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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Movies (81)
When They're Gone
2026 · Calvin “Cece” Carr, Executive Producer
STRAW
2025 · Richard
Horizonte: Una Leyenda Americana - Capítulo 2
2024
El camino del héroe: Haciendo Percy Jackson y los dioses del Olimpo
2024 · Self - Chiron
Rustin
2023 · A. Philip Randolph
Outlaw Johnny Black
2023 · Bullseye Black
La Última Yarda
2023 · Mickey
¿¡Soy lo bastante negro para ti!?
2022 · Self
Women of Theatre, New York
2022 · Executive Producer
The Legend of Glynn Turman
2022 · G.T., Writer
El diablo que conoces
2022 · Lloyd Cowans
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
2021 · Self
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
2020 · Self - Presenter
La madre del blues: Ma Rainey y su legado
2020 · Toledo
El camino de regreso
2020 · Doc
Sextillizos
2019 · Leland
Justine
2019 · Papa Don, Executive Producer
Windows on the World
2019 · Lou
Bumblebee
2018 · General Whalen
Solace
2018 · Clay (Pastor Davis)
The Killing Floor
2017 · Self
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
2017 · Self
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017
El triunfo del espíritu
2016 · Harry E. Davis
Vaqueras y ángeles 2 - El verano de Dakota
2014 · Isaac Benson
Act Like You Love Me
2013 · David Lofton
John muere al final
2013 · Detective Lawrence 'Morgan Freeman' Appleton
The Obama Effect
2012 · Slim Sugar
City Teacher
2012 · Kevin Sawyer
The Pastor's Secret
2012
Super 8
2011 · Dr. Woodward
Noches de encanto
2010 · Harold Saint
El escuadrón del crimen
2010 · Chief Detective Duncan
Preaching To The Pastor
2009 · Bishop Hightower
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
2008 · Sheriff Bob Monroe
Kings of the Evening
2008 · Clarence Brown
Uncle P
2007 · Dr. Niles
Sahara
2005 · Dr. Frank Hopper
The Seat Filler
2004 · Derrick's Dad
Air Rage
2001 · Ted Bigelow
The Visit
2001 · Parole Board Member Reingold
Fire & Ice
2001 · Robert Aimes Sr.
Hombres de honor
2000 · Chief Floyd
Freedom Song
2000 · T-Bone Lanier
Light It Up
1999 · Principal Allan Armstrong
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998 · Dr. Shakespeare
Buffalo Soldiers
1997 · Sgt. Joshua 'Joyu' Judges Ruth
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996 · Coach Powell
Subterfuge
1996 · Stallworth Hubbs
Someone Else's Child
1994 · Judge Roullard
The Inkwell
1994 · Spencer Phillips
Deep Cover
1992 · Russell Stevens Sr.
Ask Max
1986 · Lloyd Lyman
Out of Bounds
1986 · Lieutenant Delgado
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
1985 · Joshua
Secrets of a Married Man
1984 · Jesse
Gremlins
1984 · Roy Hanson
The Grand Baby
1983
Penitentiary II
1982 · Charles Johnson
Thornwell
1981 · James Thornwell
Attica
1980 · Raymond Franklin
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
1978 · Preston de Cordiva
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977 · Nigeria
The Serpent's Egg
1977 · Monroe
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977 · Booster Johnson
Minstrel Man
1977 · Harry Brown Jr.
The Tapestry
1976
J.D.'s Revenge
1976 · Isaac / 'Ike'
The River Niger
1976 · Jeff Williams
Cooley High
1975 · Leroy "Preach" Jackson
Carter's Army
1975 · Pvt. George Brightman
The Blue Knight
1975 · Edwin Beall
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
1975 · Theo
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
1974 · (voice)
Together Brothers
1974 · Dr. Johnson
Thomasine & Bushrod
1974 · Jomo J. Anderson
Five on the Black Hand Side
1973 · Gideon
AWOL
1972 · Mohammed G.
Honky
1971 · Sailor at Bus Station
In Search of America
1971 · Bodhi
You Look Familiar: Vernée Watson
· Executive Producer
TV shows (59)
Un mundo diferente
2026 · Col. Bradford Taylor
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Official Podcast
2025 · Self
Paradise
2025 · Fred Collins
The Big Cigar: La gran fuga
2024 · Walter
Percy Jackson y los dioses del Olimpo
2023 · Mr. Brunner / Chiron, Chiron
El gabinete de curiosidades de Guillermo del Toro
2022 · Sheriff Nate Craven
La familia Proud: Mayor y mejor
2022 · Pa (voice)
Women of the Movement
2022 · Mose Wright
Power Book II: Ghost
2020 · Gabriel
FBI: Los más buscados
2020 · Terry Daniels
The Red Line
2019 · Nathan Gordon
El Vecindario
2018 · Otis
Mr. Mercedes
2017 · Judge Bernard Raines
Dioses Americanos
2017 · Reverend Hutchins
Graves
2016
Lecciones del Crimen
2014 · Nate Lahey Sr.
black-ish
2014 · Billy Blade
Fargo
2014 · Doctor Senator
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self
Revolution
2012 · David Kipling
House of Lies: Fridays at Galweather
2012 · Director
Alcatraz
2012 · Emmitt Little
House of Lies
2012 · Jeremiah Kaan
La Ley de los Audaces
2011 · Vic
The Defenders
2010 · Judge Bob Owens
FlashForward
2009 · Senator Noland
NCIS: Los Ángeles
2009 · James Pierce
En Terapia
2008 · Alex Prince, Sr.
Mentes Criminales
2005 · Charles Johnson
Los Vigilantes
2002 · Clarence Royce
The Bernie Mac Show
2001 · Carl
Scrubs
2001 · George
La Ley y el Orden: Intento Criminal
2001 · Roy Hines
Big Apple
2001 · Ted Olsen
La Ley y el Orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales
1999 · Dr. Young
The Magnificent Seven
1998 · Achilles Thompson/Hector Thompson
Millennium
1996 · James Glen
Homeboys in Outer Space
1996 · Director
The Parent 'Hood
1995 · Director
The Wayans Bros.
1995 · Director
El Toque de un Angel
1994 · Sheriff Ernie Guthrie
Sala de urgencias
1994 · Mr. Holmes
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992 · Director
Freddy's Nightmares
1988 · Dr. Redman
A Different World
1987 · Colonel Brad Taylor, Director
Matlock
1986 · Dennis Orlando
The Twilight Zone
1985 · (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
Hail to the Chief
1985 · Secretary of State LaRue Hawkins
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Stan Lassiter, Earl Browder, Ben Coleman
Hot Pursuit
1984 · Mitch Simpson
T. J. Hooker
1982 · Norman Powell
American Playhouse
1982 · Joshua
Dynasty
1981 · Director
Centennial
1978 · Nate Person
The Paper Chase
1978
The Tony Randall Show
1976
Room 222
1969
Hawaii Five-O
1969 · Harley Dartson
CBS Playhouse
1966 · Jackson