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Glynn Turman
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 gaine…
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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.
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2026
When They're Gone
Movie Calvin “Cece” Carr
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2025
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Official Podcast
TV show Self
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2025
STRAW
Movie Richard
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2025
Paradise
TV show Fred Collins
- 2024
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2024
The Big Cigar
TV show Walter
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2024
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Movie Self - Chiron
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2023
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
TV show Mr. Brunner / Chiron
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2023
Rustin
Movie A. Philip Randolph
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2023
Outlaw Johnny Black
Movie Bullseye Black
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2023
80 for Brady
Movie Mickey
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2022
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
TV show Sheriff Nate Craven
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2022
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Movie Self
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2022
Women of Theatre, New York
Movie Executive Producer
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2022
The Legend of Glynn Turman
Movie G.T.
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2022
The Devil You Know
Movie Lloyd Cowans
More credits
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2022
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
TV show Pa (voice)
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2022
Women of the Movement
TV show Mose Wright
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2021
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
Movie Self
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2020
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
Movie Self - Presenter
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2020
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Movie Toledo
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2020
Power Book II: Ghost
TV show Gabriel
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2020
The Way Back
Movie Doc
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2020
FBI: Most Wanted
TV show Terry Daniels
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2019
Sextuplets
Movie Leland
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2019
Justine
Movie Papa Don
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2019
The Red Line
TV show Nathan Gordon
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2019
Windows on the World
Movie Lou
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2018
Bumblebee
Movie General Whalen
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2018
The Neighborhood
TV show Otis
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2018
Solace
Movie Clay (Pastor Davis)
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2017
The Killing Floor
Movie Self
- 2017
- 2017
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2017
Mr. Mercedes
TV show Judge Bernard Raines
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2017
American Gods
TV show Reverend Hutchins
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2016
Graves
TV show
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2016
Race
Movie Harry E. Davis
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2014
How to Get Away with Murder
TV show Nathaniel Lahey
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2014
black-ish
TV show Billy Blade
