Paul Winfield

Born: 1939-05-22

Paul Edward Winfield (May 22, 1939 – March 7, 2004) was an American actor. He was known for his portrayal of a Louisiana sharecropper who struggles to support his family during the Great Depression in the landmark film Sounder which earned him an Academy Award nomination. Winfield also portrayed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the television miniseries King, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Paul Winfield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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as Traxler
Released: 1984-10-26

In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin...

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Dennis the Menace

as Chief of Police
Released: 1993-06-24

Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But...

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Cliffhanger

as Walter Wright
Released: 1993-05-28

A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his...

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as General Casey
Released: 1996-12-13

A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to...

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Presumed Innocent

as Judge Larren Lyttle
Released: 1990-07-27

Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is...

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as Captain Clark Terrell
Released: 1982-06-04

The starship Enterprise and its crew is pulled back into action when old nemesis, Khan, steals a...

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The Serpent and the Rainbow

as Lucien Celine
Released: 1988-02-05

A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the...

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as Keegan
Released: 1977-09-10

Following World War III, four survivors at an desert military installation attempt to drive...

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Strategic Command

as Rowan
Released: 1997-01-06

Rick Harding is a former Marines officer, now working in the FBI as a chemical weapons designer....

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White Dog

as Keys
Released: 1982-07-07

A trainer attempts to retrain a vicious dog that’s been raised to kill black people.

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Tyson

as Don King
Released: 1995-04-29

The story of Mike Tyson. From his early days as a 12 year old amateur with a powerful punch, to...

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Hustle

as Louis Belgrave
Released: 1975-12-25

The body of teenager Gloria Hollinger is found dead on a Los Angeles beach, and Lt. Phil Gaines...

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Blue City

as Chief Luther Reynolds
Released: 1986-05-02

Returning to the small Florida town where he grew up, Billy Turner learns that his father has...

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Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale

as The Old Man
Released: 1995-02-25

A brave boy named Temba ventures to find food and water for his drought-striken village. But...

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Twilight's Last Gleaming

as Willis Powell
Released: 1977-02-09

A renegade USAF general, Lawrence Dell, escapes from a military prison and takes over an ICBM...

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Sounder

as Nathan Lee Morgan
Released: 1972-09-24

The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the...

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Carbon Copy

as Bob Garvey
Released: 1981-08-06

A middle-aged married wealthy white corporate executive is surprised to discover that he has a...

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Original Gangstas

as Reverend Dorsey
Released: 1996-05-10

A violent street gang, the Rebels, rule the streets of Gary, Indiana. The Rebels shoot Marvin...

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Conrack

as Mad Billy
Released: 1974-03-27

A young, white school teacher is assigned to Yamacraw Island, an isolated fishing community off...

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Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

as Jim Watson
Released: 1990-10-21

This is yet another telling of the adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn as the two try...

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The Perils of Pauline

as African Servant
Released: 1967-08-02

Pauline becomes involved in a series of adventures around the world and is aided by her ever...

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Mike's Murder

as Phillip
Released: 1984-03-09

Betty has a crush on her tennis instructor Mike. He promises to call her for a date, but never...

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Go Tell It on the Mountain

as Gabriel Grimes
Released: 1985-01-14

This film adaptation of James Baldwin's celebrated novel tells the journey of a family from the...

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The Horror at 37,000 Feet

as Dr. Enkalla
Released: 1973-02-13

A commercial-jet captain (Chuck Connors) has ghosts on board from stones of an English abbey...

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Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story

as George Hairston
Released: 1987-02-03

This is the story of Lenell Geter, an engineer who was accused and convicted of armed robbery....

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83 Hours 'Til Dawn

as Doctor Dantley
Released: 1990-11-04

A wealthy man's daughter is kidnapped and placed in a box with air for only 83 hours.

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Death Before Dishonor

as Ambassador
Released: 1987-02-20

Gunnery Sergeant Burns reports for duty to an American Embassy in the Middle East. However due...

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R.P.M.

as Steve Dempsey
Released: 1970-09-16

R.P.M. stands for (political) revolutions per minute. Anthony Quinn plays a liberal college...

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Relax... It's Just Sex

as Auntie Mahalia
Released: 1998-06-28

A tight-knit group of thirty-somethings -- gay, lesbian and straight -- struggle to live, love...

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Big Shots

as Johnnie Red
Released: 1987-10-02

Following the death of his father, a suburbanite runs away from home and winds up on Chicago's...

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The Legend of Gator Face

as Bob
Released: 1996-08-08

Small-town Mississippians overreact to the appearance of a mythical swamp monster, partially the...

