Paul Winfield
Biography
Paul Edward Winfield was an American actor born on May 22, 1939, in Los Angeles, California, USA, and died on March 7, 2004, at the age of sixty-four. Known for a total of 115 known credits in acting across movies and television shows, Winfield was recognized for several notable performances. He portrayed a Louisiana sharecropper struggling to support his family during the Great Depression in the film Sounder, which earned him an Academy Award nomination. Additionally, he portrayed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the television miniseries King, receiving an Emmy Award nomination for the role.
Career overview
Paul Edward Winfield was an American actor born on May 22, 1939, in Los Angeles, California. He established a notable career in film and television, accumulating one hundred fifteen known acting credits on The Movie Database. He passed away on March 7, 2004, at the age of sixty-four.
Winfield was recognized for his portrayal of a Louisiana sharecropper who struggles to support his family during the Great Depression in the landmark film Sounder. This performance earned him an Academy Award nomination. In television, he portrayed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the miniseries King, a role that earned him an Emmy Award nomination.
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117 titles- Sounder (2003) as The Teacher
- A Life and Seth Situation: Commandments 5-6 (2003) as Shadi(voice)
- Toying with the Truth: Commandments 9-10 (2003) as Shadi(voice)
- Stolen Jewels, Stolen Hearts: Commandments 7-8 (2003) as Shadi(voice)
- The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-2 (2003) as Shadi(voice)
- The Rest is Yet to Come: Commandments 3-4 (2003) as Shadi(voice)
- Second to Die (2002) as Detective Grady
- Crossing Jordan (2001) as Phillip Sanders
- Vegas, City of Dreams (2001) as Edgar Jones
- Knockout (2000) as Ron Regent
- Batman Beyond (1999) as Sam Young (voice)
- The Unfinished Journey (1999) as Narrator (voice)
- Catfish in Black Bean Sauce (1999) as Harold Williams
- Strange Justice (1999) as Thurgood Marshall
- March to Freedom (1999) as Narrator
- City Confidential (1998) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Relax... It's Just Sex (1998) as Auntie Mahalia
- Assignment Berlin (1998) as Al Spector
- Strategic Command (1997) as Rowan
- Built to Last (1997) as Russell Watkins
- Mars Attacks! (1996) as General Casey
- Original Gangstas (1996) as Reverend Dorsey
- The Legend of Gator Face (1996) as Bob
- Dead of Night (1996) as Vernon
- The Assassination File (1996) as Senator Alan Laskey
- Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden (1996) as Horace
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) as Father (voice)
- Tyson (1995) as Don King
- White Dwarf (1995) as Dr. Akada
- In the Flesh (1995) as William Stone
- Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale (1995) as The Old Man
- In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King (1995) as Papa Joe
- Babylon 5 (1994) as Gen. Richard Franklin
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as Sam
- Spider-Man (1994) as Omar Mosley / Black Marvel (voice)
- Gargoyles (1994) as Jeffrey Robbins (voice)
- The Magic School Bus (1994) as Mr. Ruhle (voice)
- Baseball (1994) as Various (voice)
- Baseball (1994) as (voice)
- Scarlett (1994) as Big Sam
- Breathing Lessons (1994) as Daniel Otis
- The Killing Jar (1994) as Judge
- Dennis the Menace (1993) as Chief of Police
- Cliffhanger (1993) as Walter Wright
- Alex Haley's Queen (1993) as Cap'n Jack
- Irresistible Force (1993) as Commander Toole
- Batman: The Animated Series (1992) as Earl Cooper (voice)
- Picket Fences (1992) as Judge Harold Nance
- The Wish That Changed Christmas (1991) as Mr. Smith (voice)
- Presumed Innocent (1990) as Judge Larren Lyttle
- 83 Hours 'Til Dawn (1990) as Doctor Dantley
- Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1990) as Jim Watson
- The Simpsons (1989) as Lucius Sweet (voice)
- Family Matters (1989) as Jimmy Baines
- The Women of Brewster Place (1989) as Sam Michael
- The Women of Brewster Place (1989) as Sam Michael
- The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) as Lucien Celine
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) as Captain Dathon
- The Charmings (1987) as The Mirror
- Death Before Dishonor (1987) as Ambassador
- Big Shots (1987) as Johnnie Red
- Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story (1987) as George Hairston
- The Mighty Pawns (1987) as Mr. Wright
- L.A. Law (1986) as Derron Holloway
- Blue City (1986) as Chief Luther Reynolds
- Under Siege (1986) as Andrew Simon
- 227 (1985) as Julian C. Barlow
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Starkey
- The Terminator (1984) as Traxler
- Go Tell It on the Mountain (1984) as Gabriel Grimes
- Mike's Murder (1984) as Phillip
- For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers (1983)
- On the Run (1983) as Harry
- American Playhouse (1982) as Sampson
- American Playhouse (1982) as Gabriel
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) as Captain Clark Terrell
- White Dog (1982) as Keys
- The Blue and the Gray (1982) as Jonathan Henry
- Sister, Sister (1982) as Eddie Craven
- Dreams Don't Die (1982) as Charlie Banks
- The Fall Guy (1981) as Bert Perkins
- Carbon Copy (1981) as Bob Garvey
- The Sophisticated Gents (1981) as Richard 'Bubbles' Wiggins
- Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera (1981) as Himself
- Angel City (1980) as Cy
- Only the Ball Was White (1980) as Narrator
- Roots: The Next Generations (1979) as Dr. Horace Huguley
- Backstairs at the White House (1979) as Emmett Rogers Sr.
- King (1978) as Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) as Willis Powell
- Damnation Alley (1977) as Keegan
- The Greatest (1977) as Draft Lawyer
- A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1977) as Butler
- Green Eyes (1977) as Lloyd Dubeck
- High Velocity (1976)
- Hustle (1975) as Louis Belgrave
- Huckleberry Finn (1974) as Jim
- Conrack (1974) as Mad Billy
- It's Good to Be Alive (1974) as Roy Campanella
- The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973) as Dr. Enkalla
- Gordon's War (1973) as Gordon Hudson
- Sounder (1972) as Nathan Lee Morgan
- Trouble Man (1972) as Chalky Price
- Nichols (1971) as Eddie Joe
- Brother John (1971) as Henry Birkardt
- King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) as Self (archive footage)
- R.P.M. (1970) as Steve Dempsey
- The Lost Man (1969) as Orville Turner
- The Name of the Game (1968) as Barada
- Julia (1968) as Paul Cameron
- The New Cinema (1968) as Self - Interviewer / Narrator
- Who's Minding the Mint? (1967) as Garbage Man
- The Perils of Pauline (1967) as African Servant
- Mission: Impossible (1966) as Klaus
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) as 1st M.P.
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- Perry Mason (1957) as Mitch
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Paul Winfield best known for?
Paul Winfield is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Fairies of Liaozhai (2007), Crossing Jordan (2001), Batman Beyond (1999), Two Guys and a Girl (1998).
When and where was Paul Winfield born?
Paul Winfield was born on May 22, 1939 in Los Angeles, California, USA. They passed away on March 7, 2004.
How many credits does Paul Winfield have?
Paul Winfield has accumulated over 117 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1957 to 2003.
What is Paul Winfield's background in cinema and television?
Paul Edward Winfield was an American actor born on May 22, 1939, in Los Angeles, California, USA, and died on March 7, 2004, at the age of sixty-four. Known for a total of 115 known credits in acting across movies and television shows, Winfield was recognized for several notable performances. He portrayed a Louisiana s...