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Signifying intelligence, eloquence, versatility and quiet intensity, one of the more important, critically-acclaimed black actors to gain a Hollywood foothold in the 1970s was Paul Winfield. Born in 1939 in Portland, Oregon, he lived there in his early years before moving with his family to Los Angeles' Watts district... See full bio »

Born:

Paul Edward Winfield
in Los Angeles, California, USA

Died:

(age 64) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1995-2003 Touched by an Angel (TV series)
Sam
– I Will Walk with You: Part 1 (2003) … Sam
– Remembering Me: Part 1 (2002) … Sam
– The Medium and the Message (1999) … Sam
– Fool for Love (1999) … Sam
– Beautiful Dreamer (1998) … Sam
See all 13 episodes »
 
2003 Sounder (TV movie)
The Teacher
 
2003 Kids' Ten Commandments: Toying with the Truth (video short)
Shadi (voice)
 
2003 Kids' Ten Commandments: The Rest Is Yet to Come (video short)
Shadi (voice)
 
2003 Kids' Ten Commandments: The Not So Golden Calf (video short)
Shadi (voice)
 
2003 Kids' Ten Commandments: Stolen Jewels, Stolen Hearts (video short)
Shadi (voice)
 
2003 Kids' Ten Commandments: A Life and Seth Situation (video short)
Shadi (voice)
 
2002 Second to Die
Detective Grady
 
2002 Crossing Jordan (TV series)
Dr. Phillip Sanders
– Four Fathers (2002) … Dr. Phillip Sanders
 
2001 Vegas, City of Dreams
Edgar Jones
 
1999-2000 Batman Beyond (TV series)
Sam Young / Sam
– Sneak Peek (2000) … Sam (voice)
– Splicers (1999) … Sam Young (voice)
– A Touch of Curaré (1999) … Sam Young (voice)
 
2000/I Knockout
Ron Regent
 
1999 Strange Justice (TV movie)
Thurgood Marshall
 
1999 Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
Harold Williams
 
1999 Frank in Five (short)
Waiter
 
1998 Assignment Berlin
Al Spector
 
1998 Relax... It's Just Sex
Auntie Mahalia
 
1998 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series)
Pastor Roscoe Jones
– The Soul of Winter (1998) … Pastor Roscoe Jones
 
1996-1998 The Simpsons (TV series)
Lucious Sweet / Lucius Sweet
– The Trouble with Trillions (1998) … Lucious Sweet (voice)
– The Homer They Fall (1996) … Lucius Sweet (voice)
 
1996-1997 The Magic School Bus (TV series)
Mr. Ruhle
– Gets Programmed (1997) … Mr. Ruhle (voice)
– Gains Weight (1997) … Mr. Ruhle (voice)
– Cracks a Yolk (1997) … Mr. Ruhle (voice)
– Makes a Rainbow (1996) … Mr. Ruhle (voice)
 
1997 Spider-Man (TV series)
Black Marvel / Omar Mosley / Omar Mosely
– Six Forgotten Warriors Chapter 5: The Price of Heroism (1997) … Black Marvel (voice) / Omar Mosley (voice)
– Six Forgotten Warriors Chapter 4: The Six Fight Again (1997) … Black Marvel (voice) / Omar Mosley (voice)
– Six Forgotten Warriors Chapter 3: Secrets of the Six (1997) … Omar Mosely (voice)
 
1997 Built to Last (TV series)
Russell Watkins
– A Family Affair (1997) … Russell Watkins
– The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From... (1997) … Russell Watkins
– Pilot (1997) … Russell Watkins
– Admitting Mistakes … Russell Watkins
– A Thanksgiving to Remember … Russell Watkins
See all 8 episodes »
 
1997 Teen Angel (TV series)
 
1997 Strategic Command
Rowan
 
1996 Mars Attacks!
General Casey
 
1996 Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles (TV series)
Jeffrey Robbins
– The Dying of the Light … Jeffrey Robbins (voice)
 
