Paul Winfield
| First Name | Paul |
| Last Name | Winfield |
| Full Name at Birth | Paul Edward Winfield |
| Age | 64 (age at death) |
| Date of Birth | May 22, 1939 |
| Birthplace | Los Angeles, CA |
| Date of Death | March 7, 2004 |
| Location of Death | Los Angeles, CA |
| Cause of Death | Heart Attack |
| Height | 6' 1½" (187 cm) |
| Build | Large |
| Eye Color | Brown - Light |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Star Sign | Gemini |
| Ethnicity | Black |
| Nationality | American |
| High School | Manual Arts High School |
| University | University of Portland, ORStanfordLos Angeles City College, CAUCLA, CA |
| Occupation Category | Actor |
| Claim to Fame | male lead opposite Cicely Tyson in the touching classic film Sounder (1972) |
Paul Edward Winfield (May 22, 1939 – March 7, 2004) was an American television, film, and stage 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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Filmography
Selected Paul Winfield film and TV show credits:
Acting Credits
2003
Sounder
The Teacher
2003
Kids' Ten Commandments: A Life and Seth Situation
Shadi
2003
Kids' Ten Commandments: Toying with the Truth
Shadi
2002
Second to Die
Detective Grady
2001
Vegas, City of Dreams
Edgar Jones
2000
Knockout
Ron Regent
1999
Strange Justice
Thurgood Marshall
1999
Frank in Five
Waiter
1998
Assignment Berlin
Al Spector
1997
Strategic Command
Rowan
1997
Teen Angel
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1997
Built to Last
Russell Watkins
1996
Dead of Night
Vernon
1996
The Legend of Gator Face
Bob
1996
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
Horace
1996
The Assassination File
Senator Alan Laskey
1996
Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles
Jeffrey Robbins
1995
In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King
Papa Joe
1995
Tyson
Don King
1995
White Dwarf
Dr. Akada
1995
In the Flesh
William Stone
1994
Spider-Man
Black Marvel, Omar Mosley, Omar Mosely
1994
The Killing Jar
Judge
1993
At the River I Stand
Narrarator
1991
The Wish That Changed Christmas
Mr. Smith
1990
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
Doctor Dantley
1990
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
Jim Watson
1987
The Charmings
The Mirror
1987
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
George Hairston
1987
Mighty Pawns
Mr. Wright
1986
Under Siege
Andrew Simon
1985
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Gabriel
1983
For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story
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1983
On the Run
Harry
1982
Dreams Don't Die
Charlie Banks
1982
Sister, Sister
Eddie Craven
1981
The Sophisticated Gents
Richard 'Bubbles' Wiggins
1980
Angel City
Cy
1979
Backstairs at the White House
Emmett Rogers Sr
1977
Green Eyes
Lloyd Dubeck
1976
High Velocity
Watson
1975
Livin'
Host
1974
It's Good to Be Alive
Roy Campanella
1971
Nichols
Eddie Joe
1970
The Young Rebels
Pompey
1969
The Young Lawyers
Willis Crawford
1968
Julia
Paul Cameron
1966
Daktari
Roy Kimba
Other Crew Credits
1998
City Confidential
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