season
Always in Season Narrator (voice) 2019
The Robeson Effect
The Robeson Effect Self 2019
Christmas Break-In
Christmas Break-In Ray 2018
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones Self 2018
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy Baltimore Bob 2018
The Old Man & the Gun
The Old Man & the Gun Teddy 2018
Sorry to Bother You
Sorry to Bother You Langston 2018
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey Mr. Ocean 2018
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution Narrator (voice) 2018
Howard
Howard Self (archive footage) 2018
Survivor's Guide to Prison
Survivor's Guide to Prison Self 2018
Come Sunday
Come Sunday Gilbert Pearson 2018
Proud Mary
Proud Mary Benny 2018
The Christmas Train
The Christmas Train Max Powers 2017
The Curse of Buckout Road
The Curse of Buckout Road Dr. Powell 2017
Vagabonds
Vagabonds Uncle Issa 2017
The Good Catholic
The Good Catholic Victor 2017
Tour de Pharmacy
Tour de Pharmacy Slim Robinson Present Day 2017
Agents of Change
Agents of Change Self - Narrator (voice) 2017
Cold Case Files
Cold Case Files Self - Narrator (voice) 2017
Birth of a Movement
Birth of a Movement Narrator (voice) 2017
Extortion
Extortion Detective Constable Haagen 2017
Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories
Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories Self 2017
Monster Trucks
Monster Trucks Mr. Weathers 2016
Almost Christmas
Almost Christmas Walter 2016
Pushing Dead
Pushing Dead Bob 2016
Complete Unknown
Complete Unknown Roger 2016
Mr. Pig
Mr. Pig Ambrose 2016
Gridlocked
Gridlocked Sully 2016
Back in the Day
Back in the Day Eddie 'Rocks' Travor 2016
Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights
Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights Narrator (voice) 2016
93 Days
93 Days Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri 2016
Darkweb
Darkweb The Boss 2016
Dirty Grandpa
Dirty Grandpa Stinky 2016
Diablo
Diablo Benjamin Carver 2016
Andron
Andron Chancellor Gordon 2015
Waffle Street
Waffle Street Edward Collins 2015
Checkmate
Checkmate Elohim 2015
Consumed
Consumed Hal Westbrook 2015
About Scout
About Scout Red 2015
Bad Asses on the Bayou
Bad Asses on the Bayou Bernie Pope 2015
Mississippi Inferno
Mississippi Inferno Narrator (voice) 2015
Caffeinated
Caffeinated Coffee Lover 2015
Toxin
Toxin Dr. Locke 2015
Beyond the Lights
Beyond the Lights Captain Nicol 2014
Day of the Mummy
Day of the Mummy Carl 2014
Yellowbird
Yellowbird Darius (voice) 2014
black-ish
black-ish Uncle Norman 2014
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee Self 2014
2047: Sights of Death
2047: Sights of Death Sponge 2014
Supremacy
Supremacy Mr. Walker 2014
We Are Many
We Are Many Self 2014
Rage
Rage Detective St. John 2014
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses Bernie Pope 2014
The Ninja Immovable Heart
The Ninja Immovable Heart Ex Director Matthew Reynolds 2014
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama 2014
Mozart in the Jungle
Mozart in the Jungle Mayor 2014
Chasing Shakespeare
Chasing Shakespeare William Ward 2014
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight Justice Thurgood Marshall 2013
Ironside
Ironside Frank Ironside 2013
Extraction
Extraction Harding 2013
Tula: The Revolt
Tula: The Revolt Shinishi 2013
Highland Park
Highland Park Ed 2013
Shuffleton's Barbershop
Shuffleton's Barbershop Charlie Shuffleton 2013
