Actor, born in San Francisco, California, USA. After attending San Francisco State, he appeared on the stage. 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).
Early life
Danny Glover was born in San Francisco, California.
In his late twenties, Glover enrolled in the Black Actors Workshop at the American Conservatory Theater, a regional training program in San Francisco.
Acting and directing career
Glover has had a variety of film, stage, and television roles.
Among many awards, he has won five NAACP Image Awards, for his achievements as an actor of color.
He joined the ranks of actors, such as Humphrey Bogart, Elliott Gould, and Robert Mitchum, who have portrayed Raymond Chandler's private eye detective Philip Marlowe in the episode 'Red Wind' of the Showtime network's 1995 series Fallen Angels.
Glover made his directorial debut with the Showtime channel short film Override in 1994.
Political and social activism
Glover currently serves as board chair of the TransAfrica Forum, "a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the general public — particularly African-Americans — on the economic, political and moral ramifications of U.S. foreign policy as it affects Africa and the Diaspora in the Caribbean and Latin America."
Mr. Glover is a supporter of the activist group A.N.S.W.E.R.
Trivia
Glover has a younger brother named Martin.
On the DVD release of Lethal Weapon 4 in the cast and crew features Glovers birthdate year is stated as 1947, though this is most likely a typo as various internet website list his birthdate year as 1946
Height: 6'3" (1.91 meters)
Friend of Carl Lumbly, Mel Gibson and Jackie Chan
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