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Danny Glover

1946-07-22 (78 years old) in San Francisco, California, USA

Danny Lebern Glover (born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director, and political activist. He is best known for his co-starring lead role as Sergeant Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film series. Glover has had a variety of film, stage, and television roles. He starred as the husband to Whoopi Goldberg's character, Celie in the celebrated literary adaptation of The Color Purple, and as Lieutenant James McFee in the film Witness. He had leading roles in other films including To Sleep with Anger, Predator 2, Angels in the Outfield, and Operation Dumbo Drop. He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his starring role in Charles Burnett's To Sleep with Anger. Also, he has had prominent supporting roles in Silverado, Witness, A Rage in Harlem, Dreamgirls, Shooter, Death at a Funeral, Beyond the Lights, Sorry to Bother You, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, The Dead Don't Die, Lonesome Dove and Jumanji: The Next Level. Glover earned top billing for the first time in Predator 2, the sequel to the science fiction action film Predator. During his career, he has also made several cameos, appearing, for example, in the Michael Jackson video "Liberian Girl" of 1987. In 1994, he made his directorial debut with the Showtime channel short film Override. Also in 1994, Glover and actor Ben Guillory founded the Robey Theatre Company in Los Angeles, focusing on theatre by and about black people.

Movies

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Double Soul
56 %|Jul 13, 2023
Thriller
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A Night at the Academy Museum
70 %|Oct 12, 2021
Documentary
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The Drummer
70 %|Oct 1, 2020
Drama
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Vagabonds
0 %|Oct 1, 2017
Drama
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Mooz-lum
51 %|Feb 11, 2011
Drama
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Down for Life
43 %|Oct 1, 2010
Drama, Crime
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Alpha and Omega
59 %|Sep 16, 2010
Animation, Family, Comedy, Adventure, Romance
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Legendary
66.76 %|Sep 9, 2010
Drama
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Death at a Funeral
58 %|Apr 15, 2010
Comedy
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2012
58.46 %|Oct 10, 2009
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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Night Train
55 %|Apr 15, 2009
Thriller, Crime, Horror
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Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
57 %|Sep 12, 2008
Animation, Family, Comedy
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Blindness
65 %|May 14, 2008
Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
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Gospel Hill
47 %|Feb 9, 2008
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Be Kind Rewind
63.129999999999995 %|Jan 20, 2008
Drama, Comedy
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Honeydripper
62 %|Sep 10, 2007
Drama, Music
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Battle for Terra
61 %|Sep 6, 2007
Action, Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction
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Shooter
71.2 %|Mar 22, 2007
Drama, Action, Thriller
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Poor Boy's Game
56 %|Feb 11, 2007
Drama
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Dreamgirls
67 %|Dec 25, 2006
Drama, Music
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Barnyard
59 %|Aug 4, 2006
Animation, Comedy, Family
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The Shaggy Dog
49 %|Mar 9, 2006
Comedy, Family
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Manderlay
69 %|Jun 3, 2005
Drama
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Missing in America
60 %|Jan 1, 2005
Drama
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Saw
74 %|Oct 1, 2004
Horror, Mystery, Crime
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Good Fences
60 %|Jan 22, 2003
Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
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The Royal Tenenbaums
75 %|Oct 5, 2001
Comedy, Drama
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Scared Straight! 20 Years Later
68 %|Apr 15, 1999
Documentary, TV Movie
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The Prince of Egypt
73 %|Dec 16, 1998
Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family
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Antz
62 %|Oct 2, 1998
Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy
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Lethal Weapon 4
66 %|Jul 10, 1998
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
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The Rainmaker
70 %|Nov 18, 1997
Drama, Crime, Thriller
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Switchback
60 %|Oct 31, 1997
Thriller, Mystery
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Gone Fishin'
48 %|May 30, 1997
Comedy
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Operation Dumbo Drop
51.65 %|Jul 28, 1995
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
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Angels in the Outfield
59 %|Jul 15, 1994
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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Maverick
68.84 %|May 20, 1994
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Western
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Lethal Weapon 3
67 %|May 15, 1992
Adventure, Action, Comedy, Thriller, Crime
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Grand Canyon
65 %|Dec 25, 1991
Drama
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A Rage in Harlem
55 %|May 3, 1991
Crime, Comedy
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Predator 2
63 %|Nov 21, 1990
Science Fiction, Action, Thriller
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Lethal Weapon 2
70.16 %|Jul 7, 1989
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
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Bat★21
63 %|Jul 21, 1988
Action, War
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Lethal Weapon
72.91 %|Mar 6, 1987
Adventure, Action, Comedy, Thriller, Crime
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The Color Purple
78 %|Dec 18, 1985
Drama, History
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Silverado
69.61 %|Jul 10, 1985
Western, Action
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Witness
71 %|Feb 8, 1985
Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
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Places in the Heart
72 %|Sep 11, 1984
Drama
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Iceman
61 %|Apr 13, 1984
Science Fiction
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Lethal Weapon 5
0 %|Invalid Date
Action, Crime, Comedy
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The Naughty Nine
62 %|Nov 9, 2023
Family, Adventure, Comedy, TV Movie, Crime
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American Dreamer
57 %|Nov 4, 2022
Comedy
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De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?
