Paul Winfield (1941-2004)
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Legendary actor Paul Winfield passed away last night of a heart attack, he was 62.
[url=http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/09/obit.winfield.ap/index.html]CNN link[/url]
Along the road in his legendary career, Mr. Winfield was a regular sight for any Science Fiction fan, playing roles in the original Star Trek movies, ST: TNG, and an extraordinary guest spot on Babylon 5 as Dr. Franklins father.
This ‘Geezer will surely miss his many talents.
I remember his part in Babylon 5 – He was pretty good.
Shame, He’ll be missed
I liked him in The Terminator… Very good actor all around. Sad indeed. 🙁
I liked his small role on Star Trek II as Captain Clark Terrell, the ill-fated commander of the USS Reliant.
I have a feeling the guy was a patron of Sci-Fi. He never had any trouble gaining serious roles in any [url=http://imdb.com/name/nm0934902/]media[/url] (stage, tv, films), but always seemed to find the time for a Sci-Fi cameo or two.
[quote=”sgtdraino”]I liked his small role on Star Trek II as Captain Clark Terrell, the ill-fated commander of the USS Reliant.[/quote]
Ditto.
He also played the Alien in ST: TNG that only spoke in metaphors, and Picard communicated with him using the story of Gilgamesh.
But perhaps his funniest role of all time in Sci-Fi has to be as a parody of General Powell in “Mars Attacks”
“I told you mom, if I just keep my head down and don’t make waves, I’m going to go places! Yes, General!”
Something like that, was laughing too hard to remember.
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