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Glynn Turman

Actor / Screenwriter | * 01/31/1947 (77) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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Glynn Russell Turman (born January 31, 1947) is an American actor, director, writer, and producer. First coming to attention as a child actor in the original 1959 Broadway production of A Raisin in the Sun, Turman is known for his roles as Lew Miles on the prime-time soap opera Peyton Place (1968–1969), high school student Leroy "Preach" Jackson in the 1975 coming-of-age film Cooley High, math professor and retired Army colonel Bradford Taylor on the NBC sitcom A Different World (1988–1993), and Baltimore mayor Clarence Royce on the HBO drama series The Wire. He received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role on the HBO drama series In Treatment. Turman also portrayed Jeremiah Kaan on the Showtime series House of Lies, Doctor Senator in the fourth season of the FX black comedy crime drama series ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Awards & Nominations for Glynn Turman

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Ovation Awards
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Movies with Glynn Turman as Actor(65)

as Bullseye Black2023 Outlaw Johnny Black
as Mickey2023 80 for Brady
as A. Philip Randolph2023 Rustin
as Doc2020 The Way Back
as Papa Don2019 Justine
as Leland2019 Sextuplets
as Clay (Pastor Davis)2018 Solace
as General Whalen2018 Bumblebee
as himself2017 The Killing Floor
as Detective Lawrence 'Morgan Freeman' Appleton2013 John Dies at the End
as Slim Sugar2012 The Obama Effect
as Dr. Woodward2011 Super 8
as Chief Detective Duncan2010 Takers
as Harold Saint2010 Burlesque
as Bishop Hightower2009 Preaching To The Pastor
as Sheriff Bob Monroe2008 Murder 101: New Age
as Clarence Brown2008 Kings of the Evening
as Dr. Frank Hopper2005 Sahara
as Derrick's Dad2004 The Seat Filler
as Ted Bigelow2001 Air Rage
as Parole Board Member Reingold2001 The Visit
as Robert Aimes Sr.2001 Fire & Ice
as T-Bone Lanier2000 Freedom Song
as Chief Floyd2000 Men of Honor
as Principal Allan Armstrong1999 Light It Up
as Dr. Shakespeare1998 How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Sgt. Joshua 'Joyu' Judges Ruth1997 Buffalo Soldiers
as Stallworth Hubbs1996 Subterfuge
as Spencer Phillips1994 The Inkwell
as Judge Roullard1994 Someone Else's Child
as Russell Stevens Sr.1992 Deep Cover
as Lloyd Lyman1986 Ask Max
as Lieutenant Delgado1986 Out of Bounds
as Roy Hanson1984 Gremlins
as Ty Earl1983 Manimal
as Charles Johnson1982 Penitentiary II
as James Thornwell1981 Thornwell
as Raymond Franklin1980 Attica
as Preston de Cordiva1978 Katie: Portrait of A Centerfold
as Harry Brown Jr.1977 Minstrel Man
as Monroe1977 The Serpent's Egg
as Isaac / 'Ike'1976 J.D.'s Revenge
as Jeff Williams1976 The River Niger
as Leroy "Preach" Jackson1975 Cooley High
as Edwin Beall1975 The Blue Knight
as Dr. Johnson1974 Together Brothers
as Jomo J. Anderson1974 Thomasine & Bushrod
as Mohammed G.1972 AWOL
as Sailor at Bus Station1971 Honky
as Pvt. George Brightman1970 Carter's Army

TV Shows/Series with Glynn Turman as Actor(36)

as Mr. Brunner / Chiron2023 Percy Jackson and the Olympians
as Mose Wright2022 Women of the Movement
as Gabriel2020 Power Book II: Ghost
as Terry Daniels2020 FBI: Most Wanted
as Nathan Gordon2019 The Red Line
as Judge Bernard Raines2017 Mr. Mercedes
as Reverend Hutchins2017 American Gods
as Nathaniel Lahey2014 How to Get Away with Murder
as Doctor Senator2014 Fargo
as Billy Blade2014 black-ish
as Emmitt Little2012 Alcatraz
as Jeremiah Kaan2012 House of Lies
as Major David Kipling2012 Revolution
as Senator Noland2009 FlashForward
as Alex Prince Sr.2008 In Treatment
as Charles Johnson2005 Criminal Minds
as George2001 Scrubs
as Sheriff Ernie Guthrie1994 Touched by an Angel
as Colonel Bradford Taylor1987 A Different World
as Secretary of State LaRue Hawkins1985 Hail to the Chief
as Ben Coleman1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Norman Powell1982 T. J. Hooker
as Nate Person1978 Centennial

Movies with Glynn Turman as Crew(2)

Production/Executive Producer2022 Women of Theatre, New York
Production/Executive Producer2019 Justine

TV Shows/Series with Glynn Turman as Crew(6)

Directing/Director1996 Homeboys in Outer Space
Directing/Director1995 The Wayans Bros.
Directing/Director1995 The Parent 'Hood
Directing/Director1992 Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Directing/Director1987 A Different World
Directing/Director1981 Dynasty

Full Name: Glynn Turman
Born: Friday, 01/31 1947 (January) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 77 years + 57 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Spouses (current/former): Aretha Franklin
Other names for Glynn Turman (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"글린 터먼"
Glynn Turman frequently works together with these people:
Dick Wolf (12x, Crew)
Lou Martini Jr. (11x, Actor)
Warren Leight (10x, Crew)
Ken Howard (8x, Actor)
Isiah Whitlock Jr. (8x, Actor)
George DiCenzo (8x, Actor)
Terry Serpico (8x, Actor)
William H. Burns (8x, Actor)
Bill Lawrence (7x, Crew)
Mike Schwartz (7x, Crew)
Bryan Goluboff (7x, Crew)
Kevin Costner (5x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:52912, Added: 05/17/2018, Last updated: 03/24/2024