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Danny Glover

Danny Glover

Acting • San Francisco, California, USA • Born July 22, 1946

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.

56
Films
6.4
Avg Score

Filmography (56)

American Dreamer

American Dreamer

2022 • Comedy • 1h 46min
60
as Jerry
Press Play

Press Play

2022 • Science Fiction, Romance • 1h 25min
61
as Cooper
Jumanji: The Next Level

Jumanji: The Next Level

2019 • Adventure, Comedy • 2h 3min
66
as Milo
The Dead Don't Die

The Dead Don't Die

2019 • Horror, Comedy • 1h 44min
54
as Hank Thompson
Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018 • Drama • 1h 46min
60
as Gilbert Pearson
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy

Death Race: Beyond Anarchy

2018 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 51min
52
as Baltimore Bob
Sorry to Bother You

Sorry to Bother You

2018 • Science Fiction, Comedy • 1h 52min
69
as Langston
Proud Mary

Proud Mary

2018 • Action, Thriller • 1h 28min
51
as Benny
The Old Man & the Gun

The Old Man & the Gun

2018 • Comedy, Crime • 1h 34min
67
as Teddy
Extortion

Extortion

2017 • Action, Adventure • 1h 48min
62
as Detective Constable Haagen
Tour de Pharmacy

Tour de Pharmacy

2017 • Comedy, TV Movie • 39min
71
as Slim Robinson Present Day
The Curse of Buckout Road

The Curse of Buckout Road

2017 • Horror • 1h 37min
42
as Dr. Powell
Dirty Grandpa

Dirty Grandpa

2016 • Comedy • 1h 42min
59
as Stinky
Monster Trucks

Monster Trucks

2016 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 44min
57
as Mr. Weathers
Almost Christmas

Almost Christmas

2016 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 51min
62
as Walter
Gridlocked

Gridlocked

2016 • Action • 1h 54min
58
as Sully
Beyond the Lights

Beyond the Lights

2014 • Drama, Romance • 1h 56min
68
as Captain Nicol
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses

Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses

2014 • Action • 1h 31min
56
as Bernie Pope
Death at a Funeral

Death at a Funeral

2010 • Comedy • 1h 32min
57
as Uncle Russell
I'm Still Here

I'm Still Here

2010 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 47min
62
as Danny Glover
Legendary

Legendary

2010 • Drama • 1h 47min
61
as Harry 'Red' Newman
Alpha and Omega

Alpha and Omega

2010 • Adventure, Comedy • 1h 28min
51
as Winston (voice)
2012

2012

2009 • Science Fiction, Action • 2h 38min
58
as President Thomas Wilson
Blindness

Blindness

2008 • Mystery, Science Fiction • 2h 1min
65
as Man with Black Eye Patch
Be Kind Rewind

Be Kind Rewind

2008 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 42min
64
as Mr. Fletcher
Gospel Hill

Gospel Hill

2008 • Mystery, Thriller • 1h 39min
55
as John Malcolm
Shooter

Shooter

2007 • Action, Thriller • 2h 4min
71
as Colonel Isaac Johnson
Battle for Terra

Battle for Terra

2007 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 25min
65
as President Chen (voice)
Dreamgirls

Dreamgirls

2006 • Drama, Music • 2h 10min
66
as Marty Madison
The Shaggy Dog

The Shaggy Dog

2006 • Comedy, Family • 1h 38min
44
as Ken Hollister
Barnyard

Barnyard

2006 • Comedy, Animation • 1h 30min
56
as Miles (voice)
Manderlay

Manderlay

2005 • Drama • 2h 19min
72
as Wilhelm
Saw

Saw

2004 • Horror, Mystery • 1h 43min
76
as David Tapp
The Royal Tenenbaums

The Royal Tenenbaums

2001 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 50min
76
as Henry Sherman
The Prince of Egypt

The Prince of Egypt

1998 • Adventure, Drama • 1h 39min
72
as Jethro (voice)
Antz

Antz

1998 • Adventure, Comedy • 1h 23min
65
as Barbatus (voice)
Lethal Weapon 4

Lethal Weapon 4

1998 • Action, Adventure • 2h 7min
66
as Roger Murtaugh
Beloved

Beloved

1998 • Horror, Mystery • 2h 52min
60
as Paul D
The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

1997 • Thriller, Crime • 2h 15min
72
as Richter Tyrone Kipler
Switchback

Switchback

1997 • Mystery, Thriller • 1h 58min
64
as Bob Goodall
Operation Dumbo Drop

Operation Dumbo Drop

1995 • Action, Adventure • 1h 47min
52
as Capt. Sam Cahill
Maverick

Maverick

1994 • Action, Adventure • 2h 7min
70
as Bank Robber (uncredited)
Angels in the Outfield

Angels in the Outfield

1994 • Comedy, Fantasy • 1h 43min
62
as George Knox
The Saint of Fort Washington

The Saint of Fort Washington

1993 • Drama • 1h 39min
70
as Jerry
Lethal Weapon 3

Lethal Weapon 3

1992 • Action, Thriller • 1h 58min
67
as Roger Murtaugh
Flight of the Intruder

Flight of the Intruder

1991 • Action, War • 1h 55min
58
as Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli
Pure Luck

Pure Luck

1991 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 36min
58
as Raymond Campanella
Predator 2

Predator 2

1990 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 48min
63
as Lieutenant Mike Harrigan
Lethal Weapon 2

Lethal Weapon 2

1989 • Action, Adventure • 1h 54min
73
as Roger Murtaugh
Bat★21

Bat★21

1988 • Action, Drama • 1h 45min
65
as Capt. Bartholomew Clark
Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon

1987 • Action, Thriller • 1h 50min
76
as Roger Murtaugh
The Color Purple

The Color Purple

1985 • Drama, History • 2h 34min
77
as Albert
Witness

Witness

1985 • Thriller, Crime • 1h 52min
74
as McFee
Silverado

Silverado

1985 • Action, Western • 2h 13min
72
as Malachi 'Mal' Johnson
Places in the Heart

Places in the Heart

1984 • Drama • 1h 51min
74
as Moze
Escape from Alcatraz

Escape from Alcatraz

1979 • Thriller, Drama • 1h 53min
75
as Inmate

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