Danny Glover

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

246

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • Psych

    Psych

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • ER

    ER

  • The View

    The View

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • My Name Is Earl

    My Name Is Earl

  • black-ish

    black-ish

  • Brothers and Sisters

    Brothers and Sisters

  • Leverage

    Leverage

  • Saw

    Saw

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

  • 2012

    2012

  • Jumanji: The Next Level

    Jumanji: The Next Level

  • Predator 2

    Predator 2

  • Mozart in the Jungle

    Mozart in the Jungle

  • Shooter

    Shooter

  • Touch

    Touch

  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers

    Captain Planet and the Planeteers

  • Escape from Alcatraz

    Escape from Alcatraz

  • Fallen Angels

    Fallen Angels

  • Lethal Weapon 3

    Lethal Weapon 3

  • The Rainmaker

    The Rainmaker

  • Today

    Today

  • Human Target

    Human Target

  • The Prince of Egypt

    The Prince of Egypt

  • Gimme a Break!

    Gimme a Break!

  • Monster Trucks

    Monster Trucks

  • Death Race: Beyond Anarchy

    Death Race: Beyond Anarchy

  • Sorry to Bother You

    Sorry to Bother You

  • Antz

    Antz

  • Lethal Weapon 2

    Lethal Weapon 2

  • Death at a Funeral

    Death at a Funeral

  • Lethal Weapon

    Lethal Weapon

  • Dreamgirls

    Dreamgirls

  • The Dead Don't Die

    The Dead Don't Die

  • Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare

    Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare

  • Lonesome Dove

    Lonesome Dove

  • Manderlay

    Manderlay

  • Barnyard

    Barnyard

  • I Want to Be a Soldier

    I Want to Be a Soldier

  • Silverado

    Silverado

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Beyond the Lights

    Beyond the Lights

  • The Last Black Man in San Francisco

    The Last Black Man in San Francisco

  • Tall Tales & Legends

    Tall Tales & Legends

  • Donovan's Echo

    Donovan's Echo

  • Legendary

    Legendary

  • Chasing Shakespeare

    Chasing Shakespeare

  • Witness

    Witness

  • Dirty Grandpa

    Dirty Grandpa

  • Hannah's Law

    Hannah's Law

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • American Dreamer

    American Dreamer

  • Gone Fishin'

    Gone Fishin'

  • Rise Like Lions

    Rise Like Lions

  • Alpha and Omega

    Alpha and Omega

  • Yellowbird

    Yellowbird

  • Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth

    Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth

  • Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey

    Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey

  • The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

    The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

  • Places in the Heart

    Places in the Heart

  • Agents of Change

    Agents of Change

  • Lethal Weapon 4

    Lethal Weapon 4

  • The Royal Tenenbaums

    The Royal Tenenbaums

  • Operation Dumbo Drop

    Operation Dumbo Drop

  • Angels in the Outfield

    Angels in the Outfield

  • A Raisin in the Sun

    A Raisin in the Sun

  • John Henry

    John Henry

  • Red Wind

    Red Wind

  • Switchback

    Switchback

  • The Color Purple

    The Color Purple

  • The Cookout

    The Cookout

  • Double Soul

    Double Soul

  • Cold Case Files

    Cold Case Files

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Diablo

    Diablo

  • The Saint of Fort Washington

    The Saint of Fort Washington

  • Blindness

    Blindness

  • Legend of Earthsea

    Legend of Earthsea

  • The Exonerated

    The Exonerated

  • Shadows of Liberty

    Shadows of Liberty

  • Wild America

    Wild America

  • Pushing Dead

    Pushing Dead

  • Tour de Pharmacy

    Tour de Pharmacy

  • The Drummer

    The Drummer

  • Christmas Break-In

    Christmas Break-In

  • A Night at the Academy Museum

    A Night at the Academy Museum

  • Extraction

    Extraction

  • Beloved

    Beloved

  • Battle for Terra

    Battle for Terra

  • The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

    The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

  • Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories

    Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories

  • Waffle Street

    Waffle Street

  • Grand Canyon

    Grand Canyon

  • The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

    The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

  • Bat★21

    Bat★21

  • Casting By

    Casting By

  • Extortion

    Extortion

  • Rage

    Rage

  • The Shaggy Dog

    The Shaggy Dog

  • Alex Haley's Queen

    Alex Haley's Queen

  • Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

    Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

  • I'm Still Here

    I'm Still Here

  • Missing in America

    Missing in America

  • Good Fences

    Good Fences

  • Dear Alice

    Dear Alice

  • Night Train

    Night Train

  • 3 A.M.

    3 A.M.

  • Vagabonds

    Vagabonds

  • Flight of the Intruder

    Flight of the Intruder

  • De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?

    De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?

  • Mr. Pig

    Mr. Pig

  • About Scout

    About Scout

  • Keeping On

    Keeping On

  • Sins

    Sins

  • Freedom Song

    Freedom Song

  • The Face of Rage

    The Face of Rage

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

    The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution

  • Be Kind Rewind

    Be Kind Rewind

  • The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

    The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

  • Palmerstown, U.S.A.

