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Danny Glover

Danny Glover

Acting July 22, 1946 (80 years old) San Francisco, California, USA

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.

Movies 219

Saw 7.4

Saw

as David Tapp

2004
2012 5.9

2012

as President Thomas Wilson

2009
Jumanji: The Next Level 6.9

Jumanji: The Next Level

as Milo

2019
Shooter 7.1

Shooter

as Colonel Isaac Johnson

2007
The Prince of Egypt 7.3

The Prince of Egypt

as Jethro (voice)

1998
Lethal Weapon 7.3

Lethal Weapon

as Roger Murtaugh

1987
Predator 2 6.3

Predator 2

as Lieutenant Mike Harrigan

1990
Antz 6.2

Antz

as Barbatus (voice)

1998
Lethal Weapon 2 7.1

Lethal Weapon 2

as Roger Murtaugh

1989
Lethal Weapon 4 6.6

Lethal Weapon 4

as Roger Murtaugh

1998
Barnyard 6.0

Barnyard

as Miles (voice)

2006
Witness 7.1

Witness

as McFee

1985
Escape from Alcatraz 7.5

Escape from Alcatraz

as Inmate

1979
The Royal Tenenbaums 7.5

The Royal Tenenbaums

as Henry Sherman

2001
Lethal Weapon 3 6.7

Lethal Weapon 3

as Roger Murtaugh

1992
Monster Trucks 6.1

Monster Trucks

as Mr. Weathers

2016
Dirty Grandpa 5.9

Dirty Grandpa

as Stinky

2016
Silverado 6.9

Silverado

as Malachi 'Mal' Johnson

1985
Sorry to Bother You 6.8

Sorry to Bother You

as Langston

2018
The Color Purple 7.7

The Color Purple

as Albert

1985
The Dead Don't Die 5.4

The Dead Don't Die

as Hank Thompson

2019
The Rainmaker 7.0

The Rainmaker

as Richter Tyrone Kipler

1997
Places in the Heart 7.2

Places in the Heart

as Moze

1984
Saw V 6.2

Saw V

as David Trapp (archive footage)

2008
Maverick 6.9

Maverick

as Bank Robber (uncredited)

1994
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy 6.2

Death Race: Beyond Anarchy

as Baltimore Bob

2018
Dreamgirls 6.7

Dreamgirls

as Marty Madison

2006
Alpha and Omega 5.9

Alpha and Omega

as Winston (voice)

2010
Death at a Funeral 5.9

Death at a Funeral

as Uncle Russell

2010
Be Kind Rewind 6.3

Be Kind Rewind

as Mr. Fletcher

2008
Almost Christmas 6.0

Almost Christmas

as Walter

2016
Blindness 6.5

Blindness

as Man with Black Eye Patch

2008
I'm Still Here 5.9

I'm Still Here

as Danny Glover

2010
Iceman 6.2

Iceman

as Loomis

1984
Rage 5.2

Rage

as Detective St. John

2014
Angels in the Outfield 6.1

Angels in the Outfield

as George Knox

1994
The Last Black Man in San Francisco 7.0

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

as Grandpa Allen

2019
Flight of the Intruder 5.8

Flight of the Intruder

as Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli

1991
Battle for Terra 6.1

Battle for Terra

as President Chen (voice)

2007
The Old Man & the Gun 6.4

The Old Man & the Gun

as Teddy

2018
Manderlay 6.9

Manderlay

as Wilhelm

2005
Switchback 6.0

Switchback

as Bob Goodall

1997
The Christmas Train 6.4

The Christmas Train

as Max Powers

2017
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses 6.1

Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses

as Bernie Pope

2014
Beyond the Lights 6.8

Beyond the Lights

as Captain Nicol

2014
Proud Mary 5.5

Proud Mary

as Benny

2018
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight 6.4

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

as Justice Thurgood Marshall

2013
Extortion 6.1

Extortion

as Detective Constable Haagen

2017
Beloved 5.8

Beloved

as Paul D

1998
The Naughty Nine 6.3

The Naughty Nine

as Santa Claus

2023
The Shaggy Dog 4.9

The Shaggy Dog

as Ken Hollister

2006
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare 5.8

Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare

as Walter Tortoise (voice)

