The following are the performance credits of the American actor Danny Glover.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Escape from Alcatraz | Inmate | Acting debut |
| 1981 | Chu Chu and the Philly Flash | Morgan | |
| 1982 | Out | Jojo / Roland | Alternative title: Deadly Drifter |
| 1984 | Iceman | Loomis | |
| Places in the Heart | Moses "Moze" Hadner | ||
| 1985 | Witness | Lieutenant James McFee | |
| Silverado | Malachi "Mal" Johnson | ||
| Mister Albert Johnson | |||
| 1987 | Lethal Weapon | Sergeant Roger Murtaugh | |
| 1988 | Bat*21 | Captain Bartholomew Clark | |
| 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 | Sergeant Roger Murtaugh | |
| 1990 | To Sleep with Anger | Harry | Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead |
| Predator 2 | Lieutenant Mike Harrigan | ||
| 1991 | Flight of the Intruder | Commander Frank "Dooke" Camparelli | |
| "Easy Money" | |||
| Grand Canyon | Simon | ||
| Pure Luck | Raymond Campanella | ||
| 1992 | Lethal Weapon 3 | Sergeant Roger Murtaugh | |
| 1993 | The Saint of Fort Washington | Jerry / The Narrator | |
| Bopha! | Micah Mangena | ||
| 1994 | Maverick | Bank Robber | Uncredited cameo |
| Angels in the Outfield | Angels Manager George Knox | ||
| Override | Director, TV short | ||
| 1995 | Operation Dumbo Drop | Captain Sam Cahill | |
| 1997 | Wild America | Bigfoot | Uncredited cameo |
| Judge Tyrone Kipler | Uncredited prominent role | ||
| Gone Fishin' | Gus Green | ||
| Switchback | Bob Goodall | ||
| 1998 | The Prince of Egypt | Jethro (voice) | |
| Antz | Barbatus (voice) | ||
| Lethal Weapon 4 | Captain Roger Murtaugh | ||
| Beloved | Paul D. Garner | ||
| 1999 | Our Friend, Martin | Train Conductor (voice) | |
| 2000 | Boesman and Lena | Boesman | |
| 2001 | 3 A.M. | Charles "Hershey" Riley | |
| Henry Sherman | |||
| 2002 | Just a Dream | Director Nominated—Daytime Emmy Award[1] for Outstanding Directing for a Children/Youth/Family Special | |
| 2003 | Good Fences | Tom Spader | |
| 2004 | Judge Crowley | ||
| Saw | Detective David Tapp | ||
| 2005 | Manderlay | Wilhelm | |
| Missing in America | Jake Neeley | ||
| 2006 | Bamako | Cow-Boy | |
| Barnyard | Miles (voice) | ||
| Ken Hollister | |||
| Saw III | Detective David Tapp | Uncredited; archive footage | |
| Dreamgirls | Marty Madison | ||
| 2007 | Shooter | Colonel Isaac Johnson | |
| Poor Boy's Game | George Carvery | Nominated—Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | |
| Battle for Terra | President Chen (voice) | ||
| Honeydripper | Tyrone Purvis | ||
| Miranda Regresa | John Doe | ||
| 2008 | Be Kind Rewind | Horace Fletcher | |
| Gospel Hill | John Malcolm | ||
| Tiny Tears | Himself | ||
| Blindness | Old Man With The Black Eye Patch / The Narrator | ||
| Himself | |||
| Saw V | Detective David Tapp | Uncredited; archive footage; photographs | |
| Walter Tortoise (voice) | |||
| 2009 | Night Train | Miles | |
| Down for Life | Mr. Shannon | ||
| Himself | Documentary | ||
| Joseph Holder | |||
| 2012 | President Thomas Wilson | Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | |
| At the End of Slavery | The Narrator | ||
| 2010 | Stride | James "Honeybear" Powell | |
| Death at a Funeral | Uncle Russell | ||
| Dear Alice | Franzis Namazi | Original title: För kärleken | |
| Legendary | Harry "Red" Newman | ||
| Alpha and Omega | Winston (voice) | ||
| Son of Morning | Gabriel Peters | ||
