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.
Known For Acting
Popularity 17.802
Birthday 1946-07-22
Place of Birth San Francisco, California, USA
Also Known As
Predator 2
1990

Predator 2

Saw
2004

Saw

The Color Purple
1985

The Color Purple

Lethal Weapon 4
1998

Lethal Weapon 4

Lethal Weapon 3
1992

Lethal Weapon 3

Lethal Weapon 2
1989

Lethal Weapon 2

Lethal Weapon
1987

Lethal Weapon

Dreamgirls
2006

Dreamgirls

The Shaggy Dog
2006

The Shaggy Dog

Manderlay
2005

Manderlay

Vagabonds
2017

Vagabonds

Switchback
1997

Switchback

Gospel Hill
2008

Gospel Hill

Be Kind Rewind
2008

Be Kind Rewind

A Night at the Academy Museum
2021

A Night at the Academy Museum

Shooter
2007

Shooter

Blindness
2008

Blindness

Silverado
1985

Silverado

Iceman
1984

Iceman

Angels in the Outfield
1994

Angels in the Outfield

The Rainmaker
1997

The Rainmaker

Antz
1998

Antz

The Royal Tenenbaums
2001

The Royal Tenenbaums

Gone Fishin'
1997

Gone Fishin'

Witness
1985

Witness

Alpha and Omega
2010

Alpha and Omega

Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
2008

Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare

The Drummer
2020

The Drummer

Maverick
1994

Maverick

The Prince of Egypt
1998

The Prince of Egypt

Operation Dumbo Drop
1995

Operation Dumbo Drop

Barnyard
2006

Barnyard

Lethal Weapon 5

Lethal Weapon 5

Death at a Funeral
2010

Death at a Funeral

Double Soul
2023

Double Soul

Places in the Heart
1984

Places in the Heart

Grand Canyon
1991

Grand Canyon

Missing in America
2005

Missing in America

2012
2009

2012

Honeydripper
2007

Honeydripper

A Rage in Harlem
1991

A Rage in Harlem

Night Train
2009

Night Train

Keeping On
1983

Keeping On

Bat★21
1988

Bat★21

Poor Boy's Game
2007

Poor Boy's Game

Good Fences
2003

Good Fences

The Face of Rage
1983

The Face of Rage

Legendary
2010

Legendary

Scared Straight! 20 Years Later
1999

Scared Straight! 20 Years Later

Down for Life
2010

Down for Life

Battle for Terra
2007

Battle for Terra

Mooz-lum
2011

Mooz-lum

Beloved
1998

Beloved

Flight of the Intruder
1991

Flight of the Intruder

Casting By
2012

Casting By

The Harimaya Bridge
2009

The Harimaya Bridge

Pure Luck
1991

Pure Luck

Five Minarets in New York
2010

Five Minarets in New York

American Dreamer
2022

American Dreamer

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
2007

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

I Want to Be a Soldier
2010

I Want to Be a Soldier

The Real Eve
2002

The Real Eve

Son of Morning
2011

Son of Morning

LUV
2013

LUV

John Henry
1986

John Henry

The Saint of Fort Washington
1993

The Saint of Fort Washington

Out
1982

Out

Dear Alice
2010

Dear Alice

Bopha!
1993

Bopha!

3 A.M.
2001

3 A.M.

To Sleep with Anger
1990

To Sleep with Anger

The Children's Republic
2012

The Children's Republic

Mysteria
2011

Mysteria

Age of the Dragons
2011

Age of the Dragons

Rise Like Lions
2011

Rise Like Lions

Chasing Shakespeare
2014

Chasing Shakespeare

Boesman and Lena
2000

Boesman and Lena

The Peace!
2005

The Peace!

Hannah's Law
2012

Hannah's Law

Donovan's Echo
2011

Donovan's Echo

Full Disclosure Report
2005

Full Disclosure Report

Highland Park
2013

Highland Park

Tula: The Revolt
2013

Tula: The Revolt

Sins
2012

Sins

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
2013

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Space Warriors
2013

Space Warriors

The Bouquet
2013

The Bouquet

Buffalo Soldiers
1997

Buffalo Soldiers

After Fact
2020

After Fact

The Robeson Effect
2019

The Robeson Effect

Extraction
2013

Extraction

Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson
1998

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

Beyond the Lights
2014

Beyond the Lights

The Exonerated
2006

The Exonerated

The Naughty Nine
2023

The Naughty Nine

Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
2014

Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses

Howard
2018

Howard

Monster Trucks
2016

Monster Trucks

Mandela
1987

Mandela

The Talking Eggs
1993

The Talking Eggs

Rage
2014

Rage

2047: Sights of Death
2014

2047: Sights of Death

Supremacy
2014

Supremacy

De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?
2022

De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?

Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
1995

Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities

Yellowbird
2014

Yellowbird

Day of the Mummy
2014

Day of the Mummy

Shuffleton's Barbershop
2013

Shuffleton's Barbershop

Our Friend, Martin
1999

Our Friend, Martin

Bad Asses on the Bayou
2015

Bad Asses on the Bayou

Toxin
2015

Toxin

Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
2013

Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth

The Lighthouse
2012

The Lighthouse

The Shift
2013

The Shift

We Are Many
2014

We Are Many

Consumed
2015

Consumed

About Scout
2015

About Scout

Freedom Song
2000

Freedom Song

San Francisco State: On Strike
1969

San Francisco State: On Strike

Checkmate
2015

Checkmate

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Back in the Day
2016

Back in the Day

The Ninja Immovable Heart
2014

The Ninja Immovable Heart

Complete Unknown
2016

Complete Unknown

Diablo
2016

Diablo

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
1981

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

Bamako
2006

Bamako

Dirty Grandpa
2016

Dirty Grandpa

Saw V
2008

Saw V

Darkweb
2016

Darkweb

Waffle Street
2015

Waffle Street

Wild America
1997

Wild America

Andron
2015

Andron

Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story

Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story

Mr. Pig
2016

Mr. Pig

Gridlocked
2016

Gridlocked

Pushing Dead
2016

Pushing Dead

Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
2000

Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
2018

Death Race: Beyond Anarchy

A Place at the Table
1988

A Place at the Table

P.N.O.K.
2005

P.N.O.K.

Extortion
2017

Extortion

Almost Christmas
2016

Almost Christmas

Escape from Alcatraz
1979

Escape from Alcatraz

Caffeinated
2015

Caffeinated

America's Dream
1996

America's Dream

Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story
2019

Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story

93 Days
2016

93 Days

Red Wind
1995

Red Wind

Memorial Day
1983

Memorial Day

Come Sunday
2018

Come Sunday

Birth of a Movement
2017

Birth of a Movement

The People Speak
2009

The People Speak

The Old Man & the Gun
2018

The Old Man & the Gun

The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
2006

The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

Proud Mary
2018

Proud Mary

The Good Catholic
2017

The Good Catholic

Dead Man Out
1989

Dead Man Out

Tour de Pharmacy
2017

Tour de Pharmacy

Agents of Change
2017

Agents of Change

The Curse of Buckout Road
2017

The Curse of Buckout Road

Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer
1981

Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer

The Christmas Train
2017

The Christmas Train

Bàttu
2000

Bàttu

Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights
2016

Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights

I'm Still Here
2010

I'm Still Here

Sorry to Bother You
2018

Sorry to Bother You

The Last Black Man in San Francisco
2019

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
2018

Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey

Survivor's Guide to Prison
2018

Survivor's Guide to Prison

The Cookout
2004

The Cookout

Shadows of Liberty
2012

Shadows of Liberty

Always in Season
2019

Always in Season

A Raisin in the Sun
1989

A Raisin in the Sun

Christmas Break-In
2018

Christmas Break-In

Jumanji: The Next Level
2019

Jumanji: The Next Level

Mississippi Inferno
2015

Mississippi Inferno

The Dead Don't Die
2019

The Dead Don't Die

And the Children Shall Lead
1985

And the Children Shall Lead

Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories
2017

Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories

The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs
2019

The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs

Read You Like a Book
2006

Read You Like a Book

The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
2005

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

Press Play
2022

Press Play

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
2010

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
2018

Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War
2020

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

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
2010

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

Strive
2019

Strive

We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
2014

We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
2014

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

The John Garfield Story
2003

The John Garfield Story

The Stand-In
1985

The Stand-In

Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man
2020

Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man

Sam Cooke: Crossing Over
2010

Sam Cooke: Crossing Over

The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
1999

The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
2012

Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'

The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
1999

The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

Hollywood on Horses
1989

Hollywood on Horses

The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution
2018

The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution

PoliWood
2009

PoliWood

Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots
1989

Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots

Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby
1990

Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby

Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt
1990

Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt

Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion
1992

Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion

Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

Inside the Actors Studio
1994

Inside the Actors Studio

Brothers and Sisters
2006

Brothers and Sisters

Today
1952

Today

The View
1997

The View

Hill Street Blues
1981

Hill Street Blues

Gimme a Break!
1981

Gimme a Break!

Fallen Angels
1993

Fallen Angels

ER
1994

ER

Legend of Earthsea
2004

Legend of Earthsea

Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

Alex Haley's Queen
1993

Alex Haley's Queen

Touch
2012

Touch

Lonesome Dove
1989

Lonesome Dove

Psych
2006

Psych

Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
1995

Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain

Hollywood Squares
1998

Hollywood Squares

Tony Awards
1956

Tony Awards

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Civil War Journal
1993

Civil War Journal

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

The Reichen Show
2005

The Reichen Show

Great Railway Journeys
1980

Great Railway Journeys

Hollywood Squares
1998

Hollywood Squares

Tall Tales & Legends
1985

Tall Tales & Legends

Cold Case Files
2017

Cold Case Files

Civil War Journal
1993

Civil War Journal

My Name Is Earl
2005

My Name Is Earl

Ironside
2013

Ironside

Leverage
2008

Leverage

American Dad!
2005

American Dad!

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003

Real Time with Bill Maher

Mozart in the Jungle
2014

Mozart in the Jungle

The Bee
2020

The Bee

Criminal Minds
2005

Criminal Minds

black-ish
2014

black-ish