1996 The Assassination File (TV movie)
Senator Alan Laskey
 
1996 Original Gangstas
Reverend Dorsey
 
1996 Second Noah (TV series)
Ramses
– Ghost Story (1996) … Ramses
 
1996 Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden (TV movie)
Horace
 
1996 The Legend of Gator Face
Bob
 
1996 Dead of Night
Vernon
 
1995 Gargoyles (TV series)
Jeffrey Robbins
– City of Stone: Part 2 (1995) … Jeffrey Robbins (voice)
– A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time (1995) … Jeffrey Robbins (voice)
 
1995 White Dwarf (TV movie)
Dr. Akada
 
1995 Tyson (TV movie)
Don King
 
1995 In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King
Papa Joe
 
1995 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
Old Man
– Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale (1995) … Old Man (voice)
 
1995 Babylon 5 (TV series)
Gen. Richard Franklin
– GROPOS (1995) … Gen. Richard Franklin
 
1995 In the Flesh
William Stone
 
1995 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV series)
Father
– Beauty and the Beast (1995) … Father (voice)
 
1994 Scarlett (TV mini-series)
Big Sam
– Episode #1.1 (1994) … Big Sam
 
1994 Picket Fences (TV series)
Judge Harold Nance
– Enemy Lines (1994) … Judge Harold Nance
– The Bus Stops Here (1994) … Judge Harold Nance
 
1994 The Killing Jar
Judge
 
1994 Breathing Lessons (TV movie)
Daniel Otis
 
1993 Dennis the Menace
Chief of Police
 
1993 Cliffhanger
Walter Wright
 
1993 Irresistible Force (TV movie)
Commander Toole
 
1993 Queen (TV mini-series)
Cap'n Jack
 
1993 Batman (TV series)
Earl Cooper
– The Mechanic (1993) … Earl Cooper (voice)
 
1993 At the River I Stand
Narrarator
 
1991 The Wish That Changed Christmas (TV movie)
Mr. Smith (voice)
 
1991 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series)
Captain Dathon
– Darmok (1991) … Captain Dathon
 
1991 Family Matters (TV series)
Jimmy Baines
– Finding the Words (1991) … Jimmy Baines
 
1990 L.A. Law (TV series)
Derron Holloway
– Armand's Hammer (1990) … Derron Holloway
– Lie Harder (1990) … Derron Holloway
– Happy Trails (1990) … Derron Holloway
– The Bitch Is Back (1990) … Derron Holloway
 
1990 83 Hours 'Til Dawn (TV movie)
Doctor Dantley
 
1990 Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (TV movie)
Jim Watson
 
1990 Presumed Innocent
Judge Larren Lyttle
 
1990 It's Garry Shandling's Show. (TV series)
Hoke
– Driving Miss Garry (1990) … Hoke
 
1988-1990 227 (TV series)
Julian C. Barlow / Deacon Malcolm Fink
– No Place Like Home (1990) … Julian C. Barlow
– The Class of '90 (1990) … Julian C. Barlow
– Nightmare on 227 (1990) … Julian C. Barlow
– Gone Fishing (1990) … Julian C. Barlow
– You Gotta Have Art (1990) … Julian C. Barlow
See all 21 episodes »
 
1989 Wiseguy (TV series)
Isaac Twine
– Living and Dying in 4/4 Time (1989) … Isaac Twine
– The One That Got Away (1989) … Isaac Twine
– Hip Hop on the Gravy Train (1989) … Isaac Twine
– High Dollar Bop (1989) … Isaac Twine
– The Rip-Off Stick (1989) … Isaac Twine
See all 6 episodes »
 
1989 The Women of Brewster Place (TV movie)
Sam Michael
 
1988 The Serpent and the Rainbow
Lucien Celine
 
1987-1988 The Charmings (TV series)
The Mirror
– Lillian's Protege (1988) … The Mirror
– The Man Who Came to Dinner (1988) … The Mirror
– The Charmings Get Robbed (1988) … The Mirror
– Yes, Lillian, There Is a Santa Claus (1987) … The Mirror
– The Charmings and the Beanstalk (1987) … The Mirror
See all 19 episodes »
 