| Age of the Dragons | Ahab | ||
| Mooz-lum | Dean Francis | ||
| I Want to Be a Soldier | The Principal | ||
| Five Minarets in New York | Marcus | Original title: New York'ta Beş Minare | |
| 2011 | Heart of Blackness | Vaudreuil | |
| Donovan's Echo | Donovan Matheson | ||
| 2012 | Highland Park | Ed | |
| LUV | Arthur | ||
| Sins Expiation | Father Leonard | ||
| The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America | Count Basie (voice) | ||
| 2013 | Space Warriors | Commander Philips | |
| The Shift | Dr. Floyd | ||
| Chasing Shakespeare | William Ward | ||
| Shinishi[2] | |||
| Extraction | Colonel[3] | ||
| Winston[4] | |||
| 2014 | Bad Asses | Bernie Pope | |
| Rage | Detective Peter St. John | ||
| Beyond the Lights | Captain David Nicol | ||
| Supremacy | Sonny Walker | ||
| S.O.S - Sights of Death | Sponge | ||
| Yellowbird | Darius (voice) | English version | |
| Day of the Mummy | Carl | ||
| 2047: The Final War | Sponge | Italian film also known as 2047: Sights of Death | |
| 2015 | Bad Asses on the Bayou | Bernie Pope | |
| Checkmate | Elohim | ||
| Consumed | Hal Westbrook | ||
| Gridlocked | "Sully" | ||
| Waffle Street | Edward Collins | ||
| About Scout | "Red" Freston | ||
| Diablo | Benjamin Carver | ||
| Andron | Chancellor Gordon | ||
| 2016 | Dirty Grandpa | "Stinky" | |
| Complete Unknown | Roger | ||
| Back in the Day | Eddie "Rocks" Travor | ||
| Mr. Pig | Ambrose | Nominated—Ariel Award for Best Actor | |
| 93 Days | Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri[5] | ||
| Almost Christmas | Walter Meyers | ||
| Dark Web | The Boss | ||
| Pushing Dead | Bob | ||
| Monster Trucks | Mr. Weathers | ||
| 2017 | Vagabonds | Uncle Issa | Short film |
| Extortion | Constable Haagen | ||
| The Good Catholic | Father Victor | ||
| Donald Trump, The Koch Brothers & Their War on Climate Science[6] | The Narrator | ||
| The Curse of Buckout Road | Dr. Lawrence Powell | ||
| 2018 | Proud Mary | Benny Spencer | |
| Sorry to Bother You | Langston | ||
| Come Sunday | Gilbert Pearson | ||
| The Old Man & the Gun | Teddy Green | ||
| Bob "Baltimore Bob" | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2019 | The Last Black Man in San Francisco | Grandpa Allen | |
| The Dead Don't Die | Hank Thompson | ||
| Strive | Mr. Rose | ||
| Milo Walker | |||
| 2020 | The Drummer | Mark Walker | |
| 2022 | Press Play | Cooper | [7] |
| American Dreamer | Private investigator | [8] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | B. J. and the Bear | Matt Thomas, TV Reporter | Episode: "A Coffin with a View" Uncredited | |
| Lou Grant | Leroy | Episode: "Slammer" | ||
| Paris | Episode: "Dear John" | |||
| 1980 | Palmerstown, U.S.A. | Harley | Episode: "The Threat" | |
| 1981 | Keeping On | Lester | Television movie | |
| Vice Officer | Episode: "Fire Man" | |||
| Hill Street Blues | Jesse John Hudson | 4 episodes | ||
| Gimme a Break! | Bill | Episode: "A Man in Nell's Room" | ||
| 1983 | Gary | Television movie | ||
| Chiefs | Marshall Peters | Miniseries | ||
| Memorial Day | Willie Monroe | Television movie | ||
| 1985 | And the Children Shall Lead | William | Television movie | |
| 1986 | Tall Tales & Legends | John Henry | Episode: "John Henry" | |
| 1987 | Place at the Table | Television movie | ||
| Mandela | Nelson Mandela | Television movie Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Miniseries or a Movie | ||
