List of the best Paul Winfield movies: Go Tell It on the Mountain(1984), Gordon's War(1973), Catfish in Black Bean Sauce(1999), It's Good to Be Alive(1974), Sounder(1972), Conrack(1974), White Dog(1982), Trouble Man(1972), Huckleberry Finn(1974), A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich(1977), Second to Die(2002), Death Before Dishonor(1987) ... ...
Drama
USA
1984
97 Minutes
Gabriel Grimes
Paul Winfield Rosalind Cash James Bond III Roderick Wimberly Olivia Cole Ving Rhames Alfre Woodard CCH Pounder Linda Hopkins Ruby Dee
This film adaptation of James Baldwin's celebrated novel tells the journey of a family from the rural South to "big city" Harlem seeking both salvation and understanding and of a young boy ... See full summary »
Action
USA
1973
89 Minutes
Gordon Hudson
Paul Winfield Carl Lee David Downing Tony King Gilbert Lewis Carl Gordon Nathan C. Heard Grace Jones
green beret soldier military officer drug dealer pimp corrupt businessman brutal dark harlem, n.y. family home street hideout big city drug trafficking crime prostitution vigilantism corruption revenge 1970s
Four Vietnam Vets go to war against the drug dealers and pimps of Harlem.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1999
119 Minutes
Harold Williams
Paul Winfield Mary Alice Chi Moui Lo Lauren Tom Kieu Chinh Sanaa Lathan Tyler Christopher Tzi Ma George Wallace Wing Chen
Dwayne and his older sister Mai are adults: Mai is married to Vinh, Dwayne is about to propose to Nina. Twenty-two years ago, when Mai was 10, she and Dwayne were refugees in Vietnam, ... See full summary »
Biography
1974
100 Minutes
Paul Winfield Louis Gossett Jr. Ruby Dee Ramon Bieri Joe De Santis Ty Henderson Lloyd Gough Eric Scott Woods Ketty Lester Julian Burton Len Lesser
baseball player wife son physical therapist mother doctor emotional gripping inspiring los angeles baseball field new york state household baseball accident paralysis marriage family hope quest
Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella (Paul Winfield) adjusts to life in a wheelchair after a 1959 car accident.
Drama
USA
1972
105 Minutes
Cicely Tyson Paul Winfield Kevin Hooks Carmen Mathews Taj Mahal James Best Yvonne Jarrell Eric Hooks Sylvia `Kuumba' Williams Janet MacLachlan Teddy Airhart
son father mother dog teacher sad inspiring louisiana household small town poverty racism hope education chain gangs growing up transformation quest 1930s
The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food.
Drama
USA
1974
107 Minutes
Jon Voight Paul Winfield Hume Cronyn Madge Sinclair Tina Andrews Antonio Fargas Ruth Attaway James O'Reare MacArthur Nelson William Hunter III Kathy Turner
teacher student principal superintendent profound inspiring south carolina island classroom illiteracy racism education poverty quest transformation 1970s
The true story of Pat Conroy, an idealistic beautiful white teacher who is a grade-school instructor for a group of poor black children in an isolated school.
Horror, Drama
USA
1982
90 Minutes
Keys
A trainer attempts to retrain a vicious dog that's been raised to attack black people.
Crime, Drama
USA
1972
99 Minutes
Chalky Price
detective hustler mobster police officer criminal thrilling rousing cool south central pool hall hotel gambling set-up investigation organized crime racism escape underdog 1970s
A neighborhood "problem solver" is framed for murder by a couple of local crime bosses trying to get him out the way.
Musical
USA
1974
118 Minutes
Jim
Jeff East Paul Winfield Harvey Korman David Wayne Arthur O'Connell Gary Merrill
young boy slave father preacher runaway teacher amusing madcap heartwarming family home raft mississippi river island riverboat missouri running away friendship race relations huckleberry finn father/son relationship
In the 1840s Missouri, young boy Huckleberry Finn, wanting to escape his drunkard violent father, joins black runaway slave Jim on a quest for freedom down the Mississippi River on a raft.
