Biography
Paul Edward Winfield (May 22, 1939 – March 7, 2004) 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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Filmography
Cast Credits
Sounder
Character: The Teacher
MOVIE • 2003
Second to Die
Character: Detective Grady
MOVIE • 2002
Crossing Jordan
Character: Phillip Sanders
TV • 2001
Vegas, City of Dreams
Character: Edgar Jones
MOVIE • 2001
Knockout
Character: Ron Regent
MOVIE • 2000
The Unfinished Journey
Character: Narrator (voice)
MOVIE • 1999
March to Freedom
Character: Narrator
MOVIE • 1999
Strange Justice
Character: Thurgood Marshall
MOVIE • 1999
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
Character: Harold Williams
MOVIE • 1999
Batman Beyond
Character: Sam Young (voice)
TV • 1999
Assignment Berlin
Character: Al Spector
MOVIE • 1998
Relax... It's Just Sex
Character: Auntie Mahalia
MOVIE • 1998
Built to Last
Character:
TV • 1997
Strategic Command
Character: Rowan
MOVIE • 1997
Mars Attacks!
Character: General Casey
MOVIE • 1996
The Legend of Gator Face
Character: Bob
MOVIE • 1996
The Assassination File
Character: Senator Alan Laskey
MOVIE • 1996
Original Gangstas
Character: Reverend Dorsey
MOVIE • 1996
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
Character: Horace
MOVIE • 1996
Dead of Night
Character: Vernon
MOVIE • 1996