2008
Extraction 5.0

Extraction

as Harding

2013
Grand Canyon 6.4

Grand Canyon

as Simon

1991
Press Play 6.4

Press Play

as Cooper

2022
Bad Asses on the Bayou 5.9

Bad Asses on the Bayou

as Bernie Pope

2015
Bat★21 6.3

Bat★21

as Capt. Bartholomew Clark

1988
Five Minarets in New York 5.5

Five Minarets in New York

as Marcus

2010
Tour de Pharmacy 6.7

Tour de Pharmacy

as Slim Robinson Present Day

2017
Pure Luck 5.6

Pure Luck

as Raymond Campanella

1991
Age of the Dragons 4.0

Age of the Dragons

as Ahab

2011
2047: Sights of Death 2.9

2047: Sights of Death

as Sponge

2014
Gone Fishin' 4.9

Gone Fishin'

as Gus Green

1997
Mr. Pig 6.1

Mr. Pig

as Ambrose

2016
The Cookout 4.7

The Cookout

as Judge Crowley

2004
Consumed 5.6

Consumed

as Hal Westbrook

2015
Survivor's Guide to Prison 6.4

Survivor's Guide to Prison

as Self

2018
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit 6.4

The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

as Brer Turtle (voice)

2006
The Curse of Buckout Road 6.6

The Curse of Buckout Road

as Dr. Powell

2017
Operation Dumbo Drop 5.2

Operation Dumbo Drop

as Capt. Sam Cahill

1995
Wild America 6.1

Wild America

as Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited)

1997
Back in the Day 3.0

Back in the Day

as Eddie 'Rocks' Travor

2016
Legendary 6.5

Legendary

as Harry 'Red' Newman

2010
Complete Unknown 5.2

Complete Unknown

as Roger

2016
American Dreamer 5.9

American Dreamer

as Jerry

2022
Night Train 5.6

Night Train

as Miles

2009
Andron 3.6

Andron

as Chancellor Gordon

2015
Gridlocked 5.9

Gridlocked

as Sully

2016
A Rage in Harlem 5.5

A Rage in Harlem

as Easy Money

1991
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey 4.8

Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey

as Mr. Ocean

2018
Checkmate 3.9

Checkmate

as Elohim

2015
Son of Morning 3.0

Son of Morning

as Gabriel Peters

2011
Poor Boy's Game 5.5

Poor Boy's Game

as George

2007
Casting By 6.9

Casting By

as Self

2012
To Sleep with Anger 6.8

To Sleep with Anger

as Harry

1990
Day of the Mummy 5.2

Day of the Mummy

as Carl

2014
Come Sunday 5.8

Come Sunday

as Gilbert Pearson

2018
Diablo 4.9

Diablo

as Benjamin Carver

2016
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies 8.0

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

as Self

1995
The People Speak 7.2

The People Speak

as Self

2009
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation 6.0

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

as Father Elias

2007
The Saint of Fort Washington 6.6

The Saint of Fort Washington

as Jerry

1993
Highland Park 5.6

Highland Park

as Ed

2013
Howard 6.8

Howard

as Self (archive footage)

2018
3 A.M. 5.7

3 A.M.

as Hershey

2001
Buffalo Soldiers 5.5

Buffalo Soldiers

as Sgt. Washington Wyatt

1997
The Ninja Immovable Heart 4.7

The Ninja Immovable Heart

as Ex Director Matthew Reynolds

2014
Christmas Break-In 5.7

Christmas Break-In

as Ray

2018
Our Friend, Martin 7.1

Our Friend, Martin

as Train Conductor (voice)

1999
Supremacy 5.7

Supremacy

as Mr. Walker

2014
When I See Them, I See Us

When I See Them, I See Us

2021
Missing in America 5.7

Missing in America

as Jake Neely

2005
The Exonerated 7.3

The Exonerated

as David Keaton

2006
Space Warriors 5.3

Space Warriors

as Commander Phillips

2013
Honeydripper 5.9

Honeydripper

as Tyrone Purvis

2007
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash 5.0

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

as Morgan

1981
Toxin 3.1

Toxin

as Dr. Locke

2015
The Children's Republic 5.8

The Children's Republic

as Dubem

2012
Donovan's Echo 6.0

Donovan's Echo

as Donovan Matheson

2011
About Scout 5.9

About Scout

as Red

2015
A Raisin in the Sun 7.0

A Raisin in the Sun

as Walter Lee Younger

1989
Hannah's Law 4.9

Hannah's Law

as Isom Dart

2012
A Night at the Academy Museum 7.0

A Night at the Academy Museum

as Self

2021
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic 7.0

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

as Self

2010
Mysteria 3.8

Mysteria

as Investigator

2011
Sins 2.3

Sins

as Father Leonard

2012
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration 7.0

Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

as Self

2000
PoliWood 6.5

PoliWood

as Self

2009
The John Garfield Story 8.4

The John Garfield Story

as Self

2003
America's Dream 6.7

America's Dream

as Silas (segment "Long Black Song")

