Paul Benjamin

Paul Benjamin

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday4 February 1935
Died28 June 2019 (age 84)
Place of birthPelion, South Carolina, USA
Known credits53

Biography

Paul Benjamin (February 4, 1935 – June 28, 2019) was an American actor. is an American actor. Benjamin was born in Pelion, South Carolina. He made his film debut in 1969 as a bartender in Midnight Cowboy. After a small role in Sidney Lumet's The Anderson Tapes, he primarily did television work in the 1970s. A few notable exceptions were a major role in Barry Shear's Across 110th Street, and smaller parts in Gordon Parks' biopic Leadbelly, Arthur Marks' Friday Foster, and Don Siegel's prison film Escape from Alcatraz. He gave exceptional performances in the TV adaptations of I Know Why The Ca…

Occupy, Texas
Occupy, Texas
2016 · Mr. Goodman
Ascension Day
Ascension Day
2007 · Sam
Back in the Day
Back in the Day
2005 · Cody
Deacons for Defense
Deacons for Defense
2005 · Otis
The Station Agent
The Station Agent
2003 · Henry Styles
The Shield
The Shield
2002 · Perry
DMX: Angel
DMX: Angel
2001 · Minister
Stanley's Gig
Stanley's Gig
2000 · Teddy Branson
Angel
Angel
1999 · Fellow Resident
Last Rites
Last Rites
1999 · Fez
The Breaks
The Breaks
1999 · Clerk
Hoodlum
Hoodlum
1997 · Whispers
Rosewood
Rosewood
1997 · James Carrier
Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point
1997 · Mose, Snake Wrangler
Drop Squad
Drop Squad
1994 · Wellington Cosbie
ER
ER
1994 · Al Ervin
The Fence
The Fence
1994 · Del Reston
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
1992 · Henry Brown
The Super
The Super
1991 · Gilliam
The Five Heartbeats
The Five Heartbeats
1991 · Mr. King
Law & Order
Law & Order
1990 · Lonnie Jackson
Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing
1989 · ML
The Meeting
The Meeting
1989 · Rashad
Nuts
Nuts
1987 · Harry Harrison
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987 · Big Sam
A Stranger Waits
A Stranger Waits
1987 · Cooper
The Atlanta Child Murders
The Atlanta Child Murders
1985 · Homer Williams
Night Heat
Night Heat
1985
Deadly Force
Deadly Force
1983 · Lester
Some Kind of Hero
Some Kind of Hero
1982 · Leon
American Playhouse
American Playhouse
1982 · Rashad
Gideon's Trumpet
Gideon's Trumpet
1980 · Artis
Knots Landing
Knots Landing
1979 · Mr. Carter
Escape from Alcatraz
Escape from Alcatraz
1979 · English
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1979 · Freeman
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
1978 · John LeFlore
Leadbelly
Leadbelly
1976 · Wes Ledbetter
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
1976 · Ramsey
Friday Foster
Friday Foster
1975 · Senator David Lee Hart
Distance
Distance
1975 · Sgt. Elwood Horne
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion
1975 · Swan Stebeney
Police Woman
Police Woman
1974
The Education of Sonny Carson
The Education of Sonny Carson
1974 · Pops
The Deadly Trackers
The Deadly Trackers
1973 · Jacob
Kojak
Kojak
1973 · Willie Daniels
Police Story
Police Story
1973
Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside
Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside
1973 · Lt. Valentine
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