Paul Winfield

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
May 22, 1939 (86 years old)
Death date
Mar 07, 2004

Paul Winfield

Known For

Sounder
1h 36m
Movie 2003

Sounder

This is a coming-of-age story of a boy living in the Depression era of the South. "Boy" (Daniel Lee Robertson III) learns the hard way about the realities of being black, poor and unable to read. But he also learns about the deep love of family, the long-suffering loyalty of a dog and the importance of words, faith, stories & truth.

The Unfinished Journey
0h 21m
Movie 1999

The Unfinished Journey

A short about American life and history produced for the millennium New Year's Eve celebration.

March to Freedom
0h 15m
Movie 1999

March to Freedom

Three war veterans tell about their experiences with racism in World War Two.

Strange Justice
1h 35m
Movie 1999

Strange Justice

In this historical drama, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall announces his retirement. The White House nominates Clarence Thomas as Marshall's replacement. But Thomas's confirmation hearings are rocked by charges that he sexually harassed Anita Hill, a former assistant. As their conflict plays out in public, a White House aide runs a behind-the-scenes campaign to discredit Hill.

Built to Last
0h 30m
TV Show 1997

Built to Last

Built to Last is an American sitcom that aired on NBC on Wednesday from September 24, 1997, to October 15, 1997.

The Assassination File
1h 46m
Movie 1996

The Assassination File

An ex-FBI agent gradually uncovers the nature of a conspiracy behind the death of a black presidential candidate

Original Gangstas
1h 39m
Movie 1996

Original Gangstas

A violent street gang, the Rebels, rule the streets of Gary, Indiana. The Rebels shoot Marvin Bookman, a store-keeper, for giving the police information about a drive-by shooting they committed. Marvin's son, former NFL star John who created the Rebels, returns to Gary to be with his father and, with a little help from his friends, to destroy the Rebels his way.

Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
1h 40m
Movie 1996

Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

A young boy goes to spend the summer with his aunts in the South. He finds himself drawn to Jessica, who the other aunts describe as "slow," and he eventually discovers there's more to Jessica and his other aunts than meets the eye.

Dead of Night
1h 35m
Movie 1996

Dead of Night

As a vampire searches for his deceased wife, a homicide detective is hot on his trail.

White Dwarf
1h 30m
Movie 1995

White Dwarf

In a distant future New York medical student Driscoll Rampart accomplishes his internship at Rusta, a rural planet that doesn't revolve around its axis and therefore is divided into contrasting halves of eternal day vs. eternal night. One is a Victorian-styled colony, the other a medieval kingdom. Both leave Rampart in a state of constant wonder, as he finds his way among humans and aliens, strange dreams and even stranger reality, a dark keep and a red sea, and more universal matters of war and peace, good and bad, love and hate and sickness and health.

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Paul Winfield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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