Paul Winfield

Acting

Paul Winfield

Born May 22, 1939Los Angeles, California, USA114 credits

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

A Life and Seth Situation: Commandments 5-6

A Life and Seth Situation: Commandments 5-6

Movie

2003

Stolen Jewels, Stolen Hearts: Commandments 7-8

Stolen Jewels, Stolen Hearts: Commandments 7-8

Movie

2003

Toying with the Truth: Commandments 9-10

Toying with the Truth: Commandments 9-10

Movie

2003

The Rest is Yet to Come: Commandments 3-4

The Rest is Yet to Come: Commandments 3-4

Movie

2003

The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-2

The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-2

Movie

2003

Sounder

Sounder

Movie

2003

Filmography

A Life and Seth Situation: Commandments 5-6

2003A Life and Seth Situation: Commandments 5-6as Shadi(voice)Movie

Stolen Jewels, Stolen Hearts: Commandments 7-8

2003Stolen Jewels, Stolen Hearts: Commandments 7-8as Shadi(voice)Movie

Toying with the Truth: Commandments 9-10

2003Toying with the Truth: Commandments 9-10as Shadi(voice)Movie

The Rest is Yet to Come: Commandments 3-4

2003The Rest is Yet to Come: Commandments 3-4as Shadi(voice)Movie

The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-2

2003The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-2as Shadi(voice)Movie

Sounder

2003Sounderas The TeacherMovie

Second to Die

2002Second to Dieas Detective GradyMovie

Crossing Jordan

2001Crossing Jordanas Phillip SandersTV

Vegas, City of Dreams

2001Vegas, City of Dreamsas Edgar JonesMovie

Knockout

2000Knockoutas Ron RegentMovie

The Unfinished Journey

1999The Unfinished Journeyas Narrator (voice)Movie

March to Freedom

1999March to Freedomas NarratorMovie

Strange Justice

1999Strange Justiceas Thurgood MarshallMovie

Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

1999Catfish in Black Bean Sauceas Harold WilliamsMovie

Batman Beyond

1999Batman Beyondas Sam Young (voice)TV

City Confidential

1998City Confidentialas Self - Narrator (voice)TV

Assignment Berlin

1998Assignment Berlinas Al SpectorMovie

Relax... It's Just Sex

1998Relax... It's Just Sexas Auntie MahaliaMovie

1997Built to LastTV

Strategic Command

1997Strategic Commandas RowanMovie

Mars Attacks!

1996Mars Attacks!as General CaseyMovie

The Legend of Gator Face

1996The Legend of Gator Faceas BobMovie

The Assassination File

1996The Assassination Fileas Senator Alan LaskeyMovie

Original Gangstas

1996Original Gangstasas Reverend DorseyMovie

Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

1996Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Gardenas HoraceMovie

Dead of Night

1996Dead of Nightas VernonMovie

White Dwarf

1995White Dwarfas Dr. AkadaMovie

Tyson

1995Tysonas Don KingMovie

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Father (voice)TV

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

1995In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is Kingas Papa JoeMovie

Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale

1995Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Taleas The Old ManMovie

In the Flesh

1995In the Fleshas William StoneMovie

Spider-Man

1994Spider-Manas Omar Mosley / Black Marvel (voice)TV

Scarlett

1994Scarlettas Big SamTV

Gargoyles

1994Gargoylesas Jeffrey Robbins (voice)TV

Touched by an Angel

1994Touched by an Angelas SamTV

Baseball

1994Baseballas Various (voice)TV

The Magic School Bus

1994The Magic School Busas Mr. Ruhle (voice)TV

The Killing Jar

1994The Killing Jaras JudgeMovie

Breathing Lessons

1994Breathing Lessonsas Daniel OtisMovie

Babylon 5

1994Babylon 5as Gen. Richard FranklinTV

Dennis the Menace

1993Dennis the Menaceas Chief of PoliceMovie

Cliffhanger

1993Cliffhangeras Walter WrightMovie

Irresistible Force

1993Irresistible Forceas Commander TooleMovie

Alex Haley's Queen

1993Alex Haley's Queenas Cap'n JackTV

Picket Fences

1992Picket Fencesas Judge Harold NanceTV

Batman: The Animated Series

1992Batman: The Animated Seriesas Earl Cooper (voice)TV

The Wish That Changed Christmas

1991The Wish That Changed Christmasas Mr. Smith (voice)Movie

83 Hours 'Til Dawn

199083 Hours 'Til Dawnas Doctor DantleyMovie

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

1990Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finnas Jim WatsonMovie

Presumed Innocent

1990Presumed Innocentas Judge Larren LyttleMovie

The Simpsons

1989The Simpsonsas Lucius Sweet (voice)TV

Family Matters

1989Family Mattersas Jimmy BainesTV

The Women of Brewster Place

1989The Women of Brewster Placeas Sam MichaelMovie

The Women of Brewster Place

1989The Women of Brewster Placeas Sam MichaelTV

The Serpent and the Rainbow

1988The Serpent and the Rainbowas Lucien CelineMovie

Big Shots

1987Big Shotsas Johnnie RedMovie

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987Star Trek: The Next Generationas Captain DathonTV

The Charmings

1987The Charmingsas The MirrorTV

Death Before Dishonor

1987Death Before Dishonoras AmbassadorMovie

The Mighty Pawns

1987The Mighty Pawnsas Mr. WrightMovie

Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story

1987Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Storyas George HairstonMovie

L.A. Law

1986L.A. Lawas Derron HollowayTV

Blue City

1986Blue Cityas Chief Luther ReynoldsMovie

Under Siege

1986Under Siegeas Andrew SimonMovie

227

1985227as Julian C. BarlowTV

The Terminator

1984The Terminatoras TraxlerMovie

Murder, She Wrote

1984Murder, She Wroteas StarkeyTV

Go Tell It on the Mountain

1984Go Tell It on the Mountainas Gabriel GrimesMovie

Mike's Murder

1984Mike's Murderas PhillipMovie

On the Run

1983On the Runas HarryMovie

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

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

The Blue and the Gray

1982The Blue and the Grayas Jonathan HenryTV

White Dog

1982White Dogas KeysMovie

Sister, Sister

1982Sister, Sisteras Eddie CravenMovie

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

1982Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khanas Captain Clark TerrellMovie

Dreams Don't Die

1982Dreams Don't Dieas Charlie BanksMovie

The Fall Guy

1981The Fall Guyas Bert PerkinsTV

The Sophisticated Gents

1981The Sophisticated Gentsas Richard 'Bubbles' WigginsTV

Carbon Copy

1981Carbon Copyas Bob GarveyMovie

Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera

1981Sam Fuller: Writings with a Cameraas HimselfMovie

Angel City

1980Angel Cityas CyMovie

Only the Ball Was White

1980Only the Ball Was Whiteas NarratorMovie

Roots: The Next Generations

1979Roots: The Next Generationsas Dr. Horace HuguleyTV

Backstairs at the White House

1979Backstairs at the White Houseas Emmett Rogers Sr.TV

King

1978Kingas Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.TV

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

1977A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwichas ButlerMovie

Damnation Alley

1977Damnation Alleyas KeeganMovie

The Greatest

1977The Greatestas Draft LawyerMovie

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977Twilight's Last Gleamingas Willis PowellMovie

Green Eyes

1977Green Eyesas Lloyd DubeckMovie

High Velocity

1976High VelocityMovie

Hustle

1975Hustleas Louis BelgraveMovie

Huckleberry Finn

1974Huckleberry Finnas JimMovie

Conrack

1974Conrackas Mad BillyMovie

It's Good to Be Alive

1974It's Good to Be Aliveas Roy CampanellaMovie

Gordon's War

1973Gordon's Waras Gordon HudsonMovie

The Horror at 37,000 Feet

1973The Horror at 37,000 Feetas Dr. EnkallaMovie

Trouble Man

1972Trouble Manas Chalky PriceMovie

Sounder

1972Sounderas Nathan Lee MorganMovie

Nichols

1971Nicholsas Eddie JoeTV

Brother John

1971Brother Johnas Henry BirkardtMovie

R.P.M.

1970R.P.M.as Steve DempseyMovie

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphisas Self (archive footage)Movie

The Lost Man

1969The Lost Manas Orville TurnerMovie

The Name of the Game

1968The Name of the Gameas BaradaTV

Julia

1968Juliaas Paul CameronTV

The New Cinema

1968The New Cinemaas Self - Interviewer / NarratorMovie

Who's Minding the Mint?

1967Who's Minding the Mint?as Garbage ManMovie

The Perils of Pauline

1967The Perils of Paulineas African ServantMovie

Mission: Impossible

1966Mission: Impossibleas KlausTV

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.as 1st M.P.TV

The Mike Douglas Show

1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV

Perry Mason

1957Perry Masonas MitchTV