Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
22 luglio 1946 (80)
Place of birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also known as
Danny Lebern 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.
Conosciuto per
7.4
Film
Saw
David Tapp
2004
6.9
Film
Jumanji: The Next Level
Milo
2019
5.9
Film
2012
President Thomas Wilson
2009
7.1
Film
Shooter
Colonel Isaac Johnson
2007
7.3
Film
The Prince of Egypt
Jethro (voice)
1998
7.3
Film
Lethal Weapon
Roger Murtaugh
1987
7.0
Film
Lethal Weapon 2
Roger Murtaugh
1989
6.3
Film
Predator 2
Lieutenant Mike Harrigan
1990
7.5
Film
The Royal Tenenbaums
Henry Sherman
2001
6.6
Film
Lethal Weapon 4
Roger Murtaugh
1998
6.7
Film
Lethal Weapon 3
Roger Murtaugh
1992
6.0
Film
Barnyard
Miles (voice)
2006
5.4
Film
The Dead Don't Die
Hank Thompson
2019
7.9
Series
Lonesome Dove
Joshua Deets
1989
7.0
Film
The Rainmaker
Richter Tyrone Kipler
1997
7.2
Film
Places in the Heart
Moze
1984
7.7
Film
The Color Purple
Albert
1985
5.9
Film
Alpha and Omega
Winston (voice)
2010
6.2
Film
Antz
Barbatus (voice)
1998
6.1
Film
Battle for Terra
President Chen (voice)
2007
6.6
Film
Legendary
Harry 'Red' Newman
2010
6.0
Film
I'm Still Here
Danny Glover
2010
6.3
Film
Be Kind Rewind
Mr. Fletcher
2008
6.7
Film
Dreamgirls
Marty Madison
2006
5.9
Film
Dirty Grandpa
Stinky
2016
4.9
Film
The Shaggy Dog
Ken Hollister
2006
6.1
Film
Monster Trucks
Mr. Weathers
2016
6.0
Film
Switchback
Bob Goodall
1997
6.2
Film
Iceman
Loomis
1984
5.9
Film
Death at a Funeral
Uncle Russell
2010
6.8
Film
Sorry to Bother You
Langston
2018
7.1
Film
Witness
McFee
1985
6.9
Film
Silverado
Malachi 'Mal' Johnson
1985
7.0
Series
Alex Haley's Queen
Alec Haley
1993
5.1
Film
Complete Unknown
Roger
2016
6.2
Film
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
Baltimore Bob
2018
5.0
Film
Yellowbird
Darius (voice)
2014
6.5
Film
Blindness
Man with Black Eye Patch
2008
5.3
Film
Rage
Detective St. John
2014
4.8
Film
Extraction
Harding
2013
5.6
Film
Pure Luck
Raymond Campanella
1991
7.0
Film
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Grandpa Allen
2019
6.9
Film
Manderlay
Wilhelm
2005
5.8
Series
Legend of Earthsea
Ogion
2004
6.0
Film
Angels in the Outfield
George Knox
1994
6.7
Film
Tour de Pharmacy
Slim Robinson Present Day
2017
6.2
Film
Extortion
Detective Constable Haagen
2017
6.2
Film
The Naughty Nine
Santa Claus
2023
6.5
Film
Press Play
Cooper
2022
6.4
Film
The Old Man & the Gun
Teddy
2018
5.5
Film
Proud Mary
Benny
2018
6.0
Film
Almost Christmas
Walter
2016
5.9
Film
Gridlocked
Sully
2016
5.8
Film
Come Sunday
Gilbert Pearson
2018
7.3
Series
Civil War Journal
Host
1993–1997
5.9
Film
American Dreamer
Jerry
2022
6.0
Film
Mr. Pig
Ambrose
2016
4.9
Film
Diablo
Benjamin Carver
2016
6.4
Film
Survivor's Guide to Prison
Self
2018
6.4
Film
The Christmas Train
Max Powers
2017
5.7
Film
93 Days
Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri
2016
6.0
Film
Pushing Dead
Bob
2016
3.0
Film
Back in the Day
Eddie 'Rocks' Travor
2016
6.5
Film
The Curse of Buckout Road
Dr. Powell
2017
5.7
Film
Christmas Break-In
Ray
2018
4.9
Film
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
Mr. Ocean
2018
5.3
Film
Double Soul
Michael Tedeschi
2023
5.5
Film
The Drummer
Mark Walker
2020
2.9
Film
Darkweb
The Boss
2016
5.5
Film
The Good Catholic
Victor
2017
7.0
Film
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
Self
2018
7.0
Film
A Night at the Academy Museum
Self
2021
1.0
Film
Vagabonds
Uncle Issa
2017
8.0
Film
Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Narrator (voice)
2020
6.4
Film
Birth of a Movement
Narrator (voice)
2017
5.0
Film
