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.
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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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1532531
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Filmography (Movies)
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
Character:
Release Date:04/06/2026
STRAW
Character:Richard
Release Date:05/06/2025
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Character:Self - Chiron
Release Date:30/01/2024
Rustin
Character:A. Philip Randolph
Release Date:03/11/2023
Outlaw Johnny Black
Character:Bullseye Black
Release Date:15/09/2023
80 for Brady
Character:Mickey
Release Date:03/02/2023
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Character:Self
Release Date:09/10/2022
The Legend of Glynn Turman
Character:G.T.
Release Date:30/08/2022
The Devil You Know
Character:Lloyd Cowans
Release Date:01/04/2022
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
Character:Self
Release Date:17/04/2021
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:18/12/2020
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Character:Toledo
Release Date:25/11/2020
The Way Back
Character:Doc
Release Date:05/03/2020
Sextuplets
Character:Leland
Release Date:16/08/2019
Justine
Character:Papa Don
Release Date:23/06/2019
Windows on the World
Character:Lou
Release Date:28/04/2019
Bumblebee
Character:General Whalen
Release Date:22/11/2018
Solace
Character:Clay (Pastor Davis)
Release Date:23/09/2018
The Killing Floor
Character:Self
Release Date:21/10/2017
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Character:Self
Release Date:14/10/2017
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Character:
Release Date:26/08/2017
Race
Character:Harry E. Davis
Release Date:19/02/2016
Dakota's Summer
Character:Isaac Benson
Release Date:17/04/2014
Act Like You Love Me
Character:David Lofton
Release Date:06/08/2013
John Dies at the End
Character:Detective Lawrence 'Morgan Freeman' Appleton
Release Date:25/01/2013
The Obama Effect
Character:Slim Sugar
Release Date:13/07/2012
City Teacher
Character:Kevin Sawyer
Release Date:16/01/2012
The Pastor's Secret
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2012
Super 8
Character:Dr. Woodward
Release Date:09/06/2011
Burlesque
Character:Harold Saint
Release Date:23/11/2010
Takers
Character:Chief Detective Duncan
Release Date:26/08/2010
Preaching To The Pastor
Character:Bishop Hightower
Release Date:01/01/2009
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Character:Sheriff Bob Monroe
Release Date:14/01/2008
Kings of the Evening
Character:Clarence Brown
Release Date:01/01/2008
Uncle P
Character:Dr. Niles
Release Date:26/06/2007
Sahara
Character:Dr. Frank Hopper
Release Date:06/04/2005
The Seat Filler
Character:Derrick's Dad
Release Date:05/08/2004
Air Rage
Character:Ted Bigelow
Release Date:24/07/2001
The Visit
Character:Parole Board Member Reingold
Release Date:20/04/2001
Fire & Ice
Character:Robert Aimes Sr.
Release Date:22/01/2001
Men of Honor
Character:Chief Floyd
Release Date:13/09/2000
Freedom Song
Character:T-Bone Lanier
Release Date:27/02/2000
Light It Up
Character:Principal Allan Armstrong
Release Date:04/11/1999
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Character:Dr. Shakespeare
Release Date:14/08/1998
Buffalo Soldiers
Character:Sgt. Joshua 'Joyu' Judges Ruth
Release Date:07/12/1997
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Character:Coach Powell
Release Date:23/11/1996
Subterfuge
Character:Stallworth Hubbs
Release Date:23/02/1996
Someone Else's Child
Character:Judge Roullard
Release Date:04/12/1994
The Inkwell
Character:Spencer Phillips
Release Date:22/04/1994
Deep Cover
Character:Russell Stevens Sr.
