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)
The Sting
(1973)
Henry Gondorff
Cars
(2006)
Doc Hudson (voice)
Cool Hand Luke
(1967)
Luke Jackson
Slap Shot
(1977)
Reggie 'Reg' Dunlop
Torn Curtain
(1966)
Michael Armstrong
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
(1969)
Butch Cassidy
Message in a Bottle
(1999)
Dodge Blake
Road to Perdition
(2002)
John Rooney
The Towering Inferno
(1974)
Doug Roberts
The Hustler
(1961)
Eddie 'Fast Eddie' Felson
Hombre
(1967)
John Russell
The Verdict
(1982)
Frank Galvin
The Hudsucker Proxy
(1994)
Sidney J. Mussburger
Exodus
(1960)
Ari Ben Canaan
Nobody's Fool
(1994)
Sully Sullivan
Full Filmography
Acting
The Silver Chalice
(1954)
Basil
Knife in the Dark
(1954)
Jeff
Our Town
(1955)
George Gibbs
The Battler
(1955)
Ad Francis
Bang the Drum Slowly
(1956)
Henry "Author" Wiggen
The Rack
(1956)
Capt. Edward W. Hall, Jr.
Somebody Up There Likes Me
(1956)
Rocky Graziano
The Helen Morgan Story
(1957)
Larry Maddux
Until They Sail
(1957)
Capt. Jack Harding
The Left Handed Gun
(1958)
Billy The Kid
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
(1958)
Harry Bannerman
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
(1958)
Brick
The Long, Hot Summer
(1958)
Ben Quick
The Young Philadelphians
(1959)
Anthony Judson Lawrence
From the Terrace
(1960)
David Alfred Eaton
Exodus
(1960)
Ari Ben Canaan
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
A New Kind of Love
(1963)
Steve Sherman
Hud
(1963)
Hud Bannon
What a Way to Go!
(1964)
Larry Flint
The Outrage
(1964)
Juan Carrasco
Hollywood and the Stars
(1964)
Self
Lady L
(1965)
Armand Denis
Bennies and Goofballs
(1966)
Self
A Year Towards Tomorrow
(1966)
Narrator
Harper
(1966)
Lew Harper
Torn Curtain
(1966)
Michael Armstrong
Hombre
(1967)
John Russell
Cool Hand Luke
(1967)
Luke Jackson
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
(1968)
Pvt. Harry Frigg
Winning
(1969)
Frank Capua
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
(1969)
Butch Cassidy
A Long Way from Nowhere
(1970)
Narrator
The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
(1970)
Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
(1970)
Self (archive footage)
WUSA
(1970)
Rheinhardt
Sometimes a Great Notion
(1971)
Hank Stamper
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
(1972)
Judge Roy Bean
The Distant Drummer: Flowers of Darkness
(1972)
Narrator
Pocket Money
(1972)
Jim Kane
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
(1972)
Self (archive footage)
The Sting
(1973)
Henry Gondorff
The MacKintosh Man
(1973)
Rearden
The Towering Inferno
(1974)
Doug Roberts
The Drowning Pool
(1975)
Lew Harper
Harper Days are Here Again
(1975)
Self
McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter
(1975)
Self - Host
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
(1976)
The Star (William F. Cody)
Silent Movie
(1976)
Self
Slap Shot
(1977)
Reggie 'Reg' Dunlop
Angel Death
(1979)
Self (Narrator)
Quintet
(1979)
Essex
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
(1980)
Self (archive footage)
Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1
(1980)
Self
When Time Ran Out...
(1980)
Hank Anderson
Fort Apache, the Bronx
(1981)
Murphy
Absence of Malice
(1981)
Michael Colin Gallagher
Come Along with Me
(1982)
Hughie (voice)
The Verdict
(1982)
Frank Galvin
Night of 100 Stars
(1982)
Self
Harry & Son
(1984)
Harry Keach
Circuit
(1985)
Self
The Color of Money
(1986)
Eddie 'Fast Eddie' Felson
Hello Actors Studio
(1988)
Self
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
(1989)
Self
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
(1989)
Self
Fat Man and Little Boy
(1989)
Gen. Leslie R. Groves
Blaze
(1989)
Gov. Earl K. Long
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
(1990)
Self (archive footage)
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
(1990)
Walter Bridge
La Classe américaine
(1993)
Dave (archive footage)
The Hudsucker Proxy
(1994)
Sidney J. Mussburger
Nobody's Fool
(1994)
Sully Sullivan
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
'Torn Curtain' Rising
(2001)
Self (archive footage)
The Story Behind "Absence of Malice"
(2001)
Self
The Hustler: The Inside Story
(2002)
Self (archive footage)
Road to Perdition
(2002)
John Rooney
The Kid Stays in the Picture
(2002)
Self (archive footage)
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
(2002)
Self
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
(2002)
Self
Our Town
(2003)
Stage Manager
The Education of Gore Vidal
(2003)
Self
Tell Them Who You Are
(2004)
Self
The Art of 'The Sting'
(2005)
Self
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
(2005)
Dave Scott (voice)
All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
(2006)
Self
Roving Mars
(2006)
Self (Introduction)
Who Needs Sleep?
(2006)
Self
Mater and the Ghostlight
(2006)
Doc Hudson (voice)
Cars
(2006)
Doc Hudson (voice)
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
(2006)
Chance Wayne (archive footage)
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)
Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
Tab Hunter Confidential
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
The Emperor's New Clothes
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
(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 (archive footage)
The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman: The Restless
(2023)
Self - Portrait Subject & Interviewee (archive footage)
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 & Son
(1984)
Producer
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 & Son
(1984)
Director
The Glass Menagerie
(1987)
Director
Crew
Writing