- Was arrested outside Sudan's Washington embassy during a protest against violence in the African nation. (August 27, 2004)
- Has boycotted a cruise to Haiti that he helped to organize, over the ousting of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and the US-backed interim government that replaced him. (August 16, 2004)
- Was among a delegation of black American activists who began a nine-day visit to meet President Hugo Chavez and study the situation of blacks in Venezuela. (January 10, 2004)
- Is featured in the first television commercials of democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich campaign in Iowa and New Hampshire next month. (December 24, 2003)
- Was honored The Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award by a humanitarian award from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. (November 18, 2003)
- The honorary chairman of International Black Panther Film Festival (2003)
- The Washington, D.C., based Judicial Watch is calling on MCI to cut business ties with Glover, who's a pitchman for the company, because of his vocal criticism of U.S. foreign policy. (May 20, 2003)
- A threatened boycott seeks to force telecommunications company MCI to dump Glover as its pitchman because of views he expressed about Cuba and against the Iraq war -- Glover said this chill comes from right-wing factions that he denounced as self-appointed thought police. (May 19, 2003)
- Glover received the Chairman's Award at the NAACP Image Awards Saturday night for his work to broaden human rights internationally and to abolish the death penalty. (March 10, 2003)
- Glover showed up in Brazil on Sunday to mingle with activists at the World Social Forum talking about everything from women's rights to eliminating Third World debt and poverty. (January 27, 2003)
- Glover and three other prominent pro-Africa activists have urged South African President Thabo Mbeki in a letter to do more to tackle his country's rampant AIDS epidemic.
- He made his film debut in ESACPE FROM ALCATRAZ (1979).
- He reached box-office-gold status with the three LETHAL WEAPON flicks produced between 1987 and 1992, playing the conservative, family-man partner of loose cannon L.A. cop Mel Gibson.
- Nominated for Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special at Daytime Emmy Awards for JUST A DREAM (2003)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries at Screen Actors Guild Awards for FREEDOM SONG (2001)
- Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie at Emmy Awards for FREEDOM SONG (2000)
- Nominated for Best Action Sequence at MTV Movie Awards for LETHAL WEAPON 4 (1999) - shared with Mel Gibson
- Nominated for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series at Emmy Awards for Fallen Angels (1996)
- Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special at Emmy Awards for LONESOME DOVE (1989)
Quotes- About fighting terrorism "Going to war and taking lives is not the process that works. What you've done is effectively cut off any discourse or dialogue. If we're only going to govern by anger, then we've lost the game."
- "Leadership has to be focused on some very radical ideas that only we as 21st Century people can talk about: making sure people have a livelihood, making sure people receive a living wage, making sure the environment, the Mother Earth, is embraced and cherished and not destroyed. Making sure people are healthy in what they eat, making sure we hold people and corporations accountable for the damage they do not only to our environment but to our institutions."
- "When I say the death penalty is inhumane. I mean [it's inhumane] whether that person is in a bird cage [jail] or it's bin Laden."
- "One of the main purveyors of violence in this world has been this country, whether it's been against Nicaragua, Vietnam or wherever."
- "A nation that continues, year after year, to spend more money on defense than social programs is nearing spiritual death."
Awards- BET Awards: Humanitarian Award (2004)
- Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival: Lifetime Achievement Award (2003)
- Jamerican International Film Festival: Lifetime Achievement Award (2002)
- Image Awards: Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special, FREEDOM SONG (2001)
- Image Awards: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture, BELOVED (1999)
- CableACE Awards: Actor in a Dramatic Special or Series, America's Dream (1996)
- CableACE Awards: Dramatic or Theatrical Special, America's Dream (1996)
- Image Award: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Television Movie or Mini-Series, QUEEN (1995)
- Women in Film Crystal Awards: Humanitarian Award (1994)
- MTV Movie Awards: Best On-Screen Duo, LETHAL WEAPON 3 (1993) - shared with Mel Gibson
- San Francisco International Film Festival: Piper-Heidsieck Award (1993)
- Independent Spirit Awards: Best Male Lead, TO SLEEP WITH ANGER (1991)
- Image Awards: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie, Mandela (1990)
- CableACE Awards: Actor in a Movie or Miniseries, MANDELA (1989)
- Image Awards: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture, LETHAL WEAPON (1989)
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