by Tim Gordon
Turner Classic Movies (TCM)’s annual “Summer Under the Stars” series spotlights one actor’s work daily. As an inspiration, we present our companion series, Summer Madness. The series will spotlight the achievements and films of one Black actor, daily throughout August.
Day 2
Glynn Turman (born January 31, 1947) is an American actor, director, writer, and producer. First coming to attention as a child actor in the original 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, high school student Leroy “Preach” Jackson in the coming-of-age film Cooley High, math professor and retired Army colonel Bradford Taylor on the sitcom A Different World (1988–1993), and Baltimore mayor Clarence Royce on the drama series The Wire. He received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role on the drama series In Treatment.
Turman also portrayed Jeremiah Kaan on the series House of Lies, Doctor Senator in the fourth season of the black comedy crime drama series Fargo, and starred in the film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. #SummerMadness #Turman
Recommended films:
Cooley High (’75)
J. D.’s Revenge (’76)
Kings of the Evening (’07)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (’20)
The dynamic career of Glynn Turman