Editing Paul Winfield

{{Short description|American actor (1939–2004)}}
{{distinguish|text=Paul Winfield, former mayor of [[Vicksburg, Mississippi]]}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name          = Paul Winfield
| image         = Paul Winfield Mark Slade High Chaparral 1969 (cropped).JPG
| caption       = Winfield in ''[[The High Chaparral]]'' (1969)
| birth_name    = Paul Edward Winfield
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|1939|5|22}}
| birth_place   = [[Dallas, Texas]], U.S.
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|2004|3|7|1939|5|22}}
| death_place   = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| resting_place = [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)|Forest Lawn Memorial Park]], [[Hollywood Hills, California]], U.S.
| other_names   = Paul E. Winfield
| alma_mater    = {{hlist|[[University of Portland]]|[[Stanford University]]|[[Los Angeles City College]]|[[University of California, Los Angeles]]|[[University of Hawaiʻi]]|[[University of California, Santa Barbara]]}}
| occupation    = Actor
| years_active  = 1965–2004
| partner       = Charles Gillan Jr. (1972–2002; Gillan's death)
}}
'''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 (film)|Sounder]]'' (1972), which earned him an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nomination. He portrayed [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] in the 1978 television miniseries ''[[King (miniseries)|King]]'', for which he was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]]. Winfield was also known for his roles in ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'', ''[[The Terminator]], [[L.A. Law]],'' and 24 episodes of the sitcom [[227 (TV series)|''227'']]. He received four Emmy nominations overall, winning in 1995 for his 1994 guest role in ''[[Picket Fences]]''.

==Early years==
Winfield was the son of Lois Beatrice Edwards, a single mother who was a union organizer in the garment industry. Although published obituaries stated he was born May 22, 1941 in Los Angeles,<ref name="NYT">{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Douglas |title=Paul Winfield Is Dead at 62; Known for Film and TV Roles |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/09/arts/paul-winfield-is-dead-at-62-known-for-film-and-tv-roles.html |work=The New York Times |date=March 9, 2004}}</ref><ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |last1=Adenekan |first1=Shola |title=Obituary: Paul Winfield |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/apr/02/guardianobituaries1 |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |date=April 2, 2004}}</ref> some sources indicate he was born May 22, 1939 in Dallas, Texas.{{efn|His grave marker at [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)]] gives his birth year as 1939, and the Social Security Index gives his place and date of birth as Dallas, Texas, on May 22, 1939.<ref name="SSN">{{cite web |title=U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 |url=https://www.ancestry.com.au/inst/discoveries/PfRecord?emailId=N-574f62ed-560d-4f25-960b-e81d391f26c1&collectionId=60901&recordId=28197371&ahsht=2020-01-31T02:36:26&language=en-AU&ahsh=6cfb5ca7540a65a8867ac167ff7fb530 |website=Ancestry.com |access-date=January 31, 2020}}</ref>}} His stepfather from the age of eight was Clarence Winfield, a city trash collector and construction worker.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/86/Paul-Winfield.html| title=Paul Winfield Biography| website=Film Reference| access-date=June 23, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Paul Winfield Biography| url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800036254| work=Yahoo! Movies| year=2008| access-date=May 28, 2008}}</ref> Winfield graduated from [[Manual Arts High School]] in Los Angeles. From there, he attended the University of Portland, 1957–59; Stanford University, 1959; Los Angeles City College, 1959–63; University of California, Los Angeles, 1962–64; University of Hawaii, 1965 and the University of California, Santa Barbara, 1970–71, but did not earn a degree from any of them.<ref name=gale>{{cite book| title=Paul Winfield| url=https://archive.org/details/contemporaryblac0000unse_m0w5/page/258/mode/2up?q=winfield| editor-first=Barbara Carlisle| editor-last=Bigelow| isbn=978-1414435305| pages=258–261| publisher=Gale Research| year=1992| access-date=October 29, 2020| url-access=registration}}</ref>

==Career==
A lifetime member of [[The Actors Studio]],<ref>{{cite book |first=David |last=Garfield |title=A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio |url=https://archive.org/details/playersplacestor00garf |url-access=registration |year=1980 |publisher=[[Macmillan Inc.]] |location=New York |isbn=0-02-542650-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/playersplacestor00garf/page/280 280] |chapter=Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980}}</ref> Winfield carved out a diverse career in film, television, theater and voiceovers by taking groundbreaking roles at a time when black actors were rarely even cast. He first appeared in the 1965 ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'' episode "The Case of the Runaway Racer" as Mitch, a race car mechanic. His first major feature film role was in the 1969 film ''[[The Lost Man]]'' starring [[Sidney Poitier]]. Winfield became well known to TV audiences when he appeared in several seasons of the groundbreaking television series ''[[Julia (1968 TV series)|Julia]]'' opposite [[Diahann Carroll]]. The show, filmed during a high point of racial tension in the U.S., was unique in featuring a black female as the central character. Winfield also starred as [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] in the 1978 miniseries ''[[King (miniseries)|King]]''.

