Danny Glover

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

248

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-07-22 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Danny 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.

Known For

  • Criminal Minds

    Criminal Minds

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Psych

    Psych

  • ER

    ER

  • The View

    The View

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • Leverage

    Leverage

  • My Name Is Earl

    My Name Is Earl

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • Brothers and Sisters

    Brothers and Sisters

  • black-ish

    black-ish

  • Shooter

    Shooter

  • 2012

    2012

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

  • Jumanji: The Next Level

    Jumanji: The Next Level

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Mozart in the Jungle

    Mozart in the Jungle

  • Predator 2

    Predator 2

  • Saw

    Saw

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Touch

    Touch

  • Manderlay

    Manderlay

  • Night Train

    Night Train

  • Blindness

    Blindness

  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers

    Captain Planet and the Planeteers

  • The Rainmaker

    The Rainmaker

  • Fallen Angels

    Fallen Angels

  • Beloved

    Beloved

  • Lethal Weapon

    Lethal Weapon

  • Bàttu

    Bàttu

  • Human Target

    Human Target

  • Dreamgirls

    Dreamgirls

  • Dirty Grandpa

    Dirty Grandpa

  • Casting By

    Casting By

  • Mysteria

    Mysteria

  • Switchback

    Switchback

  • Sins

    Sins

  • 3 A.M.

    3 A.M.

  • Dear Alice

    Dear Alice

  • The Prince of Egypt

    The Prince of Egypt

  • Andron

    Andron

  • Checkmate

    Checkmate

  • Barnyard

    Barnyard

  • Mooz-lum

    Mooz-lum

  • Pure Luck

    Pure Luck

  • Shuffleton's Barbershop

    Shuffleton's Barbershop

  • Waffle Street

    Waffle Street

  • Places in the Heart

    Places in the Heart

  • Rage

    Rage

  • Diablo

    Diablo

  • Newbies

    Newbies

  • Lonesome Dove

    Lonesome Dove

  • Vagabonds

    Vagabonds

  • The Color Purple

    The Color Purple

  • Toxin

    Toxin

  • Extraction

    Extraction

  • Consumed

    Consumed

  • Extortion

    Extortion

  • Supremacy

    Supremacy

  • Lethal Weapon 2

    Lethal Weapon 2

  • Silverado

    Silverado

  • Press Play

    Press Play

  • Lethal Weapon 3

    Lethal Weapon 3

  • Antz

    Antz

  • Bamako

    Bamako

  • Darkweb

    Darkweb

  • Cold Case Files

    Cold Case Files

  • I'm Still Here

    I'm Still Here

  • Lethal Weapon 4

    Lethal Weapon 4

  • Iceman

    Iceman

  • Complete Unknown

    Complete Unknown

  • Gimme a Break!

    Gimme a Break!

  • LUV

    LUV

  • Tall Tales & Legends

    Tall Tales & Legends

  • Out

    Out

  • Honeydripper

    Honeydripper

  • Today

    Today

  • Mandela

    Mandela

  • The Dead Don't Die

    The Dead Don't Die

  • Bopha!

    Bopha!

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • The Royal Tenenbaums

    The Royal Tenenbaums

  • Legend of Earthsea

    Legend of Earthsea

  • Escape from Alcatraz

    Escape from Alcatraz

  • Highland Park

    Highland Park

  • Poor Boy's Game

    Poor Boy's Game

  • Memorial Day

    Memorial Day

  • Sorry to Bother You

    Sorry to Bother You

  • Death Race: Beyond Anarchy

    Death Race: Beyond Anarchy

  • Our Friend, Martin

    Our Friend, Martin

  • Witness

    Witness

  • Good Fences

    Good Fences

  • The People Speak

    The People Speak

  • The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

    The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

  • The Talking Eggs

    The Talking Eggs

  • Death at a Funeral

    Death at a Funeral

  • We Are Many

    We Are Many

  • Angels in the Outfield

    Angels in the Outfield

  • Great Railway Journeys

    Great Railway Journeys

  • Caffeinated

    Caffeinated

  • Double Soul

    Double Soul

  • Gone Fishin'

    Gone Fishin'

  • Alex Haley's Queen

    Alex Haley's Queen

  • Tula: The Revolt

    Tula: The Revolt

  • Boesman and Lena

    Boesman and Lena

  • Civil War Journal

    Civil War Journal

  • Civil War Journal

    Civil War Journal

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Monster Trucks

    Monster Trucks

  • Down for Life

    Down for Life

  • Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses

    Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses

  • Alpha and Omega

    Alpha and Omega

  • The Shaggy Dog

    The Shaggy Dog

  • Be Kind Rewind

    Be Kind Rewind

  • Chiefs

    Chiefs

  • Almost Christmas

    Almost Christmas

  • The Last Black Man in San Francisco

    The Last Black Man in San Francisco

  • Palmerstown, U.S.A.

    Palmerstown, U.S.A.

  • Tour de Pharmacy

    Tour de Pharmacy

  • The Old Man & the Gun

    The Old Man & the Gun

  • Battle for Terra

    Battle for Terra

  • The Naughty Nine

    The Naughty Nine

  • The Peace!

