Paul Newman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

170

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

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Cars 3

    Cars 3

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Cars

    Cars

  • American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • Please Turn the Page

    Please Turn the Page

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Message in a Bottle

    Message in a Bottle

  • The Color of Money

    The Color of Money

  • Tales of Tomorrow

    Tales of Tomorrow

  • Danger

    Danger

  • The United States Steel Hour

    The United States Steel Hour

  • The Bell Telephone Hour

    The Bell Telephone Hour

  • Road to Perdition

    Road to Perdition

  • Exodus

    Exodus

  • Slap Shot

    Slap Shot

  • Mater and the Ghostlight

    Mater and the Ghostlight

  • Baseball

    Baseball

  • Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine

    Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine

  • Sweet Bird of Youth

    Sweet Bird of Youth

  • Nobody's Fool

    Nobody's Fool

  • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

  • The Drowning Pool

    The Drowning Pool

  • Sometimes a Great Notion

    Sometimes a Great Notion

  • The Hudsucker Proxy

    The Hudsucker Proxy

  • Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

    Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

  • Waking Sleeping Beauty

    Waking Sleeping Beauty

  • Producers' Showcase

    Producers' Showcase

  • The Silver Chalice

    The Silver Chalice

  • Pocket Money

    Pocket Money

  • Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman

    Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman

  • Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

    Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

  • The Directors

    The Directors

  • The Last Movie Stars

    The Last Movie Stars

  • Superpowered: The DC Story

    Superpowered: The DC Story

  • Who Needs Sleep?

    Who Needs Sleep?

  • The Battler

    The Battler

  • The Verdict

    The Verdict

  • The Sting

    The Sting

  • Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story

    Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story

  • When Time Ran Out...

    When Time Ran Out...

  • Silent Movie

    Silent Movie

  • The Man Behind the Badge

    The Man Behind the Badge

  • The MacKintosh Man

    The MacKintosh Man

  • The Rack

    The Rack

  • The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

    The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

  • From the Terrace

    From the Terrace

  • Somebody Up There Likes Me

    Somebody Up There Likes Me

  • Cool Hand Luke

    Cool Hand Luke

  • A Year Towards Tomorrow

    A Year Towards Tomorrow

  • What a Way to Go!

    What a Way to Go!

  • The Towering Inferno

    The Towering Inferno

  • Fort Apache, the Bronx

    Fort Apache, the Bronx

  • Iconoclasts

    Iconoclasts

  • Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

    Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

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

    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

  • Talking Pictures

    Talking Pictures

  • Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

    Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

  • Hud

    Hud

  • Super Speedway

    Super Speedway

  • Our Town

    Our Town

  • The Prize

    The Prize

  • Playwrights '56

    Playwrights '56

  • The Hustler: The Inside Story

    The Hustler: The Inside Story

  • Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

    Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

  • Fat Man and Little Boy

    Fat Man and Little Boy

  • Our Town

    Our Town

  • The Outrage

    The Outrage

  • The Hustler

    The Hustler

  • Twilight

    Twilight

  • A Private Decision

    A Private Decision

  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

  • Empire Falls

    Empire Falls

  • The Left Handed Gun

    The Left Handed Gun

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

    Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

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

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

  • The Long, Hot Summer

    The Long, Hot Summer

  • HypaSpace

    HypaSpace

  • La Classe américaine

    La Classe américaine

  • The Meerkats

    The Meerkats

  • A New Kind of Love

    A New Kind of Love

  • Hombre

    Hombre

  • Harper

    Harper

  • Harry & Son

    Harry & Son

  • Absence of Malice

    Absence of Malice

  • McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter

    McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter

  • The Young Philadelphians

    The Young Philadelphians

  • Appointment with Adventure

    Appointment with Adventure

  • The Web

    The Web

  • The Joe Palooka Story

    The Joe Palooka Story

  • kid 90

    kid 90

  • Lady L

    Lady L

  • Altman on His Own Terms

    Altman on His Own Terms

  • Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1

    Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1

  • Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

    Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

  • Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP

    Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP

  • Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes

    Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes

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

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time

  • Until They Sail

    Until They Sail

  • Winning

    Winning

  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

  • War Without Winners

    War Without Winners

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

    Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

  • Blaze

    Blaze

  • The Secret War of Harry Frigg

    The Secret War of Harry Frigg

  • WUSA

    WUSA

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

    Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

  • Hello Actors Studio

    Hello Actors Studio

  • Where the Money Is

    Where the Money Is

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

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

  • Tell Them Who You Are

    Tell Them Who You Are

  • Torn Curtain

    Torn Curtain

  • The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

    The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

  • Iconic Couples of Hollywood

    Iconic Couples of Hollywood

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • The Art of 'The Sting'

    The Art of 'The Sting'

  • Paris Blues

    Paris Blues

  • Steve McQueen: American Icon

    Steve McQueen: American Icon

  • Once Upon a Wheel

    Once Upon a Wheel

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

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

  • Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

    Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

  • Tab Hunter Confidential

    Tab Hunter Confidential

  • The Kaiser Aluminum Hour

    The Kaiser Aluminum Hour

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

    John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

  • Best of Enemies

    Best of Enemies

  • Driven to Excellence

    Driven to Excellence

  • Roving Mars

    Roving Mars

  • The Mastery of Motion

    The Mastery of Motion

  • Come Along with Me

    Come Along with Me

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

    The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance

  • Bang the Drum Slowly

    Bang the Drum Slowly

  • The Emperor's New Clothes

    The Emperor's New Clothes

  • The Helen Morgan Story

    The Helen Morgan Story

  • Paul Newman

    Paul Newman

  • What She's Doing Up There is Not Accidental

    What She's Doing Up There is Not Accidental

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

    The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

  • Production Story: Fat Man and Little Boy

    Production Story: Fat Man and Little Boy

  • 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'

  • Dale

    Dale

  • The Racing Experience

    The Racing Experience

  • A Step Away from War

    A Step Away from War

  • Quintet

    Quintet

  • The Education of Gore Vidal

    The Education of Gore Vidal

  • The Distant Drummer: Flowers of Darkness

    The Distant Drummer: Flowers of Darkness

  • Harper Days are Here Again

    Harper Days are Here Again

  • A Long Way from Nowhere

    A Long Way from Nowhere

  • The Story Behind "Absence of Malice"

    The Story Behind "Absence of Malice"

  • Angel Death

    Angel Death

  • Ancient Forests: Rage Over Trees

    Ancient Forests: Rage Over Trees

  • Three Young Americans in Search of Survival

    Three Young Americans in Search of Survival

  • The Price of Sugar

    The Price of Sugar

  • Circuit

    Circuit