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