Paul Benjamin
Biography
Paul Benjamin was an American actor whose film and television work centered on crime dramas and socially grounded stories, especially in the 1970s and 1980s. Born in Pelion, South Carolina, he relocated to New York and trained at the Herbert Berghof Studio. His film debut came in Midnight Cowboy (1969), playing a bartender. Early roles in The Anderson Tapes (1971) and Born to Win (1971) were followed by extensive television work and a major part in Across 110th Street (1972) as Jimmy Harris, a robbery figure whose choices drive the narrative. He went on to appear in The Deadly Trackers (1973), Friday Foster (1975), Leadbelly (1976), Escape from Alcatraz (1979), Some Kind of Hero (1982), Nuts (1987), Do the Right Thing (1989), Pink Cadillac (1989), Hoodlum (1997), Rosewood (1997), and The Station Agent (2003). On television, he acted in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979) and held a recurring role as Al Ervin on ER.
84years old at death
- Born Pelion
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 32 years1971 to 2003
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Paul Benjamin movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Barry Shear directed two of these films. Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Barry ShearDirector, 2 films, 1972 to 1973
All films by Barry Shear
Also two films together1 more actor
- Anthony CharnotaSome Kind of Hero (1982) and Across 110th Street (1972)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Paul Benjamin's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$165 million
8 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 16 films: 8 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$43M26.0% of the total
- 2$37M22.6% of the total
- 3$24M14.3% of the total
- 4$23M14.2% of the total
- 5$13M7.9% of the total
- 6$11M6.7% of the total
- 7$8.7M5.3% of the total
- 8$5.0M3.0% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.