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