Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

Born: May 22, 1939
Died: March 7, 2004
in Los Angeles, California, USA
Was an American television, film, and stage actor. He was known for his portrayal of a Louisiana sharecropper who struggles to support his family during the Great Depression in the landmark film Sounder which earned him an Academy Award nomination. Winfield also portrayed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the television miniseries King, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award.

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Sounder
Title: Sounder
Character: The Teacher
Released: January 19, 2003
Type: Movie
This is a coming-of-age story of a boy living in the Depression era of the South. "Boy" (Daniel Lee Robertson III) learns the hard way about the realities of being black, poor and unable to read. But he also learns about the deep love of family, the long-suffering loyalty of a dog and the importance of words, faith, stories & truth.
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Second to Die
Title: Second to Die
Character: Detective Grady
Released: April 23, 2002
Type: Movie
Erika Eleniak as a woman who plans the murder of her husband ...
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Title: Crossing Jordan
Character: Dr. Phillip Sanders
Released: September 24, 2001
Type: TV
Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
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Vegas, City of Dreams
Title: Vegas, City of Dreams
Character: Edgar Jones
Released: April 1, 2001
Type: Movie
When the body of Gabrielle Garrett is found on Lake Mead on a Christmas day, the coroner rules it as suicide. However, her three sisters begin their own investigation, which leads them to Byron Lord and the dark Las Vegas underworld.
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Knockout
Title: Knockout
Character: Ron Regent
Released: February 4, 2000
Type: Movie
Bell decides to follow the footsteps of his father, devoted to boxing to become champion. But not only must fight against his opponents but against a world where it seems that nobody wants to see it succeed.
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The Unfinished Journey
Title: The Unfinished Journey
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: December 31, 1999
Type: Movie
A short about American life and history produced for the millennium New Year's Eve celebration.
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March to Freedom
Title: March to Freedom
Character: Narrator
Released: August 31, 1999
Type: Movie
Three war veterans tell about their experiences with racism in World War Two.
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Strange Justice
Title: Strange Justice
Character: Thurgood Marshall
Released: August 29, 1999
Type: Movie
"Fact-based story about the sexual harassment suit filed by Anita Hill during the appointment trials of Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court during the George Bush Presidential administration. The film gives both parties a fairly even presentation and does not try to assess blame. It does, however, show a lot of background political maneuvering that took place, particularly on the part of Kenneth Duberstein, an administrative spin doctor."
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Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
Title: Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
Character: Harold Williams
Released: April 14, 1999
Type: Movie
An African American couple (Winfield and Alice) adopt two orphans from a Vietnamese refugee camp. After twenty-two years, the children are reunited with their birth mother, bringing deeply submerged resentments and misconceptions to the surface and forcing the characters to reexamine their identity and relationships in both comical and poignant situations.
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Title: Batman Beyond
Character: Sam Young (voice)
Released: January 10, 1999
Type: TV
As new villains overrun Gotham City of the future, the aging Bruce Wayne hangs up the cape of the once invincible Batman. But when troubled teenager Terry McGinnis stumbles upon the Dark Knight's secret, a new alliance is forged. And a triumphant new Batman is born.
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Assignment Berlin
Title: Assignment Berlin
Character: Al Spector
Released: September 30, 1998
Type: Movie
Tracy Garret's a cop and after an incident that left one person dead, she's invited by her father to spend sometime with him in Berlin. While they were out having dinner, her father's shot. She is then informed by the German inspector assigned to her father's case that her father's a CIA operative. She then decides to investigate the case...
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Relax... It's Just Sex
Title: Relax... It's Just Sex
Character: Auntie Mahalia
Released: June 28, 1998
Type: Movie
A tight-knit group of thirty-somethings -- gay, lesbian and straight -- struggle to live, love and stay friends in modern-day Los Angeles as circumstances conspire to tear them apart.
