Glynn Turman
Acting 1947-01-31 New York City, New York, USA
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 …
Known For
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Super 8
2011
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Men of Honor
2000
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Burlesque
2010
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Sahara
2005
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80 for Brady
2023
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Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2024
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Rustin
2023
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John Dies at the End
2013
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How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998
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Cooley High
1975
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Out of Bounds
1986
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Freedom Song
2000
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Light It Up
1999
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Outlaw Johnny Black
2023
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The River Niger
1976
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The Inkwell
1994
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J.D.'s Revenge
1976
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The Legend of Glynn Turman
2022
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Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
1975
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The Killing Floor
2017