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Paul Benjamin est un Acteur Américain né le 4 février 1938 à Pelion (Etats-Unis)

Paul Benjamin

Paul Benjamin
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Nationalité Etats-Unis
Naissance 4 février 1938 à Pelion (Etats-Unis)
Mort 28 juin 2019 (à 81 ans)

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 small roles in Sidney Lumet's The Anderson Tapes (1971) and Born to Win (1971), he did extensive television work in the 1970s.

A few notable exceptions were a major role in Barry Shear's Across 110th Street (1972), and smaller parts in Shear's western The Deadly Trackers (1973), Michael Campus' The Education of Sonny Carson (1974), Arthur Marks' Friday Foster (1975), Gordon Parks' biopic Leadbelly (1976), and Don Siegel's prison film Escape from Alcatraz (1979). He gave exceptional performances in the TV adaptations of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979) and Gideon's Trumpet (1980). He later starred in the 1987 HBO movie The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains, based on the novel by Robert E. Burns.

On the big screen in the 1980s and 1990s, Benjamin worked with some well known actors and directors. He acted in Some Kind of Hero (1982) opposite Richard Pryor, Martin Ritt's drama film Nuts (1987) starring Barbra Streisand, Pink Cadillac (1989) with Clint Eastwood, Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989), Robert Townsend's The Five Heartbeats (1991), Bill Duke's Hoodlum (1997), and John Singleton's Rosewood (1997).

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. He also acted in an episode of The Shield.

After 2000, he acted mainly in independent films like Stanley's Gig, The Station Agent, Deacons For Defense, and James Hunter's 2005 drama Back in the Day.

Le plus souvent avec

Bruce Surtees
Bruce Surtees
(3 films)
Bill Duke
Bill Duke
(2 films)
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
(1 films)
Arthur Marks
Arthur Marks
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmographie de Paul Benjamin (26 films)

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AnnéeNomMétierRôle
2005Back in the DayActeurCody
2003Le Chef de gareActeurHenry Stile
2003Légitime défenseActeur
1999The BreaksActeur
1997Les seigneurs de HarlemActeurWhispers
1997RosewoodActeurJames Carrier
1997Vanishing PointActeur
1992Retour dans les rues de San FranciscoActeur
1991Le ProprioActeurGilliam
1989La pizzeria en révolteActeur
1989Pink CadillacActeurJuge
1987CingléeActeur
1987L'Homme qui brisa ses chaînesActeurBig Sam
1982Some Kind of HeroActeur
1979L'Évadé d'AlcatrazActeurEnglish, le prisonnier-bibliothécaire
1979I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsActeur
1976LeadbellyActeur
1975Friday FosterActeur
1975Friendly PersuasionActeur
1975DistanceActeurElwood
1974The Education of Sonny CarsonActeur
1973Le shérif ne pardonne pasActeur
1972Meurtres dans la 110e rueActeurJim Harris
1971Le Gang AndersonActeurJimmy
1971Né pour vaincreActeur
1969Macadam CowboyActeurBarman