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Title: Built to Last
Released: September 24, 1997
Type: TV
Built to Last is an American sitcom that aired on NBC on Wednesday from September 24, 1997, to October 15, 1997.
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Strategic Command
Title: Strategic Command
Character: Rowan
Released: January 6, 1997
Type: Movie
Rick Harding is a former Marines officer, now working in the FBI as a chemical weapons designer. While packing up for the night, a group of armed soldiers led by wanted criminal Carlos Gruber, break into the FBI research lab. They steal large amounts of a newly created germ warfare chemical called Bromax-360, loosing two of their men in the process before escaping into the night.
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Mars Attacks!
Title: Mars Attacks!
Character: General Casey
Released: December 13, 1996
Type: Movie
A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.
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The Legend of Gator Face
Title: The Legend of Gator Face
Character: Bob
Released: August 8, 1996
Type: Movie
Small-town Mississippians overreact to the appearance of a mythical swamp monster, partially the work of teen hoaxers.
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The Assassination File
Title: The Assassination File
Character: Senator Alan Laskey
Released: June 22, 1996
Type: Movie
An ex-FBI agent gradually uncovers the nature of a conspiracy behind the death of a black presidential candidate
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Original Gangstas
Title: Original Gangstas
Character: Reverend Dorsey
Released: May 10, 1996
Type: Movie
A violent street gang, the Rebels, rule the streets of Gary, Indiana. The Rebels shoot Marvin Bookman, a store-keeper, for giving the police information about a drive-by shooting they committed. Marvin's son, former NFL star John who created the Rebels, returns to Gary to be with his father and, with a little help from his friends, to destroy the Rebels his way.
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Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
Title: Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
Character: Horace
Released: January 7, 1996
Type: Movie
A young boy goes to spend the summer with his aunts in the South. He finds himself drawn to Jessica, who the other aunts describe as "slow," and he eventually discovers there's more to Jessica and his other aunts than meets the eye.
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Dead of Night
Title: Dead of Night
Character: Vernon
Released: January 1, 1996
Type: Movie
As a vampire searches for his deceased wife, a homicide detective is hot on his trail.
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White Dwarf
Title: White Dwarf
Character: Dr. Akada
Released: May 23, 1995
Type: Movie
In a distant future New York medical student Driscoll Rampart accomplishes his internship at Rusta, a rural planet that doesn't revolve around its axis and therefore is divided into contrasting halves of eternal day vs. eternal night. One is a Victorian-styled colony, the other a medieval kingdom. Both leave Rampart in a state of constant wonder, as he finds his way among humans and aliens, strange dreams and even stranger reality, a dark keep and a red sea, and more universal matters of war and peace, good and bad, love and hate and sickness and health.
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Tyson
Title: Tyson
Character: Don King
Released: April 29, 1995
Type: Movie
The story of Mike Tyson. From his early days as a 12 year old amateur with a powerful punch, to the undisputed title of "Heavyweight Champion of the World", and ultimately to his conviction for rape. The story of his turbulent life moves quickly, never focusing for long on anything in particular.
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Title: Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character: Father (voice)
Released: March 12, 1995
Type: TV
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.
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In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King
Title: In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King
Character: Papa Joe
Released: March 1, 1995
Type: Movie
Al is caught between his loyalty to the police force and his love for his brother in a tense setting. It seems that his brother, Rudy, was involved in a mob hit that could potentially start a gang war. Tony C., a local mob boss and childhood acquaintance of Al, hires him to find out who was involved in the hit. Al must find his brother and make some decisions.
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Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
Title: Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
Character: The Old Man
Released: February 25, 1995
Type: Movie
A brave boy named Temba ventures to find food and water for his drought-striken village. But when he is given a set of magical bones, he uses them to gain riches for himself instead of sharing with his friends.
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Title: Spider-Man
Character: Omar Mosley / Black Marvel (voice)
Released: November 19, 1994
Type: TV
Bitten by a neogenetic spider, Peter Parker develops spider-like superpowers. He uses these to fight crime while trying to balance it with the struggles of his personal life.
