Actor: Danny Glover

Danny Glover played Roger Murtaugh across four Lethal Weapon films, and the too old for this line became a permanent part of the language.

The Color Purple and To Sleep with Anger show the dramatic work, the latter for Charles Burnett and much less seen than it should be.

He has been a sustained political activist, working on labour organising and international human rights, and has produced extensively including films by African and Caribbean directors.