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Paul Benjamin

Paul Benjamin

Actor

Born February 4, 1935 in Pelion, South Carolina, USA

Died June 28, 2019

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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 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.

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CBS promo One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story 1978

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"Distance" Movie Trailer

Filmography

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Year

Remembering 2019: In Memoriam Poster

Remembering 2019: In Memoriam TV Special2019Self

Occupy, Texas Poster

Occupy, Texas Feature Film2016Mr. Goodman

The Talk Man Poster

The Talk Man Feature Film2012Dallas

Ascension Day Poster

Ascension Day Video2007Sam

Back to You in the Days Poster

Back to You in the Days Feature Film2005Cody

Deacons for Defense Poster

Deacons for Defense TV Movie2003Otis

The Station Agent Poster

The Station Agent Feature Film2003Henry Styles

The Shield Poster

The Shield TV Series2002Perry

Angel: One More Road to Cross Poster

Angel: One More Road to Cross Video2001Minister

Stanley's Gig Poster

Stanley's Gig Feature Film2000Teddy Branson

Angel TV Series1999Fellow Resident

The Breaks Poster

The Breaks Feature Film1999Clerk

Last Rites Poster

Last Rites TV Movie1998Fez

Hoodlum Feature Film1997Whispers

Rosewood Poster

Rosewood Feature Film1997James Carrier

Vanishing Point Poster

Vanishing Point TV Movie1997Mose, Snake Wrangler

Psalms from the Underground Short Film1996

Drop Squad Poster

Drop Squad Feature Film1994Wellington Cosbie

ER TV Series1994Al Ervin

New York Undercover Poster

New York Undercover TV Series1994The Professor

Sweet Justice Poster

Sweet Justice TV Series1994Beecher Lowe

The Fence Poster

The Fence Feature Film1994Del Reston

Back to the Streets of San Francisco Poster

Back to the Streets of San Francisco TV Movie1992Henry Brown

The Five Heartbeats Poster

The Five Heartbeats Feature Film1991Mr. King

The Super Poster

The Super Feature Film1991Gilliam

Law & Order Poster

Law & Order TV Series1990Lonnie Jackson

Do the Right Thing Poster

Do the Right Thing Feature Film1989ML

Pink Cadillac Poster

Pink Cadillac Feature Film1989Judge

In the Heat of the Night Poster

In the Heat of the Night TV Series1988George Brownlow

A Stranger Waits Poster

A Stranger Waits TV Movie1987Cooper

Diamonds Poster

Diamonds TV Series1987Devareaux

Nuts Feature Film1987Harry Harrison

The Man Who Broke 1, 000 Chains Poster

The Man Who Broke 1, 000 Chains TV Movie1987Big Sam

American Masters Poster

American Masters TV Series1985Grandfather

Night Heat Poster

Night Heat TV Series1985Archie

The Atlanta Child Murders Poster

The Atlanta Child Murders Mini-Series1985Homer Williams

Deadly Force Poster

Deadly Force Feature Film1983Lester

American Playhouse Poster

American Playhouse TV Series1982Rashad

Some Kind of Hero Poster

Some Kind of Hero Feature Film1982Leon

Gideon's Trumpet Poster

Gideon's Trumpet TV Movie1980Artis

Escape from Alcatraz Poster

Escape from Alcatraz Feature Film1979English

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Poster

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings TV Movie1979Freeman

Knots Landing Poster

Knots Landing TV Series1979Mr. Carter

One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story Poster

One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story TV Movie1978John LeFlore

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys Poster

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys TV Movie1976Ramsey

Leadbelly Poster

Leadbelly Feature Film1976Wes Ledbetter

Serpico TV Series1976Eddie Pickett

Distance Poster

Distance Feature Film1975Sgt. Elwood Horne

Friday Foster Poster

Friday Foster Feature Film1975Senator David Lee Hart

Friendly Persuasion Poster

Friendly Persuasion TV Movie1975Swan Stebeney

Starsky and Hutch Poster

Starsky and Hutch TV Series1975Detective Burke

Police Woman Poster

Police Woman TV Series1974Roman Washington

The Education of Sonny Carson Poster

The Education of Sonny Carson Feature Film1974Pops

Kojak TV Series1973Willie Daniels

Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside Poster

Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside TV Movie1973Lt. Valentine

Police Story Poster

Police Story TV Series1973Jesse

The Deadly Trackers Poster

The Deadly Trackers Feature Film1973Jacob

Across 110th Street Poster

Across 110th Street Feature Film1972Jim Harris

Born to Win Poster

Born to Win Feature Film1971Fixer

The Anderson Tapes Poster

The Anderson Tapes Feature Film1971Jimmy

Midnight Cowboy Poster

Midnight Cowboy Feature Film1969Bartender - New York

This Is the Life Poster

This Is the Life TV Series1952Gaspar

Taking Your Bra Off in 49 Days Feature FilmMr. Blank

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