    Palmerstown, U.S.A.

  • Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer

    Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer

  • 93 Days

    93 Days

  • Newbies

    Newbies

  • 2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

    2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

  • Almost Christmas

    Almost Christmas

  • The Christmas Train

    The Christmas Train

  • A Rage in Harlem

    A Rage in Harlem

  • Shuffleton's Barbershop

    Shuffleton's Barbershop

  • Saw

    Saw

  • Pure Luck

    Pure Luck

  • Come Sunday

    Come Sunday

  • The Talking Eggs

    The Talking Eggs

  • PoliWood

    PoliWood

  • The People Speak

    The People Speak

  • Mooz-lum

    Mooz-lum

  • Great Railway Journeys

    Great Railway Journeys

  • Bopha!

    Bopha!

  • Tula: The Revolt

    Tula: The Revolt

  • Dead Man Out

    Dead Man Out

  • America's Dream

    America's Dream

  • Five Minarets in New York

    Five Minarets in New York

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

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

  • Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities

    Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities

  • Highland Park

    Highland Park

  • Bàttu

    Bàttu

  • Iceman

    Iceman

  • Consumed

    Consumed

  • The Shift

    The Shift

  • Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

    Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

  • The Curse of Buckout Road

    The Curse of Buckout Road

  • Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

    Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

  • Age of the Dragons

    Age of the Dragons

  • The Naughty Nine

    The Naughty Nine

  • The Old Man & the Gun

    The Old Man & the Gun

  • Checkmate

    Checkmate

  • Chiefs

    Chiefs

  • Mysteria

    Mysteria

  • Civil War Journal

    Civil War Journal

  • Civil War Journal

    Civil War Journal

  • Our Friend, Martin

    Our Friend, Martin

  • Toxin

    Toxin

  • Press Play

    Press Play

  • Back in the Day

    Back in the Day

  • Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

    Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

  • Andron

    Andron

  • Full Disclosure Report

    Full Disclosure Report

  • Complete Unknown

    Complete Unknown

  • The Bouquet

    The Bouquet

  • Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses

    Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses

  • The Ninja Immovable Heart

    The Ninja Immovable Heart

  • Proud Mary

    Proud Mary

  • 2047: Sights of Death

    2047: Sights of Death

  • The Good Catholic

    The Good Catholic

  • Read You Like a Book

    Read You Like a Book

  • Son of Morning

    Son of Morning

  • Supremacy

    Supremacy

  • Darkweb

    Darkweb

  • LUV

    LUV

  • Gospel Hill

    Gospel Hill

  • A Place at the Table

    A Place at the Table

  • Honeydripper

    Honeydripper

  • And the Children Shall Lead

    And the Children Shall Lead

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

    The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

  • Bad Asses on the Bayou

    Bad Asses on the Bayou

  • Memorial Day

    Memorial Day

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Day of the Mummy

    Day of the Mummy

  • Nite Tales: The Series

    Nite Tales: The Series

  • Survivor's Guide to Prison

    Survivor's Guide to Prison

  • Boesman and Lena

    Boesman and Lena

  • Mandela

    Mandela

  • Caffeinated

    Caffeinated

  • Poor Boy's Game

    Poor Boy's Game

  • 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

  • Out

    Out

  • Strive

    Strive

  • Bamako

    Bamako

  • The Peace!

    The Peace!

  • Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain

    Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain

  • Birth of a Movement

    Birth of a Movement

  • We Are Many

    We Are Many

  • Gridlocked

    Gridlocked

  • P.N.O.K.

    P.N.O.K.

  • Down for Life

    Down for Life

  • Howard

    Howard

  • To Sleep with Anger

    To Sleep with Anger

  • The Children's Republic

    The Children's Republic

  • The Harimaya Bridge

    The Harimaya Bridge

  • Space Warriors

    Space Warriors

  • Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'

    Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'

  • Buffalo Soldiers

    Buffalo Soldiers

  • Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

    Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

  • Lethal Weapon 5

    Lethal Weapon 5

  • The John Garfield Story

    The John Garfield Story

  • Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

    Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

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

    We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama

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

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

  • Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story

    Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story

  • Hollywood on Horses

    Hollywood on Horses

  • The Lighthouse

    The Lighthouse

  • Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion

    Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion

  • The Stand-In

    The Stand-In

  • After Fact

    After Fact

  • Always in Season

    Always in Season

  • Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots

    Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots

  • Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man

    Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man

  • Sam Cooke: Crossing Over

    Sam Cooke: Crossing Over

  • Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story

    Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story

  • Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights

    Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights

  • Scared Straight! 20 Years Later

    Scared Straight! 20 Years Later

  • The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs

    The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs

  • The Real Eve

    The Real Eve

  • The Robeson Effect

    The Robeson Effect

  • Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby

    Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby

  • Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt

    Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt

  • San Francisco State: On Strike

    San Francisco State: On Strike

  • Mississippi Inferno

    Mississippi Inferno

  • Soldier Child

    Soldier Child