0 %|Oct 20, 2022
Documentary
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Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
62 %|Oct 2, 2018
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
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The Old Man & the Gun
64 %|Sep 27, 2018
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Come Sunday
57 %|Jan 21, 2018
Drama
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Proud Mary
54.900000000000006 %|Jan 12, 2018
Thriller, Action, Crime
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Birth of a Movement
64 %|Feb 6, 2017
Documentary
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Extortion
61.84 %|Jan 2, 2017
Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Almost Christmas
60 %|Nov 11, 2016
Comedy, Drama
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Pushing Dead
61.54 %|Sep 29, 2016
Comedy, Drama
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Complete Unknown
51 %|Aug 26, 2016
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Mr. Pig
60.739999999999995 %|Jul 22, 2016
Drama
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Gridlocked
59.07 %|Jun 14, 2016
Action
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Back in the Day
30 %|May 20, 2016
Drama
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93 Days
58 %|Apr 24, 2016
Drama
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Darkweb
29 %|Mar 8, 2016
Action, Thriller
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Dirty Grandpa
59.33 %|Jan 20, 2016
Comedy
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Diablo
49 %|Jan 8, 2016
Action, Adventure, Thriller, Western
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Andron
38 %|Nov 8, 2015
Action, Science Fiction
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Waffle Street
61.51 %|Sep 24, 2015
Drama, Comedy
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Checkmate
40 %|Jul 3, 2015
Thriller, Action, Crime
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Consumed
55 %|Jun 1, 2015
Thriller, Drama
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About Scout
59 %|Apr 25, 2015
Family, Drama
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Bad Asses on the Bayou
61 %|Mar 6, 2015
Comedy, Action
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Caffeinated
60 %|Jan 31, 2015
Documentary, Adventure
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Toxin
32 %|Jan 29, 2015
Drama, Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller
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Day of the Mummy
49 %|Oct 20, 2014
Adventure, Horror, Action
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Yellowbird
51 %|Oct 17, 2014
Animation, Family, Comedy
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We Are Many
67 %|Jun 8, 2014
Documentary
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The Ninja Immovable Heart
35 %|Feb 27, 2014
Action, Drama
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Shuffleton's Barbershop
49 %|Jun 1, 2013
Drama, TV Movie
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Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
60 %|May 13, 2013
Documentary, History
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The Shift
50 %|Apr 5, 2013
Drama
actor
The Lighthouse
0 %|Sep 7, 2012
Thriller, Drama
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The People Speak
69 %|Dec 13, 2009
History, Documentary
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Saw V
61.72 %|Oct 23, 2008
Horror, Thriller, Crime
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Bamako
69 %|Jun 21, 2006
Drama
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The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
58 %|Mar 21, 2006
Family, Animation
actor
P.N.O.K.
