Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Known for
Acting
Born
January 26, 1925
Died
September 26, 2008 (aged 83)
Birthplace
Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA

Biography

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

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Filmography

2025
Breakdown: 1975 poster

Breakdown: 1975

Movie · as (archive footage)

2025
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror poster

Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2023
Paul Newman: The Restless poster

Paul Newman: The Restless

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2023
Superpowered: The DC Story poster

Superpowered: The DC Story

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2022
Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé poster

Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2022
The Last Movie Stars poster

The Last Movie Stars

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 6 eps

2021
Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes poster

Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2021
Morceaux de Cannes poster

Morceaux de Cannes

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2020
Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story poster

Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2020
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth poster

Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth

Movie · as Self(archive footage)

2017
Cars 3 poster

Cars 3

Movie · as Doc Hudson (voice) (archive sound)

2017
Steve McQueen: American Icon poster

Steve McQueen: American Icon

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2015
The Emperor's New Clothes poster

The Emperor's New Clothes

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2015
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman poster

Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2015
Tab Hunter Confidential poster

Tab Hunter Confidential

Movie · as Self (archive)

2015
Best of Enemies poster

Best of Enemies

Movie · as Self (archival)

2015
Iconic Couples of Hollywood poster

Iconic Couples of Hollywood

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2013
Talking Pictures poster

Talking Pictures

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2010
Waking Sleeping Beauty poster

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2009
Hollywood sul Tevere poster

Hollywood sul Tevere

Movie

2008
The Meerkats poster

The Meerkats

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2007
Dale poster

Dale

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2007
The Price of Sugar poster

The Price of Sugar

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2006
Cars poster

Cars

Movie · as Doc Hudson (voice)

2006
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

Movie · as Chance Wayne (archive footage)

2006
Mater and the Ghostlight poster

Mater and the Ghostlight

Movie · as Doc Hudson (voice)

2006
Roving Mars poster

Roving Mars

Movie · as Self (Introduction)

2006
All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' poster

All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

Movie · as Self

2006
Who Needs Sleep? poster

Who Needs Sleep?

Movie · as Self

2006
Geared-Up poster

Geared-Up

Movie

2006
The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance poster

The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance

Movie · as Self

2005
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon poster

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

Movie · as Dave Scott (voice)

2005
The Art of 'The Sting' poster

The Art of 'The Sting'

Movie · as Self

2005
James Dean: Forever Young poster

James Dean: Forever Young

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2005
Iconoclasts poster

Iconoclasts

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Empire Falls poster

Empire Falls

TV · as Max Roby · 2 eps

2004
Tell Them Who You Are poster

Tell Them Who You Are

Movie · as Self

2003
Our Town poster

Our Town

Movie · as Stage Manager

2003
The Education of Gore Vidal poster

The Education of Gore Vidal

Movie · as Self

2002
Road to Perdition poster

Road to Perdition

Movie · as John Rooney

2002
The Hustler: The Inside Story poster

The Hustler: The Inside Story

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2002
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time poster

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time

Movie · as Self

2002
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages poster

Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

Movie · as Self

2002
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2002
HypaSpace

HypaSpace

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
The Story Behind "Absence of Malice" poster

The Story Behind "Absence of Malice"

Movie · as Self

2000
Where the Money Is poster

Where the Money Is

Movie · as Henry

2000
Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People Players poster

Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People Players

Movie · as Self

2000
Altman on His Own Terms poster

Altman on His Own Terms

Movie · as Self

1999
Message in a Bottle poster

Message in a Bottle

Movie · as Dodge Blake

1999
The Directors poster

The Directors

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1998
Twilight poster

Twilight

Movie · as Harry Ross

1997
Super Speedway poster

Super Speedway

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1996
E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story

TV · 1 ep

1994
Nobody's Fool poster

Nobody's Fool

Movie · as Sully Sullivan

1994
The Hudsucker Proxy poster

The Hudsucker Proxy

Movie · as Sidney J. Mussburger

1994
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage poster

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

Movie · as Brick / Chance Wayne (archive footage)

1994
Inside the Actors Studio poster

Inside the Actors Studio

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1994
Baseball poster

Baseball

TV · as (voice) · 2 eps

1993
La Classe américaine poster

La Classe américaine

Movie · as Dave (archive footage)

1993
Mansell & Newman Haas 1993 poster

Mansell & Newman Haas 1993

Movie · as Himself

1993
Late Show with David Letterman poster

Late Show with David Letterman

TV · as Self - Audience Member · 1 ep

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1990
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge poster

