Danny Glover

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,…

Filmography

• Saw as David Tapp
• The Color Purple as Albert
• Lethal Weapon 2 as Roger Murtaugh
• Lethal Weapon as Roger Murtaugh
• Shooter as Colonel Isaac Johnson
• Silverado as Malachi 'Mal' Johnson
• The Rainmaker as Richter Tyrone Kipler
• The Royal Tenenbaums as Henry Sherman
• Witness as McFee
• The Prince of Egypt as Jethro (voice)

TV

• Hill Street Blues
• ER as Charlie Pratt Sr.
• Lonesome Dove as Joshua Deets
• Psych as Mel Hornsby
• My Name Is Earl as Thomas
• Criminal Minds as Hank Morgan
• Captain Planet and the Planeteers as Dr. Apollo (voice)
• Inside the Actors Studio as Self
• Brothers and Sisters as Isaac Marshall
• Today as Self