Paul Newman
Acting
Born: Jan 26, 1925 — Died: Sep 26, 2008
From: Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars | Doc Hudson (voice) | 2006 | 7.025 |
| Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time | Chance Wayne (archive footage) | 2006 | — |
| Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | Dave Scott (voice) | 2005 | 5.86 |
| Road to Perdition | John Rooney | 2002 | 7.351 |
| The Hustler: The Inside Story | Self (archive footage) | 2002 | 7.0 |
| Where the Money Is | Henry | 2000 | 5.958 |
| Message in a Bottle | Dodge Blake | 1999 | 6.27 |
| Twilight | Harry Ross | 1998 | 6.132 |
| Super Speedway | Narrator (voice) | 1997 | 8.818 |
| Nobody's Fool | Sully Sullivan | 1994 | 6.891 |
| The Hudsucker Proxy | Sidney J. Mussburger | 1994 | 7.07 |
| Blaze | Gov. Earl K. Long | 1989 | 6.174 |
| The Color of Money | Eddie Felson | 1986 | 6.852 |
| The Verdict | Frank Galvin | 1982 | 7.457 |
| Fort Apache, the Bronx | Murphy | 1981 | 6.516 |
| Slap Shot | Reggie 'Reg' Dunlop | 1977 | 6.78 |
| Silent Movie | Self | 1976 | 6.526 |
| The Towering Inferno | Doug Roberts | 1974 | 7.013 |
| A Long Way from Nowhere | Narrator | 1970 | 7.0 |
| Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Butch Cassidy | 1969 | 7.612 |
| The Secret War of Harry Frigg | Pvt. Harry Frigg | 1968 | 6.115 |
| Cool Hand Luke | Luke Jackson | 1967 | 7.742 |
| Torn Curtain | Michael Armstrong | 1966 | 6.602 |
| Harper | Lew Harper | 1966 | 6.647 |
| What a Way to Go! | Larry Flint | 1964 | 7.137 |
| The Prize | Andrew Craig | 1963 | 6.73 |
| Hud | Hud Bannon | 1963 | 7.226 |
| The Hustler | Eddie Felson | 1961 | 7.684 |
| Exodus | Ari Ben Canaan | 1960 | 6.676 |
| Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Brick | 1958 | 7.634 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1925 |
| From | Shaker Heights, Ohio, … |