
Acting
Community Rating
5.8
TMDB estimate
Born
January 31, 1947 (age 79)
Born in
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.

You Look Familiar: Vernée Watson
as Executive Producer
TBA

STRAW
as Richard
2025

Paradise
as Fred Collins
2025

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2024

The Big Cigar
as Walter
2024

A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians
as Self - Chiron
2024

Percy Jackson and the Olympians
as Mr. Brunner / Chiron
2023

Rustin
as A. Philip Randolph
2023

Outlaw Johnny Black
as Bullseye Black
2023

80 for Brady
as Mickey
2023

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
as Sheriff Nate Craven
2022

Is That Black Enough for You?!?
as Self
2022

Women of Theatre, New York
as Executive Producer
2022

The Legend of Glynn Turman
as G.T., Writer
2022

The Devil You Know
as Lloyd Cowans
2022

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
as Pa (voice)
2022

Women of the Movement
as Mose Wright
2022

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
as Self
2021

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
as Self - Presenter
2020

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
as Toledo
2020