Danny Glover
Known For
Acting
Born
1946-07-22 in San Francisco, California, USA
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.
Most Known For
Criminal Minds
as Hank Morgan
American Dad!
as Minstrel Krampus (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Roger Murtaugh (uncredited)
Psych
as Mel Hornsby
ER
as Charlie Pratt Sr.
The View
as Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
Hollywood Squares
as Self
black-ish
as Uncle Norman
My Name Is Earl
as Thomas
Hill Street Blues
Brothers and Sisters
as Isaac Marshall
Leverage
as Charlie Lawson
Lonesome Dove
as Joshua Deets
Predator 2
as Lieutenant Mike Harrigan
Shooter
as Colonel Isaac Johnson
2012
as President Thomas Wilson
The Reichen Show
as Self