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Glynn Turman

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Born: January 31, 1947 in New York City, New York, USA

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 ...

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STRAW
7.7
STRAW2025
Gremlins
7.1
Gremlins1984
Bumblebee
6.7
Bumblebee2018
Sahara
5.9
Sahara2005
Super 8
6.8
Super 82011
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Men of Honor
7.5
Men of Honor2000
Takers
6.2
Takers2010
Sextuplets
6.2
Sextuplets2019
Burlesque
7.2
Burlesque2010
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
7.5
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 22024
Deep Cover
6.8
Deep Cover1992
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
6.6
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom2020
Rustin
6.5
Rustin2023
Race
7.3
Race2016
Light It Up
6.7
Light It Up1999
80 for Brady
6.2
80 for Brady2023
The Way Back
6.6
The Way Back2020
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians
6.1
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians2024
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
7.1
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault1996
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
5.8
How Stella Got Her Groove Back1998
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
6.1
Is That Black Enough for You?!?2022
Outlaw Johnny Black
5.4
Outlaw Johnny Black2023
John Dies at the End
6.3
John Dies at the End2013
The Seat Filler
4.3
The Seat Filler2004
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
1.0
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People2017
The Serpent's Egg
6.2
The Serpent's Egg1977
Secrets of a Married Man
1.7
Secrets of a Married Man1984
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
5.1
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat1974
Attica
5.7
Attica1980
Out of Bounds
5.3
Out of Bounds1986
The Visit
7.6
The Visit2001
Honky
4.3
Honky1971
Dakota's Summer
6.4
Dakota's Summer2014
The Devil You Know
6.7
The Devil You Know2022
Penitentiary II
4.0
Penitentiary II1982
Cooley High
6.9
Cooley High1975
The Richard Pryor Special?
7.0
The Richard Pryor Special?1977
The Blue Knight
The Blue Knight1975
Uncle P
5.1
Uncle P2007
Justine
6.4
Justine2019
Air Rage
5.2
Air Rage2001
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
3.8
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold1978
J.D.'s Revenge
5.7
J.D.'s Revenge1976
Ask Max
6.0
Ask Max1986
Carter's Army
4.0
Carter's Army1975
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
6.3
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen2020
The Inkwell
5.3
The Inkwell1994
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
6.7
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery2008
The Obama Effect
2.5
The Obama Effect2012
Buffalo Soldiers
5.4
Buffalo Soldiers1997
Fire & Ice
8.0
Fire & Ice2001
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
5.4
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich1977
Someone Else's Child
2.0
Someone Else's Child1994
In Search of America
3.0
In Search of America1971
AWOL
AWOL1972
Five on the Black Hand Side
6.8
Five on the Black Hand Side1973
Freedom Song
5.5
Freedom Song2000
Thornwell
6.0
Thornwell1981
Windows on the World
3.3
Windows on the World2019
Solace
4.7
Solace2018
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
6.2
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart2017
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom1985
Subterfuge
6.5
Subterfuge1996
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
8.2
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist2021
Kings of the Evening
Kings of the Evening2008
The Legend of Glynn Turman
The Legend of Glynn Turman2022
Act Like You Love Me
5.4
Act Like You Love Me2013
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men1975
Minstrel Man
Minstrel Man1977
Thomasine & Bushrod
6.4
Thomasine & Bushrod1974
The River Niger
6.8
The River Niger1976
Together Brothers
4.2
Together Brothers1974
City Teacher
City Teacher2012
The Killing Floor
The Killing Floor2017
The Grand Baby
The Grand Baby1983
Preaching To The Pastor
1.0
Preaching To The Pastor2009
The Pastor's Secret
The Pastor's Secret2012
The Tapestry
6.0
The Tapestry1976