Danny Glover made his acting debut in the 1979 American prison thriller film, ‘Escape from Alcatraz’ directed by Don Siegel. The film was well-received by critics and was a commercial success, grossing over $43 million on an $8 million budget. In 1981, he starred as ‘Morgan’ in the David Lowell Rich-directed American comedy film ‘Chu Chu and the Philly Flash.’ The film was largely panned by critics and was a commercial failure. He next appeared in films like ‘Deadly Drifter’ (1982), ‘Iceman’ (1984), ‘Places in the Heart’ (1984), ‘Witness’ (1985), ‘Silverado’ (1985), and ‘The Color Purple’ (1985). In 1987, he portrayed Nelson Mandela in the British television drama film ‘Mandela’ directed by Philip Saville. Glover received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his performance in the film. That same year, he also played the role of ‘Sergeant Roger Murtaugh’ in the American buddy cop action film ‘Lethal Weapon’ directed by Richard Donner. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed over $120.2 million on a $15 million budget. He next starred in films like ‘Bat*21’ (1988), ‘Lethal Weapon 2’ (1989), ‘Predator 2’ (1990), ‘Flight of the Intruder’ (1991), ‘Lethal Weapon 3’ (1992), ‘The Saint of Fort Washington’ (1993), ‘Angels in the Outfield’ (1994), ‘Operation Dumbo Drop’ (1995), ‘Switchback’ (1997), ‘Lethal Weapon 4’ (1998), ‘The Prince of Egypt’ (1998), ‘Our Friend, Martin’ (1999), and ‘Boesman and Lena’ (2000).
In 2001, he starred as ‘Henry Sherman’ in the American comedy-drama film ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ directed by Wes Anderson. The film opened to a positive reception and was a commercial success, grossing over $71.4 million on a $21 million budget. He continued to star in films like ‘Good Fences’ (2003), ‘Saw’ (2004), ‘Manderlay’ (2005), ‘Missing in America’ (2005), ‘Bamako’ (2006), ‘Saw III’ (2006), ‘Shooter’ (2007), ‘Poor Boy's Game’ (2007), ‘Be Kind Rewind’ (2008), ‘Blindness’ (2008), ‘Night Train’ (2009), ‘2012’ (2009), ‘Death at a Funeral’ (2010), ‘Legendary’ (2010), and ‘Donovan's Echo’ (2011). In 2012, he played the role of ‘Arthur’ in the Sheldon Candis-directed crime drama film ‘LUV.’ The film received a mixed response from critics and earned a 34% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes. He was next seen in films like ‘Space Warriors’ (2013), ‘Supremacy’ (2014), ‘Bad Asses on the Bayou’ (2015), ‘Gridlocked’ (2015), ‘Dirty Grandpa’ (2016), ‘Mr. Pig’ (2016), ‘Monster Trucks’ (2016), ‘Extortion’ (2017), ‘Proud Mary’ (2018), ‘Death Race: Beyond Anarchy’ (2018), and ‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’ (2019). He was last seen in the 2019 American fantasy adventure comedy film ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ directed by Jake Kasdan. The film was a critical and commercial success. He will be next seen in the upcoming American romantic drama film ‘Press Play.’
