RIP Paul Benjamin ( Step inside you'll recognize him)

[010101]

rest up*

 

[Fade Runner 2049]

Eddie King Sr.

"You ain't gon be shyt, cause I ain't shyt"

 

[Self_Born7]

he was the pops on education of sonny carson, one of my fav movies all time

 

[m0rninggl0ry]

I remember him as Whispers from Hoodlum










Paul Benjamin
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Paul Benjamin
Born 1938 (age 80–81)
Pelion, South Carolina, U.S.
Died June 28, 2019
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Film, television actor
Years active 1969-2019
Paul Benjamin (born 1938, died June 28, 2019) was an American actor.[1]

Benjamin was born in Pelion, South Carolina. He made his film debut in 1969 as a bartender in Midnight Cowboy.[1] After small roles in Sidney Lumet's The Anderson Tapes (1971) and Born to Win (1971),[1] he did extensive television work in the 1970s.

A few notable exceptions were a major role in Barry Shear's Across 110th Street (1972), and smaller parts in Shear's western The Deadly Trackers (1973), Michael Campus' The Education of Sonny Carson (1974), Arthur Marks' Friday Foster (1975), Gordon Parks' biopic Leadbelly (1976), and Don Siegel's prison film Escape from Alcatraz (1979). He gave exceptional performances in the TV adaptations of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979) and Gideon's Trumpet (1980). He later starred in the 1987 HBO movie The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains, based on the novel by Robert E. Burns.

On the big screen in the 1980s and 1990s, Benjamin worked with some well-known actors and directors. He acted in Some Kind of Hero (1982) opposite Richard Pryor, Martin Ritt's drama film Nuts (1987) starring Barbra Streisand, Pink Cadillac (1989) with Clint Eastwood, Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989),[1] Robert Townsend's The Five Heartbeats (1991),[1] Bill Duke's Hoodlum (1997), and John Singleton's Rosewood (1997).

On television, he appeared in the 1988 episode of In The Heat of the Night as a death row inmate and 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. He also acted in an episode of the 14th season of Law & Order entitled "Identity" (2003) as well as an episode of The Shield.[1]

After 2000, he acted mainly in independent films like Stanley's Gig, The Station Agent,[1] Deacons For Defense, and James Hunter's 2005 drama Back in the Day.

Paul Benjamin passed away June 28,2019 in Los Angeles, CA. He was 81.

Filmography[edit]

• Midnight Cowboy (1969) - Bartender - New York
• The Anderson Tapes (1971) - Jimmy
• Born to Win (1971) - Fixer
• Across 110th Street (1972) - Jim Harris
• The Deadly Trackers (1973) - Jacob
• The Education of Sonny Carson (1974) - Pops
• Distance (1975) - Sgt. Elwood Horne
• Friday Foster (1975) - Sen. David Lee Hart
• Leadbelly (1976) - Wes Ledbetter
• One In A Million: 1978 Full Feature (1978) - John LeFlore
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979, TV Movie) - Freeman
• Escape from Alcatraz (1979) - English
• Gideon's Trumpet (1980, TV Movie) - Artis
• Some Kind of Hero (1982) - Leon
• Deadly Force (1983) - Lester
• Nuts (1987) - Harry Harrison
• Do the Right Thing (1989) - ML
• Pink Cadillac (1989) - Judge
• The Five Heartbeats (1991) - Mr. King
• The Super (1991) - Gilliam
• Drop Squad (1994) - Wellington Cosbie
• The Fence (1994) - Del Reston
• Rosewood (1997) - James Carrier
• Hoodlum (1997) - Whispers
• The Breaks (1999) - Clerk
• Stanley's Gig (2000) - Teddy Branson
• The Station Agent (2003) - Henry Styles
• Back in the Day (2005) - Cody
• Ascension Day (2007) - Sam
• The Tall Man (2011) - Dallas
• Occupy,

Damn! I recorded Do the Right Thing on my DVR the other day and watched some of it this morning. I loved he scene when he talks about the polar melting and bdw is like stfu and then 10 seconds later he was like , so tell me more about the polar melting lol

 

[m0rninggl0ry]

nikka had the perfect hair for that old angry Black character. looks very stern, totally the opposite of Ossie Davis.

Rip to both of them

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Low key one of my favorite actors and underrated as well.

"Anger is the footstool of the devil"

Joe Pesci: "fukk you and the devil"

 

[Gyasi85]

I just watched 5 Heartbeats on Sunday
When Eddie King Jr hit them notes

Eddie King Sr was smiling like a proud dad. Watching his only son that made it.

 

[xoxodede]

R.I.P. loved him as an actor. Especially in Rosewood and Deacons for Defense.

 

[Gyasi85]

Show me a Breh who killed this many CaCs in a single movie

 

[FeloniousMonk]

Till this day I refuse to watch that movie. The trailer and hearing the details of the story made me angry as a child.

