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Danny Glover

Danny Glover

Actor and producer · Born July 22, 1946 (80) · San Francisco, California, USA

Oscar winner · Primetime Emmy nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 3 other major award bodies

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.

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Born
July 22, 1946 (80)
From
San Francisco, California, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
180 on MovieCove · 253 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26

What are Danny Glover's films like?

Across their 155 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama51 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action33 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Documentary23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
19%
Morality
18%
Survival
16%
Society
16%
Self
15%
Power
11%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds38 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival27 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity34 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice29 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity20 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship15 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption18 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression12 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 152 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 44 · Serious 46 · Dark 62

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 92 · Stylized 46 · Heightened 14

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 31 · Charged 71 · Intense 50

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 67 · Shifting 75 · Whiplash 10

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 101 · Some laughs 32 · Funny 19

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 76 · Even-paced 61 · Relentless 15

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 59 · Engaged 73 · Full focus 20

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 43 · Affecting 62 · Heavy 47

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 93 · Open-ended 38 · Ambiguous 21

Roles they play

93 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 30 of 93 analyzed roles.

Mentor
30 of 93
Ally
18 of 93
Shadow
16 of 93
Hero
15 of 93
Threshold guardian
6 of 93
Herald
5 of 93
Trickster
2 of 93
Shapeshifter
1 of 93
Show the 93 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
94
Melancholic
58
Contemplative
46
Hopeful
54
Warm
35
Other
136

How their films linger

Hopeful65 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking62 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet45 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 19 with a twist

  • Happy36
  • Bittersweet74
  • Tragic8
  • Ambiguous34
  • Cyclical3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Danny Glover's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 123 of their 180 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (59).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Danny Glover's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

253 credits, 180 with a MovieCove page; 46 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Our Land(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Grizzly Peak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Will

  • Harvest(2024)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Newbies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • The Naughty Nine(2023)

    as Santa Claus

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Double Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Michael Tedeschi

  • President(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • American Dreamer(2022)

    as Jerry

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Press Play(2022)

    as Cooper

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Crane Lantern(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Memoria(2021)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Prayers for the Stolen(2021)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • In Between Dying (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer

  • When I See Them, I See Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • The War on Cuba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Drummer(2020)

    Producer · as Mark Walker

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Chuck Berry, Brown-Eyed Handsome Man(2018)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Jumanji: The Next Level(2019)

    as Milo

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Lynch: A History(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Last Black Man in San Francisco(2019)

    as Grandpa Allen

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Strive(2019)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Dead Don't Die(2019)

    as Hank Thompson

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story(2019)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Always in Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Easter Snap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Executive Producer

  • The Robeson Effect(2019)

    Producer · as Self

  • Christmas Break-In(2018)

    as Ray

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Death Race 4: Beyond Anarchy(2018)

    as Baltimore Bob

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Old Man & the Gun(2018)

    as Teddy

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Capernaum(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Hale County This Morning, This Evening(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Angels Are Made Of Light(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Sorry to Bother You(2018)

    as Langston

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey(2018)

    as Mr. Ocean

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Come Sunday(2018)

    as Gilbert Pearson

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Proud Mary(2018)

    as Benny

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Aquarela(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Train(2017)

    as Max Powers

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Curse of Buckout Road(2017)

    as Dr. Powell

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Vagabonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Uncle Issa

  • Zama(2017)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Good Catholic(2017)

    as Victor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • That Summer(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Tour de Pharmacy(2017)

    as Slim Robinson Present Day

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Birth of a Movement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Strong Island(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Extortion(2017)

    as Detective Constable Haagen

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Monster Trucks(2016)

    as Mr. Weathers

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • White Sun(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Almost Christmas(2016)

    as Walter

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Shadow World(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Pushing Dead(2016)

    as Bob

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Complete Unknown(2016)

    as Roger

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Mr. Pig(2016)

    as Ambrose

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Gridlocked(2015)

    as Sully

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Dirt & Deeds in Mississippi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The House on Coco Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • Back in the Day(2016)

    as Eddie 'Rocks' Travor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • 93 Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri

  • Dark Web(2016)

    as The Boss

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Grandpa(2016)

    as Stinky

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Diablo(2015)

    as Benjamin Carver

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Andron(2015)

    as Chancellor Gordon

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Waffle Street(2015)

    as Edward Collins

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • This Changes Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • Cemetery of Splendor(2015)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Checkmate(2015)

    as Elohim

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Consumed(2015)

    as Hal Westbrook

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • About Scout(2015)

    as Red

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Bad Asses on the Bayou(2015)

    Producer · as Bernie Pope

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Mississippi Inferno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Caffeinated(2015)

    as Coffee Lover

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Toxin(2015)

    as Dr. Locke

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Lights(2014)

    as Captain Nicol

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Life Is Sacred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • Day of the Mummy(2014)

    as Carl

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Yellowbird(2014)

    as Darius (voice)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Black-ish(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Uncle Norman

