Obit: Paul Winfield of City Confidential

Subject: Obit: Paul Winfield of City Confidential
From: wysiwyg
Date: 19 Jun 04 - 10:15 PM

It will never be the same. HOW did we miss this?????????

03.09.2004
In Memoriam: Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield, Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning actor who gave two very memorable performances in Star Trek, died Sunday, March 7, of a heart attack. He was 62.

Winfield played Captain Clark Terrell of the ill-fated U.S.S. Reliant in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan." He returned to the franchise in Star Trek: The Next Generation as "Dathon," the metaphor-speaking Tamarian captain in the classic "Darmok" episode.

Winfield was only the third African-American to receive an Academy Award nomination for best actor when he was honored for his performance as Nathan Lee Morgan, the loving sharecropper father in the 1972 classic "Sounder." His last role was a cameo in the 2003 made-for-TV remake of "Sounder."

Winfield won an Emmy in 1995 for his role as a federal judge on "Picket Fences," and had previously been nominated for his lauded performance as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1978 miniseries "King," again in 1979 for "Roots: the Next Generation." He also received an NAACP Image Award in 1982 for the TV movie "The Sophisticated Gents."

A character actor with a long resumé, Winfield has appeared in more than 40 feature films, including "Damnation Alley," "The Terminator" and "Mars Attacks!" He also had a busy career in television since the 1950's, with roles in Perry Mason, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Mission: Impossible, Mannix and many others, and more recently had recurring roles in L.A. Law and Touched by an Angel. He lent his voice several times to The Simpsons and Batman Beyond and also appeared in Babylon 5.

~S~

Subject: RE: Obit: Paul Winfield of City Confidential
From: wysiwyg
Date: 19 Jun 04 - 10:18 PM


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".

Subject: RE: Obit: Paul Winfield of City Confidential
From: wysiwyg
Date: 19 Jun 04 - 10:19 PM

Awards
Emmy 1994
Emmy 1994


Filmography
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce (2000)
Knockout (2000)
Relax...It's Just Sex (1999)
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Original Gangstas (1996)
Dennis the Menace (1993)
Cliffhanger (1993)
Presumed Innocent (1990)
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
Big Shots (1987)
Death Before Dishonor (1987)
Blue City (1986)
Sounder (1972)
White Dog
In the Kingdom of the Blind
The Terminator
Trouble Man
Deadly Measures
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
The Lost Man
Irresistible Force
Carbon Copy
Star Trek II: the Wrath of Khan
Twilight's Last Gleaming
The Greatest
Mike's Murder
High Velocity
Damnation Alley
On the Run
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Hustle
Brother John
Gordon's War
Conrack
Huckleberry Finn
R.P.M.
Trapped
Second to Die
Vegas City of Dreams