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Danny Glover
Danny Glover’s screen credits include David Tapp in Saw, Jethro (voice) in The Prince of Egypt, and Roger Murtaugh in Lethal Weapon.
Born July 22, 1946 San Francisco, California, USA6 movies on MoviHero
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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. …
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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.
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- 2019Jumanji: The Next Level2h 3m · Adventure · ComedyMilo
- 2007Shooter2h 4m · Action · DramaColonel Isaac Johnson
- 2004Saw1h 43m · Crime · HorrorDavid Tapp
- 1998The Prince of Egypt1h 39m · Adventure · AnimationJethro (voice)
- 1989Lethal Weapon 21h 54m · Action · CrimeRoger Murtaugh
- 1987Lethal Weapon1h 50m · Action · CrimeRoger Murtaugh
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- 2026Our LandProducer
- 2025Grizzly PeakWill
- 2025NewbiesActor
- 2023The Naughty NineSanta Claus
- 2023The 9 Lives of Barbara DaneProducer
- 2023Double SoulMichael Tedeschi
- 2023PresidentProducer
- 2022American DreamerJerry
- 2022De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?Self
- 2022Press PlayCooper
- 2022African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus GarveySelf
- 2022Crane LanternProducer
- 2021A Night at the Academy MuseumSelf
- 2021MemoriaProducer
- 2021Prayers for the StolenProducer
- 2021In Between DyingProducer
- 2021When I See Them, I See UsActor
- 2020The DrummerMark Walker
- 2020Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome ManNarrator (voice)
- 2020After FactSelf
- 2020Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq WarNarrator (voice)
- 2019The Revolutionist: Eugene V. DebsNarrator (voice)
- 2019Lynch: A HistoryProducer
- 2019The Last Black Man in San FranciscoGrandpa Allen
- 2019StriveActor
- 2019The Dead Don't DieHank Thompson
- 2019Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson StoryNarrator
- 2019Always in SeasonNarrator (voice)
- 2019Easter SnapProducer
- 2019The Robeson EffectSelf
- 2018Christmas Break-InRay
- 2018Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy JonesSelf
- 2018Death Race: Beyond AnarchyBaltimore Bob
- 2018The Old Man & the GunTeddy
- 2018CapernaumProducer
- 2018Hale County This Morning, This EveningProducer
- 2018Angels Are Made of LightProducer
- 2018Sorry to Bother YouLangston
- 2018Ulysses: A Dark OdysseyMr. Ocean
- 2018The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights RevolutionNarrator (voice)
- 2018HowardSelf (archive footage)
- 2018Survivor's Guide to PrisonSelf
- 2018Come SundayGilbert Pearson
- 2018Proud MaryBenny
- 2017The Christmas TrainMax Powers
- 2017The Curse of Buckout RoadDr. Powell
- 2017VagabondsUncle Issa
- 2017ZamaProducer
- 2017The Good CatholicVictor
- 2017That SummerProducer
- 2017Tour de PharmacySlim Robinson Present Day
- 2017Agents of ChangeSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2017Birth of a MovementNarrator (voice)
- 2017Strong IslandProducer
- 2017ExtortionDetective Constable Haagen
- 2017Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond TerritoriesSelf
- 2016Monster TrucksMr. Weathers
- 2016White SunProducer
- 2016Almost ChristmasWalter
- 2016Shadow WorldProducer
- 2016Pushing DeadBob
- 2016Complete UnknownRoger
- 2016Mr. PigAmbrose
- 2016GridlockedSully
- 2016Dirt & Deeds in MississippiNarrator (voice)
- 2016The House on Coco RoadProducer
- 2016Back in the DayEddie 'Rocks' Travor
- 2016Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ RightsNarrator (voice)
- 201693 DaysDr. Benjamin Ohiaeri
- 2016DarkwebThe Boss
- 2016Dirty GrandpaStinky
- 2016DiabloBenjamin Carver
- 2015AndronChancellor Gordon
- 2015Waffle StreetEdward Collins
- 2015This Changes EverythingProducer
- 2015Cemetery of SplendorProducer
- 2015CheckmateElohim
- 2015ConsumedHal Westbrook
- 2015About ScoutRed
- 2015Bad Asses on the BayouBernie Pope
- 2015Mississippi InfernoNarrator (voice)
- 2015CaffeinatedCoffee Lover
- 2015ToxinDr. Locke
- 2014Beyond the LightsCaptain Nicol
- 2014Life Is SacredProducer
- 2014Day of the MummyCarl
- 2014YellowbirdDarius (voice)
- 2014Life's Essentials with Ruby DeeSelf
- 20142047: Sights of DeathSponge
- 2014SupremacyMr. Walker
- 2014We Are ManySelf
- 2014RageDetective St. John
- 2014Bad Ass 2: Bad AssesBernie Pope
- 2014The Ninja Immovable HeartEx Director Matthew Reynolds
- 2014We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack ObamaSelf
- 2014Chasing ShakespeareWilliam Ward
- 2014Concerning ViolenceProducer
- 2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest FightJustice Thurgood Marshall
- 2013ExtractionHarding
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