1987 Big Shots
Johnnie Red
 
1987 Death Before Dishonor
Ambassador
 
1987 Mighty Pawns (TV movie)
Mr. Wright
 
1987 Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story (TV movie)
George Hairston
 
1986 Blue City
Chief Luther Reynolds
 
1986 Under Siege (TV movie)
Andrew Simon
 
1985 CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV series)
Mr. Bateman
– The War Between the Classes (1985) … Mr. Bateman
 
1985 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Det. Lt. Starkey
– Tough Guys Don't Die (1985) … Det. Lt. Starkey
 
1983-1985 American Playhouse (TV series)
Gabriel
– Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985) … Gabriel
– For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story (1983)
 
1984 Hotel (TV series)
William Griffin Sr.
– Final Chapters (1984) … William Griffin Sr.
 
1984 The Terminator
Lieutenant Ed Traxler
 
1984 The Fall Guy (TV series)
Bert Perkins
– Old Heroes Never Die (1984) … Bert Perkins
 
1984 Mike's Murder
Phillip
 
1984 Go Tell It on the Mountain
Gabriel Grimes
 
1983 On the Run
Harry
 
1982 The Blue and the Gray (TV mini-series)
Jonathan Henry
– Part 3 (1982) … Jonathan Henry
– Part 2 (1982) … Jonathan Henry
– Part 1 (1982) … Jonathan Henry
 
1982 White Dog
Keys
 
1982 Sister, Sister (TV movie)
Eddie Craven
 
1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Terrell
 
1982 Dreams Don't Die (TV movie)
Charlie Banks
 
1981 The Sophisticated Gents (TV movie)
Richard 'Bubbles' Wiggins
 
1981 Carbon Copy
Bob Garvey
 
1980 Angel City (TV movie)
Cy
 
1979 Roots: The Next Generations (TV mini-series)
Dr. Horace Huguley
– Episode #1.5 (1979) … Dr. Horace Huguley
 
1979 Backstairs at the White House (TV mini-series)
Emmett Rogers Sr
– Episode #1.1 (1979) … Emmett Rogers Sr
 
1978 King (TV mini-series)
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
– Episode #1.3 (1978) … Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
– Episode #1.2 (1978) … Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
– Episode #1.1 (1978) … Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
 
1978 A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Butler
 
1977 Damnation Alley
Keegan
 
1977 The Greatest
Draft Lawyer
 
1977 Twilight's Last Gleaming
Willis Powell
 
1977 Green Eyes (TV movie)
Lloyd Dubeck
 
1976 High Velocity
Watson
 
1975 Hustle
Sgt. Louis Belgrave
 
1975 Livin' (TV series)
Host
 
1974 Huckleberry Finn
Jim
 
1974 Conrack
Mad Billy
 
1974 It's Good to Be Alive (TV movie)
Roy Campanella
 
1973 Gordon's War
Gordon Hudson
 
1973 The Horror at 37,000 Feet (TV movie)
Dr. Enkalla
 
1972 Trouble Man
Chalky Price
 
1972 Sounder
Nathan Lee Morgan
 
1968-1972 Ironside (TV series)
Luther Benson / Robert Phillips
– Find a Victim (1972) … Luther Benson (as Paul E. Winfield)
– Robert Phillips vs. the Man (1968) … Robert Phillips
 
1972 Nichols (TV series)
Eddie Joe
– Eddie Joe (1972) … Eddie Joe
 
1971 Brother John
Henry Birkardt
 
1970 The Young Rebels (TV series)
Pompey
– Unbroken Chains (1970) … Pompey
 
1970 The Young Lawyers (TV series)
Willis Crawford
– A Simple Thing Called Justice (1970) … Willis Crawford
 
1970 R.P.M.
Steve Dempsey
 
1969-1970 Julia (TV series)
Paul Cameron / Paul Cameon
– Sioux Me, Don't Woo Me (1970) … Paul Cameron
– The Dates of Wrath (1970) … Paul Cameron
– Tie Wolf (1969) … Paul Cameron
– It Takes Two to Tangle (1969) … Paul Cameon
 
