Paul Winfield
From The Great Machine
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Plays Major General Richard "Firestorm" Franklin, father of Babylon 5 Chief Medical Officer Stephen Franklin; commanding the ground forces of the 365th Infantry Division assaulting Matok in S2E10, GROPOS.
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Paul Winfield - General Franklin, Babylon 5; Captain Terrell, Star Trek 2; Dathon, "Darmok," STTNG; May 22, 1941 - March 07, 2004
Paul Winfield, 1941-2004. Actor Paul Winfield, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1978 TV miniseries King, died of a heart attack on March 7th. In genre circles, Mr. Winfield won praise for his portrayal of Captain Terrell of the Reliant in Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan and as General Richard Franklin in the GROPOs episode of Babylon 5, but perhaps his best genre outing was in a 1991 Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Darmok. He received Emmy nominations for his work in King and Roots: The Next Generation, as well as an Oscar nomination for Sounder; he finally took home an Emmy for a guest role on Picket Fences in 1995. Mr. Winfield was 62. Source: USA Today
