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Paul Edward Winfield (May 22, 1939 – March 7, 2004) 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 nomination.
Paul Winfield was a critically acclaimed black actor who starred in Sounder, The Terminator, Star Trek II and more. He was nominated for an Oscar, two Emmys and won four awards in his career.
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Mar 9, 2004 · Paul Winfield, an Academy Award-nominated actor who played the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other roles, died of a heart attack in 2004. He was known for his versatility in stage, film and television, and won an Emmy in 1995 for \"Picket Fences\".
Mar 9, 2004 · Paul Winfield, an actor known for his versatility and power in stage, film and television roles that included a highly praised televised portrayal of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in...
Mar 9, 2004 · Paul Winfield, the award-winning actor who came to fame during the renaissance of African American cinema in the 1970s in such films as “Sounder” and “A Hero Ain’t Nothin’ but a Sandwich,”...
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Mar 9, 2004 · Paul Winfield was a versatile and acclaimed actor who starred in films, TV and theatre. He was the first African-American to win best actor in a regional high school drama competition in Southern California and was nominated for an Oscar for \"Sounder\".
Mar 7, 2004 · Paul Winfield was an American actor who starred in films such as Sounder, The Terminator, and Mars Attacks! He also played Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the miniseries King and narrated several documentaries.
