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Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

Birthday: 1939-05-22 | Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Paul Winfield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2003
Sounder

as    The Teacher

2002
Second to Die

as    Detective Grady

2000
Knockout

as    Ron Regent

1999
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

as    Harold Williams

1999
March to Freedom

as    Narrator

1999
The Unfinished Journey

as    Narrator (voice)

1999
Strange Justice

as    Thurgood Marshall

1998
Assignment Berlin

as    Al Spector

1998
Relax... It's Just Sex

as    Auntie Mahalia

1997
Strategic Command

as    Rowan

1996
The Legend of Gator Face

as    Bob

1996
Original Gangstas

as    Reverend Dorsey

1996
The Assassination File

as    Senator Alan Laskey

1996
Dead of Night

as    Vernon

1995
Tyson

as    Don King

1995
White Dwarf

as    Dr. Akada

1995
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale

as    The Old Man

1995
In the Flesh

as    William Stone

1994
Breathing Lessons

as    Daniel Otis

1993
Alex Haley's Queen

as    Cap'n Jack

1993
Dennis the Menace

as    Chief of Police

1993
Irresistible Force

as    Commander Toole

1991
The Wish That Changed Christmas

as    Mr. Smith (voice)

1990
Presumed Innocent

as    Judge Larren Lyttle