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

Movie · as Walter Bridge

1990
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge poster

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1990
The Mastery of Motion

The Mastery of Motion

Movie · as Himself

1989
Blaze poster

Blaze

Movie · as Gov. Earl K. Long

1989
Fat Man and Little Boy poster

Fat Man and Little Boy

Movie · as Gen. Leslie R. Groves

1989
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Movie · as Self

1989
Ancient Forests: Rage Over Trees

Ancient Forests: Rage Over Trees

Movie · as Host

1989
Production Story: Fat Man and Little Boy

Production Story: Fat Man and Little Boy

Movie · as Self

1989
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

TV · as Paul Newman (voice) · 1 ep

1988
Hello Actors Studio poster

Hello Actors Studio

Movie · as Self

1988
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick poster

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

Movie · as Self

1988
The Racing Experience

The Racing Experience

Movie · as Host

1987
Driven to Excellence

Driven to Excellence

Movie · as Himself

1986
The Color of Money poster

The Color of Money

Movie · as Eddie Felson

1986
A Step Away from War

A Step Away from War

Movie · as Host

1985
Circuit poster

Circuit

Movie · as Self

1984
Harry & Son poster

Harry & Son

Movie · as Harry Keach

1982
The Verdict poster

The Verdict

Movie · as Frank Galvin

1982
Come Along with Me poster

Come Along with Me

Movie · as Hughie (voice)

1982
Night of 100 Stars poster

Night of 100 Stars

Movie · as Self

1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady poster

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

Movie · as Self

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Hughie (voice) · 1 ep

1981
Fort Apache, the Bronx poster

Fort Apache, the Bronx

Movie · as Murphy

1981
Absence of Malice poster

Absence of Malice

Movie · as Michael Colin Gallagher

1980
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's poster

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1980
When Time Ran Out... poster

When Time Ran Out...

Movie · as Hank Anderson

1980
Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1 poster

Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1

Movie · as Self

1980
At The Wheel: A History of Driving and Driving Safety Film

At The Wheel: A History of Driving and Driving Safety Film

Movie · as Himself

1979
Quintet poster

Quintet

Movie · as Essex

1979
Angel Death poster

Angel Death

Movie · as Narrator / Host

1978
War Without Winners

War Without Winners

Movie · as Host

1978
The Kennedy Center Honors poster

The Kennedy Center Honors

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1978
Ciné regards poster

Ciné regards

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1977
Slap Shot poster

Slap Shot

Movie · as Reggie 'Reg' Dunlop

1977
Please Turn the Page

Please Turn the Page

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1976
Silent Movie poster

Silent Movie

Movie · as Paul Newman

1976
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson poster

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

Movie · as The Star (William F. Cody)

1976
From the Prairie to the Palace poster

From the Prairie to the Palace

Movie

1975
The Drowning Pool poster

The Drowning Pool

Movie · as Lew Harper

1975
Harper Days are Here Again poster

Harper Days are Here Again

Movie · as Self

1975
McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter

McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter

Movie · as Self - Host

1974
The Towering Inferno poster

The Towering Inferno

Movie · as Doug Roberts

1974
Spécial cinéma poster

Spécial cinéma

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1973
The MacKintosh Man poster

The MacKintosh Man

Movie · as Joseph Rearden

1973
The Sting poster

The Sting

Movie · as Henry Gondorff

1973
Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Movie · as Self

1972
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean poster

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

Movie · as Judge Roy Bean

1972
Pocket Money poster

Pocket Money

Movie · as Jim Kane

1972
The Distant Drummer: Flowers of Darkness poster

The Distant Drummer: Flowers of Darkness

Movie · as Narrator

1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory poster

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1972
What She's Doing Up There is Not Accidental

What She's Doing Up There is Not Accidental

Movie · as Himself

1971
Sometimes a Great Notion poster

Sometimes a Great Notion

Movie · as Hank Stamper

1971
Once Upon a Wheel poster

Once Upon a Wheel

TV · as Self - Host / Narrator · 1 ep

1971
Film '72

Film '72

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1970
A Long Way from Nowhere poster

A Long Way from Nowhere

Movie · as Narrator

1970
WUSA poster

WUSA

Movie · as Rheinhardt

1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis poster

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1970
The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' poster

