Paul Edward Winfield (born May 22, 1939) 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.

Filmography

8 films

Paul Winfield

Biography

Filmography

Mars Attacks!

Dennis the Menace

Cliffhanger

Presumed Innocent

The Serpent and the Rainbow

The Terminator

White Dog

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan