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Paul Benjamin
Deceased

When Did Paul Benjamin Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 84
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn04/02/1935Born inPelion, South Carolina, USADied28/06/2019 (aged 84)Died inLos AngelesWikidataQ3038551 ↗TMDb#15534 ↗

Paul Benjamin was an American actor known for his work in film and television during the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in gritty crime dramas and socially grounded stories. He was respected for portraying streetwise, morally complex characters whose actions often set larger events into motion.

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Filmography41 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2007Ascension DayMovieSam72
2003The Station AgentMovieHenry Styles68
2002The ShieldSeriesPerry67
2000Stanley's GigMovieTeddy Branson65
1999AngelSeriesFellow Resident64
1999Last RitesMovieFez64
1997HoodlumMovieWhispers62
1997Vanishing PointMovieMose, Snake Wrangler62
1994ERSeriesAl Ervin59
1994The FenceMovieDel Reston59
1994Drop SquadMovieWellington Cosbie59
1992Back to the Streets of San FranciscoMovieHenry Brown57
1991The SuperMovieGilliam56
1991The Five HeartbeatsMovieMr. King56
1990Law & OrderSeriesLonnie Jackson55
1989Do the Right ThingMovieML54
1987NutsMovieHarry Harrison52
1987A Stranger WaitsMovieCooper52
1985The Atlanta Child MurdersSeriesHomer Williams50
1985Night HeatSeries—50
1980Gideon's TrumpetMovieArtis45
1979Escape from AlcatrazMovieEnglish44
1979Knots LandingSeriesMr. Carter44
1979I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsMovieFreeman44
1978One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore StoryMovieJohn LeFlore43
1976Judge Horton and the Scottsboro BoysMovieRamsey41
1976LeadbellyMovieWes Ledbetter41
1975Starsky & HutchSeries—40
1975Friendly PersuasionMovieSwan Stebeney40
1975Friday FosterMovieSenator David Lee Hart40
1975DistanceMovieSgt. Elwood Horne40
1974Police WomanSeries—39
1974The Education of Sonny CarsonMoviePops39
1973KojakSeriesWillie Daniels38
1973Police StorySeries—38
1973The Deadly TrackersMovieJacob38
1972Across 110th StreetMovieJim Harris37
1971The Anderson TapesMovieJimmy36
1971Born to WinMovieFixer36
1969Midnight CowboyMovieBartender34
1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesArlis16