Paul Newman
Acting1925Shaker 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
Acting History
Future
On the Harmfulness of Tobacco
Director
2023
Superpowered: The DC Story
TVas Self (archive footage)• 1 eps
2022
Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé
as Self (archive footage)
The Last Movie Stars
TVas Self (archive footage)• 6 eps
2021
Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes
as Self (archive footage)
kid 90
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Cars 3
as Doc Hudson (voice) (archive sound)
Steve McQueen: American Icon
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Tab Hunter Confidential
as Self (archive footage)
Best of Enemies
as Self (archival)
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
as Self (archive footage)
The Emperor's New Clothes
as Self (archive footage)
Iconic Couples of Hollywood
TVas Self (archive footage)
2013
Talking Pictures
TVas Self (archive footage)
2010
I'm Still Here
Thanks
2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2008
The Meerkats
as Narrator (voice)
2007
The Price of Sugar
as Narrator (voice)
Dale
as Narrator (voice)
2006
Who Needs Sleep?
as Self
Mater and the Ghostlight
as Doc Hudson (voice)
Roving Mars
as Self (Introduction)
Cars
as Doc Hudson (voice)
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
as Chance Wayne (archive footage)
2005
The Art of 'The Sting'
as Self
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
as Dave Scott (voice)
Empire Falls
TVas Max Roby
Iconoclasts
TVas Self
Empire Falls
TVExecutive Producer
2004
Tell Them Who You Are
as Self
2003
Our Town
as Stage Manager
The Education of Gore Vidal
as Self
2002
Road to Perdition
as John Rooney
The Hustler: The Inside Story
as Self (archive footage)
Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
as Self (archive footage)
HypaSpace
TVas Self
2001
The Simpsons
TVas Paul Newman (voice)• 1 eps
2000
1999
Message in a Bottle
as Dodge Blake
1998
Twilight
as Harry Ross
1997
Super Speedway
as Narrator (voice)
1994
The Hudsucker Proxy
as Sidney J. Mussburger
Nobody's Fool
as Sully Sullivan
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
as Brick / Chance Wayne (archive footage)
Inside the Actors Studio
TVas Self
Baseball
TVas (voice)• 2 eps
1993
La Classe américaine
as Dave (archive footage)
Late Show with David Letterman
TVas Self - Audience Member
1992
The Kennedy Center Honors
TVas Self• 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TVas Self - Guest
1990
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
as Walter Bridge
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
as Self (archive footage)
The Mastery of Motion
as Himself
1989
Fat Man and Little Boy
as Gen. Leslie R. Groves
Blaze
as Gov. Earl K. Long
1988
1987
1986
The Color of Money
as Eddie Felson
A Step Away from War
as Host
1985
Circuit
as Self
1984
1982
Come Along with Me
as Hughie (voice)
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
The Verdict
as Frank Galvin
American Playhouse
TVas Hughie (voice)• 1 eps
1981
Fort Apache, the Bronx
as Murphy
Absence of Malice
as Michael Colin Gallagher
1980
When Time Ran Out...
as Hank Anderson
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
as Self (archive footage)
The Shadow Box
Director
1979
Quintet
as Essex
Angel Death
as Narrator / Host
1978
War Without Winners
as Host
1977
Slap Shot
as Reggie 'Reg' Dunlop
Please Turn the Page
TVas Self
1976
Silent Movie
as Self
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
as The Star (William F. Cody)
1975
The Drowning Pool
as Lew Harper
McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter
as Self - Host
Harper Days are Here Again
as Self
1974
The Towering Inferno
as Doug Roberts
The Towering Inferno
Stunts
1973
The MacKintosh Man
as Rearden
The Sting
as Henry Gondorff
Paul Newman
as Self
The MacKintosh Man
Executive Producer
1972
Pocket Money
as Jim Kane
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
as Judge Roy Bean
The Distant Drummer: Flowers of Darkness
as Narrator
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Co-Executive Producer
1971
Sometimes a Great Notion
as Hank Stamper
Once Upon a Wheel
TVas Self - Host / Narrator
Sometimes a Great Notion
Director
Sometimes a Great Notion
Co-Executive Producer
They Might Be Giants
Producer
1970
WUSA
as Rheinhardt
A Private Decision
as Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
A Long Way from Nowhere
as Narrator
The Dick Cavett Show
TVas Self - Guest• 3 eps
WUSA
Producer
1969
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
as Butch Cassidy
Winning
as Frank Capua
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Executive Producer
Winning
Co-Executive Producer
1968
1967
Cool Hand Luke
as Luke Jackson
Hombre
as John Russell
1966
Harper
as Lew Harper
Torn Curtain
as Michael Armstrong
A Year Towards Tomorrow
as Narrator
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Nominee• 1 eps
1965
Lady L
as Armand Denis
1964
What a Way to Go!
as Larry Flint
The Outrage
as Juan Carrasco
1963
1962
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
as The Battler
Sweet Bird of Youth
as Chance Wayne
The Merv Griffin Show
TVas Self
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
TVas Eddie Felson
1961
Paris Blues
as Ram Bowen
The Hustler
as Eddie Felson
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self / Self (archive footage)
Tony Awards
TVas Self - Presenter• 2 eps
1960
From the Terrace
as David Alfred Eaton
Exodus
as Ari Ben Canaan
1959
The Young Philadelphians
as Anthony Judson Lawrence
What's My Line?
TVas Self - Mystery Guest• 2 eps
The Bell Telephone Hour
TVas Self
1958
The Long, Hot Summer
as Ben Quick
The Left Handed Gun
as Billy The Kid
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
as Brick
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
as Harry Bannerman
The Oscars
TVas Self• 3 eps
1957
Until They Sail
as Capt. Jack Harding
The Helen Morgan Story
as Larry Maddux
1956
The Golden Age of Television: Bang the Drum Slowly
as Henry "Author" Wiggen
Somebody Up There Likes Me
as Rocky Graziano
The Rack
as Capt. Edward W. Hall, Jr.
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour
TVas Pvt. Danny Scott
1955
Our Town
as George Gibbs
The Battler
as Ad Francis
The Philco Television Playhouse
TVas Billy the Kid• 1 eps
Appointment with Adventure
TVas Mack
Playwrights '56
TVas Ad Francis
1954
The Silver Chalice
as Basil
The United States Steel Hour
TVas Tom Corey• 1 eps
Danger
TVas Jeff• 1 eps
Producers' Showcase
TVas George Gibbs
The Joe Palooka Story
TVas Fight Spectator (uncredited)
1952
Tales of Tomorrow
TVas Sgt. Wilson• 1 eps
Suspense
TVas Captain Radetski• 1 eps
1950
Armstrong Circle Theatre
TVas Jimmy Polo
The Web
TVas Alex
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
TVas Self