Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 31, 1947
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
137 titles
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
Filmography
When They're Gone
Calvin “Cece” Carr
STRAW
Richard
Paradise
Fred Collins
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
The Big Cigar
Walter
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Self - Chiron
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Mr. Brunner / Chiron
Rustin
A. Philip Randolph
Outlaw Johnny Black
Bullseye Black
80 for Brady
Mickey
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Sheriff Nate Craven
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Self
Women of Theatre, New York
Executive Producer
The Legend of Glynn Turman
G.T.
The Devil You Know
Lloyd Cowans
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Pa (voice)
Women of the Movement
Mose Wright
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
Self
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
Self - Presenter
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Toledo
Power Book II: Ghost
Gabriel
The Way Back
Doc
FBI: Most Wanted
Terry Daniels
Sextuplets
Leland
Justine
Papa Don
The Red Line
Nathan Gordon
Windows on the World
Lou
Bumblebee
General Whalen
The Neighborhood
Otis
Solace
Clay (Pastor Davis)
The Killing Floor
Self
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Self
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Mr. Mercedes
Judge Bernard Raines
American Gods
Reverend Hutchins
Graves
Race
Harry E. Davis
How to Get Away with Murder
Nathaniel Lahey
black-ish
Billy Blade
Dakota's Summer
Isaac Benson
Fargo
Doctor Senator
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Act Like You Love Me
David Lofton
John Dies at the End
Detective Lawrence 'Morgan Freeman' Appleton
Revolution
David Kipling
The Obama Effect
Slim Sugar
House of Lies: Fridays at Galweather
Director
Alcatraz
Emmitt Little
City Teacher
Kevin Sawyer
House of Lies
Jeremiah Kaan