Paul Newman
Known for acting · Born 26 January 1925 · Died 26 September 2008 · aged 83 · Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
196 credits
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
Cars
2006
Road to Perdition
2002
The Sting
1973
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
Cool Hand Luke
1967
The Color of Money
1986
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994
The Hustler
1961
The Towering Inferno
1974
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1958
Message in a Bottle
1999
The Verdict
1982
Acting (180)
2025Breakdown: 1975Self (The Towering Inferno-archive footage)Film
2025Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky HorrorSelf (archive footage)Film
2023Superpowered: The DC StorySelf (archive footage)Series
2023Paul Newman: The RestlessSelf (archive footage)Film
2022The Last Movie StarsSelf (archive footage) · 6 episodesSeries
2022Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland JofféSelf (archive footage)Film
2021Paul Newman, Behind Blue EyesSelf (archive footage)Film
2021Morceaux de CannesSelf (archive footage)Film
2020Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs StorySelf (archive footage)Film
2020Jay Sebring… Cutting to the TruthSelf(archive footage)Film
2017Cars 3Doc Hudson (voice) (archive sound)Film
2017Steve McQueen: American IconSelf (archive footage)Film
2015Best of EnemiesSelf (archival)Film
2015Tab Hunter ConfidentialSelf (archive)Film
2015The Emperor's New ClothesSelf (archive footage)Film
2015Winning: The Racing Life of Paul NewmanSelf (archive footage)Film
2015Iconic Couples of HollywoodSelf (archive footage)Series
2013Talking PicturesSelf (archive footage)Series
2009Waking Sleeping BeautySelf (archive footage)Film
2009Hollywood sul TevereFilm
2008The MeerkatsNarrator (voice)Film
2007DaleNarrator (voice)Film
2007The Price of SugarNarrator (voice)Film
2006CarsDoc Hudson (voice)Film
2006Mater and the GhostlightDoc Hudson (voice)Film
2006Roving MarsSelf (Introduction)Film
2006Who Needs Sleep?SelfFilm
2006All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'SelfFilm
2006Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing TimeChance Wayne (archive footage)Film
2006Geared-UpFilm
2006The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and SundanceSelfFilm
2005Empire FallsMax Roby · 2 episodesSeries
2005Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the MoonDave Scott (voice)Film
2005James Dean: Forever YoungSelf (archive footage)Film
2005IconoclastsSelfSeries
2005The Art of 'The Sting'SelfFilm
2004Tell Them Who You AreSelfFilm
2003Our TownStage ManagerFilm
2003The Education of Gore VidalSelfFilm
2002Road to PerditionJohn RooneyFilm
2002Christopher Plummer: A Man For All StagesSelfFilm
2002HypaSpaceSelfSeries
2002Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of TimeSelfFilm
2002The Hustler: The Inside StorySelf (archive footage)Film
2002Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in FilmSelf (archive footage)Film
2001The Story Behind "Absence of Malice"SelfFilm
2000Where the Money IsHenryFilm
2000Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People PlayersSelfFilm
2000Altman on His Own TermsSelfFilm
1999Message in a BottleDodge BlakeFilm
1999The DirectorsSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1998TwilightHarry RossFilm
1997Super SpeedwayNarrator (voice)Film
1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries
1994The Hudsucker ProxySidney J. MussburgerFilm
1994Nobody's FoolSully SullivanFilm
1994Baseball(voice) · 2 episodesSeries
1994Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American StageBrick / Chance Wayne (archive footage)Film
1994Inside the Actors StudioSelfSeries
1993La Classe américaineDave (archive footage)Film
1993Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Audience MemberSeries
1993Mansell & Newman Haas 1993HimselfFilm
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf - GuestSeries
1990Mr. & Mrs. BridgeWalter BridgeFilm
1990Steve McQueen: Man on the EdgeSelf (archive footage)Film
1990The Mastery of MotionHimselfFilm
1989The SimpsonsPaul Newman (voice)Series
1989Fat Man and Little BoyGen. Leslie R. GrovesFilm
1989BlazeGov. Earl K. LongFilm
1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreSelfFilm
1989Ancient Forests: Rage Over TreesHostFilm
1989Production Story: Fat Man and Little BoySelfFilm
1988John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the MaverickSelfFilm
1988Hello Actors StudioSelfFilm
1988The Racing ExperienceHostFilm
1987Driven to ExcellenceHimselfFilm
1986The Color of MoneyEddie FelsonFilm
1986A Step Away from WarHostFilm
1985CircuitSelfFilm
1984Harry & SonHarry KeachFilm
1982The VerdictFrank GalvinFilm
1982American PlayhouseHughie (voice)Series
1982Night of 100 StarsSelfFilm
1982Come Along with MeHughie (voice)Film
1982Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special LadySelfFilm
1981Absence of MaliceMichael Colin GallagherFilm
1981Fort Apache, the BronxMurphyFilm
1980When Time Ran Out...Hank AndersonFilm
