Most Recent Role: Narrator on City Confidential
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Birthday: 5-22-1941
Birth Name: Paul Edward Winfield
Date of Death: 3-7-2004
Cause of Death: heart attack
Place of death: Los Angeles, California, USA.
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Birthday: 5-22-1941
Birth Name: Paul Edward Winfield
Date of Death: 3-7-2004
Cause of Death: heart attack
Place of death: Los Angeles, California, USA.
A native of Los Angeles's Watts district, Paul Winfield first gained attention while attending Manual Arts High School, where he became the first black actor to win Best Actor in the annual Speech and Drama Teachers Association Drama Festival and the first person of any color to win the same honor three years in a row. In his senior year, he won his first professional acting job. To continue...
Most Recent Appearance
Saddle River, NJ: From Russia with Murder
Saturday 15 October 2005 on A&E
Paul was given the Lifetime Achievement award at the St. Louis International Film Festival in 1999.
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Paul also starred in a 2003 remake of Sounder (1972), this time playing the Teacher.
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Paul collected ceramic and bronze statues of dogs, including a 600-year old Chinese artifact.
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Paul raised and bred championship black Pug breed dogs.
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Paul was a musician and played the cello.
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Other Appearances
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Julian C. Barlow (Season 5) |
Built to Last |
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City Confidential
Narrator |
Julia
Paul Cameron |
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Roots: The Next Generations
Dr. Horace Huguley |
The Charmings
Mirror |
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The New Hollywood Squares
Himself |
Touched by an Angel
Sam |
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Wild West C.O.W. Boys of Moo Mesa
Mayor Bulloney |
Wiseguy
Isaac Twine |
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227
The Sing-Off Deacon Malcolm Fisk |
American Playhouse
Go Tell It on the Mountain Gabriel Grimes |
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Babylon 5
GROPOS General Richard Franklin |
Batman: The Animated Series
The Mechanic Earl Cooper |
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Batman Beyond
A Touch of Curaré D.A. Sam Young |
Batman Beyond
Splicers D.A. Sam Young |
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"Talented"Perfect I was saddened to recently learn of Paul Winfields death. I only found out who he was after listening to his narration of one of my favorite shows, City Confidential. His voice was distinct and melodious. He had a great gift for narration. Continue » Posted Aug 10, 2005 5:54 pm PST |
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