Paul Winfield

Actor

Born May 22, 1939 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died March 7, 2004.

Paul Edward Winfield (born May 22, 1939) was an American actor.

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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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Acting

A Life and Seth Situation: Commandments 5-6
Film, 2003
as Shadi(voice)
Stolen Jewels, Stolen Hearts: Commandments 7-8
Film, 2003
as Shadi(voice)
Toying with the Truth: Commandments 9-10
Film, 2003
as Shadi(voice)
The Rest is Yet to Come: Commandments 3-4
Film, 2003
as Shadi(voice)
The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-2
Film, 2003
as Shadi(voice)
Sounder
Film, 2003
as The Teacher
Second to Die
Film, 2002
as Detective Grady
Crossing Jordan
TV series, 2001
as Phillip Sanders
Vegas, City of Dreams
Film, 2001
as Edgar Jones
Knockout
Film, 2000
as Ron Regent
The Unfinished Journey
Film, 1999
as Narrator (voice)
March to Freedom
Film, 1999
as Narrator
Strange Justice
Film, 1999
as Thurgood Marshall
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
Film, 1999
as Harold Williams
Batman Beyond
TV series, 1999
as Sam Young (voice)
Assignment Berlin
Film, 1998
as Al Spector
Relax... It's Just Sex
Film, 1998
as Auntie Mahalia
Built to Last
TV series, 1997
as Russell Watkins
Strategic Command
Film, 1997
as Rowan
Mars Attacks!
Film, 1996
as General Casey
The Legend of Gator Face
Film, 1996
as Bob
The Assassination File
Film, 1996
as Senator Alan Laskey
Original Gangstas
Film, 1996
as Reverend Dorsey
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
Film, 1996
as Horace
Dead of Night
Film, 1996
as Vernon
White Dwarf
Film, 1995
as Dr. Akada
Tyson
Film, 1995
as Don King
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV series, 1995
as Father (voice)
In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King
Film, 1995
as Papa Joe
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
Film, 1995
as The Old Man