Paul Benjamin
Paul Benjamin

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 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 Caged Bird Sings and Gideon's Trumpet. He later starred in the HBO movie The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains, based on the novel by Robert E. Burns. On the big screen in the 1990s, Benjamin worked with some well known directors. He appeared in Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing, Robert Townsend's The Five Heartbeats, Bill Duke's Hoodlum, and John Singleton's Rosewood. On television, he appeared in the 1994 pilot episode of ER, which led to his recurring role of homeless man Al Ervin during the next few seasons. Benjamin also worked on the American Masters documentary of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ralph Ellison, which aired on PBS. After 2000, he appeared primarily in small independent films like Stanley's Gig, The Station Agent, Deacons For Defense, and James Hunter's 2004 drama Back in the Day. He recently made a special appearance in the independent film The Talk Man, directed by Gene Gallerano. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Benjamin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Gender
Male
IMDb Id
nm0071345
Known For Department
Acting
Also Known As
Date of Birth
1938-02-04
Place of Birth
Pelion, South Carolina, USA
Date of Death
2019-06-28

Known For

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The Breaks

The Breaks

Movie 1999
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Back in the Day
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DMX: Angel

DMX: Angel

Movie 2001
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Born to Win

Born to Win

Movie 1971
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Friday Foster

Friday Foster

Movie 1975
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A Stranger Waits
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Nuts

Nuts

Movie 1987
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The Meeting

The Meeting

Movie 1989
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The Shield

TV Series 2002
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Starsky & Hutch

TV Series 1975
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Angel

TV Series 1999