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.
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 (Movies)
Newbies
Character:
Release Date:07/03/2025
The Naughty Nine
Character:Santa Claus
Release Date:09/11/2023
Double Soul
Character:Michael Tedeschi
Release Date:13/07/2023
American Dreamer
Character:Jerry
Release Date:04/11/2022
De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?
Character:Self
Release Date:20/10/2022
Press Play
Character:Cooper
Release Date:16/06/2022
A Night at the Academy Museum
Character:Self
Release Date:12/10/2021
The Drummer
Character:Mark Walker
Release Date:01/10/2020
Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:11/09/2020
After Fact
Character:Self
Release Date:15/06/2020
Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:16/02/2020
Jumanji: The Next Level
Character:Milo
Release Date:04/12/2019
The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:27/09/2019
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Character:Grandpa Allen
Release Date:07/06/2019
Strive
Character:
Release Date:19/05/2019
The Dead Don't Die
Character:Hank Thompson
Release Date:15/05/2019
Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story
Character:Narrator
Release Date:04/02/2019
Always in Season
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:26/01/2019
The Robeson Effect
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2019
Christmas Break-In
Character:Ray
Release Date:27/12/2018
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
Character:Self
Release Date:09/12/2018
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
Character:Baltimore Bob
Release Date:02/10/2018
The Old Man & the Gun
Character:Teddy
Release Date:27/09/2018
Sorry to Bother You
Character:Langston
Release Date:06/07/2018
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
Character:Mr. Ocean
Release Date:14/06/2018
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:26/04/2018
Howard
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:22/04/2018
Survivor's Guide to Prison
Character:Self
Release Date:23/02/2018
Come Sunday
Character:Gilbert Pearson
Release Date:21/01/2018
Proud Mary
Character:Benny
Release Date:12/01/2018
The Christmas Train
Character:Max Powers
Release Date:25/11/2017
The Curse of Buckout Road
Character:Dr. Powell
Release Date:24/11/2017
Vagabonds
Character:Uncle Issa
Release Date:01/10/2017
The Good Catholic
Character:Victor
Release Date:08/09/2017
Tour de Pharmacy
Character:Slim Robinson Present Day
Release Date:08/07/2017
Agents of Change
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:24/06/2017
Birth of a Movement
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:06/02/2017
Extortion
Character:Constable Haagen
Release Date:02/01/2017
Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2017
Monster Trucks
Character:Mr. Weathers
Release Date:21/12/2016
Almost Christmas
Character:Walter
Release Date:11/11/2016
Pushing Dead
Character:Bob
Release Date:29/09/2016
Complete Unknown
Character:Roger
Release Date:26/08/2016
Mr. Pig
Character:Ambrose
Release Date:22/07/2016
Gridlocked
Character:Sully
Release Date:14/06/2016
Back in the Day
Character:Eddie 'Rocks' Travor
Release Date:20/05/2016
Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:28/04/2016
93 Days
Character:Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri
Release Date:24/04/2016
Darkweb
Character:The Boss
Release Date:08/03/2016
Dirty Grandpa
Character:Stinky
Release Date:20/01/2016
Diablo
Character:Benjamin Carver
Release Date:08/01/2016
Andron
Character:Chancellor Gordon
Release Date:08/11/2015
Waffle Street
Character:Edward Collins
Release Date:24/09/2015
Checkmate
Character:Elohim
Release Date:03/07/2015
Consumed
Character:Hal Westbrook
Release Date:01/06/2015
About Scout
Character:Red
Release Date:25/04/2015
Bad Asses on the Bayou
Character:Bernie Pope
Release Date:06/03/2015
Mississippi Inferno
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:16/02/2015
Caffeinated
Character:Coffee Lover
Release Date:31/01/2015
Toxin
Character:Dr. Locke
Release Date:29/01/2015
Beyond the Lights
Character:Captain Nicol
Release Date:14/11/2014
Day of the Mummy
Character:Carl
Release Date:20/10/2014
Yellowbird
Character:Darius (voice)
Release Date:17/10/2014
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Character:Self
Release Date:22/06/2014
2047: Sights of Death
Character:Sponge
Release Date:13/06/2014
Supremacy
Character:Mr. Walker
