Glynn Turman
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1947-01-31 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
글린 터먼
Glynn Russell Turman
Glynn R. Turman
گلین ترمن
Glynn Turman
Biography
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 ...
Acting
1975
as Theo
2023
as Mickey
2000
as T-Bone Lanier
2005
as Dr. Frank Hopper
2017
as Self
2000
as Chief Floyd
2023
as Bullseye Black
1998
as Dr. Shakespeare
2023
as A. Philip Randolph
1975
as Leroy "Preach" Jackson
2010
as Harold Saint
2011
as Dr. Woodward
1976
as Isaac / 'Ike'
1986
as Lieutenant Delgado
1983
as Ty Earl
1999
as Principal Allan Armstrong
2013
as Detective Lawrence 'Morgan Freeman' Appleton
1976
as Jeff Williams
2022
as G.T.
1994
as Spencer Phillips
1977
as Nigeria
2009
as Bishop Hightower
2022
as Lloyd Cowans
2008
as Clarence Brown
1984
as Jesse
2008
as Sheriff Bob Monroe
1997
as Sgt. Joshua 'Joyu' Judges Ruth
2001
as Robert Aimes Sr.
1974
as Jomo J. Anderson
1994
as Judge Roullard
1985
2022
1996
as Stallworth Hubbs
2004
as Derrick's Dad
1975
as Edwin Beall
2013
as David Lofton
1973
as Gideon
1977
as Harry Brown Jr.
2024
as Self - Chiron
1992
as Russell Stevens Sr.
1971
as Sailor at Bus Station
1996
as Coach Powell
1977
as Booster Johnson
1975
as Pvt. George Brightman
1974
as Dr. Johnson
2012
as Kevin Sawyer
2016
as Harry E. Davis
2010
as Chief Detective Duncan
2012
as Slim Sugar
1981
as James Thornwell
1977
as Monroe
1980
as Raymond Franklin
1984
as Roy Hanson
1982
as Charles Johnson
2018
as General Whalen
2018
as Clay (Pastor Davis)
1986
as Lloyd Lyman
2019
as Lou
2001
as Parole Board Member Reingold
2020
as Toledo
2019
as Leland
2020
as Doc
2019
as Papa Don
1972
as Mohammed G.
2020
as Self - Presenter
2001
as Ted Bigelow
1976
2021
1971
as Bodhi
1978
as Preston de Cordiva
2007
as Dr. Niles
2025
as Richard
1987
as Colonel Bradford Taylor
Production
2022
as Executive Producer
2019
as Executive Producer
2022
as Writer
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as Executive Producer
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