Saw2004
As David Tapp
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Danny Glover
Born
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.
Filmography (218)
20122009
As President Thomas Wilson
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Jumanji: The Next Level2019
As Milo
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Shooter2007
As Colonel Isaac Johnson
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Lethal Weapon1987
As Roger Murtaugh
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Prince of Egypt1998
As Jethro (voice)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Lethal Weapon 41998
As Roger Murtaugh
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Lethal Weapon 21989
As Roger Murtaugh
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Predator 21990
As Lieutenant Mike Harrigan
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Lethal Weapon 31992
As Roger Murtaugh
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Antz1998
As Barbatus (voice)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Rainmaker1997
As Richter Tyrone Kipler
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Dirty Grandpa2016
As Stinky
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Barnyard2006
As Miles (voice)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Royal Tenenbaums2001
As Henry Sherman
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Escape from Alcatraz1979
As Inmate
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Dead Don't Die2019
As Hank Thompson
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Saw V2008
As David Trapp (archive footage)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Maverick1994
As Bank Robber (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Monster Trucks2016
As Mr. Weathers
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Witness1985
As McFee
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy2018
As Baltimore Bob
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Dreamgirls2006
As Marty Madison
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Color Purple1985
As Albert
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Silverado1985
As Malachi 'Mal' Johnson
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Extortion2017
As Detective Constable Haagen
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Sorry to Bother You2018
As Langston
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Mr. Pig2016
As Ambrose
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Blindness2008
As Man with Black Eye Patch
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Death at a Funeral2010
As Uncle Russell
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Be Kind Rewind2008
As Mr. Fletcher
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Switchback1997
As Bob Goodall
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Howard2018
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
I'm Still Here2010
As Danny Glover
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Rage2014
As Detective St. John
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Old Man & the Gun2018
As Teddy
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Shaggy Dog2006
As Ken Hollister
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Alpha and Omega2010
As Winston (voice)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Almost Christmas2016
As Walter
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Naughty Nine2023
As Santa Claus
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Complete Unknown2016
As Roger
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Pure Luck1991
As Raymond Campanella
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Battle for Terra2007
As President Chen (voice)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Andron2015
As Chancellor Gordon
TMDb 3.6 / 10
Places in the Heart1984
As Moze
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses2014
As Bernie Pope
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Gone Fishin'1997
As Gus Green
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Angels in the Outfield1994
As George Knox
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Yellowbird2014
As Darius (voice)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Grizzly Peak2025
As Will
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Manderlay2005
As Wilhelm
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Operation Dumbo Drop1995
As Capt. Sam Cahill
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Beloved1998
As Paul D
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Press Play2022
As Cooper
TMDb 6.4 / 10
A Rage in Harlem1991
As Easy Money
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Proud Mary2018
As Benny
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Flight of the Intruder1991
As Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Iceman1984
As Loomis
TMDb 6.2 / 10
American Dreamer2022
As Jerry
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Beyond the Lights2014
As Captain Nicol
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Wild America1997
As Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Consumed2015
As Hal Westbrook
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Extraction2013
As Harding
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Supremacy2014
As Mr. Walker
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Children's Republic2012
As Dubem
TMDb 5.8 / 10
LUV2013
As Arthur
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Night Train2009
As Miles
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Diablo2016
As Benjamin Carver
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Tour de Pharmacy2017
As Slim Robinson Present Day
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Toxin2015
As Dr. Locke
TMDb 3.1 / 10
Bad Asses on the Bayou2015
As Bernie Pope
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Agent Crush2008
As Major Rusty Gubbins
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Mandela1987
As Nelson Mandela
TMDb 4.8 / 10
The Last Black Man in San Francisco2019
As Grandpa Allen
TMDb 7.0 / 10
3 A.M.2001
As Hershey
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Bat★211988
As Capt. Bartholomew Clark
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Casting By2012
As Self
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Christmas Train2017
As Max Powers
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Bamako2007
As Cow-boy
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Soldier Child1998
As Self - Narrator
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Darkweb2016
As The Boss
TMDb 2.9 / 10
Lethal Weapon 5Release date TBA
As Roger Murtaugh
Grand Canyon1991
As Simon
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Gridlocked2016
As Sully
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight2013
As Justice Thurgood Marshall
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Age of the Dragons2011
As Ahab
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Our Friend, Martin1999
As Train Conductor (voice)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Freedom Song2000
As Will Walker
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'2007
As Self
Mississippi Inferno2015
As Narrator (voice)
Five Minarets in New York2010
As Marcus
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Dear Alice2010
As Franzis
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare2008
As Walter Tortoise (voice)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Saint of Fort Washington1993
As Jerry
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Peace!