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Title: Scarlett
Released: November 13, 1994
Type: TV
Scarlett O’Hara’s flight from the scrutiny of Atlanta society takes her on a journey to Savannah and Charleston, to England, and to Ireland, where she discovers her family's roots.
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Title: Gargoyles
Character: Jeffrey Robbins (voice)
Released: October 24, 1994
Type: TV
In Scotland, 994 A.D. Goliath and his clan of gargoyles defend a medieval castle. In present day, David Xanatos buys the castle and moves it to New York City. When the castle is attacked the gargoyles are awakened from a 1000 year curse.
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Title: Baseball
Character: Various (voice)
Released: September 18, 1994
Type: TV
The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and the words of those who contributed to the game in each era. Writers, historians, players, baseball personnel, and fans review key events and the significance of the game in America's history.
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Title: The Magic School Bus
Character: (voice)
Released: September 10, 1994
Type: TV
An eccentric schoolteacher takes her class on wondrous educational field trips with the help of a magical school bus.
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The Killing Jar
Title: The Killing Jar
Character: Judge
Released: August 31, 1994
Type: Movie
A former porn star marries a wealthy criminal defense attorney who enjoys masochistic sex. When the two tire of each other, the husband becomes attracted to his wife's best friend and decides to murder his wife.
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Breathing Lessons
Title: Breathing Lessons
Character: Daniel Otis
Released: February 6, 1994
Type: Movie
A married couple review their lives and renew their love for one another while driving to a friend's funeral.
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Title: Babylon 5
Character: Gen. Richard Franklin
Released: January 26, 1994
Type: TV
Babylon 5 is a five-mile long space station located in neutral space. Built by the Earth Alliance in the 2250s, its goal is to maintain peace among the various alien races by providing a sanctuary where grievances and negotiations can be worked out among duly appointed ambassadors. A council made up of representatives from the five major space-faring civilizations - the Earth Alliance, Minbari Federation, Centauri Republic, Narn Regime, and Vorlon Empire - work with the League of Non-Aligned Worlds to keep interstellar relations under control. Aside from its diplomatic function, Babylon 5 also serves as a military post for Earth and a port of call for travelers, traders, businessmen, criminals, and Rangers.
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Dennis the Menace
Title: Dennis the Menace
Character: Chief of Police
Released: June 24, 1993
Type: Movie
Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of gold coins that go missing when a shady drifter named Switchblade Sam comes to town.
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Cliffhanger
Title: Cliffhanger
Character: Walter Wright
Released: May 28, 1993
Type: Movie
A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn the climbers are actually thieving hijackers who are looking for boxes full of money.
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Irresistible Force
Title: Irresistible Force
Character: Commander Toole
Released: May 7, 1993
Type: Movie
A police sergeant is hoping for a few quiet weeks before his impending retirement, but his plans are scuppered when he is joined by an over-enthusiastic rookie partner who is assigned to him after failing her field test. To make matters worse, trouble looms when a group of white supremacists hold up a local shopping centre.
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Title: Alex Haley's Queen
Character: Cap'n Jack
Released: February 14, 1993
Type: TV
Queen is the story about Easter, the illegitimate daughter of James Jackson, III and her lifelong affair with plantation owner Tim Daly, which would result in the birth of Queen. Queen's story revolves around her early years as a slave who yearns to know who her father is, and her condition as a fair skin mixed race woman who spends her life trying to figure out where exactly she fits in.
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Title: Batman: The Animated Series
Character: Earl Cooper (voice)
Released: September 5, 1992
Type: TV
Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".
