Roger Murtaugh — Lethal Weapon 3 Character Profile

About Roger Murtaugh

Veteran LAPD sergeant, cautious family man, and Riggs' loyal partner.

Roger Murtaugh — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Investigative deduction, Firearms proficiency, Leadership, Family management, Diplomacy

• Strength: 7/10
• Intelligence: 8.5/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 7.5/10

Affiliations

• Los Angeles Police Department

Quick Facts about Roger Murtaugh

Occupation

police officer, soldier, police detective

Roger Murtaugh's Known Relations

• Los Angeles Police Department — Employer
• Martin Riggs — Business partner

Roger Murtaugh appears in 4 titles

• Lethal Weapon (1987) — character page
• Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) — character page
• Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
• Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Danny Glover

Appears in

Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (6)

• Roger Murtaugh — Alliance Investigation Ally — Lorna Cole (Rene Russo)

  Cole becomes a trusted operational partner in the case.

  Murtaugh and Riggs are assigned to work with Cole from Internal Affairs to track Travis.

• Roger Murtaugh — Conflict Enemy — Jack Travis (Stuart Wilson)

  Travis's crimes threaten Murtaugh's police work and personal sense of justice.

  Murtaugh helps investigate Travis, raids his operations, and participates in the final confrontation where Travis is killed.

• Roger Murtaugh — Alliance Teammate — Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson)

  Their professional partnership drives the investigation and survives escalating personal and tactical dangers.

  Riggs and Murtaugh are demoted together, later re-promoted, and assigned to investigate Jack Travis as partners.

• Roger Murtaugh — Professional Supervisor — Captain Murphy (Steve Kahan)

  Murphy oversees the police structure in which Murtaugh works.

  Travis abducts Murphy to exploit his credentials while Murtaugh participates in the operation to rescue him.

• Roger Murtaugh — Social Friend And Informant — Leo Getz (Joe Pesci)

  Getz is a recurring personal contact and useful source of information for Murtaugh.

  Leo helps Murtaugh sell his house, arrives while the detectives review camera footage, and later provides information about Travis's housing developme...

• Roger Murtaugh — Alliance Crime-Scene Ally — Delores (Delores Hall)

  Her cooperation supports Murtaugh during the first major field incident.

  Delores helps Riggs and Murtaugh stop the armored-car robbery.

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More characters from Lethal Weapon 3

• Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson)
• Leo Getz (Joe Pesci)
• Lorna Cole (Rene Russo)
• Nick Murtaugh (Damon Hines)
• Jack Travis (Stuart Wilson)
• Henchman #2 (Sven-Ole Thorsen)
• Billy Phelps (Mark Pellegrino)
• Stephanie Woods (Mary Ellen Trainor)
• Hatchett (Nick Chinlund)
• Trish Murtaugh (Darlene Love)
• Herman Walters (Alan Scarfe)
• Captain Murphy (Steve Kahan)