7.7
Movie
Acting
Paul Winfield
- Born
- Died
- (aged 64)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Credits
- 114 titles
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.
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Signature work
Known For
7.7
Movie
8.0
TV
The Simpsons
6.4
Movie
Mars Attacks!
6.5
Movie
Cliffhanger
7.4
Movie
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
8.6
TV
Batman: The Animated Series
8.4
TV
Star Trek: The Next Generation
5.9
Movie
Dennis the Menace
8.3
TV
Spider-Man
6.8
Movie
Presumed Innocent
8.2
TV
Batman Beyond
8.0
TV
Babylon 5
6.4
Movie
The Serpent and the Rainbow
8.1
TV
Gargoyles
7.5
TV
Murder, She Wrote
6.8
TV
Family Matters
7.6
TV
Mission: Impossible
6.6
Movie
White Dog
Acting credits 114
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | A Life and Seth Situation: Commandments 5-6 Film | Shadi(voice) |
| 2003 | Stolen Jewels, Stolen Hearts: Commandments 7-8 Film | Shadi(voice) |
| 2003 | Toying with the Truth: Commandments 9-10 Film | Shadi(voice) |
| 2003 | The Rest is Yet to Come: Commandments 3-4 Film | Shadi(voice) |
| 2003 | The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-2 Film | Shadi(voice) |
| 2003 | Sounder Film | The Teacher |
| 2002 | Second to Die Film | Detective Grady |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan TV | Phillip Sanders (1 ep) |
| 2001 | Vegas, City of Dreams Film | Edgar Jones |
| 2000 | Knockout Film | Ron Regent |
| 1999 | The Unfinished Journey Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 1999 | March to Freedom Film | Narrator |
| 1999 | Strange Justice Film | Thurgood Marshall |
| 1999 | Catfish in Black Bean Sauce Film | Harold Williams |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond TV | Sam Young (voice) (2 ep) |
| 1998 | City Confidential TV | Self - Narrator (voice) (24 ep) |
| 1998 | Assignment Berlin Film | Al Spector |
| 1998 | Relax... It's Just Sex Film | Auntie Mahalia |
| 1997 | Built to Last TV | Russell Watkins (8 ep) |
| 1997 | Strategic Command Film | Rowan |
| 1996 | Mars Attacks! Film | General Casey |
| 1996 | The Legend of Gator Face Film | Bob |
| 1996 | The Assassination File Film | Senator Alan Laskey |
| 1996 | Original Gangstas Film | Reverend Dorsey |
| 1996 | Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden Film | Horace |
| 1996 | Dead of Night Film | Vernon |
| 1995 | White Dwarf Film | Dr. Akada |
| 1995 | Tyson Film | Don King |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child TV | Father (voice) (1 ep) |
| 1995 | In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King Film | Papa Joe |
| 1995 | Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale Film | The Old Man |
| 1995 | In the Flesh Film | William Stone |
| 1994 | Spider-Man TV | Omar Mosley / Black Marvel (voice) (3 ep) |
| 1994 | Scarlett TV | Big Sam (1 ep) |
| 1994 | Gargoyles TV | Jeffrey Robbins (voice) (2 ep) |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel TV | Sam (12 ep) |
| 1994 | Baseball TV | Various (voice) |
| 1994 | The Magic School Bus TV | Mr. Ruhle (voice) (4 ep) |
| 1994 | The Killing Jar Film | Judge |
| 1994 | Breathing Lessons Film | Daniel Otis |
| 1994 | Babylon 5 TV | Gen. Richard Franklin (1 ep) |
| 1993 | Dennis the Menace Film | Chief of Police |
| 1993 | Cliffhanger Film | Walter Wright |
| 1993 | Irresistible Force Film | Commander Toole |
| 1993 | Alex Haley's Queen TV | Cap'n Jack (3 ep) |
| 1992 | Picket Fences TV | Judge Harold Nance (2 ep) |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series TV | Earl Cooper (voice) (1 ep) |
| 1991 | The Wish That Changed Christmas Film | Mr. Smith (voice) |
| 1990 | 83 Hours 'Til Dawn Film | Doctor Dantley |
| 1990 | Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn Film | Jim Watson |
| 1990 | Presumed Innocent Film | Judge Larren Lyttle |
| 1989 | The Simpsons TV | Lucius Sweet (voice) (2 ep) |
| 1989 | Family Matters TV | Jimmy Baines (1 ep) |
| 1989 | The Women of Brewster Place Film | Sam Michael |
| 1989 | The Women of Brewster Place TV | Sam Michael (2 ep) |
| 1988 | The Serpent and the Rainbow Film | Lucien Celine |
| 1987 | Big Shots Film | Johnnie Red |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation TV | Captain Dathon (1 ep) |
| 1987 | The Charmings TV | The Mirror (21 ep) |
| 1987 | Death Before Dishonor Film | Ambassador |