Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Danny Glover
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.4
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 43
TMDB ID: 2047
IMDb ID: nm0000418
Known for: Acting
Born: July 22, 1946
Age: 79
Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1952 - 2026
Years active: 75
Average TMDB rating: 6.18
Wikidata: Q192165
Also known as
Danny Lebern Glover
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Executive Producer (27)Co-Producer (6)Producer (4)Associate Producer (2)Presenter (2)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Danny Glover.
Movies
Upcoming Movies
Next announced movie projects with Danny Glover.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Danny Glover.
8.1
Capernaum
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
7.7
The Color Purple
as Albert
1985 Movie
7.6
Prayers for the Stolen
Co-Producer
2021 Movie
7.5
Escape from Alcatraz
as Inmate
1979 Movie
7.5
The Royal Tenenbaums
as Henry Sherman
2001 Movie
7.4
Saw
as David Tapp
2004 Movie
7.3
The Prince of Egypt
as Jethro (voice)
1998 Movie
7.3
Lethal Weapon
as Roger Murtaugh
1987 Movie
7.2
Places in the Heart
as Moze
1984 Movie
7.1
Shooter
as Colonel Isaac Johnson
2007 Movie
7.1
Witness
as McFee
1985 Movie
7.0
The Rainmaker
as Richter Tyrone Kipler
1997 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Danny Glover.
8.3
Criminal Minds
as Hank Morgan • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.9
Lonesome Dove
as Joshua Deets • 4 eps
1989 Series
7.9
Psych
as Mel Hornsby • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.8
ER
as Charlie Pratt Sr. • 4 eps
1994 Series
7.7
My Name Is Earl
as Thomas • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.6
Hill Street Blues
4 eps
1981 Series
7.6
Leverage
as Charlie Lawson • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.5
Mozart in the Jungle
as Mayor • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.2
Human Target
as Client • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.1
black-ish
as Uncle Norman • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.1
Brothers and Sisters
as Isaac Marshall • 6 eps
2006 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Danny Glover.
7.1
Shooter
as Colonel Isaac Johnson
2007 Movie
6.3
Predator 2
as Lieutenant Mike Harrigan
1990 Movie
5.9
2012
as President Thomas Wilson
2009 Movie
6.9
Jumanji: The Next Level
as Milo
2019 Movie
7.4
Saw
as David Tapp
2004 Movie
7.3
The Prince of Egypt
as Jethro (voice)
1998 Movie
7.3
Lethal Weapon
as Roger Murtaugh
1987 Movie
5.9
Dirty Grandpa
as Stinky
2016 Movie
6.5
Blindness
as Man with Black Eye Patch
2008 Movie
7.5
The Royal Tenenbaums
as Henry Sherman
2001 Movie
6.7
Dreamgirls
as Marty Madison
2006 Movie
5.9
Barnyard
as Miles (voice)
2006 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Danny Glover.
8.3
Criminal Minds
as Hank Morgan • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.0
American Dad!
as Minstrel Krampus (voice) • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Roger Murtaugh (uncredited) • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.9
Psych
as Mel Hornsby • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.8
ER
as Charlie Pratt Sr. • 4 eps
1994 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 3 eps
1997 Series
6.0
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.3
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist • 5 eps
1998 Series
7.1
black-ish
as Uncle Norman • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.7
My Name Is Earl
as Thomas • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.6
Hill Street Blues
4 eps
1981 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Danny Glover.
Apr 1
Landmarks
Executive Producer
2026 Movie
The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
7.5
President
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
5.5
Crane Lantern
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
6.0
Memoria
Co-Producer
2021 Movie
7.6
Prayers for the Stolen
Co-Producer
2021 Movie
6.2
In Between Dying
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
6.5
Lynch: A History
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
4.0
Easter Snap
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
8.1
Capernaum
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
6.0
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
10.0
Angels Are Made of Light
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
6.5
Zama
Co-Producer
2017 Movie
5.7
That Summer
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
6.4
Strong Island
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
7.4
Shadow World
Executive Producer
2016 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Danny Glover.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Danny Glover.
Newbies
2025 Movie
6.3
The Naughty Nine
as Santa Claus
2023 Movie
5.5
Double Soul
as Michael Tedeschi
2023 Movie
5.7
American Dreamer
as Jerry
2022 Movie
De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?
as Self
2022 Movie
6.6
Press Play
as Cooper
2022 Movie
7.0
A Night at the Academy Museum
as Self
2021 Movie
5.5
The Drummer
as Mark Walker
2020 Movie
8.0
Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man
as Narrator (voice)
2020 Movie
After Fact
as Self
2020 Movie
Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War
as Narrator (voice)
2020 Movie
6.9
Jumanji: The Next Level
as Milo
2019 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Danny Glover.
7.8
Cold Case Files
as Self - Narrator (voice) • 10 eps
2017 Series
7.1
black-ish
as Uncle Norman • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.5
Mozart in the Jungle
as Mayor • 1 eps
2014 Series
5.1
Ironside
as Frank Ironside • 1 eps
2013 Series
6.6
Touch
as Professor Arthur Teller • 5 eps
2012 Series
7.2
Human Target
as Client • 1 eps
2010 Series
Nite Tales: The Series
as Jeremiah • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.6
Leverage
as Charlie Lawson • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.1
Brothers and Sisters
as Isaac Marshall • 6 eps
2006 Series
7.9
Psych
as Mel Hornsby • 1 eps
2006 Series
4.8
The Reichen Show
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.3
Criminal Minds
as Hank Morgan • 1 eps
2005 Series