1980The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70'sSelf (archive footage)Film
1980Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1SelfFilm
1980At The Wheel: A History of Driving and Driving Safety FilmHimselfFilm
1979QuintetEssexFilm
1979Angel DeathNarrator / HostFilm
1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSelfSeries
1978Ciné regardsSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1978War Without WinnersHostFilm
1977Slap ShotReggie 'Reg' DunlopFilm
1977Please Turn the PageSelfSeries
1976Silent MoviePaul NewmanFilm
1976Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History LessonThe Star (William F. Cody)Film
1976From the Prairie to the PalaceFilm
1975The Drowning PoolLew HarperFilm
1975McCarthy: Death of a Witch HunterSelf - HostFilm
1975Harper Days are Here AgainSelfFilm
1974The Towering InfernoDoug RobertsFilm
1974Spécial cinémaSelfSeries
1973The StingHenry GondorffFilm
1973The MacKintosh ManJoseph ReardenFilm
1973Paul NewmanSelfFilm
1972The Life and Times of Judge Roy BeanJudge Roy BeanFilm
1972Pocket MoneyJim KaneFilm
1972The Distant Drummer: Flowers of DarknessNarratorFilm
1972Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage)Film
1972What She's Doing Up There is Not AccidentalHimselfFilm
1971Sometimes a Great NotionHank StamperFilm
1971Film '72Self · 3 episodesSeries
1971Once Upon a WheelSelf - Host / NarratorSeries
1970WUSARheinhardtFilm
1970King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisSelf (archive footage)Film
1970The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'SelfFilm
1970A Long Way from NowhereNarratorFilm
1970A Private DecisionSelfFilm
1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidButch CassidyFilm
1969WinningFrank CapuaFilm
1969Three Young Americans in Search of SurvivalHostFilm
1968The Secret War of Harry FriggPvt. Harry FriggFilm
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest · 3 episodesSeries
1967Cool Hand LukeLuke JacksonFilm
1967HombreJohn RussellFilm
1966Torn CurtainMichael ArmstrongFilm
1966HarperLew HarperFilm
1966A Year Towards TomorrowNarratorFilm
1965Lady LArmand DenisFilm
1964What a Way to Go!Larry FlintFilm
1964The OutrageJuan CarrascoFilm
1963HudHud BannonFilm
1963The PrizeAndrew CraigFilm
1963A New Kind of LoveSteve ShermanFilm
1962Sweet Bird of YouthChance WayneFilm
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 5 episodesSeries
1962Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young ManThe BattlerFilm
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelfSeries
1962Jackie Gleason and His American Scene MagazineEddie FelsonSeries
1961The HustlerEddie FelsonFilm
1961Paris BluesRam BowenFilm
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 4 episodes, Self (archive footage)Series
1961Bennies and GoofballsHimselfFilm
1960ExodusAri Ben CanaanFilm
1960From the TerraceDavid Alfred EatonFilm
1959The Young PhiladelphiansAnthony Judson LawrenceFilm
1959The Bell Telephone HourSelfSeries
1958Cat on a Hot Tin RoofBrick PollittFilm
1958The Long, Hot SummerBen QuickFilm
1958The Left Handed GunBilly The KidFilm
1958Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!Harry BannermanFilm
1957Until They SailCapt. Jack HardingFilm
1957The Helen Morgan StoryLarry MadduxFilm
1956Somebody Up There Likes MeRocky GrazianoFilm
1956The RackCapt. Edward W. Hall, Jr.Film
1956Bang the Drum SlowlyHenry "Author" WiggenFilm
1956The Kaiser Aluminum HourPvt. Danny ScottSeries
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter · 2 episodesSeries
1955Playwrights '56Ad FrancisSeries
1955Appointment with AdventureMack · 53 episodesSeries
1955The BattlerAd FrancisFilm
1955Our TownGeorge GibbsFilm
1954The Silver ChaliceBasilFilm
1954Producers' ShowcaseGeorge Gibbs · 38 episodesSeries
1954The Joe Palooka StoryFight Spectator (uncredited)Series
1953The OscarsSelf · 3 episodesSeries
1953The United States Steel HourTom CoreySeries
1951Tales of TomorrowSgt. WilsonSeries
1950What's My Line?Self · 2 episodesSeries
1950Armstrong Circle TheatreJimmy PoloSeries
1950DangerJeffSeries
1949SuspenseCaptain RadetskiSeries
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1948The Philco Television PlayhouseBilly the KidSeries
1947Kraft Television TheatreSeries
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient, Self - NomineeSeries
Crew (2)
2010I'm Still HereThanksFilm
1974The Towering InfernoStuntsFilm
Directing (6)
1987The Glass MenagerieDirectorFilm
1984Harry & SonDirector, Screenplay, ProducerFilm
1980The Shadow BoxDirectorFilm
1971Sometimes a Great NotionDirector, Co-Executive ProducerFilm
1968Rachel, RachelDirector, ProducerFilm
—On the Harmfulness of TobaccoDirectorFilm
Production (8)
2005Empire FallsExecutive ProducerSeries
1973The MacKintosh ManExecutive ProducerFilm
1972The Life and Times of Judge Roy BeanCo-Executive ProducerFilm
1972The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon MarigoldsProducer, DirectorFilm
1971They Might Be GiantsProducerFilm
1970WUSAProducerFilm
1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidExecutive ProducerFilm
1969WinningCo-Executive ProducerFilm