Actor

Paul Winfield

May 22, 1939 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Notable work

7.7
The Terminator (1984)
as Traxler
8
The Simpsons (1989)
as Lucius Sweet (voice)
6.4
Mars Attacks! (1996)
as General Casey
6.5
Cliffhanger (1993)
as Walter Wright
7.4
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
as Captain Clark Terrell
8.6
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
as Earl Cooper (voice)
8.4
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
as Captain Dathon
5.9
Dennis the Menace (1993)
as Chief of Police
8.3
Spider-Man (1994)
as Omar Mosley / Black Marvel (voice)
6.8
Presumed Innocent (1990)
as Judge Larren Lyttle
8.2
Batman Beyond (1999)
as Sam Young (voice)
8
Babylon 5 (1994)
as Gen. Richard Franklin

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