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Glynn Turman
Born: 31st Jan 1947 New York City, New York, USA
Dept: Acting
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.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 131
Film: 79 (60%)
Television: 52 (40%)
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Filmography
2026
After an abrupt encounter at a graveyard, two elderly men form an unexpected bond over the grief and love of their late wives. ... view
Character:
Calvin “Cece” Carr
Dec 2025 (first aired)
Hosted by Aryan Simhadri, it features behind-the-scenes stories, cast and crew interviews (including Rick Riordan), and fun insights that celebrate th ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
2025
What will be her last straw? A devastatingly bad day pushes a hardworking single mother to the breaking point — and into a shocking act of desperati ... view
Character:
Richard
Jan 2025 (first aired)
The tranquility in a serene, wealthy community inhabited by some of the world's most prominent individuals explodes when a shocking murder occurs and ... view
Character:
Fred Collins (1 ep.)
2024
Explore the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning 15 years before, during, and fol ... view
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May 2024 (first aired)
Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton enlists an unlikely ally—Hollywood producer Bert Schneider—to elude an FBI manhunt and escape to Cub ... view
Character:
Walter (6 ep.)
2024
Alongside a passionate cast and crew, follow Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri as they step into worlds fit for gods, battle unfor ... view
Character:
Self - Chiron
Dec 2023 (first aired)
Percy Jackson is on a dangerous quest. Outrunning monsters and outwitting gods, he must journey across America to return Zeus's master bolt and stop a ... view
Character:
Mr. Brunner / Chiron (4 ep.)
Chiron (3 ep.)
2023
Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington ... view
Character:
A. Philip Randolph
2023
Hell bent on avenging the death of his father, Johnny Black vows to gun down Brett Clayton and becomes a wanted man in the process while posing as a p ... view
Character:
Bullseye Black
2023
Four lifelong friends set out on an unforgettable journey to see their hero Tom Brady play in Super Bowl LI and witness one of the greatest comebacks ... view
Character:
Mickey
Oct 2022 (first aired)
Bizarre nightmares unfold in eight tales of terror in this visually stunning, spine-tingling horror collection curated by Guillermo del Toro. ... view
Character:
Sheriff Nate Craven (1 ep.)
2022
A look at the Black revolution in 1970s cinema, from genre films to social realism, from the making of new superstars to the craft of rising auteurs. ... view
Character:
Self
2022
Actor Glynn Turman makes his Broadway debut at 12 years old in the original production of “A Raisin in the Sun” opposite Sidney Poitier and become ... view
Character:
G.T.
2022
Once-incarcerated Marcus Cowans is trying to turn over a new leaf with the support of his loving family. Upon discovering that one of his brothers may ... view
Character:
Lloyd Cowans
Feb 2022 (first aired)
Follow the adventures and misadventures of newly 14-year-old Penny Proud and her family as they navigate modern life with hilarity and heart. The 2020 ... view
Character:
Pa (voice) (2 ep.)
Jan 2022 (first aired)
A limited series focusing on Mamie Till Mobley, who devoted her life to seeking justice for her son Emmett Till following his brutal murder in the Jim ... view
Character:
Mose Wright (6 ep.)
2021
An intimate look at the Oscar-nominated actor’s incomparable artistry, and the acting process which informed his transformative performances. Viola ... view
Character:
Self
2020
Viola Davis, Denzel Washington, George C. Wolfe and more share the heart, soul and history that brought August Wilson's timeless play to the screen. ... view
Character:
Self - Presenter
2020
Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play. ... view
Character:
Toledo
Sep 2020 (first aired)
Picking up just days after the “Power” finale, this sequel series follows Tariq navigating his new life, in which his desire to shed his father’ ... view
Character:
Gabriel (1 ep.)
2020
A former basketball all-star, who has lost his wife and family foundation in a struggle with addiction, attempts to regain his soul and salvation by b ... view
Character:
Doc
Jan 2020 (first aired)
The Fugitive Task Force relentlessly tracks and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau's Most Wanted list. Seasoned agents oversee the highly ... view
Character:
Terry Daniels (1 ep.)
