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5 unusual facts about Danny Glover


Bay Area Video Coalition

As Executive Producer, BAVC produced The Stand In, directed by Bob Zagone and starring Danny Glover.

Henry rifle

In the 1985 movie Silverado, a Henry rifle is the firearm of choice for one of the main characters, Malcolm "Mal" Johnson, played by Danny Glover.

Lovely Hoffman

In 1985, the novel was adapted into a film, directed by Steven Spielberg, which starred Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg in the lead role as Celie.

Marz Lovejoy

In April 2011, Marz landed her first feature film role in director Sheldon Candis’ “L.U.V.” The film stars Common, Michael K. Williams, Meagan Good, and Danny Glover.

Won Ho Chung

Chung covered the red carpet at the Dubai International Film Festival in 2008 where he interviewed the likes of Goldie Hawn and Danny Glover and in 2009 as well where he interviewed Indian film actor Amitabh Bachchan and numerous Arabic celebrities.


Age of the Dragons

Age of the Dragons is a 2011 fantasy film starring Danny Glover and Vinnie Jones, directed by Ryan Little.

Alberta Mayne

Most recently she had a leading role in The Bouquet starring Danny Glover and Kristy Swanson, coming out February 2013.

Aristide and the Endless Revolution

Rossier speaks with many prominent figures in and outside of Haiti, including American author and academic Noam Chomsky, actor and activist Danny Glover and the Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs under President George W. Bush, Roger Noriega.

Baruch Shemtov

Baruch has now added a wide range of interviews to his roster including Donald Trump, Paris Hilton, James Franco, Olivia Wilde, Chris Colfer, Danny Glover, Eric Mabius, Dennis Haysbert, OneRepublic, Morgan Spurlock, Jason Ritter, Greta Gerwig, Riley Keough, Ramona Singer, Greg Louganis, and others.

Ben Guillory

Raised in San Francisco, California, Guillory co-founded the Robey Theatre Company in honor of the late actor, activist, and operatic singer Paul Robeson, with actor Danny Glover in Los Angeles in 1994, and currently serves as its artistic director.

Boesman and Lena

Two film adaptations of Fugard's play—one directed by Ross Devenish and starring Fugard and Bryceland and the other directed by John Berry and starring Danny Glover and Angela Bassett -- were released in 1974 and 2000, respectively.

Datari Turner Productions

"LUV,” produced by Turner, starring Rapper/Actor Common, Danny Glover, and Dennis Haysbert, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews and opened in theaters across the country in January 2013.

Good Fences

Danny Glover plays the overworked, stressed husband and Whoopi plays his steadfast wife; she won an Image Award for her role.

Joe Seneca

Joe Seneca (January 14, 1919 – August 15, 1996) was an American film and television actor who had a lengthy Hollywood career, portraying bit parts in many major films- He played the role of daddy/Ezra to Mal (Danny Glover's character) in the big screen film Silverado, and television sitcoms spanning from the 1970s to the 1990s.

Jon Foo

Foo's films were his second lead role in Bangkok Revenge, he appear with Dominic Purcell in Vikingdom and Danny Glover in Extraction.

Joshua Seftel

Seftel's next film was Ennis’ Gift, an HBO documentary about learning differences produced with Bill Cosby and wife Camille Hanks in memory of their late son Ennis, which featured Danny Glover, James Earl Jones, Anne Bancroft, Robert Rauschenberg, Charles Schwab and Bruce Jenner.

La Chèvre

An American remake of this film was made in 1991, starring Martin Short and Danny Glover, entitled Pure Luck.

Martin Ludlow

"Why do I support him? L.A. needs him," said attorney Connie Rice, who was among 16 people, including actor Danny Glover and Rep. Diane Watson (D-Los Angeles), who were part of the "reception committee" at a recent fundraiser to benefit Ludlow.

Million Worker March

The rally also garnered backing from many celebrities like Coretta Scott King, Danny Glover, Jesse Jackson and Chumbawamba.

Mooz-lum

Basir, now 30, followed Lee's simple advice, which led him to eventually write, and direct his first full-feature film, Mooz-lum, starring Nia Long, Danny Glover, Evan Ross and Roger Guenveur Smith.

Revelations Entertainment

These productions have involved established actors such as Monica Bellucci, Kirsten Dunst, Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Holly Hunter, Thomas Jane, Paz Vega, Zina Pistor and Billy Bob Thornton.

Shaka Sankofa

Sankofa's supporters, including Coretta Scott King, bishop Desmond Tutu, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and celebrities Danny Glover, Kenny Rogers, Lionel Richie, Harry Belafonte and Ruby Dee, brought his case international attention, arguing that his conviction was based on the claim that the testimony of a single eyewitness who said she saw him for a few seconds in the dark parking lot committing the murder.

The Exonerated

It stars David Brown, Jr. (the only cast member to have appeared in the stage play) as Robert Earl Hayes, Brian Dennehy as Gary Gauger, Danny Glover as David Keaton, Delroy Lindo as Delbert Tibbs, Aidan Quinn as Kerry Max Cook and Susan Sarandon as Sonia "Sunny" Jacobs.

Witness to Innocence

The play and made-for cable television film, The Exonerated, features Witness to Innocence members Delbert Tibbs (played by Delroy Lindo) and David Keaton (played by Danny Glover) as two of its characters.


see also

Abderrahmane Sissako

2006 : Bamako (115 minutes), images of Mali's capital: everyday lives, a trial implicating the International Monetary Fund and World Bank for global poverty, a film within a film starring Danny Glover.