When Winfield received his Best Actor nod, he added his name to an elite roster of black actors who had been nominated for their work in leading roles. In fact, at the time, there were only two other names on the list: Sidney Poitier and James Earl Jones. Winfield also won an Emmy for a guest role on "Picket Fences" in 1995.
Although he traditionally played straight men and portrayed homosexual characters only twice in his career, Winfield was openly gay in his private life and lived with the same partner for 30 years. Winfield died on March 7, 2004.
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AddA Hero Ain't Nothin' But a SandwichStruggling with life in the ghetto, gifted young teen Benjie (Larry B. Scott) turns to heroin to escape his problems. But his troubles only multiply as the drug leads him down a dangerous path to addiction. His mother's boyfriend, Butler (Paul Winfield), tries to help the youth, but Butler has a few... Read More
AddGo Tell It on the MountainJames Baldwin's literary gem is adapted for the screen in this spellbinding film about three generations of an African-American family struggling to find footing in America, a place that's both a land of opportunity and difficulty. Tracing the lineage's move from the South to the heart of Harlem,... Read More
AddCatfish in Black Bean SauceCultures not only clash, they wage war in this touching comedy-drama about family dynamics. Dwayne and Mai, a Vietnamese brother and sister who were adopted in childhood by an African-American couple, face new crises as adults. Dwayne wants to propose to Nina, his beautiful black girlfriend, and Mai... Read More
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