Danny Glover
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.
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Filmography of
Danny Glover
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Santa Claus
... 2023
Michael Tedeschi
... 2023
Ele mesmo
... 2022
Cooper
... 2022
... 2021
Mark Walker
... 2020
Narrator (voice)
... 2020
Self
... 2020
Narrator (voice)
... 2020
... 2019
Narrator (voice)
... 2019
Grandpa Allen
... 2019
... 2019
Hank Thompson
... 2019
Narrator (voice)
... 2019
Self
... 2019
... 2018
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Baltimore Bob
... 2018
Teddy
... 2018
Langston
... 2018
Mr. Ocean
... 2018
Narrator (voice)
... 2018
Self (archive footage)
... 2018
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Gilbert Pearson
... 2018
Benny
... 2018
Max Powers
... 2017
Dr. Powell
... 2017
Uncle Issa
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Victor
... 2017
Slim Robinson Present Day
... 2017
Self - Narrator (voice)
... 2017
Narrator (voice)
... 2017
Constable Haagen
... 2017
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Mr. Weathers
... 2016
Walter
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Bob
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Roger
... 2016
Ambrose
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Sully
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Eddie 'Rocks' Travor
... 2016
Narrator (voice)
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The Boss
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Stinky
... 2016
Benjamin Carver
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Chancellor Gordon
... 2015
Edward Collins
... 2015
Elohim
... 2015
Hal Westbrook
... 2015
Red
... 2015
Bernie Pope
... 2015
Narrator (voice)
... 2015
Coffee Lover
... 2015
Dr. Locke
... 2015
Captain Nicol
... 2014
Carl
... 2014
Darius (voice)
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Sponge
... 2014
Mr. Walker
... 2014
Self
... 2014
Detective St. John
... 2014
Bernie Pope
... 2014
Ex Director Matthew Reynolds
... 2014
William Ward
... 2014
Justice Thurgood Marshall
... 2013
Harding
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Shinishi
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Charlie Shuffleton
... 2013
Commander Phillips
... 2013
Floyd
... 2013
Reverend John
... 2013
Arthur
... 2013
Self
... 2012
Dubem
... 2012
Duncan
... 2012
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Self
... 2012
Isom Dart
... 2012
Father Leonard
... 2012
Investigator
... 2011
Self (Occupy Oakland)
... 2011
Donovan Matheson
... 2011
Ahab
... 2011
Gabriel Peters
... 2011
Dean Francis
... 2011
School Director
... 2010
Mr. Shannon
... 2010
Winston (voice)
... 2010
Danny Glover
... 2010
Harry 'Red' Newman
... 2010
Franzis
... 2010
Uncle Russell
... 2010
Marcus
... 2010
... 2010
... 2010
Narrator (voice)
... 2010
Self
... 2009
President Thomas Wilson
... 2009
Self
... 2009
Joseph Holder
... 2009
Miles
... 2009
Walter Tortoise (voice)
... 2008
Self
... 2008
Man with Black Eye Patch
... 2008
John Malcolm
... 2008
Mr. Fletcher
... 2008
Tyrone Purvis
... 2007
President Chen (voice)
... 2007
Father Elias
... 2007
Colonel Isaac Johnson
... 2007
George
... 2007
Marty Madison
... 2006
... 2006
Miles the Mule (voice)
... 2006
Cow-boy
... 2006
Brer Turtle (voice)
... 2006
Ken Hollister
... 2006
David Keaton
... 2006
David Tapp
... 2005
Self
... 2005
Wilhelm
... 2005
Self (archive footage)
... 2005
Jake Neely
... 2005
Col. Weldon
... 2005
David Tapp
... 2004
Judge Crowley
... 2004
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Tom Spader
... 2003
Narrator (voice)
... 2002
Henry Sherman
... 2001
Hershey
... 2001
Boesman
... 2000
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Will Walker
... 2000
Self (archive footage)
... 1999
Narrator (voice)
... 1999
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Train Conductor (voice)
... 1999
Jethro (voice)
... 1998
Paul D. Garner
... 1998
Barbatus (voice)
... 1998
Self - Narrator (voice)
... 1998
Roger Murtaugh
... 1998
Sgt. Washington Wyatt
... 1997
Richter Tyrone Kipler
... 1997
Bob Goodall
... 1997
Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited)
... 1997
Gus Green
... 1997
Silas (segment "Long Black Song")
... 1996
Philip Marlowe
... 1995
... 1995
Capt. Sam Cahill
... 1995
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George Knox
... 1994
Bank Robber (uncredited)
... 1994
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Micah Mangena
... 1993
Narrator (voice)
... 1993
Roger Murtaugh
... 1992
Simon
... 1991
Raymond Campanella
... 1991
Easy Money
... 1991
Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli
... 1991
Lieutenant Mike Harrigan
... 1990
Harry
... 1990
Roger Murtaugh
... 1989
Dr. Alex Marsh
... 1989
Walter Lee Younger
... 1989
Self
... 1989
Capt. Bartholomew Clark
... 1988
Nelson Mandela
... 1987
Roger Murtaugh
... 1987
John Henry
... 1986
Albert Johnson
... 1985
Malachi 'Mal' Johnson
... 1985
Apples Finnerty
... 1985
McFee
... 1985
William
... 1985
Moze
... 1984
Loomis
... 1984
Willie Monroe
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Gary
... 1983
Lester Traylor
... 1983
Jojo / Roland
... 1982
Morgan
... 1981
Oscar Micheaux
... 1981
Inmate
... 1979
... 1969
Narrator (voice)
Roger Murtaugh