Paul Winfield

Paul Edward Winfield (May 22, 1939 - March 7, 2004) was an American television, film, and stage actor. He was known for his portrayal of a Louisiana sharecropper who struggles to support his family during the Great Depression in the landmark...

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...combine to give the film "the blunt, unnerving power of a horror story". She also commended Paul Winfield's performance as Keys, feeling the actor turned what might have been a boring character into one audiences would find interesting.

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...is a 1999 comedy-drama film about a Vietnamese brother and sister raised by an African American couple. The film stars Chi Muoi Lo, Paul Winfield, Sanaa Lathan, and Mary Alice. The story begins with Dwayne (Chi Muoi Lo), Dolores (Mary...

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...P. Jacobs (well-known for his role in the production of the Planet of the Apes '' films) and starred Jeff East as Huckleberry Finn and Paul Winfield as Jim . The film contains original music and songs, such as ''Freedom and Cairo, Illinois, by...

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...folks on the block, and knows how to tell the good guys from the bad guys on either side of the law. T is approached by Chalky (Paul Winfield) and his partner, Pete (Ralph Waite), who run a floating dice game in the neighborhood. Chalky...

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...Trek. " As the box points out, first-season guest stars included Bud Cort, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, Rob Reiner, Kenneth Mars and Paul Winfield. An animated series written by, directed by and starring Clio-winning ad exec Steve Dildarian,...

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An investiture ceremony was held in Concord, N.H., for V. Gene Robinson, the Episcopal Church's first openly gay bishop. Actor Paul Winfield died at age 64. One year ago: On the heels of a gloomy report that 63,000 jobs were lost in...

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...dog, and it is later identified as a "white dog," specifically programmed to attack - and kill - black people. So a black trainer (Paul Winfield) makes it his mission to deprogram the dog. Later, when the animal escapes and kills someone in a...

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...even kill black people. McNichol takes the dog to an animal reserve run by kindly old Burl Ives, where hard-nosed animal trainer Paul Winfield embarks on a passionate crusade to break the dog of its hateful conditioning. White Dog cannily...

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By the time of Paul Winfield's death, black actors were a common sight on TV and in movies. They owe their jobs to predecessors like Winfield, who led the way by distinguishing himself in ground-breaking roles. Paul Winfield was only the...

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