In 1973, Winfield was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] for the 1972 film ''[[Sounder (film)|Sounder]]'';<ref>{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9803EFD6133FE73ABC4D51DFBF668389669EDE |title=Screen: 'Sounder' Opens: Story of a Negro Boy in Louisiana of 1930's |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |first=Roger |last=Greenspun |author-link=Roger Greenspun |date=September 25, 1972 |access-date=December 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130070705/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9803EFD6133FE73ABC4D51DFBF668389669EDE |archive-date=January 30, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> his co-star, [[Cicely Tyson]], was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]. Prior to their nominations and [[Diana Ross]]'s for ''[[Lady Sings the Blues (film)|Lady Sings the Blues]]'' the same year, only three other black Americans – [[Dorothy Dandridge]], [[Sidney Poitier]] and [[James Earl Jones]] – had ever been nominated for a leading role. Winfield also appeared in a different role in the 2003 Disney-produced TV remake of ''[[Sounder (film)|Sounder]]'' directed by [[Kevin Hooks]], his co-star from the original. Winfield played "Jim the Slave" in ''[[Huckleberry Finn (1974 film)|Huckleberry Finn]]'' (1974), a musical based on the [[Mark Twain]] novel. Winfield would recall later in his career that as a young actor he had played one of the leads in a local repertory production of ''[[Of Mice and Men (play)|Of Mice and Men]]'' in whiteface - at the time, a black actor playing the role would have been unthinkable. Winfield also starred in several miniseries, including ''[[Scarlett (miniseries)|Scarlett]]'', and two based on the works of novelist [[Alex Haley]]: ''[[Roots: The Next Generations]]'' and ''[[Queen: The Story of an American Family]]''.

[[File:Paul Winfield in Threepenny Opera.jpg|thumb|upright|Winfield in a 1972 production of ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'']]
Winfield gained a new segment of fans for his brief but memorable roles in several science fiction television series and films. He portrayed Starfleet starship Captain Terrell, an unwilling minion of the villain [[Khan Noonien Singh|Khan]], in ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]],'' and Lieutenant [[Ed Traxler]], a friendly but crusty cop partnered with [[Lance Henriksen]] in ''[[The Terminator]]''. In 1996, he was in the 'name' ensemble cast in [[Tim Burton]]'s comic homage to 1950s science fiction ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'', playing the complacently self-satisfied Lt. General Casey. On the small screen, he appeared in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode "[[Darmok]]"<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bogost |first1=Ian |title=A "Star Trek" Episode Shows the Next Phase of Human Communication |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/06/star-trek-tng-and-the-limits-of-language-shaka-when-the-walls-fell/372107/ |journal=[[The Atlantic]] |date=June 18, 2014}}</ref> as Dathon, an alien captain who communicates in allegories. He appeared in the second season ''[[Babylon 5]]'' episode "[[Gropos]]" as General Richard Franklin, the father of regular character Dr. [[Stephen Franklin (Babylon 5)|Stephen Franklin]], and on the fairy tale sitcom ''[[The Charmings]]'' as [[Queen (Snow White)|The Evil Queen]]'s wisecracking Magic Mirror. He also portrayed Julian Barlow in the last two seasons of the TV series ''[[227 (TV series)|227]]''.

Winfield also took on roles as homosexual characters in the films ''[[Mike's Murder]]'' in 1984 and the 1998 film ''[[Relax...It's Just Sex]]''. He found success off-camera due to his unique voice. He provided [[voice acting|voices]] for ''[[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'', ''[[The Magic School Bus]]'', ''[[Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child]]'', ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'', ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Batman Beyond]]'', ''K10C'', and ''[[The Simpsons]]'', voicing the [[Don King (boxing promoter)|Don King]] parody [[Lucius Sweet]]. In his voiceover career, Winfield is perhaps best known as narrator of the [[A&E Network|A&E]] true crime series ''[[City Confidential]]'' from 1998 until his death in 2004.

