Glynn Turman
Glynn Russell Turman (born January 31, 1947 in New York City , New York ) is an American actor . His fame results largely from his presence in American television productions.
Life
Turman's career began when he was 13 when he landed a teenage role in a Broadway play . In the following years Turman played exclusively in stage plays, for example in New York or Los Angeles . In addition, after graduating from school, he began training at the New York College of Performing Arts .
Turman's film career began in the 1970s with the so-called blaxploitation wave, where he starred in productions such as Attica - Revolte Behind Bars . Since then he has acted primarily in supporting roles in productions on US television, but also in some movies such as Gremlins - Little Monsters , Men of Honor or Sahara - Adventure in the Desert . In 1977 he was scheduled in the preproduction of Star Wars as Han Solo , before George Lucas changed the plans and cast the part with Harrison Ford .
Turman's most famous role to date was as Colonel Bradford "Brad" Taylor in the sitcom College Fever , a spin-off from the Bill Cosby Show .
Glynn Turman is the father of four children. He married three times and was in a second marriage to Aretha Franklin .
Filmography (selection)
- 1968: Daktari (TV series, episode 4x10)
- 1973: Cannon (TV series, episode 2x24)
- 1973: Hawaii Five-Zero ( Hawaii Five-O , TV series, episode 6x07)
- 1976: Revenge from Beyond (JD's Revenge)
- 1977: The Serpent (The Serpent's Egg)
- 1978–1979: Colorado Saga ( Centennial , TV series, 5 episodes)
- 1980: Attica - Revolt behind bars ( Attica , TV movie)
- 1981: The Story of James Thornwell (Thornwell)
- 1982: Fame - The Road to Fame ( Fame , TV series, episode 2x04)
- 1983: A Case for Professor Chase ( Manimal , TV Series, Episode 1x01)
- 1984: Love Boat ( The Love Boat , TV series, episode 7x21)
- 1984: Gremlins - Little Monsters (Gremlins)
- 1985: Trio with four fists ( Riptide , TV series, episode 2x12)
- 1986: Hot Hell LA (Out of Bounds)
- 1985–1989: Murder is her hobby ( Murder, She Wrote , TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1988–1993: College Fever ( A Different World , TV series, 45 episodes)
- 2000: Men of Honor
- 2001: JAG - On behalf of honor ( JAG , TV series, episode 7x05)
- 2004–2008: The Wire (TV series, 22 episodes)
- 2005: Sahara - Adventure in the desert (Sahara)
- 2008: Cold Case - No victim is ever forgotten ( Cold Case , TV series, episode 6x01)
- 2009: Scrubs ( Scrubs , TV series, episode 8x02)
- 2010: Burlesque
- 2010–2011: The Defenders (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2011: Super 8
- 2012: Revolution (TV series, episode 1x10)
- 2012–2016: House of Lies (TV series, 51 episodes)
- 2013: Criminal Minds (TV series, episode 9x09)
- 2015: Proof (TV series, episode 1x07)
- 2016: Time for Legends (Race)
- 2016: Queen Sugar (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2017: Solace
- 2018: How to Get Away with Murder (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2018: Fly (TV series)
- 2018: Bumblebee
- 2019: American Gods (TV series, episode 2x05)
- 2020: Out of Play: The Way Back
Web links
- Glynn Turman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Turman, Glynn |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Turman, Glynn Russell (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1947 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York , United States |