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.
The Naughty Nine
Santa Claus
2023
Double Soul
Michael Tedeschi
2023
American Dreamer
Jerry
2022
De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?
Ele mesmo
2022
Press Play
Cooper
2022
A Night at the Academy Museum
Self
2021
The Drummer
Mark Walker
2020
After Fact
Self
2020
Jumanji: The Next Level
Milo
2019
The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs
Narrator (voice)
2019
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Grandpa Allen
2019
The Dead Don't Die
Hank Thompson
2019
Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story
Narrator
2019
Always in Season
Narrator (voice)
2019
The Robeson Effect
Self
2019
Christmas Break-In
Ray
2018
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
Baltimore Bob
2018
The Old Man & the Gun
Teddy
2018
Sorry to Bother You
Langston
2018
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
Mr. Ocean
2018
Howard
Self (archive footage)
2018
Survivor's Guide to Prison
Self
2018
Come Sunday
Gilbert Pearson
2018
Proud Mary
Benny
2018
The Christmas Train
Max Powers
2017
The Curse of Buckout Road
Dr. Powell
2017
Vagabonds
Uncle Issa
2017
The Good Catholic
Victor
2017
Tour de Pharmacy
Slim Robinson Present Day
2017
Agents of Change
Self - Narrator (voice)
2017
Birth of a Movement
Narrator (voice)
2017
Extortion
Constable Haagen
2017
Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories
Self
2017
Monster Trucks
Mr. Weathers
2016
Almost Christmas
Walter
2016
Pushing Dead
Bob
2016
Complete Unknown
Roger
2016
Mr. Pig
Ambrose
2016
Gridlocked
Sully
2016
Back in the Day
Eddie 'Rocks' Travor
2016
Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights
Narrator (voice)
2016
93 Days
Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri
2016
Darkweb
The Boss
2016
Dirty Grandpa
Stinky
2016
Diablo
Benjamin Carver
2016
Andron
Chancellor Gordon
2015
Waffle Street
Edward Collins
2015
Checkmate
Elohim
2015
Consumed
Hal Westbrook
2015
About Scout
Red
2015
Bad Asses on the Bayou
Bernie Pope
2015
Mississippi Inferno
Narrator (voice)
2015
Caffeinated
Coffee Lover
2015
Toxin
Dr. Locke
2015
Beyond the Lights
Captain Nicol
2014
Day of the Mummy
Carl
2014
Yellowbird
Darius (voice)
2014
2047: Sights of Death
Sponge
2014
Supremacy
Mr. Walker
2014
We Are Many
Self
2014
Rage
Detective St. John
2014
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
Bernie Pope
2014
The Ninja Immovable Heart
Ex Director Matthew Reynolds
2014
Chasing Shakespeare
William Ward
2014
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Justice Thurgood Marshall
2013
Extraction
Harding
2013
Tula: The Revolt
Shinishi
2013
Highland Park
Ed
2013
Shuffleton's Barbershop
Charlie Shuffleton
2013
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
Self
2013
Space Warriors
Commander Phillips
2013
The Shift
Floyd
2013
The Bouquet
Reverend John
2013
LUV
Arthur
2013
Casting By
Self
2012
The Children's Republic
Dubem
2012
The Lighthouse
Duncan
2012
Shadows of Liberty
Self
2012
Hannah's Law
Isom Dart
2012
Sins
Father Leonard
2012
Mysteria
Investigator
2011
Rise Like Lions
Self (Occupy Oakland)
2011
Donovan's Echo
Donovan Matheson
2011
Age of the Dragons
Ahab
2011
Son of Morning
Gabriel Peters
2011
Mooz-lum
Dean Francis
2011
I Want to Be a Soldier
School Director
2010
Down for Life
Mr. Shannon
2010
Alpha and Omega
Winston (voice)
2010
I'm Still Here
Danny Glover
2010
Legendary
Harry 'Red' Newman
2010
Dear Alice
Franzis
2010
Death at a Funeral
Uncle Russell
2010
Five Minarets in New York
Marcus
2010
The People Speak
Self
2009
2012
President Thomas Wilson
2009
The Harimaya Bridge
Joseph Holder
2009
Night Train
Miles
2009
Saw V
David Tapp (archive footage) (uncredited)
2008
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
Walter Tortoise (voice)
2008
Blindness
Man with Black Eye Patch
2008
Gospel Hill
John Malcolm
2008
Be Kind Rewind
Mr. Fletcher
2008
Honeydripper
Tyrone Purvis
2007
Battle for Terra
President Chen (voice)
2007
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
Father Elias
2007
Shooter
Colonel Isaac Johnson
2007
Poor Boy's Game
George
2007
Dreamgirls
Marty Madison
2006
Read You Like a Book
2006
Barnyard
Miles the Mule (voice)
2006
Bamako
Cow-boy
2006
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
Brer Turtle (voice)
2006
The Shaggy Dog
Ken Hollister
2006
The Exonerated
David Keaton
2006
Full Disclosure Report
David Tapp
2005
The Peace!
Self
2005
Manderlay
Wilhelm
2005
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
Self (archive footage)
2005
Missing in America
Jake Neely
2005
P.N.O.K.
