CineMood
HomeMoviesTV ShowsActors
Sign In
CineMood
AboutPrivacyTermsContact

© 2026 CineMood

HomeMoviesCinemaFriendsYou
Back to Actors
Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

Acting · 2.0 popularity

Age

79

Movies

79

TV

50

Born
January 31, 1947
From
New York City, New York, USA

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.

Works

79 films

STRAW

STRAW

20257.7

Bumblebee

Bumblebee

20186.7

Gremlins

Gremlins

19847.1

Super 8

Super 8

20116.8

Men of Honor

Men of Honor

20007.5

Sahara

Sahara

20055.9

Deep Cover

Deep Cover

19926.8

Burlesque

Burlesque

20107.2

Takers

Takers

20106.3

The Way Back

The Way Back

20206.6

80 for Brady

80 for Brady

20236.2

Sextuplets

Sextuplets

20196.2

Race

Race

20167.3

Solace

Solace

20184.7

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

20247.0

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

20206.6

John Dies at the End

John Dies at the End

20136.3

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

19985.8

Light It Up

Light It Up

19996.6

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

19745.1

Rustin

Rustin

20236.5

A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians

A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians

20246.5

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

20226.2

Dakota's Summer

Dakota's Summer

20146.4

Subterfuge

Subterfuge

19967.0

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

19967.1

The Blue Knight

The Blue Knight

19757.0

Air Rage

Air Rage

20015.5

The Devil You Know

The Devil You Know

20226.7

When They're Gone

When They're Gone

2026

Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold

Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold

19784.6

Someone Else's Child

Someone Else's Child

19944.0

The Serpent's Egg

The Serpent's Egg

19776.2

Outlaw Johnny Black

Outlaw Johnny Black

20235.5

Out of Bounds

Out of Bounds

19865.4

Cooley High

Cooley High

19757.0

Honky

Honky

19715.1

Preaching To The Pastor

Preaching To The Pastor

20091.0

The Visit

The Visit

20017.9

Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery

Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery

20086.7

Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldiers

19975.5

Windows on the World

Windows on the World

20193.3

Uncle P

Uncle P

20075.1

Act Like You Love Me

Act Like You Love Me

20135.4

The Seat Filler

The Seat Filler

20044.6

Five on the Black Hand Side

Five on the Black Hand Side

19737.2

J.D.'s Revenge

J.D.'s Revenge

19765.9

City Teacher

City Teacher

2012

The Inkwell

The Inkwell

19945.6

Secrets of a Married Man

Secrets of a Married Man

19843.0

August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

20171.0

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

19775.9

Fire & Ice

Fire & Ice

20018.0

Attica

Attica

19805.7

In Search of America

In Search of America

19715.3

Carter's Army

Carter's Army

19754.4

The Richard Pryor Special?

The Richard Pryor Special?

19777.2

Freedom Song

Freedom Song

20005.7

Justine

Justine

20196.5

Ask Max

Ask Max

19867.0

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

20218.0

The Obama Effect

The Obama Effect

20122.5

Penitentiary II

Penitentiary II

19824.4

Minstrel Man

Minstrel Man

1977

Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

1985

The Grand Baby

The Grand Baby

19835.5

The River Niger

The River Niger

19767.4

Thomasine & Bushrod

Thomasine & Bushrod

19746.3

Ceremonies in Dark Old Men

Ceremonies in Dark Old Men

197510.0

Together Brothers

Together Brothers

19744.8

Thornwell

Thornwell

19817.3

AWOL

AWOL

19727.0

Kings of the Evening

Kings of the Evening

2008

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

20176.2

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen

20206.2

The Legend of Glynn Turman

The Legend of Glynn Turman

2022

The Pastor's Secret

The Pastor's Secret

2012

The Tapestry

The Tapestry

19766.0

The Killing Floor

The Killing Floor

2017