Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

Acting
Born May 22, 1939
From 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.

Known For

Filmography — Acting

The Terminator
7.7
1984

The Terminator

Traxler

Mars Attacks!
6.4
1996

Mars Attacks!

General Casey

Cliffhanger
6.5
1993

Cliffhanger

Walter Wright

Dennis the Menace
5.9
1993

Dennis the Menace

Chief of Police

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
7.4
1982

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Captain Clark Terrell

Presumed Innocent
6.8
1990

Presumed Innocent

Judge Larren Lyttle

The Serpent and the Rainbow
6.4
1988

The Serpent and the Rainbow

Lucien Celine

Sounder
7.5
1972

Sounder

Nathan Lee Morgan

Tyson
6.0
1995

Tyson

Don King

White Dog
6.6
1982

White Dog

Keys

Conrack
6.8
1974

Conrack

Mad Billy

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
7.1
1970

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

Self (archive footage)

Damnation Alley
5.1
1977

Damnation Alley

Keegan

Blue City
4.7
1986

Blue City

Chief Luther Reynolds

Hustle
5.6
1975

Hustle

Louis Belgrave

The Unfinished Journey
5.7
1999

The Unfinished Journey

Narrator (voice)

Original Gangstas
5.6
1996

Original Gangstas

Reverend Dorsey

Who's Minding the Mint?
7.0
1967

Who's Minding the Mint?

Garbage Man

Big Shots
6.3
1987

Big Shots

Johnnie Red

The Women of Brewster Place
6.6
1989

The Women of Brewster Place

Sam Michael

Relax... It's Just Sex
5.6
1998

Relax... It's Just Sex

Auntie Mahalia

Mike's Murder
5.4
1984

Mike's Murder

Phillip

The Perils of Pauline
3.5
1967

The Perils of Pauline

African Servant

The Greatest
5.5
1977

The Greatest

Draft Lawyer

Twilight's Last Gleaming
6.4
1977

Twilight's Last Gleaming

Willis Powell

Strategic Command
4.9
1997

Strategic Command

Rowan

R.P.M.
5.8
1970

R.P.M.

Steve Dempsey

Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
6.1
1990

Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

Jim Watson

Under Siege
7.5
1986

Under Siege

Andrew Simon

Strange Justice
6.0
1999

Strange Justice

Thurgood Marshall

Go Tell It on the Mountain
6.4
1984

Go Tell It on the Mountain

Gabriel Grimes

Knockout
2.8
2000

Knockout

Ron Regent

Huckleberry Finn
5.8
1974

Huckleberry Finn

Jim

Carbon Copy
5.8
1981

Carbon Copy

Bob Garvey

Death Before Dishonor
4.6
1987

Death Before Dishonor

Ambassador

Irresistible Force
5.2
1993

Irresistible Force

Commander Toole

Brother John
6.2
1971

Brother John

Henry Birkardt

Dreams Don't Die
6.3
1982

Dreams Don't Die

Charlie Banks

The Legend of Gator Face
4.4
1996

The Legend of Gator Face

Bob

The Killing Jar
1.8
1994

The Killing Jar

Judge

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
5.4
1977

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

Butler

Second to Die
3.7
2002

Second to Die

Detective Grady

White Dwarf
5.9
1995

White Dwarf

Dr. Akada

The Lost Man
3.2
1969

The Lost Man

Orville Turner

Breathing Lessons
5.3
1994

Breathing Lessons

Daniel Otis

83 Hours 'Til Dawn
6.5
1990

83 Hours 'Til Dawn

Doctor Dantley

Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
2.0
1995

Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale

The Old Man

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

Angel City
5.8
1980

Angel City

Cy

In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King
2.7
1995

In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King

Papa Joe

The New Cinema
1968

The New Cinema

Self - Interviewer / Narrator

The Horror at 37,000 Feet
4.8
1973

The Horror at 37,000 Feet

Dr. Enkalla

Dead of Night
2.2
1996

Dead of Night

Vernon

Gordon's War
5.7
1973

Gordon's War

Gordon Hudson

The Assassination File
5.2
1996

The Assassination File

Senator Alan Laskey

Trouble Man
6.1
1972

Trouble Man

Chalky Price

Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
5.0
1999

Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

Harold Williams

Green Eyes
1977

Green Eyes

Lloyd Dubeck

In the Flesh
1995

In the Flesh

William Stone

The Wish That Changed Christmas
7.2
1991

The Wish That Changed Christmas

Mr. Smith (voice)

Sister, Sister
1982

Sister, Sister

Eddie Craven

Vegas, City of Dreams
2.0
2001

Vegas, City of Dreams

Edgar Jones

On the Run
1983

On the Run

Harry

The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-2
10.0
2003

The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-2

Shadi(voice)

Sounder
7.0
2003

Sounder

The Teacher

It's Good to Be Alive
6.6
1974

It's Good to Be Alive

Roy Campanella

Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
6.0
1987

Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story

George Hairston

A Life and Seth Situation: Commandments 5-6
2003

A Life and Seth Situation: Commandments 5-6

Shadi(voice)

Assignment Berlin
5.5
1998

Assignment Berlin

Al Spector

Only the Ball Was White
9.0
1980

Only the Ball Was White

Narrator

High Velocity
1976

High Velocity

The Mighty Pawns
6.0
1987

The Mighty Pawns

Mr. Wright

Toying with the Truth: Commandments 9-10
10.0
2003

Toying with the Truth: Commandments 9-10

Shadi(voice)

Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
1996

Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

Horace

The Rest is Yet to Come: Commandments 3-4
10.0
2003

The Rest is Yet to Come: Commandments 3-4

Shadi(voice)

Stolen Jewels, Stolen Hearts: Commandments 7-8
2003

Stolen Jewels, Stolen Hearts: Commandments 7-8

Shadi(voice)

Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera
1981

Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera

Himself

March to Freedom
1999

March to Freedom

Narrator