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Danny Glover

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.

The Naughty Nine

The Naughty Nine

2023

as Santa Claus

Double Soul

Double Soul

2023

as Michael Tedeschi

American Dreamer

American Dreamer

2022

as Jerry

De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?

De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?

2022

as Ele mesmo

Press Play

Press Play

2022

as Cooper

A Night at the Academy Museum

A Night at the Academy Museum

2021

as Self

The Drummer

The Drummer

2020

as Mark Walker

The Bee

The Bee

2020

as Roger Murtaugh (archive footage)

Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man

Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man

2020

as Narrator (voice)

After Fact

After Fact

2020

as Self

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

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

2020

as Narrator (voice)

Jumanji: The Next Level

Jumanji: The Next Level

2019

as Milo

The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs

The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs

2019

as Narrator (voice)

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

2019

as Grandpa Allen

Strive

Strive

2019

The Dead Don't Die

The Dead Don't Die

2019

as Hank Thompson

Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story

Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story

2019

as Narrator

Always in Season

Always in Season

2019

as Narrator (voice)

The Robeson Effect

The Robeson Effect

2019

as Self

Christmas Break-In

Christmas Break-In

2018

as Ray

Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

2018

as Self

Death Race: Beyond Anarchy

Death Race: Beyond Anarchy

2018

as Baltimore Bob

The Old Man & the Gun

The Old Man & the Gun

2018

as Teddy

Sorry to Bother You

Sorry to Bother You

2018

as Langston

Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey

Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey

2018

as Mr. Ocean

The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution

The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution

2018

as Narrator (voice)

Howard

Howard

2018

as Self (archive footage)

Survivor's Guide to Prison

Survivor's Guide to Prison

2018

as Self

Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018

as Gilbert Pearson

Proud Mary

Proud Mary

2018

as Benny

The Christmas Train

The Christmas Train

2017

as Max Powers

The Curse of Buckout Road

The Curse of Buckout Road

2017

as Dr. Powell

Vagabonds

Vagabonds

2017

as Uncle Issa

The Good Catholic

The Good Catholic

2017

as Victor

Tour de Pharmacy

Tour de Pharmacy

2017

as Slim Robinson Present Day

Agents of Change

Agents of Change

2017

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Cold Case Files

Cold Case Files

2017

as Narrator (voice)

Birth of a Movement

Birth of a Movement

2017

as Narrator (voice)

Extortion

Extortion

2017

as Constable Haagen

Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories

Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories

2017

as Self

Monster Trucks

Monster Trucks

2016

as Mr. Weathers

Almost Christmas

Almost Christmas

2016

as Walter

Pushing Dead

Pushing Dead

2016

as Bob

Complete Unknown

Complete Unknown

2016

as Roger

Mr. Pig

Mr. Pig

2016

as Ambrose

Gridlocked

Gridlocked

2016

as Sully

Back in the Day

Back in the Day

2016

as Eddie 'Rocks' Travor

Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights

Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights

2016

as Narrator (voice)

93 Days

93 Days

2016

Darkweb

Darkweb

2016

as The Boss

Dirty Grandpa

Dirty Grandpa

2016

as Stinky

Diablo

Diablo

2016

as Benjamin Carver

Andron

Andron

2015

as Chancellor Gordon

Waffle Street

Waffle Street

2015

as Edward Collins

Checkmate

Checkmate

2015

as Elohim

Consumed

Consumed

2015

as Hal Westbrook

About Scout

About Scout

2015

as Red

Bad Asses on the Bayou

Bad Asses on the Bayou

2015

as Bernie Pope

Mississippi Inferno

Mississippi Inferno

2015

as Narrator (voice)

Caffeinated

Caffeinated

2015

as Coffee Lover

Toxin

Toxin

2015

as Dr. Locke

Beyond the Lights

Beyond the Lights

2014

as Captain Nicol

Day of the Mummy

Day of the Mummy

2014

as Carl

Yellowbird

Yellowbird

2014

as Darius (voice)

black-ish

black-ish

2014

as Uncle Norman

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

2014

as Self

2047: Sights of Death

2047: Sights of Death

2014

as Sponge

Supremacy

Supremacy

2014

as Mr. Walker

We Are Many

We Are Many

2014

as Self

Rage

Rage

2014

as Detective St. John

Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses

Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses

2014

as Bernie Pope

The Ninja Immovable Heart

The Ninja Immovable Heart

2014

as Ex Director Matthew Reynolds

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

2014

as Mayor

Chasing Shakespeare

Chasing Shakespeare

2014

as William Ward

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013

as Justice Thurgood Marshall

Ironside

Ironside

2013

as Frank Ironside

Extraction

Extraction

2013

as Harding

Tula: The Revolt

Tula: The Revolt

2013

as Shinishi

Highland Park

Highland Park

2013

as Ed

Shuffleton's Barbershop

Shuffleton's Barbershop

2013

as Charlie Shuffleton

Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth

Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth

2013

as Self

Space Warriors

Space Warriors

2013

as Commander Phillips

The Shift

The Shift

2013

as Floyd

The Bouquet

The Bouquet

2013

as Reverend John

LUV

LUV

2013

as Arthur

Casting By

Casting By

2012

as Self

The Children's Republic

The Children's Republic

2012

as Dubem

The Lighthouse

The Lighthouse

2012

as Duncan

Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'

Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'

2012

as Self

Shadows of Liberty

Shadows of Liberty

2012

as Self

Hannah's Law

Hannah's Law

2012

as Isom Dart

Sins

Sins

2012

as Father Leonard

Touch

Touch

2012

as Professor Arthur Teller

Mysteria

Mysteria

2011

as Investigator

Rise Like Lions

Rise Like Lions

2011

as Self (Occupy Oakland)

Donovan's Echo

Donovan's Echo

2011

as Donovan Matheson

Age of the Dragons

Age of the Dragons

2011

as Ahab

Son of Morning

Son of Morning

2011

as Gabriel Peters

Mooz-lum

Mooz-lum

2011

as Dean Francis

I Want to Be a Soldier

I Want to Be a Soldier

2010

as School Director

Down for Life

Down for Life

2010

as Mr. Shannon

Alpha and Omega

Alpha and Omega

2010

as Winston (voice)

I'm Still Here

I'm Still Here

2010

as Danny Glover

Legendary

Legendary

2010

as Harry 'Red' Newman

Dear Alice

Dear Alice

2010

as Franzis

Death at a Funeral

Death at a Funeral

2010

as Uncle Russell

Five Minarets in New York

Five Minarets in New York

2010

as Marcus

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

2010

as Self

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

2010

as Self

Sam Cooke: Crossing Over

Sam Cooke: Crossing Over

2010

as Narrator (voice)

The People Speak

The People Speak

2009

as Self

2012

2012

2009

as President Thomas Wilson

PoliWood

PoliWood

2009

as Self

The Harimaya Bridge

The Harimaya Bridge

2009

as Joseph Holder

Night Train

Night Train

2009

as Miles

Leverage

Leverage

2008

as Charlie Lawson

Saw V

Saw V

2008

as David Tapp (archive footage) (uncredited)

Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare

Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare

2008

as Walter Tortoise (voice)

Blindness

Blindness

2008

as Man with Black Eye Patch

Gospel Hill

Gospel Hill

2008

as John Malcolm

Be Kind Rewind

Be Kind Rewind

2008

as Mr. Fletcher

Honeydripper

Honeydripper

2007

as Tyrone Purvis

Battle for Terra

Battle for Terra

2007

as President Chen (voice)

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

2007

as Father Elias

Shooter

Shooter

2007

as Colonel Isaac Johnson

Poor Boy's Game

Poor Boy's Game

2007

as George

Dreamgirls

Dreamgirls

2006

as Marty Madison

Read You Like a Book

Read You Like a Book

2006

Brothers and Sisters

Brothers and Sisters

2006

as Isaac Marshall

Barnyard

Barnyard

2006

as Miles the Mule (voice)

Psych

Psych

2006

as Mel Hornsby

Bamako

Bamako

2006

as Cow-boy

The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

2006

as Brer Turtle (voice)

The Shaggy Dog

The Shaggy Dog

2006

as Ken Hollister

The Exonerated

The Exonerated

2006

as David Keaton

Full Disclosure Report

Full Disclosure Report

2005

as David Tapp

Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

2005

as Hank Morgan

The Peace!

The Peace!

2005

as Self

My Name Is Earl

My Name Is Earl

2005

as Thomas

Manderlay

Manderlay

2005

as Wilhelm

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005

as Minstrel Krampus (voice)

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

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

2005

as Self (archive footage)

Missing in America

Missing in America

2005

as Jake Neely

P.N.O.K.

P.N.O.K.

