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
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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Born
Feb 04, 1935
Pelion, South Carolina, USA
Died
Jun 28, 2019
Known For
Acting
Movies
40 acting
0 crew
Popularity
1.4
Known For
Escape from Alcatraz
1979
as English
Do the Right Thing
1989
as ML
Midnight Cowboy
1969
as Bartender
The Station Agent
2003
as Henry Styles
Hoodlum
1997
as Whispers
The Anderson Tapes
1971
as Jimmy
The Super
1991
as Gilliam
Across 110th Street
1972
as Jim Harris
Rosewood
1997
as James Carrier
Nuts
1987
as Harry Harrison
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