Danny Glover
Acting
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.
Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man
as Narrator (voice)
Age 74 (now 79)
Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War
as Narrator (voice)
Age 73 (now 79)
The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs
as Narrator (voice)
Age 73 (now 79)
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
as Grandpa Allen
Age 72 (now 79)
Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story
as Narrator
Age 72 (now 79)
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
as Self
Age 72 (now 79)
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Executive Producer
Age 72 (now 79)
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution
as Narrator (voice)
Age 71 (now 79)
Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories
as Self
Age 70 (now 79)
Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights
as Narrator (voice)
Age 69 (now 79)
The Ninja Immovable Heart
as Ex Director Matthew Reynolds
Age 67 (now 79)
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
as Justice Thurgood Marshall
Age 67 (now 79)
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
as Self
Age 65 (now 79)
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
Producer
Age 64 (now 79)
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Associate Producer
Age 63 (now 79)
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
Presenter
Age 63 (now 79) The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
as Self
Age 63 (now 79)
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
Presenter
Age 63 (now 79) 2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
as Self
Age 63 (now 79)
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
as Walter Tortoise (voice)
Age 62 (now 79)
Fats Waller Was Born Here
as "Fats" Waller's Father/Mr. Fletcher
Age 61 (now 79)
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
as Self
Age 61 (now 79)
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
as Father Elias
Age 60 (now 79)
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
as Brer Turtle (voice)
Age 59 (now 79)
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
as Self (archive footage)
Age 58 (now 79)
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
Age 53 (now 79)
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
as Self (archive footage)
Age 53 (now 79)
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
as Narrator (voice)
Age 53 (now 79)
Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Age 52 (now 79)
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
as Self
Age 49 (now 79)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self
Age 48 (now 79)
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion
as Narrator (voice)
Age 46 (now 79)
Flight of the Intruder
as Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli
Age 44 (now 79)
Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt
as Narrator (voice)
Age 44 (now 79)Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby
as Narrator (voice)
Age 44 (now 79)
Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots
as Narrator (voice)
Age 43 (now 79)
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
as Self
Age 42 (now 79)
Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer
as Oscar Micheaux
Age 34 (now 79)
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
as Isaac Jefferson (voice)
Age 48 (now 79)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as The King (voice)
Age 48 (now 79)
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
as Dr. Apollo (voice)
Age 44 (now 79)
Saturday Night Live
as Roger Murtaugh (uncredited)
Age 29 (now 79)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
Age 26 (now 79)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Age 16 (now 79)
Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Danny Lebern Glover
IMDB
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