2005

as Col. Weldon

Legend of Earthsea

Legend of Earthsea

2004

as Ogion

Saw

Saw

2004

as David Tapp

The Cookout

The Cookout

2004

as Judge Crowley

The John Garfield Story

The John Garfield Story

2003

as Self

Good Fences

Good Fences

2003

as Tom Spader

The Real Eve

The Real Eve

2002

as Narrator (voice)

The Royal Tenenbaums

The Royal Tenenbaums

2001

as Henry Sherman

3 A.M.

3 A.M.

2001

as Hershey

Boesman and Lena

Boesman and Lena

2000

as Boesman

Bàttu

Bàttu

2000

Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

2000

as Self

Freedom Song

Freedom Song

2000

as Will Walker

The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

1999

as Self (archive footage)

The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

1999

as Narrator (voice)

Scared Straight! 20 Years Later

Scared Straight! 20 Years Later

1999

as Host

Our Friend, Martin

Our Friend, Martin

1999

as Train Conductor (voice)

The Prince of Egypt

The Prince of Egypt

1998

as Jethro (voice)

Beloved

Beloved

1998

as Paul D

Antz

Antz

1998

as Barbatus (voice)

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

1998

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

1998

as Self - Panelist

Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

1998

Lethal Weapon 4

Lethal Weapon 4

1998

as Roger Murtaugh

Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldiers

1997

as Sgt. Washington Wyatt

The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

1997

as Richter Tyrone Kipler

Switchback

Switchback

1997

as Bob Goodall

Wild America

Wild America

1997

as Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited)

Gone Fishin'

Gone Fishin'

1997

as Gus Green

America's Dream

America's Dream

1996

as Silas (segment "Long Black Song")

Red Wind

Red Wind

1995

as Philip Marlowe

Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities

Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities

1995

as Self

Operation Dumbo Drop

Operation Dumbo Drop

1995

as Capt. Sam Cahill

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995

as Self

Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain

Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain

1995

as Isaac Jefferson (voice)

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995

as The King (voice)

ER

ER

1994

as Charlie Pratt Sr.

Angels in the Outfield

Angels in the Outfield

1994

as George Knox

Maverick

Maverick

1994

as Bank Robber (uncredited)

The Saint of Fort Washington

The Saint of Fort Washington

1993

as Jerry

Bopha!

Bopha!

1993

as Micah Mangena

Civil War Journal

Civil War Journal

1993

as Self - Host

Civil War Journal

Civil War Journal

1993

as Host

Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels

1993

as Marlowe

The Talking Eggs

The Talking Eggs

1993

as Narrator (voice)

Alex Haley's Queen

Alex Haley's Queen

1993

as Alec Haley

Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion

Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion

1992

as Narrator (voice)

Lethal Weapon 3

Lethal Weapon 3

1992

as Roger Murtaugh

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon

1991

as Simon

Pure Luck

Pure Luck

1991

as Raymond Campanella

A Rage in Harlem

A Rage in Harlem

1991

as Easy Money

Flight of the Intruder

Flight of the Intruder

1991

as Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli

Predator 2

Predator 2

1990

as Lieutenant Mike Harrigan

To Sleep with Anger

To Sleep with Anger

1990

as Harry

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

1990

as Dr. Apollo (voice)

Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt

Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt

1990

as Narrator (voice)

Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby

Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby

1990

as Narrator (voice)

Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots

Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots

1989

as Narrator (voice)

Lethal Weapon 2

Lethal Weapon 2

1989

as Roger Murtaugh

Dead Man Out

Dead Man Out

1989

as Dr. Alex Marsh

Lonesome Dove

Lonesome Dove

1989

as Joshua Deets

A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

1989

as Walter Lee Younger

Hollywood on Horses

Hollywood on Horses

1989

as Self

Bat★21

Bat★21

1988

as Capt. Bartholomew Clark

A Place at the Table

A Place at the Table

1988

as Mr. Scott

Mandela

Mandela

1987

as Nelson Mandela

Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon

1987

as Roger Murtaugh

John Henry

John Henry

1986

as John Henry

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

1985

as Albert

Tall Tales & Legends

Tall Tales & Legends

1985

as John Henry

Silverado

Silverado

1985

as Malachi 'Mal' Johnson

The Stand-In

The Stand-In

1985

as Apples Finnerty

Witness

Witness

1985

as McFee

And the Children Shall Lead

And the Children Shall Lead

1985

as William

Places in the Heart

Places in the Heart

1984

as Moze

Iceman

Iceman

1984

as Loomis

Memorial Day

Memorial Day

1983

as Willie Monroe

The Face of Rage

The Face of Rage

1983

as Gary

Keeping On

Keeping On

1983

as Lester Traylor

Out

Out

1982

as Jojo / Roland

Gimme a Break!

Gimme a Break!

1981

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

1981

as Morgan

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

1981

Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer

Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer

1981

as Oscar Micheaux

Great Railway Journeys

Great Railway Journeys

1980

as Self - Presenter

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

1980

Escape from Alcatraz

Escape from Alcatraz

1979

as Inmate

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

as Self

San Francisco State: On Strike

San Francisco State: On Strike

1969

as self

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

as Self - Presenter

Lethal Weapon 5

Lethal Weapon 5

as Roger Murtaugh

Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story

Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story

as Narrator (voice)