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.
78 movies · 50 shows
STRAW
2025·7.7
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2024·7.0
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians
2024·6.5
Rustin
2023·6.5
Outlaw Johnny Black
2023·5.5
80 for Brady
2023·6.2
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022·6.2
The Legend of Glynn Turman
2022·0.0
The Devil You Know
2022·6.7
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
2021·8.0
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
2020·6.2
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2020·6.6
The Way Back
2020·6.6
Sextuplets
2019·6.2
Justine
2019·6.4
Windows on the World
2019·3.3
Bumblebee
2018·6.7
Solace
2018·4.7
The Killing Floor
2017·0.0
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
2017·6.2
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017·1.0
Race
2016·7.3
Dakota's Summer
2014·6.4
Act Like You Love Me
2013·5.4
John Dies at the End
2013·6.3
The Obama Effect
2012·2.5
City Teacher
2012·0.0
The Pastor's Secret
2012·0.0
Super 8
2011·6.8
Burlesque
2010·7.2
Takers
2010·6.3
Preaching To The Pastor
2009·1.0
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
2008·6.7
Kings of the Evening
2008·0.0
Uncle P
2007·5.1
Sahara
2005·5.9
The Seat Filler
2004·4.6
Air Rage
2001·5.5
The Visit
2001·7.9
Fire & Ice
2001·8.0
Men of Honor
2000·7.5
Freedom Song
2000·5.7
Light It Up
1999·6.7
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998·5.8
Buffalo Soldiers
1997·5.5
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996·7.1
Subterfuge
1996·7.0
Someone Else's Child
1994·4.0
The Inkwell
1994·5.6
Deep Cover
1992·6.8
Ask Max
1986·7.0
Out of Bounds
1986·5.4
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
1985·0.0
Secrets of a Married Man
1984·3.0
Gremlins
1984·7.1
The Grand Baby
1983·5.5
Penitentiary II
1982·4.4
Thornwell
1981·7.3
Attica
1980·5.7
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
1978·4.6
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977·5.9
The Serpent's Egg
1977·6.2
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977·7.2
Minstrel Man
1977·0.0
The Tapestry
1976·6.0
J.D.'s Revenge
1976·5.9
The River Niger
1976·7.4
Cooley High
1975·7.0
Carter's Army
1975·4.4
The Blue Knight
1975·7.0
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
1975·10.0
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
1974·5.1
Together Brothers
1974·4.8
Thomasine & Bushrod
1974·6.3
Five on the Black Hand Side
1973·7.2
AWOL
1972·7.0
Honky
1971·5.1
In Search of America
1971·5.3