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.
Academy Awards
Best Actor
Known For
Cars 3
(2017)
Doc Hudson (voice) (archive recording)
Cars
(2006)
Doc Hudson (voice)
The Sting
(1973)
Henry Gondorff
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
(1969)
Butch Cassidy
Twilight
(1998)
Harry Ross
Road to Perdition
(2002)
John Rooney
Exodus
(1960)
Ari Ben Canaan
Cool Hand Luke
(1967)
Luke Jackson
Hombre
(1967)
John Russell
The Hustler
(1961)
Eddie 'Fast Eddie' Felson
Harper
(1966)
Lew Harper
Silent Movie
(1976)
Self
The Towering Inferno
(1974)
Doug Roberts
The Color of Money
(1986)
Eddie 'Fast Eddie' Felson
The Verdict
(1982)
Frank Galvin
Paris Blues
(1961)
Ram Bowen
Full Filmography
Acting
The Silver Chalice
(1954)
Basil
Knife in the Dark
(1954)
Jeff
The Battler
(1955)
Ad Francis
Our Town
(1955)
George Gibbs
Somebody Up There Likes Me
(1956)
Rocky Graziano
The Rack
(1956)
Capt. Edward W. Hall, Jr.
Bang the Drum Slowly
(1956)
Henry "Author" Wiggen
Until They Sail
(1957)
Capt. Jack Harding
The Helen Morgan Story
(1957)
Larry Maddux
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
(1958)
Brick
The Long, Hot Summer
(1958)
Ben Quick
The Left Handed Gun
(1958)
Billy The Kid
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
(1958)
Harry Bannerman
The Young Philadelphians
(1959)
Anthony Judson Lawrence
Exodus
(1960)
Ari Ben Canaan
From the Terrace
(1960)
David Alfred Eaton
The Hustler
(1961)
Eddie 'Fast Eddie' Felson
Paris Blues
(1961)
Ram Bowen
Sweet Bird of Youth
(1962)
Chance Wayne
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
(1962)
The Battler
The Prize
(1963)
Andrew Craig
Hud
(1963)
Hud Bannon
A New Kind of Love
(1963)
Steve Sherman
What a Way to Go!
(1964)
Larry Flint
The Outrage
(1964)
Juan Carrasco
Hollywood and the Stars
(1964)
Self
Lady L
(1965)
Armand Denis
Torn Curtain
(1966)
Michael Armstrong
Harper
(1966)
Lew Harper
A Year Towards Tomorrow
(1966)
Narrator
Bennies and Goofballs
(1966)
Himself
Cool Hand Luke
(1967)
Luke Jackson
Hombre
(1967)
John Russell
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
(1968)
Pvt. Harry Frigg
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
(1969)
Butch Cassidy
Winning
(1969)
Frank Capua
WUSA
(1970)
Rheinhardt
The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
(1970)
Self
A Long Way from Nowhere
(1970)
Narrator
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
(1970)
Self (archive footage)
Sometimes a Great Notion
(1971)
Hank Stamper
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
(1972)
Judge Roy Bean
Pocket Money
(1972)
Jim Kane
The Distant Drummer: Flowers of Darkness
(1972)
Narrator
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
(1972)
Self (archive footage)
The MacKintosh Man
(1973)
Rearden
The Sting
(1973)
Henry Gondorff
The Towering Inferno
(1974)
Doug Roberts
The Drowning Pool
(1975)
Lew Harper
McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter
(1975)
Self - Host
Silent Movie
(1976)
Self
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
(1976)
The Star (William F. Cody)
Slap Shot
(1977)
Reggie 'Reg' Dunlop
Quintet
(1979)
Essex
Angel Death
(1979)
Self (Narrator)
When Time Ran Out...
(1980)
Hank Anderson
Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1
(1980)
Self
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
(1980)
Self (archive footage)
Fort Apache, the Bronx
(1981)
Murphy
Absence of Malice
(1981)
Michael Colin Gallagher
The Verdict
(1982)
Frank Galvin
Come Along with Me
(1982)
Hughie (voice)
Night of 100 Stars
(1982)
Self
Harry and Son
(1984)
Harry Keach
Circuit
(1985)
Himself
The Color of Money
(1986)
Eddie 'Fast Eddie' Felson
Hello Actors Studio
(1988)
Self
Blaze
(1989)
Gov. Earl K. Long
Fat Man and Little Boy
(1989)
Gen. Leslie R. Groves
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
(1989)
Self
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
(1989)
Self
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
(1990)
Walter Bridge
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
(1990)
Self (archive footage)
La Classe américaine
(1993)
Dave (archive footage)
Nobody's Fool
(1994)
Sully Sullivan
The Hudsucker Proxy
(1994)
Sidney J. Mussburger
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
(1994)
Brick / Chance Wayne (archive footage)
The Celluloid Closet
(1996)
Self (archive footage)
Super Speedway
(1997)
Narrator (voice)
Twilight
(1998)
Harry Ross
Message in a Bottle
(1999)
Dodge Blake
Where the Money Is
(2000)
Henry
Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People Players
(2000)
Self
The Story Behind "Absence of Malice"
(2001)
Self
'Torn Curtain' Rising
(2001)
Self (archive footage)
Road to Perdition
(2002)
John Rooney
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
(2002)
Himself
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
(2002)
Self
The Hustler: The Inside Story
(2002)
Himself (archive footage)
The Kid Stays in the Picture
(2002)
Self (archive footage)
Our Town
(2003)
Stage Manager
The Education of Gore Vidal
(2003)
Self
Tell Them Who You Are
(2004)
Self
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
(2005)
Dave Scott (voice)
The Art of 'The Sting'
(2005)
Self
Cars
(2006)
Doc Hudson (voice)
Mater and the Ghostlight
(2006)
Doc Hudson (voice)
Roving Mars
(2006)
Self (Introduction)
All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
(2006)
Self
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
(2006)
Chance Wayne (archive footage)
Who Needs Sleep?
(2006)
Self
Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP
(2006)
Dale
(2007)
Narrator (voice)
The Price of Sugar
(2007)
Narrator (voice)
The Meerkats
(2008)
Narrator (voice)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
(2009)
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
Tab Hunter Confidential
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
The Emperor's New Clothes
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
Cars 3
(2017)
Doc Hudson (voice) (archive recording)
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
kid 90
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
Denzel Washington - Un modèle américain
(2022)
Self
Paul Newman: The Restless
(2023)
Self - Portrait Subject & Interviewee (archive footage)
The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
Directing
Rachel, Rachel
(1968)
Director
Sometimes a Great Notion
(1971)
Director
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
(1972)
Director
The Shadow Box
(1980)
Director
Harry and Son
(1984)
Director
The Glass Menagerie
(1987)
Director
Production
Rachel, Rachel
(1968)
Producer
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
(1969)
Executive Producer
Winning
(1969)
Co-Executive Producer
WUSA
(1970)
Producer
They Might Be Giants
(1971)
Producer
Sometimes a Great Notion
(1971)
Co-Executive Producer
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
(1972)
Co-Executive Producer
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
(1972)
Producer
Harry and Son
(1984)
Producer
Crew
Writing