1996
I Want to Be a Soldier 5.7

I Want to Be a Soldier

as School Director

2010
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson 8.0

The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson

as Self

1987
Waffle Street 6.1

Waffle Street

as Edward Collins

2015
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones 7.0

Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

as Self

2018
Birth of a Movement 6.4

Birth of a Movement

as Narrator (voice)

2017
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective 7.8

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

as Self

2010
Bopha! 5.4

Bopha!

as Micah Mangena

1993
LUV 5.8

LUV

as Arthur

2013
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen 6.6

The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

as Self (archive footage)

1999
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon' 6.7

Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'

as Self

2012
Double Soul 5.2

Double Soul

as Michael Tedeschi

2023
Sam Cooke: Crossing Over

Sam Cooke: Crossing Over

as Narrator (voice)

2010
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story

Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story

as Narrator (voice)

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee 1.5

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

as Self

2014
We Are Many 6.7

We Are Many

as Self

2014
Caffeinated 6.0

Caffeinated

as Coffee Lover

2015
Tula: The Revolt 4.6

Tula: The Revolt

as Shinishi

2013
De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?

De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?

as Self

2022
And the Children Shall Lead 9.0

And the Children Shall Lead

as William

1985
Down for Life 3.5

Down for Life

as Mr. Shannon

2010
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama

We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama

as Self

2014
Shuffleton's Barbershop 5.2

Shuffleton's Barbershop

as Charlie Shuffleton

2013
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' 6.7

The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'

as Self (archive footage)

2005
San Francisco State: On Strike 10.0

San Francisco State: On Strike

as self

1969
Dear Alice 5.6

Dear Alice

as Franzis

2010
Freedom Song 5.7

Freedom Song

as Will Walker

2000
Bamako 7.0

Bamako

as Cow-boy

2007
Good Fences 6.0

Good Fences

as Tom Spader

2003
Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson 8.4

Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1998
Pushing Dead 6.1

Pushing Dead

as Bob

2016
African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey

African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey

as Self

2022
A Place at the Table 3.7

A Place at the Table

as Mr. Scott

1988
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth 5.0

Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth

as Self

2013
Shadows of Liberty 6.6

Shadows of Liberty

as Self

2012
The Drummer 5.5

The Drummer

as Mark Walker

2020
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America 4.0

The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America

as Count Basie (voice)

2012
Mandela 4.8

Mandela

as Nelson Mandela

1987
93 Days 5.7

93 Days

as Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri

2016
Darkweb 2.9

Darkweb

as The Boss

2016
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'

Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'

as Self

2007
Gospel Hill 4.8

Gospel Hill

as John Malcolm

2008
Out 4.5

Out

as Jojo / Roland

1982
The Face of Rage 5.0

The Face of Rage

as Gary

1983
Mooz-lum 4.6

Mooz-lum

as Dean Francis

2011
The Peace! 5.0

The Peace!

as Self

2005
The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs 10.0

The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs

as Narrator (voice)

2019
Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer 7.0

Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer

as Oscar Micheaux

1981
Full Disclosure Report 5.0

Full Disclosure Report

as David Tapp

2005
Agent Crush 4.8

Agent Crush

as Major Rusty Gubbins

2008
Read You Like a Book 3.6

Read You Like a Book

2006
Mississippi Inferno

Mississippi Inferno

as Narrator (voice)

2015
Keeping On 7.0

Keeping On

as Lester Traylor

1983
Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories

Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories

as Self

2017
Strive 1.0

Strive

2019
Chasing Shakespeare 3.1

Chasing Shakespeare

as William Ward

2014
Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man 7.3

Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man

as Narrator (voice)

2020
Dead Man Out 6.6

Dead Man Out

as Dr. Alex Marsh

1989
A Party For Richard Pryor 8.3

A Party For Richard Pryor

as Self

1991
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

as Narrator (voice)

1999
P.N.O.K.

P.N.O.K.

as Col. Weldon

2005
Fats Waller Was Born Here

Fats Waller Was Born Here

as "Fats" Waller's Father/Mr. Fletcher

2008
Vagabonds 1.0

Vagabonds

as Uncle Issa

2017
Earthed

Earthed

2004
The Bouquet 5.0

The Bouquet

as Reverend John

2013
The Harimaya Bridge 4.9

The Harimaya Bridge

as Joseph Holder

2009
Memorial Day 6.0

Memorial Day

as Willie Monroe

1983
Killing Winston Jones

Killing Winston Jones

as Washington Carver

Red Wind

Red Wind

as Philip Marlowe

1995
After Fact

After Fact

as Self

2020
Bàttu 4.5

Bàttu

2000
The Good Catholic 5.5

The Good Catholic

as Victor

2017
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution

The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution

as Narrator (voice)

