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Paul Winfield
Acting

Paul Winfield

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

22 May 1939

Age

87 Years

Born In

Los Angeles, California, USA

Total Projects

115

Years Active

46 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.6 ★

Overview

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...

Filmography

A Life and Seth Situation: Commandments 5-6

movie

A Life and Seth Situation: Commandments 5-6

2003

A Life and Seth Situation: Commandments 5-6

as Shadi(voice)

Stolen Jewels, Stolen Hearts: Commandments 7-8

movie

Stolen Jewels, Stolen Hearts: Commandments 7-8

2003

Stolen Jewels, Stolen Hearts: Commandments 7-8

as Shadi(voice)

Toying with the Truth: Commandments 9-10

movie

Toying with the Truth: Commandments 9-10

2003

Toying with the Truth: Commandments 9-10

as Shadi(voice)

The Rest is Yet to Come: Commandments 3-4

movie

The Rest is Yet to Come: Commandments 3-4

2003

The Rest is Yet to Come: Commandments 3-4

as Shadi(voice)

The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-2

movie

The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-2

2003

The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-2

as Shadi(voice)

Sounder

movie

Sounder

2003

Sounder

as The Teacher

Second to Die

movie

Second to Die

2002

Second to Die

as Detective Grady

Crossing Jordan

tv

Crossing Jordan

2001

Crossing Jordan

as Phillip Sanders

Vegas, City of Dreams

movie

Vegas, City of Dreams

2001

Vegas, City of Dreams

as Edgar Jones

Knockout

movie

Knockout

2000

Knockout

as Ron Regent

The Unfinished Journey

movie

The Unfinished Journey

1999

The Unfinished Journey

as Narrator (voice)

March to Freedom

movie

March to Freedom

1999

March to Freedom

as Narrator

Strange Justice

movie

Strange Justice

1999

Strange Justice

as Thurgood Marshall

Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

movie

Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

1999

Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

as Harold Williams

Batman Beyond

tv

Batman Beyond

1999

Batman Beyond

as Sam Young (voice)

City Confidential

tv

City Confidential

1998

City Confidential

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Assignment Berlin

movie

Assignment Berlin

1998

Assignment Berlin

as Al Spector

Relax... It's Just Sex

movie

Relax... It's Just Sex

1998

Relax... It's Just Sex

as Auntie Mahalia

CineRaya

tv

Built to Last

1997

Built to Last

Strategic Command

movie

Strategic Command

1997

Strategic Command

as Rowan

Mars Attacks!

movie

Mars Attacks!

1996

Mars Attacks!

as General Casey

The Legend of Gator Face

movie

The Legend of Gator Face

1996

The Legend of Gator Face

as Bob

The Assassination File

movie

The Assassination File

1996

The Assassination File

as Senator Alan Laskey

Original Gangstas

movie

Original Gangstas

1996

Original Gangstas

as Reverend Dorsey

Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

movie

Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

1996

Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

as Horace

Dead of Night

movie

Dead of Night

1996

Dead of Night

as Vernon

White Dwarf

movie

White Dwarf

1995

White Dwarf

as Dr. Akada

Tyson

movie

Tyson

1995

Tyson

as Don King

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

tv

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Father (voice)

In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King

movie

In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King

1995

In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King

as Papa Joe

Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale

movie

Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale

1995

Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale

as The Old Man

In the Flesh

movie

In the Flesh

1995

In the Flesh

as William Stone

Spider-Man

tv

Spider-Man

1994

Spider-Man

as Omar Mosley / Black Marvel (voice)

Scarlett

tv

Scarlett

1994

Scarlett

as Big Sam

Gargoyles

tv

Gargoyles

1994

Gargoyles

as Jeffrey Robbins (voice)

Touched by an Angel

tv

Touched by an Angel

1994

Touched by an Angel

as Sam

Baseball

tv

Baseball

1994

Baseball

as Various (voice)

Baseball

tv

Baseball

1994

Baseball

as (voice)

The Magic School Bus

tv

The Magic School Bus

1994

The Magic School Bus

as Mr. Ruhle (voice)

The Killing Jar

movie

The Killing Jar

1994

The Killing Jar

as Judge

Breathing Lessons

movie

Breathing Lessons

1994

Breathing Lessons

as Daniel Otis

Babylon 5

tv

Babylon 5

1994

Babylon 5

as Gen. Richard Franklin

Dennis the Menace

movie

Dennis the Menace

1993

Dennis the Menace

as Chief of Police

Cliffhanger

movie

Cliffhanger

1993

Cliffhanger

as Walter Wright

Irresistible Force

movie

Irresistible Force

1993

Irresistible Force

as Commander Toole

Alex Haley's Queen

tv

Alex Haley's Queen

1993

Alex Haley's Queen

as Cap'n Jack

Picket Fences

tv

Picket Fences

1992

Picket Fences

as Judge Harold Nance

Batman: The Animated Series

tv

Batman: The Animated Series

1992

Batman: The Animated Series

as Earl Cooper (voice)

The Wish That Changed Christmas

movie

The Wish That Changed Christmas

1991

The Wish That Changed Christmas

as Mr. Smith (voice)

83 Hours 'Til Dawn

movie

83 Hours 'Til Dawn

1990

83 Hours 'Til Dawn

as Doctor Dantley

Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

movie

Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

1990

Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

as Jim Watson

Presumed Innocent

movie

Presumed Innocent

1990

Presumed Innocent

as Judge Larren Lyttle

The Simpsons

tv

The Simpsons

1989

The Simpsons

as Lucius Sweet (voice)

