Danny Glover

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

245

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

  • Psych

    Psych

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • ER

    ER

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • black-ish

    black-ish

  • Leverage

    Leverage

  • Predator 2

    Predator 2

  • My Name Is Earl

    My Name Is Earl

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • Brothers and Sisters

    Brothers and Sisters

  • 2012

    2012

  • Shooter

    Shooter

  • Jumanji: The Next Level

    Jumanji: The Next Level

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Saw

    Saw

  • Lethal Weapon

    Lethal Weapon

  • Touch

    Touch

  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers

    Captain Planet and the Planeteers

  • Human Target

    Human Target

  • Mozart in the Jungle

    Mozart in the Jungle

  • The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

    The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

  • Lethal Weapon 4

    Lethal Weapon 4

  • The Prince of Egypt

    The Prince of Egypt

  • Escape from Alcatraz

    Escape from Alcatraz

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

  • The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

    The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

  • Lonesome Dove

    Lonesome Dove

  • Barnyard

    Barnyard

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Dreamgirls

    Dreamgirls

  • Death Race: Beyond Anarchy

    Death Race: Beyond Anarchy

  • Beloved

    Beloved

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

    We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama

  • Fallen Angels

    Fallen Angels

  • Lethal Weapon 2

    Lethal Weapon 2

  • Extortion

    Extortion

  • The Naughty Nine

    The Naughty Nine

  • Antz

    Antz

  • Almost Christmas

    Almost Christmas

  • Dirty Grandpa

    Dirty Grandpa

  • Lethal Weapon 3

    Lethal Weapon 3

  • The Royal Tenenbaums

    The Royal Tenenbaums

  • Sins

    Sins

  • Witness

    Witness

  • Double Soul

    Double Soul

  • About Scout

    About Scout

  • The Rainmaker

    The Rainmaker

  • Bat★21

    Bat★21

  • Gimme a Break!

    Gimme a Break!

  • Rage

    Rage

  • Cold Case Files

    Cold Case Files

  • The Color Purple

    The Color Purple

  • Pushing Dead

    Pushing Dead

  • Blindness

    Blindness

  • The Cookout

    The Cookout

  • Complete Unknown

    Complete Unknown

  • Diablo

    Diablo

  • Good Fences

    Good Fences

  • The Face of Rage

    The Face of Rage

  • Newbies

    Newbies

  • Manderlay

    Manderlay

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

    The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution

  • Toxin

    Toxin

  • Memorial Day

    Memorial Day

  • The Dead Don't Die

    The Dead Don't Die

  • Extraction

    Extraction

  • Death at a Funeral

    Death at a Funeral

  • Mooz-lum

    Mooz-lum

  • Press Play

    Press Play

  • Waffle Street

    Waffle Street

  • The Shift

    The Shift

  • 93 Days

    93 Days

  • Pure Luck

    Pure Luck

  • Silverado

    Silverado

  • Come Sunday

    Come Sunday

  • Mysteria

    Mysteria

  • Mr. Pig

    Mr. Pig

  • Monster Trucks

    Monster Trucks

  • Dear Alice

    Dear Alice

  • Supremacy

    Supremacy

  • Chasing Shakespeare

    Chasing Shakespeare

  • Consumed

    Consumed

  • John Henry

    John Henry

  • Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

    Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

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

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

  • Gone Fishin'

    Gone Fishin'

  • Bàttu

    Bàttu

  • Highland Park

    Highland Park

  • Bopha!

    Bopha!

  • Five Minarets in New York

    Five Minarets in New York

  • Today

    Today

  • American Dreamer

    American Dreamer

  • Alpha and Omega

    Alpha and Omega

  • Sorry to Bother You

    Sorry to Bother You

  • Andron

    Andron

  • Night Train

    Night Train

  • The Drummer

    The Drummer

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Casting By

    Casting By

  • Wild America

    Wild America

  • Angels in the Outfield

    Angels in the Outfield

  • Legend of Earthsea

    Legend of Earthsea

  • Bamako

    Bamako

  • Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

    Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

  • The Bouquet

    The Bouquet

  • Tall Tales & Legends

    Tall Tales & Legends

  • Tour de Pharmacy

    Tour de Pharmacy

  • Switchback

    Switchback

  • Vagabonds

    Vagabonds

  • Darkweb

    Darkweb

  • Grand Canyon

    Grand Canyon

  • Battle for Terra

    Battle for Terra

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Be Kind Rewind

    Be Kind Rewind

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

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

  • Gospel Hill

    Gospel Hill

  • Alex Haley's Queen

    Alex Haley's Queen

  • Out

    Out

  • Places in the Heart

    Places in the Heart

  • Caffeinated

    Caffeinated

  • The Christmas Train

    The Christmas Train

  • Mandela

    Mandela

  • Christmas Break-In

    Christmas Break-In

  • Checkmate

    Checkmate

  • I'm Still Here

    I'm Still Here

  • The Shaggy Dog

    The Shaggy Dog

  • Honeydripper

    Honeydripper

  • The Last Black Man in San Francisco

    The Last Black Man in San Francisco

  • Beyond the Lights

    Beyond the Lights

  • Iceman

    Iceman

  • Chiefs

    Chiefs

  • Missing in America

    Missing in America

  • De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?

