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