Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield
Winfield in The High Chaparral (1969)
Born	Paul Edward Winfield (1939-05-22)May 22, 1939 Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Died	March 7, 2004(2004-03-07) (aged 64) Los Angeles, California
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California, U.S.
Other names	Paul E. Winfield
Alma mater	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 (1972), which earned him an Academy Award nomination. He portrayed Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1978 television 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. He received four Emmy nominations overall, winning in 1995 for his 1994 guest role in Picket Fences.