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Danny Lebern Glover was born on July 22, 1946 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an American actor and film director.

He made his film debut in Places in the Heart (1984) but gained his first major success in The Color Purple (1985). A versatile actor, he played villains and heroes in all types of films including Lethal Weapon (1987) and its sequels (1989, 1992, 1998).

In March 1998 he was appointed a United Nations goodwill ambassador. Later films include The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) and Saw (2004).

He almso starred in Dreamgirls (2006) and action Shooter (2007).

Filmography

• Gospel Hill (2007)
• Blindness (2008)
• Terra (2008)
• Be Kind Rewind (2008)
• Honeydripper (2007)
• Shooter (2007)
• Dreamgirls (2006)
• Barnyard (2006)
• Bamako (2006)
• The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (2006)
• The Shaggy Dog (2006)
• Poor Boy's Game (2006)
• "ER" (4 episodes, 2005)
• Missing in America (2005)
• Manderlay (2005)
• The Exonerated (2005)
• P.N.O.K. (2005)
• Earthsea (2004)
• The Cookout (2004)
• Saw (2004)
• The Law and Mr. Lee (2003)
• Good Fences (2003)
• The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
• 3 A.M. (2001)
• Boesman and Lena (2000)
• Bàttu (2000)
• Freedom Song (2000)
• "Courage" (2000)
• The Monster (1999)
• Our Friend, Martin (1999)
• The Prince of Egypt (1998)
• Beloved (1998)
• Antz (1998)
• How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
• Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
• Buffalo Soldiers (1997)
• The Rainmaker (1997)
• Switchback (1997)
• Wild America (1997)
• Gone Fishin' (1997)
• America's Dream (1996)
• "Fallen Angels" (1 episode, 1995)
• Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
• "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1 episode)
• Angels in the Outfield (1994)
• Maverick (1994)
• Bopha! (1993)
• The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
• "Queen" (1993)
• Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
• The Talking Eggs (1992)
• Grand Canyon (1991)
• Pure Luck (1991)
• A Rage in Harlem (1991)
• Flight of the Intruder (1991)
• Predator 2 (1990)
• "Captain Planet and the Planeteers" (1990)
• To Sleep with Anger (1990)
• Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
• "Saturday Night Live" (1 episode, 1989)
• Dead Man Out (1989)
• "Lonesome Dove" (1989)
• A Raisin in the Sun (1989)
• Rabbit Ears: How the Leopard Got His Spots (1989)
• Bat*21 (1988)
• Mandela (1987)
• Lethal Weapon (1987)
• Shelley Duvall Presents: American Tall Tales and Legends: John Henry (1987)
• Place at the Table (1987)
• The Color Purple (1985)
• Silverado (1985)
• Witness (1985)
• And the Children Shall Lead (1985)
• "Tall Tales and Legends" (1 episode, 1985)
• Places in the Heart (1984)
• Iceman (1984)
• Memorial Day (1983)
• "Chiefs" (1983)
• The Face of Rage (1983)
• Out (1982)
• "Gimme a Break!" (1 episode, 1981)
• "Hill Street Blues" (4 episodes, 1981)
• Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981)
• "The Greatest American Hero" (1 episode, 1981)
• Keeping On (1981)
• "Palmerstown, U.S.A." (1980)
• "Paris" (1 episode, 1979)
• "Lou Grant" (1 episode, 1979)
• Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

Awards

• Pan African Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award 2003
• Marian Anderson Award 2002
• NAACP Image Award Chairman's Award 2002
• NAACP Image Award Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special "Freedom Song" 2001
• NAACP Image Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture "Beloved" 1998
• CableACE Award Best Dramatic or Theatrical Special "America's Dream: Long Black Song" 1996
• CableACE Award Best Actor in a Drama Special or Series "America's Dream: Long Black Song" 1996
• MTV Movie Award Best On-Screen Duo "Lethal Weapon 3" 1993
• Independent Spirit Award Best Actor "To Sleep With Anger" 1990
• CableACE Award Best Actor in a Movie or Miniseries "Mandela" 1989
• NAACP Image Award "Lethal Weapon 2" 1989
• NAACP Image Award "Mandela" 1986
• Theatre World Award "'Master Harold'...and the boys" 1982