The late Paul Winfield was an American leading actor, born
in Los Angeles, California, on May 22nd, 1939.
He died on March 7th, 2004 at the age of 64.
Paul Winfield was an accomplished, talented actor who became well-known from
his Oscar-nominated performance in the huge 1972, G-rated
hit, SOUNDER, where Winfield portrayed Nathan Lee Morgan,
the sharecropper patriarch, who is jailed for stealing food
to feed his family.
Winfield's versatility and skill as an actor was noticed
by many, which resulted in a very fine acting career in both
film and TV. In 1995, Paul Winfield won an Emmy for his portrayal
of Judge Harold Nance on the TV series, PICKET FENCES, shown
on October 7th and 14th, 1994.
Paul Winfield's other film credits include:
THE LOST MAN (1969)
BROTHER JOHN (1971)
SOUNDER (1972)
GORDON'S WAR (1973)
CONRACK (1974)
HUSTLE (1975)
HIGH VELOCITY (1976)
TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING (1977)
THE GREATEST (1977)
DAMNATION ALLEY (1977)
STAR
TREK 2: THE WRATH OF KHAN (1982)
ON THE RUN (1983)
BLUE CITY (1986)
THE TERMINATOR (1984)
BIG SHOTS (1987)
PRESUMED INNOCENT (1990)
CLIFFHANGER (1993)
DENNIS THE MENACE (1993)
AT THE RIVER I STAND (1993)
THE KILLING JAR (1994)
ORIGINAL GANGSTAS (1996)
MARS
ATTACKS! (1996)
STRATEGIC COMMAND (1997)
ASSIGNMENT BERLIN (1998)
VEGAS, CITY OF DREAMS (2001)
SECOND TO DIE (2002)
Winfield's television credits include:
JULIA (TV Series) (1969-1970)
LIVIN' (TV Series) (1975)
KING (mini- TV Series) (1978)
BACKSTAIRS AT THE WHITE HOUSE (mini - TV Series) (1979)
"ROOTS: THE NEXT GENERATIONS (mini - TV Series) (1979)
ANGEL CITY (TV Movie) (1980)
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY (mini - TV Series) (1982)
THE CHARMINGS (TV Series) (1987-1988)
WISEGUY (TV Series) (1989)
227 ( TV Series) (1988-1990)
QUEEN (mini - TV Series) (1993)
THE MAJIC SCHOOL BUS ( TV Series- voice) (1996-1997)
GARGOYLES (TV Series (voice) (1996)
SCARLETT (mini - TV Series) (1994)
BUILT TO LAST (1997) (TV Series) (1997)
TEEN ANGEL (1997) (TV Series) (1997)
TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL (TV Series, regular guest star) (1995-2003)