Paul Newman
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Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, professional racing driver, auto racing team owner, and auto racing enthusiast. He won numerous awards, including an Academy Award for best actor for his performance in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money and eight other nominations, three Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award, an Emmy award, and many honorary awards. He also won several national championships as a driver in Sports Car Club of America road racing, and his race teams won several championships in open wheel IndyCar racing. Newman was a co-founder of Newman's Own, a food company from which Newman donated all post-tax profits and royalties to charity.
Known for
Credits
Cars (2006)
as Doc Hudson (voice)
Cars 3 (2017)
as Doc Hudson (voice) (archive sound)
The Sting (1973)
as Henry Gondorff
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
as Butch Cassidy
Road to Perdition (2002)
as John Rooney
The Color of Money (1986)
as Eddie Felson
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
as Luke Jackson
The Towering Inferno (1974)
as Doug Roberts
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
as Sidney J. Mussburger
Message in a Bottle (1999)
as Dodge Blake
The Verdict (1982)
as Frank Galvin
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
as Brick Pollitt
Slap Shot (1977)
as Reggie 'Reg' Dunlop
Torn Curtain (1966)
as Michael Armstrong
The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
as Ben Quick
Mater and the Ghostlight (2006)
as Doc Hudson (voice)
Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981)
as Murphy
Nobody's Fool (1994)
as Sully Sullivan
Hombre (1967)
as John Russell
The Hustler (1961)
as Eddie Felson
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
as Gen. Leslie R. Groves
Hud (1963)
as Hud Bannon
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
as Judge Roy Bean
Silent Movie (1976)
as Paul Newman
The Drowning Pool (1975)
as Lew Harper
Where the Money Is (2000)
as Henry
What a Way to Go! (1964)
as Larry Flint
Paris Blues (1961)
as Ram Bowen
Harper (1966)
as Lew Harper
Sometimes a Great Notion (1971)
as Hank Stamper
Twilight (1998)
as Harry Ross
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)
as The Star (William F. Cody)
Roving Mars (2006)
as Self (Introduction)
Absence of Malice (1981)
as Michael Colin Gallagher
Exodus (1960)
as Ari Ben Canaan
The Left Handed Gun (1958)
as Billy The Kid
When Time Ran Out... (1980)
as Hank Anderson
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
as Rocky Graziano
Geared-Up (2006)
Actor
The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)
as Pvt. Harry Frigg
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
as Chance Wayne
Pocket Money (1972)
as Jim Kane
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994)
as Brick / Chance Wayne (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
as Larry Maddux
The Prize (1963)
as Andrew Craig
Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
as Self (The Towering Inferno-archive footage)
Until They Sail (1957)
as Capt. Jack Harding
The MacKintosh Man (1973)
as Joseph Rearden
A New Kind of Love (1963)
as Steve Sherman
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
as Harry Bannerman
Hello Actors Studio (1988)
as Self
Morceaux de Cannes (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (2005)
as Dave Scott (voice)
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth (2020)
as Self(archive footage)
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
as Self (archive footage)
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
as Anthony Judson Lawrence
James Dean: Forever Young (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
as Self (archive footage)
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989)
as Self
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)
as Walter Bridge
The Outrage (1964)
as Juan Carrasco
Paul Newman: The Restless (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
La Classe américaine (1993)
as Dave (archive footage)
Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)
as Self (archive)
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge (1990)
as Self (archive footage)
Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1988)
as Self
Best of Enemies (2015)
as Self (archival)
The Art of 'The Sting' (2005)
as Self
Winning (1969)
as Frank Capua
The Emperor's New Clothes (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
as The Battler
Altman on His Own Terms (2000)
as Self
The Silver Chalice (1954)
as Basil
From the Terrace (1960)
as David Alfred Eaton
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady (1982)
as Self
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's (1980)
as Self (archive footage)
Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Tell Them Who You Are (2004)
as Self
Steve McQueen: American Icon (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Dale (2007)
as Narrator (voice)
Bang the Drum Slowly (1956)
as Henry "Author" Wiggen
The Hustler: The Inside Story (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Our Town (1955)
as George Gibbs
The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (1970)
as Self
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages (2002)
as Self
The Meerkats (2008)
as Narrator (voice)
Lady L (1965)
as Armand Denis
The Education of Gore Vidal (2003)
as Self
The Rack (1956)
as Capt. Edward W. Hall, Jr.
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Blaze (1989)
as Gov. Earl K. Long
Paul Newman (1973)
as Self
All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (2006)
as Self
WUSA (1970)
as Rheinhardt
McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter (1975)
as Self - Host
Harry & Son (1984)
as Harry Keach
Come Along with Me (1982)
as Hughie (voice)
Quintet (1979)
as Essex
Hollywood sul Tevere (2009)
Actor
The Story Behind "Absence of Malice" (2001)
as Self
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time (2002)
as Self
A Long Way from Nowhere (1970)
as Narrator
Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Who Needs Sleep? (2006)
as Self
Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1 (1980)
as Self
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time (2006)
as Chance Wayne (archive footage)
The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance (2006)
as Self
Circuit (1985)
as Self
Our Town (2003)
as Stage Manager
The Racing Experience (1988)
as Host
A Year Towards Tomorrow (1966)
as Narrator
Harper Days are Here Again (1975)
as Self
The Distant Drummer: Flowers of Darkness (1972)
as Narrator
Production Story: Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
as Self
From the Prairie to the Palace (1976)
Actor
At The Wheel: A History of Driving and Driving Safety Film (1980)
as Himself
Super Speedway (1997)
as Narrator (voice)
Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People Players (2000)
as Self
The Mastery of Motion (1990)
as Himself
Ancient Forests: Rage Over Trees (1989)
as Host
What She's Doing Up There is Not Accidental (1972)
as Himself
The Price of Sugar (2007)
as Narrator (voice)
The Battler (1955)
as Ad Francis
Three Young Americans in Search of Survival (1969)
as Host
A Step Away from War (1986)
as Host
War Without Winners (1978)
as Host
A Private Decision (1970)
as Self
Angel Death (1979)
as Narrator / Host
Driven to Excellence (1987)
as Himself
Mansell & Newman Haas 1993 (1993)
as Himself
Bennies and Goofballs (1961)
as Himself