0 %|Jan 1, 2005
Drama
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Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
63.33 %|Jun 6, 2000
Music, Documentary
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Freedom Song
58 %|Feb 27, 2000
Drama, TV Movie
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Our Friend, Martin
74 %|Jan 12, 1999
Drama, Family, Animation
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Wild America
61 %|Jul 2, 1997
Adventure, Comedy, Family
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America's Dream
70 %|Feb 17, 1996
Drama, TV Movie
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Red Wind
0 %|Nov 26, 1995
Drama
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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
86 %|Jun 5, 1995
Documentary, TV Movie
actor
A Place at the Table
0 %|Mar 20, 1988
Drama
actor
Memorial Day
62 %|Nov 23, 1983
War, Drama, TV Movie
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Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
55 %|Aug 28, 1981
Comedy
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Escape from Alcatraz
75 %|Jun 22, 1979
Drama, Thriller
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San Francisco State: On Strike
0 %|Jan 1, 1969
Documentary
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Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
0 %|Invalid Date
Documentary
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Press Play
66 %|Jun 16, 2022
Music, Romance, Science Fiction
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Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man
80 %|Sep 11, 2020
Music, Documentary
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After Fact
0 %|Jun 15, 2020
Documentary
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Jumanji: The Next Level
69.03999999999999 %|Dec 4, 2019
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
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The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs
100 %|Sep 27, 2019
Documentary, History
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Strive
0 %|May 19, 2019
Drama
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The Dead Don't Die
54.379999999999995 %|May 15, 2019
Comedy, Horror
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Always in Season
68 %|Jan 26, 2019
Documentary
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The Robeson Effect
0 %|Jan 1, 2019
Documentary
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Christmas Break-In
58 %|Dec 27, 2018
Family, Drama
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Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
65 %|Dec 9, 2018
Music, Documentary, TV Movie
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Sorry to Bother You
68.01 %|Jul 6, 2018
Fantasy, Science Fiction, Comedy
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Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
51 %|Jun 14, 2018
Action, Drama, Adventure
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Howard
69 %|Apr 22, 2018
Documentary, Music
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Survivor's Guide to Prison
63.97 %|Feb 23, 2018
Documentary, Crime
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The Christmas Train
65 %|Nov 25, 2017
Family, TV Movie, Drama, Romance
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The Curse of Buckout Road
66.2 %|Nov 24, 2017
Horror
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The Good Catholic
55 %|Sep 8, 2017
Drama, Comedy
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Tour de Pharmacy
67.69 %|Jul 8, 2017
Comedy, TV Movie
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Agents of Change
0 %|Jun 24, 2017
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Monster Trucks
61.03 %|Dec 21, 2016
Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
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Mississippi Inferno
0 %|Feb 16, 2015
Documentary
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Beyond the Lights
68 %|Nov 14, 2014
Romance, Drama
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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
15 %|Jun 22, 2014
Documentary
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2047: Sights of Death
29 %|Jun 13, 2014
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
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Supremacy
57 %|Jun 12, 2014
Crime, Drama
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Rage
52.75 %|May 9, 2014
Action, Crime, Thriller
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Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
62 %|Apr 8, 2014
Action
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Chasing Shakespeare
38 %|Feb 3, 2014
Romance, Drama
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Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
64 %|Oct 4, 2013
Drama, TV Movie
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Extraction
51 %|Sep 5, 2013
Action
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Tula: The Revolt
44 %|Jul 4, 2013
History, Drama
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Highland Park
53 %|Jun 8, 2013
Comedy, Drama
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Space Warriors
53 %|Apr 26, 2013
Family, Adventure, Science Fiction
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The Bouquet
57 %|Feb 5, 2013
Drama, Family
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LUV
58.33 %|Jan 18, 2013
Crime, Drama
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Casting By
71 %|Nov 1, 2012
Documentary
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The Children's Republic
82 %|Oct 4, 2012
Drama, Fantasy, War
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Shadows of Liberty
63.209999999999994 %|Jun 12, 2012
Documentary
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Hannah's Law
51 %|Jun 9, 2012
Western, TV Movie
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Sins
25 %|May 5, 2012
Thriller, Action
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Mysteria
45 %|Oct 23, 2011
Mystery, Drama
actor
Rise Like Lions
0 %|Oct 12, 2011
Documentary
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Donovan's Echo
60.510000000000005 %|Sep 17, 2011
Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
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Age of the Dragons
40.199999999999996 %|Mar 21, 2011
Adventure, Action, Fantasy
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Son of Morning
31 %|Feb 28, 2011
Comedy, Drama
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I Want to Be a Soldier
56.959999999999994 %|Oct 14, 2010
Drama
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I'm Still Here
60 %|Sep 10, 2010
Music, Comedy, Drama
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Dear Alice
58 %|Jul 9, 2010
Drama
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Five Minarets in New York
56.02 %|Mar 9, 2010
Drama
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2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
70 %|Mar 2, 2010
Documentary, Action, Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction, Adventure
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Sam Cooke: Crossing Over
0 %|Jan 11, 2010
Documentary, Music
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PoliWood
65 %|Jul 3, 2009
Documentary
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The Harimaya Bridge
54 %|Jun 13, 2009
Drama
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Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
59 %|Jun 27, 2007
Drama, History, War
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Read You Like a Book
39 %|Oct 1, 2006
Drama
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The Exonerated
80 %|Mar 6, 2006
Drama, TV Movie, Crime
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Full Disclosure Report
0 %|Oct 31, 2005
Crime
actor
The Peace!
