Paul Winfield
May 22, 1939 (85 years old) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Paul Edward Winfield (May 22, 1939 – March 7, 2004) was an American actor. He was known for his portrayal of a Louisiana sharecropper who struggles to support his family during the Great Depression in the landmark film Sounder which earned him an Academy Award nomination. Winfield also portrayed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the television miniseries King, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Winfield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2003 ·Sounderas The Teacher
- 2002 ·Second to Dieas Detective Grady
- 2001 ·Crossing Jordanas Phillip Sanders
- 2001 ·Vegas, City of Dreamsas Edgar Jones
- 2000 ·Knockoutas Ron Regent
- 1999 ·The Unfinished Journeyas Narrator (voice)
- 1999 ·March to Freedomas Narrator
- 1999 ·Strange Justiceas Thurgood Marshall
- 1999 ·Catfish in Black Bean Sauceas Harold Williams
- 1999 ·Batman Beyondas Sam Young (voice)
- 1998 ·Assignment Berlinas Al Spector
- 1998 ·Relax... It's Just Sexas Auntie Mahalia
- 1997 ·Built to Lastas
- 1997 ·Strategic Commandas Rowan
- 1996 ·Mars Attacks!as General Casey
- 1996 ·The Legend of Gator Faceas Bob
- 1996 ·The Assassination Fileas Senator Alan Laskey
- 1996 ·Original Gangstasas Reverend Dorsey
- 1996 ·Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Gardenas Horace
- 1996 ·Dead of Nightas Vernon
- 1995 ·White Dwarfas Dr. Akada
- 1995 ·Tysonas Don King
- 1995 ·Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Father (voice)
- 1995 ·In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is Kingas Papa Joe
- 1995 ·Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Taleas The Old Man
- 1995 ·In the Fleshas William Stone
- 1994 ·Spider-Manas Omar Mosley / Black Marvel (voice)
- 1994 ·Scarlettas
- 1994 ·Gargoylesas Jeffrey Robbins (voice)
- 1994 ·Touched by an Angelas Sam
- 1994 ·Baseballas Various (voice)
- 1994 ·The Magic School Busas (voice)
- 1994 ·The Killing Jaras Judge
- 1994 ·Breathing Lessonsas Daniel Otis
- 1994 ·Babylon 5as Gen. Richard Franklin
- 1993 ·Dennis the Menaceas Chief of Police
- 1993 ·Cliffhangeras Walter Wright
- 1993 ·Irresistible Forceas Commander Toole
- 1993 ·Alex Haley's Queenas Cap'n Jack
- 1992 ·Batman: The Animated Seriesas Earl Cooper (voice)
- 1991 ·The Wish That Changed Christmasas Mr. Smith (voice)
- 1990 ·83 Hours 'Til Dawnas Doctor Dantley
- 1990 ·Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finnas Jim Watson
- 1990 ·Presumed Innocentas Judge Larren Lyttle
- 1989 ·The Simpsonsas Lucius Sweet (voice)
- 1989 ·The Women of Brewster Placeas Sam Michael
- 1988 ·The Serpent and the Rainbowas Lucien Celine
- 1987 ·Big Shotsas Johnnie Red
- 1987 ·Star Trek: The Next Generationas Captain Dathon
- 1987 ·The Charmingsas The Mirror
- 1987 ·Death Before Dishonoras Ambassador
- 1987 ·The Mighty Pawnsas Mr. Wright
- 1987 ·Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Storyas George Hairston
- 1986 ·Blue Cityas Chief Luther Reynolds
- 1986 ·Under Siegeas Andrew Simon
- 1985 ·227as Julian C. Barlow
- 1985 ·Go Tell It on the Mountainas Gabriel Grimes
- 1984 ·The Terminatoras Traxler
- 1984 ·Murder, She Wroteas Starkey
- 1984 ·Mike's Murderas Phillip
- 1983 ·On the Runas Harry
- 1983 ·For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Eversas
- 1982 ·The Blue and the Grayas Jonathan Henry
- 1982 ·White Dogas Keys
- 1982 ·Sister, Sisteras Eddie Craven
- 1982 ·Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khanas Captain Clark Terrell
- 1982 ·Dreams Don't Dieas Charlie Banks
- 1981 ·The Fall Guyas Bert Perkins
- 1981 ·The Sophisticated Gentsas Richard 'Bubbles' Wiggins
- 1981 ·Carbon Copyas Bob Garvey
- 1980 ·Angel Cityas Cy
- 1980 ·Only the Ball Was Whiteas Narrator
- 1979 ·Roots: The Next Generationsas Dr. Horace Huguley
- 1979 ·Backstairs at the White Houseas Emmett Rogers Sr.
- 1978 ·Kingas Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1977 ·A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwichas Butler
- 1977 ·Damnation Alleyas Keegan
- 1977 ·The Greatestas Draft Lawyer
- 1977 ·Twilight's Last Gleamingas Willis Powell
- 1977 ·Green Eyesas Lloyd Dubeck
- 1976 ·High Velocityas
- 1975 ·Hustleas Louis Belgrave
- 1974 ·Huckleberry Finnas Jim
- 1974 ·Conrackas Mad Billy
- 1974 ·It's Good to Be Aliveas Roy Campanella
- 1973 ·Gordon's Waras Gordon Hudson
- 1973 ·The Horror at 37,000 Feetas Dr. Enkalla
- 1972 ·Trouble Manas Chalky Price
- 1972 ·Sounderas Nathan Lee Morgan
- 1971 ·Nicholsas Eddie Joe
- 1971 ·Brother Johnas Henry Birkardt
- 1970 ·R.P.M.as Steve Dempsey
- 1970 ·King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphisas Self (archive footage)
- 1969 ·The Lost Manas Orville Turner
- 1968 ·The Name of the Gameas Barada
- 1968 ·Juliaas Paul Cameron
- 1968 ·The New Cinemaas Self - Interviewer / Narrator
- 1967 ·Who's Minding the Mint?as Garbage Man
- 1967 ·The Perils of Paulineas African Servant
- 1966 ·Mission: Impossibleas Klaus
- 1961 ·The Mike Douglas Showas Self
- 1957 ·Perry Masonas Mitch