Danny Glover Biography
Danny Glover (Danny Lebern Glover) is an American actor, film director, and political activist. He is best known for his lead role as Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film series.
Danny Glover Age | How Old Is Danny Glover?
He was born on 22 July 1946 in San Francisco, California, United States. He is 76 years old as of 2022.
Danny Glover Height | How Tall Is Danny Glover
Danny Glover stands at a height of 1.92 m.
Danny Glover Family
He is the son of Carrie (Hunley) and James Glover. Glover’s parents, who worked as postal workers, were highly active in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), working to advance equal rights.
His mother, daughter of a midwife, was born in Louisville, Georgia and graduated from Paine College in Augusta, Georgia.
When he was young, Glover suffered from epilepsy but has not suffered a seizure since age 35.
Danny Glover Wife
Glover has been married twice. He was first married Asake Bomani from 1975 to 2000. They got divorced in 1999. He then married Eliane Cavalleiro in 2009.
Danny Glover Children | Danny Glover Kids
Glover and his first wife Asake, have a daughter named Mandisa, who was born in 1976.
Danny Glover Son
Glover only has one child, a daughter.
Donald Glover Net Worth
Glover has a net worth of $40 million.
Danny Glover Salary
Glover earns an estimated salary of about $10000 to $50000 annually.
Danny Glover Education
Glover attended George Washington High School in San Francisco. He then attended San Francisco State University (SFSU) in the late 1960s but did not graduate. He was later awarded an honorary degree by SFSU.
He trained at the Black Actors’ Workshop of the American Conservatory Theater.
Danny Glover
Glover also has leading roles in the films such as The Color Purple (1985), Predator 2 (1990), To Sleep with Anger (1990), Angels in the Outfield (1994) and Operation Dumbo Drop (1995).
He has prominent supporting roles in Witness (1985), Silverado (1985), Saw (2004), Shooter (2007), 2012 (2009), Death at a Funeral (2010), Beyond the Lights (2014), Dirty Grandpa (2016), and Sorry to Bother You (2018).
Glover has appeared in many other films, television shows, and theatrical productions, and is an active supporter of various humanitarian and political causes.
Donald Glover And Danny Glover | Is Donald Glover Related To Danny Glover?
Many people think that Donald Glover is related to Danny Glover because they share the same name(Glover ).
Danny Glover is the son of Carrie (Hunley) and James Glover while Donald Glover is the son of Beverly (née Smith), a retired daycare provider, and Donald Glover Sr., who was a retired postal worker, hence the two are not related.
Danny Glover New Movie
In 2019, Danny Glover will be playing roles in two movies.
- 2019: The Dead Don’t Die
- 2019: The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Danny Glover Still Alive
As of 2023 Glover is still alive.
Danny Glover Movies | Danny Glover Films
Year |
Title |
Role |
|
2019 |
The Last Black Man in San Francisco |
Grandpa |
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2018 |
Proud Mary |
Benny |
|
2018 |
Sorry to Bother You |
Langston |
|
2018 |
Come Sunday |
Gilbert Pearson |
|
2018 |
The Old Man and the Gun |
Teddy Green |
|
2018 |
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy |
Baltimore Bob |
|
2018 |
Killing Winston Jones |
Washington Carver |
|
2017 |
Vagabonds |
Uncle Issa |
|
2017 |
Extortion |
Constable Haagen |
|
2017 |
The Good Catholic |
Father Victor |
|
2017 |
Donald Trump, The Koch Brothers & Their War on Climate Science. |
Narrator |
|
2017 |
Buckout Road |
Victor |
|
2016 |
Dirty Grandpa |
Stinky |
|
2016 |
Complete Unknown |
Roger |
|
2016 |
Back in the Day |
Eddie “Rocks” Travor |
|
2016 |
Mr. Pig |
Ambrose |
|
2016 |
93 Days |
Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri |
|
2016 |
Almost Christmas |
Walter |
|
2016 |
Dark Web |
The Boss |
|
2016 |
Pushing Dead |
Bob |
|
2016 |
Monster Trucks |
Mr. Weathers |
|
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 |
|
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) |
|
2014 |
Day of the Mummy |
Carl |
|
2014 |
2047: The Final War |
Sponge |
|
2013 |
Space Warriors |
Commander |
|
2013 |
Chasing Shakespeare |
William Ward |
|
2013[58] |
Tula: The Revolt |
Shinishi |
|
2013 |
Extraction |
Colonel |
|
2013 |
Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure |
Winston |
|
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 |
|
2011 |
Heart of Blackness |
Vaudreuil |
|
2011 |
Donovan’s Echo |
Donovan |
|
2010 |
Stride |
James ‘Honeybear’ Powell |
|
2010 |
Death at a Funeral |
Uncle Russell |
|
2010 |
Dear Alice |
Franzis |
|
2010 |
Legendary |
Harry “Red” Newman |
|
2010 |
Alpha and Omega |
Winston |
|
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 |
|
2009 |
Night Train |
Miles |
|
2009 |
Down for Life |
Mr. Shannon |
|
2009 |
The People Speak |
Himself |
|
2009 |
The Harimaya Bridge |
Joseph Holder |
|
2009 |
2012 |
President Wilson |
|
2009 |
At the End of Slavery |
