Paul Winfield

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

113

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-05-22

Day of death

2004-03-07 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Paul Winfield

Biography

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

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Star Trek: The Next Generation

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Roots: The Next Generations

    Roots: The Next Generations

  • Batman: The Animated Series

    Batman: The Animated Series

  • Babylon 5

    Babylon 5

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Crossing Jordan

    Crossing Jordan

  • The Terminator

    The Terminator

  • Family Matters

    Family Matters

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

  • Spider-Man

    Spider-Man

  • Batman Beyond

    Batman Beyond

  • Gargoyles

    Gargoyles

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • The Magic School Bus

    The Magic School Bus

  • Picket Fences

    Picket Fences

  • 227

    227

  • Dennis the Menace

    Dennis the Menace

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

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

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

  • Julia

    Julia

  • Mars Attacks!

    Mars Attacks!

  • Cliffhanger

    Cliffhanger

  • The Assassination File

    The Assassination File

  • Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story

    Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story

  • Tyson

    Tyson

  • Baseball

    Baseball

  • Baseball

    Baseball

  • Presumed Innocent

    Presumed Innocent

  • Under Siege

    Under Siege

  • The Greatest

    The Greatest

  • Green Eyes

    Green Eyes

  • Irresistible Force

    Irresistible Force

  • Nichols

    Nichols

  • Hustle

    Hustle

  • Damnation Alley

    Damnation Alley

  • Carbon Copy

    Carbon Copy

  • Brother John

    Brother John

  • Strategic Command

    Strategic Command

  • High Velocity

    High Velocity

  • Blue City

    Blue City

  • Sounder

    Sounder

  • Scarlett

    Scarlett

  • Sounder

    Sounder

  • Huckleberry Finn

    Huckleberry Finn

  • Original Gangstas

    Original Gangstas

  • White Dwarf

    White Dwarf

  • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

  • Assignment Berlin

    Assignment Berlin

  • Alex Haley's Queen

    Alex Haley's Queen

  • Big Shots

    Big Shots

  • Sister, Sister

    Sister, Sister

  • Angel City

    Angel City

  • The Charmings

    The Charmings

  • Conrack

    Conrack

  • Knockout

    Knockout

  • Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale

    Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale

  • Second to Die

    Second to Die

  • The Blue and the Gray

    The Blue and the Gray

  • Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

    Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

  • Death Before Dishonor

    Death Before Dishonor

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

    For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

  • The Women of Brewster Place

    The Women of Brewster Place

  • The Wish That Changed Christmas

    The Wish That Changed Christmas

  • The Perils of Pauline

    The Perils of Pauline

  • A Life and Seth Situation: Commandments 5-6

    A Life and Seth Situation: Commandments 5-6

  • The Killing Jar

    The Killing Jar

  • Backstairs at the White House

    Backstairs at the White House

  • The Lost Man

    The Lost Man

  • King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

  • On the Run

    On the Run

  • White Dog

    White Dog

  • The Rest is Yet to Come: Commandments 3-4

    The Rest is Yet to Come: Commandments 3-4

  • The Serpent and the Rainbow

    The Serpent and the Rainbow

  • Who's Minding the Mint?

    Who's Minding the Mint?

  • The Legend of Gator Face

    The Legend of Gator Face

  • It's Good to Be Alive

    It's Good to Be Alive

  • March to Freedom

    March to Freedom

  • Twilight's Last Gleaming

    Twilight's Last Gleaming

  • King

    King

  • Dead of Night

    Dead of Night

  • Gordon's War

    Gordon's War

  • Vegas, City of Dreams

    Vegas, City of Dreams

  • A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

    A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

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

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

  • R.P.M.

    R.P.M.

  • The Mighty Pawns

    The Mighty Pawns

  • Toying with the Truth: Commandments 9-10

    Toying with the Truth: Commandments 9-10

  • Trouble Man

    Trouble Man

  • 83 Hours 'Til Dawn

    83 Hours 'Til Dawn

  • In the Flesh

    In the Flesh

  • Built to Last

    Built to Last

  • The Unfinished Journey

    The Unfinished Journey

  • Go Tell It on the Mountain

    Go Tell It on the Mountain

  • The Women of Brewster Place

    The Women of Brewster Place

  • Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

    Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

  • Strange Justice

    Strange Justice

  • Breathing Lessons

    Breathing Lessons

  • The Sophisticated Gents

    The Sophisticated Gents

  • Relax... It's Just Sex

    Relax... It's Just Sex

  • The New Cinema

    The New Cinema

  • Dreams Don't Die

    Dreams Don't Die

  • Stolen Jewels, Stolen Hearts: Commandments 7-8

    Stolen Jewels, Stolen Hearts: Commandments 7-8

  • The Horror at 37,000 Feet

    The Horror at 37,000 Feet

  • Mike's Murder

    Mike's Murder

  • City Confidential

    City Confidential

  • Only the Ball Was White

    Only the Ball Was White

  • The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-2

    The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-2