Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

1939-05-22 – 2004-03-07 (age 64) Los Angeles, California, USA
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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

The Terminator
The Terminator

1984

as Traxler

Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks!

1996

as General Casey

Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace

1993

as Chief of Police

Cliffhanger
Cliffhanger

1993

as Walter Wright

Presumed Innocent
Presumed Innocent

1990

as Judge Larren Lyttle

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

1982

as Captain Clark Terrell

Twilight's Last Gleaming
Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977

as Willis Powell

Sounder
Sounder

1972

as Nathan Lee Morgan

The Serpent and the Rainbow
The Serpent and the Rainbow

1988

as Lucien Celine

Damnation Alley
Damnation Alley

1977

as Keegan

Strategic Command
Strategic Command

1997

as Rowan

White Dog
White Dog

1982

as Keys

Knockout
Knockout

2000

as Ron Regent

Sounder
Sounder

2003

as The Teacher

Blue City
Blue City

1986

as Chief Luther Reynolds

Tyson
Tyson

1995

as Don King

Relax... It's Just Sex
Relax... It's Just Sex

1998

as Auntie Mahalia

The Greatest
The Greatest

1977

as Draft Lawyer

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

1975

as Louis Belgrave