2019
Father-to-be Alan is shocked to learn that he was born a sextuplet. With his newfound brother Russell riding shotgun, the duo sets out on a hilarious ... view
Character:
Leland
2019
A woman dealing with the loss of her husband, the struggle of parenthood and finding work in a new state, finds solace in her relationship with an eig ... view
Character:
Papa Don
2019
After watching the news on 9/11 with his family, Fernando travels from Mexico to New York City to find his father, an undocumented worker at the World ... view
Character:
Lou
Apr 2019 (first aired)
A heart-in-your-throat drama, Red Line begins with the mistaken shooting of a black doctor at the hands of a white cop and unfolds from the perspectiv ... view
Character:
Nathan Gordon (1 ep.)
2018
On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to ... view
Character:
General Whalen
Oct 2018 (first aired)
The nicest guy in the Midwest moves his family into a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles where not everyone appreciates his extreme neighborliness. Tha ... view
Character:
Otis (2 ep.)
2018
Following the death of her father, a 17-year-old girl is sent to live with her estranged family and finds comfort in a questionable friendship with a ... view
Character:
Clay (Pastor Davis)
Character:
Self
2017
On March 11, 1959, Lorraine Hansberry’s 'A Raisin in the Sun' opened on Broadway and changed the face of American theater forever. As the first-ever ... view
Character:
Self
2017
Documentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history, shown at the Smithsonian African-American History Museum. ... view
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Aug 2017 (first aired)
A demented serial killer taunts a retired police detective with a series of lurid letters and emails, forcing the ex-cop to undertake a private, and p ... view
Character:
Judge Bernard Raines (6 ep.)
Apr 2017 (first aired)
An ex-con becomes the traveling partner of a conman who turns out to be one of the older gods trying to recruit troops to battle the upstart deities. ... view
Character:
Reverend Hutchins (1 ep.)
Oct 2016 (first aired)
Former two-term President Richard Graves embarks on a Don Quixote-like quest to right the wrongs of his administration and reclaim his legacy 25 years ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (2 ep.)
2016
Based on the story of Jesse Owens, the athlete whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage ... view
Character:
Harry E. Davis
Sep 2014 (first aired)
A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor. They become ... view
Character:
Nathaniel Lahey (8 ep.)
Sep 2014 (first aired)
A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood. ... view
Character:
Billy Blade (1 ep.)
2014
Cowgirls 'n Angels Dakota's Summer tells the story of Dakota Rose, a cowgirl and competitive trick rider who finds out at the age of seventeen that sh ... view
Character:
Isaac Benson
Apr 2014 (first aired)
A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota. ... view
Character:
Doctor Senator (6 ep.)
Feb 2014 (first aired)
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live's" longest serving anchor on the show's wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC's "Late Ni ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
2013
Kelly Lofton is a young, successful dentist who has all the material things a woman could ask for. However, Kelly has struggled to find time for love ... view
Character:
David Lofton
2013
A new drug promises out-of-body experiences, but users are coming back changed forever, and an otherworldly invasion of Earth is underway. ... view
Character:
Detective Lawrence 'Morgan Freeman' Appleton
Sep 2012 (first aired)
One day, electricity just stopped working and the world was suddenly thrust back into the dark ages. Now, 15 years later, a young woman's life is dram ... view
Character:
David Kipling (1 ep.)
2012
A serious health scare ignites John Thomas, an insurance salesman in his 50s, to take a closer look at his life. Motivated by a misguided obsession wi ... view
Character:
Slim Sugar
2012
A Jewish parole officer, Jeff Solomon White, struggles in his new role as a reading teacher for illiterate teens at a New York high school. Hard Lesso ... view
Character:
Kevin Sawyer
Jan 2012 (first aired)
A unique team, consisting of a federal agent, a police officer and a conspiracy theory novelist, investigate the shocking reappearance of Alcatraz's m ... view
Character:
Emmitt Little (1 ep.)
Jan 2012 (first aired)
Charming, fast talking Marty Kaan and his crack team of management consultants know how to play the corporate game better than anyone, by using every ... view
Character:
Jeremiah Kaan (51 ep.)
2012
After paying his debt to society, a convicted man is redeemed, called by God to become the pastor of a disgraced church and lead it back to glory. But ... view
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Jun 2011 (first aired)
While running from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant young college-dropout, slips into a job interview with one of New York City's best leg ... view
Character:
Vic (1 ep.)
