Daniel Lebern "Danny" Glover (born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, director, producer, writer and political activist who played Harrigan in the 1990 film Predator 2. He is perhaps best-known for his role as Detective Sergeant Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon series (1987-1998). Other notable films Glover has appeared in include Escape from Alcatraz (1979), The Color Purple (1985), Maverick (1994) and the Saw film series (2004-2008). Aside from his work in film, Glover has had an extensive career in television.
Glover has been nominated for four Emmys. He is an active supporter of various humanitarian and political causes.
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Notes |
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1979 | Escape from Alcatraz | |
1981 | Chu Chu and the Philly Flash | |
1982 | Out | |
1984 | Iceman | |
Places in the Heart | ||
1985 | Silverado | |
Witness | With Richard Chaves and Sylvia Kauders | |
The Stand-In | ||
The Color Purple | With Laurence Fishburne | |
1987 | Lethal Weapon | With Gary Busey, Steve Kahan and Sven-Ole Thorsen |
1988 | Bat*21 | |
1989 | Lethal Weaon 2 | With Steve Boyum, Lionel Douglass, Jenette Goldstein, Steve Kahan, Mark Rolston and Pat Skipper |
1990 | To Sleep with Anger | |
Predator 2 | ||
1991 | Flight of the Intruder | |
Pure Luck | With Lionel Douglass | |
A Rage in Harlem | With Henry Kingi, directed by Bill Duke | |
Grand Canyon | With Lionel Douglass | |
1992 | Lethal Weapon 3 | With Steve Boyum, Steve Kahan, Henry Kingi and Sven-Ole Thorsen |
1994 | Bopha! | |
The Saint of Fort Washington | ||
1994 | Maverick | Uncredited; with Dan Hedaya and Steve Kahan |
Angels in the Outfield | With Adrien Brody and Lionel Douglass | |
1995 | Operation Dumbo Drop | With Lionel Douglass |
1996 | Harriet the Spy | Uncredited |
1997 | Gone Fishin' | With William H. Burton, Jr. |
Wild America | Uncredited | |
Switchback | With Lionel Douglass and Walton Goggins | |
The Rainmaker | Uncredited | |
1998 | Lethal Weapon 4 | With Lionel Douglass, Steve Kahan, Henry Kingi, Brad Martin and Thomas Rosales, Jr. |
Antz | ||
The Prince of Egypt | ||
Beloved | With Lionel Douglass | |
1999 | The Monster | |
Our Friend, Martin | ||
2000 | Bàttu | |
Boesman and Lena | ||
2001 | 3 A.M. | With John Ortiz |
The Royal Tenenbaums | ||
2004 | The Cookout | |
Saw | ||
2005 | Manderlay | With Clive Curtis and John Hurt |
Missing in America | With Ron Perlman | |
2006 | The Adventures of Brer Rabbit | |
The Shaggy Dog | With Casey Sander | |
Barnyard | With Archie Hahn | |
Dreamgirls | ||
Bamako | ||
Saw III | Archive footage | |
2007 | Shooter | |
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation | ||
Poor Boy's Game | ||
Honeydripper | With Charles S. Dutton | |
Battle for Terra | With Ron Perlman and Danny Trejo | |
2008 | Be Kind Rewind | With Sigourney Weaver |
This Life | ||
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare | ||
Blindness | With Alice Braga | |
Gospel Hill | With Adam Baldwin | |
Saw V | Archive footage; with Mark Rolston | |
2009 | Night Train | |
The Harimaya Bridge | ||
2012 | With Liam James | |
Down for Life | ||
2010 | Death at a Funeral | |
Dear Alice | ||
I'm Still Here | ||
Alpha and Omega | ||
Legendary | ||
Five Minutes in New York | ||
Mooz-Lum | ||
De Mayor Quiero ser Soldado | ||
2011 | Son of Morning | |
Heart of Blackness | ||
Donovan's Echo | ||
Mysteria | ||
Age of Dragons | ||
2012 | LUV | With Charles S. Dutton |
Sins | ||
The Children's Republic | ||
2013 | The Bouquet | |
Space Warriors | ||
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight | ||
Tula: The Revolt | With Deobia Oparei | |
Extraction | ||
Highland Park | ||
From Above | ||
The Shift | ||
2014 | The Ninja: Immovable Heart | |
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses | With Danny Trejo | |
Supremacy | With Mahershala Ali | |
Rage | With Michael Papajohn | |
2047: Sights of Death | ||
Back in the Day | ||
Day of the Mummy | ||
Beyond the Lights | ||
Yellowbird | ||
2015 | Toxin | |
Bad Asses on the Bayou | With Danny Trejo |