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Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

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

Born

Jan 31, 1947

New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

79 acting

5 crew

Popularity

1.6

Known For

Bumblebee
Bumblebee
2018 as General Whalen
★ 6.7
STRAW
STRAW
2025 as Richard
★ 7.7
Gremlins
Gremlins
1984 as Roy Hanson
★ 7.1
Super 8
Super 8
2011 as Dr. Woodward
★ 6.8
Men of Honor
Men of Honor
2000 as Chief Floyd
★ 7.5
Sahara
Sahara
2005 as Dr. Frank Hopper
★ 5.9
Takers
Takers
2010 as Chief Detective Duncan
★ 6.2
Burlesque
Burlesque
2010 as Harold Saint
★ 7.2
80 for Brady
80 for Brady
2023 as Mickey
★ 6.2
Sextuplets
Sextuplets
2019 as Leland
★ 6.2
Race
Race
2016 as Harry E. Davis
★ 7.3
Rustin
Rustin
2023 as A. Philip Randolph
★ 6.5
The Way Back
The Way Back
2020 as Doc
★ 6.6
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2020 as Toledo
★ 6.6
Deep Cover
Deep Cover
1992 as Russell Stevens Sr.
★ 6.8
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998 as Dr. Shakespeare
★ 5.8
John Dies at the End
John Dies at the End
2013 as Detective Lawrence 'Morgan Freeman' Appleton
★ 6.3
Uncle P
Uncle P
2007 as Dr. Niles
★ 5.4
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
★ 6.2
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
★ 5.1
The Seat Filler
The Seat Filler
2004 as Derrick's Dad
★ 4.6
Out of Bounds
Out of Bounds
1986 as Lieutenant Delgado
★ 5.4
The Inkwell
The Inkwell
1994 as Spencer Phillips
★ 5.6
Air Rage
Air Rage
2001 as Ted Bigelow
★ 5.5
Dakota's Summer
Dakota's Summer
2014 as Isaac Benson
★ 6.4
The Serpent's Egg
The Serpent's Egg
1977 as Monroe
★ 6.2
Five on the Black Hand Side
★ 7.2
Outlaw Johnny Black
Outlaw Johnny Black
2023 as Bullseye Black
★ 5.4
The Visit
The Visit
2001 as Parole Board Member Reingold
★ 7.9
Attica
Attica
1980 as Raymond Franklin
★ 5.7
Ask Max
Ask Max
1986 as Lloyd Lyman
★ 7.0
Light It Up
Light It Up
1999 as Principal Allan Armstrong
★ 6.7
Cooley High
Cooley High
1975 as Leroy "Preach" Jackson
★ 7.0
Freedom Song
Freedom Song
2000 as T-Bone Lanier
★ 5.7
Subterfuge
Subterfuge
1996 as Stallworth Hubbs
★ 7.0
The Devil You Know
The Devil You Know
2022 as Lloyd Cowans
★ 6.7
Fire & Ice
Fire & Ice
2001 as Robert Aimes Sr.
★ 8.0
The River Niger
The River Niger
1976 as Jeff Williams
★ 7.4
Buffalo Soldiers
Buffalo Soldiers
1997 as Sgt. Joshua 'Joyu' Judges Ruth
★ 5.6
Carter's Army
Carter's Army
1975 as Pvt. George Brightman
★ 4.4
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
2008 as Sheriff Bob Monroe
★ 6.7
Thomasine & Bushrod
Thomasine & Bushrod
1974 as Jomo J. Anderson
★ 6.5
Penitentiary II
Penitentiary II
1982 as Charles Johnson
★ 4.4
Honky
Honky
1971 as Sailor at Bus Station
★ 5.0
Thornwell
Thornwell
1981 as James Thornwell
★ 7.3
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
★ 6.2
movie
Secrets of a Married Man
1984 as Jesse
★ 3.3
J.D.'s Revenge
J.D.'s Revenge
1976 as Isaac / 'Ike'
★ 5.7
The Richard Pryor Special?
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977 as Booster Johnson
★ 7.2
movie
Someone Else's Child
1994 as Judge Roullard
★ 5.0
Windows on the World
Windows on the World
2019 as Lou
★ 3.3
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
1978 as Preston de Cordiva
★ 4.6
Minstrel Man
Minstrel Man
1977 as Harry Brown Jr.
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
★ 5.9
The Obama Effect
The Obama Effect
2012 as Slim Sugar
★ 2.5
Justine
Justine
2019 as Papa Don
★ 6.4
The Blue Knight
The Blue Knight
1975 as Edwin Beall
★ 7.0
In Search of America
In Search of America
1971 as Bodhi
★ 5.3
City Teacher
City Teacher
2012 as Kevin Sawyer
Kings of the Evening
Kings of the Evening
2008 as Clarence Brown
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
★ 10.0
Act Like You Love Me
Act Like You Love Me
2013 as David Lofton
★ 5.4
Together Brothers
Together Brothers
1974 as Dr. Johnson
★ 4.8
Preaching To The Pastor
Preaching To The Pastor
2009 as Bishop Hightower
★ 1.0
Solace
Solace
2018 as Clay (Pastor Davis)
★ 4.7
The Tapestry
★ 6.0
AWOL
AWOL
1972 as Mohammed G.
★ 7.0
movie
The Killing Floor
The Killing Floor
2017 as Self
movie
When They're Gone
2026 as Calvin “Cece” Carr