Dale E. Turner
- Actor
- Singer
- Writer
Dale ("DeeTee") has a recurring role as "Roy" in CBS' Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage and as "Calvin Etienne" in Season Two of the Netflix series, BEEF. He stars alongside Patton Oswalt in the Sci-Fi Anthology series on Apple+ and Prime's Shatter Belt - The Specimen. Dale's other TV credits include Leanne, Carol's Second Act, Turnt, Detroiters, Bones, Modern Family, Kingdom, House M.D., Mr. Sunshine, Brothers & Sisters, How i Met Your Mother, Rules of Engagement, E.R., Close To Home, Desperate Housewives, The Shield, Cold Case, Once and Again and Hill Street Blues.
Dale is the Executive Producer, writer, and titular character of the award-winning short film, My Name Is Lamar. His other film credits include Hurricanna, All The Way, Electric Slide, Two Days In Cabo, Perimeters, The Marshmallow Mystery Tour, Intolerable Cruelty, Real Women Have Curves, This Christmas, Loaner, Teddy Bears' Picnic, Wedding Day, Dharini, Gobhi and God and Bloody Wednesday.
Dale was honored to be on the 2025 and 2026 Primetime Emmy ballot for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy series. (Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage)
As a voiceover actor, Dale portrayed Sampson Fair in the Antaeus Theatre Company's radio play production of Zip Code Plays - Pacoima . Dale's narration for the audio book, "What The Hell Do You Have To Lose?: Trump's War On Civil Rights" by Juan Williams and "The Hall - A Celebration Of Baseball's Greats" for the National Baseball Hall Of Fame and Museum was released in the Fall of 2014. He also voiced several characters in the video game Grand Theft Auto V.
Dale began his professional theatre career at Starlight Musical Theatre in The Desert Song. Since then he's performed in Joe Turner's Come And Gone, White Linen and Toys In The Attic at the Old Globe Theatre, Inspecting Carol at Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Ain't Misbehavin' at Cincinnati Playhouse, Once On This Island at Virginia Stage Company, A Christmas Carol and Death Of A Miner at San Diego Rep, The Secret Garden and Big River at Sacramento Music Circus, Woyzeck at Sledgehammer Theatre, Ceremonies In Dark Old Men and Cat On A Hot Tin Roof at The Human I Theatre, My One And Only and Showboat at Starlight Musical Theatre, Benches at the Broadwater Theatre in Hollywood and Rule My World at Long Beach Playhouse 99.
Dale has over 100 National Commercials to his credit including one spot with the U.S. Army that earned him Advertising Age Magazine's Best Commercial Actor award in 2004.
As a vocalist, Dale lent his voice to the feature film, This Christmas, and was lead singer and percussionist for the R&B band, Upside De Head. He has sung in recording sessions as well as in concerts with Chris Brown, Poison, Barry Manilow, Helen Reddy, gospel artists Tramaine Hawkins, John P. Kee, Kurt Carr and was a member of the gospel group, The Rickey Grundy Chorale.
Dale's screenplays, Mr. Cotton, Chalkline, Nice Guys Finish Lonely and Annie's Miracle along with his sitcom, Theme Park are being shopped through his production company, TurnerWorks.
Dale is the Executive Producer, writer, and titular character of the award-winning short film, My Name Is Lamar. His other film credits include Hurricanna, All The Way, Electric Slide, Two Days In Cabo, Perimeters, The Marshmallow Mystery Tour, Intolerable Cruelty, Real Women Have Curves, This Christmas, Loaner, Teddy Bears' Picnic, Wedding Day, Dharini, Gobhi and God and Bloody Wednesday.
Dale was honored to be on the 2025 and 2026 Primetime Emmy ballot for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy series. (Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage)
As a voiceover actor, Dale portrayed Sampson Fair in the Antaeus Theatre Company's radio play production of Zip Code Plays - Pacoima . Dale's narration for the audio book, "What The Hell Do You Have To Lose?: Trump's War On Civil Rights" by Juan Williams and "The Hall - A Celebration Of Baseball's Greats" for the National Baseball Hall Of Fame and Museum was released in the Fall of 2014. He also voiced several characters in the video game Grand Theft Auto V.
Dale began his professional theatre career at Starlight Musical Theatre in The Desert Song. Since then he's performed in Joe Turner's Come And Gone, White Linen and Toys In The Attic at the Old Globe Theatre, Inspecting Carol at Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Ain't Misbehavin' at Cincinnati Playhouse, Once On This Island at Virginia Stage Company, A Christmas Carol and Death Of A Miner at San Diego Rep, The Secret Garden and Big River at Sacramento Music Circus, Woyzeck at Sledgehammer Theatre, Ceremonies In Dark Old Men and Cat On A Hot Tin Roof at The Human I Theatre, My One And Only and Showboat at Starlight Musical Theatre, Benches at the Broadwater Theatre in Hollywood and Rule My World at Long Beach Playhouse 99.
Dale has over 100 National Commercials to his credit including one spot with the U.S. Army that earned him Advertising Age Magazine's Best Commercial Actor award in 2004.
As a vocalist, Dale lent his voice to the feature film, This Christmas, and was lead singer and percussionist for the R&B band, Upside De Head. He has sung in recording sessions as well as in concerts with Chris Brown, Poison, Barry Manilow, Helen Reddy, gospel artists Tramaine Hawkins, John P. Kee, Kurt Carr and was a member of the gospel group, The Rickey Grundy Chorale.
Dale's screenplays, Mr. Cotton, Chalkline, Nice Guys Finish Lonely and Annie's Miracle along with his sitcom, Theme Park are being shopped through his production company, TurnerWorks.
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