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Danny Glover

1946-07-22

The 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

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2012

5.857 average rating
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Escape from Alcatraz

7.513 average rating
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Shooter

7.122 average rating
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Saw

7.421 average rating
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Jumanji: The Next Level

6.894 average rating
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Monster Trucks

6.104 average rating
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Lethal Weapon

7.287 average rating
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The Prince of Egypt

7.289 average rating
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Predator 2

6.282 average rating
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Lethal Weapon 2

7.023 average rating
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Lethal Weapon 3

6.702 average rating
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Antz

6.171 average rating
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Dirty Grandpa

5.931 average rating
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Lethal Weapon 4

6.599 average rating
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The Royal Tenenbaums

7.5 average rating
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Death Race: Beyond Anarchy

6.244 average rating
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Barnyard

5.897 average rating
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Saw V

6.17 average rating
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The Color Purple

7.753 average rating
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Witness

7.1 average rating