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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

1.3

Known For

Gremlins
Gremlins
1984 • as Roy Hanson
★ 7.1
Bumblebee
Bumblebee
2018 • as General Whalen
★ 6.7
STRAW
STRAW
2025 • as Richard
★ 7.7
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
Burlesque
Burlesque
2010 • as Harold Saint
★ 7.2
Takers
Takers
2010 • as Chief Detective Duncan
★ 6.3
Race
Race
2016 • as Harry E. Davis
★ 7.3
Sextuplets
Sextuplets
2019 • as Leland
★ 6.2
The Way Back
The Way Back
2020 • as Doc
★ 6.6
80 for Brady
80 for Brady
2023 • as Mickey
★ 6.2
Rustin
Rustin
2023 • as A. Philip Randolph
★ 6.5
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
John Dies at the End
John Dies at the End
2013 • as Detective Lawrence 'Morgan Freeman' Appleton
★ 6.3
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998 • as Dr. Shakespeare
★ 5.8
Cooley High
Cooley High
1975 • as Leroy "Preach" Jackson
★ 7.0
Out of Bounds
Out of Bounds
1986 • as Lieutenant Delgado
★ 5.4
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
★ 6.1
Attica
Attica
1980 • as Raymond Franklin
★ 5.7
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
★ 5.1
The Serpent's Egg
The Serpent's Egg
1977 • as Monroe
★ 6.2
Honky
Honky
1971 • as Sailor at Bus Station
★ 5.1
The Devil You Know
The Devil You Know
2022 • as Lloyd Cowans
★ 6.7
Subterfuge
Subterfuge
1996 • as Stallworth Hubbs
★ 7.0
The Blue Knight
The Blue Knight
1975 • as Edwin Beall
★ 7.0
Light It Up
Light It Up
1999 • as Principal Allan Armstrong
★ 6.6
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
2008 • as Sheriff Bob Monroe
★ 6.0
Dakota's Summer
Dakota's Summer
2014 • as Isaac Benson
★ 6.4
Buffalo Soldiers
Buffalo Soldiers
1997 • as Sgt. Joshua 'Joyu' Judges Ruth
★ 5.5
Outlaw Johnny Black
Outlaw Johnny Black
2023 • as Bullseye Black
★ 5.3
movie
Secrets of a Married Man
1984 • as Jesse
★ 3.0
Solace
Solace
2018 • as Clay (Pastor Davis)
★ 4.7
Five on the Black Hand Side
★ 7.2
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
★ 6.2
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
1978 • as Preston de Cordiva
★ 4.6
The Seat Filler
The Seat Filler
2004 • as Derrick's Dad
★ 4.7
Windows on the World
Windows on the World
2019 • as Lou
★ 4.8
movie
Someone Else's Child
1994 • as Judge Roullard
★ 4.0
J.D.'s Revenge
J.D.'s Revenge
1976 • as Isaac / 'Ike'
★ 5.9
Air Rage
Air Rage
2001 • as Ted Bigelow
★ 5.5
movie
When They're Gone
2026 • as Calvin “Cece” Carr
Act Like You Love Me
Act Like You Love Me
2013 • as David Lofton
★ 5.4
Preaching To The Pastor
Preaching To The Pastor
2009 • as Bishop Hightower
★ 1.0
Uncle P
Uncle P
2007 • as Dr. Niles
★ 5.1
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
★ 5.9
movie
★ 5.5
Freedom Song
Freedom Song
2000 • as T-Bone Lanier
★ 5.7
Carter's Army
Carter's Army
1975 • as Pvt. George Brightman
★ 4.5
Thornwell
Thornwell
1981 • as James Thornwell
★ 7.3
Thomasine & Bushrod
Thomasine & Bushrod
1974 • as Jomo J. Anderson
★ 6.3
City Teacher
City Teacher
2012 • as Kevin Sawyer
Penitentiary II
Penitentiary II
1982 • as Charles Johnson
★ 4.4
The Richard Pryor Special?
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977 • as Booster Johnson
★ 7.2
The Inkwell
The Inkwell
1994 • as Spencer Phillips
★ 5.7
The River Niger
The River Niger
1976 • as Jeff Williams
★ 6.7
Together Brothers
Together Brothers
1974 • as Dr. Johnson
★ 4.8
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
★ 10.0
The Obama Effect
The Obama Effect
2012 • as Slim Sugar
★ 2.5
Fire & Ice
Fire & Ice
2001 • as Robert Aimes Sr.
★ 8.0
Justine
Justine
2019 • as Papa Don
★ 6.5
Minstrel Man
Minstrel Man
1977 • as Harry Brown Jr.
Ask Max
Ask Max
1986 • as Lloyd Lyman
★ 7.0
Kings of the Evening
Kings of the Evening
2008 • as Clarence Brown
The Visit
The Visit
2001 • as Parole Board Member Reingold
★ 7.9
In Search of America
In Search of America
1971 • as Bodhi
★ 5.3
AWOL
AWOL
1972 • as Mohammed G.
★ 7.0
The Tapestry
★ 6.0
The Killing Floor
The Killing Floor
2017 • as Self