Oscar-Nominated Actor Paul Winfield Dead at Age 62

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Oscar-nominated actor Paul Winfield dead


Actor starred in 'Sounder,' 'King,' 'Roots: Next Generation'


LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Paul Winfield, an Academy Award-nominated actor who was known for his versatility in stage, film and television roles, including a highly praised 1978 depiction of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. He was 62.

Winfield died Sunday of a heart attack, said his agent Michael Livingston.

In 1968, Winfield played the boyfriend of Diahann Carroll in her situation comedy "Julia" -- a role that some suggest helped open television to other black performers.

Four years later Winfield's portrayal of the father in "Sounder" earned him an Academy Award nomination for best actor.

He was Emmy-nominated for best actor in the title role of the 1978 miniseries "King," and nominated the next year in the best supporting actor category for playing a college chancellor willing to sing Negro spirituals to get donations for his school in "Roots: The Next Generation."

[Gothic Sponge]

1. RIP

I remember him well in: http://www.khaaan.com/

[proud patriot]

2. awwee .. He's great

:-(

[otohara]

3. RIP

one of the good guys

[BlueEyedSon]

4. Oh no.

He was great. And young.
Bye, Paul.

[playahata1]

5. LOVED him as narrator for A&E's "City Confidential."

RIP. You WILL be missed.

[Insider]

9. yes yes city confidential

and sounder and roots and even murder she wrote...

he will always hold a solid place in entertainment history.

[UTUSN]

27. That Delicious Slurring Voice, Like a Great Happy Hour n/t

[Cooley Hurd]

6. Excellent actor...

Cripes... only 62. :(

My condolences to his family...

[leQ]

7. A real gem in the land of rhinestone cowboys

he will be missed.

[lucidmadman]

8. This isn't good...

...I remember him from a story arc on WISE GUY. He was a record producer. A guy who really 'believed' in the music more than the business. He really brought some 'gravitas' to the roll. I had Cameron's TERMINATOR on the other day(what a dumb movie!) Winfield was in that....

[nolabels]

24. Paul Winfield, is the kind of people that make that Arni flick work

I hardly watch Tee Vee, but do remember him in that Arni one quite well.

Thanks for the memories Paul Winfield,

[salin]

10. R.I.P.

How very sad. I have enjoyed his work. Peace and condolences to his family and loved ones.

[rocktivity]

11. Oh, no--he was one of the better actors

Now who's going to do the narration for "City Confidential"?

:headbang:
rocknation

[utopian]

12. He was a great one

A terrific character actor. He popped up in many excellent movies.

[zbdent]

13. Some forgotten roles:

Star Trek II - The Wrath of Kahn (a captain)

short-lived sitcom, titled (I think) "Happily Ever After" - as the "Magic Mirror"

[hyphenate]

15. That TV series

was The Charmings, with Christopher Rich.

[calimary]

18. He had another "Star Trek" role on the "Next Generation" series

where he played an alien captain who was forced to face Picard alone on this isolated planet, and neither could speak the other's language. Picard had to figure out his syntax-bending speech. They started out as adversaries and ended up as allies. It was a cool episode. R.I.P. to a great and under-appreciated talent.

[zbdent]

20. Darmok!

Darmok and Gilard, at Tanagra!

I forgot about that one!

[Judi Lynn]

21. Thanks for the illumination. Had no idea that character was Winfield's.

That particular program has lived on vividly LONG after it was aired. It was a remarkable performance.

[Demonaut]

14. R.I.P , immortality in film is yours..............

[hyphenate]

16. Indeed

A very classy actor, indeed. One of the first times I saw him was in Damnation Alley with George Peppard and Jan Michael Vincent. Poor character.....he ended up getting eaten by a bunch of giant cockroaches.

[fudge stripe cookays]

17. Ugh...I remember that.

That scene scared the living crap out of me.

He was also in a movie called "Green Eyes," that made me bawl. He was a Vietnam vet who went back over there to try to find the illegitimate kid he'd had with a Vietnamese woman.

I love City Confidential too. Who can replace him? That great voice.

[Marnieworld]

19. Darmok!

Paul Winfield and I shared the same VEt for the past two years. I have a pug and he had many pugs (there was a picture on the wall with him and all of his pugs.) He was in that Star Trek episode that people mentioned (Darmok and Gilad and Tonagra) and of course I LOVED him as the narratorof City Confidential and only watched it because of his sarcastic, witty and gleeful way he used cheesy metaphors that were appropriate for the "city" but made fun of the people involved in the story. Very sad loss.

[Lithos]

22. A real loss

He was extremely talented performer.

RIP

[Skittles]

23. *sniff*

I am a major fan of Paul and will miss him a lot. His deliciously wicked narration of City Confidential MADE that show. It will be difficult for me to hear another voice replacing him. :(

[Mandate My Ass]

25. Oh No!

What a great talent gone. His narration made City Confidential so mesmerizing. RIP.

[tom_paine]

26. That's a shame. Paul Winfield was a great actor!

He will be missed.

[Borgnine]

28. Sigh

He was Harriet and Rachel's father on Family Matters. Rest in peace. Rest in peace.

[Blue_Tires]

29. sad....

I remember him well