Danny Glover

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

July 22, 1946 (79 yrs)

place of birth

San Francisco, California, USA

also known as

Danny Lebern Glover

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Places in the Heart
7.2

Places in the Heart

1984as Moze
2012
5.9

2012

2009as President Thomas Wilson
Jumanji: The Next Level
6.9

Jumanji: The Next Level

2019as Milo
Shooter
7.1

Shooter

2007as Colonel Isaac Johnson
Saw
7.4

Saw

2004as David Tapp
Lethal Weapon
7.3

Lethal Weapon

1987as Roger Murtaugh
Lethal Weapon 2
7.0

Lethal Weapon 2

1989as Roger Murtaugh
The Prince of Egypt
7.3

The Prince of Egypt

1998as Jethro (voice)
Predator 2
6.3

Predator 2

1990as Lieutenant Mike Harrigan
Lethal Weapon 3
6.7

Lethal Weapon 3

1992as Roger Murtaugh
Antz
6.2

Antz

1998as Barbatus (voice)
Barnyard
5.9

Barnyard

2006as Miles (voice)
Lethal Weapon 4
6.6

Lethal Weapon 4

1998as Roger Murtaugh
Escape from Alcatraz
7.5

Escape from Alcatraz

1979as Inmate
The Color Purple
7.7

The Color Purple

1985as Albert
Dirty Grandpa
5.9

Dirty Grandpa

2016as Stinky
The Royal Tenenbaums
7.5

The Royal Tenenbaums

2001as Henry Sherman
Maverick
6.9

Maverick

1994as Bank Robber (uncredited)
Monster Trucks
6.1

Monster Trucks

2016as Mr. Weathers
The Rainmaker
7.0

The Rainmaker

1997as Richter Tyrone Kipler
Sorry to Bother You
6.8

Sorry to Bother You

2018as Langston
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
6.2

Death Race: Beyond Anarchy

2018as Baltimore Bob
Witness
7.1

Witness

1985as McFee
Death at a Funeral
5.9

Death at a Funeral

2010as Uncle Russell
Dreamgirls
6.7

Dreamgirls

2006as Marty Madison
Silverado
7.0

Silverado

1985as Malachi 'Mal' Johnson
The Shaggy Dog
4.9

The Shaggy Dog

2006as Ken Hollister
Alpha and Omega
5.9

Alpha and Omega

2010as Winston (voice)
The Dead Don't Die
5.4

The Dead Don't Die

2019as Hank Thompson
Blindness
6.5

Blindness

2008as Man with Black Eye Patch
Be Kind Rewind
6.3

Be Kind Rewind

2008as Mr. Fletcher
Extortion
6.2

Extortion

2017as Detective Constable Haagen
Angels in the Outfield
6.0

Angels in the Outfield

1994as George Knox
Rage
5.3

Rage

2014as Detective St. John
3 A.M.
5.8

3 A.M.

2001as Hershey
Extraction
4.8

Extraction

2013as Harding
Iceman
6.2

Iceman

1984as Loomis
Manderlay
6.9

Manderlay

2005as Wilhelm
Proud Mary
5.5

Proud Mary

2018as Benny
Mr. Pig
6.0

Mr. Pig

2016as Ambrose
Beloved
5.8

Beloved

1998as Paul D
Switchback
6.0

Switchback

1997as Bob Goodall
Beyond the Lights
6.8

Beyond the Lights

2014as Captain Nicol
Bat★21
6.3

Bat★21

1988as Capt. Bartholomew Clark
I'm Still Here
6.0

I'm Still Here

2010as Danny Glover
Battle for Terra
6.1

Battle for Terra

2007as President Chen (voice)
Come Sunday
5.8

Come Sunday

2018as Gilbert Pearson
The Cookout
4.7

The Cookout

2004as Judge Crowley
Pure Luck
5.6

Pure Luck

1991as Raymond Campanella
Flight of the Intruder
5.8

Flight of the Intruder

1991as Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli