Cast
Danny Glover
Acting
Cast
Danny Glover
Known for
Acting
Born
1946-07-22
From
San Francisco, California, USA
Also known as Danny Lebern 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.
2012
as President Thomas Wilson
Shooter
as Colonel Isaac Johnson
Jumanji: The Next Level
as Milo
Saw
as David Tapp
The Prince of Egypt
as Jethro (voice)
Lethal Weapon
as Roger Murtaugh
Predator 2
as Lieutenant Mike Harrigan
Lethal Weapon 4
as Roger Murtaugh
Escape from Alcatraz
as Inmate
Antz
as Barbatus (voice)
Barnyard
as Miles (voice)
Lethal Weapon 3
as Roger Murtaugh
Lethal Weapon 2
as Roger Murtaugh
The Color Purple
as Albert
Dirty Grandpa
as Stinky
Silverado
as Malachi 'Mal' Johnson
The Royal Tenenbaums
as Henry Sherman
Monster Trucks
as Mr. Weathers
The Rainmaker
as Richter Tyrone Kipler
Witness
as McFee
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
as Baltimore Bob
Maverick
as Bank Robber (uncredited)
Alpha and Omega
as Winston (voice)
Rage
as Detective St. John
Sorry to Bother You
as Langston
The Shaggy Dog
as Ken Hollister
The Dead Don't Die
as Hank Thompson
Angels in the Outfield
as George Knox
Dreamgirls
as Marty Madison
Death at a Funeral
as Uncle Russell
Beloved
as Paul D
Blindness
as Man with Black Eye Patch
Places in the Heart
as Moze
Iceman
as Loomis
Manderlay
as Wilhelm
Extortion
as Detective Constable Haagen
Proud Mary
as Benny
Battle for Terra
as President Chen (voice)
Switchback
as Bob Goodall
Be Kind Rewind
as Mr. Fletcher
Yellowbird
as Darius (voice)
Mr. Pig
as Ambrose
Tour de Pharmacy
as Slim Robinson Present Day
Flight of the Intruder
as Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli
Almost Christmas
as Walter
I'm Still Here
as Danny Glover
Extraction
as Harding
Grand Canyon
as Simon
Pure Luck
as Raymond Campanella
Gridlocked
as Sully
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
as Bernie Pope
Batâ 21
as Capt. Bartholomew Clark
Complete Unknown
as Roger
Beyond the Lights
as Captain Nicol
Waffle Street
as Edward Collins
The Bouquet
as Reverend John
Buffalo Soldiers
as Sgt. Washington Wyatt
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
as Grandpa Allen
Diablo
as Benjamin Carver
The Cookout
as Judge Crowley
Gone Fishin'
as Gus Green
American Dreamer
as Jerry
Sins
as Father Leonard
Wild America
as Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited)
Freedom Song
as Will Walker
Bad Asses on the Bayou
as Bernie Pope
Press Play
as Cooper
Howard
as Self (archive footage)
Our Friend, Martin
as Train Conductor (voice)
Supremacy
as Mr. Walker
Legendary
as Harry 'Red' Newman
The People Speak
as Self
The Saint of Fort Washington
as Jerry
Checkmate
as Elohim
The Old Man & the Gun
as Teddy
Casting By
as Self
Bopha!
as Micah Mangena
Night Train
as Miles
The Naughty Nine
as Santa Claus
Survivor's Guide to Prison
as Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self
Operation Dumbo Drop
as Capt. Sam Cahill
Honeydripper
as Tyrone Purvis
Consumed
as Hal Westbrook
Space Warriors
as Commander Phillips
Andron
as Chancellor Gordon
Mandela
as Nelson Mandela
A Rage in Harlem
as Easy Money
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
as Justice Thurgood Marshall
LUV
as Arthur
Come Sunday
as Gilbert Pearson
Strive
Hannah's Law
as Isom Dart
Good Fences
as Tom Spader
Gospel Hill
as John Malcolm
Toxin
as Dr. Locke
Highland Park
as Ed
Five Minarets in New York
as Marcus
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
as Self (archive footage)
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
as Self (archive footage)
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
as Self
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
as Self
The Curse of Buckout Road
as Dr. Powell
Pushing Dead
as Bob
Down for Life
as Mr. Shannon
3 A.M.
as Hershey
The Children's Republic
as Dubem
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
as Brer Turtle (voice)
PoliWood
as Self
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
as Walter Tortoise (voice)
Poor Boy's Game
as George
The Peace!
as Self
Age of the Dragons
as Ahab
Back in the Day
as Eddie 'Rocks' Travor
And the Children Shall Lead
as William
Son of Morning
as Gabriel Peters
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
as Self
About Scout
as Red
Tula: The Revolt
as Shinishi
The Christmas Train
as Max Powers
To Sleep with Anger
as Harry
Full Disclosure Report
as David Tapp
93 Days
as Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri
Shadows of Liberty
as Self
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
as Self
Bamako
as Cow-boy
Mysteria
as Investigator
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
as Self
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
as Mr. Ocean
Red Wind
as Philip Marlowe
Dear Alice
as Franzis
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
as Father Elias
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
as Narrator (voice)
The Exonerated
as David Keaton
Missing in America
as Jake Neely
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
as Self
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
as Self
Christmas Break-In
as Ray
The Harimaya Bridge
as Joseph Holder
Mooz-lum
as Dean Francis
The John Garfield Story
as Self
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
as Morgan
Agent Crush
as Major Rusty Gubbins
2047: Sights of Death
as Sponge
The Shift
as Floyd
Keeping On
as Lester Traylor
The Real Eve
as Narrator (voice)
America's Dream
as Silas (segment "Long Black Song")
Memorial Day
as Willie Monroe
I Want to Be a Soldier
as School Director
Double Soul
as Michael Tedeschi
Out
as Jojo / Roland
Day of the Mummy
as Carl
Donovan's Echo
as Donovan Matheson
Chasing Shakespeare
as William Ward
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
as Self
Shuffleton's Barbershop
as Charlie Shuffleton
The Ninja Immovable Heart
as Ex Director Matthew Reynolds
After Fact
as Self
The Drummer
as Mark Walker
We Are Many
as Self
Dead Man Out
as Dr. Alex Marsh
San Francisco State: On Strike
as self
Boesman and Lena
as Boesman
Caffeinated
as Coffee Lover
The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs
as Narrator (voice)
The Good Catholic
as Victor
A Raisin in the Sun
as Walter Lee Younger
Vagabonds
as Uncle Issa
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
BĂ ttu
De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?
as Self
Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer
as Oscar Micheaux
Read You Like a Book
The Face of Rage
as Gary
Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt
as Narrator (voice)
A Night at the Academy Museum
as Self
Lethal Weapon 5
as Roger Murtaugh
Hollywood on Horses
as Self
Darkweb
as The Boss
John Henry
as John Henry
Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War
as Narrator (voice)
Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man
as Narrator (voice)
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution
as Narrator (voice)
P.N.O.K.
as Col. Weldon
A Place at the Table
as Mr. Scott
The Lighthouse
as Duncan
Killing Winston Jones
as Washington Carver
The Stand-In
as Apples Finnerty
Fats Waller Was Born Here
as "Fats" Waller's Father/Mr. Fletcher
Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Mississippi Inferno
as Narrator (voice)
Sam Cooke: Crossing Over
as Narrator (voice)
Newbies
Scared Straight! 20 Years Later
as Host
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
as Narrator (voice)
Always in Season
as Narrator (voice)
Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories
as Self
Rise Like Lions
as Self (Occupy Oakland)
Agents of Change
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story
as Narrator
Union Time: Fighting for Workersâ Rights
as Narrator (voice)
Birth of a Movement
as Narrator (voice)
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
as Self
When I See Them, I See Us
Earthed
Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots
as Narrator (voice)
Dirt & Deeds in Mississippi
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion
as Narrator (voice)
Soldier Child
as Self - Narrator
The Robeson Effect
as Self
Grizzly Peak
as Will
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby
as Narrator (voice)
The Talking Eggs
as Narrator (voice)