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Paul Winfield

Acting 86 years old Los Angeles, California, USA ★ 0.8
Born: May 22, 1939

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

The Terminator
The Terminator Traxler 1984
Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks! General Casey 1996
Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace Chief of Police 1993
Cliffhanger
Cliffhanger Walter Wright 1993
Presumed Innocent
Presumed Innocent Judge Larren Lyttle 1990

Jimmy's Seen (1)

The Terminator
The Terminator Traxler 1984

Filmography

Acting Credits (115)

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

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