Throughout his career, Winfield frequently managed to perform in the theater. ''Checkmates'' (1988), his only [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production, co-starred [[Ruby Dee]] and was also the Broadway debut of [[Denzel Washington]]. Winfield appeared in productions at the [[Mark Taper Forum]] in Los Angeles and [[The Shakespeare Theatre]] in Washington, D.C. He was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] for ''[[King (miniseries)|King]]'' and ''[[Roots: The Next Generations]]''. In 1995, Winfield won an Emmy Award for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor – Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]] for his appearance as Judge Harold Nance in the [[CBS]] drama ''[[Picket Fences]]''.

==Personal life and death==
Winfield was gay, but remained discreet about it in the public eye. Prior to coming out with his sexuality, he lived with his ''[[Sounder (film)|Sounder]]'' co-star [[Cicely Tyson]], for about 18 months in the early 1970s. She offered him a place to stay after he revealed he was gay on set. Due to them living together, it was speculated that they were in a relationship. They never corrected the misconception.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia| url=http://www.glbtq.com/arts/winfield_p.html| title=Winfield, Paul| encyclopedia=glbtq encyclopedia| first=Linda| last=Rapp| year=2005| access-date=January 28, 2007| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205063607/http://www.glbtq.com/arts/winfield_p.html | archive-date=February 5, 2007}}</ref> His partner of 30 years, architect Charles Gillan Jr., died of [[bone cancer]] on March 5, 2002.<ref>{{cite news| title=Charles Gillan Jr.| url=https://variety.com/2002/scene/people-news/charles-gillan-jr-1117865118/| date=April 9, 2002| newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]| language=en| access-date=May 22, 2020}}</ref>