The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

Movie · as Self

1970
A Private Decision poster

A Private Decision

Movie · as Self

1969
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid poster

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Movie · as Butch Cassidy

1969
Winning poster

Winning

Movie · as Frank Capua

1969
Three Young Americans in Search of Survival

Three Young Americans in Search of Survival

Movie · as Host

1968
The Secret War of Harry Frigg poster

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

Movie · as Pvt. Harry Frigg

1968
The Dick Cavett Show poster

The Dick Cavett Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps

1967
Cool Hand Luke poster

Cool Hand Luke

Movie · as Luke Jackson

1967
Hombre poster

Hombre

Movie · as John Russell

1966
Torn Curtain poster

Torn Curtain

Movie · as Michael Armstrong

1966
Harper poster

Harper

Movie · as Lew Harper

1966
A Year Towards Tomorrow poster

A Year Towards Tomorrow

Movie · as Narrator

1965
Lady L poster

Lady L

Movie · as Armand Denis

1964
What a Way to Go! poster

What a Way to Go!

Movie · as Larry Flint

1964
The Outrage poster

The Outrage

Movie · as Juan Carrasco

1963
The Prize poster

The Prize

Movie · as Andrew Craig

1963
Hud poster

Hud

Movie · as Hud Bannon

1963
A New Kind of Love poster

A New Kind of Love

Movie · as Steve Sherman

1962
Sweet Bird of Youth poster

Sweet Bird of Youth

Movie · as Chance Wayne

1962
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man poster

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

Movie · as The Battler

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 5 eps

1962
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine poster

Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine

TV · as Eddie Felson · 1 ep

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1961
The Hustler poster

The Hustler

Movie · as Eddie Felson

1961
Paris Blues poster

Paris Blues

Movie · as Ram Bowen

1961
Bennies and Goofballs

Bennies and Goofballs

Movie · as Himself

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self, Self (archive footage) · 4 eps

1960
Exodus poster

Exodus

Movie · as Ari Ben Canaan

1960
From the Terrace poster

From the Terrace

Movie · as David Alfred Eaton

1959
The Young Philadelphians poster

The Young Philadelphians

Movie · as Anthony Judson Lawrence

1959
The Bell Telephone Hour poster

The Bell Telephone Hour

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1958
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof poster

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Movie · as Brick Pollitt

1958
The Long, Hot Summer poster

The Long, Hot Summer

Movie · as Ben Quick

1958
The Left Handed Gun poster

The Left Handed Gun

Movie · as Billy The Kid

1958
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! poster

Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

Movie · as Harry Bannerman

1957
Until They Sail poster

Until They Sail

Movie · as Capt. Jack Harding

1957
The Helen Morgan Story poster

The Helen Morgan Story

Movie · as Larry Maddux

1956
Somebody Up There Likes Me poster

Somebody Up There Likes Me

Movie · as Rocky Graziano

1956
The Rack poster

The Rack

Movie · as Capt. Edward W. Hall, Jr.

1956
Bang the Drum Slowly poster

Bang the Drum Slowly

Movie · as Henry "Author" Wiggen

1956
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour

The Kaiser Aluminum Hour

TV · as Pvt. Danny Scott · 1 ep

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 2 eps

1955
The Battler poster

The Battler

Movie · as Ad Francis

1955
Our Town poster

Our Town

Movie · as George Gibbs

1955
Playwrights '56

Playwrights '56

TV · as Ad Francis · 1 ep

1955
Appointment with Adventure

Appointment with Adventure

TV · as Mack · 53 eps

1954
The Silver Chalice poster

The Silver Chalice

Movie · as Basil

1954
Producers' Showcase

Producers' Showcase

TV · as George Gibbs · 38 eps

1954
The Joe Palooka Story

The Joe Palooka Story

TV · as Fight Spectator (uncredited) · 1 ep

1953
The Oscars poster

The Oscars

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1953
The United States Steel Hour poster

The United States Steel Hour

TV · as Tom Corey · 1 ep

1951
Tales of Tomorrow poster

Tales of Tomorrow

TV · as Sgt. Wilson · 1 ep

1950
Armstrong Circle Theatre poster

Armstrong Circle Theatre

TV · as Jimmy Polo · 1 ep

1950
What's My Line? poster

What's My Line?

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1950
Danger

Danger

TV · as Jeff · 1 ep

1949
Suspense poster

Suspense

TV · as Captain Radetski · 1 ep

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1948
The Philco Television Playhouse poster

The Philco Television Playhouse

TV · as Billy the Kid · 1 ep

1947
Kraft Television Theatre poster

Kraft Television Theatre

TV · 1 ep

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient, Self - Nominee · 1 ep