Paul Winfield

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

May 22, 1939 (87 yrs)

place of birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

also known as

Paul Edward Winfield · Paul E. Winfield · Пол Уинфилд

total credits

50 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Terminator
7.7

The Terminator

1984as Traxler
Mars Attacks!
6.4

Mars Attacks!

1996as General Casey
Dennis the Menace
5.9

Dennis the Menace

1993as Chief of Police
Cliffhanger
6.5

Cliffhanger

1993as Walter Wright
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
7.4

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

1982as Captain Clark Terrell
Presumed Innocent
6.8

Presumed Innocent

1990as Judge Larren Lyttle
The Unfinished Journey
6.5

The Unfinished Journey

1999as Narrator (voice)
The Serpent and the Rainbow
6.4

The Serpent and the Rainbow

1988as Lucien Celine
Sounder
7.5

Sounder

1972as Nathan Lee Morgan
Blue City
4.8

Blue City

1986as Chief Luther Reynolds
White Dog
6.6

White Dog

1982as Keys
Big Shots
6.6

Big Shots

1987as Johnnie Red
Hustle
5.7

Hustle

1975as Louis Belgrave
R.P.M.
5.9

R.P.M.

1970as Steve Dempsey
Twilight's Last Gleaming
6.4

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977as Willis Powell
Tyson
6.0

Tyson

1995as Don King
The Greatest
5.7

The Greatest

1977as Draft Lawyer
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
7.3

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970as Self (archive footage)
Carbon Copy
5.9

Carbon Copy

1981as Bob Garvey
Damnation Alley
5.1

Damnation Alley

1977as Keegan
Under Siege
7.5

Under Siege

1986as Andrew Simon
Strategic Command
5.0

Strategic Command

1997as Rowan
The Women of Brewster Place
6.8

The Women of Brewster Place

1989as Sam Michael
Original Gangstas
5.6

Original Gangstas

1996as Reverend Dorsey
Trouble Man
6.2

Trouble Man

1972as Chalky Price
Knockout
4.2

Knockout

2000as Ron Regent
In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King
4.5

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

1995as Papa Joe
Conrack
6.8

Conrack

1974as Mad Billy
The Horror at 37,000 Feet
5.0

The Horror at 37,000 Feet

1973as Dr. Enkalla
The Perils of Pauline
4.4

The Perils of Pauline

1967as African Servant
Second to Die
4.2

Second to Die

2002as Detective Grady
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
6.5

Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story

1987as George Hairston
Mike's Murder
5.5

Mike's Murder

1984as Phillip
Dead of Night
3.6

Dead of Night

1996as Vernon
White Dwarf
6.1

White Dwarf

1995as Dr. Akada
Gordon's War
6.8

Gordon's War

1973as Gordon Hudson
Death Before Dishonor
4.8

Death Before Dishonor

1987as Ambassador
Go Tell It on the Mountain
6.3

Go Tell It on the Mountain

1984as Gabriel Grimes
The Lost Man
4.2

The Lost Man

1969as Orville Turner
Angel City
6.0

Angel City

1980as Cy
Irresistible Force
5.4

Irresistible Force

1993as Commander Toole
Breathing Lessons
5.6

Breathing Lessons

1994as Daniel Otis
Brother John
6.5

Brother John

1971as Henry Birkardt
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
7.0

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

1983
Vegas, City of Dreams
3.4

Vegas, City of Dreams

2001as Edgar Jones
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
6.5

83 Hours 'Til Dawn

1990as Doctor Dantley
Strange Justice
7.0

Strange Justice

1999as Thurgood Marshall
The Legend of Gator Face
4.9

The Legend of Gator Face

1996as Bob
Huckleberry Finn
6.0

Huckleberry Finn

1974as Jim
The New Cinema

The New Cinema

1968as Self - Interviewer / Narrator