Paul Winfield
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Winfield and Mark Slade from the television show The High Chaparral
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| Born |
Paul Edward Winfield May 22, 1941 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | March 7, 2004 (aged 62) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart Attack |
| Resting place |
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills, California) |
| Other names | Paul E. Winfield |
| Alma mater |
Manual Arts High School University of Portland Stanford University Los Angeles City College University of California, Los Angeles University of Hawaii University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1965–2004 |
| Partner(s) | Charles Gillan, Jr. (1972–2002; Gillan's death) |
Paul Edward Winfield (May 22, 1941 – 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 film Sounder, 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 to science fiction fans for his roles in The Terminator, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and Star Trek: The Next Generation. He received five Emmy nominations overall, winning for his 1994 guest role in Picket Fences.
Winfield was born in Los Angeles, California, to Lois Beatrice Edwards, a union organizer in the garment industry. His stepfather from the age of eight was Clarence Winfield, a city trash collector and construction worker. He 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.
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