Train Conductor — Our Friend, Martin Character Profile

About Train Conductor

An authority figure on a segregated train in 1944. His presence underscores the strict racial separation laws of the era, providing the setting for a teenage Martin to explain the societal divisions he will later fight against.

Character Facts

Played by

Danny Glover

Appears in

Our Friend, Martin (1999)

Role

Supporting

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