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Paul Benjamin

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 T…

Known field

  • Acting

Total Movie Credited

  • 33

Total TV Shows Credited

  • 12

Gender

  • Male

Place of birth

  • Pelion, South Carolina, USA

Birthdate

  • February 4, 1938

Death Date

  • June 28o 2019

Also known as

    Movies

    Ascension Day
    0

    Ascension Day

    2007

    Back in the Day
    4.7

    Back in the Day

    CrimeDrama

    2005

    Deacons for Defense
    6.167

    Deacons for Defense

    DramaTV Movie

    2005

    The Station Agent
    7.354

    The Station Agent

    DramaComedy

    2003

    DMX: Angel
    0

    DMX: Angel

    DocumentaryMusic

    2001

    Stanley's Gig
    5.8

    Stanley's Gig

    DramaMusic

    2000

    The Breaks
    6.2

    The Breaks

    Comedy

    1999

    Hoodlum
    6.394

    Hoodlum

    CrimeDrama

    1997

    Rosewood
    6.505

    Rosewood

    DramaHistory

    1997

    Back to the Streets of San Francisco
    5.5

    Back to the Streets of San Francisco

    CrimeTV Movie

    1992

    Do the Right Thing
    7.755

    Do the Right Thing

    Drama

    1989

    The Meeting
    0

    The Meeting

    Drama

    1989

    Nuts
    6.328

    Nuts

    Drama

    1987

    The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
    6.643

    The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

    DramaTV Movie

    1987

    A Stranger Waits
    5

    A Stranger Waits

    TV MovieThriller

    1987

    TV Shows

    The Shield
    8.143

    The Shield

    CrimeDrama

    2002

    Angel
    7.881

    Angel

    Sci-Fi & FantasyDrama

    1999

    ER
    7.832

    ER

    Drama

    1994

    Law & Order
    7.403

    Law & Order

    CrimeDrama

    1990

    The Atlanta Child Murders
    6

    The Atlanta Child Murders

    Drama

    1985

    Night Heat
    6.6

    Night Heat

    CrimeDrama

    1985

    Knots Landing
    6.868

    Knots Landing

    DramaSoap

    1979

    Starsky & Hutch
    7.3

    Starsky & Hutch

    Action & AdventureDrama

    1975

    Police Woman
    6.259

    Police Woman

    Action & AdventureCrime

    1974

    Kojak
    7.004

    Kojak

    CrimeAction & Adventure

    1973

    Police Story
    6.9

    Police Story

    Action & AdventureCrime

    1973

    Hallmark Hall of Fame
    8.571

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Drama

    1951

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