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Name
Glynn Turman

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1947-01-31 (79 years old)

Place of Birth
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.

Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

1975 Ceremonies in Dark Old Men as Theo
2023 80 for Brady as Mickey
2000 Freedom Song as T-Bone Lanier
2005 Sahara as Dr. Frank Hopper
2017 The Killing Floor as Self
2000 Men of Honor as Chief Floyd
2023 Outlaw Johnny Black as Bullseye Black
1998 How Stella Got Her Groove Back as Dr. Shakespeare
2023 Rustin as A. Philip Randolph
1975 Cooley High as Leroy "Preach" Jackson
2010 Burlesque as Harold Saint
2011 Super 8 as Dr. Woodward
1976 J.D.'s Revenge as Isaac / 'Ike'
1986 Out of Bounds as Lieutenant Delgado
2024 Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
1999 Light It Up as Principal Allan Armstrong
2013 John Dies at the End as Detective Lawrence 'Morgan Freeman' Appleton
1976 The River Niger as Jeff Williams
2022 The Legend of Glynn Turman as G.T.
1994 The Inkwell as Spencer Phillips
1977 A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich as Nigeria
2009 Preaching To The Pastor as Bishop Hightower
2022 The Devil You Know as Lloyd Cowans
2008 Kings of the Evening as Clarence Brown
1984 Secrets of a Married Man as Jesse
2008 Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery as Sheriff Bob Monroe
1997 Buffalo Soldiers as Sgt. Joshua 'Joyu' Judges Ruth
2001 Fire & Ice as Robert Aimes Sr.
2012 The Pastor's Secret
1974 Thomasine & Bushrod as Jomo J. Anderson
1994 Someone Else's Child as Judge Roullard
1985 Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as Joshua
2022 Is That Black Enough for You?!? as Self
1996 Subterfuge as Stallworth Hubbs
2004 The Seat Filler as Derrick's Dad
1975 The Blue Knight as Edwin Beall
2013 Act Like You Love Me as David Lofton
1973 Five on the Black Hand Side as Gideon
1977 Minstrel Man as Harry Brown Jr.
2024 A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians as Self - Chiron
1992 Deep Cover as Russell Stevens Sr.
1971 Honky as Sailor at Bus Station
1996 Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault as Coach Powell
1977 The Richard Pryor Special? as Booster Johnson
1975 Carter's Army as Pvt. George Brightman
1974 Together Brothers as Dr. Johnson
1974 The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat as (voice)
2012 City Teacher as Kevin Sawyer
2016 Race as Harry E. Davis
2010 Takers as Chief Detective Duncan
2012 The Obama Effect as Slim Sugar
1981 Thornwell as James Thornwell
1977 The Serpent's Egg as Monroe
1980 Attica as Raymond Franklin
2017 Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart as Self
2017 August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
1982 Penitentiary II as Charles Johnson
1984 Gremlins as Roy Hanson
2018 Bumblebee as General Whalen
2018 Solace as Clay (Pastor Davis)
1986 Ask Max as Lloyd Lyman
2019 Windows on the World as Lou
2001 The Visit as Parole Board Member Reingold
2020 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom as Toledo
2019 Sextuplets as Leland
2020 The Way Back as Doc
2019 Justine as Papa Don
1972 AWOL as Mohammed G.
2020 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen as Self - Presenter
2001 Air Rage as Ted Bigelow
1976 The Tapestry
2021 Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist as Self
1971 In Search of America as Bodhi
1978 Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold as Preston de Cordiva
2007 Uncle P as Dr. Niles
2025 STRAW as Richard
2014 Dakota's Summer as Isaac Benson
1983 The Grand Baby
2026 When They're Gone as Calvin “Cece” Carr

1987 A Different World ( 122 episodes ) as Colonel Brad Taylor
1994 Touched by an Angel ( 1 episode ) as Sheriff Ernie Guthrie
1985 The Twilight Zone ( 1 episode ) as (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Young
1969 Room 222 ( 1 episode )
1996 Millennium ( 1 episode ) as James Glen
2008 In Treatment ( 4 episodes ) as Alex Prince, Sr.
2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ( 1 episode ) as Roy Hines
1985 Hail to the Chief ( 7 episodes ) as Secretary of State LaRue Hawkins
1978 The Paper Chase ( 1 episode )
1976 The Tony Randall Show ( 1 episode )
2022 Women of the Movement ( 6 episodes ) as Mose Wright
2012 House of Lies ( 51 episodes ) as Jeremiah Kaan
2012 Revolution ( 1 episode ) as David Kipling
2020 Power Book II: Ghost ( 1 episode ) as Gabriel
2002 The Wire ( 22 episodes ) as Clarence Royce
2009 FlashForward ( 1 episode ) as Senator Noland
2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self
2022 The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder ( 2 episodes ) as Pa (voice)
2020 FBI: Most Wanted ( 1 episode ) as Terry Daniels
1978 Centennial ( 12 episodes ) as Nate Person
2011 Suits ( 1 episode ) as Vic
2023 Percy Jackson and the Olympians ( 4 episodes ) as Mr. Brunner / Chiron
2014 How to Get Away with Murder ( 8 episodes ) as Nate Lahey Sr.
2019 The Red Line ( 1 episode ) as Nathan Gordon
2012 Alcatraz ( 1 episode ) as Emmitt Little
2022 Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities ( 1 episode ) as Sheriff Nate Craven
2024 The Big Cigar ( 6 episodes ) as Walter
1982 T. J. Hooker ( 1 episode ) as Norman Powell
2005 Criminal Minds ( 1 episode ) as Charles Johnson
2001 The Bernie Mac Show ( 2 episodes ) as Carl
2017 Mr. Mercedes ( 6 episodes ) as Judge Bernard Raines
2014 black-ish ( 1 episode ) as Billy Blade
2017 American Gods ( 1 episode ) as Reverend Hutchins
1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Stan Lassiter
1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Earl Browder
2014 Fargo ( 6 episodes ) as Doctor Senator
1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Ben Coleman
2010 The Defenders ( 5 episodes ) as Judge Bob Owens
1994 ER ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Holmes
2018 The Neighborhood ( 2 episodes ) as Otis
2009 NCIS: Los Angeles ( 1 episode ) as James Pierce
2025 Paradise ( 1 episode ) as Fred Collins
1998 The Magnificent Seven ( 1 episode ) as Achilles Thompson/Hector Thompson
1988 Freddy's Nightmares ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Redman
1984 Hot Pursuit ( 1 episode ) as Mitch Simpson
2016 Graves ( 2 episodes )
1986 Matlock ( 2 episodes ) as Dennis Orlando
2023 Percy Jackson and the Olympians ( 3 episodes ) as Chiron
2001 Scrubs ( 1 episode ) as George
1966 CBS Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Jackson
2001 Big Apple ( 8 episodes ) as Ted Olsen
1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Joshua
1969 Hawaii Five-O ( 1 episode ) as Harley Dartson
2025 Percy Jackson and the Olympians Official Podcast ( 1 episode ) as Self
2026 A Different World ( 1 episode ) as Col. Bradford Taylor

Name
Glynn Turman

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1947-01-31 (79 years old)

Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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Name Glynn Turman

Known For Acting

Birthday 1947-01-31 (79 years old)

Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Known For

7.146

6.731

6.181

7.5

6.632

7.685

6.783

5.922

7.211

6.254

Name
Glynn Turman

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1947-01-31 (79 years old)

Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA