Danny Glover Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Wife, Children, Son, Donald Glover, Movies, Net Worth, Lethal Weapon (2025)

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 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.

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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 thatDonald Glover is related toDanny Glover because they share the same name(Glover ).

Danny Gloveris the son of Carrie (Hunley) and James Glover whileDonald Glover is the son ofBeverly (née Smith), a retired daycare provider, and Donald GloverSr., 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

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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017Tour de PharmacySlim RobinsonTelevision movie
2017Cold Case FilesNarratorDocumentary series
2017The Christmas TrainMax PowersTelevision movie
2016Criminal MindsHank Morgan1 episode, “Derek”
2016Mozart in the JungleMayor1 episode, “My Heart Opens to Your Voice”
2014Skittles (Midas Touch) AdvertMidas TouchCurrently airing
2013American Dad!Krampus(voice)1 episode, “Minstrel Krampus”
2013Muhammad Ali’s Greatest FightThurgood MarshallTelevision movie
2012Touch[64]Professor Arthur TellerCo-starring role
2012Hannah’s LawIson DartTelevision movie
2011PsychMel Hornsby1 episode
2011LeverageCharlie Lawson1 episode, “The Van Gogh Job”
2010Human TargetClient1 episode
2009My Name Is EarlThomas Monroe1 episode
2007–2008Brothers & SistersIsaac Marshall6 episodes
2006Take 3Col. WeldonTelevision movie
2005The ExoneratedDavidTelevision movie
2005ERCharlie Pratt, Sr.4 episodes
2004Legend of EarthseaOgionMiniseries
2003Good FencesTom SpaderTelevision movie
2003BiographyNarrator1 episode
2003The Law and Mr. LeeHenry LeeTelevision movie
2000Freedom SongWill WalkerTelevision 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
1997Buffalo SoldiersSgt. Washington WyattTelevision movie
1996America’s DreamSilasTelevision movie (segment “Long Black Song”)
1995Fallen AngelsPhilip Marlowe1 episode
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor – Drama Series
1993Alex Haley’s QueenAlec HaleyMiniseries
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
1992The Talking EggsNarratorTelevision movie
1991Captain Planet and the PlaneteersProfessor Apollo (voice)1 episode
1989A Raisin in the SunWalter Lee YoungerTelevision movie
1989Lonesome DoveJoshua DeetsMiniseries
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor – Miniseries or a Movie.(See alsoBose Ikard)
1989Dead Man OutDr. Alex MarshTelevision movie
Alternative title:Dead Man Walking
1989Saturday Night LiveRoger Murtaugh1 episode
1987Place at the TableTelevision movie
1987MandelaNelson MandelaTelevision movie
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie
1986Tall Tales & LegendsJohn Henry1 episode
1985And the Children Shall LeadWilliamTelevision movie
1983The Face of RageGaryTelevision movie
1983ChiefsMarshall PetersMiniseries
1983Memorial DayWillie MonroeTelevision movie
1981Keeping OnLesterTelevision movie
1981The Greatest American HeroVice officer1 episode
1981Hill Street BluesJesse John Hudson4 episodes
1981Gimme a Break!Bill1 episode
1980Palmerstown, U.S.A.HarleyUnknown episodes
1979B. J. and the BearMatt Thomas, TV Reporter1 episode, uncredited
1979Lou GrantLeroy1 episode
1979Paris1 episode
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