Glynn Turman
ActingAlso Known As
글린 터먼, Glynn Russell Turman, Glynn R. Turman, گلین ترمن
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.
Movies
(78 total)
Super 8
as Dr. Woodward
Gremlins
as Roy Hanson
Bumblebee
as General Whalen
Men of Honor
as Chief Floyd
Burlesque
as Harold Saint
Sahara
as Dr. Frank Hopper
Race
as Harry E. Davis
Takers
as Chief Detective Duncan
The Way Back
as Doc
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
as Toledo
STRAW
as Richard
Sextuplets
as Leland
John Dies at the End
as Detective Lawrence 'Morgan Freeman' Appleton
Deep Cover
as Russell Stevens Sr.
Rustin
as A. Philip Randolph
80 for Brady
as Mickey
The Serpent's Egg
as Monroe
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Dr. Shakespeare
Cooley High
as Leroy "Preach" Jackson
TV Shows
(50 total)
Suits
as Vic
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Dr. Young
Criminal Minds
as Charles Johnson
Fargo
as Doctor Senator
The Wire
as Clarence Royce
American Gods
as Reverend Hutchins
How to Get Away with Murder
as Nathaniel Lahey
NCIS: Los Angeles
as James Pierce
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
as Sheriff Nate Craven
ER
as Mr. Holmes
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
as Mr. Brunner / Chiron
Revolution
as David Kipling
FlashForward
as Senator Noland
FBI: Most Wanted
as Terry Daniels
Murder, She Wrote
as Stan Lassiter
Murder, She Wrote
as Earl Browder
Murder, She Wrote
as Ben Coleman
Mr. Mercedes
as Judge Bernard Raines
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Roy Hines