Glynn Turman
Appearance
Glynn Turman | |
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Born | Glynn Russell Turman January 31, 1947 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1959–present |
Known for | Leroy "Preach" Jackson – Cooley High Colonel Bradford Taylor – A Different World Clarence Royce – The Wire |
Spouse(s) |
Ula M. Walker
(m. 1965; div. 1971)Jo-Ann Allen (m. 1992) |
Children | 3 |
Glynn Russell Turman (born January 31, 1947) is an American actor. He played Toledo in the 2020 Netflix movie Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.
Turman played Lew Miles on the prime-time soap opera Peyton Place, Leroy "Preach" Jackson in Cooley High, Bradford Taylor on the NBC sitcom A Different World and Mayor Clarence Royce on the HBO drama series The Wire.[1]
Turman was married Aretha Franklin from 1978 and they divorced in 1984.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Holan, Curt (2012). "Glynn Turman: Character actor brings star power to Atlanta". Creative Loafing Atlanta. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.