Drama
1977
107 Minutes
Cicely Tyson Paul Winfield Larry B. Scott Helen Martin Glynn Turman David Groh Kevin Hooks Kenneth Green Harold Sylvester Erin Blunt
A ghetto boy (Larry B. Scott) becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother (Cicely Tyson) and foster father (Paul Winfield) help him fight it.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2002
89 Minutes
Detective Grady
Erika Eleniak John Wesley Shipp Paul Winfield Colleen Camp Margaret Avery Kimberly Rowe
Sara thought she'd finally found happiness when she escaped a life of poverty and abuse to marry Jim Bratchett. Sara's happiness is short-lived when she discovers that Jim has an invalid ... See full summary »
Action
USA
1987
95 Minutes
Ambassador
Fred Dryer Brian Keith Paul Winfield Joanna Pacula Kasey Walker Rockne Tarkington
Gunnery Sergeant Burns reports for duty to an American Embassy in the Middle East. However due to the 'enlightened' views of the Ambassador, the marine security detachment he is in charge ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK|USA
1984
108 Minutes
Lieutenant Ed Traxler
Arnold Schwarzenegger Linda Hamilton Michael Biehn Paul Winfield Lance Henriksen Rick Rossovich Bess Motta Earl Boen Dick Miller Shawn Schepps Bruce Kerner
good guy woman android murder victim roommate cyborg gory suspenseful intense tense thrilling los angeles alternate reality police station club city apartment motel room violence robots time travel
A human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has been programmed to execute a young woman whose unborn son is the key to humanity's future salvation.
Horror
USA
1988
98 Minutes
Lucien Celine
Bill Pullman Cathy Tyson Zakes Mokae Paul Winfield Brent Jennings Conrad Roberts Badja Djola Theresa Merritt Michael Gough Paul Guilfoyle Dey Young
anthropologist witch doctor doctor native chilling fascinating thrilling haiti airplane harvard university investigation travel zombies voodoo dark secrets revolution discovery mystery 1980s
An anthropologist goes to Haiti after hearing rumors about a drug used by black magic practitioners to turn people into zombies.
Action
USA
1996
98 Minutes
Reverend Dorsey
Fred Williamson Jim Brown Pam Grier Paul Winfield Isabel Sanford Oscar Brown Jr. Richard Roundtree Ron O'Neal Christopher B. Duncan Eddie Bo Smith Jr. Dru Down
football coach gang member father mother teen boy emotional gritty tense gary, ind. los angeles household diner funeral gang war crime spree community murder vigilantism violence quest
When a gang shoots his father, Bookman (Fred Williamson) returns to his hometown, rounds up some of his own people and begins an all-out war to restore the neighborhood to its rightful sense of justice.
Sci-Fi
USA
1977
91 Minutes
Keegan
Jan-Michael Vincent George Peppard Dominique Sanda Paul Winfield Jackie Earle Haley Kip Niven Robert Donner Seamon Glass Trent Dolan Mark L. Taylor Bob Hackman
In a post-apocalyptic world, a group of survivors travel and find other settlements in huge custom designed all terrain vehicles.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1995
99 Minutes
Papa Joe
Michael Biehn William Petersen Leo Rossi Paul Winfield Kristian Alfonso Nick Vallelonga Tony DiBenedetto Khalil Kain Tony Lip Michael Cavalieri
Al is hired by an acquaintance who happens to be the local mob boss to track down his own brother who's wanted by the mafia for the murder of an important gangster figure. Is blood thicker than water?
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1986
83 Minutes
Chief Luther Reynolds
Judd Nelson Ally Sheedy David Caruso Paul Winfield Scott Wilson Anita Morris Luis Contreras Julie Carmen
A drifter returns to his Florida hometown only to discover that his father, the local mayor, was mysteriously murdered during his absence. Vowing to find the killer and avenge his father's death, he starts his own investigation.
Comedy
USA|UK
1981
92 Minutes
Bob Garvey
George Segal Susan Saint James Denzel Washington Jack Warden Paul Winfield Dick Martin Tom Poston
executive teen boy wife boss neighbor cheeky amusing suburbia san marino, calif. family home office father/son relationship racism class distinctions corporate culture unknown child sacrifice discovery adventure 1980s
When a rich white corporate executive finds out that he has an illegitimate black son, things start falling apart for him at home, at work, and in his social circles.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1993
96 Minutes
Chief of Police
Walter Matthau Mason Gamble Joan Plowright Christopher Lloyd Lea Thompson Robert Stanton Paul Winfield Amy Sakasitz Kellen Hathaway Billie Bird Arnold Stang
young boy neighbor wife burglar mother father amusing madcap river suburbia party garage backyard suburban life kidnapping practical jokes summer vacation robbery transformation adventure
When his parents have to go out of town, Dennis stays with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. The little menace is driving Mr. Wilson crazy, but Dennis is just trying to be helpful. Even to the thief who's arrived in town.
