Paul Winfield

About

Actor who won an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the TV miniseries King. He also played Captain Clark Terrell in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

Before Fame

He won his first major film role in The Lost Man opposite actor Sidney Poitier.

Trivia

His performance as a sharecropper in the 1972 film Sounder earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.

Family Life

His partner of thirty years was architect Charles Gillan, Jr.

Associated With

He played a supporting role to Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1984 sci-fi classic The Terminator.