Paul Winfield
- Active years (films on this site)
- 1984–1988
- Schools and movements
- Blockbuster AuteursHorror and the Uncanny
Directors worked with
Biography
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 for Best Actor nomination, making him the first openly gay nominee. 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: The Next Generation, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, The Terminator, L.A. Law,, the Magic Mirror in The Charmings, and Julian c. Barlow in the final season of 227. Winfield received four Emmy nominations overall, winning in 1995 for his 1994 guest role in Picket Fences.
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Awards and honours
International
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series 1995
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
2 films on this site
- The Terminator 1984 · James Cameron · IMDb 8.1 · Cast
- The Serpent and the Rainbow 1988 · Wes Craven · IMDb 6.4 · Cast