Paul WinfieldPaul Winfield (May 22, 1941 - March 7, 2004) was an American actor. Born in Los Angeles, California, he first became well-known to audiences when he appeared for several years opposite Diahann Carroll on the groundbreaking television series Julia. He also starred as Martin Luther King, Jr. in the miniseries King. In 1972, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Sounder, being only the third African-American to ever earn a nomination for this award. Winfield also starred in more recent miniseries, including Roots: The Next Generation, Alex Haley's Queen and Scarlett. Winfield gained many fans for several of his brief but memorable roles in science fiction TV programs and movies. He was Captain Terrell, an unwitting minion of Khan Noonian Singh, in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and a friendly but crusty cop partnered with Lance Henriksen in The Terminator. On the small screen, he appeared as General Richard Franklin, father of regular character Dr. Stephen Franklin, on Babylon 5 and as an alien captain who communicates in metaphor in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Darmok". He also provided voices on the cartoons Spider-Man, Batman Beyond, and The Simpsons. Winfield died of a heart attack in 2004. At the time of his death, he was a narrator for the A&E show City Confidential. His long-term partner, architect Charles Gillan Jr., predeceased him. This page about Paul Winfield includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Paul Winfield News stories about Paul Winfield External links for Paul Winfield Videos for Paul Winfield Wikis about Paul Winfield Discussion Groups about Paul Winfield Blogs about Paul Winfield Images of Paul Winfield |
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His long-term partner, architect Charles Gillan Jr., predeceased him. She also served as an intern on the Howard Stern radio show. At the time of his death, he was a narrator for the A&E show City Confidential. She starred in two movies in 1995, Magic Island and Leprechaun 3. Winfield died of a heart attack in 2004. Lee Armstrong (born in 1970) is an American actress. He also provided voices on the cartoons Spider-Man, Batman Beyond, and The Simpsons. Stephen Franklin, on Babylon 5 and as an alien captain who communicates in metaphor in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Darmok". On the small screen, he appeared as General Richard Franklin, father of regular character Dr. He was Captain Terrell, an unwitting minion of Khan Noonian Singh, in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and a friendly but crusty cop partnered with Lance Henriksen in The Terminator. Winfield gained many fans for several of his brief but memorable roles in science fiction TV programs and movies. Winfield also starred in more recent miniseries, including Roots: The Next Generation, Alex Haley's Queen and Scarlett. In 1972, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Sounder, being only the third African-American to ever earn a nomination for this award. in the miniseries King. He also starred as Martin Luther King, Jr. Born in Los Angeles, California, he first became well-known to audiences when he appeared for several years opposite Diahann Carroll on the groundbreaking television series Julia. Paul Winfield (May 22, 1941 - March 7, 2004) was an American actor. |