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • 2047: Sights of Death(2014)

    as Sponge

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Supremacy(2014)

    as Mr. Walker

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Rage(2014)

    as Detective St. John

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses(2014)

    as Bernie Pope

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Ninja Immovable Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Ex Director Matthew Reynolds

  • We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama(2010)

    Actor

  • Mozart in the Jungle(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Mayor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • From Above(2013)

    as William Ward

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Concerning Violence(2014)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight(2013)

    as Justice Thurgood Marshall

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Ironside(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Ironside

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Extraction(2013)

    as Harding

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Tula: The Revolt(2013)

    as Shinishi

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Highland Park(2013)

    as Ed

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • A Way Back Home(2013)

    as Charlie Shuffleton

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Space Warriors(2013)

    as Commander Phillips

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Shift(2013)

    as Floyd

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Bouquet(2013)

    as Reverend John

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Luv(2012)

    as Arthur

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Shenandoah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • The House I Live In(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Children's Republic(2012)

    as Dubem

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Lighthouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Duncan

  • Highway(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Hannah's Law(2012)

    as Isom Dart

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Sins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Father Leonard

  • Touch(2012)

    Show 5 episodes · as Professor Arthur Teller

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • When I Saw You(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Mysteria(2011)

    as Investigator

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Donovan's Echo(2011)

    as Donovan Matheson

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Dum Maaro Dum(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Age of the Dragons(2011)

    as Ahab

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Son of Morning(2011)

    as Gabriel Peters

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Mooz-Lum(2010)

    as Dean Francis

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • I Want to Be a Soldier(2010)

    as School Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Down for Life(2009)

    as Mr. Shannon

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • I'm Still Here(2010)

    as Danny Glover

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Legendary(2010)

    as Harry 'Red' Newman

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • För kärleken(2010)

    as Franzis

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Alpha and Omega(2010)

    as Winston (voice)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives(2010)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Death at a Funeral(2010)

    as Uncle Russell

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Act of Vengeance(2010)

    as Marcus

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • 2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Presenter · as Self

  • The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Presenter · as Self

  • Human Target(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Client

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Sam Cooke: Crossing Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Disappearance of McKinley Nolan(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • 2012(2009)

    as President Thomas Wilson

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Nite Tales: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeremiah

  • The Time That Remains(2009)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Harimaya Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Joseph Holder

  • Night Train(2009)

    as Miles

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Soundtrack for a Revolution(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Leverage(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie Lawson

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Saw V(2008)

    as David Trapp (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare(2008)

    as Walter Tortoise (voice)

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Salt of This Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Co-Producer

  • Fats Waller Was Born Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as "Fats" Waller's Father/Mr. Fletcher

  • Blindness(2008)

    as Man with Black Eye Patch

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Be Kind Rewind(2008)

    as Mr. Fletcher

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Gospel Hill(2008)

    as John Malcolm

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Trouble the Water(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Agent Crush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Major Rusty Gubbins

  • Honeydripper(2007)

    as Tyrone Purvis

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Battle for Terra(2007)

    as President Chen (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation(2007)

    as Father Elias

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Shooter(2007)

    as Colonel Isaac Johnson

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Bamako(2006)

    Executive Producer · as Cow-boy

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Poor Boy's Game(2007)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Dreamgirls(2006)

    as Marty Madison

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Read You Like a Book(2006)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Brothers & Sisters(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · as Isaac Marshall

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Barnyard(2006)

    as Miles (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Psych(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Mel Hornsby

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Adventures of Brer Rabbit(2006)

    as Brer Turtle (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Shaggy Dog(2006)

    as Ken Hollister

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Exonerated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as David Keaton

  • Full Disclosure Report (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as David Tapp

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Hank Morgan

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • My Name Is Earl(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Thomas

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Manderlay(2005)

    as Wilhelm

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Minstrel Krampus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Missing in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Jake Neely

  • P.N.O.K. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Col. Weldon

  • Earthsea(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ogion

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Saw(2004)

    as David Tapp

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Cookout(2004)

    as Judge Crowley

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Earthed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Good Fences(2003)

    Producer · as Tom Spader

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Real Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Just a Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • The Royal Tenenbaums(2001)

    as Henry Sherman

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • 3 A.M. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer · as Hershey

  • Boesman and Lena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Boesman

  • Bàttu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Freedom Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Executive Producer · as Will Walker

  • The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Scared Straight! 20 Years Later (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Host

  • Our Friend, Martin(1999)

    as Train Conductor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Prince of Egypt(1998)

    as Jethro (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Beloved(1998)

    as Paul D

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Antz(1998)

    as Barbatus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Lethal Weapon 4(1998)

    as Roger Murtaugh

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Buffalo Soldiers(1997)

    Executive Producer · as Sgt. Washington Wyatt

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Rainmaker(1997)

    as Richter Tyrone Kipler

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Switchback(1997)

    as Bob Goodall

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Wild America(1997)

    as Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Gone Fishin'(1997)

    as Gus Green

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • America's Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer · as Silas (segment "Long Black Song")

  • Red Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Philip Marlowe

  • Operation Dumbo Drop(1995)

    as Capt. Sam Cahill

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Isaac Jefferson (voice)

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as The King (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Override (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • ER(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · as Charlie Pratt Sr.

