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Danny Glover
Danny Glover is an esteemed American actor, producer, and political activist. His prolific career spans over five decades, beginning in 1964 with continuous work until present day. Born on July 22, 1946, in San Francisco, California, Glover has received accolades over his career, such as the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the NAACP's President's Award, and nominations for five Emmy Awards and four Grammy Awards. He made his film acting debut in Escape from Alcatraz in 1979 and later gained recognition for his role as Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film series. Glover's film contributions also include Places in the Heart, The Color Purple, Witness, To Sleep with Anger, Bopha!, Dreamgirls, Beyond the Lights, Sorry to Bother You, and The Last Black Man in San Francisco, among others. As for television, Glover is known for roles in the HBO television film Mandela, the CBS western miniseries Lonesome Dove, the Showtime neo-noir series Fallen Angels, and the TNT biographical film Freedom Song. His political activism extends to roles in the TransAfrica Forum and the Center for Economic and Policy Research. His early life and education are steeped in activism and public service, which are evidently mirrored in his later life and career.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Danny Glover
Born: San Francisco, California, U.S.
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: July 22, 1946
Occupations: Actor, Producer, Political Activist
Years Active: 1964-present
Children: 1
Spouses: Asake Bomani, Eliane Cavalleiro
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Movies Featuring Danny Glover
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Sorry to Bother You
Almost Christmas
Monster Trucks
We Are Many
Come Sunday
Pure Luck
Always in Season
Beloved
The Dead Don't Die
Jumanji: The Next Level
Be Kind Rewind
Boesman and Lena
The Color Purple
Lethal Weapon 4
Angels in the Outfield
Bat*21
Places in the Heart
Barnyard
Legendary
Predator 2
Lethal Weapon 3
Lethal Weapon 2
Lethal Weapon
Grand Canyon
Beyond the Lights
Saw
Bopha!
Survivors Guide to Prison
Press Play
LUV
Operation Dumbo Drop
The Good Catholic
The Curse of Buckout Road
American Dreamer
Sam Cooke: Crossing Over
Five Minarets in New York
Dear Alice
Son of Morning
Mysteria
Highland Park
I Want to Be a Soldier
Shadows of Liberty
Hannah’s Law
The Children’s Republic
Space Warriors
Tula: The Revolt
Age of the Dragons
The Bouquet
The Ninja Immovable Heart
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
Life’s Essentials with Ruby Dee
Day of the Mummy
Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight
2047: Sights of Death
Shuffleton’s Barbershop
Caffeinated
Consumed
Waffle Street
Gridlocked
Mr. Pig
Darkweb
93 Days
Birth of a Movement
Agents of Change
Proud Mary
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
Chasing Shakespeare
Toxin
Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights
Tour de Pharmacy
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
Donovan’s Echo
Checkmate
Pushing Dead
Extortion
Howard
The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs
3 A.M.
The Real Eve
Christmas Break-In
Just a Dream
The John Garfield Story
Missing in America
Freedom Song
Legend of Earthsea
P.N.O.K.
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of ‘Predator 2’
The Exonerated
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
Poor Boy’s Game
Full Disclosure Report
Good Fences
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
To Sleep with Anger
Flight of the Intruder
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
A Rage in Harlem
Iceman
Lonesome Dove
Dead Man Out
Chiefs
Mandela
A Raisin in the Sun
Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man
John Henry
Bat★21
A Night at the Academy Museum
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Gospel Hill
Scared Straight! 20 Years Later
The Saint of Fort Washington
PoliWood
Night Train
Alex Haley’s Queen
America’s Dream
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
Double Soul
Our Friend, Martin
Newbies
Wild America
The Naughty Nine
Can’t You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson
Buffalo Soldiers
Gone Fishin’
The People Speak
Down for Life
San Francisco State: On Strike
The Harimaya Bridge
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
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2019
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Grandpa Allen
Always in Season
Self - Narrator
The Dead Don't Die
Hank Thompson
Jumanji: The Next Level
Milo
The Curse of Buckout Road
Dr. Lawrence Powell
The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs
Narrator (voice)
2018
Sorry to Bother You
Langston
Come Sunday
Quincy
Survivors Guide to Prison
Self
Proud Mary
Benny
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution
Narrator (voice)
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
Baltimore Bob
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
Mr. Ocean
Howard
Self (archive footage)
Christmas Break-In
Ray
2017
Monster Trucks
The Good Catholic
Victor
Birth of a Movement
Narrator (voice)
Agents of Change
Self - Narrator (voice)
Tour de Pharmacy
Slim Robinson Present Day
Extortion
Constable Haagen
2016
Almost Christmas
Mr. Pig
Ambrose
Darkweb
The Boss
93 Days
Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri
Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights
Narrator (voice)
Pushing Dead
Bob
2015
We Are Many
Caffeinated
Coffee Lover
Consumed
Hal Westbrook
Waffle Street
Edward Collins
Gridlocked
Sully
Toxin
Dr. Locke
Checkmate
Elohim
2014
Beyond the Lights
The Ninja Immovable Heart
Ex Director Matthew Reynolds
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
Bernie Pope
Life’s Essentials with Ruby Dee
Self
Day of the Mummy
Carl
2047: Sights of Death
Sponge
Chasing Shakespeare
William Ward
2013
LUV
Highland Park
Ed
Space Warriors
Commander Phillips
Tula: The Revolt
Shinishi
The Bouquet
Reverend John
Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight
Justice Thurgood Marshall
Shuffleton’s Barbershop
Charlie Shuffleton
2011
Son of Morning
Gabriel Peters
Mysteria
Investigator
Age of the Dragons
Ahab
Donovan’s Echo
Donovan Matheson
2010
Legendary
Sam Cooke: Crossing Over
Narrator (voice)
Five Minarets in New York
Marcus
Dear Alice
Franzis
I Want to Be a Soldier
School Director
2009
PoliWood
Self
Night Train
Miles
The People Speak
Self
Down for Life
Mr. Shannon
The Harimaya Bridge
Joseph Holder
2008
Be Kind Rewind
Gospel Hill
John Malcolm
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
Walter Tortoise (voice)
2005
Missing in America
Jake Neely
P.N.O.K.
Col. Weldon
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of ‘Predator 2’
Self (archive footage)
Full Disclosure Report
David Tapp
1999
Scared Straight! 20 Years Later
Host
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
Self (archive footage)
Our Friend, Martin
Train Conductor (voice)
1998
Beloved
Lethal Weapon 4
Can’t You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson
Self - Narrator (voice)
1997
Wild America
Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited)
Buffalo Soldiers
Sgt. Washington Wyatt
Gone Fishin’
Gus Green
Switchback
Bob Goodall
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