Danny Glover

Danny Glover at World Social Forum 2003. Photo by Marcello Casal Jr/ABr

Danny Lebern Glover (born July 22, 1946) is an American actor born in San Francisco, California. In March 1998, he was appointed ambassador to the United Nations Development Program.

He has been married to Asake Bomani since 1975 and has one child named Mandisa. He also has a younger brother named Martin. Among many awards, he has won five NAACP Image Awards, for his achievements as a black actor.

Glover made his directorial debut with the Showtime channel short film Override in 1994.

Filmography

• Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
• Places in the Heart (1984)
• Silverado (1985)
• The Color Purple (1985)
• Lethal Weapon (1987)
• Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
• Predator 2 (1990)
• Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
• Queen (1993) (tv miniseries)
• Maverick (1994)
• Angels in the Outfield (1994)
• Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
• The Rainmaker (1997)
• Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
• Antz (1998)
• Beloved (1998)
• The Prince of Egypt (1998)
• The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

• Danny Glover at imdb.com