
Glynn Turman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 31, 1947 (age 79)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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.
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Filmography
When They're Gone
Movie · as Calvin “Cece” Carr

A Different World
TV · as Col. Bradford Taylor · 1 ep

STRAW
Movie · as Richard

Paradise
TV · as Fred Collins · 1 ep

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Official Podcast
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
Movie

A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Movie · as Self - Chiron

The Big Cigar
TV · as Walter · 6 eps

80 for Brady
Movie · as Mickey

Outlaw Johnny Black
Movie · as Bullseye Black

Rustin
Movie · as A. Philip Randolph

Percy Jackson and the Olympians
TV · as Mr. Brunner / Chiron · 4 eps

The Legend of Glynn Turman
Movie · as G.T.

The Devil You Know
Movie · as Lloyd Cowans

Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Movie · as Self

Women of the Movement
TV · as Mose Wright · 6 eps

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
TV · as Pa (voice) · 2 eps

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
TV · as Sheriff Nate Craven · 1 ep

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
Movie · as Self

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Movie · as Toledo

The Way Back
Movie · as Doc

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
Movie · as Self - Presenter

Power Book II: Ghost
TV · as Gabriel · 1 ep

FBI: Most Wanted
TV · as Terry Daniels · 1 ep

Windows on the World
Movie · as Lou

Sextuplets
Movie · as Leland

Justine
Movie · as Papa Don

The Red Line
TV · as Nathan Gordon · 1 ep

Bumblebee
Movie · as General Whalen

Solace
Movie · as Clay (Pastor Davis)

The Neighborhood
TV · as Otis · 2 eps

The Killing Floor
Movie · as Self

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Movie · as Self
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Movie

Mr. Mercedes
TV · as Judge Bernard Raines · 6 eps

American Gods
TV · as Reverend Hutchins · 1 ep

Race
Movie · as Harry E. Davis

Graves
TV · 2 eps

Dakota's Summer
Movie · as Isaac Benson

Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self · 1 ep

How to Get Away with Murder
TV · as Nate Lahey Sr. · 8 eps

black-ish
TV · as Billy Blade · 1 ep

Fargo
TV · as Doctor Senator · 6 eps

John Dies at the End
Movie · as Detective Lawrence 'Morgan Freeman' Appleton

Act Like You Love Me
Movie · as David Lofton
The Pastor's Secret
Movie

City Teacher
Movie · as Kevin Sawyer

The Obama Effect
Movie · as Slim Sugar

House of Lies
TV · as Jeremiah Kaan · 51 eps

Revolution
TV · as David Kipling · 1 ep

Alcatraz
TV · as Emmitt Little · 1 ep

Super 8
Movie · as Dr. Woodward

Suits
TV · as Vic · 1 ep

Burlesque
Movie · as Harold Saint

Takers
Movie · as Chief Detective Duncan

The Defenders
TV · as Judge Bob Owens · 5 eps

Preaching To The Pastor
Movie · as Bishop Hightower

FlashForward
TV · as Senator Noland · 1 ep

NCIS: Los Angeles
TV · as James Pierce · 1 ep

Kings of the Evening
Movie · as Clarence Brown

Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Movie · as Sheriff Bob Monroe

In Treatment
TV · as Alex Prince, Sr. · 4 eps

Uncle P
Movie · as Dr. Niles

Sahara
Movie · as Dr. Frank Hopper

Criminal Minds
TV · as Charles Johnson · 1 ep

The Seat Filler
Movie · as Derrick's Dad

The Wire
TV · as Clarence Royce · 22 eps

Fire & Ice
Movie · as Robert Aimes Sr.

The Visit
Movie · as Parole Board Member Reingold

Air Rage
Movie · as Ted Bigelow

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV · as Roy Hines · 1 ep

The Bernie Mac Show
TV · as Carl · 2 eps

Scrubs
TV · as George · 1 ep

Big Apple
TV · as Ted Olsen · 8 eps

Freedom Song
Movie · as T-Bone Lanier

Men of Honor
Movie · as Chief Floyd

Light It Up
Movie · as Principal Allan Armstrong

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Dr. Young · 1 ep

How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Movie · as Dr. Shakespeare

The Magnificent Seven
TV · as Achilles Thompson/Hector Thompson · 1 ep

Buffalo Soldiers
Movie · as Sgt. Joshua 'Joyu' Judges Ruth

Subterfuge
Movie · as Stallworth Hubbs

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Movie · as Coach Powell

Millennium
TV · as James Glen · 1 ep

The Inkwell
Movie · as Spencer Phillips
Someone Else's Child
Movie · as Judge Roullard

Touched by an Angel
TV · as Sheriff Ernie Guthrie · 1 ep

ER
TV · as Mr. Holmes · 1 ep

Deep Cover
Movie · as Russell Stevens Sr.

Freddy's Nightmares
TV · as Dr. Redman · 1 ep

A Different World
TV · as Colonel Brad Taylor · 122 eps

Out of Bounds
Movie · as Lieutenant Delgado

Ask Max
Movie · as Lloyd Lyman

Matlock
TV · as Dennis Orlando · 2 eps

Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
Movie · as Joshua

The Twilight Zone
TV · as (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour") · 1 ep

Hail to the Chief
TV · as Secretary of State LaRue Hawkins · 7 eps
Secrets of a Married Man
Movie · as Jesse

Gremlins
Movie · as Roy Hanson

Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Stan Lassiter, Earl Browder, Ben Coleman · 1 ep

Hot Pursuit
TV · as Mitch Simpson · 1 ep
The Grand Baby
Movie

Penitentiary II
Movie · as Charles Johnson

T. J. Hooker
TV · as Norman Powell · 1 ep

American Playhouse
TV · as Joshua · 1 ep

Thornwell
Movie · as James Thornwell

Attica
Movie · as Raymond Franklin

Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
Movie · as Preston de Cordiva

The Paper Chase
TV · 1 ep

Centennial
TV · as Nate Person · 12 eps

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Movie · as Nigeria

Minstrel Man
Movie · as Harry Brown Jr.

The Richard Pryor Special?
Movie · as Booster Johnson

The Serpent's Egg
Movie · as Monroe

J.D.'s Revenge
Movie · as Isaac / 'Ike'

The River Niger
Movie · as Jeff Williams

The Tapestry
Movie

The Tony Randall Show
TV · 1 ep

Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Movie · as Theo

Cooley High
Movie · as Leroy "Preach" Jackson

The Blue Knight
Movie · as Edwin Beall

Carter's Army
Movie · as Pvt. George Brightman

Thomasine & Bushrod
Movie · as Jomo J. Anderson

Together Brothers
Movie · as Dr. Johnson

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
Movie · as (voice)

Five on the Black Hand Side
Movie · as Gideon

AWOL
Movie · as Mohammed G.

Honky
Movie · as Sailor at Bus Station

In Search of America
Movie · as Bodhi

Room 222
TV · 1 ep

Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Harley Dartson · 1 ep
CBS Playhouse
TV · as Jackson · 1 ep