Release Date:12/06/2014
We Are Many
Character:Self
Release Date:08/06/2014
Rage
Character:Detective St. John
Release Date:09/05/2014
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
Character:Bernie Pope
Release Date:08/04/2014
The Ninja Immovable Heart
Character:Ex Director Matthew Reynolds
Release Date:27/02/2014
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
Character:
Release Date:11/02/2014
Chasing Shakespeare
Character:William Ward
Release Date:03/02/2014
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Character:Justice Thurgood Marshall
Release Date:04/10/2013
Extraction
Character:Harding
Release Date:05/09/2013
Tula: The Revolt
Character:Shinishi
Release Date:04/07/2013
Highland Park
Character:Ed
Release Date:08/06/2013
Shuffleton's Barbershop
Character:Charlie Shuffleton
Release Date:01/06/2013
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
Character:Self
Release Date:13/05/2013
Space Warriors
Character:Commander Phillips
Release Date:26/04/2013
The Shift
Character:Floyd
Release Date:05/04/2013
The Bouquet
Character:Reverend John
Release Date:05/02/2013
LUV
Character:Arthur
Release Date:18/01/2013
Casting By
Character:Self
Release Date:01/11/2012
The Children's Republic
Character:Dubem
Release Date:04/10/2012
The Lighthouse
Character:Duncan
Release Date:07/09/2012
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
Character:Self
Release Date:04/07/2012
Shadows of Liberty
Character:Self
Release Date:12/06/2012
Hannah's Law
Character:Isom Dart
Release Date:09/06/2012
Sins
Character:Father Leonard
Release Date:05/05/2012
Mysteria
Character:Investigator
Release Date:23/10/2011
Rise Like Lions
Character:Self (Occupy Oakland)
Release Date:12/10/2011
Donovan's Echo
Character:Donovan Matheson
Release Date:17/09/2011
Age of the Dragons
Character:Ahab
Release Date:21/03/2011
Son of Morning
Character:Gabriel Peters
Release Date:28/02/2011
Mooz-lum
Character:Dean Francis
Release Date:11/02/2011
I Want to Be a Soldier
Character:School Director
Release Date:14/10/2010
Down for Life
Character:Mr. Shannon
Release Date:01/10/2010
I'm Still Here
Character:Danny Glover
Release Date:10/09/2010
Legendary
Character:Harry 'Red' Newman
Release Date:09/09/2010
Dear Alice
Character:Franzis
Release Date:09/07/2010
Alpha and Omega
Character:Winston (voice)
Release Date:05/07/2010
Death at a Funeral
Character:Uncle Russell
Release Date:15/04/2010
Five Minarets in New York
Character:Marcus
Release Date:09/03/2010
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
Character:Self
Release Date:02/03/2010
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
Character:Self
Release Date:02/03/2010
Sam Cooke: Crossing Over
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:11/01/2010
The People Speak
Character:Self
Release Date:13/12/2009
2012
Character:President Thomas Wilson
Release Date:10/10/2009
PoliWood
Character:Self
Release Date:03/07/2009
The Harimaya Bridge
Character:Joseph Holder
Release Date:13/06/2009
Night Train
Character:Miles
Release Date:15/04/2009
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
Character:Walter Tortoise (voice)
Release Date:12/09/2008
Blindness
Character:Man with Black Eye Patch
Release Date:14/05/2008
Gospel Hill
Character:John Malcolm
Release Date:09/02/2008
Be Kind Rewind
Character:Mr. Fletcher
Release Date:20/01/2008
Honeydripper
Character:Tyrone Purvis
Release Date:10/09/2007
Battle for Terra
Character:President Chen (voice)
Release Date:06/09/2007
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
Character:Father Elias
Release Date:27/06/2007
Shooter
Character:Colonel Isaac Johnson
Release Date:22/03/2007
Poor Boy's Game
Character:George
Release Date:11/02/2007
Dreamgirls
Character:Marty Madison
Release Date:25/12/2006
Read You Like a Book
Character:
Release Date:01/10/2006
Barnyard
Character:Miles (voice)
Release Date:04/08/2006
Bamako
Character:Cow-boy
Release Date:21/06/2006
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
Character:Brer Turtle (voice)
Release Date:21/03/2006
The Shaggy Dog
Character:Ken Hollister
Release Date:09/03/2006
The Exonerated
Character:David Keaton
Release Date:06/03/2006
Full Disclosure Report
Character:David Tapp
Release Date:31/10/2005
The Peace!
Character:Self
Release Date:20/09/2005
Manderlay
Character:Wilhelm
Release Date:03/06/2005
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:25/01/2005
Missing in America
Character:Jake Neely
Release Date:01/01/2005
P.N.O.K.
