Biography
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.
Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series · 2008
- Ovation Awards
Filmography50+ titles
The Wire
Fargo
Criminal Minds
Power Book II: Ghost
Suits
Scrubs
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
How to Get Away with Murder
ER
Straw
FBI: Most Wanted
The Neighborhood
In Treatment
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Paradise
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
NCIS: Los Angeles
Men of Honor
Murder, She Wrote
The River Niger
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Race
The Parent 'Hood
Mr. Mercedes
Burlesque
The Defenders
The Wayans Bros.
Touched by an Angel
Freddy's Nightmares
Five on the Black Hand Side
The Red Line
American Gods
black-ish
Matlock
Gremlins
Flashforward
A Different World
Cooley High
Super 8
Deep Cover
The Devil You Know
Bumblebee
Light It Up
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
The Way Back
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
House of Lies
The Bernie Mac Show
The Magnificent Seven
Rustin