Family Matters

tv

Family Matters

1989

Family Matters

as Jimmy Baines

The Women of Brewster Place

movie

The Women of Brewster Place

1989

The Women of Brewster Place

as Sam Michael

The Women of Brewster Place

tv

The Women of Brewster Place

1989

The Women of Brewster Place

as Sam Michael

The Serpent and the Rainbow

movie

The Serpent and the Rainbow

1988

The Serpent and the Rainbow

as Lucien Celine

Big Shots

movie

Big Shots

1987

Big Shots

as Johnnie Red

Star Trek: The Next Generation

tv

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Captain Dathon

The Charmings

tv

The Charmings

1987

The Charmings

as The Mirror

Death Before Dishonor

movie

Death Before Dishonor

1987

Death Before Dishonor

as Ambassador

The Mighty Pawns

movie

The Mighty Pawns

1987

The Mighty Pawns

as Mr. Wright

Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story

movie

Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story

1987

Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story

as George Hairston

L.A. Law

tv

L.A. Law

1986

L.A. Law

as Derron Holloway

Blue City

movie

Blue City

1986

Blue City

as Chief Luther Reynolds

Under Siege

movie

Under Siege

1986

Under Siege

as Andrew Simon

227

tv

227

1985

227

as Julian C. Barlow

The Terminator

movie

The Terminator

1984

The Terminator

as Traxler

Murder, She Wrote

tv

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Starkey

Go Tell It on the Mountain

movie

Go Tell It on the Mountain

1984

Go Tell It on the Mountain

as Gabriel Grimes

Mike's Murder

movie

Mike's Murder

1984

Mike's Murder

as Phillip

On the Run

movie

On the Run

1983

On the Run

as Harry

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

movie

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

1983

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

The Blue and the Gray

tv

The Blue and the Gray

1982

The Blue and the Gray

as Jonathan Henry

White Dog

movie

White Dog

1982

White Dog

as Keys

Sister, Sister

movie

Sister, Sister

1982

Sister, Sister

as Eddie Craven

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

movie

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

1982

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

as Captain Clark Terrell

Dreams Don't Die

movie

Dreams Don't Die

1982

Dreams Don't Die

as Charlie Banks

The Fall Guy

tv

The Fall Guy

1981

The Fall Guy

as Bert Perkins

The Sophisticated Gents

tv

The Sophisticated Gents

1981

The Sophisticated Gents

as Richard 'Bubbles' Wiggins

Carbon Copy

movie

Carbon Copy

1981

Carbon Copy

as Bob Garvey

Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera

movie

Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera

1981

Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera

as Himself

Angel City

movie

Angel City

1980

Angel City

as Cy

Only the Ball Was White

movie

Only the Ball Was White

1980

Only the Ball Was White

as Narrator

Roots: The Next Generations

tv

Roots: The Next Generations

1979

Roots: The Next Generations

as Dr. Horace Huguley

Backstairs at the White House

tv

Backstairs at the White House

1979

Backstairs at the White House

as Emmett Rogers Sr.

King

tv

King

1978

King

as Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

movie

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

1977

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

as Butler

Damnation Alley

movie

Damnation Alley

1977

Damnation Alley

as Keegan

The Greatest

movie

The Greatest

1977

The Greatest

as Draft Lawyer

Twilight's Last Gleaming

movie

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977

Twilight's Last Gleaming

as Willis Powell

Green Eyes

movie

Green Eyes

1977

Green Eyes

as Lloyd Dubeck

High Velocity

movie

High Velocity

1976

High Velocity

Hustle

movie

Hustle

1975

Hustle

as Louis Belgrave

Huckleberry Finn

movie

Huckleberry Finn

1974

Huckleberry Finn

as Jim

Conrack

movie

Conrack

1974

Conrack

as Mad Billy

It's Good to Be Alive

movie

It's Good to Be Alive

1974

It's Good to Be Alive

as Roy Campanella

Gordon's War

movie

Gordon's War

1973

Gordon's War

as Gordon Hudson

The Horror at 37,000 Feet

movie

The Horror at 37,000 Feet

1973

The Horror at 37,000 Feet

as Dr. Enkalla

Trouble Man

movie

Trouble Man

1972

Trouble Man

as Chalky Price

Sounder

movie

Sounder

1972

Sounder

as Nathan Lee Morgan

Nichols

tv

Nichols

1971

Nichols

as Eddie Joe

Brother John

movie

Brother John

1971

Brother John

as Henry Birkardt

R.P.M.

movie

R.P.M.

1970

R.P.M.

as Steve Dempsey

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

movie

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

as Self (archive footage)

The Lost Man

movie

The Lost Man

1969

The Lost Man

as Orville Turner

The Name of the Game

tv

The Name of the Game

1968

The Name of the Game

as Barada

Julia

tv

Julia

1968

Julia

as Paul Cameron

The New Cinema

movie

The New Cinema

1968

The New Cinema

as Self - Interviewer / Narrator

Who's Minding the Mint?

movie

Who's Minding the Mint?

1967

Who's Minding the Mint?

as Garbage Man

The Perils of Pauline

movie

The Perils of Pauline

1967

The Perils of Pauline

as African Servant

Mission: Impossible

tv

Mission: Impossible

1966

Mission: Impossible

as Klaus

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

tv

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as 1st M.P.

The Mike Douglas Show

tv

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Perry Mason

tv

Perry Mason

1957

Perry Mason

as Mitch

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