Glynn Turman
Acting
Born: 1947-01-31 in New York City, New York, USA
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
Dr. Young
Criminal Minds
Charles Johnson
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Suits
Vic
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Roy Hines
Fargo
Doctor Senator
NCIS: Los Angeles
James Pierce
Hawaii Five-O
Harley Dartson
The Wire
Clarence Royce
Murder, She Wrote
Stan Lassiter
Murder, She Wrote
Earl Browder
Murder, She Wrote
Ben Coleman
ER
Mr. Holmes
FBI: Most Wanted
Terry Daniels
Scrubs
George
How to Get Away with Murder
Nathaniel Lahey
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Mr. Brunner / Chiron
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Chiron
Paradise
Fred Collins
Matlock
Dennis Orlando
Touched by an Angel
Sheriff Ernie Guthrie
black-ish
Billy Blade
American Playhouse
Joshua
Room 222
T. J. Hooker
Norman Powell
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
The Neighborhood
Otis
In Treatment
Alex Prince, Sr.
A Different World
Colonel Brad Taylor
The Bernie Mac Show
Carl
Mr. Mercedes
Judge Bernard Raines
American Gods
Reverend Hutchins
Millennium
James Glen
Power Book II: Ghost
Gabriel
House of Lies
Jeremiah Kaan
FlashForward
Senator Noland
Freddy's Nightmares
Dr. Redman
Revolution
David Kipling
Gremlins
Roy Hanson
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Sheriff Nate Craven