Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1947-01-31 (78 years)
- Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
- Also Known As글린 터먼Glynn Russell TurmanGlynn R. Turmanگلین ترمن
Glynn Turman
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,"...Read More
Acting Career
- 2025
Straw
As: Richard
- 2025
Paradise
As: Fred Collins
- 2024
The Big Cigar
As: Walter
- 2023
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
As: Mr. Brunner / Chiron
- 2023
Rustin
As: A. Philip Randolph
- 2023
Outlaw Johnny Black
As: Bullseye Black
- 2023
80 for Brady
As: Mickey
- 2022
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
As: Sheriff Nate Craven
2022The Legend of Glynn Turman
As: G.T.
2022The Devil You Know
As: Lloyd Cowans
2022The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
As: Pa (voice)
2022Women of the Movement
As: Mose Wright
2020Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
As: Toledo
2020Power Book II: Ghost
As: Gabriel
2020The Way Back
As: Doc
2020FBI: Most Wanted
As: Terry Daniels
2019Sextuplets
As: Leland
2019Justine
As: Papa Don
2019Windows on the World
As: Lou
2019The Red Line
As: Nathan Gordon
- 2018
Bumblebee
As: General Whalen
2018The Neighborhood
As: Otis
2018Solace
As: Clay (Pastor Davis)
2017Mr. Mercedes
As: Judge Bernard Raines
2017American Gods
As: Reverend Hutchins
2016Race
As: Harry E. Davis
2014How to Get Away with Murder
As: Nathaniel Lahey
2014black-ish
As: Billy Blade
2014Dakota's Summer
As: Isaac Benson
2014Fargo
As: Doctor Senator
2013Act Like You Love Me
As: David Lofton
2013John Dies at the End
As: Detective Lawrence 'Morgan Freeman' Appleton
2012Revolution
As: Major David Kipling
2012The Obama Effect
As: Slim Sugar
2012City Teacher
As: Kevin Sawyer
2012Alcatraz
As: Emmitt Little
2012House of Lies
As: Jeremiah Kaan
2011Suits
As: Vic
- 2011
Super 8
As: Dr. Woodward
- 2010
Burlesque
As: Harold Saint
2010The Defenders
As: Judge Bob Owens
2010Takers
As: Chief Detective Duncan
2009FlashForward
As: Senator Noland
2009NCIS: Los Angeles
As: James Pierce
2009Preaching To The Pastor
As: Bishop Hightower
2008In Treatment
As: Alex Prince Sr.
2008Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
As: Sheriff Bob Monroe
2008Kings of the Evening
As: Clarence Brown
2007Uncle P
As: Dr. Niles
2005Criminal Minds
As: Charles Johnson
2005Sahara
As: Dr. Frank Hopper
2004The Seat Filler
As: Derrick's Dad
2002The Wire
As: Clarence Royce
2001The Bernie Mac Show
As: Carl
2001Scrubs
As: George
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent
As: Roy Hines
2001Air Rage
As: Ted Bigelow
2001Fire & Ice
As: Robert Aimes Sr.
- 2000
Men of Honor
As: Chief Floyd
2000Freedom Song
As: T-Bone Lanier
1999Light It Up
As: Principal Allan Armstrong
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As: Dr. Young
1998How Stella Got Her Groove Back
As: Dr. Shakespeare
1998The Magnificent Seven
As: Achilles Thompson/Hector Thompson
1997Buffalo Soldiers
As: Sgt. Joshua 'Joyu' Judges Ruth
1996Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
As: Coach Powell
1996Millennium
As: James Glen
1996Subterfuge
As: Stallworth Hubbs
1994Touched by an Angel
As: Sheriff Ernie Guthrie
1994ER
As: Mr. Holmes
1994The Inkwell
As: Spencer Phillips
1992Deep Cover
As: Russell Stevens Sr.
1987A Different World
As: Colonel Bradford Taylor
1987A Different World
As: Colonel Brad Taylor
1986Ask Max
As: Lloyd Lyman
1986Out of Bounds
As: Lieutenant Delgado
1985The Twilight Zone
As: (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
1985Hail to the Chief
As: Secretary of State LaRue Hawkins
1985Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
As: Joshua
1984Murder, She Wrote
As: Stan Lassiter
- 1984
Murder, She Wrote
As: Earl Browder
- 1984
Murder, She Wrote
As: Ben Coleman
- 1984
Gremlins
As: Roy Hanson
1983Manimal
As: Ty Earl
1982Penitentiary II
As: Charles Johnson
1982T. J. Hooker
As: Norman Powell
1981Thornwell
As: James Thornwell
1980Attica
As: Raymond Franklin
1978Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
As: Preston de Cordiva
1978Centennial
As: Nate Person
1977A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
As: Nigeria
1977The Serpent's Egg
As: Monroe
1977The Richard Pryor Special?
As: Booster Johnson
1977Minstrel Man
As: Harry Brown Jr.
1976J.D.'s Revenge
As: Isaac / 'Ike'
1976The River Niger
As: Jeff Williams
1975Cooley High
As: Leroy "Preach" Jackson
1975Carter's Army
As: Pvt. George Brightman
1975The Blue Knight
As: Edwin Beall
1975Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
As: Theo
1974Together Brothers
As: Dr. Johnson
1974Thomasine & Bushrod
As: Jomo J. Anderson
1973Five on the Black Hand Side
As: Gideon
1972AWOL
As: Mohammed G.
1971Honky
As: Sailor at Bus Station
1971In Search of America
As: Bodhi