1969 Room 222 (TV series)
Jim Williams
– Arizona State Loves You (1969) … Jim Williams
 
1969 The Lost Man
Orville Turner
 
1969 Mannix (TV series)
Walter Lucas
– The Odds Against Donald Jordan (1969) … Walter Lucas
 
1969 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Barada
– The Suntan Mob (1969) … Barada
 
1969 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Graham Jessup
– Sea of Enemies (1969) … Graham Jessup
 
1968 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Klaus
– Trial by Fury (1968) … Klaus
 
1968 Death Valley Days (TV series)
– Bread on the Desert (1968)
 
1967 Who's Minding the Mint?
Garbage Man (uncredited)
 
1967 The Perils of Pauline
African Servant (uncredited)
 
1966 Daktari (TV series)
Roy Kimba
– Cry for Help (1966)
– The Diamond Smugglers (1966) … Roy Kimba
 
1966 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Prison Guard Lincoln
– Anatomy of a Prison Break (1966) … Prison Guard Lincoln
 
1966 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
1st M.P.
– The Minus-X Affair (1966) … 1st M.P.
 
1965 Perry Mason (TV series)
Mitch
– The Case of the Runaway Racer (1965) … Mitch
 
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1999-2003 City Confidential (TV series documentary) (narrator - 10 episodes)
– Aspen: Murder on the Slopes (2003) (narrator)
– Memphis: Burning Betrayal (2002) (narrator)
– Malibu: The Murder of Good Time Charlie (2001) (narrator)
– Boston: Betrayal in Beantown (2000) (narrator)
– Greenwood: The Devil and the Delta Blues (2000) (narrator)
See all 10 episodes »
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1974 Huckleberry Finn (performer: "Someday, Honey Darlin'", "Cairo, Illinois")
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2009 Evocator (grateful acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (22 titles)
1998-2004 City Confidential (TV series documentary)
Narrator / Himself / Himself - Narrator
– Honesdale: Highway to Hell (2004) … Narrator
– Portland, OR: Skinhead Slayer (2004) … Narrator
– Potomac: Eliminating the Competition (2004) … Narrator
– Barrington: Terror in the Suburbs (2004) … Narrator
– St. Louis: Family Man, Hit Man (2004) … Narrator
See all 87 episodes »
 
2001 ESPN SportsCentury (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Roy Campanella (2001) … Himself
 
2000 Access Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 June 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 June 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Making of 'Catfish in Black Bean Sauce' (2000) … Himself
 
1999 March to Freedom (video documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1998 Celebrity Profile (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Diahann Carroll … Himself
 
1995 The Walt Disney Company and McDonald's Present the American Teacher Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1995 The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series & Presenter: Best Writing for a Drama Series
 
1994 Baseball (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Shadow Ball (1994) … Himself (voice)
– Something Like a War (1994) … Himself (voice)
 
1991 The Streets (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1991 The Movie Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
1988 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 October 1988 (1988) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 September 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
1987 The New Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
– Episode dated 8 June 1987 (1987) … Guest Appearance
 
1986 American Masters (TV series documentary)
– Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory (1986)
 
1984 The Making of 'Terminator' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1980 The Third Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1979 The 31st Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
 
1978 The 30th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series
 
1974 The 46th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Art Direction
 
1970 King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (documentary)
 
1968 The New Cinema (TV documentary)
Himself / Narrator
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2005 The 77th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Memorial Tribute
 
2005 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2004 TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime (video documentary)
Captain Terrell (uncredited)
 

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Alternate Names:

Paul E. Winfield

Height:

6' 1½" (1.87 m)
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I was given a lot of prestige as a distinguished black actor but very little power. They give prestige out by the buckets, but they give power by the teaspoon, just enough to stroke your ego. See more »

Trivia:

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 579-581. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini