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.
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Full Filmography
All Credits (128)
A Different World
as Col. Bradford Taylor
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Official Podcast
as Self
STRAW
as Richard
Paradise
as Fred Collins
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
as Unknown
The Big Cigar
as Walter
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians
as Self - Chiron
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
as Mr. Brunner / Chiron
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
as Chiron
Rustin
as A. Philip Randolph
Outlaw Johnny Black
as Bullseye Black
80 for Brady
as Mickey
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
as Sheriff Nate Craven
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
as Self
The Legend of Glynn Turman
as G.T.
The Devil You Know
as Lloyd Cowans
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
as Pa (voice)
Women of the Movement
as Mose Wright
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
as Self
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
as Self - Presenter
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
as Toledo
Power Book II: Ghost
as Gabriel
The Way Back
as Doc
FBI: Most Wanted
as Terry Daniels
Sextuplets
as Leland
Justine
as Papa Don
Windows on the World
as Lou
The Red Line
as Nathan Gordon
The Neighborhood
as Otis
Solace
as Clay (Pastor Davis)
The Killing Floor
as Self
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
as Self
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
as Unknown
Mr. Mercedes
as Judge Bernard Raines
American Gods
as Reverend Hutchins
Graves
as Unknown
Race
as Harry E. Davis
How to Get Away with Murder
as Nate Lahey Sr.
black-ish
as Billy Blade
Dakota's Summer
as Isaac Benson
Fargo
as Doctor Senator
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Act Like You Love Me
as David Lofton
John Dies at the End
as Detective Lawrence 'Morgan Freeman' Appleton
Revolution
as David Kipling
The Obama Effect
as Slim Sugar
City Teacher
as Kevin Sawyer
Alcatraz
as Emmitt Little
House of Lies
as Jeremiah Kaan
Suits
as Vic
Super 8
as Dr. Woodward
Burlesque
as Harold Saint
The Defenders
as Judge Bob Owens
Takers
as Chief Detective Duncan
FlashForward
as Senator Noland
NCIS: Los Angeles
as James Pierce
Preaching To The Pastor
as Bishop Hightower
In Treatment
as Alex Prince, Sr.
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
as Sheriff Bob Monroe
Kings of the Evening
as Clarence Brown
Uncle P
as Dr. Niles
Criminal Minds
as Charles Johnson
Sahara
as Dr. Frank Hopper
The Seat Filler
as Derrick's Dad
The Wire
as Clarence Royce
The Bernie Mac Show
as Carl
Scrubs
as George
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Roy Hines
Air Rage
as Ted Bigelow
The Visit
as Parole Board Member Reingold
Big Apple
as Ted Olsen
Fire & Ice
as Robert Aimes Sr.
Men of Honor
as Chief Floyd
Freedom Song
as T-Bone Lanier
Light It Up
as Principal Allan Armstrong
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Dr. Young
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Dr. Shakespeare
The Magnificent Seven
as Achilles Thompson/Hector Thompson
Buffalo Soldiers
as Sgt. Joshua 'Joyu' Judges Ruth
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
as Coach Powell
Millennium
as James Glen
Subterfuge
as Stallworth Hubbs
Touched by an Angel
as Sheriff Ernie Guthrie
ER
as Mr. Holmes
The Inkwell
as Spencer Phillips
Deep Cover
as Russell Stevens Sr.
Freddy's Nightmares
as Dr. Redman
A Different World
as Colonel Brad Taylor
Ask Max
as Lloyd Lyman
Out of Bounds
as Lieutenant Delgado
Matlock
as Dennis Orlando
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
Hail to the Chief
as Secretary of State LaRue Hawkins
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
as Joshua
Murder, She Wrote
as Stan Lassiter
Murder, She Wrote
as Earl Browder
Murder, She Wrote
as Ben Coleman
Hot Pursuit
as Mitch Simpson
Gremlins
as Roy Hanson
Penitentiary II
as Charles Johnson
T. J. Hooker
as Norman Powell
American Playhouse
as Joshua
Thornwell
as James Thornwell
Attica
as Raymond Franklin
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
as Preston de Cordiva
Centennial
as Nate Person
The Paper Chase
as Unknown
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
as Nigeria
The Serpent's Egg
as Monroe
The Richard Pryor Special?
as Booster Johnson
Minstrel Man
as Harry Brown Jr.
The Tapestry
as Unknown
The Tony Randall Show
as Unknown
J.D.'s Revenge
as Isaac / 'Ike'
The River Niger
as Jeff Williams
Cooley High
as Leroy "Preach" Jackson
Carter's Army
as Pvt. George Brightman
The Blue Knight
as Edwin Beall
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
as Theo
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
as (voice)
Together Brothers
as Dr. Johnson
Thomasine & Bushrod
as Jomo J. Anderson
Five on the Black Hand Side
as Gideon
AWOL
as Mohammed G.
Honky
as Sailor at Bus Station
In Search of America
as Bodhi
Room 222
as Unknown
Hawaii Five-O
as Harley Dartson