Paul Newman
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
as Brick
1958
Cool Hand Luke
as Luke Jackson
1967
Cars
as Doc Hudson (voice)
2006
A Long Way from Nowhere
as Narrator
1970
The Hustler
as Eddie Felson
1961
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
as Butch Cassidy
1969
Message in a Bottle
as Dodge Blake
1999
Exodus
as Ari Ben Canaan
1960
The Prize
as Andrew Craig
1963
Road to Perdition
as John Rooney
2002
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
as Chance Wayne (archive footage)
2006
Silent Movie
as Self
1976
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
as Dave Scott (voice)
2005
The Towering Inferno
as Doug Roberts
1974
Torn Curtain
as Michael Armstrong
1966
Super Speedway
as Narrator (voice)
1997
Slap Shot
as Reggie 'Reg' Dunlop
1977
Nobody's Fool
as Sully Sullivan
1994
The Verdict
as Frank Galvin
1982
What a Way to Go!
as Larry Flint
1964
TV Appearances
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
1994
The Simpsons
as Paul Newman (voice)
1989
HypaSpace
as Self
2002
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self - Guest
1992
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
Armstrong Circle Theatre
as Jimmy Polo
1950
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Billy the Kid
1948
Iconoclasts
as Self
2005
Producers' Showcase
as George Gibbs
1954
Suspense
as Captain Radetski
1949
Empire Falls
as Max Roby
2005