Paul Winfield

Acting • 1939-05-22 • Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

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2003
Toying with the Truth: Commandments 9-10Film
Shadi(voice)
★ 9.0
2003
The Rest is Yet to Come: Commandments 3-4Film
Shadi(voice)
★ 10.0
2003
SounderFilm
The Teacher
★ 7.3
2003
The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-2Film
Shadi(voice)
★ 8.5
2003
Stolen Jewels, Stolen Hearts: Commandments 7-8Film
Shadi(voice)
★ 10.0
2003
A Life and Seth Situation: Commandments 5-6Film
Shadi(voice)
★ 7.0
2002
Second to DieFilm
Detective Grady
★ 4.3
2001
Crossing JordanTV
Phillip Sanders • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
2001
Vegas, City of DreamsFilm
Edgar Jones
★ 3.4
2000
KnockoutFilm
Ron Regent
★ 4.2
1999
Batman BeyondTV
Sam Young (voice) • 2 episodes
★ 8.2
1999
Catfish in Black Bean SauceFilm
Harold Williams
★ 5.4
1999
The Unfinished JourneyFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 6.5
1999
Strange JusticeFilm
Thurgood Marshall
★ 7.0
1999
March to FreedomFilm
Narrator
1998
Relax... It's Just SexFilm
Auntie Mahalia
★ 5.9
1998
City ConfidentialTV
Self - Narrator (voice) • 24 episodes
★ 7.8
1998
Assignment BerlinFilm
Al Spector
★ 6.1
1997
Strategic CommandFilm
Rowan
★ 5.0
1997
Built to LastTV
Russell Watkins • 8 episodes
★ 6.5
1996
Mars Attacks!Film
General Casey
★ 6.4
1996
Original GangstasFilm
Reverend Dorsey
★ 5.6
1996
The Legend of Gator FaceFilm
Bob
★ 5.4
1996
The Assassination FileFilm
Senator Alan Laskey
★ 5.7
1996
Dead of NightFilm
Vernon
★ 3.6
1996
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose GardenFilm
Horace
1995
TysonFilm
Don King
★ 6.1
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildTV
Father (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1995
White DwarfFilm
Dr. Akada
★ 6.1
1995
In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is KingFilm
Papa Joe
★ 4.5
1995
In the FleshFilm
William Stone
★ 9.0
1995
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk TaleFilm
The Old Man
★ 4.3
1994
Babylon 5TV
Gen. Richard Franklin • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1994
Spider-ManTV
Omar Mosley / Black Marvel (voice) • 3 episodes
★ 8.3
1994
GargoylesTV
Jeffrey Robbins (voice) • 2 episodes
★ 8.1
1994
Touched by an AngelTV
Sam • 12 episodes
★ 7.2
1994
The Magic School BusTV
Mr. Ruhle (voice) • 4 episodes
★ 7.7
1994
BaseballTV
Various (voice)
★ 7.6
1994
BaseballTV
(voice) • 2 episodes
★ 7.6
1994
ScarlettTV
Big Sam • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1994
Breathing LessonsFilm
Daniel Otis
★ 5.6
1994
The Killing JarFilm
Judge
★ 2.7
1993
CliffhangerFilm
Walter Wright
★ 6.5
1993
Dennis the MenaceFilm
Chief of Police
★ 5.9
1993
Alex Haley's QueenTV
Cap'n Jack • 3 episodes
★ 7.0
1993
Irresistible ForceFilm
Commander Toole
★ 5.4
1992
Batman: The Animated SeriesTV
Earl Cooper (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.6
1992
Picket FencesTV
Judge Harold Nance • 2 episodes
★ 7.4
1991
The Wish That Changed ChristmasFilm
Mr. Smith (voice)
★ 7.2
1990
Presumed InnocentFilm
Judge Larren Lyttle
★ 6.8
1990
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry FinnFilm
Jim Watson
★ 6.2
1990
83 Hours 'Til DawnFilm
Doctor Dantley
★ 6.5
1989
The SimpsonsTV
Lucius Sweet (voice) • 2 episodes
★ 8.0
1989
Family MattersTV
Jimmy Baines • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1989
The Women of Brewster PlaceFilm
Sam Michael
★ 6.9
1989
