Danny Glover
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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Movies (49)
Landmarks
Executive Producer (Production)
2026
Newbies
2025
The Naughty Nine
as Santa Claus
2023
The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane
Executive Producer (Production)
2023
Double Soul
as Michael Tedeschi
2023
President
Executive Producer (Production)
2023
American Dreamer
as Jerry
2022
De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?
as Self
2022
Press Play
as Cooper
2022
Crane Lantern
Executive Producer (Production)
2022
A Night at the Academy Museum
as Self
2021
Memoria
Co-Producer (Production)
2021
Prayers for the Stolen
Co-Producer (Production)
2021
In Between Dying
Executive Producer (Production)
2021
The Drummer
as Mark Walker
2020
Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man
as Narrator (voice)
2020
After Fact
as Self
2020
Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War
as Narrator (voice)
2020
Jumanji: The Next Level
as Milo
2019
The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs
as Narrator (voice)
2019
Lynch: A History
Executive Producer (Production)
2019
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
as Grandpa Allen
2019
Strive
2019
The Dead Don't Die
as Hank Thompson
2019
Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story
as Narrator
2019
Always in Season
as Narrator (voice)
2019
Easter Snap
Executive Producer (Production)
2019
The Robeson Effect
as Self
2019
Christmas Break-In
as Ray
2018
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
as Self
2018
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
as Baltimore Bob
2018
The Old Man & the Gun
as Teddy
2018
Capernaum
Executive Producer (Production)
2018
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Executive Producer (Production)
2018
Angels Are Made of Light
Executive Producer (Production)
2018
Sorry to Bother You
as Langston
2018
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
as Mr. Ocean
2018
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution
as Narrator (voice)
2018
Howard
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Survivor's Guide to Prison
as Self
2018
Come Sunday
as Gilbert Pearson
2018
Proud Mary
as Benny
2018
The Christmas Train
as Max Powers
2017
The Curse of Buckout Road
as Dr. Powell
2017
Vagabonds
as Uncle Issa
2017
Zama
Co-Producer (Production)
2017
The Good Catholic
as Victor
2017
That Summer
Executive Producer (Production)
2017
Tour de Pharmacy
as Slim Robinson Present Day
2017
