Danny Glover

Danny Glover

Date of Birth:

Jul 22, 1946

Place of Birth:

San Francisco, California, USA

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.

filmography:

Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

2000

Pushing Dead Pushing Dead

2016

Death Race: Beyond Anarchy Death Race: Beyond Anarchy

2018

A Place at the Table A Place at the Table

1988

P.N.O.K. P.N.O.K.

2005

Gridlocked Gridlocked

2016

Mr. Pig Mr. Pig

2016

Waffle Street Waffle Street

2015

Wild America Wild America

1997

Andron Andron

2015

Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story

1970

Extortion Extortion

2017

Almost Christmas Almost Christmas

2016

Come Sunday Come Sunday

2018

Memorial Day Memorial Day

1983

Birth of a Movement Birth of a Movement

2017

The People Speak The People Speak

2009

The Old Man & the Gun The Old Man & the Gun

2018

Red Wind Red Wind

1995

93 Days 93 Days

2016

Escape from Alcatraz Escape from Alcatraz

1979

Caffeinated Caffeinated

2015

America's Dream America's Dream

1996

Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story

2019

Darkweb Darkweb

2016

Saw V Saw V

2008

Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth

2013

Toxin Toxin

2015

The Lighthouse The Lighthouse

2012

The Shift The Shift

2013

We Are Many We Are Many

2014

Bad Asses on the Bayou Bad Asses on the Bayou

2015

Our Friend, Martin Our Friend, Martin

1999

Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities

1995

Yellowbird Yellowbird

2014

Day of the Mummy Day of the Mummy

2014

Shuffleton's Barbershop Shuffleton's Barbershop

2013

Consumed Consumed

2015

About Scout About Scout

2015

Diablo Diablo

2016

Complete Unknown Complete Unknown

2016

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

1981

Bamako Bamako

2006

Dirty Grandpa Dirty Grandpa

2016

The Ninja Immovable Heart The Ninja Immovable Heart

2014

Back in the Day Back in the Day

2016

Freedom Song Freedom Song

2000

San Francisco State: On Strike San Francisco State: On Strike

1969

Checkmate Checkmate

2015

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

1995

The Adventures of Brer Rabbit The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

2006

Proud Mary Proud Mary

2018

Strive Strive

2019

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

2010

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

2014

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

2014

The John Garfield Story The John Garfield Story

2003

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

Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

2018

Read You Like a Book Read You Like a Book

2006

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

2005

Press Play Press Play

2022

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

2010

The Stand-In The Stand-In

1985

Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man

2020

Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots

1989

PoliWood PoliWood

2009

Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby

1990

Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt

1990

Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion

1992

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

2018

Hollywood on Horses Hollywood on Horses

1989

Sam Cooke: Crossing Over Sam Cooke: Crossing Over

2010

The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

1999

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

2012

The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

1999

The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs

2019

Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories

2017

Bàttu Bàttu

2000

The Christmas Train The Christmas Train

2017

Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights

2016

I'm Still Here I'm Still Here

2010

Sorry to Bother You Sorry to Bother You

2018

Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer

1981

The Curse of Buckout Road The Curse of Buckout Road

2017

The Good Catholic The Good Catholic

2017

Dead Man Out Dead Man Out

1989

Tour de Pharmacy Tour de Pharmacy

2017

Agents of Change Agents of Change

2017

The Last Black Man in San Francisco The Last Black Man in San Francisco

2019

Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey

2018

Jumanji: The Next Level Jumanji: The Next Level

2019

Mississippi Inferno Mississippi Inferno

2015

The Dead Don't Die The Dead Don't Die

2019

And the Children Shall Lead And the Children Shall Lead

1985

Christmas Break-In Christmas Break-In

2018

A Raisin in the Sun A Raisin in the Sun

1989

Survivor's Guide to Prison Survivor's Guide to Prison

2018

The Cookout The Cookout

2004

Shadows of Liberty Shadows of Liberty

2012

Always in Season Always in Season

2019

De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem? De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?

