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.

Known For: Acting

Born: New York City, New York, USA, 1947-01-31

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1971	In Search of America	Bodhi	50
2	1971	Honky	Sailor at Bus Station	48
3	1972	AWOL	Mohammed G.	0
4	1973	Five on the Black Hand Side	Gideon	75
5	1974	Thomasine & Bushrod	Jomo J. Anderson	65
6	1974	Together Brothers	Dr. Johnson	50
7	1974	The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat		50
8	1975	Ceremonies in Dark Old Men	Theo	0
9	1975	The Blue Knight	Edwin Beall	0
10	1975	Carter's Army	Pvt. George Brightman	43
11	1975	Cooley High	Leroy "Preach" Jackson	69
12	1976	The River Niger	Jeff Williams	73
13	1976	J.D.'s Revenge	Isaac / 'Ike'	59
14	1976	The Tapestry		60
15	1977	Minstrel Man	Harry Brown Jr.	0
16	1977	The Richard Pryor Special?	Booster Johnson	68
17	1977	The Serpent's Egg	Monroe	63
18	1977	A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich	Nigeria	59
19	1978	Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold	Preston de Cordiva	33
20	1980	Attica	Raymond Franklin	57
21	1981	Thornwell	James Thornwell	60
22	1982	Penitentiary II	Charles Johnson	41
23	1983	Manimal	Ty Earl	45
24	1984	Gremlins	Roy Hanson	71
25	1984	Secrets of a Married Man	Jesse	20
26	1985	Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom	Joshua	0
27	1986	Out of Bounds	Lieutenant Delgado	54
28	1986	Ask Max	Lloyd Lyman	60
29	1992	Deep Cover	Russell Stevens Sr.	67
30	1994	The Inkwell	Spencer Phillips	55
31	1994	Someone Else's Child	Judge Roullard	0
32	1996	Subterfuge	Stallworth Hubbs	63
33	1996	Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault	Coach Powell	73
34	1997	Buffalo Soldiers	Sgt. Joshua 'Joyu' Judges Ruth	52
35	1998	How Stella Got Her Groove Back	Dr. Shakespeare	59
36	1999	Light It Up	Principal Allan Armstrong	66
37	2000	Freedom Song	T-Bone Lanier	62
38	2000	Men of Honor	Chief Floyd	75
39	2001	Fire & Ice	Robert Aimes Sr.	80
40	2001	The Visit	Parole Board Member Reingold	76
41	2001	Air Rage	Ted Bigelow	52
42	2004	The Seat Filler	Derrick's Dad	43
43	2005	Sahara	Dr. Frank Hopper	59
44	2007	Uncle P	Dr. Niles	50
45	2008	Kings of the Evening	Clarence Brown	0
46	2008	Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery	Sheriff Bob Monroe	70
47	2009	Preaching To The Pastor	Bishop Hightower	10
48	2010	Takers	Chief Detective Duncan	62
49	2010	Burlesque	Harold Saint	72
50	2011	Super 8	Dr. Woodward	68
51	2012	The Pastor's Secret		0
52	2012	City Teacher	Kevin Sawyer	0
53	2012	The Obama Effect	Slim Sugar	25
54	2013	John Dies at the End	Detective Lawrence 'Morgan Freeman' Appleton	63
55	2013	Act Like You Love Me	David Lofton	54
56	2016	Race	Harry E. Davis	72
57	2017	August 28: A Day in the Life of a People		10
58	2017	Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart	Self	62
59	2017	The Killing Floor	Self	0
60	2018	Solace	Clay (Pastor Davis)	50
61	2018	Bumblebee	General Whalen	67
62	2019	Windows on the World	Lou	40
63	2019	Justine	Papa Don	64
64	2019	Sextuplets	Leland	62
65	2020	The Way Back	Doc	66
66	2020	Ma Rainey's Black Bottom	Toledo	67
67	2020	Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen	Self - Presenter	61
68	2021	Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist	Self	82
69	2022	The Devil You Know	Lloyd Cowans	69
70	2022	The Legend of Glynn Turman	G.T.	0
71	2022	Is That Black Enough for You?!?	Self	74
72	2023	80 for Brady	Mickey	63
73	2023	Outlaw Johnny Black	Bullseye Black	60
74	2023	Rustin	A. Philip Randolph	66
75	2024	A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians	Self - Chiron	62
76	2024	Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2		70

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1969	Room 222		60
2	1976	The Tony Randall Show		60
3	1978	The Paper Chase		75
4	1978	Centennial	Nate Person	77
5	1982	T. J. Hooker	Norman Powell	63
6	1984	Murder, She Wrote	Stan Lassiter	75
7	1984	Murder, She Wrote	Earl Browder	75
8	1984	Murder, She Wrote	Ben Coleman	75
9	1985	Hail to the Chief	Secretary of State LaRue Hawkins	50
10	1985	The Twilight Zone		77
11	1987	A Different World	Colonel Brad Taylor	70
12	1994	ER	Mr. Holmes	78
13	1994	Touched by an Angel	Sheriff Ernie Guthrie	72
14	1996	Millennium	James Glen	77
15	1998	The Magnificent Seven		60
16	1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Dr. Young	79
17	2001	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Roy Hines	76
18	2001	Scrubs	George	80
19	2001	The Bernie Mac Show	Carl	64
20	2002	The Wire		86
21	2002	The Wire	Clarence Royce	86
22	2002	The Wire	Mayor Clarence V. Royce	86
23	2005	Criminal Minds	Charles Johnson	83
24	2008	In Treatment	Alex Prince Sr.	76
25	2009	NCIS: Los Angeles	James Pierce	75
26	2009	FlashForward	Senator Noland	70
27	2010	The Defenders	Judge Bob Owens	69
28	2011	Suits	Vic	82
29	2012	House of Lies	Jeremiah Kaan	66
30	2012	Alcatraz	Emmitt Little	63
31	2012	Revolution	Major David Kipling	64
32	2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self	54
33	2014	Fargo	Doctor Senator	83
34	2014	black-ish	Billy Blade	72
35	2014	How to Get Away with Murder	Nathaniel Lahey	78
36	2017	American Gods	Reverend Hutchins	71
37	2017	Mr. Mercedes	Judge Bernard Raines	71
38	2018	The Neighborhood	Otis	76
39	2019	The Red Line	Nathan Gordon	73
40	2020	FBI: Most Wanted	Terry Daniels	77
41	2020	Power Book II: Ghost	Gabriel	83
42	2022	Women of the Movement	Mose Wright	75
43	2022	The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder	Pa (voice)	67
44	2022	Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities	Sheriff Nate Craven	76
45	2023	Percy Jackson and the Olympians	Mr. Brunner / Chiron	74
46	2024	The Big Cigar	Walter	56
47	2025	Paradise	Fred Collins	80