Paul Newman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

171

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-01-26

Day of death

2008-09-26 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA

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.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Cars 3

    Cars 3

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Cars

    Cars

  • The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

    The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1

    Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1

  • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

  • Altman on His Own Terms

    Altman on His Own Terms

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Slap Shot

    Slap Shot

  • The Sting

    The Sting

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Danger

    Danger

  • Superpowered: The DC Story

    Superpowered: The DC Story

  • What a Way to Go!

    What a Way to Go!

  • Exodus

    Exodus

  • All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

    All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

  • The Hustler

    The Hustler

  • The United States Steel Hour

    The United States Steel Hour

  • Baseball

    Baseball

  • Our Town

    Our Town

  • Harper

    Harper

  • Mater and the Ghostlight

    Mater and the Ghostlight

  • The Meerkats

    The Meerkats

  • Message in a Bottle

    Message in a Bottle

  • Paris Blues

    Paris Blues

  • Hombre

    Hombre

  • kid 90

    kid 90

  • Tales of Tomorrow

    Tales of Tomorrow

  • Road to Perdition

    Road to Perdition

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • The Prize

    The Prize

  • The Outrage

    The Outrage

  • The Battler

    The Battler

  • The Last Movie Stars

    The Last Movie Stars

  • The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

    The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

  • Lady L

    Lady L

  • The Towering Inferno

    The Towering Inferno

  • Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People Players

    Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People Players

  • The Bell Telephone Hour

    The Bell Telephone Hour

  • Silent Movie

    Silent Movie

  • Harry & Son

    Harry & Son

  • Empire Falls

    Empire Falls

  • American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

  • Twilight

    Twilight

  • Cool Hand Luke

    Cool Hand Luke

  • The Hudsucker Proxy

    The Hudsucker Proxy

  • The Man Behind the Badge

    The Man Behind the Badge

  • The Rack

    The Rack

  • WUSA

    WUSA

  • The Helen Morgan Story

    The Helen Morgan Story

  • The Secret War of Harry Frigg

    The Secret War of Harry Frigg

  • Producers' Showcase

    Producers' Showcase

  • Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

    Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

  • Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé

    Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé

  • Nobody's Fool

    Nobody's Fool

  • Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

    Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

  • Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine

    Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine

  • The Long, Hot Summer

    The Long, Hot Summer

  • Winning

    Winning

  • Please Turn the Page

    Please Turn the Page

  • Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story

    Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story

  • The Hustler: The Inside Story

    The Hustler: The Inside Story

  • Super Speedway

    Super Speedway

  • The Color of Money

    The Color of Money

  • Talking Pictures

    Talking Pictures

  • Fat Man and Little Boy

    Fat Man and Little Boy

  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

  • The Directors

    The Directors

  • The MacKintosh Man

    The MacKintosh Man

  • Sweet Bird of Youth

    Sweet Bird of Youth

  • Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

    Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

  • Iconoclasts

    Iconoclasts

  • What She's Doing Up There is Not Accidental

    What She's Doing Up There is Not Accidental

  • Waking Sleeping Beauty

    Waking Sleeping Beauty

  • The Web

    The Web

  • Playwrights '56

    Playwrights '56

  • Blaze

    Blaze

  • Sometimes a Great Notion

    Sometimes a Great Notion

  • The Verdict

    The Verdict

  • When Time Ran Out...

    When Time Ran Out...

  • Hud

    Hud

  • Fort Apache, the Bronx

    Fort Apache, the Bronx

  • The Drowning Pool

    The Drowning Pool

  • La Classe américaine

    La Classe américaine

  • HypaSpace

    HypaSpace

  • Torn Curtain

    Torn Curtain

  • The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance

    The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance

  • Best of Enemies

    Best of Enemies

  • Absence of Malice

    Absence of Malice

  • Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

    Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

  • Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

    Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

  • Somebody Up There Likes Me

    Somebody Up There Likes Me

  • The Young Philadelphians

    The Young Philadelphians

  • Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman

    Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman

  • The Left Handed Gun

    The Left Handed Gun

  • McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter

    McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter

  • King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

  • A New Kind of Love

    A New Kind of Love

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes

    Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes

  • Where the Money Is

    Where the Money Is

  • Appointment with Adventure

    Appointment with Adventure

  • From the Terrace

    From the Terrace

  • The Silver Chalice

    The Silver Chalice

  • The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

    The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

  • Who Needs Sleep?

    Who Needs Sleep?

  • Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

    Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

  • Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP

    Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP

  • Tab Hunter Confidential

    Tab Hunter Confidential

  • Cars Toons

    Cars Toons

  • Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

    Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

  • Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

    Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

  • John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

    John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

  • Until They Sail

    Until They Sail

  • Hello Actors Studio

    Hello Actors Studio

  • Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

    Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

  • The Joe Palooka Story

    The Joe Palooka Story

  • A Private Decision

    A Private Decision

  • Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

    Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

  • Harper Days are Here Again

    Harper Days are Here Again

  • Tell Them Who You Are

    Tell Them Who You Are

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Iconic Couples of Hollywood

    Iconic Couples of Hollywood

  • Roving Mars

    Roving Mars

  • A Year Towards Tomorrow

    A Year Towards Tomorrow

  • The Racing Experience

    The Racing Experience

  • The Emperor's New Clothes

    The Emperor's New Clothes

  • Come Along with Me

    Come Along with Me

  • Bang the Drum Slowly

    Bang the Drum Slowly

  • War Without Winners

    War Without Winners

  • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time

  • The Kaiser Aluminum Hour

    The Kaiser Aluminum Hour

  • The Art of 'The Sting'

    The Art of 'The Sting'

  • Our Town

    Our Town

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Once Upon a Wheel

    Once Upon a Wheel

  • Quintet

    Quintet

  • Steve McQueen: American Icon

    Steve McQueen: American Icon

  • A Long Way from Nowhere

    A Long Way from Nowhere

  • The Education of Gore Vidal

    The Education of Gore Vidal

  • The Story Behind "Absence of Malice"

    The Story Behind "Absence of Malice"

  • Pocket Money

    Pocket Money

  • Circuit

    Circuit

  • Driven to Excellence

    Driven to Excellence

  • Dale

    Dale

  • The Price of Sugar

    The Price of Sugar

  • Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

    Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

  • Angel Death

    Angel Death

  • The Distant Drummer: Flowers of Darkness

    The Distant Drummer: Flowers of Darkness

  • The Mastery of Motion

    The Mastery of Motion

  • Three Young Americans in Search of Survival

    Three Young Americans in Search of Survival

  • Production Story: Fat Man and Little Boy

    Production Story: Fat Man and Little Boy

  • A Step Away from War

    A Step Away from War

  • Paul Newman

    Paul Newman

  • Ancient Forests: Rage Over Trees

    Ancient Forests: Rage Over Trees