Glynn Turman
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...
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...
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Cast Credits
STRAW
as Richard
Rustin
as A. Philip Randolph
Outlaw Johnny Black
as Bullseye Black
80 for Brady
as Mickey
The Devil You Know
as Lloyd Cowans
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
as Toledo
The Way Back
as Doc
Sextuplets
as Leland
Justine
as Papa Don
Windows on the World
as Lou
Bumblebee
as General Whalen
Solace
as Clay (Pastor Davis)
Race
as Harry E. Davis
Dakota's Summer
as Isaac Benson
Act Like You Love Me
as David Lofton
John Dies at the End
as Detective Lawrence 'Morgan Freeman' Appleton
The Obama Effect
as Slim Sugar
City Teacher
as Kevin Sawyer
Super 8
as Dr. Woodward
Burlesque
as Harold Saint
Takers
as Chief Detective Duncan
Preaching To The Pastor
as Bishop Hightower
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
as Sheriff Bob Monroe
Kings of the Evening
as Clarence Brown
Uncle P
as Dr. Niles
Sahara
as Dr. Frank Hopper
The Seat Filler
as Derrick's Dad
Air Rage
as Ted Bigelow
Crew Credits
Justine
Executive Producer
You Look Familiar: Vernée Watson
Executive Producer