Comedy
Canada
1996
100 Minutes
Bob
John White Dan Warry-Smith Charlotte Sullivan Gordon Michael Woolvett Kathleen Laskey C. David Johnson Paul Winfield Pam Hyatt Roger Dunn Jack Newman Gerry Quigley
A group of boys concoct a yarn about having been threatened by a legendary swamp beast and then meet the real thing, learning it is a gentle, compassionate creature. The locals believe their original story and try hunting down the monster.
Biography
UK|USA
1977
101 Minutes
Lawyer
Ernest Borgnine John Marley Robert Duvall James Earl Jones Roger E. Mosley Ben Johnson Paul Winfield Lloyd Haynes Dina Merrill David Clennon
Muhammad Ali stars as himself in this dramatized version of his life story up to the late 1970s. It includes his Olympic triumphs as Cassius Clay, his conversion to Islam, his refusal of ... See full summary »
Drama
1989
179 Minutes
Oprah Winfrey Robin Givens Moses Gunn Mary Alice Olivia Cole Jackée Lonette McKee Paul Winfield Cicely Tyson Phyllis Yvonne Stickney Paula Kelly
Drama
1987
95 Minutes
George Hairston
Dorian Harewood Dabney Coleman Hoyt Axton Dennis Lipscomb Debbi Morgan Marshall Colt Victor Love Paul Winfield
suspect lawyer journalist witness prisoner disheartening solemn texas courtroom police station prison wrongful conviction imprisonment investigative journalism redemption judicial system lenell geter underdog quest 1980s
An engineer (Dorian Harewood) from Dallas fights a 1982 life sentence for an armed robbery he did not commit.
Drama
USA
1971
96 Minutes
Henry Birkardt
Sidney Poitier Will Geer Beverly Todd Bradford Dillman Ramon Bieri Warren Kemmerling Lincoln Kilpatrick P. Jay Sidney Richard Ward Paul Winfield Zara Cully
angel doctor worker townspeople dark emotional alabama household funeral factory death injustice discrimination redemption mankind strike mystery discovery quest rescue
A man who returns to his hometown for a funeral may have a much larger purpose in life than those around him can see.
Sci-Fi, Adventure
USA
1982
113 Minutes
William Shatner Leonard Nimoy Ricardo Montalban DeForest Kelley James Doohan Walter Koenig George Takei Nichelle Nichols Kirstie Alley Bibi Besch Merritt Butrick
captain kirk spock space traveler villain lieutenant hijacker suspenseful rousing brooding outer space spacecraft starship enterprise alien planet space travel exploration battle showdown doomsday device pursuit revenge
With the assistance of the Enterprise crew, Admiral Kirk must stop an old nemesis, Khan Noonien Singh, from using the life-generating Genesis Device as the ultimate weapon.
Drama
1999
95 Minutes
Mandy Patinkin Delroy Lindo Regina Taylor Stephen Young Philip Shepherd Leila Johnson Julie Khaner Janet Land Kathleen Laskey Lisa Mende Louis Gossett Jr.
supreme court justice judge accuser former boss anita hill thurgood marshall disturbing gripping intricate washington, d.c. capitol building senate office sexual harassment politics supreme court confirmation hearings accusations clarence thomas discovery
Anita Hill (Regina Taylor) brings sexual harassment charges against her former boss Clarence Thomas (Delroy Lindo), a Supreme Court nominee in 1991.
Comedy
USA
1996
103 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Glenn Close Annette Bening Pierce Brosnan Danny DeVito Martin Short Sarah Jessica Parker Michael J. Fox Rod Steiger Lukas Haas Natalie Portman
u.s. president first lady congressman scientist military officer alien campy unrestrained playful creative washington, d.c. new york city nevada las vegas kansas alien invasion first contact nuclear war apocalypse world superpowers
Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.