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Feb 19, 2022 · Following his death, Winfield’s friends and family let his secret out into the open, and celebrated his relationship with his boyfriend Charles Gillan Jr. which spanned more than 30 years.
- David Reddish
His partner of thirty years, architect Charles Gillan Jr., died of bone cancer on March 5, 2002. Winfield long battled obesity and diabetes. On March 7, 2004, he died of a heart attack at Queen of Angels – Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles. Winfield and Gillan are interred together at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles.
Aug 9, 2021 · After his companion, Charles Gillan Jr., passed on from bone cancer in 2002, Winfield was distraught for two years. His loss seemed unbearable.
- Manuela Cardiga
Suffering from obesity and diabetes in later life, Paul Winfield passed away from a heart attack at age 64 in 2004, and was survived by a sister, Patricia. His longtime companion of 30 years, set designer and architect Charles Gillan Jr. predeceased him by two years.
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Aug 23, 2015 · We’re not sure of Winfield’s exact reason for keeping his sexuality a secret in public, but according to his close friends such as his friend, actor/producer Jack Larson who described Winfield as “openly gay in his life, if not the media,” Winfield was very open and proud of who he was.
Apr 13, 2004 · When actor Paul Winfield died of a heart attack on Match 7, his performances in The 1972 classic family drama Sounder and the 1978 miniseries King were duly noted by The New York Times.
He received the NAACP Image Award for Best Actor in 1982 and has been inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame. Though openly gay in his personal life, Winfield was more discreet professionally. His partner of 30 years, architect Charles Gillan Jr., died in 2002 of bone cancer.