Winfield long battled [[obesity]] and [[diabetes]]. On March 7, 2004, he died of a heart attack at [[Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center|Queen of Angels – Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center]] in Los Angeles.<ref name=ct>{{cite news |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-obit-winfield,0,7047237.story |title=Oscar-nominated actor Paul Winfield dies |last=King |first=Susan |date=March 9, 2004 |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=August 11, 2023}}</ref> Winfield and Gillan are interred together at [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)|Forest Lawn Memorial Park]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite book| last=Wilson| first=Scott| title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons| edition=3d| publisher=McFarland| date=August 19, 2016| page=819| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FOHgDAAAQBAJ&q=Resting+Places:+The+Burial+Sites+of+More+Than+14,000+Famous+Persons| url-access=subscription| isbn=978-1476625997}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
|- align="center"
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Year
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Title
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Role
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Notes
|-
| 1967
| ''[[The Perils of Pauline (1967 film)|The Perils of Pauline]]''
| African Servant
| Uncredited
|-
| 1967
| ''[[Who's Minding the Mint?]]''
| Garbage man
| Uncredited
|-
| 1969
| ''[[The Lost Man]]''
| Orville Turner
|
|-
| 1970
| ''[[R. P. M.]]''
| Steve Dempsey
|
|-
| 1971
| ''[[Brother John (film)|Brother John]]''
| Henry Birkart
|
|-
| 1972
| ''[[Sounder (film)|Sounder]]''
| Nathan Lee Morgan
|
|-
| 1972
| ''[[Trouble Man (film)|Trouble Man]]''
| Chalky Price
|
|-
| 1973
| ''[[Gordon's War]]''
| Gordon Hudson
|
|-
| 1974
| ''[[Conrack (1974 film)|Conrack]]''
| Mad Billy
|
|-
| 1974
| ''[[Huckleberry Finn (1974 film)|Huckleberry Finn]]''
| [[Jim (Huckleberry Finn)|Jim]]
|
|-
| 1975
| ''[[Hustle (1975 film)|Hustle]]''
| Sergeant Louis Belgrave
|
|-
| 1976
| ''[[High Velocity (film)|High Velocity]]''
| Watson
|
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Twilight's Last Gleaming]]''
| Willis Powell
|
|-
| 1977
| ''[[The Greatest (1977 film)|The Greatest]]''
| Lawyer
|
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Damnation Alley (film)|Damnation Alley]]''
| Keegan
|
|-
| 1978
| ''[[A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich (film)|A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich]]''
| Butler
|
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Carbon Copy (film)|Carbon Copy]]''
| Bob Garvey
|
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]''
| Captain Clark Terrell
|
|-
| 1982
| ''[[White Dog (1982 film)|White Dog]]''
| Keys
|
|-
| 1983
| ''[[On the Run (1982 film)|On the Run]]''
| Harry
|
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Mike's Murder (film)|Mike's Murder]]''
| Philip Green
|
|-
| 1984
| ''[[The Terminator]]''
| Lt. [[Ed Traxler]]
|
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Blue City (film)|Blue City]]''
| Luther Reynolds
|
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Death Before Dishonor (film)|Death Before Dishonor]]''
| Ambassador
|
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Big Shots (film)|Big Shots]]''
| Johnnie Red
|
|-
| 1988
| ''[[The Serpent and the Rainbow (film)|The Serpent and the Rainbow]]''
| Lucien Celine
|
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Presumed Innocent (film)|Presumed Innocent]]''
| Judge Larren Lyttle
|
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Cliffhanger (film)|Cliffhanger]]''
| Walter Wright
|
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Dennis the Menace (1993 film)|Dennis the Menace]]''
| Chief of Police
|
|-
| 1994
| ''The Killing Jar''
| Judge
| Alternative title: ''Trapped''
|-
| 1995
| ''[[In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King]]''
| Papa Joe
|
|-
| 1995
| ''{{Ill|In the Flesh (1995 film)|de|3=Im Sog des Bösen|lt=In the Flesh}}''
| William Stone
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Original Gangstas]]''
| Reverend Dorsey
| Alternative title: ''Hot City''
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Mars Attacks!]]''
| Lt. General Casey
|
|-
| 1996
| ''Dead of Night''
| Vernon
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[The Legend of Gator Face]]''
| Bob
|
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Strategic Command (film)|Strategic Command]]''
| Rowan
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Relax...It's Just Sex]]''
| Auntie Mahalia
|
|-
| 1998
| ''{{ill|Assignment Berlin|de|Babyhandel Berlin – Jenseits aller Skrupel}}''
| Al Spector
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Catfish in Black Bean Sauce]]''
| Harold Williams
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Knockout (2001 film)|Knockout]]''
| Ron Regent
|
|-
| 2001
| ''Vegas, City of Dreams''
| Edgar Jones
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Second to Die]]''
| Detective Grady
|
|-
|- align="center"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Television
|- align="center"
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Year
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Title
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Role
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Notes
|-
| 1965
| ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]''
| Mitch
| Episode: "The Case of the Runaway Racer"
|-
| 1966
| ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]''
| Military M.P.
| Episode: "The Minus x Affair"
|-
| 1966
| ''[[Daktari]]''
| Roy Kimba
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1967
| ''[[Cowboy in Africa]]''
| Kabutu
| 1 episode
|-
| 1968
| ''[[Death Valley Days]]''
| Bart
| Episode: Bbread on the Desert"
|-
| 1968
| ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]''
| Klaus
| Episode: "Trial by Fury"
|-
| 1968–1972
| ''[[Ironside (1967 TV series)|Ironside]]''
| Robert Phillips / Luther Benson
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1969
| ''[[Mannix]]''
| Walter Lucas
| Episode: "Odds Against Donald Jordan"
|-
| 1969
| ''[[The High Chaparral]]''
| Graham Jessup
| Episode: "Sea of Enemies"
|-
| 1969
| ''[[Room 222]]''
| Jim Williams
| Episode: "Arizona State Loves You"
|-
| 1969–1970
| ''[[Julia (1968 TV series)|Julia]]''
| Paul Cameron
| 4 episodes
|-
| 1970
| ''[[The Young Rebels]]''
| Pompey
| Episode: "Unbroken Chains"
|-
| 1973
| ''[[The Horror at 37,000 Feet]]''
| Dr. Enkalla
| Television film
|-
| 1974
| ''[[It's Good to Be Alive (film)|It's Good to Be Alive]]''
| [[Roy Campanella]]
