Danny Glover is an American actor and film director. He is best known from films such as The Color Purple as Mr. Albert Johnson Lethal Weapon films as Roger Murtaugh, Predator 2 as Michael Harrigan and Saw (2004) as Detective David Tapp.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Glover was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Carrie (neé Hunley) and James Glover.
Glover attended George Washington High School in San Francisco. He attended San Francisco State University (SFSU) in the late 1960s but did not graduate. He later received an honorary degree. Glover trained at the Black Actors' Workshop of the American Conservatory Theater.
Acting career[edit | edit source]
In 1985, Glover portrayed Mr. Albert Johnson in The Color Purple. He later on teamed with Mel Gibson in the 1987 film Lethal Weapon, and it's sequels Lethal Weapon 2, Lethal Weapon 3 and Lethal Weapon 4 as Roger Murtaugh.
Filmography[edit | edit source]
- Antz - Barbatus
- The Prince of Egypt - Jethro
- Our Friend, Martin - Train Conductor
- Adventures of Brer Rabbit - Brer Turtle
- Barnyard - Miles
- Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare - Walter Tortoise
- Battle for Terra - President Chen
- Alpha and Omega - Winston
- Yellowbird - Darius
- 1946 births
- Actors from California
- American male film actors
- American film directors
- American film producers
- African-American film directors
- American male voice actors
- American television producers
- Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead winners
- Male actors from San Francisco, California
- Film directors from California
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- African-American male actors
- American male television actors