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The Wish That Changed Christmas
Title: The Wish That Changed Christmas
Character: Mr. Smith (voice)
Released: December 20, 1991
Type: Movie
Ivy, an orphan wants a grandmother and a doll for Christmas. She mistakes a sign greeting her into a town, she jumps off a bus and shouts, "It's me, Ivy!". In the cold she looks for a grandma unsucessfully. She finally finds a woman who always wanted children and a doll, Holly. Based on the book The Story of Holly and Ivy.
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83 Hours 'Til Dawn
Title: 83 Hours 'Til Dawn
Character: Doctor Dantley
Released: November 4, 1990
Type: Movie
A wealthy man's daughter is kidnapped and placed in a box with air for only 83 hours.
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Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
Title: Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
Character: Jim Watson
Released: October 21, 1990
Type: Movie
This is yet another telling of the adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn as the two try to clear their friend Jim of murder charges.
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Presumed Innocent
Title: Presumed Innocent
Character: Judge Larren Lyttle
Released: July 27, 1990
Type: Movie
Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered. Soon after, he's accused of the crime. And his fight to clear his name becomes a whirlpool of lies and hidden passions.
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Title: The Simpsons
Character: Lucius Sweet (voice)
Released: December 17, 1989
Type: TV
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
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The Women of Brewster Place
Title: The Women of Brewster Place
Character: Sam Michael
Released: March 19, 1989
Type: Movie
A multigenerational story of the lives of several black women who call an inner-city tenement home.
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The Serpent and the Rainbow
Title: The Serpent and the Rainbow
Character: Lucien Celine
Released: February 5, 1988
Type: Movie
A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead. In his quest to find the miracle drug, the cynical scientist enters the rarely seen netherworld of walking zombies, blood rites and ancient curses. Based on the true life experiences of Wade Davis and filmed on location in Haiti, it's a frightening excursion into black magic and the supernatural.
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Big Shots
Title: Big Shots
Character: Johnnie Red
Released: October 2, 1987
Type: Movie
Following the death of his father, a suburbanite runs away from home and winds up on Chicago's South Side. After being mugged, the boy befriends a young hustler and, after stealing a gangster's car, the two embark on an adventure down south in search of the hustler's estranged father.
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Title: Star Trek: The Next Generation
Character: Captain Dathon
Released: September 28, 1987
Type: TV
Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.
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Title: The Charmings
Character: The Mirror
Released: March 20, 1987
Type: TV
The Charmings is an American fantasy sitcom that aired from March 1987 to February 1988 on ABC. Based on the fairy tale Snow White, it chronicles Snow White and Prince Charming after they are transported in time from the Enchanted Forest to the 20th Century Los Angeles suburbs.
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Death Before Dishonor
Title: Death Before Dishonor
Character: Ambassador
Released: February 20, 1987
Type: Movie
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 of is severely restricted in their functions and presence to avoid upsetting the host government. As a result, when terrorists attack the compound, they are able to kidnap hostages and escape with little opposition. Burns ignores the Ambassador's restrictions, and throws the rule books out the window, as he becomes a one man army in an attempt to rescue the hostages, and wipe out the terrorists.
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The Mighty Pawns
Title: The Mighty Pawns
Character: Mr. Wright
Released: February 14, 1987
Type: Movie
Inner city kids are given new direction when they are convinced to join the school chess team.
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Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
Title: Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
Character: George Hairston
Released: February 3, 1987
Type: Movie
This is the story of Lenell Geter, an engineer who was accused and convicted of armed robbery. Because he had such faith in the system, he thought that he would eventually be released. But he was in jail for 18 months until a lawyer from the NAACP was brought to assist in his case.
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Blue City
Title: Blue City
Character: Chief Luther Reynolds
Released: May 2, 1986
Type: Movie
Returning to the small Florida town where he grew up, Billy Turner learns that his father has been killed. With little help from the police, Billy will take matters into his own hands and go up against a ruthless local mob boss in a desperate search to find the killer.