| Television film
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Green Eyes (1977 film)|Green Eyes]]''
| Lloyd Dubeck
| Television film
|-
| 1978
| ''[[King (miniseries)|King]]''
| [[Martin Luther King Jr.]]
| Miniseries
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Backstairs at the White House (miniseries)|Backstairs at the White House]]''
| Emmett Rogers Sr.
| Miniseries
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Roots: The Next Generations]]''
| Dr. Horace Huguley
| Episode #1.5
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Angel City (film)|Angel City]]''
| Cy
| Television film
|-
| 1981
| ''[[The Sophisticated Gents]]''
| Richard "Bubbles" Wiggins
| Television film
|-
| 1982
| ''Dreams Don't Die''
| Officer Charles "Charlie" Banks
| Television film
|-
| 1982
| ''[[The Blue and the Gray (miniseries)|The Blue and the Gray]]''
| Jonathan Henry
| Miniseries
|-
| 1983
| ''[[For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story]]''
| Sampson
| Television film
|-
| 1984
| ''[[The Fall Guy]]''
| Bert Perkins
| Episode: "Old Heroes Never Die"
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Go Tell It on the Mountain (film)|Go Tell It on the Mountain]]''
| Gabriel Grimes
| Television film
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''
| Det. Lieutenant Starkey
| Episode: "Tough Guys Don't Die"
|-
| 1986
| ''Under Siege''
| Andrew Simon
| Television film
|-
| 1987
| ''Mighty Pawns''
| Mr. Wright
| Television film
|-
| 1987–1988
| ''[[The Charmings]]''
| The Magic Mirror
| 19 episodes
|-
| 1988–1990
| ''[[227 (TV series)|227]]''
| Julian C. Barlow
| 24 episodes
|-
| 1989
| ''[[The Women of Brewster Place (miniseries)|The Women of Brewster Place]]''
| Sam Michael
| Miniseries
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Wiseguy (TV series)|Wiseguy]]''
| Isaac Twine
| 6 episodes
|-
| 1990
| ''[[L.A. Law]]''
| Derron Holloway
| 4 episodes
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Family Matters]]''
| Jimmy Baines
| Episode: "Finding the Words"
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''
| Captain Dathon
| Episode: "[[Darmok]]"
|-
| 1991
| ''[[The Wish That Changed Christmas]]''
| Mr. Smith
| Voice, Television film
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''
| Earl Cooper
| Voice, episode: "The Mechanic"<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Paul Winfield (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Paul-Winfield/ |access-date=September 23, 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Irresistible Force (film)|Irresistible Force]]''
| Commander Toole
| Television film
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Scarlett (miniseries)|Scarlett]]''
| Big Sam
| Miniseries
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Picket Fences]]''
| Judge Harold Nance
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Babylon 5]]''
| General Richard Franklin
| Episode: "GROPOS"
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Tyson (1995 film)|Tyson]]''
| [[Don King (boxing promoter)|Don King]]
| Television film
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child]]''
| Father
| Voice, episode: "Beauty and the Beast"
|-
| 1995
| ''[[White Dwarf (1995 film)|White Dwarf]]''
| Dr. Akada
| Television film
|-
| 1995–1996
| ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]''
| Jeffrey Robbins
| Voice, 3 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 1995–2003
| ''[[Touched by an Angel]]''
| Sam
| 12 episodes
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Second Noah]]''
| Ramses
| Episode: "Ghost Story"
|-
| 1996–1997
| ''[[The Magic School Bus (TV series)|The Magic School Bus]]''
| Mr. Ruhle
| Voice, 4 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 1996–1998
| ''[[The Simpsons]]''
| Lucius Sweet
| Voice, 2 episodes
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]''
| [[Black Marvel|Omar Mosely / Black Marvel]]
| Voice, 3 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]''
| Pastor Roscoe Jones
| Episode: "The Soul of Winter"
|-
| 1999–2000
| ''[[Batman Beyond]]''
| Sam Young
| Voice, 3 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 1999–2004
| ''[[City Confidential]]''
| Narrator
| 94 episodes
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Strange Justice (1999 film)|Strange Justice]]''
| [[Thurgood Marshall]]
| Television film
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Crossing Jordan]]''
| Dr. Phillip Sanders
| Episode: "Four Fathers"
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Sounder (film)#Television version|Sounder]]''
| The Teacher
| Television film
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Awards
! Category
! scope="col" | Nominated work
! scope="col" | Result
! Ref.
|-
| 1973
| [[45th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor in a Leading Role]]
| ''[[Sounder (film)|Sounder]]''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 1978
| [[30th Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special]]
| ''[[King (miniseries)|King]]''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 1979
| [[31st Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special]]
| ''[[Roots: The Next Generations]]''<br /><small>(For "Episode V")</small>
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 1982
| [[NAACP Image Awards]]
| [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special|Best Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic Series or Miniseries or Television Movie]]
| ''[[The Sophisticated Gents]]''
| {{won}}
|
|-
| 1995
| [[47th Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor – Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]]
| ''[[Picket Fences]]: Season 3''
| {{won}}
|
|-
| 1997
| [[24th Daytime Emmy Awards|Daytime Emmy Award]]
| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming|Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special]]
| ''[[The Legend of Gator Face]]''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 1999
| [[St. Louis International Film Festival]]
| Lifetime Achievement Award
| {{center|—}}
| {{won}}
|
|-
| 2004
| [[Black Reel Awards of 2004|Black Reel Awards]]
| [[Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series]]
| ''[[Sounder (film)#Television version|Sounder]]''
| {{nom}}
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==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|0934902}}
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* {{Find a Grave|8487803|Paul Winfield and Charles Gillan, Jr.}}

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{{EmmyAward DramaGuestActor 1976-2000}}
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{{NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special}}
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