Paul Winfield (did you know he was gay?)
St. Matthew
he's worth it. (Someone should make a film about his life; it could
not have been easy to be black, & male in his generation.)
IMDB:
His partner of 30 years, set designer and architect Charles Gillan
Jr., has died of a rare bone disease in LA. [5 March 2002]
Oscar-nominated actor Paul Winfield dead
Actor starred in 'Sounder,' 'King,' 'Roots: Next Generation'
Tuesday, March 9, 2004 Posted: 7:50 AM EST (1250 GMT)
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Paul Winfield, an Academy
Award-nominated actor who was known for his versatility in stage, film
and television roles, including a highly praised 1978 depiction of the
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. He was 62.
Winfield died Sunday of a heart attack, said his agent Michael
Livingston.
In 1968, Winfield played the boyfriend of Diahann Carroll in her
situation comedy "Julia" -- a role that some suggest helped open
television to other black performers.
Four years later Winfield's portrayal of the father in "Sounder"
earned him an Academy Award nomination for best actor.
He was Emmy-nominated for best actor in the title role of the 1978
miniseries "King," and nominated the next year in the best supporting
actor category for playing a college chancellor willing to sing Negro
spirituals to get donations for his school in "Roots: The Next
Generation."
He finally won an Emmy in 1995 for a guest appearance on "Picket
Fences." He played a federal judge whose rulings on busing inner-city
children are challenged by a local resident.
Despite acclaim, Winfield was often relegated to supporting roles,
including playing Jim in a 1974 remake of "Huckleberry Finn."
Sidney Poitier hired Winfield for his first movie role in "The Lost
Man" in 1969. Other significant roles included an appearance in the
Broadway play "Checkmates" with Denzel Washington, and his portrayal
of Don King in a 1995 HBO movie.
A Los Angeles native, Winfield was born May 22, 1941. Until he was 8,
he was raised by union organizer Lois Edwards, who later married
Winfield's stepfather.
He was bused to the predominantly white Manual Arts High School in Los
Angeles and was named best actor for three years in a row in an annual
Southern California high school drama competition.
He later studied drama at four colleges before leaving the University
of California at Los Angeles six credits short of a bachelor's degree.
He is survived by his sister, Patricia Wilson, of Las Vegas.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/09/obit.winfield.ap/index.html
Song of Joy
"St. Matthew" <dontemailm...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:27b1245d.04030...@posting.google.com...
: I know there's multiple threads about him here, but what the heck:
: he's worth it. (Someone should make a film about his life; it could
: not have been easy to be black, & male in his generation.)
Excellent idea. I loved him in every film he made.
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In the previous article, St. Matthew <dontemailm...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> I know there's multiple threads about him here, but what the heck:
> he's worth it. (Someone should make a film about his life; it could
> not have been easy to be black, & male in his generation.)
That would be a great "biopic" but there's no chance in hell it would
ever be made.
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St. Matthew
"Song of Joy" <pleiad...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<dbmdnQsJX6f...@comcast.com>...
St. Matthew
> In the previous article, St. Matthew <dontemailm...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > I know there's multiple threads about him here, but what the heck:
> > he's worth it. (Someone should make a film about his life; it could
> > not have been easy to be black, & male in his generation.)
>
> That would be a great "biopic" but there's no chance in hell it would
> ever be made.
You don't know that, dude.
Song of Joy
: "Song of Joy" <pleiad...@hotmail.com> wrote >...
: > "St. Matthew" <dontemailm...@yahoo.com> ...
: > : I know there's multiple threads about him here, but what the heck:
: > : he's worth it. (Someone should make a film about his life; it could
: > : not have been easy to be black, & male in his generation.)
: >
: >
: > Excellent idea. I loved him in every film he made.
:
:
: C., great to cyber-see ya!!!!! Waves!!
:
Backatcha! :-)