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.

Cast

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
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
Unknown
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
Unknown
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
Unknown
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
Unknown
Gremlins
Roy Hanson
Penitentiary II
Charles Johnson
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
Unknown
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
Self
In Search of America
Bodhi
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
Preston de Cordiva
Uncle P
Dr. Niles
STRAW
Richard
A Different World
Colonel Bradford Taylor
Dakota's Summer
Isaac Benson