Paul Winfield
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| Paul Edward Winfield | |
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| Date of birth | May 22, 1939 or 1941 |
| Place of birth | Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A |
| Date of death | March 7, 2004 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1966-2004 |
| Spouse(s) | Charles Gillian, Jr. (1970-2002) |
Paul Edward Winfield is the actor who portrayed Lt. Ed Traxler in The Terminator. He has also played such characters as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Cpt. Clarke Terrell in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Don King, and was cast in several mini-series' by Alex Haley. Paul's year of birth is disputed. Some sources list his birthyear as 1939, others as 1941.
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Personal Life
Paul attended the University of Portland, Stanford University, Los Angeles City College and the University of California at Los Angeles. Unknown to the general public, Paul Winfield was gay[1]. He was legally married to architect Charles Gillian, Jr., and is reported to have had an "encounter" with Burgess Meredith[2].
Death
Paul died of a heart attack (leading to total heart failure) on March 7, 2004 in Los Angeles, CA. He was 64[3]. He and his life partner Charles Gillian are both interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Hollywood Hills, CA.
Filmography
- Sounder (2003) The Teacher
- Second to Die (2001) Detective Grady
- Vegas, City of Dreams (2001) Edgar Jones
- Strange Justice (1999) Thurgood Marshall
- Catfish in Black Bean Sauce (1999) Harold Williams
- Celebrity Profile: Diahann Carroll (1999) Himself
- City Confidential (1998) Narrator
- Relax... It's Just Sex (1998) Auntie Mahalia
- Assignment Berlin (1998) Al Spector
- Built to Last (1997) Russel Watkins
- Teen Angel (1997)
- Strategic Command (1997) Rowan
- Dead of Night (1996) Vernon
- Mars Attacks! (1996) Gen. Casey
- Assassination File, the (1996) Senator Alan Laskey
- Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden (1996) Horace
- Legend of Gator Face, the (1996) Bob
- Original Gangstas (1996) Rev. Dorsey
- Im Sog des Bösen (1995) William Stone
- Tyson (1995) Don King
- White Dwarf (1995) Dr. Akada
- In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King (1995) Papa Joe
- Breathing Lessons (1994) Daniel Otis
- Scarlett (1994) Big Sam
- Magic School Bus, The (1994) Mr. Ruhle: the School Principal
- Gargoyles (1994) Jeffrey Robbins
- Killing Jar, The (1994) Judge
- Baseball (1994) Himself
- Irresistible Force (1993) Commander Toole
- Dennis the Menace (1993) Chief of Police
- At the River I Stand (1993) Narrarator
- Queen (1993) Cap'n Jack
- Cliffhanger (1993) Walter Wright, Treasury Agent
- Wish That Changed Christmas, The (1992)
- 83 Hours 'Til Dawn (1990) Doctor Dantley
- Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1990) Jim Watson
- Presumed Innocent (1990) Judge Larren Lyttle
- Women of Brewster Place, The (1989) Sam Michael
- Serpent and the Rainbow, The (1988) Lucien Celine
- Charmings, The (1987) The Mirror
- Mighty Pawns (1987) Mr. Wright
- Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story (1987) George Hairston
- Big Shots (1987) Johnnie Red
- Death Before Dishonor (1987) Ambassador
- Blue City (1986) Luther Reynolds
- Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory (1986)
- Under Siege (1986) Andrew Simon
- War Between the Classes, The (1985) Bateman
- Go Tell It On the Mountain (1985) Gabriel Grimes
- 227 (1985) Julian c. Barlow (1989-1990)
- Making of 'Terminator', The (1984) Himself
- Mike's Murder (1984) Phillip
- The Terminator (1984) Lieutenant Ed Traxler
- For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story (1983)
- On the Run (1983) Harry
- Blue and the Gray, The (1982) Jonathan Henry
- Dreams Don't Die (1982) Charlie Banks
- White Dog (1982) Keys
- Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) Capt. Clark Terrell
- Sister, Sister (1982) Eddie Craven
- Sophisticated Gents, The (1981) Richard 'Bubbles' Wiggins
- Carbon Copy (1981) Bob Garvey
- Angel City (1980) Cy
- Roots: The Next Generations (1979) Dr. Horace Huguley
- Backstairs at the White House (1979) Emmett Rogers Sr
- Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich, A (1978) Butler
- King (1978) Martin Luther King Jr.
- Damnation Alley (1977) Keegan
- Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) Willis Powell
- Greatest, The (1977) Lawyer
- Green Eyes (1977) Lloyd Dubeck
- High Velocity (1976) Watson
- Livin' (1975) Host
- Hustle (1975) Sergeant Louis Belgrave
- Conrack (1974) Mad Billy
- 46th Annual Academy Awards, The (1974) Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
- Huckleberry Finn (1974) Jim
- It's Good to Be Alive (1974) Roy Campanella
- Gordon's War (1973) Gordon Hudson
- Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973) Dr. Enkalla
- Sounder (1972) Nathan Lee Morgan
- Trouble Man (1972) Chalky Price
- Brother John (1971) Henry Birkart
- King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
- R.P.M. (1970) Steve Dempsey
- Lost Man, The (1969) Orville Turner
- Julia (1968) Paul Cameron (1968-1970)
- Who's Minding the Mint? (1967) Garbage Man
