Roger Murtaugh
| Roger Murtaugh | |
|---|---|
| Lethal Weapon character | |
| First appearance |
Film: Lethal Weapon (1987) Television: "Pilot" |
| Last appearance | Film: Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) |
| Created by | Shane Black |
| Portrayed by |
Danny Glover (films) Damon Wayans Sr. (television) |
| Information | |
| Nickname(s) | Rog |
| Aliases | Mayhem |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Police Detective |
| Title | Sergeant Patrolman (Lethal Weapon 3) Captain (Lethal Weapon 4) |
| Spouse(s) | Trish Murtaugh |
| Children | Rianne Murtaugh Butters Nick Murtaugh (Films) Carrie Murtaugh Roger "RJ" Murtaugh Jr. (Television) |
| Relatives | Lee Butters (son in-law) Unnamed grandson |
| Religion | Christian |
| Nationality | American |
Roger Murtaugh is a fictional character in the Lethal Weapon films, played in all four by Danny Glover. On February 12, 2016, it was announced that Murtaugh would be played by Damon Wayans Sr. in the pilot for the new Fox Television drama series.
Murtaugh is a straitlaced veteran homicide detective sergeant and family man. He was a lieutenant of the 173rd Airborne Brigade in the U.S. Army, and served in the Vietnam War. He joined the Los Angeles Police Department in 1967 and celebrates his 50th birthday at the start of Lethal Weapon. He has begun to consider retirement, hence his catchphrase, "I'm too old for this shit". He is partnered with "loose cannon" and fellow Vietnam War veteran Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) to investigate a suspected suicide of the daughter of one of Murtaugh's old friends. Though the two initially cannot stand each other and resent each other's presence, Murtaugh gains respect for Riggs when Riggs saves his life. After Murtaugh discovers that his old friend from the Vietnam War, Michael Hunsaker, has been laundering the profits from a heroin-trafficking cartel, he confronts Hunsaker and learns the details of the organization before Mr. Joshua, the cartel's primary henchman, murders Hunsaker. The cartel kidnaps Murtaugh's older daughter, Rianne, in an attempt to make Murtaugh divulge what Hunsaker told him. Murtaugh and Riggs set an ambush, which fails. The cartel tortures Murtaugh, and threatens to torture Rianne as well, until Riggs rescues them. He manages to kill General McAllister, the head of the cartel, by shooting the driver of his car, causing a bus-versus-car crash and a gigantic explosion. He backs up Riggs as he fights and subdues Mr. Joshua, and then he and Riggs kill Joshua when he attempts to shoot Riggs. By the end of the film, he has forgone retirement and accepted Riggs into his family.
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