The Peace!2005
As Self
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Honeydripper2007
As Tyrone Purvis
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Checkmate2015
As Elohim
TMDb 3.9 / 10
Christmas Break-In2018
As Ray
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Space Warriors2013
As Commander Phillips
TMDb 5.2 / 10
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies1995
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities1995
As Self
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Cookout2004
As Judge Crowley
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Poor Boy's Game2007
As George
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Earthed2004
Vagabonds2017
As Uncle Issa
TMDb 1.0 / 10
After Fact2020
As Self
Gospel Hill2008
As John Malcolm
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Hannah's Law2012
As Isom Dart
TMDb 4.9 / 10
2047: Sights of Death2014
As Sponge
TMDb 2.9 / 10
Come Sunday2018
As Gilbert Pearson
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Out1982
As Jojo / Roland
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Pushing Dead2016
As Bob
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Tula: The Revolt2013
As Shinishi
TMDb 4.5 / 10
We Are Many2014
As Self
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Ennis' Gift
Ennis' Gift2000
As Self
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic2010
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Survivor's Guide to Prison2018
As Self
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Day of the Mummy2014
As Carl
TMDb 5.2 / 10
The Drummer2020
As Mark Walker
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Boesman and Lena2000
As Boesman
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Son of Morning2011
As Gabriel Peters
TMDb 3.0 / 10
Legendary2010
As Harry 'Red' Newman
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey2018
As Mr. Ocean
TMDb 4.9 / 10
To Sleep with Anger1990
As Harry
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The People Speak2009
As Self
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Double Soul2023
As Michael Tedeschi
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson1987
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit2006
As Brer Turtle (voice)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
About Scout2015
As Red
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Sins2012
As Father Leonard
TMDb 2.3 / 10
PoliWood2009
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Waffle Street2015
As Edward Collins
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Donovan's Echo2011
As Donovan Matheson
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Caffeinated2015
As Coffee Lover
TMDb 6.0 / 10
San Francisco State: On Strike1969
As self
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse StoryRelease date TBA
As Narrator (voice)
The Curse of Buckout Road2017
As Dr. Powell
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Killing Winston JonesRelease date TBA
As Washington Carver
Bopha!1993
As Micah Mangena
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The John Garfield Story2003
As Self
TMDb 8.4 / 10
Mysteria2011
As Investigator
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Buffalo Soldiers1997
As Sgt. Washington Wyatt
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen1999
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Down for Life2010
As Mr. Shannon
TMDb 3.5 / 10
Fats Waller Was Born Here2008
As "Fats" Waller's Father/Mr. Fletcher
The Face of Rage
The Face of Rage1983
As Gary
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Harimaya Bridge2009
As Joseph Holder
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration2000
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'2005
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Talking Eggs1993
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Missing in America2005
As Jake Neely
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Chasing Shakespeare2014
As William Ward
TMDb 3.1 / 10
Dirt & Deeds in Mississippi
Dirt & Deeds in Mississippi2016
As Narrator (voice)
Sam Cooke: Crossing Over2010
As Narrator (voice)
The Real Eve2002
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Bouquet2013
As Reverend John
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Keeping On1983
As Lester Traylor
TMDb 7.0 / 10
P.N.O.K.
P.N.O.K.2005
As Col. Weldon
The Stand-In1985
As Apples Finnerty
When I See Them, I See Us2021
93 Days2016
As Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Full Disclosure Report2005
As David Tapp
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Highland Park2013
As Ed
TMDb 5.6 / 10
A Place at the Table
A Place at the Table1988
As Mr. Scott
TMDb 3.7 / 10
Good Fences2003
As Tom Spader
TMDb 5.9 / 10
A Night at the Academy Museum2021
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Ninja Immovable Heart2014
As Ex Director Matthew Reynolds
TMDb 4.7 / 10
John Henry1986
As John Henry
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones2018
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary1989
As Self
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Dead Man Out1989
As Dr. Alex Marsh
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson1998
As Self - Narrator (voice)
TMDb 8.4 / 10
Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer1981
As Oscar Micheaux
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective2010
As Self
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Shuffleton's Barbershop2013
As Charlie Shuffleton
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth2013
As Self
TMDb 3.5 / 10
America's Dream1996
As Silas (segment "Long Black Song")
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee2014
As Self
TMDb 1.5 / 10
Mooz-lum2011
As Dean Francis
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation2007
As Father Elias
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Exonerated2006
As David Keaton
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Back in the Day2016
As Eddie 'Rocks' Travor
TMDb 3.0 / 10
Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man2020
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Read You Like a Book2006
TMDb 3.6 / 10
And the Children Shall Lead1985
As William
TMDb 9.0 / 10
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama2014
I Want to Be a Soldier2010
As School Director
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Always in Season2019
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
A Raisin in the Sun1989
As Walter Lee Younger
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Red Wind1995
As Philip Marlowe
Hollywood on Horses
Hollywood on Horses1989
As Self
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Memorial Day
Memorial Day1983
As Willie Monroe
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash1981
As Morgan
TMDb 5.2 / 10
The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs2019
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Shadows of Liberty2012
As Self
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Newbies2025
The Shift2013
As Floyd
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Strive2019
TMDb 1.0 / 10
Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War2020
As Narrator (voice)
Agents of Change2017
As Self - Narrator (voice)
Bàttu2000
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Birth of a Movement2017
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'2012
As Self
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt
Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt1990
As Narrator (voice)
The Robeson Effect2019
As Self
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse2012
As Duncan
Scared Straight! 20 Years Later1999
As Host
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories2017
As Self
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong1999
As Narrator (voice)
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution2018
As Narrator (voice)
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby1990
As Narrator (voice)
The Good Catholic2017
As Victor
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Rise Like Lions
Rise Like Lions2011
As Self (Occupy Oakland)
De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?2022
As Self
Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story2019
As Narrator
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion1992
As Narrator (voice)
Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots1989
As Narrator (voice)
Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights2016
As Narrator (voice)
Filmography and biography: TMDb