The Robeson Effect
Self
2019
1.0
Film
Strive
2019
6.8
Film
Always in Season
Narrator (voice)
2019
10.0
Film
The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs
Narrator (voice)
2019
Acting credits 79 titles
The Naughty Nine
as Santa Claus
6.2
2023
Double Soul
as Michael Tedeschi
5.3
2023
Press Play
as Cooper
6.5
2022
American Dreamer
as Jerry
5.9
2022
A Night at the Academy Museum
as Self
7.0
2021
The Drummer
as Mark Walker
5.5
2020
Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man
as Narrator (voice)
8.0
2020
The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs
as Narrator (voice)
10.0
2019
Always in Season
as Narrator (voice)
6.8
2019
The Robeson Effect
as Self
5.0
2019
Strive
1.0
2019
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
as Grandpa Allen
7.0
2019
The Dead Don't Die
as Hank Thompson
5.4
2019
Jumanji: The Next Level
as Milo
6.9
2019
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
as Mr. Ocean
4.9
2018
Come Sunday
as Gilbert Pearson
5.8
2018
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
as Self
7.0
2018
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
as Baltimore Bob
6.2
2018
Proud Mary
as Benny
5.5
2018
The Old Man & the Gun
as Teddy
6.4
2018
Christmas Break-In
as Ray
5.7
2018
Survivor's Guide to Prison
as Self
6.4
2018
Sorry to Bother You
as Langston
6.8
2018
Birth of a Movement
as Narrator (voice)
6.4
2017
Vagabonds
as Uncle Issa
1.0
2017
The Christmas Train
as Max Powers
6.4
2017
The Good Catholic
as Victor
5.5
2017
The Curse of Buckout Road
as Dr. Powell
6.5
2017
Extortion
as Detective Constable Haagen
6.2
2017
Tour de Pharmacy
as Slim Robinson Present Day
6.7
2017
Mr. Pig
as Ambrose
6.0
2016
Darkweb
as The Boss
2.9
2016
93 Days
as Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri
5.7
2016
Almost Christmas
as Walter
6.0
2016
Pushing Dead
as Bob
6.0
2016
Diablo
as Benjamin Carver
4.9
2016
Back in the Day
as Eddie 'Rocks' Travor
3.0
2016
Complete Unknown
as Roger
5.1
2016
Gridlocked
as Sully
5.9
2016
Monster Trucks
as Mr. Weathers
6.1
2016
Dirty Grandpa
as Stinky
5.9
2016
Yellowbird
as Darius (voice)
5.0
2014
Rage
as Detective St. John
5.3
2014
Extraction
as Harding
4.8
2013
Alpha and Omega
as Winston (voice)
5.9
2010
Legendary
as Harry 'Red' Newman
6.6
2010
I'm Still Here
as Danny Glover
6.0
2010
Death at a Funeral
as Uncle Russell
5.9
2010
2012
as President Thomas Wilson
5.9
2009
Be Kind Rewind
as Mr. Fletcher
6.3
2008
Blindness
as Man with Black Eye Patch
6.5
2008
Shooter
as Colonel Isaac Johnson
7.1
2007
Battle for Terra
as President Chen (voice)
6.1
2007
Dreamgirls
as Marty Madison
6.7
2006
Barnyard
as Miles (voice)
6.0
2006
The Shaggy Dog
as Ken Hollister
4.9
2006
Manderlay
as Wilhelm
6.9
2005
Legend of Earthsea
as Ogion
5.8
2004
Saw
as David Tapp
7.4
2004
The Royal Tenenbaums
as Henry Sherman
7.5
2001
Lethal Weapon 4
as Roger Murtaugh
6.6
1998
Antz
as Barbatus (voice)
6.2
1998
The Prince of Egypt
as Jethro (voice)
7.3
1998
Switchback
as Bob Goodall
6.0
1997
The Rainmaker
as Richter Tyrone Kipler
7.0
1997
Angels in the Outfield
as George Knox
6.0
1994
Civil War Journal
as Host
7.3
1993–1997
Alex Haley's Queen
as Alec Haley
7.0
1993
Lethal Weapon 3
as Roger Murtaugh
6.7
1992
Pure Luck
as Raymond Campanella
5.6
1991
Predator 2
as Lieutenant Mike Harrigan
6.3
1990
Lethal Weapon 2
as Roger Murtaugh
7.0
1989
Lonesome Dove
as Joshua Deets
7.9
1989
Lethal Weapon
as Roger Murtaugh
7.3
1987
The Color Purple
as Albert
7.7
1985
Silverado
as Malachi 'Mal' Johnson
6.9
1985
Witness
as McFee
7.1
1985
Places in the Heart
as Moze
7.2
1984
Iceman
as Loomis
6.2
1984