Danny Glover (born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director and political activist. Glover is well known for his roles as Mr. Albert Johnson in The Color Purple, as Michael Harrigan in Predator 2, as corrupt cop James McFee in Witness, as Detective Sergeant Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film franchise, as Detective 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 made a cameo appearance on the April 1, 1989 episode where he respised his character, Murtaugh from the Lethal Weapon films. He was in the "Lethal Weapon VI" sketch. He was also impersonated by Tim Meadows 2 times on the January 20, 1996 episode during The Joe Pesci Show and on the November 6, 1999 episode during "The Jim Gray Show" sketch. On October 26, 2013 he was impersonated by Jay Pharoah in "The Midnight Coterie Of Sinister Intruders" sketch.
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | Escape from Alcatraz | Inmate | Acting debut |
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 | Template:Sortname | 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 | Template:Sortname | 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 cameo |
1994 | Angels in the Outfield | George Knox | |
1994 | Override | Director, TV short | |
1995 | Operation Dumbo Drop | Capt. Sam Cahill | |
1997 | Wild America | Bigfoot | Uncredited cameo |
1997 | Template:Sortname | Judge Tyrone Kipler | Uncredited cameo |
1997 | Gone Fishin' | Gus Green | |
1997 | Switchback | Bob Goodall | |
1998 | Lethal Weapon 4 | Roger Murtaugh | |
1998 | Template:Sortname | 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 | Template:Sortname | Henry Sherman | |
2002 | Just a Dream | Director Nominated—Daytime Emmy Award[1] for Outstanding Directing for a Children/Youth/Family Special | |
2004 | Template:Sortname | Judge Crowley | |
2004 | Saw | Detective David Tapp | |
2005 | Manderlay | Wilhelm | |
2005 | Missing in America | Jake Neeley | |
2006 | Bamako | Cow-boy | |
2006 | Barnyard | Miles | Voice |
2006 | Template:Sortname | 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 | Template:Sortname | Himself | |
2008 | Saw V | Detective David Tapp | Cameo and archive footage from Saw |
2008 | Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare | Walter Tortoise | Voice |
2009 | Night Train | Miles | |
2009 | Down for Life | Mr. Shannon | |
2009 | Template:Sortname | Himself | Documentary |
2009 | Template:Sortname | 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 | |
2012 | Sins Expiation | Father Leonard | |
2012 | The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America | Count Basie | Voice |
2013 | Space Warriors | Commander | |
2013 | Chasing Shakespeare | William Ward | |
2013[2] | Tula: The Revolt | Shinishi[3] | |
2013 | Extraction | Colonel[4] | |
2013 | 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 | Yellowbird | Darius (voice) | English version |
2014 | Day of the Mummy | Carl | |
2014 | 2047: The Final War | Sponge | Italian film also known as 2047: Sights of Death |
2015 | Bad Asses on the Bayou | Bernie Pope | |
2015 | Checkmate | Elohim | |
2015 | Gridlocked | Sully | |
2015 | Waffle Street | Edward Collins | |
2015 | About Scout | Red Freston | |
2015 | Diablo | Benjamin Carver | |
2015 | Andron | Chancellor Gordon | |
2016 | Dirty Grandpa | Stinky | |
2016 | Complete Unknown | Roger | |
2016 | Back in the Day | Eddie "Rocks" Travor | |
2016 | Mr. Pig | Ambrose | Nominated—Ariel Award for Best Actor |
2016 | 93 Days | Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri[6] | |
2016 | Almost Christmas | Walter | |
2016 | Dark Web | The Boss | |
2016 | Pushing Dead | Bob | |
2016 | Monster Trucks | Mr. Weathers | |
2017 | Vagabonds | Uncle Issa | Short film |
2017 | Extortion | Constable Haagen | |
2017 | The Good Catholic | Father Victor | |
2017 | Donald Trump, The Koch Brothers & Their War on Climate Science.[7] | Narrator | |
2017 | Buckout Road | Victor | |
2018 | Proud Mary | Benny | |
2018 | Sorry to Bother You | Langston | |
