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.
Filmography
Grizzly Peak
as Will
Grizzly Peak
as Will
Newbies
Newbies
The Naughty Nine
as Santa Claus
The Naughty Nine
as Santa Claus
Double Soul
as Michael Tedeschi
Double Soul
as Michael Tedeschi
American Dreamer
as Jerry
American Dreamer
as Jerry
De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?
as Self
De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?
as Self
Press Play
as Cooper
Press Play
as Cooper
A Night at the Academy Museum
as Self
A Night at the Academy Museum
as Self
When I See Them, I See Us
When I See Them, I See Us
The Drummer
as Mark Walker
The Drummer
as Mark Walker
Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man
as Narrator (voice)
Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man
as Narrator (voice)
After Fact
as Self
After Fact
as Self
Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War
as Narrator (voice)
Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War
as Narrator (voice)
Jumanji: The Next Level
as Milo
Jumanji: The Next Level
as Milo
The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs
as Narrator (voice)
The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs
as Narrator (voice)
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
as Grandpa Allen
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
as Grandpa Allen
Strive
Strive
The Dead Don't Die
as Hank Thompson
The Dead Don't Die
as Hank Thompson
Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story
as Narrator
Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story
as Narrator
The Robeson Effect
as Self
The Robeson Effect
as Self
Christmas Break-In
as Ray
Christmas Break-In
as Ray
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
as Self
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
as Self
The Old Man & the Gun
as Teddy
The Old Man & the Gun
as Teddy
Sorry to Bother You
as Langston
Sorry to Bother You
as Langston
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution
as Narrator (voice)
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution
as Narrator (voice)
Come Sunday
as Gilbert Pearson
Come Sunday
as Gilbert Pearson
The Curse of Buckout Road
as Dr. Powell
The Curse of Buckout Road
as Dr. Powell
Vagabonds
as Uncle Issa
Vagabonds
as Uncle Issa
The Good Catholic
as Victor
The Good Catholic
as Victor
Agents of Change
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Agents of Change
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Birth of a Movement
as Narrator (voice)
Birth of a Movement
as Narrator (voice)
The People Speak
as Self
The People Speak
as Self
The Rainmaker
as Richter Tyrone Kipler
The Rainmaker
as Richter Tyrone Kipler
Wild America
as Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited)
Wild America
as Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited)
Operation Dumbo Drop
as Capt. Sam Cahill
Operation Dumbo Drop
as Capt. Sam Cahill
Maverick
as Bank Robber (uncredited)
Maverick
as Bank Robber (uncredited)
A Rage in Harlem
as Easy Money
A Rage in Harlem
as Easy Money
Flight of the Intruder
as Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli
Flight of the Intruder
as Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli
Lethal Weapon 2
as Roger Murtaugh
Lethal Weapon 2
as Roger Murtaugh
Mandela
as Nelson Mandela
Mandela
as Nelson Mandela
Witness
as McFee
Witness
as McFee