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My Take
What strikes me about Glynn Turman is the sheer length and range of his run. He started as a kid in the original 1959 Broadway staging of A Raisin in the Sun, then became the face of a generation with Cooley High in 1975, and was still pulling down a Primetime Emmy for guest acting in 2008. That's a career that quietly bridges Broadway, the New Wave of Black cinema, and modern prestige TV. I find character actors like him more interesting than headliners, honestly. He never seemed to chase the spotlight, just kept showing up and disappearing into roles that made the leads look better.
Overview
Glynn 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 s…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Glynn Turman
- Name (Japanese)
- グリン・ターマン
- Reading
- ぐりん・たーまん
- Born
- January 31, 1947 (age 79)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Boar
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2008 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- Ovation Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.