| 1989 | Walter Lee Younger | Television movie | ||
| Lonesome Dove | Joshua Deets | Miniseries Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Miniseries or a Movie (see also Bose Ikard) | ||
| Dead Man Out | Dr. Alex Marsh | Television movie Alternative title: Dead Man Walking | ||
| Saturday Night Live | Sergeant Roger Murtaugh | Episode: "Mel Gibson/Living Colour" | ||
| 1991 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Professor Apollo (voice) | Episode: "Isle of Solar Energy" | |
| 1992 | The Narrator | Television movie | ||
| 1993 | Alex Haley's Queen | Alec Haley | Miniseries NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | |
| 1995 | Fallen Angels | Philip Marlowe | Episode: "Red Wind" Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Drama Series | |
| 1996 | America's Dream | Silas | Television movie (Segment: "Long Black Song") | |
| 1997 | Buffalo Soldiers | Sergeant Washington Wyatt | Television movie | |
| 2000 | Freedom Song | Will Walker | Television movie Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Miniseries or a Movie Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | |
| 2002 | The Real Eve | The Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2003 | Good Fences | Tom Spader | Television movie | |
| Biography | The Narrator | Episode: "James Baldwin: Witness" | ||
| Henry Lee | Television movie | |||
| 2004 | Legend of Earthsea | Ogion | Miniseries | |
| 2005 | David | Television movie | ||
| ER | Charlie Pratt Sr. | 4 episodes | ||
| 2006 | Take 3 | Colonel Weldon | Television movie | |
| 2007–2008 | Brothers & Sisters | Isaac Marshall | 6 episodes | |
| 2009 | My Name Is Earl | Thomas Monroe | Episode: "My Name is Alias" | |
| 2010 | Human Target | Client | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2011 | Psych | Mel Hornsby | Episode: "Dead Man's Curveball" | |
| Leverage | Charlie Lawson | Episode: "The Van Gogh Job" | ||
| 2012 | Touch[9] | Professor Arthur Teller | Co-starring role | |
| Hannah's Law | Ison Dart | Television movie | ||
| 2013 | American Dad! | Krampus (voice) | Episode: "Minstrel Krampus" | |
| Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight | Thurgood Marshall | Television movie | ||
| 2014 | Skittles (Midas Touch) Advert | Midas Touch | Currently airing | |
| 2016 | Criminal Minds | Hank Morgan | Episode: "Derek" | |
| Mozart in the Jungle | The Mayor | Episode: "My Heart Opens to Your Voice" | ||
| 2017 | Tour de Pharmacy | "Slim" Robinson | Television movie | |
| Cold Case Files | The Narrator | Documentary series | ||
| The Christmas Train | Max Powers | Television movie | ||
| 2018 | Christmas Break-In | Ray | Television movie | |
| 2020 | Black-ish | Uncle Norman | Episode: "Our Wedding Dre" | |
| 2023 | The Naughty Nine | Santa Claus | Television movie[10] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby | The Narrator (voice) | Credited as Danny Lebern Glover | |
| 2023 | Gloves |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue(s) | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "Master Harold"...and the Boys | Willy | Yale Repertory Theatre / Lyceum Theatre | Broadway debutTheatre World Award | [11] [12] | |
| 1985 | A Lesson from Aloes | Steppenwolf Theatre | [13] | |||
| 1999 | Yohen | James | East West Players | [14] | ||
| 2003 | "Master Harold"...and the Boys | Sam | Royale Theatre | [15] | ||
| 2017 | Yohen | James | East West Players | [16] |
