Danny Lebern Glover (born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director, and political activist. He is the actor behind Sgt. Roger Murtaugh in Lethal Weapon, 2, 3 and 4.
Glover is well known for his roles as Mr. Albert Johnson in The Color Purple, as Det. Lt. Mike Harrigan in Predator 2, as corrupt cop James McFee in Witness, as Det. David Tapp in Saw and as George Knox in Angels in the Outfield. He has also appeared in many other movies, television shows, and theatrical productions. He is an active supporter of various humanitarian and political causes.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Escape from Alcatraz | Inmate | ||
| 1981 | Chu Chu and the Philly Flash | Morgan | ||
| 1981 | Time Bandits | Wallace | ||
| 1982 | Deadly Drifter | Jojo/Roland | Alternative title: Out | |
| 1984 | Iceman | Loomis | ||
| 1984 | Places in the Heart | Moze | ||
| 1985 | Witness | Det. Lt. James McFee | ||
| 1985 | Silverado | Malachi 'Mal' Johnson | ||
| 1985 | The Color Purple | Mr. Albert Johnson | ||
| 1987 | Lethal Weapon | Sergeant Roger Murtaugh | ||
| 1988 | Bat*21 | Capt. Bartholomew Clark | ||
| 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 | Roger Murtaugh | ||
| 1990 | To Sleep with Anger | Harry | Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead | |
| 1990 | Predator 2 | Lt. Mike Harrigan | ||
| 1991 | Flight of the Intruder | Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli | ||
| 1991 | A Rage in Harlem | Easy Money | ||
| 1991 | Grand Canyon | Simon | ||
| 1991 | Pure Luck | Raymond Campanella | ||
| 1992 | Lethal Weapon 3 | Roger Murtaugh | ||
| 1993 | The Saint of Fort Washington | Jerry/Narrator | ||
| 1993 | Bopha! | Micah Mangena | ||
| 1994 | Maverick | Bank Robber | Uncredited | |
| 1994 | Angels in the Outfield | George Knox | ||
| 1994 | Override | Director, TV short | ||
| 1995 | Operation Dumbo Drop | Capt. Sam Cahill | ||
| 1997 | Wild America | Bigfoot | Uncredited | |
| 1997 | The Rainmaker | Judge Tyrone Kipler | Uncredited | |
| 1997 | Gone Fishin' | Gus Green | ||
| 1997 | Switchback | Bob Goodall | ||
| 1998 | Lethal Weapon 4 | Roger Murtaugh | ||
| 1998 | The Prince of Egypt | Jethro | Voice only | |
| 1998 | Beloved | Paul D. Garner | ||
| 1998 | Antz | Barbatus | Voice only | |
| 1999 | Our Friend, Martin | Train Conductor | Voice only | |
| 2000 | Boesman and Lena | Boesman | ||
| 2001 | 3 A.M. | Charles "Hershey" Riley | ||
| 2001 | The Royal Tenenbaums | Henry Sherman | ||
| 2002 | Just a Dream | Director Nominated—Daytime Emmy Award[1] for Outstanding Directing for a Children/Youth/Family Special | ||
| 2004 | The Cookout | Judge Crowley | ||
| 2004 | Saw | Detective David Tapp | ||
| 2005 | Manderlay | Wilhelm | ||
| 2005 | Missing in America | Jake Neeley | ||
| 2006 | Bamako | Cow-boy | ||
| 2006 | Barnyard | Miles the Mule | Voice | |
| 2006 | The Shaggy Dog | Ken Hollister | ||
| 2006 | Dreamgirls | Marty Madison | ||
| 2007 | Shooter | Colonel Isaac Johnson | ||
| 2007 | Poor Boy's Game | George | Nominated—Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | |
| 2007 | Battle for Terra | President Chen | Voice only | |
| 2007 | Honeydripper | Tyrone Purvis | ||
| 2007 | Miranda Regresa | John Doe | ||
| 2008 | Be Kind Rewind | Mr. Fletcher | ||
| 2008 | Gospel Hill | John Malcolm | ||
| 2008 | Tiny Tears | Himself | ||
| 2008 | Blindness | Old man with the black eye patch/Narrator | ||
| 2008 | The Garden | Himself | ||
| 2008 | Saw V | Detective David Tapp | Cameo and archive footage from Saw | |
| 2009 | Night Train | Miles | ||
| 2009 | Down for Life | Mr. Shannon | ||
| 2009 | The People Speak | Himself | Documentary | |
| 2009 | The Harimaya Bridge | Joseph Holder | ||
| 2009 | 2012 | President Wilson | Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | |
| 2009 | At the End of Slavery | Narrator | ||
| 2010 | Stride | James 'Honeybear' Powell | ||
| 2010 | Death at a Funeral | Uncle Russell | ||
| 2010 | Dear Alice | Franzis | Original title: För kärleken | |
| 2010 | Legendary | Harry "Red" Newman | ||
| 2010 | Alpha and Omega | Winston | Voice | |
| 2010 | Son of Morning | Gabriel Peters | ||
| 2010 | Age of the Dragons | Ahab | ||
| 2010 | Mooz-lum | Dean Francis | ||
| 2010 | I Want to Be a Soldier | The Principal | ||
| 2010 | Five Minarets in New York | Marcus | Original title: New York’ta Beş Minare | |
| 2011 | Heart of Blackness | Vaudreuil | ||
| 2011 | Donovan's Echo | Donovan | ||
| 2012 | Highland Park | Ed | ||
| 2012 | LUV | Arthur | ||
| 2013 | Space Warriors | Commander | ||
| 2013 | Chasing Shakespeare | William Ward | ||
| 2013[2] | Tula: The Revolt | Shinishi[3] | ||
| 2013 | Extraction | Colonel[4] | ||
| 2013 | Wikipedia:Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure | Winston[5] | ||
| 2014 | Bad Asses | Bernie Pope | ||
| 2014 | Rage | Detective St. John | ||
| 2014 | Beyond the Lights | Captain David Nicol | ||
| 2014 | Supremacy | Mr. Walker | ||
| 2014 | S.O.S - Sights of Death | Sponge | ||
| 2014 | Day of the Mummy | Carl | ||
| 2015 | Bad Asses on the Bayou | Bernie Pope | Completed | |
| 2015 | Monster Trucks | [6] | Filming | |
| 2015 | Scout | Red | Post-production | |
| 2015 | Gridlocked | Post-production | ||
| 2015 | Toussaint | Director, producer Pre-production |
Trivia
References
- ↑ Danny Glover Emmy Nominated
- ↑ Tula The Revolt. Retrieved on 6 May 2015.
- ↑ International cast, Tula The Revolt. Retrieved on 6 May 2015.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2823574/
- ↑ Front and back of Alpha and Omega 2 DVD case
- ↑ Frank Whaley, Danny Glover Joining Lucas Till in 'Monster Trucks' (Exclusive)
External links
- Danny Glover at IMDb
- Danny Glover at Wikipedia
- Danny Glover at Saw Wiki
- Danny Glover at Xenopedia