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  • BIRTH 22/07/1946
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 17
  • MOVIES 119
  • DIRECTOR 1
  • PRODUCTION 14

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.

Danny Glover

Shows (17)

Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Hank Morgan
Psych
Psych
Mel Hornsby
American Dad!
American Dad!
Minstrel Krampus (voice)
ER
ER
Charlie Pratt Sr.
black-ish
black-ish
Uncle Norman
My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl
Thomas
Brothers & Sisters
Brothers & Sisters
Isaac Marshall
Touch (2012)
Touch (2012)
Professor Arthur Teller
Mozart in the Jungle
Mozart in the Jungle
Mayor
Leverage
Leverage
Charlie Lawson
Legend of Earthsea
Legend of Earthsea
Ogion
Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
The View
The View
Self
The American West
The American West
Self
Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove
Joshua Deets
Alex Haley's Queen
Alex Haley's Queen
Alec Haley
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio
Self

Movies (119)

Jumanji: The Next Level
Jumanji: The Next Level
Milo
2012
2012
President Thomas Wilson
Saw
Saw
David Tapp
Shooter
Shooter
Colonel Isaac Johnson
Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon
Roger Murtaugh
Press Play
Press Play
Cooper
Predator 2
Predator 2
Lieutenant Mike Harrigan
Lethal Weapon 2
Lethal Weapon 2
Roger Murtaugh
The Prince of Egypt
The Prince of Egypt
Jethro (voice)
Lethal Weapon 3
Lethal Weapon 3
Roger Murtaugh
Lethal Weapon 4
Lethal Weapon 4
Roger Murtaugh
Sorry to Bother You
Sorry to Bother You
Langston
The Color Purple
The Color Purple
Albert
The Dead Don't Die
The Dead Don't Die
Hank Thompson
Antz
Antz
Barbatus (voice)
The Royal Tenenbaums
The Royal Tenenbaums
Henry Sherman
Witness
Witness
McFee
Be Kind Rewind
Be Kind Rewind
Mr. Fletcher
Dirty Grandpa
Dirty Grandpa
Stinky
Beyond the Lights
Beyond the Lights
Captain Nicol
Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls
Marty Madison
The Old Man & the Gun
The Old Man & the Gun
Teddy
Gridlocked
Gridlocked
Sully
Death at a Funeral
Death at a Funeral
Uncle Russell
Rage
Rage
Detective St. John
Proud Mary
Proud Mary
Benny
Blindness
Blindness
Man with Black Eye Patch
Age of the Dragons
Age of the Dragons
Ahab
Almost Christmas
Almost Christmas
Walter
Barnyard
Barnyard
Miles the Mule (voice)
Andron
Andron
Chancellor Gordon
The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker
Richter Tyrone Kipler
Silverado
Silverado
Malachi 'Mal' Johnson
Alpha and Omega
Alpha and Omega
Winston (voice)
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
Baltimore Bob
Monster Trucks
Monster Trucks
Mr. Weathers
Battle for Terra
Battle for Terra
President Chen (voice)
Bat★21
Bat★21
Capt. Bartholomew Clark
I'm Still Here
I'm Still Here
Danny Glover
Switchback
Switchback
Bob Goodall
Come Sunday
Come Sunday
Gilbert Pearson
Diablo
Diablo
Benjamin Carver
Angels in the Outfield
Angels in the Outfield
George Knox
Manderlay
Manderlay
Wilhelm
Tour de Pharmacy
Tour de Pharmacy
Slim Robinson Present Day
The Cookout
The Cookout
Judge Crowley
Supremacy
Supremacy
Mr. Walker
American Dreamer
American Dreamer
Jerry
Extraction
Extraction
Harding
Places in the Heart
Places in the Heart
Moze
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Grandpa Allen
Mysteria
Mysteria
Investigator
A Rage in Harlem
A Rage in Harlem
Easy Money
Gospel Hill
Gospel Hill
John Malcolm
