Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

CountryUnited States United States
GenderMale
BirthdayJan 31, 1947
BiographyGlynn Turman (born January 31, 1947) is an American actor. First coming to attention as a child actor in the original 1959 Broadway production of A Raisin in the Sun, Turman is known for his roles as Lew Miles on the prime-time soap opera Peyton Place (1968–1969), high school student Leroy "Preach" Jackson in the 1975 coming-of-age film Cooley High, math professor and retired Army colonel Bradford Taylor on the NBC sitcom A Different World (1988–1993), and Baltimore mayor Clarence Royce on the HBO drama series The Wire. He received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role on the HBO drama series In Treatment.

Turman also portrayed Jeremiah Kaan on the Showtime series House of Lies, Doctor Senator in the fourth season of the FX black comedy crime drama series Fargo, and starred in the 2020 Netflix film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.

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Known For

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The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

as Pa
A Different World
Ended

A Different World

as Col. Bradford Taylor
Big Apple
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Big Apple

as Ted Olsen
Black Cake
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Black Cake

as Charles Mitch
House of Lies
Ended

House of Lies

as Jeremiah Kaan
Manimal
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Manimal

as Tyrone "Ty" Earl
The Wire
Ended

The Wire

as Mayor Clarence V. Royce
Women of the Movement
Ended

Women of the Movement

as Mose Wright

Part of Crew

Women of the Movement
Ended

Women of the Movement

as Based on the Novel Of

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