2011
In late 1970s Ohio, a group of friends filming a homemade zombie movie witness a devastating train derailment. Soon after, their quiet town is gripped ... view
Character:
Dr. Woodward
2010
Ali leaves behind a troubled life and follows her dreams to Los Angeles, where she lands a job as a cocktail waitress at the Burlesque Lounge, a once- ... view
Character:
Harold Saint
Sep 2010 (first aired)
The Defenders is a drama about two colorful Las Vegas defense attorneys who go all-in when it comes to representing their clients. Nick and Pete are t ... view
Character:
Judge Bob Owens (5 ep.)
2010
A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings, John Rahway, A.J., and brothers Jake and Jesse Attica successfully complete their latest h ... view
Character:
Chief Detective Duncan
Sep 2009 (first aired)
When the entire world blacks out for two minutes and seventeen seconds, everyone sees a flash of their own future 6 months from the present. For some, ... view
Character:
Senator Noland (1 ep.)
Sep 2009 (first aired)
The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializ ... view
Character:
James Pierce (1 ep.)
2009
Preaching To The Pastor is a musical comedy about the controversy going on at High And Mighty Missionary Baptist Church. The Pastor has a dark secret ... view
Character:
Bishop Hightower
Jan 2008 (first aired)
The intimate confines of psychotherapy sessions are seen from the perspective of a therapist and individual patients. ... view
Character:
Alex Prince, Sr. (4 ep.)
2008
Criminology professor Jonathan Maxwell investigates a murder at a new age retreat where the leader is killed in a locked room surrounded by people in ... view
Character:
Sheriff Bob Monroe
2008
Homer Hobbs, home after two years in jail, discovers that life on the outside can be crueler than the back-breaking injustice of the chain gang... ... view
Character:
Clarence Brown
2007
Rapper/multi-millionaire P. Miller becomes the guardian of his sister's three children - all of whom need a father figure in their lives. ... view
Character:
Dr. Niles
Sep 2005 (first aired)
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavior ... view
Character:
Charles Johnson (1 ep.)
2005
Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African desert with his wisecracking buddy Al in search of a c ... view
Character:
Dr. Frank Hopper
2004
Derrick is a struggling law student who takes a job as an awards show seat filler to make ends meet. One day, he is seated next to the beautiful pop s ... view
Character:
Derrick's Dad
Jun 2002 (first aired)
Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the na ... view
Character:
Clarence Royce (22 ep.)
Nov 2001 (first aired)
The Bernie Mac Show is an American sitcom that aired on Fox for five seasons from November 14, 2001 to April 14, 2006. The series featured comic actor ... view
Character:
Carl (2 ep.)
Oct 2001 (first aired)
In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life. ... view
Character:
George (1 ep.)
Sep 2001 (first aired)
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological ... view
Character:
Roy Hines (1 ep.)
2001
A Marine Colonel and his men are sent abroad on hostage rescue mission. When they arrive, they find the hostages dead and decide to get payback by mas ... view
Character:
Ted Bigelow
2001
A young man dying in prison brings his family together for a fateful visit, and proceeds to put his life back together. ... view
Character:
Parole Board Member Reingold
Mar 2001 (first aired)
Big Apple is an American television drama series that was originally broadcast in the United States on CBS in 2001. The story centers on two New York ... view
Character:
Ted Olsen (8 ep.)
2001
While many celebrities believe their fame gives them good luck with the opposite gender, one man with a successful television career discovers fame is ... view
Character:
Robert Aimes Sr.
2000
Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his ... view
Character:
Chief Floyd
2000
Freedom Song is a made-for-TV film based on true stories of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi in the 1960s. It tells the story of the struggle ... view
Character:
T-Bone Lanier
1999
On a winter day in a southside Queens high school, events collide and six students are suddenly in an armed standoff with the NYPD. At the school, cla ... view
Character:
Principal Allan Armstrong
Sep 1999 (first aired)
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate ... view
Character:
Dr. Young (1 ep.)
1998
Through good times and bad, Stella and Delilah have always had each other. Now, Stella's so busy building a life that she's forgotten how to really li ... view
Character:
Dr. Shakespeare
Jan 1998 (first aired)
The Magnificent Seven is an American western television series based on the 1960 movie, which is a remake of the Japanese film Seven Samurai. It aired ... view
Character:
Achilles Thompson/Hector Thompson (1 ep.)