2018 | Come Sunday | Gilbert Pearson | |
2018 | The Old Man & the Gun | Teddy Green | |
2018 | Death Race: Beyond Anarchy | Baltimore Bob | Direct-to-video |
2019 | The Last Black Man in San Francisco | Grandpa | |
2019 | The Dead Don't Die | Hank Thompson | In post-production |
2019 | Untitled Jumanji third film | Filming | |
TBA | Killing Winston Jones | Washington Carver | In post-production |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1979 | B. J. and the Bear | Matt Thomas, TV Reporter | Episode: "A Coffin with a View" Uncredited |
1979 | Lou Grant | Leroy | Episode: "Slammer" |
1979 | Paris | Episode: "Dear John" | |
1980 | Palmerstown, U.S.A. | Harley | Episode: "The Threat" |
1981 | Keeping On | Lester | Television movie |
1981 | Template:Sortname | Vice officer | Episode: "Fire Man" |
1981 | Hill Street Blues | Jesse John Hudson | 4 episodes |
1981 | Gimme a Break! | Bill | Episode: "Part 2" |
1983 | Template:Sortname | Gary | Television movie |
1983 | Chiefs | Marshall Peters | Miniseries |
1983 | Memorial Day | Willie Monroe | Television movie |
1985 | And the Children Shall Lead | William | Television movie |
1986 | Tall Tales & Legends | John Henry | Episode: "John Henry" |
1987 | Place at the Table | Television movie | |
1987 | Mandela | Nelson Mandela | Television movie Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Miniseries or a Movie |
1989 | Template:Sortname | Walter Lee Younger | Television movie |
1989 | Lonesome Dove | Joshua Deets | Miniseries Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Miniseries or a Movie (see also Bose Ikard) |
1989 | Dead Man Out | Dr. Alex Marsh | Television movie Alternative title: Dead Man Walking |
1989 | Saturday Night Live | Roger Murtaugh | Episode: "Mel Gibson/Living Colour" |
1991 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Professor Apollo (voice) | Episode: "Isle of Solar Energy" |
1992 | Template:Sortname | Narrator | Television movie |
1993 | Alex Haley's Queen | Alec Haley | Miniseries NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special |
1995 | Fallen Angels | Philip Marlowe | Episode: "Red Wind" Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Drama Series |
1996 | America's Dream | Silas | Television movie (Segment: "Long Black Song") |
1997 | Buffalo Soldiers | Sgt. Washington Wyatt | Television movie |
2000 | Freedom Song | Will Walker | Television movie Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Miniseries or a Movie Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie |
2003 | Good Fences | Tom Spader | Television movie |
2003 | Biography | Narrator | Episode: "James Baldwin: Witness" |
2003 | Template:Sortname | Henry Lee | Television movie |
2004 | Legend of Earthsea | Ogion | Miniseries |
2005 | Template:Sortname | David | Television movie |
2005 | ER | Charlie Pratt, Sr. | 4 episodes |
2006 | Take 3 | Col. Weldon | Television movie |
2007–2008 | Brothers & Sisters | Isaac Marshall | 6 episodes |
2009 | My Name Is Earl | Thomas Monroe | Episode: "My Name is Alias" |
2010 | Human Target | Client | Episode: "Pilot" |
2011 | Psych | Mel Hornsby | Episode: "Dead Man's Curveball" |
2011 | Leverage | Charlie Lawson | Episode: "The Van Gogh Job" |
2012 | Touch[8] | Professor Arthur Teller | Co-starring role |
2012 | Hannah's Law | Ison Dart | Television movie |
2013 | American Dad! | Krampus (voice) | Episode: "Minstrel Krampus" |
2013 | Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight | Thurgood Marshall | Television movie |
2014 | Skittles (Midas Touch) Advert | Midas Touch | Currently airing |
2016 | Criminal Minds | Hank Morgan | Episode: "Derek" |
2016 | Mozart in the Jungle | Mayor | Episode: "My Heart Opens to Your Voice" |
2017 | Tour de Pharmacy | Slim Robinson | Television movie |
2017 | Cold Case Files | Narrator | Documentary series |
2017 | The Christmas Train | Max Powers | Television movie |
Theatre[]
Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
1982 | "Master Harold"...and the Boys | Willy |
2003 | Sam |