Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1946-07-22 (79 years)
- Place of BirthSan Francisco, California, USA
- Also Known As-
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,...Read More
Acting Career
- 2023
The Naughty Nine
As: Santa Claus
- 2023
Double Soul
As: Michael Tedeschi
- 2022
American Dreamer
As: Jerry
- 2022
De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?
As: Ele mesmo
- 2022
Press Play
As: Cooper
- 2020
The Drummer
As: Mark Walker
- 2020
Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man
As: Narrator (voice)
- 2020
Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War
As: Narrator (voice)
- 2019
Jumanji: The Next Level
As: Milo
2019The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs
As: Narrator (voice)
2019The Last Black Man in San Francisco
As: Grandpa Allen
2019The Dead Don't Die
As: Hank Thompson
2019Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story
As: Narrator
2019Always in Season
As: Narrator (voice)
2018Christmas Break-In
As: Ray
2018Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
As: Baltimore Bob
2018The Old Man & the Gun
As: Teddy
2018Sorry to Bother You
As: Langston
2018Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
As: Mr. Ocean
2018The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution
As: Narrator (voice)
2018Come Sunday
As: Gilbert Pearson
2018Proud Mary
As: Benny
2017The Christmas Train
As: Max Powers
2017The Curse of Buckout Road
As: Dr. Powell
2017Vagabonds
As: Uncle Issa
2017The Good Catholic
As: Victor
2017Tour de Pharmacy
As: Slim Robinson Present Day
2017Birth of a Movement
As: Narrator (voice)
2017Extortion
As: Constable Haagen
2016Monster Trucks
As: Mr. Weathers
2016Almost Christmas
As: Walter
2016Pushing Dead
As: Bob
2016Complete Unknown
As: Roger
2016Mr. Pig
As: Ambrose
2016Gridlocked
As: Sully
2016Back in the Day
As: Eddie 'Rocks' Travor
2016Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights
As: Narrator (voice)
201693 Days
As: Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri
2016Darkweb
As: The Boss
2016Dirty Grandpa
As: Stinky
2016Diablo
As: Benjamin Carver
2015Andron
As: Chancellor Gordon
2015Waffle Street
As: Edward Collins
2015Checkmate
As: Elohim
2015Consumed
As: Hal Westbrook
2015About Scout
As: Red
2015Bad Asses on the Bayou
As: Bernie Pope
2015Mississippi Inferno
As: Narrator (voice)
2015Caffeinated
As: Coffee Lover
2015Toxin
As: Dr. Locke
2014Beyond the Lights
As: Captain Nicol
2014Day of the Mummy
As: Carl
2014Yellowbird
As: Darius (voice)
2014black-ish
As: Uncle Norman
20142047: Sights of Death
As: Sponge
2014Supremacy
As: Mr. Walker
2014Rage
As: Detective St. John
2014Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
As: Bernie Pope
2014The Ninja Immovable Heart
As: Ex Director Matthew Reynolds
2014Mozart in the Jungle
As: Mayor
2014Chasing Shakespeare
As: William Ward
2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
As: Justice Thurgood Marshall
2013Ironside
As: Frank Ironside
2013Extraction
As: Harding
2013Tula: The Revolt
As: Shinishi
2013Highland Park
As: Ed
2013Shuffleton's Barbershop
As: Charlie Shuffleton
2013Space Warriors
As: Commander Phillips
2013The Shift
As: Floyd
2013The Bouquet
As: Reverend John
2013LUV
As: Arthur
2012The Children's Republic
As: Dubem
2012Hannah's Law
As: Isom Dart
2012Sins
As: Father Leonard
2012Touch
As: Professor Arthur Teller
2011Mysteria
As: Investigator
2011Donovan's Echo
As: Donovan Matheson
2011Age of the Dragons
As: Ahab
2011Son of Morning
As: Gabriel Peters
2011Mooz-lum
As: Dean Francis
2010I Want to Be a Soldier
As: School Director
2010Down for Life
As: Mr. Shannon
2010I'm Still Here
As: Danny Glover
2010Legendary
As: Harry 'Red' Newman
2010Dear Alice
As: Franzis
2010Alpha and Omega
As: Winston (voice)
2010Death at a Funeral
As: Uncle Russell
2010Five Minarets in New York
As: Marcus
2010Human Target
As: Client
2010Sam Cooke: Crossing Over
As: Narrator (voice)
- 2009
2012
As: President Thomas Wilson
2009Nite Tales: The Series
As: Jeremiah
2009The Harimaya Bridge
As: Joseph Holder
2009Night Train
As: Miles
2008Leverage
As: Charlie Lawson
2008Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
As: Walter Tortoise (voice)
2008Blindness
As: Man with Black Eye Patch
2008Gospel Hill
As: John Malcolm
2008Be Kind Rewind
As: Mr. Fletcher
2007Honeydripper
As: Tyrone Purvis
2007Battle for Terra
As: President Chen (voice)
2007Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
As: Father Elias
- 2007
Shooter
As: Colonel Isaac Johnson
2007Poor Boy's Game
As: George
2006Dreamgirls
As: Marty Madison
2006Brothers and Sisters
As: Isaac Marshall
2006Barnyard
As: Miles the Mule (voice)
2006Psych
As: Mel Hornsby
2006Bamako
As: Cow-boy
2006The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
As: Brer Turtle (voice)
2006The Shaggy Dog
As: Ken Hollister
2006The Exonerated
As: David Keaton
2005Full Disclosure Report
As: David Tapp
2005Criminal Minds
As: Hank Morgan
2005My Name Is Earl
As: Thomas
2005Manderlay
As: Wilhelm
2005American Dad!
