Acting credits
121
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Glynn Turman
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.7
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Movies: 76Series: 52Crew credits: 10
TMDB ID: 114674
IMDb ID: nm0877270
Known for: Acting
Born: January 31, 1947
Age: 79
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1969 - 2026
Years active: 58
Average TMDB rating: 6.91
Wikidata: Q1532531
Also known as
글린 터먼 • Glynn Russell Turman • Glynn R. Turman • گلین ترمن
Other jobs
Director (6)Executive Producer (3)Writer (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Glynn Turman.
Jun 4
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2026 Movie
7.7
STRAW
as Richard
2025 Movie
6.1
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians
as Self - Chiron
2024 Movie
6.5
Rustin
as A. Philip Randolph
2023 Movie
5.2
Outlaw Johnny Black
as Bullseye Black
2023 Movie
6.2
80 for Brady
as Mickey
2023 Movie
6.3
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
as Self
2022 Movie
Women of Theatre, New York
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
The Legend of Glynn Turman
as G.T.
2022 Movie
6.7
The Devil You Know
as Lloyd Cowans
2022 Movie
8.2
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
as Self
2021 Movie
6.3
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
as Self - Presenter
2020 Movie
6.6
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
as Toledo
2020 Movie
6.6
The Way Back
as Doc
2020 Movie
6.2
Sextuplets
as Leland
2019 Movie
6.4
Justine
as Papa Don
2019 Movie
3.3
Windows on the World
as Lou
2019 Movie
6.7
Bumblebee
as General Whalen
2018 Movie
4.7
Solace
as Clay (Pastor Davis)
2018 Movie
The Killing Floor
as Self
2017 Movie
6.2
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
as Self
2017 Movie
1.0
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017 Movie
7.3
Race
as Harry E. Davis
2016 Movie
6.4
Dakota's Summer
as Isaac Benson
2014 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Glynn Turman.
7.6
Paradise
as Fred Collins • 1 eps
2025 Series
5.5
The Big Cigar
as Walter • 6 eps
2024 Series
7.3
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
as Mr. Brunner / Chiron • 4 eps
2023 Series
7.5
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
as Sheriff Nate Craven • 1 eps
2022 Series
5.6
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
as Pa (voice) • 2 eps
2022 Series
6.5
Women of the Movement
as Mose Wright • 6 eps
2022 Series
8.2
Power Book II: Ghost
as Gabriel • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.6
FBI: Most Wanted
as Terry Daniels • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.3
The Red Line
as Nathan Gordon • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.6
The Neighborhood
as Otis • 2 eps
2018 Series
7.1
Mr. Mercedes
as Judge Bernard Raines • 6 eps
2017 Series
7.1
American Gods
as Reverend Hutchins • 1 eps
2017 Series
5.0
Graves
2 eps
2016 Series
7.8
How to Get Away with Murder
as Nathaniel Lahey • 8 eps
2014 Series
7.1
black-ish
as Billy Blade • 1 eps
2014 Series
8.3
Fargo
as Doctor Senator • 6 eps
2014 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.4
Revolution
as David Kipling • 1 eps
2012 Series
6.3
Alcatraz
as Emmitt Little • 1 eps
2012 Series
6.6
House of Lies
as Jeremiah Kaan • 58 eps
2012 Series
8.2
Suits
as Vic • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.1
The Defenders
as Judge Bob Owens • 5 eps
2010 Series
7.0
FlashForward
as Senator Noland • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.5
NCIS: Los Angeles
as James Pierce • 1 eps
2009 Series