    The Peace!

  • Bad Asses on the Bayou

    Bad Asses on the Bayou

  • Yellowbird

    Yellowbird

  • Proud Mary

    Proud Mary

  • Beyond the Lights

    Beyond the Lights

  • Grand Canyon

    Grand Canyon

  • Bat★21

    Bat★21

  • The Christmas Train

    The Christmas Train

  • Flight of the Intruder

    Flight of the Intruder

  • Operation Dumbo Drop

    Operation Dumbo Drop

  • The Cookout

    The Cookout

  • Wild America

    Wild America

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • P.N.O.K.

    P.N.O.K.

  • The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'

    The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'

  • Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare

    Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare

  • Gridlocked

    Gridlocked

  • Gospel Hill

    Gospel Hill

  • American Dreamer

    American Dreamer

  • Age of the Dragons

    Age of the Dragons

  • Survivor's Guide to Prison

    Survivor's Guide to Prison

  • The Ninja Immovable Heart

    The Ninja Immovable Heart

  • Howard

    Howard

  • Five Minarets in New York

    Five Minarets in New York

  • Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

    Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

  • Nite Tales: The Series

    Nite Tales: The Series

  • Space Warriors

    Space Warriors

  • PoliWood

    PoliWood

  • Son of Morning

    Son of Morning

  • Hannah's Law

    Hannah's Law

  • Missing in America

    Missing in America

  • Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer

    Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer

  • Buffalo Soldiers

    Buffalo Soldiers

  • Come Sunday

    Come Sunday

  • Legendary

    Legendary

  • To Sleep with Anger

    To Sleep with Anger

  • Donovan's Echo

    Donovan's Echo

  • A Rage in Harlem

    A Rage in Harlem

  • The Exonerated

    The Exonerated

  • Christmas Break-In

    Christmas Break-In

  • America's Dream

    America's Dream

  • The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

    The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

  • Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

    Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

  • The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

    The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

  • Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey

    Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey

  • The Good Catholic

    The Good Catholic

  • Mr. Pig

    Mr. Pig

  • Pushing Dead

    Pushing Dead

  • Full Disclosure Report

    Full Disclosure Report

  • Keeping On

    Keeping On

  • About Scout

    About Scout

  • Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

    Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

  • The Saint of Fort Washington

    The Saint of Fort Washington

  • Lethal Weapon 5

    Lethal Weapon 5

  • A Night at the Academy Museum

    A Night at the Academy Museum

  • After Fact

    After Fact

  • The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

    The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

  • 2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

    2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

  • I Want to Be a Soldier

    I Want to Be a Soldier

  • Back in the Day

    Back in the Day

  • Day of the Mummy

    Day of the Mummy

  • John Henry

    John Henry

  • 93 Days

    93 Days

  • The Curse of Buckout Road

    The Curse of Buckout Road

  • 2047: Sights of Death

    2047: Sights of Death

  • Shadows of Liberty

    Shadows of Liberty

  • The Bouquet

    The Bouquet

  • The Drummer

    The Drummer

  • Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain

    Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain

  • Red Wind

    Red Wind

  • Chasing Shakespeare

    Chasing Shakespeare

  • Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

    Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

  • Freedom Song

    Freedom Song

  • Hollywood on Horses

    Hollywood on Horses

  • Strive

    Strive

  • Birth of a Movement

    Birth of a Movement

  • A Raisin in the Sun

    A Raisin in the Sun

  • Always in Season

    Always in Season

  • Agent Crush

    Agent Crush

  • The Face of Rage

    The Face of Rage

  • Dead Man Out

    Dead Man Out

  • The Children's Republic

    The Children's Republic

  • A Place at the Table

    A Place at the Table

  • Rise Like Lions

    Rise Like Lions

  • The Shift

    The Shift

  • Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

    Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

  • The John Garfield Story

    The John Garfield Story

  • Read You Like a Book

    Read You Like a Book

  • Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story

    Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story

  • Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man

    Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man

  • Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth

    Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth

  • Grizzly Peak

    Grizzly Peak

  • The Stand-In

    The Stand-In

  • De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?

    De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?

  • The Real Eve

    The Real Eve

  • The Robeson Effect

    The Robeson Effect

  • Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'

    Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'

  • The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs

    The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs

  • Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

    Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

  • The Harimaya Bridge

    The Harimaya Bridge

  • Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities

    Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities

  • And the Children Shall Lead

    And the Children Shall Lead

  • The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution

    The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution

  • Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories

    Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories

  • Agents of Change

    Agents of Change

  • Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson

    Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson

  • We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama

    We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama

  • Scared Straight! 20 Years Later

    Scared Straight! 20 Years Later

  • The Lighthouse

    The Lighthouse

  • Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights

    Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights

  • Killing Winston Jones

    Killing Winston Jones

  • The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

    The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

  • Sam Cooke: Crossing Over

    Sam Cooke: Crossing Over

  • Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots

    Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots

  • Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion

    Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion

  • Soldier Child

    Soldier Child

  • Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War

    Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War

  • Mississippi Inferno

    Mississippi Inferno

  • Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby

    Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby

  • San Francisco State: On Strike

    San Francisco State: On Strike

  • Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt

    Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt

  • Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story

    Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story