Portrait of Paul Benjamin

Acting

Paul Benjamin

Career

Active from 1972 to 2007, busiest in 1973 and 1979 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Station Agent
The Station Agent
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paul Benjamin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5
  • Wonder
    2.6, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

53
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Occupy, Texas
Occupy, Texas (2016)

as Mr. Goodman

2000s

7 titles ยท average score 73
Ascension Day
Ascension Day (2007)

as Sam

Back in the Day
Back in the Day (2005)
GoodWatch score 51

as Cody

Deacons for Defense
Deacons for Defense (2005)
GoodWatch score 74

as Otis

The Station Agent
The Station Agent (2003)
GoodWatch score 83

as Henry Styles

The Shield
The Shield (2002)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show ยท as Perry

DMX: Angel
DMX: Angel (2001)

as Minister

Stanley's Gig
Stanley's Gig (2000)
GoodWatch score 69

as Teddy Branson

1990s

13 titles ยท average score 61
Angel
Angel (1999)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Fellow Resident

Last Rites
Last Rites (1999)
GoodWatch score 63

as Fez

The Breaks
The Breaks (1999)
GoodWatch score 68

as Clerk

Hoodlum
Hoodlum (1997)
GoodWatch score 56

as Whispers

Rosewood
Rosewood (1997)
GoodWatch score 75

as James Carrier

Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point (1997)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mose, Snake Wrangler

ER
ER (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Al Ervin

The Fence
The Fence (1994)

as Del Reston

Back to the Streets of San Francisco
Back to the Streets of San Francisco (1992)
GoodWatch score 61

as Henry Brown

The Five Heartbeats
The Five Heartbeats (1991)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mr. King

The Super
The Super (1991)
GoodWatch score 26

as Gilliam

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Lonnie Jackson

1980s

11 titles ยท average score 65
Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing (1989)
GoodWatch score 87

as ML

The Meeting
The Meeting (1989)

as Rashad

A Stranger Waits
A Stranger Waits (1987)

as Cooper

Nuts
Nuts (1987)
GoodWatch score 54

as Harry Harrison

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)
GoodWatch score 77

as Big Sam

Night Heat
Night Heat (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

The Atlanta Child Murders
The Atlanta Child Murders (1985)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Homer Williams

Deadly Force
Deadly Force (1983)
GoodWatch score 47

as Lester

Some Kind of Hero
Some Kind of Hero (1982)
GoodWatch score 56

as Leon

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Rashad

Gideon's Trumpet
Gideon's Trumpet (1980)
GoodWatch score 64

as Artis

1970s

19 titles ยท average score 65
Escape from Alcatraz
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
GoodWatch score 82

as English

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
GoodWatch score 62

as Freeman

Knots Landing
Knots Landing (1979)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Mr. Carter

One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story (1978)
GoodWatch score 64

as John LeFlore

Distance
Distance (1975)

as Sgt. Elwood Horne

Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

The Education of Sonny Carson
The Education of Sonny Carson (1974)
GoodWatch score 68

as Pops

Police Woman
Police Woman (1974)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside
Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside (1973)

as Lt. Valentine

The Deadly Trackers
The Deadly Trackers (1973)
GoodWatch score 49

as Jacob

Kojak
Kojak (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Willie Daniels

Across 110th Street
Across 110th Street (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

as Jim Harris

1960s

1 title ยท average score 82
Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
GoodWatch score 82

as Bartender

1950s

1 title ยท average score 84
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Arlis