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The Greatest

as Draft Lawyer
Released: 1977-05-17

Muhammad Ali's life story up to the late 1970s, which includes his Olympic boxing triumphs as...

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The Assassination File

as Senator Alan Laskey
Released: 1996-06-22

An ex-FBI agent gradually uncovers the nature of a conspiracy behind the death of a black...

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The Women of Brewster Place

as Sam Michael
Released: 1989-03-19

A multigenerational story of the lives of several black women who call an inner-city tenement home.

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In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King

as Papa Joe
Released: 1995-03-01

Al is caught between his loyalty to the police force and his love for his brother in a tense...

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Breathing Lessons

as Daniel Otis
Released: 1994-02-06

A married couple review their lives and renew their love for one another while driving to a...

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Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

as Harold Williams
Released: 1999-04-14

An African American couple (Winfield and Alice) adopt two orphans from a Vietnamese refugee...

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Trouble Man

as Chalky Price
Released: 1972-11-01

It seems that masked men are knocking over the floating crap games of Chalky and Pete. Chalky...

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It's Good to Be Alive

as Roy Campanella
Released: 1974-02-22

This movie details the struggles of former Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella to adapt to...

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Who's Minding the Mint?

as Garbage Man
Released: 1967-09-26

A bumbling government employee accidentally destroys a small fortune and decides to break into...

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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1970-03-24

Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King,...

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The New Cinema

as Self - Interviewer / Narrator
Released: 1968-01-01

Between the French La Nouvelle Vague and the Italian Neorealismo, Europe had been undergoing a...

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White Dwarf

as Dr. Akada
Released: 1995-05-23

In a distant future New York medical student Driscoll Rampart accomplishes his internship at...

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Vegas, City of Dreams

as Edgar Jones
Released: 2001-04-01

When the body of Gabrielle Garrett is found on Lake Mead on a Christmas day, the coroner rules...

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Dead of Night

as Vernon
Released: 1996-01-01

As a vampire searches for his deceased wife, a homicide detective is hot on his trail.

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Second to Die

as Detective Grady
Released: 2002-04-23

Sara escapes a life of poverty and abuse to marry Jim Bratchett, but her joy is short-lived when...

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For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

as uncredited
Released: 1983-03-22

This film is the true story of Medgar Evers, a successful insurance agent who moves to Jackson,...

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Irresistible Force

as Commander Toole
Released: 1993-05-07

A police sergeant is hoping for a few quiet weeks before his impending retirement, but his plans...

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Angel City

as Cy
Released: 1980-11-12

Jared Teeter has to work in a forced labor camp in Florida to make ends meet. "Angel City" is no...

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Huckleberry Finn

as Jim
Released: 1974-05-24

Huckleberry Finn is a 15-year-old boy who has had a difficult relationship with his often...

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Dreams Don't Die

as Charlie Banks
Released: 1982-05-21

Two young kids in love, one young graffiti artist and the other a foster-child, find trouble on...

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A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

as Butler
Released: 1977-12-14

A troubled boy becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother and foster father help him fight it.

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The Wish That Changed Christmas

as Mr. Smith (voice)
Released: 1991-12-20

Ivy, an orphan wants a grandmother and a doll for Christmas. She mistakes a sign greeting her...

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Strange Justice

as Thurgood Marshall
Released: 1999-08-29

"Fact-based story about the sexual harassment suit filed by Anita Hill during the appointment...

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Brother John

as Henry Birkardt
Released: 1971-08-15

An enigmatic man returns to his Alabama hometown as his sister is dying of cancer and incites...

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Under Siege

as Andrew Simon
Released: 1986-02-09

Terrorists launch an attack against the USA. Their first strike is by a suicide squad that...

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Gordon's War

as Gordon Hudson
Released: 1973-08-09

A black soldier comes home to Harlem after a tour in Vietnam and discovers that his wife had...

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Only the Ball Was White

as Narrator
Released: 1980-02-21

Throughout the 1900's, before Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier in 1946, black...

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Knockout

as Ron Regent
Released: 2000-02-04

Bell decides to follow the footsteps of his father, devoted to boxing to become champion. But...

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Assignment Berlin

as Al Spector
Released: 1998-09-30

Tracy Garret's a cop and after an incident that left one person dead, she's invited by her...

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The Lost Man

as Orville Turner
Released: 1969-07-11

A gang of black militants plots to rob a factory to finance their "revolutionary struggle."

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Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

as Horace
Released: 1996-01-07

A young boy goes to spend the summer with his aunts in the South. He finds himself drawn to...

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In the Flesh

as William Stone
Released: 1995-01-01

A German woman travels to America with her baby to take up an au pair position with a rich...