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Under Siege
Title: Under Siege
Character: Andrew Simon
Released: February 9, 1986
Type: Movie
Terrorists launch an attack against the USA. Their first strike is by a suicide squad that detonates a truckload of explosives at an army base in Washington DC. FBI probes indicate that the attack is by Arab terrorists led by Iranians. Subsequent attacks are via airplanes exploded in mid-air, crowded restaurants, and an attack on a mall. Administration cabinet heads push the President to retaliate. The director of the FBI believes that there may be more to the story than the investigation has revealed and the Secretary of Defense is the only other person urging caution.
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Title: 227
Character: Julian C. Barlow
Released: September 14, 1985
Type: TV
A housewife sits on the stoop of her apartment building in a black neighborhood of Washington, D.C., and discusses all manner of things with her neighbors.
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Go Tell It on the Mountain
Title: Go Tell It on the Mountain
Character: Gabriel Grimes
Released: January 14, 1985
Type: Movie
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 struggling to earn the approval of a self-righteous and often unloving stepfather.
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The Terminator
Title: The Terminator
Character: Lieutenant Ed Traxler
Released: October 26, 1984
Type: Movie
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?
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Title: Murder, She Wrote
Character: Starkey
Released: September 30, 1984
Type: TV
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
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Mike's Murder
Title: Mike's Murder
Character: Phillip
Released: March 9, 1984
Type: Movie
Betty has a crush on her tennis instructor Mike. He promises to call her for a date, but never does – she doesn’t know he sells drugs on the side. After botching a deal on someone else’s turf, Mike has to disappear for a while. He contacts Betty – then he’s killed before they can meet. Betty tries to find out what happened, leading her straight into a hornet's nest of vice.
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On the Run
Title: On the Run
Character: Harry
Released: September 2, 1983
Type: Movie
1) A man becomes a target after witnessing an assassination. 2) Mr. Payatta is a coldhearted professional hitman who travels the world to take out notorious bad guys. When he's forced to take in his orphaned French nephew, he leaves the boy to his estate caretaker Harry who must protect him from harm.
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For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Title: For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Released: March 22, 1983
Type: Movie
This film is the true story of Medgar Evers, a successful insurance agent who moves to Jackson, Mississippi to direct the regional headquarters of the NAACP. Fighting segregation and racist politics, Evers becomes a leader in the black community.
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Title: The Blue and the Gray
Character: Jonathan Henry
Released: November 14, 1982
Type: TV
The Blue and the Gray is a television miniseries that first aired on CBS in three installments on November 14, November 16, and November 17, 1982. Set during the American Civil War, the series starred John Hammond, Stacy Keach, Lloyd Bridges, and Gregory Peck as President Abraham Lincoln. It was executive produced by Larry White and Lou Reda, in association with Columbia Pictures Television, then owned by The Coca-Cola Company.
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White Dog
Title: White Dog
Character: Keys
Released: July 7, 1982
Type: Movie
A trainer attempts to retrain a vicious dog that’s been raised to kill black people.
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Sister, Sister
Title: Sister, Sister
Character: Eddie Craven
Released: June 7, 1982
Type: Movie
Heated confrontations and revelations result when a divorcee returns with her young son to the home of her two sisters.
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Title: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Character: Captain Clark Terrell
Released: June 4, 1982
Type: Movie
It is the 23rd century. The Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise is on routine training maneuvers and Admiral James T. Kirk seems resigned to the fact that this inspection may well be the last space mission of his career. But Khan is back. Aided by his exiled band of genetic supermen, Khan - brilliant renegade of 20th century Earth - has raided Space Station Regula One, stolen a top secret device called Project Genesis, wrested control of another Federation Starship and sets out in pursuit of the Enterprise, determined to let nothing stand in the way of his mission: kill Admiral Kirk... even if it means universal Armageddon.
