Glynn Turman
Acting
Born January 31, 1947 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Films (78)
STRAW
2025
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2024
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians
2024
Rustin
2023
Outlaw Johnny Black
2023
80 for Brady
2023
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022
The Legend of Glynn Turman
2022
The Devil You Know
2022
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
2021
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
2020
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2020
The Way Back
2020
Sextuplets
2019
Justine
2019
Windows on the World
2019
Bumblebee
2018
Solace
2018
The Killing Floor
2017
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
2017
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017
Race
2016
Dakota's Summer
2014
Act Like You Love Me
2013
John Dies at the End
2013
The Obama Effect
2012
City Teacher
2012
The Pastor's Secret
2012
Super 8
2011
Burlesque
2010
Takers
2010
Preaching To The Pastor
2009
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
2008
Kings of the Evening
2008
Uncle P
2007
Sahara
2005
The Seat Filler
2004
Air Rage
2001
The Visit
2001
Fire & Ice
2001
Men of Honor
2000
Freedom Song
2000
Light It Up
1999
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998
Buffalo Soldiers
1997
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996
Subterfuge
1996
Someone Else's Child
1994
The Inkwell
1994
Deep Cover
1992
Ask Max
1986
Out of Bounds
1986
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
1985
Secrets of a Married Man
1984
Gremlins
1984
The Grand Baby
1983
Penitentiary II
1982
Thornwell
1981
Attica
1980
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
1978
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977
The Serpent's Egg
1977
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977
Minstrel Man
1977
The Tapestry
1976
J.D.'s Revenge
1976
The River Niger
1976
Cooley High
1975
Carter's Army
1975
The Blue Knight
1975
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
1975
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
1974
Together Brothers
1974
Thomasine & Bushrod
1974
Five on the Black Hand Side
1973
AWOL
1972
Honky
1971
In Search of America
1971