Glynn Turman
Glynn Russell Turman, born on January 31, 1947, in New York City, is a revered American stage, television, and film actor as well as a writer, whose career spans decades. He gained early recognition for his role as Leroy "Preach" Jackson in the 1975 film "Cooley High." Turman's talent shone on Broadway, earning a Tony Award for "The Great White Hope." He's renowned for TV work in "The Wire," math professor and retired Army colonel Bradford Taylor on the NBC sitcom "A Different World," fictional Baltimore mayor Clarence Royce on the HBO drama series "The Wire" and "House of Lies." His filmography includes impactful roles in "Gremlins" and "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." With a captivating presence, Turman continues to enthrall audiences, showcasing remarkable versatility and depth in his performances.
Movies
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Richard
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
Rustin
A. Philip Randolph
Outlaw Johnny Black
Bullseye Black
80 for Brady
Mickey
The Legend of Glynn Turman
G.T.
The Devil You Know
Lloyd Cowans
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Toledo
The Way Back
Doc
Sextuplets
Leland
Justine
Papa Don
Windows on the World
Lou
Bumblebee
General Whalen
Solace
Clay (Pastor Davis)
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Race
Harry E. Davis
Dakota's Summer
Isaac Benson
Act Like You Love Me
David Lofton
John Dies at the End
Detective Lawrence 'Morgan Freeman' Appleton
The Obama Effect
Slim Sugar
City Teacher
Kevin Sawyer
The Pastor's Secret
Super 8
Dr. Woodward
Burlesque
Harold Saint
Takers
Chief Detective Duncan
Preaching To The Pastor
Bishop Hightower
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Sheriff Bob Monroe
Kings of the Evening
Clarence Brown
Uncle P
Dr. Niles
Sahara
Dr. Frank Hopper
The Seat Filler
Derrick's Dad
Air Rage
Ted Bigelow
The Visit
Parole Board Member Reingold
Fire & Ice
Robert Aimes Sr.
Men of Honor
Chief Floyd
Freedom Song
T-Bone Lanier
Light It Up
Principal Allan Armstrong
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Dr. Shakespeare
Buffalo Soldiers
Sgt. Joshua 'Joyu' Judges Ruth
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Coach Powell
Subterfuge
Stallworth Hubbs
Someone Else's Child
Judge Roullard
The Inkwell
Spencer Phillips
Deep Cover
Russell Stevens Sr.
A Different World
Colonel Bradford Taylor
Ask Max
Lloyd Lyman
Out of Bounds
Lieutenant Delgado
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
Joshua
Secrets of a Married Man
Jesse
Gremlins
Roy Hanson
Penitentiary II
Charles Johnson
Thornwell
James Thornwell
Attica
Raymond Franklin
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
Preston de Cordiva
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Nigeria
The Serpent's Egg
Monroe
The Richard Pryor Special?
Booster Johnson
Minstrel Man
Harry Brown Jr.
The Tapestry
J.D.'s Revenge
Isaac / 'Ike'
The River Niger
Jeff Williams
Cooley High
Leroy "Preach" Jackson
Carter's Army
Pvt. George Brightman
The Blue Knight
Edwin Beall
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Theo
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
Together Brothers
Dr. Johnson
Thomasine & Bushrod
Jomo J. Anderson
Five on the Black Hand Side
Gideon
AWOL
Mohammed G.
Honky
Sailor at Bus Station
In Search of America
Bodhi
TV Series
Paradise
Fred Collins
1 Episode
The Big Cigar
Walter
6 Episodes
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Mr. Brunner / Chiron
4 Episodes
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Sheriff Nate Craven
1 Episode
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Pa (voice)
2 Episodes
Women of the Movement
Mose Wright
6 Episodes
Power Book II: Ghost
Gabriel
1 Episode
FBI: Most Wanted
Terry Daniels
1 Episode
The Red Line
Nathan Gordon
1 Episode
The Neighborhood
Otis
2 Episodes
Mr. Mercedes
Judge Bernard Raines
6 Episodes
American Gods
Reverend Hutchins
1 Episode
Graves
2 Episodes
How to Get Away with Murder
Nathaniel Lahey
8 Episodes
black-ish
Billy Blade
1 Episode
Fargo
Doctor Senator
6 Episodes
Revolution
David Kipling
1 Episode
Alcatraz
Emmitt Little
1 Episode
House of Lies
Jeremiah Kaan
58 Episodes
Suits
Vic
1 Episode
The Defenders
Judge Bob Owens
5 Episodes
FlashForward
Senator Noland
1 Episode
NCIS: Los Angeles
James Pierce
1 Episode
In Treatment
Alex Prince Sr.
4 Episodes
Criminal Minds
Charles Johnson
1 Episode
The Wire
Clarence Royce
22 Episodes
The Bernie Mac Show
Carl
2 Episodes
Scrubs
George
1 Episode
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Roy Hines
1 Episode
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dr. Young
1 Episode
The Magnificent Seven
Achilles Thompson/Hector Thompson
1 Episode
Millennium
James Glen
1 Episode
Touched by an Angel
Sheriff Ernie Guthrie
1 Episode
ER
Mr. Holmes
1 Episode
Freddy's Nightmares
Dr. Redman
1 Episode
A Different World
Colonel Brad Taylor
122 Episodes
Matlock
Maj. Dennis Orlando
2 Episodes
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
1 Episode
Hail to the Chief
Secretary of State LaRue Hawkins
7 Episodes
Murder, She Wrote
Stan Lassiter
1 Episode
Hot Pursuit
Mitch Simpson
1 Episode
T. J. Hooker
Norman Powell
1 Episode
Centennial
Nate Person
12 Episodes
The Paper Chase
1 Episode
The Tony Randall Show
1 Episode
Room 222
1 Episode