Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

1947-01-31

THE 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

ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES

Ceremonies in Dark Old Men

Ceremonies in Dark Old Men

80 for Brady

80 for Brady

Freedom Song

Freedom Song

Sahara

Sahara

The Killing Floor

The Killing Floor

Men of Honor

Men of Honor

Outlaw Johnny Black

Outlaw Johnny Black

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

Rustin

Rustin

Cooley High

Cooley High

Burlesque

Burlesque

Super 8

Super 8

J.D.'s Revenge

J.D.'s Revenge

Out of Bounds

Out of Bounds

Manimal

Manimal

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

Light It Up

Light It Up

John Dies at the End

John Dies at the End

The River Niger

The River Niger

The Legend of Glynn Turman

The Legend of Glynn Turman

The Inkwell

The Inkwell

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

Preaching To The Pastor

Preaching To The Pastor

The Devil You Know

The Devil You Know

Kings of the Evening

Kings of the Evening

Secrets of a Married Man

Secrets of a Married Man

Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery

Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery

Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldiers

Fire & Ice

Fire & Ice

The Pastor's Secret

The Pastor's Secret

Thomasine & Bushrod

Thomasine & Bushrod

Someone Else's Child

Someone Else's Child

Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

Subterfuge

Subterfuge

The Seat Filler

The Seat Filler

The Blue Knight

The Blue Knight

Act Like You Love Me

Act Like You Love Me

Five on the Black Hand Side

Five on the Black Hand Side

Minstrel Man

Minstrel Man

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

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

Deep Cover

Deep Cover

Honky

Honky

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

The Richard Pryor Special?

The Richard Pryor Special?

Carter's Army

Carter's Army

Together Brothers

Together Brothers

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

City Teacher

City Teacher

Race

Race

Takers

Takers

The Obama Effect

The Obama Effect

Thornwell

Thornwell

The Serpent's Egg

The Serpent's Egg

Attica

Attica

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

Penitentiary II

Penitentiary II

Gremlins

Gremlins

Bumblebee

Bumblebee

Solace

Solace

Ask Max

Ask Max

Windows on the World

Windows on the World

The Visit

The Visit

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Sextuplets

Sextuplets

The Way Back

The Way Back

Justine

Justine

AWOL

AWOL

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

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

Air Rage

Air Rage

The Tapestry

The Tapestry

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

In Search of America

In Search of America

Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold

Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold

Uncle P

Uncle P