Glynn Turman

Glynn Russell Turman (born January 31, 1947) is an American actor. He played Toledo in the 2020 Netflix movie Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.

Glynn Turman
Turman in 2007
Born	Glynn Russell Turman (1947-01-31) January 31, 1947 (age 78) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1959–present
Known for	Leroy "Preach" Jackson – Cooley High Colonel Bradford Taylor – A Different World Clarence Royce – The Wire
Spouse(s)	Ula M. Walker ​ ​ (m. 1965; div. 1971)​ Aretha Franklin ​ ​ (m. 1978; div. 1984)​ Jo-Ann Allen ​ (m. 1992)​
Children	3

Turman played Lew Miles on the prime-time soap opera Peyton Place, Leroy "Preach" Jackson in Cooley High, Bradford Taylor on the NBC sitcom A Different World and Mayor Clarence Royce on the HBO drama series The Wire.^[1]

Turman was married Aretha Franklin from 1978 and they divorced in 1984.