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Paul Benjamin

Paul Benjamin

Actor Feb 4 (died age 84) Pelion, South Carolina, USA 1951–2016 (65 year career)
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Biography

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 fi…

Known For

Escape from Alcatraz
Film

Escape from Alcatraz

English
Do the Right Thing
Film

Do the Right Thing

ML
Midnight Cowboy
Film

Midnight Cowboy

Bartender
The Station Agent
Film

The Station Agent

Henry Styles
Hoodlum
Film

Hoodlum

Whispers
Across 110th Street
Film

Across 110th Street

Jim Harris
The Anderson Tapes
Film

The Anderson Tapes

Jimmy
The Five Heartbeats
Film

The Five Heartbeats

Mr. King

Filmography

Acting (51)

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Movies (39)

Occupy, Texas

Occupy, Texas

2016

as Mr. Goodman

5.7
Ascension Day

Ascension Day

2007

as Sam

Deacons for Defense

Deacons for Defense

2005

as Otis

6.2
Back in the Day

Back in the Day

2005

as Cody

4.9
The Station Agent

The Station Agent

2003

as Henry Styles

7.4
DMX: Angel

DMX: Angel

2001

as Minister

Stanley's Gig

Stanley's Gig

2000

as Teddy Branson

5.8
Last Rites

Last Rites

1999

as Fez

5.8
The Breaks

The Breaks

1999

as Clerk

6.2
Hoodlum

Hoodlum

1997

as Whispers

6.4
Rosewood

Rosewood

1997

as James Carrier

6.5
Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point

1997

as Mose, Snake Wrangler

5.5
The Fence

The Fence

1994

as Del Reston

8.3
Back to the Streets of San Francisco

Back to the Streets of San Francisco

1992

as Henry Brown

5.5
The Five Heartbeats

The Five Heartbeats

1991

as Mr. King

7.3
The Super

The Super

1991

as Gilliam

5.9
Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

1989

as ML

7.8
The Meeting

The Meeting

1989

as Rashad

A Stranger Waits

A Stranger Waits

1987

as Cooper

5.0
Nuts

Nuts

1987

as Harry Harrison

6.3
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

1987

as Big Sam

6.6
Deadly Force

Deadly Force

1983

as Lester

4.9
Some Kind of Hero

Some Kind of Hero

1982

as Leon

5.5
Gideon's Trumpet

Gideon's Trumpet

1980

as Artis

6.0
Escape from Alcatraz

Escape from Alcatraz

1979

as English

7.5
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

1979

as Freeman

4.0
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story

One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story

1978

as John LeFlore

5.5
Leadbelly

Leadbelly

1976

as Wes Ledbetter

6.1
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

1976

as Ramsey

6.0
Friday Foster

Friday Foster

1975

as Senator David Lee Hart

5.9
Friendly Persuasion

Friendly Persuasion

1975

as Swan Stebeney

Distance

Distance

1975

as Sgt. Elwood Horne

5.0
The Education of Sonny Carson

The Education of Sonny Carson

1974

as Pops

4.9
The Deadly Trackers

The Deadly Trackers

1973

as Jacob

5.6
Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside

Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside

1973

as Lt. Valentine

Across 110th Street

Across 110th Street

1972

as Jim Harris

6.8
The Anderson Tapes

The Anderson Tapes

1971

as Jimmy

6.1
Born to Win

Born to Win

1971

as Fixer

5.2
Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy

1969

as Bartender

7.5