    De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?

  • Flight of the Intruder

    Flight of the Intruder

  • Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare

    Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare

  • The Saint of Fort Washington

    The Saint of Fort Washington

  • I Want to Be a Soldier

    I Want to Be a Soldier

  • Tula: The Revolt

    Tula: The Revolt

  • The Old Man & the Gun

    The Old Man & the Gun

  • Age of the Dragons

    Age of the Dragons

  • Back in the Day

    Back in the Day

  • Day of the Mummy

    Day of the Mummy

  • The Harimaya Bridge

    The Harimaya Bridge

  • The Curse of Buckout Road

    The Curse of Buckout Road

  • Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey

    Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey

  • PoliWood

    PoliWood

  • Yellowbird

    Yellowbird

  • Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth

    Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth

  • Our Friend, Martin

    Our Friend, Martin

  • LUV

    LUV

  • Full Disclosure Report

    Full Disclosure Report

  • Proud Mary

    Proud Mary

  • 3 A.M.

    3 A.M.

  • 2047: Sights of Death

    2047: Sights of Death

  • Hannah's Law

    Hannah's Law

  • Donovan's Echo

    Donovan's Echo

  • Bad Asses on the Bayou

    Bad Asses on the Bayou

  • The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

    The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

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

    The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

  • Operation Dumbo Drop

    Operation Dumbo Drop

  • Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses

    Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses

  • Survivor's Guide to Prison

    Survivor's Guide to Prison

  • The Peace!

    The Peace!

  • America's Dream

    America's Dream

  • The Ninja Immovable Heart

    The Ninja Immovable Heart

  • A Night at the Academy Museum

    A Night at the Academy Museum

  • Shadows of Liberty

    Shadows of Liberty

  • And the Children Shall Lead

    And the Children Shall Lead

  • 2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

    2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

  • A Rage in Harlem

    A Rage in Harlem

  • The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

    The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

  • The People Speak

    The People Speak

  • Great Railway Journeys

    Great Railway Journeys

  • Shuffleton's Barbershop

    Shuffleton's Barbershop

  • Son of Morning

    Son of Morning

  • Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities

    Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities

  • Gridlocked

    Gridlocked

  • The Good Catholic

    The Good Catholic

  • A Raisin in the Sun

    A Raisin in the Sun

  • Palmerstown, U.S.A.

    Palmerstown, U.S.A.

  • Poor Boy's Game

    Poor Boy's Game

  • Rise Like Lions

    Rise Like Lions

  • Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights

    Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights

  • Red Wind

    Red Wind

  • A Place at the Table

    A Place at the Table

  • We Are Many

    We Are Many

  • The Talking Eggs

    The Talking Eggs

  • Down for Life

    Down for Life

  • Civil War Journal

    Civil War Journal

  • Civil War Journal

    Civil War Journal

  • Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

    Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

  • 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

  • Boesman and Lena

    Boesman and Lena

  • To Sleep with Anger

    To Sleep with Anger

  • Keeping On

    Keeping On

  • The Exonerated

    The Exonerated

  • Howard

    Howard

  • Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby

    Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby

  • Scared Straight! 20 Years Later

    Scared Straight! 20 Years Later

  • Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots

    Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots

  • Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

    Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

  • Legendary

    Legendary

  • Buffalo Soldiers

    Buffalo Soldiers

  • Agents of Change

    Agents of Change

  • Strive

    Strive

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • The Children's Republic

    The Children's Republic

  • Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain

    Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain

  • Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

    Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

  • Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'

    Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'

  • Nite Tales: The Series

    Nite Tales: The Series

  • Space Warriors

    Space Warriors

  • Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer

    Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer

  • Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion

    Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion

  • The Stand-In

    The Stand-In

  • Freedom Song

    Freedom Song

  • Hollywood on Horses

    Hollywood on Horses

  • The John Garfield Story

    The John Garfield Story

  • The Robeson Effect

    The Robeson Effect

  • The Real Eve

    The Real Eve

  • Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story

    Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story

  • Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story

    Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story

  • Always in Season

    Always in Season

  • Read You Like a Book

    Read You Like a Book

  • Lethal Weapon 5

    Lethal Weapon 5

  • Birth of a Movement

    Birth of a Movement

  • Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

    Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

  • Dead Man Out

    Dead Man Out

  • P.N.O.K.

    P.N.O.K.

  • The Lighthouse

    The Lighthouse

  • San Francisco State: On Strike

    San Francisco State: On Strike

  • After Fact

    After Fact

  • Sam Cooke: Crossing Over

    Sam Cooke: Crossing Over

  • Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man

    Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man

  • Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories

    Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories

  • The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs

    The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs

  • Soldier Child

    Soldier Child

  • Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt

    Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt

  • Mississippi Inferno

    Mississippi Inferno