Glynn Turman

DOB: 1947-01-31

DOD: -

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.

Starred In

2023
Movie

80 for Brady

2000
Movie

Freedom Song

2005
Movie

Sahara

2017
Movie

The Killing Floor

2000
Movie

Men of Honor

2023
Movie

Rustin

1975
Movie

Cooley High

2010
Movie

Burlesque

2011
Movie

Super 8

1976
Movie

J.D.'s Revenge

1986
Movie

Out of Bounds

1983
Movie

Manimal

1999
Movie

Light It Up

1976
Movie

The River Niger

1994
Movie

The Inkwell

2022
Movie

The Devil You Know

1997
Movie

Buffalo Soldiers

2001
Movie

Fire & Ice

1996
Movie

Subterfuge

2004
Movie

The Seat Filler

1975
Movie

The Blue Knight

1977
Movie

Minstrel Man

1992
Movie

Deep Cover

1971
Movie

Honky

1975
Movie

Carter's Army

1974
Movie

Together Brothers

2012
Movie

City Teacher

2016
Movie

Race

2010
Movie

Takers

2012
Movie

The Obama Effect

1981
Movie

Thornwell

1977
Movie

The Serpent's Egg

1980
Movie

Attica

1984
Movie

Gremlins

1982
Movie

Penitentiary II

2018
Movie

Bumblebee

2018
Movie

Solace

1986
Movie

Ask Max

2001
Movie

The Visit

2019
Movie

Sextuplets

2020
Movie

The Way Back

2019
Movie

Justine

1972
Movie

AWOL

2001
Movie

Air Rage

1976
Movie

The Tapestry

2007
Movie

Uncle P

2025
Movie

Straw

2002
Tv

The Wire

1969
Tv

Room 222

1996
Tv

Millennium

2001
Tv

Scrubs

2008
Tv

In Treatment

2012
Tv

House of Lies

2012
Tv

Revolution

2002
Tv

The Wire

2002
Tv

The Wire

2009
Tv

FlashForward

1978
Tv

Centennial

2011
Tv

Suits

2019
Tv

The Red Line

2012
Tv

Alcatraz

2024
Tv

The Big Cigar

1982
Tv

T. J. Hooker

2017
Tv

Mr. Mercedes

2014
Tv

black-ish

2017
Tv

American Gods

2014
Tv

Fargo

2010
Tv

The Defenders

1994
Tv

ER

2025
Tv

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