Glynn Turman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

127

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

  • Fargo

    Fargo

  • The Wire

    The Wire

  • Mr. Mercedes

    Mr. Mercedes

  • NCIS: Los Angeles

    NCIS: Los Angeles

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Scrubs

    Scrubs

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • ER

    ER

  • FBI: Most Wanted

    FBI: Most Wanted

  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians

    Percy Jackson and the Olympians

  • black-ish

    black-ish

  • How to Get Away with Murder

    How to Get Away with Murder

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Power Book II: Ghost

    Power Book II: Ghost

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • The Neighborhood

    The Neighborhood

  • STRAW

    STRAW

  • A Different World

    A Different World

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Paradise

    Paradise

  • T. J. Hooker

    T. J. Hooker

  • Gremlins

    Gremlins

  • American Gods

    American Gods

  • In Treatment

    In Treatment

  • Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

    Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

  • The Bernie Mac Show

    The Bernie Mac Show

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

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

  • Millennium

    Millennium

  • House of Lies

    House of Lies

  • The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

    The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

  • Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery

    Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery

  • FlashForward

    FlashForward

  • Alcatraz

    Alcatraz

  • Room 222

    Room 222

  • Bumblebee

    Bumblebee

  • The Magnificent Seven

    The Magnificent Seven

  • Freddy's Nightmares

    Freddy's Nightmares

  • Revolution

    Revolution

  • Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

    Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

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

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

  • The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

    The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

  • Sahara

    Sahara

  • Super 8

    Super 8

  • Sextuplets

    Sextuplets

  • The Big Cigar

    The Big Cigar

  • Together Brothers

    Together Brothers

  • Men of Honor

    Men of Honor

  • Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

    Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

  • Cooley High

    Cooley High

  • Justine

    Justine

  • Centennial

    Centennial

  • Uncle P

    Uncle P

  • Deep Cover

    Deep Cover

  • The Way Back

    The Way Back

  • Solace

    Solace

  • Burlesque

    Burlesque

  • Penitentiary II

    Penitentiary II

  • Thornwell

    Thornwell

  • The Paper Chase

    The Paper Chase

  • Takers

    Takers

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

    Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

  • 80 for Brady

    80 for Brady

  • The Obama Effect

    The Obama Effect

  • Graves

    Graves

  • Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

  • The Tony Randall Show

    The Tony Randall Show

  • Air Rage

    Air Rage

  • The Serpent's Egg

    The Serpent's Egg

  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back

    How Stella Got Her Groove Back

  • The Visit

    The Visit

  • AWOL

    AWOL

  • Race

    Race

  • Subterfuge

    Subterfuge

  • Women of the Movement

    Women of the Movement

  • City Teacher

    City Teacher

  • Outlaw Johnny Black

    Outlaw Johnny Black

  • The Inkwell

    The Inkwell

  • The Red Line

    The Red Line

  • Ask Max

    Ask Max

  • Five on the Black Hand Side

    Five on the Black Hand Side

  • Light It Up

    Light It Up

  • The Seat Filler

    The Seat Filler

  • The Devil You Know

    The Devil You Know

  • Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

    Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

  • Hot Pursuit

    Hot Pursuit

  • Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

    Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

  • John Dies at the End

    John Dies at the End

  • Someone Else's Child

    Someone Else's Child

  • Act Like You Love Me

    Act Like You Love Me

  • Is That Black Enough for You?!?

    Is That Black Enough for You?!?

  • Out of Bounds

    Out of Bounds

  • The Blue Knight

    The Blue Knight

  • The Richard Pryor Special?

    The Richard Pryor Special?

  • The Legend of Glynn Turman

    The Legend of Glynn Turman

  • Dakota's Summer

    Dakota's Summer

  • A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

    A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

  • Windows on the World

    Windows on the World

  • Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold

    Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold

  • The River Niger

    The River Niger

  • Preaching To The Pastor

    Preaching To The Pastor

  • A Different World

    A Different World

  • J.D.'s Revenge

    J.D.'s Revenge

  • The Pastor's Secret

    The Pastor's Secret

  • Hail to the Chief

    Hail to the Chief

  • The Killing Floor

    The Killing Floor

  • Secrets of a Married Man

    Secrets of a Married Man

  • Kings of the Evening

    Kings of the Evening

  • Rustin

    Rustin

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

    August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

  • Buffalo Soldiers

    Buffalo Soldiers

  • Attica

    Attica

  • Ceremonies in Dark Old Men

    Ceremonies in Dark Old Men

  • Carter's Army

    Carter's Army

  • Honky

    Honky

  • Freedom Song

    Freedom Song

  • Thomasine & Bushrod

    Thomasine & Bushrod

  • Minstrel Man

    Minstrel Man

  • In Search of America

    In Search of America

  • The Tapestry

    The Tapestry

  • Fire & Ice

    Fire & Ice