2018
Rise Like Lions

Rise Like Lions

as Self (Occupy Oakland)

2011
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities 10.0

Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities

as Self

1995
Agents of Change

Agents of Change

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2017
Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War

Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War

as Narrator (voice)

2020
Grizzly Peak 10.0

Grizzly Peak

as Will

2025
The Shift 5.0

The Shift

as Floyd

2013
Ennis' Gift

Ennis' Gift

as Self

2000
Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots

Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots

as Narrator (voice)

1989
Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story

Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story

as Narrator

2019
Hollywood on Horses 4.7

Hollywood on Horses

as Self

1989
Always in Season 6.8

Always in Season

as Narrator (voice)

2019
Soldier Child 10.0

Soldier Child

as Self - Narrator

1998
The Lighthouse

The Lighthouse

as Duncan

2012
Boesman and Lena 6.0

Boesman and Lena

as Boesman

2000
Dirt & Deeds in Mississippi

Dirt & Deeds in Mississippi

as Narrator (voice)

2016
The Stand-In

The Stand-In

as Apples Finnerty

1985
Scared Straight! 20 Years Later 6.8

Scared Straight! 20 Years Later

as Host

1999
Newbies

Newbies

2025
John Henry 10.0

John Henry

as John Henry

1986
Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt

Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt

as Narrator (voice)

1990
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary 10.0

Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary

as Self

1989
The Robeson Effect 5.0

The Robeson Effect

as Self

2019
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion

Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion

as Narrator (voice)

1992
Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights

Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights

as Narrator (voice)

2016
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby

Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby

as Narrator (voice)

1990
The Talking Eggs 8.0

The Talking Eggs

as Narrator (voice)

1993
The Real Eve 9.0

The Real Eve

as Narrator (voice)

2002

TV Shows 43

Criminal Minds 8.3

Criminal Minds

as Hank Morgan

2005
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
American Dad! 7.0

American Dad!

as Minstrel Krampus (voice)

2005
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Roger Murtaugh (uncredited)

1975
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
Real Time with Bill Maher 6.0

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

2003
Hollywood Squares 7.6

Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

1998
Democracy Now! 6.9

Democracy Now!

as Self (archive footage)

2001
Democracy Now! 6.9

Democracy Now!

as Self

2001
ER 7.8

ER

as Charlie Pratt Sr.

1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1993
Psych 7.9

Psych

as Mel Hornsby

2006
black-ish 7.1

black-ish

as Uncle Norman

2014
Brothers and Sisters 7.1

Brothers and Sisters

as Isaac Marshall

2006
Hill Street Blues 7.6

Hill Street Blues

1981
My Name Is Earl 7.6

My Name Is Earl

as Thomas

2005
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1956
American Playhouse 6.6

American Playhouse

as Lester Traylor

1982
American Playhouse 6.6

American Playhouse

as Walter Lee Younger

1982
Leverage 7.6

Leverage

as Charlie Lawson

2008
Today 5.6

Today

as Self

1952
Captain Planet and the Planeteers 7.0

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

as Dr. Apollo (voice)

1990
The Reichen Show 4.8

The Reichen Show

as Self

2005
Touch 6.6

Touch

as Professor Arthur Teller

2012
Gimme a Break! 6.6

Gimme a Break!

1981
Mozart in the Jungle 7.5

Mozart in the Jungle

as Mayor

2014
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 6.3

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as The King (voice)

1995
Human Target 7.2

Human Target

as Client

2010
The American Film Institute Salute to ... 6.3

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

1973
Fallen Angels 6.6

Fallen Angels

as Marlowe

1993
Lonesome Dove 7.9

Lonesome Dove

as Joshua Deets

1989
Cold Case Files 7.9

Cold Case Files

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2017
Tall Tales & Legends 6.0

Tall Tales & Legends

as John Henry

1985
Ironside 5.1

Ironside

as Frank Ironside

2013
Civil War Journal 7.2

Civil War Journal

as Self - Host

1993
Civil War Journal 7.2

Civil War Journal

as Host

1993
Palmerstown, U.S.A. 6.3

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

1980
Great Railway Journeys 7.0

Great Railway Journeys

as Self - Presenter

1980
Alex Haley's Queen 7.0

Alex Haley's Queen

as Alec Haley

1993
Legend of Earthsea 5.8

Legend of Earthsea

as Ogion

2004
Nite Tales: The Series

Nite Tales: The Series

as Jeremiah

2009
Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

1994
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain

Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain

as Isaac Jefferson (voice)

1995

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