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Paul Winfield

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
117

Gender
Male

Birthday
May 22, 1939 (87 years old)

Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA

Paul Winfield

Biography

Paul Edward Winfield (born May 22, 1939) 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.

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Known For

Acting

2003A Life and Seth Situation: Commandments 5-6as Shadi(voice)
2003Stolen Jewels, Stolen Hearts: Commandments 7-8as Shadi(voice)
2003Toying with the Truth: Commandments 9-10as Shadi(voice)
2003The Rest is Yet to Come: Commandments 3-4as Shadi(voice)
2003The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-2as Shadi(voice)
2003Sounderas The Teacher
2002Second to Dieas Detective Grady
2001Crossing Jordanas Phillip Sanders
2001Vegas, City of Dreamsas Edgar Jones
2000Knockoutas Ron Regent
1999The Unfinished Journeyas Narrator (voice)
1999March to Freedomas Narrator
1999Strange Justiceas Thurgood Marshall
1999Catfish in Black Bean Sauceas Harold Williams
1999Batman Beyondas Sam Young (voice)
1998City Confidentialas Self - Narrator (voice)
1998Assignment Berlinas Al Spector
1998Relax... It's Just Sexas Auntie Mahalia
1997Built to Lastas Russell Watkins
1997Strategic Commandas Rowan
1996Mars Attacks!as General Casey
1996The Legend of Gator Faceas Bob
1996The Assassination Fileas Senator Alan Laskey
1996Original Gangstasas Reverend Dorsey
1996Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Gardenas Horace
1996Dead of Nightas Vernon
1995White Dwarfas Dr. Akada
1995Tysonas Don King
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Father (voice)
1995In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is Kingas Papa Joe
1995Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Taleas The Old Man
1995In the Fleshas William Stone
1994Spider-Manas Omar Mosley / Black Marvel (voice)
1994Scarlettas Big Sam
1994Gargoylesas Jeffrey Robbins (voice)
1994Touched by an Angelas Sam
1994Baseballas (voice)
1994Baseballas Various (voice)
1994The Magic School Busas Mr. Ruhle (voice)
1994The Killing Jaras Judge
1994Breathing Lessonsas Daniel Otis
1994Babylon 5as Gen. Richard Franklin
1993Dennis the Menaceas Chief of Police
1993Cliffhangeras Walter Wright
1993Irresistible Forceas Commander Toole
1993Alex Haley's Queenas Cap'n Jack
1992Picket Fencesas Judge Harold Nance
1992Batman: The Animated Seriesas Earl Cooper (voice)
1991The Wish That Changed Christmasas Mr. Smith (voice)
199083 Hours 'Til Dawnas Doctor Dantley
1990Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finnas Jim Watson
1990Presumed Innocentas Judge Larren Lyttle
1989The Simpsonsas Lucius Sweet (voice)
1989Family Mattersas Jimmy Baines
1989The Women of Brewster Placeas Sam Michael
1989The Women of Brewster Placeas Sam Michael
1988The Serpent and the Rainbowas Lucien Celine
1987Big Shotsas Johnnie Red
1987Star Trek: The Next Generationas Captain Dathon
1987The Charmingsas The Mirror
1987Death Before Dishonoras Ambassador
1987The Mighty Pawnsas Mr. Wright
1987Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Storyas George Hairston
1986L.A. Lawas Derron Holloway
1986Blue Cityas Chief Luther Reynolds
1986Under Siegeas Andrew Simon
1985227as Julian C. Barlow
1984The Terminatoras Traxler
1984Murder, She Wroteas Starkey
1984Go Tell It on the Mountainas Gabriel Grimes
1984Mike's Murderas Phillip
1983On the Runas Harry
1983For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Eversas
1982The Blue and the Grayas Jonathan Henry
1982White Dogas Keys
1982Sister, Sisteras Eddie Craven
1982Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khanas Captain Clark Terrell
1982Dreams Don't Dieas Charlie Banks
1982American Playhouseas Gabriel
1982American Playhouseas Sampson
1981The Fall Guyas Bert Perkins
1981The Sophisticated Gentsas Richard 'Bubbles' Wiggins
1981Carbon Copyas Bob Garvey
1981Sam Fuller: Writings with a Cameraas Himself
1980Angel Cityas Cy
1980Only the Ball Was Whiteas Narrator
1979Roots: The Next Generationsas Dr. Horace Huguley
1979Backstairs at the White Houseas Emmett Rogers Sr.
1978Kingas Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
1977A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwichas Butler
1977Damnation Alleyas Keegan
1977The Greatestas Draft Lawyer
1977Twilight's Last Gleamingas Willis Powell
1977Green Eyesas Lloyd Dubeck
1976High Velocityas
1975Hustleas Louis Belgrave
1974Huckleberry Finnas Jim
1974Conrackas Mad Billy
1974It's Good to Be Aliveas Roy Campanella
1973Gordon's Waras Gordon Hudson
1973The Horror at 37,000 Feetas Dr. Enkalla
1972Trouble Manas Chalky Price
1972Sounderas Nathan Lee Morgan
1971Nicholsas Eddie Joe
1971Brother Johnas Henry Birkardt
1970R.P.M.as Steve Dempsey
1970King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphisas Self (archive footage)
1969The Lost Manas Orville Turner
1968The Name of the Gameas Barada
1968Juliaas Paul Cameron
1968The New Cinemaas Self - Interviewer / Narrator
1967Who's Minding the Mint?as Garbage Man
1967The Perils of Paulineas African Servant
1966Mission: Impossibleas Klaus
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.as 1st M.P.
1961The Mike Douglas Showas Self
1957Perry Masonas Mitch

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