Narrator |
|
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 |
|
2008 |
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare |
Walter Tortoise |
|
2007 |
Shooter |
Colonel Isaac Johnson |
|
2007 |
Poor Boy’s Game |
George |
|
2007 |
Battle for Terra |
President Chen |
|
2007 |
Honeydripper |
Tyrone Purvis |
|
2007 |
Miranda Regresa |
John Doe |
|
2006 |
Bamako |
Cow-boy |
|
2006 |
Barnyard |
Miles |
|
2006 |
The Shaggy Dog |
Ken Hollister |
|
2006 |
Dreamgirls |
Marty Madison |
|
2005 |
Manderlay |
Wilhelm |
|
2005 |
Missing in America |
Jake Neeley |
|
2004 |
The Cookout |
Judge Crowley |
|
2004 |
Saw |
Detective David Tapp |
|
2002 |
Just a Dream |
|
|
2001 |
3 A.M. |
Charles “Hershey” Riley |
|
2001 |
The Royal Tenenbaums |
Henry Sherman |
|
2000 |
Boesman and Lena |
Boesman |
|
1999 |
Our Friend, Martin |
Train Conductor |
|
1998 |
Lethal Weapon 4 |
Roger Murtaugh |
|
1998 |
The Prince of Egypt |
Jethro |
|
1998 |
Beloved |
Paul D. Garner |
|
1998 |
Antz |
Barbatus |
|
1997 |
Wild America |
Bigfoot |
|
1997 |
The Rainmaker |
Judge Tyrone Kipler |
|
1997 |
Gone Fishin’ |
Gus Green |
|
1997 |
Switchback |
Bob Goodall |
|
1995 |
Operation Dumbo Drop |
Capt. Sam Cahill |
|
1994 |
Maverick |
Bank Robber |
|
1994 |
Angels in the Outfield |
George Knox |
|
1994 |
Override |
|
|
1993 |
The Saint of Fort Washington |
Jerry / Narrator |
|
1993 |
Bopha! |
Micah Mangena |
|
1992 |
Lethal Weapon 3 |
Roger Murtaugh |
|
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 |
|
1990 |
To Sleep with Anger |
Harry |
|
1990 |
Predator 2 |
Lt. Mike Harrigan |
|
1989 |
Lethal Weapon 2 |
Roger Murtaugh |
|
1988 |
Bat*21 |
Capt. Bartholomew Clark |
|
1987 |
Lethal Weapon |
Sergeant Roger Murtaugh |
|
1985 |
Witness |
Det. Lt. James McFee |
|
1985 |
Silverado |
Malachi ‘Mal’ Johnson |
|
1985 |
The Color Purple |
Mr. Albert Johnson |
|
1984 |
Iceman |
Loomis |
|
1984 |
Places in the Heart |
Moze |
|
1982 |
Deadly Drifter |
Jojo/Roland |
|
1981 |
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash |
Morgan |
|
1979 |
Escape from Alcatraz |
Inmate |
|
TBA |
The Dead Don’t Die |
Hank Thompson |
Danny Glover Tv Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2017 | Tour de Pharmacy | Slim Robinson | Television movie |
| 2017 | Cold Case Files | Narrator | Documentary series |
| 2017 | The Christmas Train | Max Powers | Television movie |
| 2016 | Criminal Minds | Hank Morgan | 1 episode, “Derek” |
| 2016 | Mozart in the Jungle | Mayor | 1 episode, “My Heart Opens to Your Voice” |
| 2014 | Skittles (Midas Touch) Advert | Midas Touch | Currently airing |
| 2013 | American Dad! | Krampus (voice) | 1 episode, “Minstrel Krampus” |
| 2013 | Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight | Thurgood Marshall | Television movie |
| 2012 | Touch[64] | Professor Arthur Teller | Co-starring role |
| 2012 | Hannah’s Law | Ison Dart | Television movie |
| 2011 | Psych | Mel Hornsby | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Leverage | Charlie Lawson | 1 episode, “The Van Gogh Job” |
| 2010 | Human Target | Client | 1 episode |
| 2009 | My Name Is Earl | Thomas Monroe | 1 episode |
| 2007–2008 | Brothers & Sisters | Isaac Marshall | 6 episodes |
| 2006 | Take 3 | Col. Weldon | Television movie |
| 2005 | The Exonerated | David | Television movie |
| 2005 | ER | Charlie Pratt, Sr. | 4 episodes |
| 2004 | Legend of Earthsea | Ogion | Miniseries |
| 2003 | Good Fences | Tom Spader | Television movie |
| 2003 | Biography | Narrator | 1 episode |
| 2003 | The Law and Mr. Lee | Henry Lee | 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 |
| 1997 | Buffalo Soldiers | Sgt. Washington Wyatt | Television movie |
| 1996 | America’s Dream | Silas | Television movie (segment “Long Black Song”) |
| 1995 | Fallen Angels | Philip Marlowe | 1 episode Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor – Drama Series |
| 1993 | Alex Haley’s Queen | Alec Haley | Miniseries NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special |
| 1992 | The Talking Eggs | Narrator | Television movie |
| 1991 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Professor Apollo (voice) | 1 episode |
| 1989 | A Raisin in the Sun | 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 | 1 episode |
| 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 |
| 1986 | Tall Tales & Legends | John Henry | 1 episode |
| 1985 | And the Children Shall Lead | William | Television movie |
| 1983 | The Face of Rage | Gary | Television movie |
| 1983 | Chiefs | Marshall Peters | Miniseries |
| 1983 | Memorial Day | Willie Monroe | Television movie |
| 1981 | Keeping On | Lester | Television movie |
| 1981 | The Greatest American Hero | Vice officer | 1 episode |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | Jesse John Hudson | 4 episodes |
| 1981 | Gimme a Break! | Bill | 1 episode |
| 1980 | Palmerstown, U.S.A. | Harley | Unknown episodes |
| 1979 | B. J. and the Bear | Matt Thomas, TV Reporter | 1 episode, uncredited |
| 1979 | Lou Grant | Leroy | 1 episode |
| 1979 | Paris | 1 episode |