Glynn Turman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

129

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-01-31 (79 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

  • Fargo

    Fargo

  • Suits

    Suits

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • ER

    ER

  • The Wire

    The Wire

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • NCIS: Los Angeles

    NCIS: Los Angeles

  • Scrubs

    Scrubs

  • Mr. Mercedes

    Mr. Mercedes

  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians

    Percy Jackson and the Olympians

  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians

    Percy Jackson and the Olympians

  • FBI: Most Wanted

    FBI: Most Wanted

  • How to Get Away with Murder

    How to Get Away with Murder

  • American Gods

    American Gods

  • Paradise

    Paradise

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Power Book II: Ghost

    Power Book II: Ghost

  • STRAW

    STRAW

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • black-ish

    black-ish

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • The Neighborhood

    The Neighborhood

  • In Treatment

    In Treatment

  • Millennium

    Millennium

  • T. J. Hooker

    T. J. Hooker

  • Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

    Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

  • The Bernie Mac Show

    The Bernie Mac Show

  • A Different World

    A Different World

  • FlashForward

    FlashForward

  • Gremlins

    Gremlins

  • Bumblebee

    Bumblebee

  • House of Lies

    House of Lies

  • Deep Cover

    Deep Cover

  • The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

    The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

  • Justine

    Justine

  • Thornwell

    Thornwell

  • Alcatraz

    Alcatraz

  • Room 222

    Room 222

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Visit

    The Visit

  • Men of Honor

    Men of Honor

  • Freddy's Nightmares

    Freddy's Nightmares

  • Sextuplets

    Sextuplets

  • Revolution

    Revolution

  • Outlaw Johnny Black

    Outlaw Johnny Black

  • Super 8

    Super 8

  • City Teacher

    City Teacher

  • The Magnificent Seven

    The Magnificent Seven

  • Someone Else's Child

    Someone Else's Child

  • Together Brothers

    Together Brothers

  • Solace

    Solace

  • Centennial

    Centennial

  • The Paper Chase

    The Paper Chase

  • Light It Up

    Light It Up

  • Air Rage

    Air Rage

  • The Tony Randall Show

    The Tony Randall Show

  • Subterfuge

    Subterfuge

  • Sahara

    Sahara

  • Graves

    Graves

  • Burlesque

    Burlesque

  • Cooley High

    Cooley High

  • The Big Cigar

    The Big Cigar

  • Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold

    Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold

  • Takers

    Takers

  • Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

    Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

  • The Blue Knight

    The Blue Knight

  • The Way Back

    The Way Back

  • 80 for Brady

    80 for Brady

  • Race

    Race

  • The Red Line

    The Red Line

  • Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back

    How Stella Got Her Groove Back

  • Hot Pursuit

    Hot Pursuit

  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians Official Podcast

    Percy Jackson and the Olympians Official Podcast

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

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

  • Rustin

    Rustin

  • John Dies at the End

    John Dies at the End

  • Women of the Movement

    Women of the Movement

  • Hail to the Chief

    Hail to the Chief

  • The Serpent's Egg

    The Serpent's Egg

  • The Devil You Know

    The Devil You Know

  • Preaching To The Pastor

    Preaching To The Pastor

  • The Seat Filler

    The Seat Filler

  • The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

    The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

  • Out of Bounds

    Out of Bounds

  • Carter's Army

    Carter's Army

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

    Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

  • Penitentiary II

    Penitentiary II

  • The Inkwell

    The Inkwell

  • Is That Black Enough for You?!?

    Is That Black Enough for You?!?

  • Buffalo Soldiers

    Buffalo Soldiers

  • Uncle P

    Uncle P

  • Windows on the World

    Windows on the World

  • Attica

    Attica

  • Dakota's Summer

    Dakota's Summer

  • Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

    Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

  • Honky

    Honky

  • J.D.'s Revenge

    J.D.'s Revenge

  • Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery

    Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery

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

    August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

  • A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

    A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

  • Five on the Black Hand Side

    Five on the Black Hand Side

  • Minstrel Man

    Minstrel Man

  • The Richard Pryor Special?

    The Richard Pryor Special?

  • The River Niger

    The River Niger

  • Freedom Song

    Freedom Song

  • Act Like You Love Me

    Act Like You Love Me

  • The Killing Floor

    The Killing Floor

  • Fire & Ice

    Fire & Ice

  • The Obama Effect

    The Obama Effect

  • Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

    Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

  • Ask Max

    Ask Max

  • Secrets of a Married Man

    Secrets of a Married Man

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

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

  • Thomasine & Bushrod

    Thomasine & Bushrod

  • In Search of America

    In Search of America

  • The Tapestry

    The Tapestry

  • The Legend of Glynn Turman

    The Legend of Glynn Turman

  • The Grand Baby

    The Grand Baby

  • AWOL

    AWOL

  • Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

    Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

  • Ceremonies in Dark Old Men

    Ceremonies in Dark Old Men

  • Kings of the Evening

    Kings of the Evening

  • The Pastor's Secret

    The Pastor's Secret