2022

Supremacy Supremacy

2014

Double Soul Double Soul

2023

Death at a Funeral Death at a Funeral

2010

Places in the Heart Places in the Heart

1984

Grand Canyon Grand Canyon

1991

Missing in America Missing in America

2005

Lethal Weapon 5 Lethal Weapon 5

1970

Barnyard Barnyard

2006

The Drummer The Drummer

2020

Maverick Maverick

1994

The Prince of Egypt The Prince of Egypt

1998

Operation Dumbo Drop Operation Dumbo Drop

1995

2012 2012

2009

Honeydripper Honeydripper

2007

Legendary Legendary

2010

The Face of Rage The Face of Rage

1983

Scared Straight! 20 Years Later Scared Straight! 20 Years Later

1999

Down for Life Down for Life

2010

Battle for Terra Battle for Terra

2007

Good Fences Good Fences

2003

Poor Boy's Game Poor Boy's Game

2007

A Rage in Harlem A Rage in Harlem

1991

Night Train Night Train

2009

Keeping On Keeping On

1983

Bat★21 Bat★21

1988

Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare

2008

Alpha and Omega Alpha and Omega

2010

The Shaggy Dog The Shaggy Dog

2006

Dreamgirls Dreamgirls

2006

Manderlay Manderlay

2005

Vagabonds Vagabonds

2017

Switchback Switchback

1997

Lethal Weapon Lethal Weapon

1987

Lethal Weapon 2 Lethal Weapon 2

1989

Saw Saw

2004

The Color Purple The Color Purple

1985

Lethal Weapon 4 Lethal Weapon 4

1998

Lethal Weapon 3 Lethal Weapon 3

1992

Gospel Hill Gospel Hill

2008

Be Kind Rewind Be Kind Rewind

2008

Antz Antz

1998

The Rainmaker The Rainmaker

1997

The Royal Tenenbaums The Royal Tenenbaums

2001

Gone Fishin' Gone Fishin'

1997

Witness Witness

1985

Angels in the Outfield Angels in the Outfield

1994

Iceman Iceman

1984

A Night at the Academy Museum A Night at the Academy Museum

2021

Shooter Shooter

2007

Blindness Blindness

2008

Silverado Silverado

1985

Mooz-lum Mooz-lum

2011

Beloved Beloved

1998

Space Warriors Space Warriors

2013

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013

The Bouquet The Bouquet

2013

Buffalo Soldiers Buffalo Soldiers

1997

After Fact After Fact

2020

Sins Sins

2012

Tula: The Revolt Tula: The Revolt

2013

Hannah's Law Hannah's Law

2012

Donovan's Echo Donovan's Echo

2011

Full Disclosure Report Full Disclosure Report

2005

Highland Park Highland Park

2013

The Robeson Effect The Robeson Effect

2019

Extraction Extraction

2013

Mandela Mandela

1987

Monster Trucks Monster Trucks

2016

The Talking Eggs The Talking Eggs

1993

Rage Rage

2014

2047: Sights of Death 2047: Sights of Death

2014

Howard Howard

2018

Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses

2014

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

Beyond the Lights Beyond the Lights

2014

The Exonerated The Exonerated

2006

The Naughty Nine The Naughty Nine

2023

The Peace! The Peace!

2005

Boesman and Lena Boesman and Lena

2000

I Want to Be a Soldier I Want to Be a Soldier

2010

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

2007

The Real Eve The Real Eve

2002

Son of Morning Son of Morning

2011

LUV LUV

2013

American Dreamer American Dreamer

2022

Five Minarets in New York Five Minarets in New York

2010

Flight of the Intruder Flight of the Intruder

1991

Casting By Casting By

2012

The Harimaya Bridge The Harimaya Bridge

2009

Pure Luck Pure Luck

1991

John Henry John Henry

1986

The Saint of Fort Washington The Saint of Fort Washington

1993

Mysteria Mysteria

2011

Age of the Dragons Age of the Dragons

2011

Rise Like Lions Rise Like Lions

2011

Chasing Shakespeare Chasing Shakespeare

2014

The Children's Republic The Children's Republic

2012

To Sleep with Anger To Sleep with Anger

1990

Out Out

1982

Dear Alice Dear Alice

2010

Bopha! Bopha!

1993

3 A.M. 3 A.M.

2001

Predator 2 Predator 2

1990

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