Highest rated as cast or director
Danny Glover's 7 titles from the 1980s have a median Balasaur Score of 75, led by Lonesome Dove (84) and The Color Purple (76), against 60 for those from the 2000s.
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.
Acted in 182
2020s
- 2025
Newbies
Movie
- 2023
Double Soul
Michael Tedeschi
- 2022
- 2021
When I See Them, I See Us
Movie
- 2020
The Drummer
Mark Walker
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
Vagabonds
Uncle Issa
The Good Catholic
Victor
- 2016
93 Days
Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
Highland Park
Ed
The Shift
Floyd
- 2012
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America
Count Basie (voice)
Hannah's Law
Isom Dart
- 2011
Mysteria
Investigator
Son of Morning
Gabriel Peters
- 2010
I Want to Be a Soldier
School Director
Down for Life
Mr. Shannon
Dear Alice
Franzis
2000s
- 2009
Nite Tales: The Series
Jeremiah · 1 episode
The Harimaya Bridge
Joseph Holder
- 2008
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
Walter Tortoise (voice)
Fats Waller Was Born Here
"Fats" Waller's Father/Mr. Fletcher
Gospel Hill
John Malcolm
- 2007
Honeydripper
Tyrone Purvis
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
Father Elias
- 2006
Read You Like a Book
Movie
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
Brer Turtle (voice)
The Exonerated
David Keaton
- 2005
Full Disclosure Report
David Tapp
Missing in America
Jake Neely
- 2004
- 2003
Good Fences
Tom Spader
- 2001
3 A.M.
Hershey
- 2000
Boesman and Lena
Boesman
Bàttu
Movie
Freedom Song
Will Walker
1990s
- 1999
Our Friend, Martin
Train Conductor (voice)
- 1998
- 1997
Buffalo Soldiers
Sgt. Washington Wyatt
Gone Fishin'
Gus Green
- 1996
America's Dream
Silas (segment "Long Black Song")
- 1995
Red Wind
Philip Marlowe
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
Isaac Jefferson (voice) · 2 episodes
- 1994
- 1993
Bopha!
Micah Mangena
Alex Haley's Queen
Alec Haley · 3 episodes
- 1992
- 1991
Grand Canyon
Simon
A Rage in Harlem
Easy Money
- 1990
To Sleep with Anger
Harry
1980s
- 1989
Dead Man Out
Dr. Alex Marsh
A Raisin in the Sun
Walter Lee Younger
- 1988
- 1987
- 1986
John Henry
John Henry
- 1985
The Stand-In
Apples Finnerty
And the Children Shall Lead
William
- 1984
- 1983
Keeping On
Lester Traylor
- 1982
- 1981
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
Morgan
Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer
Oscar Micheaux
- 1980
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
TV
1970s
- 1979
- 1975
No release date
Killing Winston Jones
Washington Carver
Produced 39
2020s
- 2026
Our Land
Executive Producer
- 2023
The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane
Executive Producer
- 2022
- 2021
In Between Dying
Executive Producer
- 2020
The War on Cuba
Executive Producer
2010s
- 2019
Lynch: A History
Executive Producer
Easter Snap
Executive Producer
- 2018
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Executive Producer
Angels Are Made of Light
Executive Producer
- 2017
That Summer
Executive Producer
- 2016
White Sun
Executive Producer
Shadow World
Executive Producer
The House on Coco Road
Producer
- 2015
This Changes Everything
Executive Producer
Cemetery of Splendor
Co-Producer
- 2014
Life Is Sacred
Executive Producer
Concerning Violence
Co-Producer
- 2012
Shenandoah
Executive Producer
The House I Live In
Executive Producer
- 2011
Dum Maaro Dum
Executive Producer
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
Producer
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
The Time That Remains
Associate Producer
- 2008
Salt of This Sea
Co-Producer
Trouble the Water
Executive Producer
- 2007
- 2003
Good Fences
Producer
- 2001
3 A.M.
Executive Producer
- 2000
Freedom Song
Executive Producer
1990s
- 1997
Buffalo Soldiers
Executive Producer
- 1996
America's Dream
Executive Producer
- 1990
To Sleep with Anger
Executive Producer
Other crew 2
2010s
- 2010
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
Presenter
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
Presenter
Directed 2
2000s
- 2002
1990s
- 1994
Override
Director
Appearances60
2020s
- 2022
De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?
Self
- 2021
A Night at the Academy Museum
Self
- 2020
After Fact
Self
Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War
Narrator (voice)
2010s
- 2019
The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs
Narrator (voice)
Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story
Narrator
Always in Season
Narrator (voice)
- 2018
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
Self
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution
Narrator (voice)
- 2017
Agents of Change
Self - Narrator (voice)
Birth of a Movement
Narrator (voice)
Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories
Self
- 2016
Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights
Narrator (voice)
- 2015
- 2014
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Self
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
Self
- 2013
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
Self
- 2012
Casting By
Self
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
Self
Shadows of Liberty
Self
- 2010
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
Self
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
Self
Sam Cooke: Crossing Over
Narrator (voice)
2000s
- 2009
The People Speak
Self
PoliWood
Self
- 2007
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
Self
- 2005
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
Self (archive footage)
- 2003
The John Garfield Story
Self
- 2002
The Real Eve
Narrator (voice)
- 2001
- 2000
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Self
1990s
- 1999
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
Self (archive footage)
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
Narrator (voice)
Scared Straight! 20 Years Later
Host
- 1998
Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson
Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1997
- 1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
- 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 episode
- 1993
Civil War Journal
Self - Host, Host · 4 episodes
The Talking Eggs
Narrator (voice)
1980s
- 1989
Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots
Narrator (voice)
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
Self
- 1980
Great Railway Journeys
Self - Presenter · 1 episode
1960s
- 1969
San Francisco State: On Strike
self
- 1962
No release date
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
Narrator (voice)
Thanked in the credits1
2020s
- 2025
Harvest
Thanks