Danny Glover
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
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.
Born
Jul 22, 1946
San Francisco, California, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
221 acting
44 crew
Popularity
3.3
Known For
Shooter
2007
as Colonel Isaac Johnson
Lethal Weapon
1987
as Roger Murtaugh
Lethal Weapon 2
1989
as Roger Murtaugh
Saw
2004
as David Tapp
Jumanji: The Next Level
2019
as Milo
2012
2009
as President Thomas Wilson
The Prince of Egypt
1998
as Jethro (voice)
Predator 2
1990
as Lieutenant Mike Harrigan
Barnyard
2006
as Miles (voice)
Dreamgirls
2006
as Marty Madison
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