Paul Winfield
Gender: Male
Born: 22nd May 1939
Died: 7th March 2004
Nationality: United States of America
TV programs: City Confidential, 227, The Charmings, The Women of Brewster Place, The Sophisticated Gents, Green Eyes, Roots: The Next Generations, Backstairs at the White House, Scarlett, Cubix: Robots for Everyone, Alex Haley's Queen, Julia, Built to Last
Movies: Sounder, Twilight's Last Gleaming, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Cliffhanger, Gordon's War, Damnation Alley, White Dog, King, Huckleberry Finn, Relax...It's Just Sex, The Women of Brewster Place, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Blue City, Strange Justice, Strategic Command, Trouble Man, It's Good to Be Alive, Kids Ten Commandments: Toying with the Truth, Kids Ten Commandments: Stolen Jewels, Stolen Hearts, Kids Ten Commandments: Rest is Yet to Come, Kids Ten Commandments: The Not So Golden Calf, Kids Ten Commandments: Life and Seth Situation, Go Tell It on the Mountain, Presumed Innocent, Conrack, Catfish in Black Bean Sauce, Second to Die, Mars Attacks!, Tyson, Mike's Murder, Big Shots, Original Gangstas, The Battle Over Citizen Kane, Death Before Dishonor, Carbon Copy, In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King, The Terminator, Hustle, 83 Hours 'Til Dawn, Sounder, Dennis the Menace, The Legend of Gator Face, Brother John, Assignment Berlin, Sister, Sister, A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich, On the Run, King: The Martin Luther King Story
Paul Edward Winfield (May 22, 1939 – March 7, 2004) 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 portrayed Captain Terrell of the Starship Reliant in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and he also portrayed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the television miniseries King, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award.
Winfield was born in Los Angeles, California to Lois Beatrice Edwards, a union organizer in the garment industry. His stepfather from the age of eight was Clarence Winfield, a city trash collector and construction worker. He attended Manual Arts High School, the University of Portland, Stanford University, Los Angeles City College and the University of California at Los Angeles.
Winfield carved out a diverse career in film, television, theater and voiceovers by taking ground breaking roles at a time when African-American actors were rarely cast. His first major feature film role was in the 1969 film, The Lost Man starring Sidney Poitier. Winfield first became
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