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth Self 2013
Space Warriors
Space Warriors Commander Phillips 2013
The Shift
The Shift Floyd 2013
The Bouquet
The Bouquet Reverend John 2013
LUV
LUV Arthur 2013
Casting By
Casting By Self 2012
The Children's Republic
The Children's Republic Dubem 2012
The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse Duncan 2012
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon' Self 2012
Shadows of Liberty
Shadows of Liberty Self 2012
Hannah's Law
Hannah's Law Isom Dart 2012
Sins
Sins Father Leonard 2012
Touch
Touch Professor Arthur Teller 2012
Mysteria
Mysteria Investigator 2011
Rise Like Lions
Rise Like Lions Self (Occupy Oakland) 2011
Donovan's Echo
Donovan's Echo Donovan Matheson 2011
Age of the Dragons
Age of the Dragons Ahab 2011
Son of Morning
Son of Morning Gabriel Peters 2011
Mooz-lum
Mooz-lum Dean Francis 2011
I Want to Be a Soldier
I Want to Be a Soldier School Director 2010
Down for Life
Down for Life Mr. Shannon 2010
I'm Still Here
I'm Still Here Danny Glover 2010
Legendary
Legendary Harry 'Red' Newman 2010
Dear Alice
Dear Alice Franzis 2010
Alpha and Omega
Alpha and Omega Winston (voice) 2010
Death at a Funeral
Death at a Funeral Uncle Russell 2010
Five Minarets in New York
Five Minarets in New York Marcus 2010
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic Self 2010
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective Self 2010
Human Target
Human Target Client 2010
Sam Cooke: Crossing Over
Sam Cooke: Crossing Over Narrator (voice) 2010
The People Speak
The People Speak Self 2009
2012
2012 President Thomas Wilson 2009
Nite Tales: The Series
Nite Tales: The Series Jeremiah 2009
PoliWood
PoliWood Self 2009
The Harimaya Bridge
The Harimaya Bridge Joseph Holder 2009
Night Train
Night Train Miles 2009
Leverage
Leverage Charlie Lawson 2008
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare Walter Tortoise (voice) 2008
Fats Waller Was Born Here
Fats Waller Was Born Here "Fats" Waller's Father/Mr. Fletcher 2008
Blindness
Blindness Man with Black Eye Patch 2008
Be Kind Rewind
Be Kind Rewind Mr. Fletcher 2008
Gospel Hill
Gospel Hill John Malcolm 2008
Agent Crush
Agent Crush Major Rusty Gubbins 2008
Honeydripper
Honeydripper Tyrone Purvis 2007
Battle for Terra
Battle for Terra President Chen (voice) 2007
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation Father Elias 2007
Shooter
Shooter Colonel Isaac Johnson 2007
Poor Boy's Game
Poor Boy's Game George 2007
Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls Marty Madison 2006
Read You Like a Book
Read You Like a Book 2006
Brothers and Sisters
Brothers and Sisters Isaac Marshall 2006
Barnyard
Barnyard Miles (voice) 2006
Psych
Psych Mel Hornsby 2006
The Court
The Court Cow-boy 2006
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit Brer Turtle (voice) 2006
The Shaggy Dog
The Shaggy Dog Ken Hollister 2006
The Exonerated
The Exonerated David Keaton 2006
The Reichen Show
The Reichen Show Self 2005
Full Disclosure Report
Full Disclosure Report David Tapp 2005
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds Hank Morgan 2005
The Peace!
The Peace! Self 2005
My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl Thomas 2005
Manderlay
Manderlay Wilhelm 2005
American Dad!
American Dad! Minstrel Krampus (voice) 2005
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' Self (archive footage) 2005
Missing in America
Missing in America Jake Neely 2005
P.N.O.K.