The Women of Brewster PlaceTV
Sam Michael • 2 episodes
★ 6.0
1988
The Serpent and the RainbowFilm
Lucien Celine
★ 6.4
1987
Star Trek: The Next GenerationTV
Captain Dathon • 1 episodes
★ 8.4
1987
Big ShotsFilm
Johnnie Red
★ 6.5
1987
Death Before DishonorFilm
Ambassador
★ 4.7
1987
The CharmingsTV
The Mirror • 21 episodes
★ 5.4
1987
The Mighty PawnsFilm
Mr. Wright
★ 7.0
1987
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter StoryFilm
George Hairston
★ 6.5
1986
L.A. LawTV
Derron Holloway • 3 episodes
★ 7.0
1986
Blue CityFilm
Chief Luther Reynolds
★ 4.7
1986
Under SiegeFilm
Andrew Simon
★ 7.5
1985
227TV
Julian C. Barlow • 116 episodes
★ 6.8
1984
The TerminatorFilm
Traxler
★ 7.7
1984
Murder, She WroteTV
Starkey • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1984
Mike's MurderFilm
Phillip
★ 5.5
1984
Go Tell It on the MountainFilm
Gabriel Grimes
★ 6.3
1983
On the RunFilm
Harry
★ 8.0
1983
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar EversFilm
★ 7.0
1982
Star Trek II: The Wrath of KhanFilm
Captain Clark Terrell
★ 7.5
1982
White DogFilm
Keys
★ 6.6
1982
American PlayhouseTV
Sampson • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1982
American PlayhouseTV
Gabriel • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1982
The Blue and the GrayTV
Jonathan Henry • 3 episodes
★ 6.8
1982
Dreams Don't DieFilm
Charlie Banks
★ 6.4
1982
Sister, SisterFilm
Eddie Craven
★ 7.5
1981
The Fall GuyTV
Bert Perkins • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1981
Carbon CopyFilm
Bob Garvey
★ 5.8
1981
The Sophisticated GentsTV
Richard 'Bubbles' Wiggins • 3 episodes
★ 8.5
1981
Sam Fuller: Writings with a CameraFilm
Himself
1980
Angel CityFilm
Cy
★ 6.2
1980
Only the Ball Was WhiteFilm
Narrator
★ 9.0
1979
Roots: The Next GenerationsTV
Dr. Horace Huguley • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1979
Backstairs at the White HouseTV
Emmett Rogers Sr. • 4 episodes
★ 6.1
1978
KingTV
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. • 3 episodes
★ 6.6
1977
Damnation AlleyFilm
Keegan
★ 5.1
1977
Twilight's Last GleamingFilm
Willis Powell
★ 6.5
1977
The GreatestFilm
Draft Lawyer
★ 5.7
1977
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a SandwichFilm
Butler
★ 5.9
1977
Green EyesFilm
Lloyd Dubeck
★ 8.0
1976
High VelocityFilm
Watson
★ 9.0
1975
HustleFilm
Louis Belgrave
★ 5.8
1974
ConrackFilm
Mad Billy
★ 6.7
1974
Huckleberry FinnFilm
Jim
★ 6.0
1974
It's Good to Be AliveFilm
Roy Campanella
★ 7.3
1973
The Horror at 37,000 FeetFilm
Dr. Enkalla
★ 4.9
1973
Gordon's WarFilm
Gordon Hudson
★ 6.8
1972
SounderFilm
Nathan Lee Morgan
★ 7.5
1972
Trouble ManFilm
Chalky Price
★ 6.3
1971
Brother JohnFilm
Henry Birkardt
★ 6.6
1971
NicholsTV
Eddie Joe • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.4
1970
R.P.M.Film
Steve Dempsey
★ 5.9
1969
The Lost ManFilm
Orville Turner
★ 4.3
1968
The Name of the GameTV
Barada • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1968
The New CinemaFilm
Self - Interviewer / Narrator
1967
Who's Minding the Mint?Film
Garbage Man
★ 7.1
1967
The Perils of PaulineFilm
African Servant
★ 4.4
1966
Mission: ImpossibleTV
Klaus • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.TV
1st M.P. • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.8
1957
Perry MasonTV
Mitch • 1 episodes
★ 7.7

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Touched by an Angel

Spider-Man

Presumed Innocent

White Dog

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