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