P.N.O.K. Col. Weldon 2005
Legend of Earthsea
Legend of Earthsea Ogion 2004
Saw
Saw David Tapp 2004
The Cookout
The Cookout Judge Crowley 2004
Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher Self 2003
The John Garfield Story
The John Garfield Story Self 2003
Good Fences
Good Fences Tom Spader 2003
The Real Eve
The Real Eve Narrator (voice) 2002
The Royal Tenenbaums
The Royal Tenenbaums Henry Sherman 2001
3 A.M.
3 A.M. Hershey 2001
Boesman and Lena
Boesman and Lena Boesman 2000
Bàttu
Bàttu 2000
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration Self 2000
Freedom Song
Freedom Song Will Walker 2000
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen Self (archive footage) 1999
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong Narrator (voice) 1999
Scared Straight! 20 Years Later
Scared Straight! 20 Years Later Host 1999
Our Friend, Martin
Our Friend, Martin Train Conductor (voice) 1999
The Prince of Egypt
The Prince of Egypt Jethro (voice) 1998
Beloved
Beloved Paul D 1998
Antz
Antz Barbatus (voice) 1998
Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson
Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson Self - Narrator (voice) 1998
Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares Self - Panelist 1998
Lethal Weapon 4
Lethal Weapon 4 Roger Murtaugh 1998
Soldier Child
Soldier Child Self - Narrator 1998
Buffalo Soldiers
Buffalo Soldiers Sgt. Washington Wyatt 1997
The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker Richter Tyrone Kipler 1997
Switchback
Switchback Bob Goodall 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
Wild America
Wild America Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited) 1997
Gone Fishin'
Gone Fishin' Gus Green 1997
America's Dream
America's Dream Silas (segment "Long Black Song") 1996
Red Wind
Red Wind Philip Marlowe 1995
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities Self 1995
Operation Dumbo Drop
Operation Dumbo Drop Capt. Sam Cahill 1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies Self 1995
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain Isaac Jefferson (voice) 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child The King (voice) 1995
ER
ER Charlie Pratt Sr. 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio Self 1994
Angels in the Outfield
Angels in the Outfield George Knox 1994
Maverick
Maverick Bank Robber (uncredited) 1994
The Saint of Fort Washington
The Saint of Fort Washington Jerry 1993
Bopha!
Bopha! Micah Mangena 1993
Civil War Journal
Civil War Journal Self - Host 1993
Civil War Journal
Civil War Journal Host 1993
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels Marlowe 1993
The Talking Eggs
The Talking Eggs Narrator (voice) 1993
Alex Haley's Queen
Alex Haley's Queen Alec Haley 1993
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion Narrator (voice) 1992
Lethal Weapon 3
Lethal Weapon 3 Roger Murtaugh 1992
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon Simon 1991
Pure Luck
Pure Luck Raymond Campanella 1991
A Rage in Harlem
A Rage in Harlem Easy Money 1991
Flight of the Intruder
Flight of the Intruder Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli 1991
Predator 2
Predator 2 Lieutenant Mike Harrigan 1990
To Sleep with Anger
To Sleep with Anger Harry 1990
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Captain Planet and the Planeteers Dr. Apollo (voice) 1990
Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt
Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt Narrator (voice) 1990
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby Narrator (voice) 1990
Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots
Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots Narrator (voice) 1989
Lethal Weapon 2
Lethal Weapon 2 Roger Murtaugh 1989
Dead Man Out
Dead Man Out Dr. Alex Marsh 1989
Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove Joshua Deets 1989
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun Walter Lee Younger 1989
Hollywood on Horses
Hollywood on Horses Self 1989
Bat★21
Bat★21 Capt. Bartholomew Clark 1988
A Place at the Table
A Place at the Table Mr. Scott 1988
Mandela
Mandela Nelson Mandela 1987
Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon Roger Murtaugh 1987
John Henry
John Henry John Henry 1986
The Color Purple
The Color Purple Albert 1985
Tall Tales & Legends
Tall Tales & Legends John Henry 1985
Silverado
Silverado Malachi 'Mal' Johnson 1985
The Stand-In
The Stand-In Apples Finnerty 1985
Witness
Witness McFee 1985
And the Children Shall Lead
And the Children Shall Lead William 1985
Places in the Heart
Places in the Heart Moze 1984
Iceman
Iceman Loomis 1984
Memorial Day
Memorial Day Willie Monroe 1983
Chiefs
Chiefs Marshall Peters 1983
The Face of Rage
The Face of Rage Gary 1983
Keeping On
Keeping On Lester Traylor 1983
Out
Out Jojo / Roland 1982
Gimme a Break!
Gimme a Break! 1981
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash Morgan 1981
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues 1981
Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer
Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer Oscar Micheaux 1981
Great Railway Journeys
Great Railway Journeys Self - Presenter 1980
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Palmerstown, U.S.A. 1980
Escape from Alcatraz
Escape from Alcatraz Inmate 1979
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Roger Murtaugh (uncredited) 1975
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ... Self 1973
San Francisco State: On Strike
San Francisco State: On Strike self 1969
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
Today
Today Self 1952
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story Narrator (voice)
Lethal Weapon 5
Lethal Weapon 5 Roger Murtaugh
Grizzly Peak
Grizzly Peak Will
Killing Winston Jones
Killing Winston Jones Washington Carver

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