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When They're Gone
2026 · Movie
as Calvin “Cece” Carr
Glynn Turman
1947-01-31
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New York City, New York, USA
Writers:
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.
Filmography
STRAW
2025 · Movie
as Richard
Paradise
2025 · TV Show
as Fred Collins
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2024 · Movie
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians
2024 · Movie
as Self - Chiron
The Big Cigar
2024 · TV Show
as Walter
80 for Brady
2023 · Movie
as Mickey
Outlaw Johnny Black
2023 · Movie
as Bullseye Black
Rustin
2023 · Movie
as A. Philip Randolph
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
2023 · TV Show
as Mr. Brunner / Chiron, Chiron
The Legend of Glynn Turman
2022 · Movie
as G.T.
The Devil You Know
2022 · Movie
as Lloyd Cowans
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022 · Movie
as Self
Women of the Movement
2022 · TV Show
as Mose Wright
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
2022 · TV Show
as Pa (voice)
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
2022 · TV Show
as Sheriff Nate Craven
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
2021 · Movie
as Self
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2020 · Movie
as Toledo
The Way Back
2020 · Movie
as Doc
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
2020 · Movie
as Self - Presenter
Power Book II: Ghost
2020 · TV Show
as Gabriel
FBI: Most Wanted
2020 · TV Show
as Terry Daniels
Windows on the World
2019 · Movie
as Lou
Sextuplets
2019 · Movie
as Leland
Justine
2019 · Movie
as Papa Don
The Red Line
2019 · TV Show
as Nathan Gordon
Bumblebee
2018 · Movie
as General Whalen
Solace
2018 · Movie
as Clay (Pastor Davis)
The Neighborhood
2018 · TV Show
as Otis
The Killing Floor
2017 · Movie
as Self
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
2017 · Movie
as Self
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017 · Movie
Mr. Mercedes
2017 · TV Show
as Judge Bernard Raines
American Gods
2017 · TV Show
as Reverend Hutchins
Race
2016 · Movie
as Harry E. Davis
Graves
2016 · TV Show
Dakota's Summer
2014 · Movie
as Isaac Benson
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV Show
as Self
How to Get Away with Murder
2014 · TV Show
as Nathaniel Lahey
black-ish
2014 · TV Show
as Billy Blade
Fargo
2014 · TV Show
as Doctor Senator
John Dies at the End
2013 · Movie
as Detective Lawrence 'Morgan Freeman' Appleton
Act Like You Love Me
2013 · Movie
as David Lofton
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The Pastor's Secret
2012 · Movie
City Teacher
2012 · Movie
as Kevin Sawyer
The Obama Effect
2012 · Movie
as Slim Sugar
House of Lies
2012 · TV Show
as Jeremiah Kaan
Revolution
2012 · TV Show
as David Kipling
Alcatraz
2012 · TV Show
as Emmitt Little
Super 8
2011 · Movie
as Dr. Woodward
Suits
2011 · TV Show
as Vic
Burlesque
2010 · Movie
as Harold Saint
Takers
2010 · Movie
as Chief Detective Duncan
The Defenders
2010 · TV Show
as Judge Bob Owens
Preaching To The Pastor
2009 · Movie
as Bishop Hightower
FlashForward
2009 · TV Show
as Senator Noland
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009 · TV Show
as James Pierce
Kings of the Evening
2008 · Movie
as Clarence Brown
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
2008 · Movie
as Sheriff Bob Monroe
In Treatment
2008 · TV Show
as Alex Prince, Sr.
Uncle P
2007 · Movie
as Dr. Niles
Sahara
2005 · Movie
as Dr. Frank Hopper
Criminal Minds
2005 · TV Show
as Charles Johnson
The Seat Filler
2004 · Movie
as Derrick's Dad
The Wire
2002 · TV Show
as Clarence Royce
Fire & Ice
2001 · Movie
as Robert Aimes Sr.