1997
They've ridden dusty miles without end and fought fierce battles. Yet when these brave African-American cavalrymen enter a scraggly frontier town, the ... view
Character:
Sgt. Joshua 'Joyu' Judges Ruth
1996
A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences. A reformed junkie returns from prison ... view
Character:
Coach Powell
Oct 1996 (first aired)
A retired FBI serial-profiler joins the mysterious Millennium Group, a team of underground ex-law enforcement experts dedicated to fighting against th ... view
Character:
James Glen (1 ep.)
1996
Scuba-diver turned beach-bum Jonathan Slade is forced back into his previous milieu - the world of international espionage - in order to retrieve Blac ... view
Character:
Stallworth Hubbs
1994
Ten years after the birth of her son, Corey Maddox discovers an awful truth: Her son was switched at birth. ... view
Character:
Judge Roullard
Sep 1994 (first aired)
Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives. ... view
Character:
Sheriff Ernie Guthrie (1 ep.)
Sep 1994 (first aired)
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened e ... view
Character:
Mr. Holmes (1 ep.)
1994
The Inkwell is about a 16-year-old boy coming of age on Martha's Vineyard in the summer of 1976. ... view
Character:
Spencer Phillips
1992
Black police officer Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA—the Colombian fo ... view
Character:
Russell Stevens Sr.
Oct 1988 (first aired)
The evil, sinister killer of the "Nightmare On Elm Street" movies, Freddy Krueger, hosts this show, where each week, he shows us a tale of evil and de ... view
Character:
Dr. Redman (1 ep.)
Sep 1987 (first aired)
A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a f ... view
Character:
Colonel Brad Taylor (122 ep.)
1986
A 12-year-old genius, poor Max is a washout socially. To impress his girlfriend, he sells the design of his latest invention-a jumping bike-to a major ... view
Character:
Lloyd Lyman
1986
Farm boy Daryl Cage's parents ship him off to the big city to live with his brother, hoping he will have a better life there. After a baggage mixup at ... view
Character:
Lieutenant Delgado
Mar 1986 (first aired)
Thrifty, folksy and cantankerous, Matlock charges a premium for his services but is worth every penny: This renowned attorney, always clothed in his t ... view
Character:
Dennis Orlando (2 ep.)
Sep 1985 (first aired)
This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or ... view
Character:
(segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour") (1 ep.)
Apr 1985 (first aired)
Hail to the Chief is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from April 9, 1985 until May 21, 1985. It centered on the first woman President of the United ... view
Character:
Secretary of State LaRue Hawkins (7 ep.)
1985
At the beginning of the Civil War, Union gunboats sailed into Port Royal Sound, on the Sea Islands off the coast of Georgia. White plantation owners f ... view
Character:
Joshua
Sep 1984 (first aired)
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases. ... view
Character:
Stan Lassiter (1 ep.)
Earl Browder (1 ep.)
Ben Coleman (1 ep.)
1984
A man going through a mid-life crisis, starts patronizing prostitutes. Eventually, he meets a very expensive one and he thinks he has it all. That is ... view
Character:
Jesse
Sep 1984 (first aired)
Hot Pursuit is a short-lived American television series starring Kerrie Keane and Eric Pierpoint, which aired from September 22 to December 28, 1984 o ... view
Character:
Mitch Simpson (1 ep.)
1984
After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unlea ... view
Character:
Roy Hanson
1983
A teen from the city learns to fend for himself living with his grandmother in the rural South. ... view
Character:
1982
An ex-con, on parole and trying to straighten his life out, decides to resume his boxing career when one of his prison enemies escapes and kills his g ... view
Character:
Charles Johnson
Mar 1982 (first aired)
Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Hooker is a tough-as-nails veteran police officer with the LCPD who turns his back on a gold badge and goes back to patrolli ... view
Character:
Norman Powell (1 ep.)
Jan 1982 (first aired)
American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States. ... view
Character:
Joshua (1 ep.)