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Dreams Don't Die
Title: Dreams Don't Die
Character: Charlie Banks
Released: May 21, 1982
Type: Movie
Two young kids in love, one young graffiti artist and the other a foster-child, find trouble on the mean streets on the other side of the river in New York City. Officer Charles Banks finds young Danny tagging subway cars and then catches Teiresa selling drugs for another mislead teen, Kirk. The officer, instead of turning both of them in, gives both teens a chance to make more of their lives together. Changing their ways turns out to be more challenging than first thought.
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Title: The Fall Guy
Character: Bert Perkins
Released: November 4, 1981
Type: TV
Hollywood stuntman Colt Seavers picks up some extra pocket money by using his rough-and-tumble skills to track and capture bail jumpers.
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Title: The Sophisticated Gents
Character: Richard 'Bubbles' Wiggins
Released: September 29, 1981
Type: TV
The 25-year reunion of members of a black athletic-social club brings together nine of its members for the first time to honor their old coach but is marred by a murder investigation involving one of the gents.
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Carbon Copy
Title: Carbon Copy
Character: Bob Garvey
Released: August 6, 1981
Type: Movie
A middle-aged married wealthy white corporate executive is surprised to discover that he has a working-class black teen-age son who wants to be adopted into the almost-exclusively-white upper-middle-class community of San Marino, California.
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Angel City
Title: Angel City
Character: Cy
Released: November 12, 1980
Type: Movie
Jared Teeter has to work in a forced labor camp in Florida to make ends meet. "Angel City" is no place for the faint of heart.
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Only the Ball Was White
Title: Only the Ball Was White
Character: Narrator
Released: February 21, 1980
Type: Movie
Throughout the 1900's, before Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier in 1946, black baseball talent blossomed in the Negro Leagues. Baseball buffs still sing the praises of Josh Gibson who could be counted on to hit 70 homeruns in a season, and Satchel Paige who pitched over 100 no-hitters in his career. Only the Ball Was White pays tribute to the many topflight players from the Negro Leagues. Narrated by actor Paul Winfield, the program documents a bygone bittersweet era in baseball and the men who were denied stardom by the color line. Ballplayers throughout the country were interviewed for this program, all of them quick to tell tales of the life, the competition, and the camaraderie. These include: Satchel Paige, Roy Campanella, Buck Leonard, Jimmy Crutchfield, David Malarcher, Effa Manley, and Quincy Trouppe.
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Title: Roots: The Next Generations
Character: Dr. Horace Huguley
Released: February 18, 1979
Type: TV
Roots: The Next Generations is a television miniseries, introduced in 1979, continuing, from 1882 to the 1960s, the fictionalized story of the family of Alex Haley and their life in Henning, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA. This sequel to the 1977 miniseries is based on the last seven chapters of Haley's novel entitled Roots: The Saga of an American Family plus additional material by Haley. Roots: The Next Generations was produced with a budget of $16.6 million, nearly three times as large as that of the original.
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Title: Backstairs at the White House
Character: Emmett Rogers Sr.
Released: January 29, 1979
Type: TV
Behind the scenes at the White House during eight administrations, as told by the people who work there.
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Title: King
Character: Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Released: February 12, 1978
Type: TV
The story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., stretching from his days as a Southern Baptist minister in the South of the 1950s until his assassination in Memphis in 1968.
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A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Title: A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Character: Butler
Released: December 14, 1977
Type: Movie
A troubled boy becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother and foster father help him fight it.
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Damnation Alley
Title: Damnation Alley
Character: Keegan
Released: September 10, 1977
Type: Movie
Following World War III, four survivors at an desert military installation attempt to drive across the desolate wasteland of America to Albany, where they hope more survivors are living, using a specially built vehicles to protect themselves against the freakish weather, mutated plant and animal life, and other dangers encountered along the way.
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The Greatest
Title: The Greatest
Character: Draft Lawyer
Released: May 17, 1977
Type: Movie
Muhammad Ali's life story up to the late 1970s, which includes his Olympic triumphs as Cassius Clay, his conversion to Islam, his refusal of the Army draft and the legal battle after being stripped of his World Title.