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
Simon
Extortion
Extortion
Constable Haagen
Consumed
Consumed
Hal Westbrook
The Christmas Train
The Christmas Train
Max Powers
Night Train
Night Train
Miles
Complete Unknown
Complete Unknown
Roger
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Justice Thurgood Marshall
Darkweb
Darkweb
The Boss
Gus - Petit oiseau, grand voyage
Gus - Petit oiseau, grand voyage
Darius (voice)
Waffle Street
Waffle Street
Edward Collins
The Bouquet
The Bouquet
Reverend John
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
Walter Tortoise (voice)
Gone Fishin'
Gone Fishin'
Gus Green
Chasing Shakespeare
Chasing Shakespeare
William Ward
Pure Luck
Pure Luck
Raymond Campanella
3 A.M.
3 A.M.
Hershey
San Francisco State: On Strike
San Francisco State: On Strike
self
Boesman and Lena
Boesman and Lena
Boesman
Wild America
Wild America
Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited)
Christmas Break-In
Christmas Break-In
Ray
Buffalo Soldiers
Buffalo Soldiers
Sgt. Washington Wyatt
Operation Dumbo Drop
Operation Dumbo Drop
Capt. Sam Cahill
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2047 - Sights of Death
2047 - Sights of Death
Sponge
Toxin
Toxin
Dr. Locke
Tula: The Revolt
Tula: The Revolt
Shinishi
93 Days
93 Days
Good Fences
Good Fences
Tom Spader
To Sleep with Anger
To Sleep with Anger
Harry
Donovan's Echo
Donovan's Echo
Donovan Matheson
The Good Catholic
The Good Catholic
Victor
Space Warriors
Space Warriors
Commander Phillips
America's Dream
America's Dream
Silas (segment "Long Black Song")
Mooz-lum
Mooz-lum
Dean Francis
De mayor quiero ser soldado
De mayor quiero ser soldado
School Director
Poor Boy's Game
Poor Boy's Game
George
Sr. Pig
Sr. Pig
Ambrose
Flight of the Intruder
Flight of the Intruder
Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
Bernie Pope
Back in the Day
Back in the Day
Eddie 'Rocks' Travor
The Exonerated
The Exonerated
David Keaton
P.N.O.K.
P.N.O.K.
Col. Weldon
The Shaggy Dog
The Shaggy Dog
Ken Hollister
Hannah's Law
Hannah's Law
Isom Dart
Bad Asses on the Bayou
Bad Asses on the Bayou
Bernie Pope
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
Father Elias
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
Self
Bopha!
Bopha!
Micah Mangena
Pushing Dead
Pushing Dead
Bob
Operation Dumbo Drop
Operation Dumbo Drop
Capt. Sam Cahill
Beloved
Beloved
Paul D
The Shift
The Shift
Floyd
Survivor's Guide to Prison
Survivor's Guide to Prison
Self
Shadows of Liberty
Shadows of Liberty
Self
Legendary
Legendary
Harry 'Red' Newman
Shuffleton's Barbershop
Shuffleton's Barbershop
Charlie Shuffleton
Missing in America
Missing in America
Jake Neely
Five Minarets in New York
Five Minarets in New York
Marcus
The Naughty Nine
The Naughty Nine
Santa Claus
The Curse of Buckout Road
The Curse of Buckout Road
Dr. Powell
Bamako
Bamako
Cow-boy
Son of Morning
Son of Morning
Gabriel Peters
Iceman
Iceman
Loomis
Day of the Mummy
Day of the Mummy
Carl
LUV
LUV
Arthur

Director

Just a Dream
Just a Dream

Production (14)

کفرناحوم
کفرناحوم
President
President
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
The House I Live In
The House I Live In
3 A.M.
3 A.M.
Bamako
Bamako
Good Fences
Good Fences
Shenandoah
Shenandoah
सेतो सूर्य
सेतो सूर्य
Strong Island
Strong Island
America's Dream
America's Dream
Durna Çırağı
Durna Çırağı
Buffalo Soldiers
Buffalo Soldiers
This Changes Everything
This Changes Everything