Glynn Turman
Actor
Born January 31, 1947 in New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
You Look Familiar: Vernée Watson
STRAW
Richard
Paradise
Fred Collins
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
The Big Cigar
Walter
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Self - Chiron
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Mr. Brunner / Chiron
Rustin
A. Philip Randolph
Outlaw Johnny Black
Bullseye Black
80 for Brady
Mickey
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Sheriff Nate Craven
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Self
Women of Theatre, New York
The Legend of Glynn Turman
G.T.
The Devil You Know
Lloyd Cowans
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Pa (voice)
Women of the Movement
Mose Wright
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
Self
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
Self - Presenter
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Toledo
Power Book II: Ghost
Gabriel
The Way Back
Doc
FBI: Most Wanted
Terry Daniels
Sextuplets
Leland
Justine
Papa Don
Windows on the World
Lou
The Red Line
Nathan Gordon
Bumblebee
General Whalen
The Neighborhood
Otis
Solace
Clay (Pastor Davis)
The Killing Floor
Self
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Self
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Mr. Mercedes
Judge Bernard Raines
American Gods
Reverend Hutchins
Graves
Race
Harry E. Davis
How to Get Away with Murder
Nathaniel Lahey
black-ish
Billy Blade
Dakota's Summer
Isaac Benson
Fargo
Doctor Senator
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Act Like You Love Me
David Lofton
John Dies at the End
Detective Lawrence 'Morgan Freeman' Appleton
Revolution
David Kipling
The Obama Effect
Slim Sugar
House of Lies: Fridays at Galweather
City Teacher
Kevin Sawyer
Alcatraz
Emmitt Little
House of Lies
Jeremiah Kaan
Suits
Vic
Super 8
Dr. Woodward
Burlesque
Harold Saint
The Defenders
Judge Bob Owens
Takers
Chief Detective Duncan
FlashForward
Senator Noland
NCIS: Los Angeles
James Pierce
Preaching To The Pastor
Bishop Hightower
In Treatment
Alex Prince, Sr.
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Sheriff Bob Monroe
Kings of the Evening
Clarence Brown
Uncle P
Dr. Niles
Criminal Minds
Charles Johnson
Sahara
Dr. Frank Hopper
The Seat Filler
Derrick's Dad
The Wire
Clarence Royce
The Bernie Mac Show
Carl
Scrubs
George
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Roy Hines
Air Rage
Ted Bigelow
The Visit
Parole Board Member Reingold
Big Apple
Ted Olsen
Fire & Ice
Robert Aimes Sr.
Men of Honor
Chief Floyd
Freedom Song
T-Bone Lanier
Light It Up
Principal Allan Armstrong
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dr. Young
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Dr. Shakespeare
The Magnificent Seven
Achilles Thompson/Hector Thompson
Buffalo Soldiers
Sgt. Joshua 'Joyu' Judges Ruth
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Coach Powell
Millennium
James Glen
Homeboys in Outer Space
Subterfuge
Stallworth Hubbs
The Parent 'Hood
The Wayans Bros.
Touched by an Angel
Sheriff Ernie Guthrie
ER
Mr. Holmes
The Inkwell
Spencer Phillips
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Deep Cover
Russell Stevens Sr.
Freddy's Nightmares
Dr. Redman
A Different World
Colonel Brad Taylor
Ask Max
Lloyd Lyman
Out of Bounds
Lieutenant Delgado
Matlock
Dennis Orlando
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
Hail to the Chief
Secretary of State LaRue Hawkins
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
Joshua
Murder, She Wrote
Stan Lassiter
Hot Pursuit
Mitch Simpson
Gremlins
Roy Hanson
Penitentiary II
Charles Johnson
T. J. Hooker
Norman Powell
American Playhouse
Joshua
Thornwell
James Thornwell
Dynasty
Attica
Raymond Franklin
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
Preston de Cordiva
Centennial
Nate Person
The Paper Chase
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
The Tony Randall Show
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
(voice)
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
Room 222