Character:Col. Weldon
Release Date:01/01/2005
Saw
Character:David Tapp
Release Date:01/10/2004
The Cookout
Character:Judge Crowley
Release Date:03/09/2004
The John Garfield Story
Character:Self
Release Date:03/02/2003
Good Fences
Character:Tom Spader
Release Date:22/01/2003
The Real Eve
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:21/04/2002
The Royal Tenenbaums
Character:Henry Sherman
Release Date:05/10/2001
3 A.M.
Character:Hershey
Release Date:01/07/2001
Boesman and Lena
Character:Boesman
Release Date:03/11/2000
Bàttu
Character:
Release Date:24/09/2000
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Character:Self
Release Date:06/06/2000
Freedom Song
Character:Will Walker
Release Date:27/02/2000
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:14/09/1999
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:27/08/1999
Scared Straight! 20 Years Later
Character:Host
Release Date:15/04/1999
Our Friend, Martin
Character:Train Conductor (voice)
Release Date:12/01/1999
The Prince of Egypt
Character:Jethro (voice)
Release Date:16/12/1998
Beloved
Character:Paul D
Release Date:16/10/1998
Antz
Character:Barbatus (voice)
Release Date:02/10/1998
Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:26/09/1998
Lethal Weapon 4
Character:Roger Murtaugh
Release Date:10/07/1998
Soldier Child
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1998
Buffalo Soldiers
Character:Sgt. Washington Wyatt
Release Date:07/12/1997
The Rainmaker
Character:Richter Tyrone Kipler
Release Date:18/11/1997
Switchback
Character:Bob Goodall
Release Date:31/10/1997
Wild America
Character:Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited)
Release Date:02/07/1997
Gone Fishin'
Character:Gus Green
Release Date:30/05/1997
America's Dream
Character:Silas (segment "Long Black Song")
Release Date:17/02/1996
Red Wind
Character:Philip Marlowe
Release Date:26/11/1995
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
Character:Self
Release Date:28/08/1995
Operation Dumbo Drop
Character:Capt. Sam Cahill
Release Date:28/07/1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Character:Self
Release Date:05/06/1995
Angels in the Outfield
Character:George Knox
Release Date:15/07/1994
Maverick
Character:Bank Robber (uncredited)
Release Date:20/05/1994
The Saint of Fort Washington
Character:Jerry
Release Date:03/11/1993
Bopha!
Character:Micah Mangena
Release Date:16/09/1993
The Talking Eggs
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/06/1993
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:17/08/1992
Lethal Weapon 3
Character:Roger Murtaugh
Release Date:15/05/1992
Grand Canyon
Character:Simon
Release Date:25/12/1991
Pure Luck
Character:Raymond Campanella
Release Date:09/08/1991
A Rage in Harlem
Character:Easy Money
Release Date:03/05/1991
Flight of the Intruder
Character:Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli
Release Date:18/01/1991
Predator 2
Character:Lieutenant Mike Harrigan
Release Date:21/11/1990
To Sleep with Anger
Character:Harry
Release Date:12/10/1990
Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/09/1990
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:17/08/1990
Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/09/1989
Lethal Weapon 2
Character:Roger Murtaugh
Release Date:07/07/1989
Dead Man Out
Character:Dr. Alex Marsh
Release Date:12/03/1989
A Raisin in the Sun
Character:Walter Lee Younger
Release Date:01/02/1989
Hollywood on Horses
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1989
Bat★21
Character:Capt. Bartholomew Clark
Release Date:21/07/1988
A Place at the Table
Character:Mr. Scott
Release Date:20/03/1988
Mandela
Character:Nelson Mandela
Release Date:20/09/1987
Lethal Weapon
Character:Roger Murtaugh
Release Date:06/03/1987
John Henry
Character:John Henry
Release Date:01/12/1986
The Color Purple
Character:Albert
Release Date:18/12/1985
Silverado
Character:Malachi 'Mal' Johnson
Release Date:10/07/1985
The Stand-In
Character:Apples Finnerty
Release Date:01/06/1985
Witness
Character:McFee
Release Date:08/02/1985
And the Children Shall Lead
Character:William
Release Date:01/01/1985
Places in the Heart
Character:Moze
Release Date:11/09/1984
Iceman
Character:Loomis
Release Date:13/04/1984
Memorial Day
Character:Willie Monroe
Release Date:23/11/1983
The Face of Rage
Character:Gary
Release Date:20/03/1983
Keeping On
Character:Lester Traylor
Release Date:08/02/1983
Out
Character:Jojo / Roland
Release Date:01/01/1982
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
Character:Morgan
Release Date:28/08/1981
Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer
Character:Oscar Micheaux
Release Date:01/01/1981
Escape from Alcatraz
Character:Inmate
Release Date:22/06/1979
San Francisco State: On Strike
Character:self
Release Date:01/01/1969
Television Appearances
Cold Case Files
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
black-ish
Character:Uncle Norman
Mozart in the Jungle
Character:Mayor
Ironside
Character:Frank Ironside
Touch
Character:Professor Arthur Teller
Human Target
Character:Client
Nite Tales: The Series
Character:Jeremiah
Leverage
Character:Charlie Lawson
Brothers and Sisters
Character:Isaac Marshall
Psych
Character:Mel Hornsby
The Reichen Show
Character:Self
Criminal Minds
Character:Hank Morgan
My Name Is Earl
Character:Thomas
American Dad!
Character:Minstrel Krampus (voice)
Legend of Earthsea
Character:Ogion
Real Time with Bill Maher
Character:Self
Hollywood Squares
Character:Self - Panelist
Hollywood Squares
Character:Self
The View
Character:Self
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
Character:Isaac Jefferson (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character:The King (voice)
ER
Character:Charlie Pratt Sr.
Inside the Actors Studio
Character:Self
Civil War Journal
Character:Self - Host
Civil War Journal
Character:Host
Fallen Angels
Character:Marlowe
Alex Haley's Queen
Character:Alec Haley
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Character:Dr. Apollo (voice)
Lonesome Dove
Character:Joshua Deets
Tall Tales & Legends
Character:John Henry
Chiefs
Character:Marshall Peters
Gimme a Break!
Character:
Hill Street Blues
Character:
Great Railway Journeys
Character:Self - Presenter
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Character:
Saturday Night Live
Character:Roger Murtaugh (uncredited)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Today
Character:Self
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