50 %|Sep 20, 2005
Documentary
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The Cookout
46 %|Sep 3, 2004
Comedy
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The John Garfield Story
80 %|Feb 3, 2003
Documentary, TV Movie
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The Real Eve
100 %|Apr 21, 2002
Documentary
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3 A.M.
55 %|Jul 1, 2001
Crime, Drama
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Boesman and Lena
65 %|Nov 3, 2000
Drama
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Bàttu
0 %|Sep 24, 2000
Comedy
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The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
64 %|Sep 14, 1999
Documentary
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Beloved
57 %|Oct 16, 1998
Drama, Thriller, Horror
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Buffalo Soldiers
51 %|Dec 7, 1997
Drama, History, TV Movie, Western
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The Saint of Fort Washington
65 %|Nov 3, 1993
Drama
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Bopha!
51 %|Sep 16, 1993
Drama
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The Talking Eggs
0 %|Jun 1, 1993
Animation
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Pure Luck
55 %|Aug 9, 1991
Comedy, Drama
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Flight of the Intruder
55.88 %|Jan 18, 1991
Action, War
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To Sleep with Anger
66 %|Oct 12, 1990
Drama
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Dead Man Out
72 %|Mar 12, 1989
Crime, Drama, TV Movie
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A Raisin in the Sun
80 %|Feb 1, 1989
Drama, TV Movie
actor
Hollywood on Horses
30 %|Jan 1, 1989
Documentary, TV Movie
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Mandela
43 %|Sep 20, 1987
TV Movie, Drama
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John Henry
0 %|Dec 1, 1986
Family, TV Movie
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The Stand-In
0 %|Jun 1, 1985
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And the Children Shall Lead
100 %|Jan 1, 1985
Drama, Family
actor
The Face of Rage
0 %|Mar 20, 1983
Drama, TV Movie
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Keeping On
0 %|Feb 8, 1983
Drama, TV Movie
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Out
50 %|Jan 1, 1982
Drama, Mystery

Series

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The Bee
100 %|Sep 27, 2020
Comedy
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Cold Case Files
79 %|Feb 27, 2017
Crime, Mystery, Documentary
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black-ish
72 %|Sep 24, 2014
Comedy
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Mozart in the Jungle
75 %|Feb 6, 2014
Comedy, Drama
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Ironside
52 %|Oct 2, 2013
Drama, Crime
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Touch
66 %|Jan 25, 2012
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
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Leverage
76 %|Dec 7, 2008
Drama, Comedy, Action & Adventure, Crime
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Brothers and Sisters
71 %|Sep 24, 2006
Drama
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Psych
79 %|Jul 7, 2006
Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Crime
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The Reichen Show
48 %|Nov 11, 2005
Talk
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Criminal Minds
83 %|Sep 22, 2005
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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My Name Is Earl
77 %|Sep 20, 2005
Comedy
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American Dad!
69.53 %|Feb 6, 2005
Animation, Comedy
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Legend of Earthsea
58 %|Dec 13, 2004
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Real Time with Bill Maher
60.12 %|Feb 21, 2003
Comedy, Talk
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Hollywood Squares
65 %|Sep 14, 1998
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Hollywood Squares
65 %|Sep 14, 1998
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The View
44.21 %|Aug 11, 1997
Talk
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ER
78.13 %|Sep 19, 1994
Drama
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Inside the Actors Studio
74.42999999999999 %|Aug 14, 1994
Talk
actor
Civil War Journal
63.33 %|Sep 1, 1993
Documentary
actor
Civil War Journal
63.33 %|Sep 1, 1993
Documentary
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Fallen Angels
55 %|Aug 1, 1993
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Alex Haley's Queen
71 %|Feb 14, 1993
Drama
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Captain Planet and the Planeteers
67.58 %|Sep 15, 1990
Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids
poster
Lonesome Dove
78.12 %|Feb 5, 1989
Drama, Western
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Tall Tales & Legends
54 %|Sep 25, 1985
Family, Kids, Comedy, Drama
poster
Gimme a Break!
66.39999999999999 %|Oct 29, 1981
Comedy, Family
poster
Hill Street Blues
76 %|Jan 15, 1981
Drama, Crime
poster
Great Railway Journeys
70 %|Oct 23, 1980
Documentary
poster
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
55 %|Mar 20, 1980
Drama
poster
Tony Awards
50 %|Apr 1, 1956
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Today
55 %|Jan 14, 1952
News, Talk