As: Minstrel Krampus (voice)
2005Missing in America
As: Jake Neely
2004Legend of Earthsea
As: Ogion
- 2004
Saw
As: David Tapp
2004The Cookout
As: Judge Crowley
2003Good Fences
As: Tom Spader
2002The Real Eve
As: Narrator (voice)
2001The Royal Tenenbaums
As: Henry Sherman
20013 A.M.
As: Hershey
2000Boesman and Lena
As: Boesman
2000Freedom Song
As: Will Walker
1999The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
As: Narrator (voice)
1999Scared Straight! 20 Years Later
As: Host
1999Our Friend, Martin
As: Train Conductor (voice)
1998The Prince of Egypt
As: Jethro (voice)
1998Beloved
As: Paul D
1998Antz
As: Barbatus (voice)
1998Lethal Weapon 4
As: Roger Murtaugh
1997Buffalo Soldiers
As: Sgt. Washington Wyatt
1997The Rainmaker
As: Richter Tyrone Kipler
1997Switchback
As: Bob Goodall
1997Wild America
As: Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited)
1997Gone Fishin'
As: Gus Green
1996America's Dream
As: Silas (segment "Long Black Song")
1995Red Wind
As: Philip Marlowe
1995Operation Dumbo Drop
As: Capt. Sam Cahill
1995Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
As: Isaac Jefferson (voice)
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
As: The King (voice)
1994ER
As: Charlie Pratt Sr.
1994Angels in the Outfield
As: George Knox
1994Maverick
As: Bank Robber (uncredited)
1993The Saint of Fort Washington
As: Jerry
1993Bopha!
As: Micah Mangena
1993Fallen Angels
As: Marlowe
1993The Talking Eggs
As: Narrator (voice)
1993Alex Haley's Queen
As: Alec Haley
1992Lethal Weapon 3
As: Roger Murtaugh
1991Grand Canyon
As: Simon
1991Pure Luck
As: Raymond Campanella
1991A Rage in Harlem
As: Easy Money
1991Flight of the Intruder
As: Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli
1990Predator 2
As: Lieutenant Mike Harrigan
1990To Sleep with Anger
As: Harry
1990Captain Planet and the Planeteers
As: Dr. Apollo (voice)
1989Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots
As: Narrator (voice)
1989Lethal Weapon 2
As: Roger Murtaugh
1989Dead Man Out
As: Dr. Alex Marsh
1989Lonesome Dove
As: Joshua Deets
1989A Raisin in the Sun
As: Walter Lee Younger
1988Bat★21
As: Capt. Bartholomew Clark
1987Mandela
As: Nelson Mandela
- 1987
Lethal Weapon
As: Roger Murtaugh
1986John Henry
As: John Henry
1985The Color Purple
As: Albert
1985Tall Tales & Legends
As: John Henry
1985Silverado
As: Malachi 'Mal' Johnson
1985The Stand-In
As: Apples Finnerty
1985Witness
As: McFee
1985And the Children Shall Lead
As: William
1984Places in the Heart
As: Moze
1984Iceman
As: Loomis
1983Chiefs
As: Marshall Peters
1983Keeping On
As: Lester Traylor
1982Out
As: Jojo / Roland
1981Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
As: Morgan
1981Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer
As: Oscar Micheaux
1979Escape from Alcatraz
As: Inmate