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Twilight's Last Gleaming
Title: Twilight's Last Gleaming
Character: Willis Powell
Released: February 9, 1977
Type: Movie
A renegade USAF general, Lawrence Dell, escapes from a military prison and takes over an ICBM silo near Montana and threatens to provoke World War 3 unless the President reveals details of a secret meeting held just after the start of the Vietnam War between Dell and the then President's most trusted advisors.
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Green Eyes
Title: Green Eyes
Character: Lloyd Dubeck
Released: January 3, 1977
Type: Movie
Disillusioned Vietnam veteran Lloyd Dubeck travels back to Southeast Asia in search among thousands of war orphans for the son he left behind.
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High Velocity
Title: High Velocity
Released: September 1, 1976
Type: Movie
Ben Gazzara and Paul Winfield play Vietnam veterans turned mercenaries who are hired to rescue a kidnapped executive.
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Hustle
Title: Hustle
Character: Louis Belgrave
Released: December 25, 1975
Type: Movie
The body of teenager Gloria Hollinger is found dead on a Los Angeles beach, and Lt. Phil Gaines is in charge of the investigation. Gaines learns that the girl, a stripper and prostitute, committed suicide, but he ignores the connection between her and a powerful mob lawyer, Leo Sellers. Hollinger's father, however, is not satisfied with Gaines's results, and attempts to investigate the case on his own.
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Huckleberry Finn
Title: Huckleberry Finn
Character: Jim
Released: May 24, 1974
Type: Movie
Huckleberry Finn is a 15-year-old boy who has had a difficult relationship with his often violent father for a long time. When Dad tried to kidnap him, Huck decides to run away from home, and heads out of town on a raft. Huck is soon joined by Jim, a runaway slave who is no more eager to see his master than Huck is to see his father. As the two friends make their way down the Mississippi, they're faced with a variety of challenges and adventures.
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Conrack
Title: Conrack
Character: Mad Billy
Released: March 27, 1974
Type: Movie
A young, white school teacher is assigned to Yamacraw Island, an isolated fishing community off the coast of South Carolina, populated mostly by poor black families. He finds that the basically illiterate, neglected children there know so little of the world outside their island.
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It's Good to Be Alive
Title: It's Good to Be Alive
Character: Roy Campanella
Released: February 22, 1974
Type: Movie
This movie details the struggles of former Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella to adapt to life in a wheelchair following his crippling automobile accident in 1959. Cinematographer Ted Voigtlander was Emmy-nominated.
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Gordon's War
Title: Gordon's War
Character: Gordon Hudson
Released: August 9, 1973
Type: Movie
A black soldier comes home to Harlem after a tour in Vietnam and discovers that his wife had become a heroin addict and died of an overdose. Infuriated, he gathers three of his ex-GI buddies and they lay out plans to fight the drug dealers.
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The Horror at 37,000 Feet
Title: The Horror at 37,000 Feet
Character: Dr. Enkalla
Released: February 13, 1973
Type: Movie
A commercial-jet captain (Chuck Connors) has ghosts on board from stones of an English abbey being shipped overseas.
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Trouble Man
Title: Trouble Man
Character: Chalky Price
Released: November 1, 1972
Type: Movie
It seems that masked men are knocking over the floating crap games of Chalky and Pete. Chalky and Pete hire the cool, loose, elegant Mr. T to fix things. Then, the masked manipulators set up the death of a collector for a rival gang lord. It looks like it's up to T to hold a gang war from breaking out, keep the police off his back, and earn his fee from Chalky and Pete.
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Sounder
Title: Sounder
Character: Nathan Lee Morgan
Released: September 24, 1972
Type: Movie
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.
