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Glynn Turman

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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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Glynn Turman is the 4,905th most popular actor (down from 4,230th in 2024), the 7,705th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,228th in 2019) and the 2,241st most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Glynn Turman ranks 4,906 out of 13,578. Before him are Eric Andre, Masi Oka, Josette Day, Lee Ji-ah, Jane March, Angus Macfadyen, and Lev Durov. After him are Rostislav Plyatt, Wendy Makkena, Lee Je-hoon, Keye Luke, and Lorna Luft.

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Among people born in 1947, Glynn Turman ranks 559. Before him are Gordon Neufeld, Gregg Rolie, Maria del Mar Bonet, Hawa Abdi, Hülya Koçyiğit, and Louise Arbour. After him are Giora Spiegel, Benjamin Orr, Don McKenzie, Jane Curtin, Laura Nyro, and Cindy Williams.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Glynn Turman ranks 7,707 out of 20,380. Before him are Les Clark (1907), Burt Rutan (1943), Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902), Eric Andre (1983), William Eggleston (1939), and Jeffrey Eugenides (1960). After him are Thomas Hearns (1958), John Gardner (1933), Wendy Makkena (1958), Angie Stone (1965), Lorna Luft (1952), and Marvin Stalder (1905).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Glynn Turman ranks 2,242. Before him are Fritz Weaver (1926), Renee O'Connor (1971), Michael Lerner (1941), Carol Channing (1921), Sid Caesar (1922), and Eric Andre (1983). After him are Wendy Makkena (1958), Lorna Luft (1952), Bonnie Bartlett (1929), Michael Constantine (1927), Harvey Fierstein (1954), and Jane Curtin (1947).

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