Col. Weldon
2005
Saw
David Tapp
2004
The Cookout
Judge Crowley
2004
Good Fences
Tom Spader
2003
The Real Eve
Narrator (voice)
2002
The Royal Tenenbaums
Henry Sherman
2001
3 A.M.
Hershey
2001
Boesman and Lena
Boesman
2000
Bàttu
2000
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2000
Freedom Song
Will Walker
2000
Scared Straight! 20 Years Later
Host
1999
Our Friend, Martin
Train Conductor (voice)
1999
The Prince of Egypt
Jethro (voice)
1998
Beloved
Paul D
1998
Antz
Barbatus (voice)
1998
Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson
Self - Narrator (voice)
1998
Lethal Weapon 4
Roger Murtaugh
1998
Buffalo Soldiers
Sgt. Washington Wyatt
1997
The Rainmaker
Richter Tyrone Kipler
1997
Switchback
Bob Goodall
1997
Wild America
Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited)
1997
Gone Fishin'
Gus Green
1997
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
Self
1995
Operation Dumbo Drop
Capt. Sam Cahill
1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
1995
Angels in the Outfield
George Knox
1994
Maverick
Bank Robber (uncredited)
1994
The Saint of Fort Washington
Jerry
1993
Bopha!
Micah Mangena
1993
The Talking Eggs
Narrator (voice)
1993
Lethal Weapon 3
Roger Murtaugh
1992
Grand Canyon
Simon
1991
Pure Luck
Raymond Campanella
1991
A Rage in Harlem
Easy Money
1991
Flight of the Intruder
Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli
1991
Predator 2
Lieutenant Mike Harrigan
1990
To Sleep with Anger
Harry
1990
Lethal Weapon 2
Roger Murtaugh
1989
Bat★21
Capt. Bartholomew Clark
1988
A Place at the Table
Mr. Scott
1988
Mandela
Nelson Mandela
1987
Lethal Weapon
Roger Murtaugh
1987
John Henry
John Henry
1986
The Color Purple
Albert
1985
Silverado
Malachi 'Mal' Johnson
1985
Witness
McFee
1985
Places in the Heart
Moze
1984
Iceman
Loomis
1984
The Face of Rage
Gary
1983
Keeping On
Lester Traylor
1983
Out
Jojo / Roland
1982
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
Morgan
1981
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
Narrator (voice)
Newbies
2025
Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Narrator (voice)
2020
Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War
Narrator (voice)
2020
Strive
2019
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
Self
2018
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution
Narrator (voice)
2018
Cold Case Files
Narrator (voice) · (10 episodes)
2017
black-ish
Uncle Norman · (1 episode)
2014
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Self
2014
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
2014
Mozart in the Jungle
Mayor · (1 episode)
2014
Ironside
Frank Ironside · (1 episode)
2013
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
Self
2012
Touch
Professor Arthur Teller · (5 episodes)
2012
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
Self
2010
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
Self
2010
Human Target
Client · (1 episode)
2010
Sam Cooke: Crossing Over
Narrator (voice)
2010
Nite Tales: The Series
Jeremiah · (1 episode)
2009
PoliWood
Self
2009
Leverage
Charlie Lawson · (1 episode)
2008
Brothers and Sisters
Isaac Marshall · (6 episodes)
2006
Psych
Mel Hornsby · (1 episode)
2006
The Reichen Show
Self · (1 episode)
2005
Criminal Minds
Hank Morgan · (1 episode)
2005
My Name Is Earl
Thomas · (1 episode)
2005
American Dad!
Minstrel Krampus (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
Legend of Earthsea
Ogion · (2 episodes)
2004
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · (1 episode)
2003
The John Garfield Story
Self
2003
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
Self (archive footage)
1999
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
Narrator (voice)
1999
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist · (5 episodes)
1998
Hollywood Squares
(10 episodes)
1998
The View
Self · (3 episodes)
1997
America's Dream
Silas (segment "Long Black Song")
1996
Red Wind
Philip Marlowe
1995
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
Isaac Jefferson (voice) · (2 episodes)
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The King (voice) · (1 episode)
1995
ER
Charlie Pratt Sr. · (4 episodes)
1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
1994
Civil War Journal
Self - Host · (4 episodes)
1993
Civil War Journal
Host · (54 episodes)
1993
Fallen Angels
Marlowe · (1 episode)
1993
Alex Haley's Queen
Alec Haley · (3 episodes)
1993
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion
Narrator (voice)
1992
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Dr. Apollo (voice) · (1 episode)
1990
Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt
Narrator (voice)
1990
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby
Narrator (voice)
1990
Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots
Narrator (voice)
1989
Dead Man Out
Dr. Alex Marsh
1989
Lonesome Dove
Joshua Deets · (4 episodes)
1989
A Raisin in the Sun
Walter Lee Younger
1989
Hollywood on Horses
Self
1989
Tall Tales & Legends
John Henry · (1 episode)
1985
The Stand-In
Apples Finnerty
1985
And the Children Shall Lead
William
1985
Memorial Day
Willie Monroe
1983
Chiefs
Marshall Peters · (3 episodes)
1983
Gimme a Break!
(1 episode)
1981
Hill Street Blues
(4 episodes)
1981
Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer
Oscar Micheaux
1981
Great Railway Journeys
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1980
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
(1 episode)
1980
Escape from Alcatraz
Inmate
1979
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · (1 episode)
1973
San Francisco State: On Strike
self
1969
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
1962
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1956
Today
Self · (2 episodes)
1952