Paul Benjamin
Paul Benjamin
Paul Benjamin has appeared in 9 movies on CringeMDb. 4 contain sex scenes, nudity or sexual violence, and 5 do not.
- Most recent parent-safe movie: Deacons for Defense (2005)
- Most recent with adult content: Back in the Day (2005)
Born February 4, 1935 · Known for acting
44.4% Featured Movie Cringe Score (9 movies)
Paul Benjamin Movie Credits
Certified Parent-Safe
The Station Agent
...as Henry Styles
Deacons for Defense
...as Otis
The Five Heartbeats
...as Mr. King
The Super
...as Gilliam
Drop Squad
...as Wellington Cosbie
Certified Cringeworthy
Hoodlum
...as Whispers
Rosewood
...as James Carrier
The Breaks
...as Clerk
Back in the Day
...as Cody
About Paul Benjamin
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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