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Danny Glover

Biography

Danny Glover is an American actor and producer who was born in San Francisco and trained at the American Conservatory Theater's Black Actors' Workshop. He made his film debut in Escape from Alcatraz (1979) and became known for playing Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon series, starting with Lethal Weapon (1987). His film credits include Places in the Heart (1984), The Color Purple (1985), Witness (1985), Silverado (1985), Predator 2 (1990), Grand Canyon (1991), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Saw (2004), Dreamgirls (2006), Shooter (2007), 2012 (2009), Sorry to Bother You (2018), and The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019). He won an Independent Spirit Award for To Sleep with Anger (1990) and received Emmy nominations for Mandela, Lonesome Dove, Fallen Angels, and Freedom Song. He also voiced parts in The Prince of Egypt (1998), Antz (1998), and Barnyard (2006), and made his directing debut with Override. In 2022 the Academy gave him the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

80years old

Turns 81 on July 22in 283 days

  • Born San Francisco
  • Star sign: CancerLast day of the sign, on the Leo cusp
  • Danny Lebern Glover (birth name)Also credited as Daniel Lebern Glover

Movie Career

Films
107
Career span
42 years1981 to 2023

Genres

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  1. Behind the camera

    The Robey Theatre Company was started in Los Angeles in 1994 by Glover and actor Ben Guillory. Named for the actor and concert singer Paul Robeson, it was meant to focus on theater by and about Black people.

  2. Behind the camera

    Glover's first time directing came in 1994. That year he directed the short film Override, which aired on the Showtime channel.

  3. A first

    Danny Glover played detective Philip Marlowe in the 1995 Fallen Angels episode 'Red Wind', a role previously taken by Humphrey Bogart, Elliott Gould and Robert Mitchum, and earned an Emmy nomination for it.

Danny Glover movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Lethal Weapon1987 Action, Crime, Thrilleras Roger Murtaugh

    IMDb rating 7.6299K votes

  2. Lethal Weapon 21989 Action, Comedy, Crime, Thrilleras Roger Murtaugh

    IMDb rating 7.3203K votes

  3. Lethal Weapon 31992as Roger Murtaugh

    IMDb rating 6.7190K votes

  4. Saw2004as Detective David Tapp

    IMDb rating 7.6517K votes

  5. Shooter2007as Colonel Isaac Johnson

    IMDb rating 7.2379K votes

  6. Predator 21990as Lieutenant Mike Harrigan

    IMDb rating 6.3204K votes

  7. The Color Purple1985as Albert

    IMDb rating 7.7105K votes

  8. 20122009as President Thomas Wilson

    IMDb rating 5.9427K votes

Most often with

Richard Donner directed four of these films, Lawrence Kasdan two and William Dear two. Vinnie Jones appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Danny Glover's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$4.6 billion

52 of the 107 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 107 films: 52 worldwide figure; 8 us gross only; 14 never in cinemas; 33 figure not found.

  • 52Worldwide figure
  • 8US gross only
  • 14Never in cinemas
  • 33Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 64% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    $802M17.3% of the total
  2. 2
    20122009as President Thomas Wilson
    $791M17.1% of the total
  3. 3
    Lethal Weapon 31992as Roger Murtaugh
    $322M6.9% of the total
  4. 4
    Lethal Weapon 41998as Roger Murtaugh
    $285M6.2% of the total
  5. 5
    Lethal Weapon 21989as Roger Murtaugh
    $228M4.9% of the total
  6. 6
    The Prince of Egypt1998as Jethro (voice)
    $219M4.7% of the total
  7. 7
    Antz1998as Barbatus (voice)
    $172M3.7% of the total
  8. 8
    Dreamgirls2006as Marty Madison
    $155M3.3% of the total
The Color Purple (1985), $146 millionLethal Weapon (1987), $120 millionBarnyard (2006), $117 millionWitness (1985), $116 millionSaw (2004), $104 millionShooter (2007), $95.7 millionDirty Grandpa (2016), $94.1 millionThe Shaggy Dog (2006), $87.1 millionThe Royal Tenenbaums (2001), $71.4 millionMonster Trucks (2016), $64.5 millionPredator 2 (1990), $57.1 millionAlpha and Omega (2010), $50.5 millionAngels in the Outfield (1994), $50.2 millionDeath at a Funeral (2010), $49.1 millionAlmost Christmas (2016), $42.6 millionGrand Canyon (1991), $41.0 million

$1.7 billionfrom the other 44 films with a worldwide figure, 36% of the total

Awards

Eleven awards and honors from 1982 to 2022, one of them major.

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Danny Glover's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Academy Awards
2022Honorary AwardHonorary
Other honors
2022Jean Hersholt Humanitarian AwardWon
2011Chevalier des Arts et des LettresWon
2011Eugene V. Debs AwardWon
2002Honorary degree from Spelman CollegeHonorary
2002Marian Anderson AwardWon
1994Jane Fonda Humanitarian AwardWon
1990Black Filmmakers Hall of FameWon
1982Theatre World AwardWon
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic SpecialWon
NAACP Image Award – Chairman's AwardWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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