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Angels in the Outfield(1994)

    as George Knox

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Maverick(1994)

    as Bank Robber (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Saint of Fort Washington(1993)

    as Jerry

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Bopha! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Micah Mangena

  • Civil War Journal(1993)

    Show 54 episodes · as Host · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Fallen Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Marlowe

  • The Talking Eggs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Queen(1993)

    Show 3 episodes · as Alec Haley

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Lethal Weapon 3(1992)

    as Roger Murtaugh

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Grand Canyon(1991)

    as Simon

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Pure Luck(1991)

    as Raymond Campanella

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • A Rage in Harlem(1991)

    as Easy Money

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Flight of the Intruder(1991)

    as Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Predator 2(1990)

    as Lieutenant Mike Harrigan

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • To Sleep with Anger(1990)

    Executive Producer · as Harry

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Apollo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Lethal Weapon 2(1989)

    as Roger Murtaugh

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Dead Man Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Dr. Alex Marsh

  • Lonesome Dove(1989)

    Show 4 episodes · as Joshua Deets

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • A Raisin in the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Walter Lee Younger

  • Bat*21(1988)

    as Capt. Bartholomew Clark

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • A Place at the Table (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Mr. Scott

  • Mandela(1987)

    as Nelson Mandela

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Lethal Weapon(1987)

    as Roger Murtaugh

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • John Henry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as John Henry

  • The Color Purple(1985)

    as Albert

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Tall Tales & Legends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as John Henry

  • Silverado(1985)

    as Malachi 'Mal' Johnson

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Stand-In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Apples Finnerty

  • Witness(1985)

    as McFee

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • And the Children Shall Lead(1985)

    as William

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Places in the Heart(1984)

    as Moze

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Iceman(1984)

    as Loomis

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Memorial Day(1983)

    as Willie Monroe

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Face of Rage(1983)

    as Gary

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Keeping On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Lester Traylor

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Lester Traylor · as Walter Lee Younger

  • Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Jojo / Roland

  • Gimme a Break! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Chu Chu and the Philly Flash(1981)

    as Morgan

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Hill Street Blues(1981)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Oscar Micheaux

  • Palmerstown, U.S.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Escape from Alcatraz(1979)

    as Inmate

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger Murtaugh (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Killing Winston Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Washington Carver

  • Lethal Weapon 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Roger Murtaugh

  • Untitled Dinah Washington Biopic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 248 titles, 244 of them dated from 1975 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

2012 (2009)

$791M worldwide

Highest rated

Lonesome Dove (1989)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Shooter (2007)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19752026

Peak 2015 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 70 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 1 more milestone
  • 2006Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· Dreamgirls

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting210 of 248: 203 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thDirecting2 of 248: 2 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing40 of 248: 33 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score77thOther crew3 of 248: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

248 titles, 7 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s28 · acting1990s38 · 37 acting · 4 crew2000s48 · 44 acting · 8 crew2010s109 · 86 acting · 23 crew2020s19 · 10 acting · 9 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 20% of 101 roles
84899499091419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar and 1 other major award from 11 major nominations, 1988–2022.

WinNomination
  1. 2022
    • Oscar, won
  2. 2007
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble
  3. 2001
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  4. 2000
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
  5. 1996
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album
  6. 1994
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word Album for Children
  7. 1991
    • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Male Lead
  8. 1989
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
Show 1 earlier year
  1. 1988
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Danny Glover's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of the 158 of 160 with a score; across their 151 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 151

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 151

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 151

Midcredits score across 178 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up49
  • 50th to 74th51
  • 25th to 49th42
  • Below 25th36

Shape of the crowd

72 of their 178 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved17
  • Universally Panned3
  • Loved with Detractors2
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic13
  • Crowd Pleaser61
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed72

Most divisive · actor

Dark Web (2016)

95th percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Capernaum (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 128 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Danny Glover's work okay for kids?

Across up to 48 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore38 titles30–88 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity48 titles19–73 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity38 titles30–88 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs34 titles16–70 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense34 titles26–83 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Danny Glover work with?

People who share at least 2 of Danny Glover's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joslyn Barnes shares the most, 23.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles