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.

Cast

Predator 2

(Lieutenant Mike Harrigan)

Saw

(David Tapp)

The Color Purple

(Albert)

Lethal Weapon 2

(Roger Murtaugh)

Lethal Weapon 3

(Roger Murtaugh)

Lethal Weapon 4

(Roger Murtaugh)

Lethal Weapon

(Roger Murtaugh)

Dreamgirls

(Marty Madison)

The Shaggy Dog

(Ken Hollister)

Manderlay

(Wilhelm)

Vagabonds

(Uncle Issa)

Switchback

(Bob Goodall)

Gospel Hill

(John Malcolm)

Be Kind Rewind

(Mr. Fletcher)

A Night at the Academy Museum

(Self)

Shooter

(Colonel Isaac Johnson)

Blindness

(Man with Black Eye Patch)

Silverado

(Malachi 'Mal' Johnson)

Iceman

(Loomis)

Angels in the Outfield

(George Knox)

The Rainmaker

(Richter Tyrone Kipler)

Antz

(Barbatus (voice))

The Royal Tenenbaums

(Henry Sherman)

Gone Fishin'

(Gus Green)

Witness

(McFee)

Alpha and Omega

(Winston (voice))

Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare

(Walter Tortoise (voice))

The Drummer

(Mark Walker)

Maverick

(Bank Robber (uncredited))

The Prince of Egypt

(Jethro (voice))

Operation Dumbo Drop

(Capt. Sam Cahill)

Barnyard

(Miles the Mule (voice))

Lethal Weapon 5

(Roger Murtaugh)

Death at a Funeral

(Uncle Russell)

Places in the Heart

(Moze)

Double Soul

(Michael Tedeschi)

Grand Canyon

(Simon)

Missing in America

(Jake Neely)

2012

(President Thomas Wilson)

Honeydripper

(Tyrone Purvis)

A Rage in Harlem

(Easy Money)

Night Train

(Miles)

Keeping On

(Lester Traylor)

Bat★21

(Capt. Bartholomew Clark)

Poor Boy's Game

(George)

Good Fences

(Tom Spader)

The Face of Rage

(Gary)

Legendary

(Harry 'Red' Newman)

Scared Straight! 20 Years Later

(Host)

Down for Life

(Mr. Shannon)

Battle for Terra

(President Chen (voice))

Mooz-lum

(Dean Francis)

Beloved

(Paul D)

Flight of the Intruder

(Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli)

Casting By

(Self)

The Harimaya Bridge

(Joseph Holder)

Pure Luck

(Raymond Campanella)

Five Minarets in New York

(Marcus)

American Dreamer

(Jerry)

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

(Father Elias)

I Want to Be a Soldier

(School Director)

The Real Eve

(Narrator (voice))

Son of Morning

(Gabriel Peters)

LUV

(Arthur)

John Henry

(John Henry)

The Saint of Fort Washington

(Jerry)

Out

(Jojo / Roland)

Dear Alice

(Franzis)

Bopha!

(Micah Mangena)

3 A.M.

(Hershey)

To Sleep with Anger

(Harry)

The Children's Republic

(Dubem)

Mysteria

(Investigator)

Age of the Dragons

(Ahab)

Rise Like Lions

(Self (Occupy Oakland))

Chasing Shakespeare

(William Ward)

Boesman and Lena

(Boesman)

The Peace!

(Self)

Hannah's Law

(Isom Dart)

Donovan's Echo

(Donovan Matheson)

Full Disclosure Report

(David Tapp)

Highland Park

(Ed)

Tula: The Revolt

(Shinishi)

Sins

(Father Leonard)

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

(Justice Thurgood Marshall)

Space Warriors

(Commander Phillips)

The Bouquet

(Reverend John)

Buffalo Soldiers

(Sgt. Washington Wyatt)

After Fact

(Self)

The Robeson Effect

(Self)

Extraction

(Harding)

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

(Self - Narrator (voice))

Beyond the Lights

(Captain Nicol)

The Exonerated

(David Keaton)

The Naughty Nine

(Santa Claus)

Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses

(Bernie Pope)

Howard

(Self (archive footage))

Monster Trucks

(Mr. Weathers)

Mandela

(Nelson Mandela)

The Talking Eggs

(Narrator (voice))

Rage

(Detective St. John)

2047: Sights of Death

(Sponge)

Supremacy

(Mr. Walker)

De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?

(Ele mesmo)

Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities

(Self)

Yellowbird

(Darius (voice))

Day of the Mummy

(Carl)

Shuffleton's Barbershop

(Charlie Shuffleton)

Our Friend, Martin

(Train Conductor (voice))

Bad Asses on the Bayou

(Bernie Pope)

Toxin

(Dr. Locke)

Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth

(Self)

The Lighthouse

(Duncan)

The Shift

(Floyd)

We Are Many

(Self)

Consumed

(Hal Westbrook)

About Scout

(Red)

Freedom Song

(Will Walker)

San Francisco State: On Strike

(self)

Checkmate

(Elohim)

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

(Self)

Back in the Day

(Eddie 'Rocks' Travor)

The Ninja Immovable Heart

(Ex Director Matthew Reynolds)

Complete Unknown

(Roger)

Diablo

(Benjamin Carver)

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

(Morgan)

Bamako

(Cow-boy)

Dirty Grandpa

(Stinky)

Saw V

(David Tapp (archive footage) (uncredited))

Darkweb

(The Boss)

Waffle Street

(Edward Collins)

Wild America

(Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited))

Andron

(Chancellor Gordon)

Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story

(Narrator (voice))

Mr. Pig

(Ambrose)

Gridlocked

(Sully)

Pushing Dead

(Bob)

Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

(Self)

Death Race: Beyond Anarchy

(Baltimore Bob)

A Place at the Table

(Mr. Scott)

P.N.O.K.

(Col. Weldon)

Extortion

(Constable Haagen)

Almost Christmas

(Walter)

Escape from Alcatraz

(Inmate)

Caffeinated

(Coffee Lover)

America's Dream

(Silas (segment "Long Black Song"))

Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story

(Narrator)

93 Days

Red Wind

(Philip Marlowe)

Memorial Day

(Willie Monroe)

Come Sunday

(Gilbert Pearson)

Birth of a Movement

(Narrator (voice))

The People Speak

(Self)

The Old Man & the Gun

(Teddy)

The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

(Brer Turtle (voice))

Proud Mary

(Benny)

The Good Catholic

(Victor)

Dead Man Out

(Dr. Alex Marsh)

Tour de Pharmacy

(Slim Robinson Present Day)

Agents of Change

(Self - Narrator (voice))

The Curse of Buckout Road

(Dr. Powell)

Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer

(Oscar Micheaux)

The Christmas Train

(Max Powers)

Bàttu

Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights

(Narrator (voice))

I'm Still Here

(Danny Glover)

Sorry to Bother You

(Langston)

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

(Grandpa Allen)

Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey

(Mr. Ocean)

Survivor's Guide to Prison

(Self)

The Cookout

(Judge Crowley)

Shadows of Liberty

(Self)

Always in Season

(Narrator (voice))

A Raisin in the Sun

(Walter Lee Younger)

Christmas Break-In

(Ray)

Jumanji: The Next Level

(Milo)

Mississippi Inferno

(Narrator (voice))

The Dead Don't Die

(Hank Thompson)

And the Children Shall Lead

(William)

Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories

(Self)

The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs

(Narrator (voice))

Read You Like a Book

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

(Self (archive footage))

Press Play

(Cooper)

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

(Self)

Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

(Self)

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

(Narrator (voice))

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

(Self)

Strive

We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

(Self)

The John Garfield Story

(Self)

The Stand-In

(Apples Finnerty)

Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man

(Narrator (voice))

Sam Cooke: Crossing Over

(Narrator (voice))

The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

(Narrator (voice))

Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'

(Self)

The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

(Self (archive footage))

Hollywood on Horses

(Self)

The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution

(Narrator (voice))

PoliWood

(Self)

Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots

(Narrator (voice))

Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby

(Narrator (voice))

Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt

(Narrator (voice))

Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion

(Narrator (voice))

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

(Dr. Apollo (voice))

Inside the Actors Studio

(Self)

Brothers and Sisters

(Isaac Marshall)

Today

(Self)

The View

(Self)

Hill Street Blues

Gimme a Break!

Fallen Angels

(Marlowe)

ER

(Charlie Pratt Sr.)

Legend of Earthsea

(Ogion)

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

(Self)

Alex Haley's Queen

(Alec Haley)

Touch

(Professor Arthur Teller)

Lonesome Dove

(Joshua Deets)

Psych

(Mel Hornsby)

Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain

(Isaac Jefferson (voice))

Hollywood Squares

(Self - Panelist)

Tony Awards

(Self - Presenter)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

(Self)

Civil War Journal

(Self - Host)

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

(The King (voice))

The Reichen Show

(Self)

Great Railway Journeys

(Self - Presenter)

Hollywood Squares

Tall Tales & Legends

(John Henry)

Cold Case Files

(Narrator (voice))

Civil War Journal

(Host)

My Name Is Earl

(Thomas)

Ironside

(Frank Ironside)

Leverage

(Charlie Lawson)

American Dad!

(Minstrel Krampus (voice))

Real Time with Bill Maher

(Self)

Mozart in the Jungle

(Mayor)

The Bee

(Roger Murtaugh (archive footage))

Criminal Minds

(Hank Morgan)

black-ish

(Uncle Norman)

Crew

Memoria

(Co-Producer)

Crane Lantern

(Executive Producer)

President

(Executive Producer)

Just a Dream

(Director)

Shenandoah

(Executive Producer)

The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane

(Executive Producer)

Concerning Violence

(Co-Producer)

Freedom Song

(Executive Producer)

That Summer

(Executive Producer)

Prayers for the Stolen

(Co-Producer)

Trouble the Water

(Executive Producer)

Life Is Sacred

(Executive Producer)

3 A.M.

(Executive Producer)

America's Dream

(Executive Producer)

Bamako

(Executive Producer)

Strong Island

(Executive Producer)

The House I Live In

(Executive Producer)

The Time That Remains

(Associate Producer)

Good Fences

(Producer)

Cemetery of Splendor

(Co-Producer)

Dum Maaro Dum

(Executive Producer)

White Sun

(Executive Producer)

Highway

(Producer)

Hale County This Morning, This Evening

(Executive Producer)

Angels Are Made of Light

(Executive Producer)

Buffalo Soldiers

(Executive Producer)

This Changes Everything

(Executive Producer)

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

(Producer)

Zama

(Co-Producer)

Easter Snap

(Executive Producer)

Lynch: A History

(Executive Producer)

Override

(Director)

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

(Associate Producer)

Capernaum

(Executive Producer)

Shadow World

(Executive Producer)

In Between Dying

(Executive Producer)

The House on Coco Road

(Producer)

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

(Presenter)

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

(Presenter)

Salt of This Sea

(Co-Producer)

Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot

(Co-Executive Producer)

To Sleep with Anger

(Executive Producer)

The War on Cuba

(Executive Producer)