Release Date:15/04/1992
A Different World
Character:Colonel Bradford Taylor
Release Date:24/09/1987
Ask Max
Character:Lloyd Lyman
Release Date:02/11/1986
Out of Bounds
Character:Lieutenant Delgado
Release Date:25/07/1986
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
Character:Joshua
Release Date:25/02/1985
Secrets of a Married Man
Character:Jesse
Release Date:24/09/1984
Gremlins
Character:Roy Hanson
Release Date:08/06/1984
The Grand Baby
Character:
Release Date:02/11/1983
Penitentiary II
Character:Charles Johnson
Release Date:02/04/1982
Thornwell
Character:James Thornwell
Release Date:28/01/1981
Attica
Character:Raymond Franklin
Release Date:02/03/1980
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
Character:Preston de Cordiva
Release Date:23/10/1978
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Character:Nigeria
Release Date:14/12/1977
The Serpent's Egg
Character:Monroe
Release Date:28/10/1977
The Richard Pryor Special?
Character:Booster Johnson
Release Date:05/05/1977
Minstrel Man
Character:Harry Brown Jr.
Release Date:02/03/1977
The Tapestry
Character:
Release Date:30/12/1976
J.D.'s Revenge
Character:Isaac / 'Ike'
Release Date:25/08/1976
The River Niger
Character:Jeff Williams
Release Date:14/04/1976
Cooley High
Character:Leroy "Preach" Jackson
Release Date:25/06/1975
Carter's Army
Character:Pvt. George Brightman
Release Date:25/05/1975
The Blue Knight
Character:Edwin Beall
Release Date:09/05/1975
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Character:Theo
Release Date:06/01/1975
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
Character:
Release Date:18/09/1974
Together Brothers
Character:Dr. Johnson
Release Date:07/08/1974
Thomasine & Bushrod
Character:Jomo J. Anderson
Release Date:10/04/1974
Five on the Black Hand Side
Character:Gideon
Release Date:25/10/1973
AWOL
Character:Mohammed G.
Release Date:12/06/1972
Honky
Character:Sailor at Bus Station
Release Date:26/11/1971
In Search of America
Character:Bodhi
Release Date:23/03/1971
Television Appearances
Paradise
Character:Fred Collins
The Big Cigar
Character:Walter
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Character:Mr. Brunner / Chiron
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Character:Sheriff Nate Craven
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Character:Pa (voice)
Women of the Movement
Character:Mose Wright
Power Book II: Ghost
Character:Gabriel
FBI: Most Wanted
Character:Terry Daniels
The Red Line
Character:Nathan Gordon
The Neighborhood
Character:Otis
Mr. Mercedes
Character:Judge Bernard Raines
American Gods
Character:Reverend Hutchins
Graves
Character:
How to Get Away with Murder
Character:Nathaniel Lahey
black-ish
Character:Billy Blade
Fargo
Character:Doctor Senator
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Revolution
Character:David Kipling
Alcatraz
Character:Emmitt Little
House of Lies
Character:Jeremiah Kaan
Suits
Character:Vic
The Defenders
Character:Judge Bob Owens
FlashForward
Character:Senator Noland
NCIS: Los Angeles
Character:James Pierce
In Treatment
Character:Alex Prince Sr.
Criminal Minds
Character:Charles Johnson
The Wire
Character:Clarence Royce
The Bernie Mac Show
Character:Carl
Scrubs
Character:George
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character:Roy Hines
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Dr. Young
The Magnificent Seven
Character:Achilles Thompson/Hector Thompson
Millennium
Character:James Glen
Touched by an Angel
Character:Sheriff Ernie Guthrie
ER
Character:Mr. Holmes
Freddy's Nightmares
Character:Dr. Redman
A Different World
Character:Colonel Brad Taylor
Matlock
Character:Dennis Orlando
The Twilight Zone
Character:(segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
Hail to the Chief
Character:Secretary of State LaRue Hawkins
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Stan Lassiter
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Earl Browder
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Ben Coleman
Hot Pursuit
Character:Mitch Simpson
T. J. Hooker
Character:Norman Powell
Centennial
Character:Nate Person
The Paper Chase
Character:
The Tony Randall Show
Character:
Room 222
Character:
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