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Title: Nichols
Character: Eddie Joe
Released: September 16, 1971
Type: TV
Nichols is an American Western television series starring James Garner broadcast in the United States on NBC during the 1971-72 season. Set the fictional town of Nichols, Arizona, in 1914, Nichols differed from traditional Western series of the era. The main character, a sheriff, rode on a motorcycle and in an automobile rather than on the traditional horse. The hero did not carry a firearm and was generally opposed to the use of violence to solve problems, preferring other means. Margot Kidder portrayed Ruth, the love interest/barmaid of Nichols.
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Brother John
Title: Brother John
Character: Henry Birkardt
Released: August 15, 1971
Type: Movie
An enigmatic man (Sidney Poitier) returns to his Alabama hometown as his sister is dying of cancer and incites the suspicion of notable town officials.
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R.P.M.
Title: R.P.M.
Character: Steve Dempsey
Released: September 16, 1970
Type: Movie
R.P.M. stands for (political) revolutions per minute. Anthony Quinn plays a liberal college professor at a west coast college during the hedy days of campus activism in the late 1960s. Radical students take over the college, the president resigns, and Quinn's character, who has always been a champion of student activism, is appointed president. As the students continue to push the envelope of revolution, Quinn's character is faced with the challenge of restoring order or abetting the descent into anarchy.
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Title: King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 24, 1970
Type: Movie
Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional activist to world-renowned leader of the Civil Rights movement. Rare footage of King's speeches, protests, and arrests are interspersed with scenes of other high-profile supporters and opponents of the cause, punctuated by heartfelt testimonials by some of Hollywood's biggest stars.
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The Lost Man
Title: The Lost Man
Character: Orville Turner
Released: July 11, 1969
Type: Movie
A gang of black militants plots to rob a factory to finance their "revolutionary struggle."
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Title: The Name of the Game
Character: Barada
Released: September 20, 1968
Type: TV
The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. It was a pioneering wheel series, setting the stage for The Bold Ones and the NBC Mystery Movie in the 1970s. The show had an extremely large budget for a television series.
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Title: Julia
Character: Paul Cameron
Released: September 17, 1968
Type: TV
Julia is an American sitcom notable for being one of the first weekly series to depict an African American woman in a non-stereotypical role. Previous television series featured African American lead characters, but the characters were usually servants. The show stars actress and singer Diahann Carroll, and ran for 86 episodes on NBC from September 17, 1968 to March 23, 1971. The series was produced by Savannah Productions, Inc., Hanncar Productions, Inc., and 20th Century-Fox Television. During pre-production, the proposed series title was Mama's Man. The series was also unique in that it was among the few situation comedies in the late 1960s that did not use a laugh track; however, 20th Century-Fox Television added them when the series was reissued for syndication and cable rebroadcasts in the late 1980s.
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The New Cinema
Title: The New Cinema
Character: Self - Interviewer / Narrator
Released: January 1, 1968
Type: Movie
Between the French La Nouvelle Vague and the Italian Neorealismo, Europe had been undergoing a continuous cinema transformation since the 1950s, while the ailing American studio system groaned under its own weight and inertia. New Hollywood had arrived with Bonnie and Clyde in 1967, and already by 1968 it was changing how Hollywood thought and acted. The student film scene was getting ready to explode, and it knew it.
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Who's Minding the Mint?
Title: Who's Minding the Mint?
Character: Garbage Man
Released: September 26, 1967
Type: Movie
A bumbling government employee accidentally destroys a small fortune and decides to break into the US Mint to replace it, but before long everyone wants a slice of the action - and the money.
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The Perils of Pauline
Title: The Perils of Pauline
Character: African Servant
Released: August 2, 1967
Type: Movie
Pauline becomes involved in a series of adventures around the world and is aided by her ever present friend, George.
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Title: The Mike Douglas Show
Character: Self
Released: December 11, 1961
Type: TV
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.
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Title: Perry Mason
Character: Mitch
Released: September 21, 1957
Type: TV
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.