Paul Winfield's Milestones
    Was artist in residence at Stanford University.
   1965 Worked as artist in residence at University of Hawaii.
   1965 Made TV debut in episode of "Perry Mason" (CBS).
   Played romantic interest of Diahann Carroll's "Julia" on the NBC sitcom.
   1969 Film acting debut in "The Lost Man".
   1972 Breakthrough feature role, "Sounder"; earned Best Actor Oscar nomination.
   1973 Made TV-movie debut in "Horror at 37,000 Feet" (CBS).
   1978 Played title role in the NBC miniseries "King"; won first Emmy nomination.
   1979 Had supporting role in "Roots: The Next Generation" (ABC); won second Emmy nomination.
   Played a talking mirror on TV sitcom "The Charmings" (ABC).
   Appeared in the Broadway play "Checkmates", co-starring Denzel Washington.
   1989 Appeared as a record executive in a story arc of the CBS crime drama "Wiseguy".
   Had regular role of building landlord on the NBC sitcom "227".
   1990 Had pivotal role in the feature "Presumed Innocent".
   Voiced Mr Ruhle in "The Magic School Bus" (PBS).
   1995 Portrayed boxing promoter Don King in the HBO biopic "Tyson".
   1997 Returned to series TV as regular on the short-lived NBC sitcom "Built to Last".
   1999 Played the adoptive father of two Vietnamese children in "Catfish and Black Bean Sauce".