FrameThrower · Actors · Glynn Turman
Glynn Turman
3 films · 348 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1975–2018
Born 31 January 1947 · New York City, New York, USA
Glynn Russell Turman, born on January 31, 1947, in New York City, is a revered American stage, television, and film actor as well as a writer, whose career spans decades. He gained early recognition for his role as Leroy "Preach" Jackson in the 1975 film "Cooley High." Turman's talent shone on Broadway, earning a Tony Award for "The Great White Hope." He's renowned for TV work in "The Wire," math professor and retired Army colonel Bradford Taylor on the NBC sitcom "A Different World," fictional Baltimore mayor Clarence Royce on the HBO drama series "The Wire" and "House of Lies." His filmography includes impactful roles in "Gremlins" and "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." With a captivating presence, Turman continues to enthrall audiences, showcasing remarkable versatility and depth in his performances.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 3 films · 348 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1975–2018
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series2008
- Ovation Awards
How their films are shot
Measured across 348 frames from the 3 films we hold. This is the look of the work Glynn takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 3 films we hold, 45% of their frames are night, 54% natural — the look of the work Glynn takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 348 frames from Glynn Turman's 3 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.