Danny Glover
Acting
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.
Born: July 22, 1946
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Known For
The Real Eve
The made-for-cable documentary film The Real Eve is predicated on the theory that the human race can be traced to a common ancestor. The mitochondrial DNA of one prehistoric woman, who lived in Africa, has according to this theory been passed down from generation to generation over a span of 150,000 years, supplying the "chemical energy" to all humankind.
And the Children Shall Lead
Mississippi in the early '60s is the setting for this story of a 12-year-old African-American girl who, along with her white friends, tries to ease increasing racial tensions.
The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs
A documentary about American socialist politicization and labor leader Eugene V. Debs made by Indianapolis public TV station WFYI and narrated by Danny Glover.
Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson
An in-depth, award-winning documentary on the life and music of legendary bluesman Robert Johnson. Mixing rare photographs, exclusive interviews, and dramatic re-creations, it presents a compelling portrait of this enigmatic figure.
Criminal Minds
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.
The John Garfield Story
This documentary looks at the life and career of John Garfield, whose career was cut short when he died at age 39. His difficult childhood in the rough neighborhoods of New York City provided the perfect background for the tough-guy roles he would play on both stage and screen.
Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man
"Chuck Berry-Brown Eyed Handsome Man" is a collection of performances by the greatest rock icons in history performing their favorite songs by their self-proclaimed hero Chuck Berry. For the first and possibly the only time ever you will see full performances from the legends of rock and roll honoring the man they agree started it all. The program is a historic record of the decades-long and continuing impact for the father of Rock 'N Roll. We are proud to present in just one program these superstars of Rock; The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Lynne, and more, all filmed at the heights of their own careers performing the work of Chuck Berry.
Chiefs
Three different police chiefs in three different eras become involved in a growing mystery -- who is the mass murderer behind the killing of transient youths in and around the fictional southern town of Delano over a forty year period?
Psych
Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a crime he solved. Now, Shawn has no choice but to use his abilities to perpetuate his cover story: psychic crime-solving powers, all the while dragging his best friend, his dad, and the police along for the ride.
Lonesome Dove
A pair of longtime friends and former Texas Rangers crave one last adventure before hanging-up their spurs. After stealing over a thousand head of cattle from rustlers south of the border, they recruit an unlikely crew of hands to drive the herd 3,000 miles north to the grasslands of Montana.
Filmography
as Santa Claus
as Michael Tedeschi
as Jerry
as Cooper
as Mark Walker
as Narrator (voice)
as Self
as Narrator (voice)
as Milo
as Narrator (voice)
as Grandpa Allen
as Hank Thompson
as Narrator
as Narrator (voice)
as Self
as Ray
as Baltimore Bob
as Teddy
as Langston
as Mr. Ocean
as Narrator (voice)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Gilbert Pearson
as Benny
as Max Powers
as Dr. Powell
as Uncle Issa
as Victor
as Slim Robinson Present Day
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Constable Haagen
as Mr. Weathers
as Walter
as Bob
as Roger
as Ambrose
as Sully
as Eddie 'Rocks' Travor
as Narrator (voice)
as Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri
as The Boss
as Stinky
as Benjamin Carver
as Chancellor Gordon
as Edward Collins
as Elohim
as Hal Westbrook
as Red
as Bernie Pope
as Narrator (voice)
as Coffee Lover
as Dr. Locke
as Captain Nicol
as Carl
as Darius (voice)
as Uncle Norman
as Sponge
as Mr. Walker
as Self
as Detective St. John
as Bernie Pope
as Ex Director Matthew Reynolds
as Mayor
as William Ward
as Justice Thurgood Marshall
as Frank Ironside
as Harding
as Shinishi
as Ed
as Charlie Shuffleton
as Commander Phillips
as Floyd
as Reverend John
as Arthur
as Self
as Dubem
as Self
as Isom Dart
as Father Leonard
as Professor Arthur Teller
as Investigator
as Donovan Matheson
as Ahab
as Gabriel Peters
as Dean Francis
as School Director
as Mr. Shannon
as Danny Glover
as Harry 'Red' Newman
as Franzis
as Winston (voice)
as Uncle Russell
as Marcus
as Client
as Narrator (voice)
as Self
as President Thomas Wilson
as Jeremiah
as Self
as Joseph Holder
as Miles
as Charlie Lawson
as Walter Tortoise (voice)
as Man with Black Eye Patch
as Mr. Fletcher
as John Malcolm
as Major Rusty Gubbins
as Tyrone Purvis
as President Chen (voice)
as Father Elias
as Colonel Isaac Johnson
as George
as Marty Madison
as Isaac Marshall
as Miles (voice)
as Mel Hornsby
as Cow-boy
as Brer Turtle (voice)
as Ken Hollister
as David Keaton
as Self
as David Tapp
as Hank Morgan
as Thomas
as Wilhelm
as Minstrel Krampus (voice)
as Self (archive footage)
as Jake Neely
as Ogion
as David Tapp
as Judge Crowley
as Self
as Self
as Tom Spader
as Narrator (voice)
as Henry Sherman
as Hershey
as Boesman
as Will Walker
as Self (archive footage)
as Narrator (voice)
as Train Conductor (voice)
as Jethro (voice)
as Paul D
as Barbatus (voice)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Self - Panelist
as Self
as Roger Murtaugh
as Self - Narrator
as Sgt. Washington Wyatt
as Richter Tyrone Kipler
as Bob Goodall
as Self
as Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited)
as Gus Green
as Silas (segment "Long Black Song")
as Philip Marlowe
as Capt. Sam Cahill
as Isaac Jefferson (voice)
as The King (voice)
as Charlie Pratt Sr.
as Self
as George Knox
as Bank Robber (uncredited)
as Jerry
as Micah Mangena
as Self - Host
as Host
as Marlowe
as Narrator (voice)
as Alec Haley
as Roger Murtaugh
as Simon
as Raymond Campanella
as Easy Money
as Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli
as Lieutenant Mike Harrigan
as Harry
as Dr. Apollo (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Roger Murtaugh
as Dr. Alex Marsh
as Joshua Deets
as Walter Lee Younger
as Capt. Bartholomew Clark
as Nelson Mandela
as Roger Murtaugh
as John Henry
as Albert
as John Henry
as Malachi 'Mal' Johnson
as Apples Finnerty
as McFee
as William
as Moze
as Loomis
as Marshall Peters
as Lester Traylor
as Jojo / Roland
as Morgan
as Oscar Micheaux
as Self - Presenter
as Inmate
as Roger Murtaugh (uncredited)
as Self - Presenter
as Self
as Narrator (voice)
as Will
as Washington Carver