Glynn Turman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

124

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-01-31 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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 Rainey's Black Bottom." With a captivating presence, Turman continues to enthrall audiences, showcasing remarkable versatility and depth in his performances.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Criminal Minds

    Criminal Minds

  • Suits

    Suits

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • NCIS: Los Angeles

    NCIS: Los Angeles

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • Fargo

    Fargo

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • The Wire

    The Wire

  • Scrubs

    Scrubs

  • ER

    ER

  • FBI: Most Wanted

    FBI: Most Wanted

  • How to Get Away with Murder

    How to Get Away with Murder

  • The Neighborhood

    The Neighborhood

  • T. J. Hooker

    T. J. Hooker

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • black-ish

    black-ish

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • STRAW

    STRAW

  • A Different World

    A Different World

  • The Bernie Mac Show

    The Bernie Mac Show

  • In Treatment

    In Treatment

  • American Gods

    American Gods

  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians

    Percy Jackson and the Olympians

  • Millennium

    Millennium

  • Power Book II: Ghost

    Power Book II: Ghost

  • FlashForward

    FlashForward

  • Paradise

    Paradise

  • Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

    Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

  • Freddy's Nightmares

    Freddy's Nightmares

  • House of Lies

    House of Lies

  • Room 222

    Room 222

  • The Magnificent Seven

    The Magnificent Seven

  • Mr. Mercedes

    Mr. Mercedes

  • Revolution

    Revolution

  • Gremlins

    Gremlins

  • Alcatraz

    Alcatraz

  • The Paper Chase

    The Paper Chase

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Bumblebee

    Bumblebee

  • The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

    The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

  • A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians

    A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians

  • Super 8

    Super 8

  • Burlesque

    Burlesque

  • Sahara

    Sahara

  • Men of Honor

    Men of Honor

  • 80 for Brady

    80 for Brady

  • Centennial

    Centennial

  • The Serpent's Egg

    The Serpent's Egg

  • The Tony Randall Show

    The Tony Randall Show

  • The Blue Knight

    The Blue Knight

  • The Big Cigar

    The Big Cigar

  • The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

    The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

  • Race

    Race

  • Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

    Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

  • Cooley High

    Cooley High

  • Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

    Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

  • Someone Else's Child

    Someone Else's Child

  • Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

    Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

  • Windows on the World

    Windows on the World

  • AWOL

    AWOL

  • Carter's Army

    Carter's Army

  • The Obama Effect

    The Obama Effect

  • Outlaw Johnny Black

    Outlaw Johnny Black

  • Takers

    Takers

  • The Way Back

    The Way Back

  • Deep Cover

    Deep Cover

  • A Different World

    A Different World

  • Sextuplets

    Sextuplets

  • The Red Line

    The Red Line

  • Light It Up

    Light It Up

  • Hail to the Chief

    Hail to the Chief

  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back

    How Stella Got Her Groove Back

  • The Legend of Glynn Turman

    The Legend of Glynn Turman

  • The Killing Floor

    The Killing Floor

  • Freedom Song

    Freedom Song

  • Out of Bounds

    Out of Bounds

  • Uncle P

    Uncle P

  • Dakota's Summer

    Dakota's Summer

  • Women of the Movement

    Women of the Movement

  • Is That Black Enough for You?!?

    Is That Black Enough for You?!?

  • Justine

    Justine

  • Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

  • Five on the Black Hand Side

    Five on the Black Hand Side

  • The Devil You Know

    The Devil You Know

  • Together Brothers

    Together Brothers

  • The Richard Pryor Special?

    The Richard Pryor Special?

  • John Dies at the End

    John Dies at the End

  • The Visit

    The Visit

  • Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold

    Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold

  • Penitentiary II

    Penitentiary II

  • Air Rage

    Air Rage

  • Rustin

    Rustin

  • Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

    Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

  • Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen

    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen

  • Act Like You Love Me

    Act Like You Love Me

  • The River Niger

    The River Niger

  • Thornwell

    Thornwell

  • Subterfuge

    Subterfuge

  • Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

    Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

  • The Seat Filler

    The Seat Filler

  • Thomasine & Bushrod

    Thomasine & Bushrod

  • The Tapestry

    The Tapestry

  • J.D.'s Revenge

    J.D.'s Revenge

  • The Inkwell

    The Inkwell

  • August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

    August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

  • Ask Max

    Ask Max

  • Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery

    Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery

  • Secrets of a Married Man

    Secrets of a Married Man

  • Preaching To The Pastor

    Preaching To The Pastor

  • Attica

    Attica

  • Solace

    Solace

  • The Pastor's Secret

    The Pastor's Secret

  • City Teacher

    City Teacher

  • A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

    A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

  • Kings of the Evening

    Kings of the Evening

  • In Search of America

    In Search of America

  • Ceremonies in Dark Old Men

    Ceremonies in Dark Old Men

  • Buffalo Soldiers

    Buffalo Soldiers

  • Honky

    Honky

  • Minstrel Man

    Minstrel Man

  • Fire & Ice

    Fire & Ice