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The Mighty Pawns

as Mr. Wright
Released: 1987-02-14

Inner city kids are given new direction when they are convinced to join the school chess team.

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Sounder

as The Teacher
Released: 2003-01-19

This is a coming-of-age story of a boy living in the Depression era of the South. "Boy" (Daniel...

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Sister, Sister

as Eddie Craven
Released: 1982-06-07

Heated confrontations and revelations result when a divorcee returns with her young son to the...

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Green Eyes

as Lloyd Dubeck
Released: 1977-01-03

Disillusioned Vietnam veteran Lloyd Dubeck travels back to Southeast Asia in search among...

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On the Run

as Harry
Released: 1983-09-02

1) A man becomes a target after witnessing an assassination. 2) Mr. Payatta is a coldhearted...

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High Velocity

as uncredited
Released: 1976-09-01

Ben Gazzara and Paul Winfield play Vietnam veterans turned mercenaries who are hired to rescue a...

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March to Freedom

as Narrator
Released: 1999-08-31

Three war veterans tell about their experiences with racism in World War Two.

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The Simpsons

as Lucius Sweet (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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Perry Mason

as Mitch
First aired: 1957-09-21

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...

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Crossing Jordan

as Phillip Sanders
First aired: 2001-09-24

Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan...

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Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Captain Dathon
First aired: 1987-09-28

Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the...

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The Mike Douglas Show

as Self
First aired: 1961-12-11

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...

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Batman: The Animated Series

as Earl Cooper (voice)
First aired: 1992-09-05

Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in...

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Babylon 5

as Gen. Richard Franklin
First aired: 1994-01-26

Babylon 5 is a five-mile long space station located in neutral space. Built by the Earth...

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Mission: Impossible

as Klaus
First aired: 1966-09-17

Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by...

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Spider-Man

as Omar Mosley / Black Marvel (voice)
First aired: 1994-11-19

Bitten by a neogenetic spider, Peter Parker develops spider-like superpowers. He uses these to...

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Touched by an Angel

as Sam
First aired: 1994-09-21

Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Starkey
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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Batman Beyond

as Sam Young (voice)
First aired: 1999-01-10

As new villains overrun Gotham City of the future, the aging Bruce Wayne hangs up the cape of...

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227

as Julian C. Barlow
First aired: 1985-09-14

A housewife sits on the stoop of her apartment building in a black neighborhood of Washington,...

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The Fall Guy

as Bert Perkins
First aired: 1981-11-04

Hollywood stuntman Colt Seavers picks up some extra pocket money by using his rough-and-tumble...

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Gargoyles

as Jeffrey Robbins (voice)
First aired: 1994-10-24

In Scotland, 994 A.D. Goliath and his clan of gargoyles defend a medieval castle. In present...

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The Name of the Game

as Barada
First aired: 1968-09-20

The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and...

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The Magic School Bus

as (voice)
First aired: 1994-09-10

An eccentric schoolteacher takes her class on wondrous educational field trips with the help of...

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Baseball

as Various (voice)
First aired: 1994-09-18

The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and...

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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Father (voice)
First aired: 1995-03-12

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.

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Julia

as Paul Cameron
First aired: 1968-09-17

Julia is an American sitcom notable for being one of the first weekly series to depict an...

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Nichols

as Eddie Joe
First aired: 1971-09-16

Nichols is an American Western television series starring James Garner broadcast in the United...

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Roots: The Next Generations

as Dr. Horace Huguley
First aired: 1979-02-18

Roots: The Next Generations is a television miniseries, introduced in 1979, continuing, from...

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The Charmings

as The Mirror
First aired: 1987-03-20

The Charmings is an American fantasy sitcom that aired from March 1987 to February 1988 on ABC....

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King

as Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
First aired: 1978-02-12

The story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., stretching from his days as a Southern Baptist minister...

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Scarlett

as uncredited
First aired: 1994-11-13

Scarlett O’Hara’s flight from the scrutiny of Atlanta society takes her on a journey to Savannah...

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The Blue and the Gray

as Jonathan Henry
First aired: 1982-11-14

The Blue and the Gray is a television miniseries that first aired on CBS in three installments...

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Backstairs at the White House

as Emmett Rogers Sr.
First aired: 1979-01-29

Behind the scenes at the White House during eight administrations, as told by the people who...

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Alex Haley's Queen

as Cap'n Jack
First aired: 1993-02-14

Queen is the story about Easter, the illegitimate daughter of James Jackson, III and her...

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The Sophisticated Gents

as Richard 'Bubbles' Wiggins
First aired: 1981-09-29

The 25-year reunion of members of a black athletic-social club brings together nine of its...

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