Deceased

How Did Paul Winfield Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 64

Also known asPaul Edward Winfield, Paul E. Winfield, Пол УинфилдGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn22/05/1939Born inLos Angeles, California, USADied07/03/2004Died inLos AngelesCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ344576 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#1818 ↗

Paul Edward Winfield 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 (1972), which earned him an Academy Award nomination. Winfield portrayed Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1978 television miniseries King, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award. Winfield was also known for his roles in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, The Terminator, L.A.

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Filmography103 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2003	Toying with the Truth: Commandments 9-10Movie	Shadi(voice)	64
2003	SounderMovie	The Teacher	64
2003	The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-2Movie	Shadi(voice)	64
2003	The Rest is Yet to Come: Commandments 3-4Movie	Shadi(voice)	64
2002	Second to DieMovie	Detective Grady	63
2001	Crossing JordanSeries	Phillip Sanders	62
2001	Vegas, City of DreamsMovie	Edgar Jones	62
2000	KnockoutMovie	Ron Regent	61
1999	Batman BeyondSeries	Sam Young (voice)	60
1999	Catfish in Black Bean SauceMovie	Harold Williams	60
1999	The Unfinished JourneyMovie	Narrator (voice)	60
1999	Strange JusticeMovie	Thurgood Marshall	60
1998	Relax... It's Just SexMovie	Auntie Mahalia	59
1998	Assignment BerlinMovie	Al Spector	59
1998	City ConfidentialSeries	Self - Narrator (voice)	59
1997	Strategic CommandMovie	Rowan	58
1997	Built to LastSeries	Russell Watkins	58
1996	Mars Attacks!Movie	General Casey	57
1996	Original GangstasMovie	Reverend Dorsey	57
1996	The Assassination FileMovie	Senator Alan Laskey	57
1996	The Legend of Gator FaceMovie	Bob	57
1996	Dead of NightMovie	Vernon	57
1995	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeries	Father (voice)	56
1995	White DwarfMovie	Dr. Akada	56
1995	TysonMovie	Don King	56
1995	In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is KingMovie	Papa Joe	56
1995	Jirimpimbira: An African Folk TaleMovie	The Old Man	56
1994	Touched by an AngelSeries	Sam	55
1994	The Magic School BusSeries	Mr. Ruhle (voice)	55
1994	Babylon 5Series	Gen. Richard Franklin	55
1994	Spider-ManSeries	Omar Mosley / Black Marvel (voice)	55
1994	GargoylesSeries	Jeffrey Robbins (voice)	55
1994	ScarlettSeries	Big Sam	55
1994	BaseballSeries	(voice)	55
1994	The Killing JarMovie	Judge	55
1994	Breathing LessonsMovie	Daniel Otis	55
1993	Dennis the MenaceMovie	Chief of Police	54
1993	CliffhangerMovie	Walter Wright	54
1993	Alex Haley's QueenSeries	Cap'n Jack	54
1993	Irresistible ForceMovie	Commander Toole	54
1992	Batman: The Animated SeriesSeries	Earl Cooper (voice)	53
1992	Picket FencesSeries	Judge Harold Nance	53
1991	The Wish That Changed ChristmasMovie	Mr. Smith (voice)	52
1990	Presumed InnocentMovie	Judge Larren Lyttle	51
1990	Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry FinnMovie	Jim Watson	51
1990	83 Hours 'Til DawnMovie	Doctor Dantley	51
1989	Family MattersSeries	Jimmy Baines	50
1989	The SimpsonsSeries	Lucius Sweet (voice)	50
1989	The Women of Brewster PlaceMovie	Sam Michael	50
1989	The Women of Brewster PlaceSeries	Sam Michael	50
1988	The Serpent and the RainbowMovie	Lucien Celine	49
1987	Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries	Captain Dathon	48
1987	Death Before DishonorMovie	Ambassador	48
1987	Big ShotsMovie	Johnnie Red	48
1987	The CharmingsSeries	The Mirror	48
1987	Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter StoryMovie	George Hairston	48
1987	The Mighty PawnsMovie	Mr. Wright	48
1986	L.A. LawSeries	Derron Holloway	47
1986	Blue CityMovie	Chief Luther Reynolds	47
1986	Under SiegeMovie	Andrew Simon	47
1985	227Series	Julian C. Barlow	46
1984	The TerminatorMovie	Traxler	45
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	Starkey	45
1984	Mike's MurderMovie	Phillip	45
1984	Go Tell It on the MountainMovie	Gabriel Grimes	45
1982	Star Trek II: The Wrath of KhanMovie	Captain Clark Terrell	43
1982	White DogMovie	Keys	43
1982	The Blue and the GraySeries	Jonathan Henry	43
1982	Dreams Don't DieMovie	Charlie Banks	43
1981	The Fall GuySeries	Bert Perkins	42
1981	Carbon CopyMovie	Bob Garvey	42
1981	The Sophisticated GentsSeries	Richard 'Bubbles' Wiggins	42
1980	Angel CityMovie	Cy	41
1980	Only the Ball Was WhiteMovie	Narrator	41
1979	Roots: The Next GenerationsSeries	Dr. Horace Huguley	40
1979	Backstairs at the White HouseSeries	Emmett Rogers Sr.	40
1978	KingSeries	Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.	39
1977	Twilight's Last GleamingMovie	Willis Powell	38
1977	Damnation AlleyMovie	Keegan	38
1977	The GreatestMovie	Draft Lawyer	38
1977	A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a SandwichMovie	Butler	38
1975	HustleMovie	Louis Belgrave	36
1974	ConrackMovie	Mad Billy	35
1974	Huckleberry FinnMovie	Jim	35
1974	It's Good to Be AliveMovie	Roy Campanella	35
1973	The Horror at 37,000 FeetMovie	Dr. Enkalla	34
1973	Gordon's WarMovie	Gordon Hudson	34
1972	Trouble ManMovie	Chalky Price	33
1972	SounderMovie	Nathan Lee Morgan	33
1971	NicholsSeries	Eddie Joe	32
1971	Brother JohnMovie	Henry Birkardt	32
1970	R.P.M.Movie	Steve Dempsey	31
1970	King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisMovie	Self (archive footage)	31
1969	The Lost ManMovie	Orville Turner	30
1968	The Name of the GameSeries	Barada	29
1968	The New CinemaMovie	Self - Interviewer / Narrator	29
1968	JuliaSeries	Paul Cameron	29
1967	Who's Minding the Mint?Movie	Garbage Man	28
1967	The Perils of PaulineMovie	African Servant	28
1966	Mission: ImpossibleSeries	Klaus	27
1964	The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series	1st M.P.	25
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	22
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Mitch	18