Danny Glover

ProducerActorProductionCrewDirector Jul 22 (age 79) San Francisco, California, USA 1952–2026 (74 year career)

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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 Sle…

Known For

Film

Saw

David Tapp

Film

The Royal Tenenbaums

Henry Sherman

Film

Jumanji: The Next Level

Milo

Film

Lethal Weapon

Roger Murtaugh

Film

Capernaum

Executive Producer

Film

The Prince of Egypt

Jethro (voice)

Film

Shooter

Colonel Isaac Johnson

Film

Escape from Alcatraz

Inmate

Filmography

Acting (250)

Movies (211)

Newbies

The Naughty Nine

as Santa Claus

Double Soul

as Michael Tedeschi

American Dreamer

as Jerry

Press Play

as Cooper

De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?

2022

as Self

A Night at the Academy Museum

as Self

The Drummer

as Mark Walker

Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man

2020

as Narrator (voice)

8.0

After Fact

2020

as Self

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

2020

as Narrator (voice)

Jumanji: The Next Level

as Milo

The Dead Don't Die

as Hank Thompson

Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story

2019

as Narrator

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

2019

as Grandpa Allen

7.0

The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs

as Narrator (voice)

The Robeson Effect

as Self

Always in Season

as Narrator (voice)

Strive

Death Race: Beyond Anarchy

as Baltimore Bob

Sorry to Bother You

as Langston

Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey

2018

as Mr. Ocean

4.8

The Old Man & the Gun

2018

as Teddy

6.4

Howard

2018

as Self (archive footage)

6.8

Come Sunday

2018

as Gilbert Pearson

5.8

Survivor's Guide to Prison

as Self

Christmas Break-In

as Ray

Proud Mary

as Benny

Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

2018

as Self

7.0

The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution

2018

as Narrator (voice)

Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories

2017

as Self

Agents of Change

2017

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Extortion

2017

as Detective Constable Haagen

6.2

Tour de Pharmacy

2017

as Slim Robinson Present Day

The Christmas Train

as Max Powers

Vagabonds

as Uncle Issa

The Curse of Buckout Road

as Dr. Powell

The Good Catholic

as Victor

Birth of a Movement

as Narrator (voice)

Dirty Grandpa

as Stinky

Monster Trucks

as Mr. Weathers

Mr. Pig

as Ambrose

Diablo

as Benjamin Carver

Almost Christmas

as Walter

Complete Unknown

as Roger

Darkweb

as The Boss

Pushing Dead

as Bob

93 Days

as Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri

Gridlocked

as Sully

Back in the Day

as Eddie 'Rocks' Travor

3.0

Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights

2016

as Narrator (voice)

Andron

as Chancellor Gordon

Consumed

as Hal Westbrook

About Scout

as Red

Toxin

as Dr. Locke

Waffle Street

as Edward Collins

Caffeinated

as Coffee Lover

Checkmate

as Elohim

Bad Asses on the Bayou

2015

as Bernie Pope

6.0

Mississippi Inferno

2015

as Narrator (voice)

Rage

2014

as Detective St. John

Supremacy

as Mr. Walker

Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses

as Bernie Pope

Beyond the Lights

as Captain Nicol

We Are Many

as Self

2047: Sights of Death

as Sponge

Chasing Shakespeare

as William Ward

Yellowbird

as Darius (voice)

Day of the Mummy

as Carl

The Ninja Immovable Heart

2014

as Ex Director Matthew Reynolds

4.1

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

2014

as Self

1.5

We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama

LUV

as Arthur

Highland Park

as Ed

Extraction

as Harding

Space Warriors

as Commander Phillips

Tula: The Revolt

as Shinishi

The Shift

as Floyd

The Bouquet

as Reverend John

Shuffleton's Barbershop

2013

as Charlie Shuffleton

5.2

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013

as Justice Thurgood Marshall

6.3

Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth

2013

as Self

3.5

The Children's Republic

as Dubem

Shadows of Liberty

as Self

Hannah's Law

as Isom Dart

Sins

as Father Leonard

Casting By

as Self

Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'

2012

as Self

6.7

The Lighthouse

2012

as Duncan

Rise Like Lions

2011

as Self (Occupy Oakland)

