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Born and raised for a time in Pelion, South Carolina, African-American actor Paul Benjamin is the youngest of twelve children born to a Baptist preacher, the Reverend Fair Benjamin, and his wife Rosa. Paul lost his mother while still a baby and his father as a child. He moved to Columbia, South Carolina... See full bio »

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2011 The Talk Man
Dallas
 
2007 Ascension Day
Sam
 
2005 Back in the Day
Cody
 
2004 The Shield (TV series)
Perry
– Slipknot (2004) … Perry
 
2003 Law & Order (TV series)
Lonnie Jackson
– Identity (2003) … Lonnie Jackson
 
2003 Deacons for Defense (TV movie)
Otis
 
2003 The Station Agent
Henry Styles
 
1994-2002 ER (TV series)
Al Ervin
– The Letter (2002) … Al Ervin
– Orion in the Sky (2002) … Al Ervin
– 24 Hours (1994) … Al Ervin
 
2002 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Grandfather
– Ralph Ellison: An American Journey (2002) … Grandfather
 
2001 Angel (TV series)
Fellow Resident
– Carpe Noctem (2001) … Fellow Resident
 
2001 Angel: One More Road to Cross (video)
Minister
 
2000 Stanley's Gig
Teddy Branson
 
1999 Last Rites (TV movie)
Fez
 
1999 The Breaks
Clerk
 
1997 Hoodlum
Whispers
 
1997 Rosewood
James Carrier
 
1997 Vanishing Point (TV movie)
 
1996 Psalms from the Underground (short)
 
1995 New York Undercover (TV series)
The Professor
– Private Enemy No. 1 (1995) … The Professor
 
1994 Sweet Justice (TV series)
Beecher Lowe
– The Power of Darkness: Part 1 (1994) … Beecher Lowe
– The Power of Darkness: Part 2 (1994) … Beecher Lowe
 
1994 Drop Squad
Wellington Cosbie
 
1994 The Fence
Del Reston
 
1993 Knots Landing (TV series)
Mr. Carter
– Call Waiting (1993) … Mr. Carter
– The Getaway (1993) … Mr. Carter
 
1992 Back to the Streets of San Francisco (TV movie)
Henry Brown
 
1991 The Super
Gilliam
 
1991 The Five Heartbeats
Mr. King
 
1989 Do the Right Thing
ML
 
1989 Pink Cadillac
Judge
 
1989 American Playhouse (TV series)
Rashad
– The Meeting (1989) … Rashad
 
1989 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
George Brownlow
– A Trip Upstate (1989) … George Brownlow
 
1987-1988 Night Heat (TV series)
Archie / Paul Allen
– Archie's Riff (1988) … Archie
– Masquerade (1987) … Paul Allen
 
1988 Diamonds (TV series)
Devareaux
– Voodoo (1988) … Devareaux
 
1987 Nuts
Harry Harrison
 
1987 The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (TV movie)
Big Sam
 
1987 A Stranger Waits (TV movie)
Cooper
 
1985 The Atlanta Child Murders (TV mini-series)
Homer Williams
 
1983 Deadly Force
Lester
 
1982 Some Kind of Hero
Leon
 
1980 Gideon's Trumpet (TV movie)
Artis
 
1979 Escape from Alcatraz
English
 
1979 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (TV movie)
Freeman
 
1977 One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story (TV movie)
John LeFlore
 
1977 Kojak (TV series)
Willie Daniels
– The Condemned (1977) … Willie Daniels
 
1976 Serpico (TV series)
Eddie Pickett
– Danger Zone (1976) … Eddie Pickett
 
1976 Leadbelly
Wes Ledbetter
 
1976 Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys (TV movie)
Ramsey
 
1975 Friday Foster
Senator David Lee Hart
 
1975 Police Story (TV series)
Jesse
– The Cut Man Caper (1975) … Jesse
 
1975 Police Woman (TV series)
Roman Washington
– The Chasers (1975) … Roman Washington
 
1975 Starsky and Hutch (TV series)
Detective Burke
– Snowstorm (1975) … Detective Burke
 
1975 Distance
Elwood
 
1975 Friendly Persuasion (TV movie)
Swan Stebeney
 
1974 The Education of Sonny Carson
Pops
 
1973 The Deadly Trackers
Jacob
 
1973 Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside (TV movie)
Lt. Valentine
 
1972 Across 110th Street
Jim Harris
 
1971 Born to Win
Fixer
 
1971 The Anderson Tapes
Jimmy
 
1969 Midnight Cowboy
Bartender - New York
 
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1990 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
 

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Mayor Tom Bradley presented Paul with a Commendation from the City of Los Angeles for Paul's play, "Carrier," for which Paula Kelly won the 1982 NAACP Image Awards for Best Actress. She, along with Paul and actor/poet Roscoe Lee Browne, received Certificates of Recognition from Sen. Diane Watson for their performances in the same play. See more »