AY.

I feel.

If you ever watched Roots, Mississippi Burning, A Time To Kill, or Underground etc.

You'll be alright..

 

[Self_Born7]

word is bond,, dude looks and remind me of my grand father,,, may the ancestors be pleased with both of them and continue to guide them safe passage as they journey back home.

 

[Methodical]

You know what the more I think about it. I'm happy for him and not sad cause of he's gone cause he lives longer than most young people that died early in 30s-60s and he died in 81. That's a blessed to me. He lives a good life. I wanna die like that over 80s cause I don't want to die young in 40s-60s.

I wouldn't put so now I'm at him.

 

[OfTheCross]

I remember him as Whispers from Hoodlum










Paul Benjamin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


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This article is about the actor. For the author who used the pseudonym Paul Benjamin, see Paul Auster.
Paul Benjamin
Born 1938 (age 80–81)
Pelion, South Carolina, U.S.
Died June 28, 2019
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Film, television actor
Years active 1969-2019
Paul Benjamin (born 1938, died June 28, 2019) was an American actor.[1]

Benjamin was born in Pelion, South Carolina. He made his film debut in 1969 as a bartender in Midnight Cowboy.[1] After small roles in Sidney Lumet's The Anderson Tapes (1971) and Born to Win (1971),[1] he did extensive television work in the 1970s.

A few notable exceptions were a major role in Barry Shear's Across 110th Street (1972), and smaller parts in Shear's western The Deadly Trackers (1973), Michael Campus' The Education of Sonny Carson (1974), Arthur Marks' Friday Foster (1975), Gordon Parks' biopic Leadbelly (1976), and Don Siegel's prison film Escape from Alcatraz (1979). He gave exceptional performances in the TV adaptations of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979) and Gideon's Trumpet (1980). He later starred in the 1987 HBO movie The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains, based on the novel by Robert E. Burns.

On the big screen in the 1980s and 1990s, Benjamin worked with some well-known actors and directors. He acted in Some Kind of Hero (1982) opposite Richard Pryor, Martin Ritt's drama film Nuts (1987) starring Barbra Streisand, Pink Cadillac (1989) with Clint Eastwood, Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989),[1] Robert Townsend's The Five Heartbeats (1991),[1] Bill Duke's Hoodlum (1997), and John Singleton's Rosewood (1997).

On television, he appeared in the 1988 episode of In The Heat of the Night as a death row inmate and 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. He also acted in an episode of the 14th season of Law & Order entitled "Identity" (2003) as well as an episode of The Shield.[1]

After 2000, he acted mainly in independent films like Stanley's Gig, The Station Agent,[1] Deacons For Defense, and James Hunter's 2005 drama Back in the Day.

Paul Benjamin passed away June 28,2019 in Los Angeles, CA. He was 81.

Filmography[edit]

• Midnight Cowboy (1969) - Bartender - New York
• The Anderson Tapes (1971) - Jimmy
• Born to Win (1971) - Fixer
• Across 110th Street (1972) - Jim Harris
• The Deadly Trackers (1973) - Jacob
• The Education of Sonny Carson (1974) - Pops
• Distance (1975) - Sgt. Elwood Horne
• Friday Foster (1975) - Sen. David Lee Hart
• Leadbelly (1976) - Wes Ledbetter
• One In A Million: 1978 Full Feature (1978) - John LeFlore
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979, TV Movie) - Freeman
• Escape from Alcatraz (1979) - English
• Gideon's Trumpet (1980, TV Movie) - Artis
• Some Kind of Hero (1982) - Leon
• Deadly Force (1983) - Lester
• Nuts (1987) - Harry Harrison
• Do the Right Thing (1989) - ML
• Pink Cadillac (1989) - Judge
• The Five Heartbeats (1991) - Mr. King
• The Super (1991) - Gilliam
• Drop Squad (1994) - Wellington Cosbie
• The Fence (1994) - Del Reston
• Rosewood (1997) - James Carrier
• Hoodlum (1997) - Whispers
• The Breaks (1999) - Clerk
• Stanley's Gig (2000) - Teddy Branson
• The Station Agent (2003) - Henry Styles
• Back in the Day (2005) - Cody
• Ascension Day (2007) - Sam
• The Tall Man (2011) - Dallas
• Occupy,

 

[CoryMack]

You know what the more I think about it. I'm happy for him and not sad cause of he's gone cause he lives longer than most young people that died early in 30s-60s and he died in 81. That's a blessed to me. He lives a good life. I wanna die like that over 80s cause I don't want to die young in 40s-60s.

I wouldn't put so now I'm at him.

And looking at his filmography he worked pretty steadily since he started back in 69. That’s a blessing in itself. And I don’t remember the man playing the c00n in any of those later roles either.

 

[Swirv]

Great actor. RIP