Paul Newman biography
Paul Newman was an American actor, born on 26 January 1925 in Shaker Heights, who died on 26 September 2008.
Paul Newman's screen career began in 1952 with Tales of Tomorrow, playing Sgt. Wilson.
Paul Newman appeared in 78 films and 8 television or streaming titles between 1952 and 2017.
Honours include Four Freedoms Award , Freedom from Want, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and Academy Award for Best Actor.
- Born
- 26 January 1925
- Died
- 26 September 2008 (aged 83)
- Birthplace
- Shaker Heights
- Work
- Film actor, Racing automobile driver, Television actor, Voice actor, Film director
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1949 to 2008
- Awards
- Four Freedoms Award , Freedom from Want
- Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- Theatre World Award
- SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award
- Kennedy Center Honors
Paul Newman filmography
78 films and 8 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Cars 3 | Doc Hudson | ||
| 2015 | Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman | English | ||
| 2015 | Tab Hunter Confidential | English | ||
| 2008 | The Meerkats | Narrator | Posthumous release; voice; documentary; final film role | |
| 2007 | Dale | Narrator | Voice; documentary | |
| 2006 | Roving Mars | Narrator (introduction) | Documentary | |
| 2006 | Mater and the Ghostlight | Doc Hudson | Voice; short film | |
| 2006 | Cars | Doc Hudson | ||
| 2005 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D | Dave Scott | Voice; documentary short | |
| 2002 | Road to Perdition | John Rooney | ||
| 2000 | Where the Money Is | Henry Manning | ||
| 1999 | Message in a Bottle | Dodge Blake | ||
| 1998 | Twilight | Harry Ross | ||
| 1994 | The Hudsucker Proxy | Sidney J. Mussburger | ||
| 1994 | Nobody's Fool | Donald J. "Sully" Sullivan | ||
| 1993 | La Classe américaine | French | ||
| 1991 | Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. | English | ||
| 1990 | Mr. and Mrs. Bridge | English | ||
| 1990 | Mr. & Mrs. Bridge | Walter Bridge | ||
| 1989 | Blaze | Gov. Earl K. Long | ||
| 1989 | Fat Man and Little Boy | Gen. Leslie R. Groves | ||
| 1987 | The Glass Menagerie | Director Nominated , Palme d'Or for Best Director | ||
| 1986 | The Color of Money | Fast Eddie Felson | Academy Award for Best Actor | |
| 1984 | Harry & Son | Harry Keach | ||
| 1982 | The Verdict | Frank Galvin |
Show all 78 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Fort Apache, The Bronx | Murphy | ||
| 1981 | Absence of Malice | Michael Colin Gallagher | ||
| 1980 | When Time Ran Out | Hank Anderson | ||
| 1980 | The Shadow Box | |||
| 1979 | Quintet | Essex | ||
| 1977 | Slap Shot | Reggie "Reg" Dunlop | ||
| 1976 | Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson | Buffalo Bill | ||
| 1976 | Silent Movie | English | ||
| 1975 | The Drowning Pool | Lew Harper | ||
| 1974 | The Towering Inferno | Doug Roberts | ||
| 1973 | The Mackintosh Man | Joseph Rearden | ||
| 1973 | The Sting | Henry Gondorff | ||
| 1972 | The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | Judge Roy Bean | ||
| 1972 | Pocket Money | Jim Kane | ||
| 1972 | The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds | |||
| 1971 | Sometimes a Great Notion | Hank Stamper | Alternate title: Never Give A Inch | |
| 1971 | Once Upon a Wheel | English | ||
| 1971 | They Might Be Giants | Producer | ||
| 1970 | Sometimes a Great Notion | Director and co-executive producer | ||
| 1970 | WUSA | Rheinhardt | ||
| 1970 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis | English | ||
| 1969 | Winning | Frank Capua | ||
| 1969 | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Butch Cassidy | ||
| 1968 | The Secret War of Harry Frigg | Pvt. Harry Frigg | ||
| 1968 | Rachel, Rachel | |||
| 1967 | Cool Hand Luke | Lucas "Luke" Jackson | ||
| 1967 | Hombre | John Russell | ||
| 1966 | Torn Curtain | Prof. Michael Armstrong | ||
| 1966 | Harper | Lew Harper | Alternate title: The Moving Target | |
| 1966 | A Year Toward Tomorrow | English | ||
| 1965 | Lady L | Armand Denis | ||
| 1964 | What a Way to Go! | Larry Flint | ||
| 1964 | The Outrage | Juan Carrasco | ||
| 1963 | The Prize | Andrew Craig | ||
| 1963 | Hud | Hud Bannon | ||
| 1963 | A New Kind of Love | Steve Sherman | ||
| 1962 | Sweet Bird of Youth | Chance Wayne | ||
| 1962 | Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man | Ad Francis, "The Battler" | ||
| 1962 | On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco | Director and producer (name removed from sole 16mm print) | ||
| 1961 | The Hustler | Fast Eddie Felson | ||
| 1961 | Paris Blues | Ram Bowen | ||
| 1960 | Exodus | Ari Ben Canaan | ||
| 1960 | From the Terrace | David Alfred Eaton | ||
| 1959 | The Young Philadelphians | Anthony Judson Lawrence | ||
| 1958 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Brick Pollitt | ||
| 1958 | The Long, Hot Summer | Ben Quick | ||
| 1958 | The Left Handed Gun | Billy the Kid | ||
| 1958 | Rally Round the Flag, Boys! | Harry Bannerman | ||
| 1957 | Until They Sail | Capt. Jack Harding | ||
| 1957 | The Helen Morgan Story | Larry Maddux | ||
| 1956 | The Rack | Capt. Edward W. Hall Jr. | ||
| 1956 | Somebody Up There Likes Me | Rocky Graziano | ||
| 1954 | The Silver Chalice | Basil |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Empire Falls | Max Roby | HBO miniseries; two episodes | |
| 2003 | Our Town | The Stage Manager | Showtime / PBS Television film | |
| 1982 | Come Along with Me | Hughie | Voice; television film | |
| 1958 | Playhouse 90 | Christian Darling | Episode: "The 80 Yard Run" | |
| 1956 | The United States Steel Hour | Henry Wiggen | Episode: "Bang the Drum Slowly" | |
| 1955 | Producers' Showcase | George Gibbs | Episode: "Our Town" | |
| 1955 | Appointment with Adventure | Mack | Episode: "Five in Judgement" | |
| 1952 | Tales of Tomorrow | Sgt. Wilson | Episode: "Ice From Space" |