Paul Winfield

Acting

Paul Winfield

Born 22 May 1939 · Los Angeles, California, USA · Died 7 March 2004 at 64

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Paul Winfield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Highlights

The Simpsons1989 · Series · Lucius Sweet (voice)
The Terminator1984 · Film · Traxler
Batman: The Animated Series1992 · Series · Earl Cooper (voice)
Star Trek: The Next Generation1987 · Series · Captain Dathon
Spider-Man1994 · Series · Omar Mosley / Black Marvel (voice)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan1982 · Film · Captain Clark Terrell

Filmography

Movies

72 films

A Life and Seth Situation: Commandments 5-62003 · Film · Shadi(voice)
Stolen Jewels, Stolen Hearts: Commandments 7-82003 · Film · Shadi(voice)
Toying with the Truth: Commandments 9-102003 · Film · Shadi(voice)
The Rest is Yet to Come: Commandments 3-42003 · Film · Shadi(voice)
The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-22003 · Film · Shadi(voice)
Sounder2003 · Film · The Teacher
Second to Die2002 · Film · Detective Grady
Vegas, City of Dreams2001 · Film · Edgar Jones
Knockout2000 · Film · Ron Regent
Strange Justice1999 · Film · Thurgood Marshall
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce1999 · Film · Harold Williams
Assignment Berlin1998 · Film · Al Spector
Relax... It's Just Sex1998 · Film · Auntie Mahalia
Strategic Command1997 · Film · Rowan
Mars Attacks!1996 · Film · General Casey
The Legend of Gator Face1996 · Film · Bob
The Assassination File1996 · Film · Senator Alan Laskey
Original Gangstas1996 · Film · Reverend Dorsey
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden1996 · Film · Horace
Dead of Night1996 · Film · Vernon
White Dwarf1995 · Film · Dr. Akada
Tyson1995 · Film · Don King
In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King1995 · Film · Papa Joe
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale1995 · Film · The Old Man
In the Flesh1995 · Film · William Stone
The Killing Jar1994 · Film · Judge
Breathing Lessons1994 · Film · Daniel Otis
Dennis the Menace1993 · Film · Chief of Police
Cliffhanger1993 · Film · Walter Wright
Irresistible Force1993 · Film · Commander Toole
The Wish That Changed Christmas1991 · Film · Mr. Smith (voice)
83 Hours 'Til Dawn1990 · Film · Doctor Dantley
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn1990 · Film · Jim Watson
Presumed Innocent1990 · Film · Judge Larren Lyttle
The Women of Brewster Place1989 · Film · Sam Michael
The Serpent and the Rainbow1988 · Film · Lucien Celine
Big Shots1987 · Film · Johnnie Red
Death Before Dishonor1987 · Film · Ambassador
The Mighty Pawns1987 · Film · Mr. Wright
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story1987 · Film · George Hairston
Blue City1986 · Film · Chief Luther Reynolds
Under Siege1986 · Film · Andrew Simon
The Terminator1984 · Film · Traxler
Go Tell It on the Mountain1984 · Film · Gabriel Grimes
Mike's Murder1984 · Film · Phillip
On the Run1983 · Film · Harry
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers1983 · Film
White Dog1982 · Film · Keys
Sister, Sister1982 · Film · Eddie Craven
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan1982 · Film · Captain Clark Terrell
Dreams Don't Die1982 · Film · Charlie Banks
Carbon Copy1981 · Film · Bob Garvey
Angel City1980 · Film · Cy
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich1977 · Film · Butler
Damnation Alley1977 · Film · Keegan
The Greatest1977 · Film · Draft Lawyer
Twilight's Last Gleaming1977 · Film · Willis Powell
Green Eyes1977 · Film · Lloyd Dubeck
High Velocity1976 · Film · Watson
Hustle1975 · Film · Louis Belgrave
Huckleberry Finn1974 · Film · Jim
Conrack1974 · Film · Mad Billy
It's Good to Be Alive1974 · Film · Roy Campanella
Gordon's War1973 · Film · Gordon Hudson
The Horror at 37,000 Feet1973 · Film · Dr. Enkalla
Trouble Man1972 · Film · Chalky Price
Sounder1972 · Film · Nathan Lee Morgan
Brother John1971 · Film · Henry Birkardt
R.P.M.1970 · Film · Steve Dempsey
The Lost Man1969 · Film · Orville Turner
Who's Minding the Mint?1967 · Film · Garbage Man
The Perils of Pauline1967 · Film · African Servant

Filmography

Series

33 shows

Crossing Jordan2001 · Series · Phillip Sanders
Batman Beyond1999 · Series · Sam Young (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child1995 · Series · Father (voice)
Spider-Man1994 · Series · Omar Mosley / Black Marvel (voice)
Scarlett1994 · Series · Big Sam
Gargoyles1994 · Series · Jeffrey Robbins (voice)
Touched by an Angel1994 · Series · Sam
Baseball1994 · Series · Various (voice)
The Magic School Bus1994 · Series · Mr. Ruhle (voice)
Babylon 51994 · Series · Gen. Richard Franklin
Alex Haley's Queen1993 · Series · Cap'n Jack
Picket Fences1992 · Series · Judge Harold Nance
Batman: The Animated Series1992 · Series · Earl Cooper (voice)
The Simpsons1989 · Series · Lucius Sweet (voice)
Family Matters1989 · Series · Jimmy Baines
The Women of Brewster Place1989 · Series · Sam Michael
Star Trek: The Next Generation1987 · Series · Captain Dathon
The Charmings1987 · Series · The Mirror
L.A. Law1986 · Series · Derron Holloway
2271985 · Series · Julian C. Barlow
Murder, She Wrote1984 · Series · Starkey
The Blue and the Gray1982 · Series · Jonathan Henry
American Playhouse1982 · Series · Sampson
The Fall Guy1981 · Series · Bert Perkins
The Sophisticated Gents1981 · Series · Richard 'Bubbles' Wiggins
Roots: The Next Generations1979 · Series · Dr. Horace Huguley
Backstairs at the White House1979 · Series · Emmett Rogers Sr.
King1978 · Series · Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Nichols1971 · Series · Eddie Joe
The Name of the Game1968 · Series · Barada
Mission: Impossible1966 · Series · Klaus
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964 · Series · 1st M.P.
Perry Mason1957 · Series · Mitch