Age of the Dragons

as Ahab

Mooz-lum

as Dean Francis

Son of Morning

as Gabriel Peters

Mysteria

as Investigator

Donovan's Echo

as Donovan Matheson

I Want to Be a Soldier

2010

as School Director

5.6

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

2010

as Self

7.0

Sam Cooke: Crossing Over

2010

as Narrator (voice)

Death at a Funeral

as Uncle Russell

Alpha and Omega

as Winston (voice)

I'm Still Here

as Danny Glover

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

as Self

Dear Alice

as Franzis

Legendary

as Harry 'Red' Newman

6.5

Down for Life

2010

as Mr. Shannon

3.5

Five Minarets in New York

2010

as Marcus

5.6

2012

2009

as President Thomas Wilson

Night Train

as Miles

The People Speak

as Self

PoliWood

as Self

The Harimaya Bridge

as Joseph Holder

Blindness

as Man with Black Eye Patch

Be Kind Rewind

as Mr. Fletcher

Gospel Hill

as John Malcolm

Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare

2008

as Walter Tortoise (voice)

5.8

Agent Crush

2008

as Major Rusty Gubbins

4.3

Fats Waller Was Born Here

2008

as "Fats" Waller's Father/Mr. Fletcher

Shooter

2007

as Colonel Isaac Johnson

7.1

Battle for Terra

2007

as President Chen (voice)

Honeydripper

as Tyrone Purvis

Poor Boy's Game

as George

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

2007

as Father Elias

5.9

Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'

2007

as Self

Barnyard

as Miles (voice)

Dreamgirls

as Marty Madison

The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

2006

as Brer Turtle (voice)

The Court

as Cow-boy

The Shaggy Dog

as Ken Hollister

The Exonerated

as David Keaton

Read You Like a Book

Full Disclosure Report

as David Tapp

Manderlay

as Wilhelm

The Peace!

as Self

P.N.O.K.

as Col. Weldon

Missing in America

2005

as Jake Neely

5.8

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

2005

as Self (archive footage)

Saw

as David Tapp

The Cookout

as Judge Crowley

Good Fences

as Tom Spader

The John Garfield Story

as Self

The Real Eve

as Narrator (voice)

The Royal Tenenbaums

as Henry Sherman

3 A.M.

as Hershey

Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

as Self

Bàttu

Boesman and Lena

as Boesman

Freedom Song

as Will Walker

The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

1999

as Narrator (voice)

Scared Straight! 20 Years Later

1999

as Host

6.8

Our Friend, Martin

1999

as Train Conductor (voice)

6.9

The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

1999

as Self (archive footage)

6.6

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

1998

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Prince of Egypt

as Jethro (voice)

Lethal Weapon 4

as Roger Murtaugh

Antz

as Barbatus (voice)

Beloved

as Paul D

Soldier Child

as Self - Narrator

The Rainmaker

1997

as Richter Tyrone Kipler

Switchback

as Bob Goodall

Gone Fishin'

as Gus Green

Wild America

as Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited)

6.1

Buffalo Soldiers

1997

as Sgt. Washington Wyatt

5.4

America's Dream

1996

as Silas (segment "Long Black Song")

6.4

Operation Dumbo Drop

1995

as Capt. Sam Cahill

5.2

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995

as Self

7.8

Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities

1995

as Self

10.0

Red Wind

1995

as Philip Marlowe

Maverick

1994

as Bank Robber (uncredited)

6.9

Angels in the Outfield

as George Knox

Bopha!

as Micah Mangena

The Saint of Fort Washington

1993

as Jerry

6.7

The Talking Eggs

1993

as Narrator (voice)

Lethal Weapon 3

1992

as Roger Murtaugh

6.7

Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion

1992

as Narrator (voice)

Grand Canyon

1991

as Simon

6.4

Pure Luck

1991

as Raymond Campanella

5.5

Flight of the Intruder

1991

as Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli

A Rage in Harlem

as Easy Money

Predator 2

as Lieutenant Mike Harrigan

6.3

Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt

1990

as Narrator (voice)

To Sleep with Anger

1990

as Harry

6.7

Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby

1990

as Narrator (voice)

