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Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

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.

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Born

May 22, 1939

Los Angeles, California, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

78 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.1

Known For

The Terminator
The Terminator
1984 as Traxler
★ 7.7
Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace
1993 as Chief of Police
★ 5.9
Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks!
1996 as General Casey
★ 6.4
Cliffhanger
Cliffhanger
1993 as Walter Wright
★ 6.5
Presumed Innocent
Presumed Innocent
1990 as Judge Larren Lyttle
★ 6.8
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982 as Captain Clark Terrell
★ 7.4
The Serpent and the Rainbow
The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988 as Lucien Celine
★ 6.4
Carbon Copy
Carbon Copy
1981 as Bob Garvey
★ 5.9
Big Shots
Big Shots
1987 as Johnnie Red
★ 6.6
Sounder
Sounder
1972 as Nathan Lee Morgan
★ 7.5
Strategic Command
Strategic Command
1997 as Rowan
★ 5.0
Tyson
Tyson
1995 as Don King
★ 6.0
Damnation Alley
Damnation Alley
1977 as Keegan
★ 5.1
Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn
1974 as Jim
★ 6.0
Hustle
Hustle
1975 as Louis Belgrave
★ 5.7
The Unfinished Journey
The Unfinished Journey
1999 as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.5
The Greatest
The Greatest
1977 as Draft Lawyer
★ 5.7
White Dog
White Dog
1982 as Keys
★ 6.6
Blue City
Blue City
1986 as Chief Luther Reynolds
★ 4.8
Original Gangstas
Original Gangstas
1996 as Reverend Dorsey
★ 5.6
Relax... It's Just Sex
Relax... It's Just Sex
1998 as Auntie Mahalia
★ 5.8
Brother John
Brother John
1971 as Henry Birkardt
★ 6.5
The Women of Brewster Place
The Women of Brewster Place
1989 as Sam Michael
★ 6.8
Breathing Lessons
Breathing Lessons
1994 as Daniel Otis
★ 5.6
The Horror at 37,000 Feet
The Horror at 37,000 Feet
1973 as Dr. Enkalla
★ 5.0
R.P.M.
R.P.M.
1970 as Steve Dempsey
★ 5.9
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.3
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977 as Willis Powell
★ 6.4
Sounder
Sounder
2003 as The Teacher
★ 7.3
The New Cinema
The New Cinema
1968 as Self - Interviewer / Narrator
Mike's Murder
Mike's Murder
1984 as Phillip
★ 5.5
Irresistible Force
Irresistible Force
1993 as Commander Toole
★ 5.4
The Lost Man
The Lost Man
1969 as Orville Turner
★ 4.2
Trouble Man
Trouble Man
1972 as Chalky Price
★ 6.2
Death Before Dishonor
Death Before Dishonor
1987 as Ambassador
★ 4.8
Who's Minding the Mint?
Who's Minding the Mint?
1967 as Garbage Man
★ 7.1
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain
1984 as Gabriel Grimes
★ 6.3
Knockout
Knockout
2000 as Ron Regent
★ 4.2
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
★ 5.9
Green Eyes
Green Eyes
1977 as Lloyd Dubeck
Conrack
Conrack
1974 as Mad Billy
★ 6.8
Strange Justice
Strange Justice
1999 as Thurgood Marshall
★ 7.0
Second to Die
Second to Die
2002 as Detective Grady
★ 4.2
The Assassination File
The Assassination File
1996 as Senator Alan Laskey
★ 5.7
Under Siege
Under Siege
1986 as Andrew Simon
★ 7.5
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
1990 as Doctor Dantley
★ 6.5
The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-2
★ 8.5
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
★ 6.5
White Dwarf
White Dwarf
1995 as Dr. Akada
★ 6.1
Assignment Berlin
Assignment Berlin
1998 as Al Spector
★ 6.1
The Perils of Pauline
The Perils of Pauline
1967 as African Servant
★ 4.4
The Legend of Gator Face
★ 4.9
Vegas, City of Dreams
Vegas, City of Dreams
2001 as Edgar Jones
★ 3.4
It's Good to Be Alive
It's Good to Be Alive
1974 as Roy Campanella
★ 7.3
Angel City
Angel City
1980 as Cy
★ 6.0
Gordon's War
Gordon's War
1973 as Gordon Hudson
★ 6.8
Dead of Night
Dead of Night
1996 as Vernon
★ 3.6
On the Run
On the Run
1983 as Harry
★ 8.0
The Wish That Changed Christmas
The Wish That Changed Christmas
1991 as Mr. Smith (voice)
★ 7.2
A Life and Seth Situation: Commandments 5-6
★ 7.0
The Mighty Pawns
The Mighty Pawns
1987 as Mr. Wright
★ 7.0
Only the Ball Was White
Only the Ball Was White
1980 as Narrator
★ 9.0
High Velocity
★ 9.0
March to Freedom
March to Freedom
1999 as Narrator
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
1999 as Harold Williams
★ 5.4
In the Flesh
In the Flesh
1995 as William Stone
★ 9.0
Stolen Jewels, Stolen Hearts: Commandments 7-8
★ 10.0
Sister, Sister
Sister, Sister
1982 as Eddie Craven
★ 8.0
The Rest is Yet to Come: Commandments 3-4
★ 10.0
Dreams Don't Die
Dreams Don't Die
1982 as Charlie Banks
★ 6.6
Toying with the Truth: Commandments 9-10
★ 9.0
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
1995 as The Old Man
★ 5.5
The Killing Jar
The Killing Jar
1994 as Judge
★ 2.7