Paul Benjamin

Paul Benjamin

Acting

Birthday

1938/02/04

Day of death

2019/06/28 (81 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Pelion, South Carolina, USA

Also know as

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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 Leadbelly, Arthur Marks' Friday Foster, and Don Siegel's prison film Escape from Alcatraz. He gave exceptional p...Read more

Acting
Do the Right Thing
7.7

(1989) Do the Right Thing

as ML

The Station Agent
7.3

(2003) The Station Agent

as Henry Styles

Escape from Alcatraz
7.5

(1979) Escape from Alcatraz

as English

The Anderson Tapes
6.1

(1971) The Anderson Tapes

as Jimmy

Leadbelly
6.2

(1976) Leadbelly

as Wes Ledbetter

The Education of Sonny Carson
4.9

(1974) The Education of Sonny Carson

as Pops

Deacons for Defense
6.1

(2003) Deacons for Defense

as Otis

Friendly Persuasion
0.0

(1975) Friendly Persuasion

as Swan Stebeney

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
3.7

(1979) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

as Freeman

Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside
0.0

(1973) Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside

as Lt. Valentine

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
6.6

(1987) The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

as Big Sam

Gideon's Trumpet
6.2

(1980) Gideon's Trumpet

as Artis

One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
5.5

(1978) One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story

as John LeFlore

The Deadly Trackers
5.6

(1973) The Deadly Trackers

as Jacob

Ascension Day
0.0

(2007) Ascension Day

as Sam

5.8

(2000) Stanley's Gig

as Teddy Branson

Hoodlum
6.4

(1997) Hoodlum

as Whispers

Back to the Streets of San Francisco
5.3

(1992) Back to the Streets of San Francisco

as Henry Brown

Deadly Force
5.1

(1983) Deadly Force

as Lester

Midnight Cowboy
7.5

(1969) Midnight Cowboy

as Bartender

Rosewood
6.5

(1997) Rosewood

as James Carrier

Some Kind of Hero
5.5

(1982) Some Kind of Hero

as Leon

Distance
5.0

(1975) Distance

as Sgt. Elwood Horne

Across 110th Street
6.8

(1972) Across 110th Street

as Jim Harris

The Breaks
6.4

(1999) The Breaks

as Clerk

Back in the Day
5.1

(2005) Back in the Day

as Cody

DMX: Angel
0.0

(2001) DMX: Angel

as Minister

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
6.0

(1976) Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

as Ramsey

Born to Win
5.3

(1971) Born to Win

as Fixer

Friday Foster
5.9

(1975) Friday Foster

as Senator David Lee Hart

A Stranger Waits
5.0

(1987) A Stranger Waits

as Cooper

Nuts
6.3

(1987) Nuts

as Harry Harrison

The Meeting
0.0

(1989) The Meeting

as Rashad

The Shield
8.1

(2002) The Shield

as Perry

Starsky & Hutch
7.2

(1975) Starsky & Hutch

as ---

Angel
7.9

(1999) Angel

as Fellow Resident

Knots Landing
6.8

(1979) Knots Landing

as Mr. Carter

Kojak
7.0

(1973) Kojak

as Willie Daniels

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Arlis

ER
7.8

(1994) ER

as Al Ervin

Police Woman
6.2

(1974) Police Woman

as ---

Police Story
7.1

(1973) Police Story

as ---

The Atlanta Child Murders
5.9

(1985) The Atlanta Child Murders

as Homer Williams

Night Heat
6.6

(1985) Night Heat

as ---

Law & Order
7.4

(1990) Law & Order

as Lonnie Jackson