GLYNN TURMAN
ACTING
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..
- Sahara2005
- Men of Honor2000
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back1998
- Cooley High1975
- Burlesque2010
- Super 82011
- J.D.'s Revenge1976
- Out of Bounds1986
- Light It Up1999
- John Dies at the End2013
- The Inkwell1994
- A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich1977
- Preaching To The Pastor2009
- Buffalo Soldiers1997
- Fire & Ice2001
- Thomasine & Bushrod1974
- The Seat Filler2004
- Five on the Black Hand Side1973
- Deep Cover1992
- Carter's Army1970
- Together Brothers1974
- Takers2010
- The Serpent's Egg1977
- Attica1980
- Gremlins1984
- Penitentiary II1982
- Bumblebee2018
- Windows on the World2019
- The Visit2001
- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom2020
- Sextuplets2019
- The Way Back2020
- Justine2019
- Air Rage2001
- In Search of America1971
- Freedom Song2000
- Outlaw Johnny Black2023
- Rustin2023
- The Devil You Know2022
- Act Like You Love Me2013
- 80 for Brady2023
- The Legend of Glynn Turman2022
- Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault1996
- Revolution2012
- Touched by an Angel1994
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999
- Scrubs2001
- A Different World1987
- FlashForward2009
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001
- Hail to the Chief1985
- House of Lies2012
- Centennial1978
- How to Get Away with Murder2014
- The Red Line2019
- Mr. Mercedes2017
- black-ish2014
- American Gods2017
- Fargo2014
- Murder, She Wrote1984
- In Treatment2008
- Women of the Movement2022
- Power Book II: Ghost2020
- The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder2022
- FBI: Most Wanted2020
- Alcatraz2012
- Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities2022
- T. J. Hooker1982
- Criminal Minds2005
- The Wire2002
- The Wire2002
- Suits2011
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians2023
- The Bernie Mac Show2001