Glynn Turman
Acting
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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Richard
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Self - Chiron
Rustin
A. Philip Randolph
Outlaw Johnny Black
Bullseye Black
80 for Brady
Mickey
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Self
The Legend of Glynn Turman
G.T.
The Devil You Know
Lloyd Cowans
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
Self
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
Self - Presenter
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Toledo
The Way Back
Doc
Sextuplets
Leland
Justine
Papa Don
Windows on the World
Lou
Bumblebee
General Whalen
Solace
Clay (Pastor Davis)
The Killing Floor
Self
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Self
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Race
Harry E. Davis
Dakota's Summer
Isaac Benson
Act Like You Love Me
David Lofton
John Dies at the End
Detective Lawrence 'Morgan Freeman' Appleton
The Obama Effect
Slim Sugar
City Teacher
Kevin Sawyer
The Pastor's Secret
Super 8
Dr. Woodward
Burlesque
Harold Saint
Takers
Chief Detective Duncan
Preaching To The Pastor
Bishop Hightower
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Sheriff Bob Monroe
Kings of the Evening
Clarence Brown
Uncle P
Dr. Niles
Sahara
Dr. Frank Hopper
The Seat Filler
Derrick's Dad
Air Rage
Ted Bigelow
The Visit
Parole Board Member Reingold
Fire & Ice
Robert Aimes Sr.
Men of Honor
Chief Floyd
Freedom Song
T-Bone Lanier
Light It Up
Principal Allan Armstrong
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Dr. Shakespeare
Buffalo Soldiers
Sgt. Joshua 'Joyu' Judges Ruth
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Coach Powell
Subterfuge
Stallworth Hubbs
Someone Else's Child
Judge Roullard
The Inkwell
Spencer Phillips
Deep Cover
Russell Stevens Sr.
Ask Max
Lloyd Lyman
Out of Bounds
Lieutenant Delgado
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
Joshua
Secrets of a Married Man
Jesse
Gremlins
Roy Hanson
The Grand Baby
Penitentiary II
Charles Johnson
Thornwell
James Thornwell
Attica
Raymond Franklin
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
Preston de Cordiva
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Nigeria
The Serpent's Egg
Monroe
The Richard Pryor Special?
Booster Johnson
Minstrel Man
Harry Brown Jr.
The Tapestry
J.D.'s Revenge
Isaac / 'Ike'
The River Niger
Jeff Williams
Cooley High
Leroy "Preach" Jackson
Carter's Army
Pvt. George Brightman
The Blue Knight
Edwin Beall
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Theo
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
Together Brothers
Dr. Johnson
Thomasine & Bushrod
Jomo J. Anderson
Five on the Black Hand Side
Gideon
AWOL
Mohammed G.
Honky
Sailor at Bus Station
In Search of America
Bodhi