1981
The story of James Thornwell, whose accusation that the U.S. Army used mind control drugs on him to force him to confess to stealing secret documents ... view
Character:
James Thornwell
1980
Acclaimed dramatization recreating the incidents surrounding the 1971 revolt in New York's Attica State Prison that lasted for 23 days and resulted in ... view
Character:
Raymond Franklin
1978
A naive Texas beauty queen, seeking Hollywood stardom, quickly learns the realities of the business after attending an unethical modeling school. ... view
Character:
Preston de Cordiva
Oct 1978 (first aired)
The economic and cultural growth of town of Centennial, Colorado, through the intertwining lives of the brave men and women inhabiting it. Spanning tw ... view
Character:
Nate Person (12 ep.)
Sep 1978 (first aired)
Critically lauded drama about the life and pressures of a group of students at a prestigious Eastern law school, with a strict and domineering contrac ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1977
A troubled boy becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother and foster father help him fight it. ... view
Character:
Nigeria
1977
In 1923 Berlin, following the suicide of his brother, an American acrobat struggles to survive while facing unemployment, depression, alcoholism, and ... view
Character:
Monroe
1977
Richard Pryor wanders around the NBC Studio, encountering various eccentrics. Meanwhile, the Reverend James L. White, the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Da ... view
Character:
Booster Johnson
1977
Two black brothers in a traveling minstrel show in the early part of the twentieth century have two different goals. One brother is determined to succ ... view
Character:
Harry Brown Jr.
1976
A television drama directed by Maya Angelou. In 1975, the accomplished writer became the first African American woman to join the Directors Guild of A ... view
Character:
Sep 1976 (first aired)
Walter Franklin is a somewhat less-than-magisterial Philadelphia judge put upon by an assortment of family and courtroom recidivists. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1976
After notorious New Orleans gangster J.D. Walker is murdered in the 1940s, his spirit remains restless for three decades, until a hypnotist's supernat ... view
Character:
Isaac / 'Ike'
1976
An intimate look at life in the ghetto: Johnny Williams is a house painter who moonlights as a poet, struggling to financially and emotionally support ... view
Character:
Jeff Williams
1975
In the mid-1960s, a group of high school friends who live on the Near North Side of Chicago enjoy life to the fullest...parties, hanging out, meeting ... view
Character:
Leroy "Preach" Jackson
1975
A racist officer is put in charge of an all-black squad of troops charged with the mission of blowing up an important hydro-dam in Nazi Germany. Their ... view
Character:
Pvt. George Brightman
1975
In this pilot film that preceded the short-lived series, a street cop in his last week on the force before his retirement investigates the murder of h ... view
Character:
Edwin Beall
1975
Russell B. Parker, a former vaudeville hoofer, is a man of big dreams but small ambitions. He hardly works at all in fact, often spending the time inc ... view
Character:
Theo
1974
Fritz, now married and a father, is desperate to escape the domestic hell he now finds himself in. Lighting up a joint, he begins to dream about his e ... view
Character:
(voice)
1974
A group of ghetto kids try to find out who killed a popular police officer. ... view
Character:
Dr. Johnson
1974
A pair of thieves operate in the American South between 1911 and 1915, stealing from rich, white capitalists, and giving to Mexicans, Native Americans ... view
Character:
Jomo J. Anderson
1973
Leonard Jackson plays a barber who is also the domineering head of a middle-class African American family. Jackson is forced to rethink his values whe ... view
Character:
Gideon
1972
In Sweden, young US soldier, Willy, goes a.w.o.l and teams up with other deserters in Stockholm. There, he meets leftist radical beauty, Inga, who tri ... view
Character:
Mohammed G.
1971
Sheila, an affluent black teenager, begins dating working class white teen Wayne, and asks him for help to sell a kilo of marijuana. ... view
Character:
Sailor at Bus Station
1971
Michael (Jeff Bridges) drops out of college with the intention of finding himself. When his parents (Carl Betz and Vera Miles) balk, he talks them int ... view
Character:
Bodhi
Jun 1969 (first aired)
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired ... view
Character:
Harley Dartson (1 ep.)
Dec 1966 (first aired)
CBS Playhouse is an American anthology drama series that aired on CBS from 1967 to 1970. Airing twelve plays over the course of its run, the series wa ... view
Character:
Jackson (1 ep.)