Lethal Weapon 2

1989

as Roger Murtaugh

7.0

A Raisin in the Sun

1989

as Walter Lee Younger

Hollywood on Horses

as Self

Dead Man Out

as Dr. Alex Marsh

Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots

1989

as Narrator (voice)

Bat★21

1988

as Capt. Bartholomew Clark

A Place at the Table

as Mr. Scott

Lethal Weapon

as Roger Murtaugh

Mandela

as Nelson Mandela

John Henry

as John Henry

Silverado

1985

as Malachi 'Mal' Johnson

Witness

as McFee

The Color Purple

as Albert

The Stand-In

as Apples Finnerty

And the Children Shall Lead

as William

Iceman

as Loomis

Places in the Heart

as Moze

Memorial Day

as Willie Monroe

The Face of Rage

as Gary

Keeping On

as Lester Traylor

Out

1982

as Jojo / Roland

4.3

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

1981

as Morgan

4.6

Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer

1981

as Oscar Micheaux

Escape from Alcatraz

1979

as Inmate

7.5

San Francisco State: On Strike

1969

as self

Lethal Weapon 5

as Roger Murtaugh

Grizzly Peak

as Will

Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story

as Narrator (voice)

Killing Winston Jones

as Washington Carver

Television (39)

Cold Case Files

2017

as Self - Narrator (voice)

black-ish

as Uncle Norman

Mozart in the Jungle

as Mayor

Ironside

as Frank Ironside

Touch

as Professor Arthur Teller

6.6

Human Target

2010

as Client

7.2

Nite Tales: The Series

2009

as Jeremiah

Leverage

as Charlie Lawson

Psych

as Mel Hornsby

Brothers and Sisters

as Isaac Marshall

Criminal Minds

as Hank Morgan

American Dad!

as Minstrel Krampus (voice)

My Name Is Earl

as Thomas

The Reichen Show

as Self

Legend of Earthsea

as Ogion

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

The View

as Self

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995

as The King (voice)

6.0

Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain

1995

as Isaac Jefferson (voice)

1994

as Charlie Pratt Sr.

7.8

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

Fallen Angels

as Marlowe

Alex Haley's Queen

as Alec Haley

Civil War Journal

as Host

Civil War Journal

as Self - Host

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

1990

as Dr. Apollo (voice)

Lonesome Dove

as Joshua Deets

Tall Tales & Legends

as John Henry

Chiefs

as Marshall Peters

Hill Street Blues

Gimme a Break!

Great Railway Journeys

as Self - Presenter

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

Saturday Night Live

as Roger Murtaugh (uncredited)

7.0

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

as Self

6.3

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Today

as Self

Crew (43)

Movies (42)

Our Land

Executive Producer

President

Executive Producer

The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane

2023

Executive Producer

Crane Lantern

Executive Producer

Memoria

Co-Producer

Prayers for the Stolen

Co-Producer

In Between Dying

Executive Producer

Easter Snap

Executive Producer

Lynch: A History

Executive Producer

Capernaum

Executive Producer

Hale County This Morning, This Evening

2018

Executive Producer

6.0

Angels Are Made of Light

Executive Producer

Strong Island

Executive Producer

Zama

Co-Producer

That Summer

Executive Producer

Shadow World

Executive Producer

White Sun

Executive Producer

The House on Coco Road

2016

Producer

6.7

This Changes Everything

Executive Producer

Cemetery of Splendor

Co-Producer

Life Is Sacred

Executive Producer

Concerning Violence

Co-Producer

Highway

Producer

The House I Live In

Executive Producer

Shenandoah

Executive Producer

Dum Maaro Dum

Executive Producer

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

2011

Producer

7.6

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

2010

Presenter

7.0

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

2010

Presenter

7.8

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

2010

Associate Producer

6.6

The Time That Remains

Associate Producer

Trouble the Water

Executive Producer

Salt of This Sea

Co-Producer

The Court

Executive Producer

Good Fences

Producer

Just a Dream

Director

3 A.M.

Executive Producer

Freedom Song

Executive Producer

Buffalo Soldiers

Executive Producer

America's Dream

Executive Producer

Override

Director

To Sleep with Anger

1990

Executive Producer

6.7

Television (1)

The War on Cuba

2020

Executive Producer