ACTOR · FROM LOS ANGELES, USA
Paul Winfield
1939–2004109 credits since 1957
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ABOUT PAUL
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born22 May 1939
Died7 March 2004
BirthplaceLos Angeles, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora64 of 109 titles
Known for
The titles people know Paul from.
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 64
- Average IMDb
- 6.8
- Highest rated
- BaseballIMDb 9.2
- Working since
- 1957
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2000s
10 titles · IMDb 6.0 on average
as Shadi(voice)
as Shadi(voice)
as Shadi(voice)
as Shadi(voice)
as Shadi(voice)
as The Teacher
Movieas Detective Grady
Seriesas Phillip Sanders · 1 episode
The 1990s
40 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator
as Thurgood Marshall
Movieas Harold Williams
Seriesas Sam Young (voice) · 2 episodes
as Al Spector
Movieas Auntie Mahalia
Built to Last
Not on Cineoraas Russell Watkins · 8 episodes
The 1980s
32 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
Seriesas Lucius Sweet (voice) · 2 episodes
Seriesas Jimmy Baines · 1 episode
Movieas Sam Michael
as Sam Michael · 2 episodes
Movieas Lucien Celine
Movieas Johnnie Red
Seriesas Captain Dathon · 1 episode
as The Mirror · 21 episodes
The 1970s
20 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average
Seriesas Dr. Horace Huguley · 1 episode
as Emmett Rogers Sr. · 4 episodes
Seriesas Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. · 3 episodes
Movieas Butler
Movieas Keegan
Movieas Draft Lawyer
Movieas Willis Powell
as Lloyd Dubeck
The 1960s
6 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average
as Orville Turner
Seriesas Barada · 1 episode
Movieas Garbage Man
as African Servant
Seriesas Klaus · 1 episode
Seriesas 1st M.P. · 1 episode
The 1950s
1 title · IMDb 8.3 on average
Seriesas Mitch · 1 episode
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Paul’s titles.
Ann-MargretScarlett, Alex Haley's Queen and 1 more
Cicely TysonSounder, King and 1 more
Kevin HooksSounder, A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich and 1 more
Roscoe Lee BrowneSpider-Man, Twilight's Last Gleaming and 1 more
Jerry GoldsmithComposer · Dennis the Menace, Damnation Alley and 1 more
Stacy KeachThe Blue and the Gray and Irresistible Force
William ShatnerStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and The Horror at 37,000 Feet
