Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1938-02-04
- Day of Death2019-06-28 (81 years)
- Place of BirthPelion, South Carolina, USA
- Also Known As-
Paul Benjamin
Biography
Paul Benjamin (born 1938) 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 did extensive 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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2007
Ascension Day
As: Sam
- 2005
Back in the Day
As: Cody
- 2003
The Station Agent
As: Henry Styles
- 2003
Deacons for Defense
As: Otis
- 2002
The Shield
As: Perry
- 2001
DMX: Angel
As: Minister
- 1999
Angel
As: Fellow Resident
- 1999
The Breaks
As: Clerk
- 1997
Hoodlum
As: Whispers
1997Rosewood
As: James Carrier
1994ER
As: Al Ervin
1992Back to the Streets of San Francisco
As: Henry Brown
1990Law & Order
As: Lonnie Jackson
- 1989
Do the Right Thing
As: ML
1989The Meeting
As: Rashad
1987Nuts
As: Harry Harrison
1987The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
As: Big Sam
1987A Stranger Waits
As: Cooper
1985The Atlanta Child Murders
As: Homer Williams
1983Deadly Force
As: Lester
1982Some Kind of Hero
As: Leon
1980Gideon's Trumpet
As: Artis
1979Knots Landing
As: Mr. Carter
- 1979
Escape from Alcatraz
As: English
1979I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
As: Freeman
1978One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
As: John LeFlore
1976Leadbelly
As: Wes Ledbetter
1976Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
As: Ramsey
1975Friday Foster
As: Senator David Lee Hart
1975Distance
As: Sgt. Elwood Horne
1975Friendly Persuasion
As: Swan Stebeney
1974The Education of Sonny Carson
As: Pops
1973The Deadly Trackers
As: Jacob
1973Kojak
As: Willie Daniels
1973Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside
As: Lt. Valentine
1972Across 110th Street
As: Jim Harris
1971Born to Win
As: Fixer
1971The Anderson Tapes
As: Jimmy
- 1969
Midnight Cowboy
As: Bartender
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Arlis