The Visit
2001 · Movie
as Parole Board Member Reingold
Air Rage
2001 · Movie
as Ted Bigelow
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · TV Show
as Roy Hines
The Bernie Mac Show
2001 · TV Show
as Carl
Scrubs
2001 · TV Show
as George
Big Apple
2001 · TV Show
as Ted Olsen
Freedom Song
2000 · Movie
as T-Bone Lanier
Men of Honor
2000 · Movie
as Chief Floyd
Light It Up
1999 · Movie
as Principal Allan Armstrong
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV Show
as Dr. Young
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998 · Movie
as Dr. Shakespeare
The Magnificent Seven
1998 · TV Show
as Achilles Thompson/Hector Thompson
Buffalo Soldiers
1997 · Movie
as Sgt. Joshua 'Joyu' Judges Ruth
Subterfuge
1996 · Movie
as Stallworth Hubbs
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996 · Movie
as Coach Powell
Millennium
1996 · TV Show
as James Glen
The Inkwell
1994 · Movie
as Spencer Phillips
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Someone Else's Child
1994 · Movie
as Judge Roullard
Touched by an Angel
1994 · TV Show
as Sheriff Ernie Guthrie
ER
1994 · TV Show
as Mr. Holmes
Deep Cover
1992 · Movie
as Russell Stevens Sr.
Freddy's Nightmares
1988 · TV Show
as Dr. Redman
A Different World
1987 · TV Show
as Colonel Brad Taylor
Out of Bounds
1986 · Movie
as Lieutenant Delgado
Ask Max
1986 · Movie
as Lloyd Lyman
Matlock
1986 · TV Show
as Dennis Orlando
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
1985 · Movie
as Joshua
The Twilight Zone
1985 · TV Show
as (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
Hail to the Chief
1985 · TV Show
as Secretary of State LaRue Hawkins
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Secrets of a Married Man
1984 · Movie
as Jesse
Gremlins
1984 · Movie
as Roy Hanson
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV Show
as Stan Lassiter, Earl Browder, Ben Coleman
Hot Pursuit
1984 · TV Show
as Mitch Simpson
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The Grand Baby
1983 · Movie
Penitentiary II
1982 · Movie
as Charles Johnson
T. J. Hooker
1982 · TV Show
as Norman Powell
American Playhouse
1982 · TV Show
as Joshua
Thornwell
1981 · Movie
as James Thornwell
Attica
1980 · Movie
as Raymond Franklin
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
1978 · Movie
as Preston de Cordiva
The Paper Chase
1978 · TV Show
Centennial
1978 · TV Show
as Nate Person
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977 · Movie
as Nigeria
Minstrel Man
1977 · Movie
as Harry Brown Jr.
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977 · Movie
as Booster Johnson
The Serpent's Egg
1977 · Movie
as Monroe
J.D.'s Revenge
1976 · Movie
as Isaac / 'Ike'
The River Niger
1976 · Movie
as Jeff Williams
The Tapestry
1976 · Movie
The Tony Randall Show
1976 · TV Show
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
1975 · Movie
as Theo
Cooley High
1975 · Movie
as Leroy "Preach" Jackson
The Blue Knight
1975 · Movie
as Edwin Beall
Carter's Army
1975 · Movie
as Pvt. George Brightman
Thomasine & Bushrod
1974 · Movie
as Jomo J. Anderson
Together Brothers
1974 · Movie
as Dr. Johnson
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
1974 · Movie
as (voice)
Five on the Black Hand Side
1973 · Movie
as Gideon
AWOL
1972 · Movie
as Mohammed G.
Honky
1971 · Movie
as Sailor at Bus Station
In Search of America
1971 · Movie
as Bodhi
Room 222
1969 · TV Show
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CBS Playhouse
1966 · TV Show
as Jackson
Crew Credits
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When They're Gone
2026 · Movie
Executive Producer
Women of Theatre, New York
2022 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Legend of Glynn Turman
2022 · Movie
Writer
Justine
2019 · Movie
Executive Producer
House of Lies: Fridays at Galweather
2012 · TV Show
Director
Homeboys in Outer Space
1996 · TV Show
Director
The Parent 'Hood
1995 · TV Show
Director
The Wayans Bros.
1995 · TV Show
Director
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992 · TV Show
Director
A Different World
1987 · TV Show
Director
Dynasty
1981 · TV Show
Director
You Look Familiar: Vernée Watson
· Movie
Executive Producer
