Danny Glover
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Criminal Minds
Hank Morgan
2005
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
American Dad!
Minstrel Krampus (voice)
2005
Series
Saturday Night Live
Roger Murtaugh (uncredited)
1975
Series
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Series
ER
Charlie Pratt Sr.
1994
Series
Psych
Mel Hornsby
2006
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Series
Hill Street Blues
1981
Series
black-ish
Uncle Norman
2014
Series
Brothers and Sisters
Isaac Marshall
2006
Series
My Name Is Earl
Thomas
2005
Series
Leverage
Charlie Lawson
2008
Series
The Reichen Show
Self
2005
Series
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Dr. Apollo (voice)
1990
Series
Touch
Professor Arthur Teller
2012
Series
Mozart in the Jungle
Mayor
2014
Film
2012
President Thomas Wilson
2009
Series
Human Target
Client
2010
Series
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The King (voice)
1995
Film
Shooter
Colonel Isaac Johnson
2007
Film
Jumanji: The Next Level
Milo
2019
Series
Fallen Angels
Marlowe
1993
Series
Today
Self
1952
Film
Saw
David Tapp
2004
Series
Gimme a Break!
1981
Film
The Prince of Egypt
Jethro (voice)
1998
Film
Lethal Weapon
Roger Murtaugh
1987
Film
Predator 2
Lieutenant Mike Harrigan
1990
Film
Lethal Weapon 4
Roger Murtaugh
1998
Film
Escape from Alcatraz
Inmate
1979
Film
Antz
Barbatus (voice)
1998
Series
Tall Tales & Legends
John Henry
1985
Series
Lonesome Dove
Joshua Deets
1989
Film
Barnyard
Miles (voice)
2006
Film
Lethal Weapon 3
Roger Murtaugh
1992
Series
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973
Film
Lethal Weapon 2
Roger Murtaugh
1989
Film
The Color Purple
Albert
1985
Series
Ironside
Frank Ironside
2013
Film
Dirty Grandpa
Stinky
2016
Film
Silverado
Malachi 'Mal' Johnson
1985
Film
The Royal Tenenbaums
Henry Sherman
2001
Film
Monster Trucks
Mr. Weathers
2016
Series
Cold Case Files
Self - Narrator (voice)
2017
Film
The Rainmaker
Richter Tyrone Kipler
1997
Film
Witness
McFee
1985
Film
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
Baltimore Bob
2018
Film
Maverick
Bank Robber (uncredited)
1994
Series
Alex Haley's Queen
Alec Haley
1993
Film
Alpha and Omega
Winston (voice)
2010
Film
Rage
Detective St. John
2014
Film
Sorry to Bother You
Langston
2018
Film
The Shaggy Dog
Ken Hollister
2006
Film
The Dead Don't Die
Hank Thompson
2019
Series
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
Series
Legend of Earthsea
Ogion
2004
Film
Angels in the Outfield
George Knox
1994
Film
Dreamgirls
Marty Madison
2006
Film
Death at a Funeral
Uncle Russell
2010
Film
Beloved
Paul D
1998
Film
Blindness
Man with Black Eye Patch
2008
Film
Places in the Heart
Moze
1984
Film
Iceman
Loomis
1984
Film
Manderlay
Wilhelm
2005
Film
Extortion
Detective Constable Haagen
2017
Film
Proud Mary
Benny
2018
Series
Great Railway Journeys
Self - Presenter
1980
Film
Battle for Terra
President Chen (voice)
2007
Film
Switchback
Bob Goodall
1997
Film
Be Kind Rewind
Mr. Fletcher
2008
Film
Yellowbird
Darius (voice)
2014
Film
Mr. Pig
Ambrose
2016
Series
Civil War Journal
Self - Host
1993
Series
Civil War Journal
Host
1993
Film
Tour de Pharmacy
Slim Robinson Present Day
2017
Film
Flight of the Intruder
Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli
1991
Film
Almost Christmas
Walter
2016
Film
I'm Still Here
Danny Glover
2010
Film
Extraction
Harding
2013
Film
Grand Canyon
Simon
1991
Film
Pure Luck
Raymond Campanella
1991
Film
Gridlocked
Sully
2016
Film
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
Bernie Pope
2014
Film
Bat★21
Capt. Bartholomew Clark
1988
Film
Complete Unknown
Roger
2016
Film
Beyond the Lights
Captain Nicol
2014
Film
Waffle Street
Edward Collins
2015
Film
The Bouquet
Reverend John
2013
Film
Buffalo Soldiers
Sgt. Washington Wyatt
1997
Film
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Grandpa Allen
2019
Film
Diablo
Benjamin Carver
2016
Film
The Cookout
Judge Crowley
2004
Film
Gone Fishin'
Gus Green
1997
Film
American Dreamer
Jerry
2022
Film
Sins
Father Leonard
2012
Film
Wild America
Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited)
1997
Film
Freedom Song
Will Walker
2000
Film
Bad Asses on the Bayou
Bernie Pope
2015
Film
Press Play
Cooper
2022
Film
Howard
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
Our Friend, Martin
Train Conductor (voice)
1999
Film
Supremacy
Mr. Walker
2014
Film
Legendary
Harry 'Red' Newman
2010
Film
The People Speak
Self
2009
Film
The Saint of Fort Washington
Jerry
1993
Film
Checkmate
Elohim
2015
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Film
The Old Man & the Gun
Teddy
2018
Film
Casting By
Self
2012
Film
Bopha!
Micah Mangena
1993
Series
Nite Tales: The Series
Jeremiah
2009
Film
Night Train
Miles
2009
Film
The Naughty Nine
Santa Claus
2023
Film
Survivor's Guide to Prison
Self
2018
Film
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
1995
Film
Operation Dumbo Drop
Capt. Sam Cahill
1995
Film
Honeydripper
Tyrone Purvis
2007
Film
Consumed
Hal Westbrook
2015
Series
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
Isaac Jefferson (voice)
1995
Film
Space Warriors
Commander Phillips
2013
Film
Andron
Chancellor Gordon
2015
Film
Mandela
Nelson Mandela
1987
Film
A Rage in Harlem
Easy Money
1991
Film
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Justice Thurgood Marshall
2013
Film
LUV
Arthur
2013
Film
Come Sunday
Gilbert Pearson
2018
Film
Strive
2019
Film
Hannah's Law
Isom Dart
2012
Film
Good Fences
Tom Spader
2003
Film
Gospel Hill
John Malcolm
2008
Film
Toxin
Dr. Locke
2015
Film
Highland Park
Ed
2013
Film
Five Minarets in New York
Marcus
2010
Film
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
Self (archive footage)
1999
Film
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
Self (archive footage)
2005
Film
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
Self
2010
Film
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
Self
2012
Film
The Curse of Buckout Road
Dr. Powell
2017
Film
Pushing Dead
Bob
2016
Film
Down for Life
Mr. Shannon
2010
Film
3 A.M.
Hershey
2001
Film
The Children's Republic
Dubem
2012
Film
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
Brer Turtle (voice)
2006
Film
PoliWood
Self
2009
Film
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
Walter Tortoise (voice)
2008
Film
Poor Boy's Game
George
2007
The Peace!
