Glynn Turman
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Glynn Russell Turman (born January 31, 1946) is an American stage, television, and film actor as well as a writer, director, and producer. He is perhaps best known for his roles as 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, and fictional Baltimore mayor Clarence Royce on the HBO drama series The Wire. Description above from the Wikipedia article Glynn Turman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Jan 31, 1947 In New York City - New York - USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 43
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Carter's Army 1970-01-27
- Latest Project:
- Movie Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen 2020-12-18
Known For
Glynn Turman Movies Filmography
| Movie |
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen |
Self - Presenter | 2020-12-18 |
| Movie |
The Way Back |
Doc | 2020-03-05 |
| Movie |
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom |
Toledo | 2020-11-25 |
| Movie |
Sextuplets |
Leland | 2019-08-16 |
| Movie |
Justine |
Papa Don | 2019-06-23 |
| Movie |
Windows on the World |
Lou | 2019-04-28 |
| Movie |
Bumblebee |
General Whalen | 2018-12-15 |
| Movie |
Solace |
Clay (Pastor Davis) | 2018-09-23 |
| Movie |
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart |
2017-10-14 | |
| Movie |
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People |
2017-08-26 | |
| Series |
House of Lies |
Jeremiah Kaan | 2012-01-08 |
| Movie |
The Obama Effect |
Slim Sugar | 2012-07-13 |
| Movie |
John Dies at the End |
Detective Lawrence 'Morgan Freeman' Appleton | 2012-01-23 |
| Movie |
Super 8 |
Dr. Woodward | 2011-06-08 |
| Movie |
Burlesque |
Harold Saint | 2010-11-23 |
| Movie |
Takers |
Detective Jefe Duncan | 2010-08-26 |
| Movie |
Preaching To The Pastor |
Bishop Hightower | 2009-01-01 |
| Movie |
Sahara |
Dr. Frank Hopper | 2005-04-06 |
| Movie |
The Seat Filler |
Derrick's Dad | 2004-08-05 |
| Movie |
Air Rage |
Ted Bigelow | 2001-07-24 |
| Movie |
The Visit |
Parole Board Member Reingold | 2001-04-20 |
| Movie |
Men of Honor |
Chief Floyd | 2000-09-13 |
| Movie |
Light It Up |
Principal Allan Armstrong | 1999-11-04 |
| Movie |
How Stella Got Her Groove Back |
Dr. Shakespeare | 1998-08-14 |
| Movie |
Buffalo Soldiers |
Sgt. Joshua 'Joyu' Judges Ruth | 1998-07-05 |
| Movie |
The Inkwell |
Spencer Phillips | 1994-04-22 |
| Movie |
Deep Cover |
Russell Stevens Sr. | 1992-04-15 |
| Series |
A Different World |
Colonel Bradford Taylor | 1987-09-24 |
| Movie |
Ask Max |
Lloyd Lyman | 1986-11-02 |
| Movie |
Out of Bounds |
Lieutenant Delgado | 1986-07-25 |
| Movie |
Gremlins |
Roy Hanson | 1984-06-07 |
| Movie |
Penitentiary II |
Charles Johnson | 1982-04-02 |
| Movie |
Attica |
Raymond Franklin | 1980-03-01 |
| Series |
Centennial |
Nate Person | 1978-10-01 |
| Movie |
The Serpent's Egg |
Monroe | 1977-10-28 |
| Movie |
J.D.'s Revenge |
Isaac / 'Ike' | 1976-08-25 |
| Movie |
The River Niger |
Jeff Williams | 1976-04-14 |
| Movie |
Cooley High |
Leroy "Preach" Jackson | 1975-06-25 |
| Movie |
Together Brothers |
Dr. Johnson | 1974-08-07 |
| Movie |
Thomasine & Bushrod |
Jomo J. Anderson | 1974-04-10 |
| Movie |
Five on the Black Hand Side |
Gideon | 1973-10-25 |
| Movie |
Honky |
Sailor at Bus Station | 1971-11-26 |
| Movie |
Carter's Army |
1970-01-27 |