Self
2005
Film
Age of the Dragons
Ahab
2011
Film
Back in the Day
Eddie 'Rocks' Travor
2016
Film
And the Children Shall Lead
William
1985
Film
Son of Morning
Gabriel Peters
2011
Film
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Self
2014
Film
About Scout
Red
2015
Film
Tula: The Revolt
Shinishi
2013
Film
The Christmas Train
Max Powers
2017
Film
To Sleep with Anger
Harry
1990
Film
Full Disclosure Report
David Tapp
2005
Film
93 Days
Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri
2016
Film
Shadows of Liberty
Self
2012
Film
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
Self
2010
Film
Bamako
Cow-boy
2007
Film
Mysteria
Investigator
2011
Film
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2000
Film
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
Self
2018
Film
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
Mr. Ocean
2018
Film
Red Wind
Philip Marlowe
1995
Film
Dear Alice
Franzis
2010
Film
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
Father Elias
2007
Film
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
Narrator (voice)
Film
The Exonerated
David Keaton
2006
Film
Missing in America
Jake Neely
2005
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
Self
1995
Film
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
Self
2013
Film
Christmas Break-In
Ray
2018
Film
The Harimaya Bridge
Joseph Holder
2009
Film
Mooz-lum
Dean Francis
2011
Film
The John Garfield Story
Self
2003
Film
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
Morgan
1981
Film
Agent Crush
Major Rusty Gubbins
2008
Film
2047: Sights of Death
Sponge
2014
Film
The Shift
Floyd
2013
Film
Keeping On
Lester Traylor
1983
Film
The Real Eve
Narrator (voice)
2002
Film
America's Dream
Silas (segment "Long Black Song")
1996
Film
Memorial Day
Willie Monroe
1983
Film
I Want to Be a Soldier
School Director
2010
Film
Double Soul
Michael Tedeschi
2023
Film
Out
Jojo / Roland
1982
Film
Day of the Mummy
Carl
2014
Film
Donovan's Echo
Donovan Matheson
2011
Film
Chasing Shakespeare
William Ward
2014
Film
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
Self
2007
Film
Shuffleton's Barbershop
Charlie Shuffleton
2013
Film
The Ninja Immovable Heart
Ex Director Matthew Reynolds
2014
Film
After Fact
Self
2020
Film
The Drummer
Mark Walker
2020
Film
We Are Many
Self
2014
Film
Dead Man Out
Dr. Alex Marsh
1989
Film
San Francisco State: On Strike
self
1969
Film
Boesman and Lena
Boesman
2000
Film
Caffeinated
Coffee Lover
2015
Film
The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs
Narrator (voice)
2019
Film
The Good Catholic
Victor
2017
Film
A Raisin in the Sun
Walter Lee Younger
1989
Film
Vagabonds
Uncle Issa
2017
Film
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
2014
Film
Bàttu
2000
Film
De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?
Self
2022
Film
Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer
Oscar Micheaux
1981
Film
Read You Like a Book
2006
The Face of Rage
Gary
1983
Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt
Narrator (voice)
1990
Film
A Night at the Academy Museum
Self
2021
Film
Lethal Weapon 5
Roger Murtaugh
Hollywood on Horses
Self
1989
Film
Darkweb
The Boss
2016
Film
John Henry
John Henry
1986
Film
Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War
Narrator (voice)
2020
Film
Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Narrator (voice)
2020
Film
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution
Narrator (voice)
2018
P.N.O.K.
Col. Weldon
2005
A Place at the Table
Mr. Scott
1988
The Lighthouse
Duncan
2012
Film
Killing Winston Jones
Washington Carver
Film
The Stand-In
Apples Finnerty
1985
Film
Fats Waller Was Born Here
"Fats" Waller's Father/Mr. Fletcher
2008
Film
Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson
Self - Narrator (voice)
1998
Film
Mississippi Inferno
Narrator (voice)
2015
Film
Sam Cooke: Crossing Over
Narrator (voice)
2010
Film
Newbies
2025
Film
Scared Straight! 20 Years Later
Host
1999
Film
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
Narrator (voice)
1999
Film
Always in Season
Narrator (voice)
2019
Film
Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories
Self
2017
Rise Like Lions
Self (Occupy Oakland)
2011
Film
Agents of Change
Self - Narrator (voice)
2017
Film
Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story
Narrator
2019
Film
Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights
Narrator (voice)
2016
Film
Birth of a Movement
Narrator (voice)
2017
Film
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
Self
1989
Film
When I See Them, I See Us
2021
Film
Earthed
2004
Film
Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots
Narrator (voice)
1989
Dirt & Deeds in Mississippi
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion
Narrator (voice)
1992
Film
Soldier Child
Self - Narrator
1998
Film
The Robeson Effect
Self
2019
Film
Grizzly Peak
Will
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby
Narrator (voice)
1990
Film
The Talking Eggs
Narrator (voice)
1993