Paul Newman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

172

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

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • Cars

    Cars

  • Cars 3

    Cars 3

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Silent Movie

    Silent Movie

  • Twilight

    Twilight

  • The Hustler

    The Hustler

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Winning

    Winning

  • Superpowered: The DC Story

    Superpowered: The DC Story

  • Hud

    Hud

  • Blaze

    Blaze

  • The United States Steel Hour

    The United States Steel Hour

  • Super Speedway

    Super Speedway

  • Harper

    Harper

  • Exodus

    Exodus

  • Baseball

    Baseball

  • Our Town

    Our Town

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Until They Sail

    Until They Sail

  • The Drowning Pool

    The Drowning Pool

  • Fat Man and Little Boy

    Fat Man and Little Boy

  • The Sting

    The Sting

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • kid 90

    kid 90

  • The Meerkats

    The Meerkats

  • Geared-Up

    Geared-Up

  • Danger

    Danger

  • Hombre

    Hombre

  • The Man Behind the Badge

    The Man Behind the Badge

  • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

  • Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story

    Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story

  • The Directors

    The Directors

  • Road to Perdition

    Road to Perdition

  • The Bell Telephone Hour

    The Bell Telephone Hour

  • Tales of Tomorrow

    Tales of Tomorrow

  • American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

  • Where the Money Is

    Where the Money Is

  • The Hudsucker Proxy

    The Hudsucker Proxy

  • Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine

    Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine

  • Lady L

    Lady L

  • Please Turn the Page

    Please Turn the Page

  • Cool Hand Luke

    Cool Hand Luke

  • Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

    Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

  • The Last Movie Stars

    The Last Movie Stars

  • Hello Actors Studio

    Hello Actors Studio

  • WUSA

    WUSA

  • The Color of Money

    The Color of Money

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • Message in a Bottle

    Message in a Bottle

  • The Towering Inferno

    The Towering Inferno

  • Empire Falls

    Empire Falls

  • Talking Pictures

    Talking Pictures

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • Producers' Showcase

    Producers' Showcase

  • Playwrights '56

    Playwrights '56

  • The Web

    The Web

  • The Kaiser Aluminum Hour

    The Kaiser Aluminum Hour

  • HypaSpace

    HypaSpace

  • The Verdict

    The Verdict

  • Iconoclasts

    Iconoclasts

  • Torn Curtain

    Torn Curtain

  • Appointment with Adventure

    Appointment with Adventure

  • Tab Hunter Confidential

    Tab Hunter Confidential

  • The Young Philadelphians

    The Young Philadelphians

  • Paris Blues

    Paris Blues

  • Mater and the Ghostlight

    Mater and the Ghostlight

  • Slap Shot

    Slap Shot

  • When Time Ran Out...

    When Time Ran Out...

  • Nobody's Fool

    Nobody's Fool

  • Absence of Malice

    Absence of Malice

  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

  • The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

    The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

  • The Long, Hot Summer

    The Long, Hot Summer

  • Somebody Up There Likes Me

    Somebody Up There Likes Me

  • The Joe Palooka Story

    The Joe Palooka Story

  • What a Way to Go!

    What a Way to Go!

  • Best of Enemies

    Best of Enemies

  • The Prize

    The Prize

  • Waking Sleeping Beauty

    Waking Sleeping Beauty

  • Sweet Bird of Youth

    Sweet Bird of Youth

  • A Year Towards Tomorrow

    A Year Towards Tomorrow

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Roving Mars

    Roving Mars

  • The MacKintosh Man

    The MacKintosh Man

  • Fort Apache, the Bronx

    Fort Apache, the Bronx

  • The Left Handed Gun

    The Left Handed Gun

  • La Classe américaine

    La Classe américaine

  • Iconic Couples of Hollywood

    Iconic Couples of Hollywood

  • Bang the Drum Slowly

    Bang the Drum Slowly

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

    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

  • From the Terrace

    From the Terrace

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • The Outrage

    The Outrage

  • Sometimes a Great Notion

    Sometimes a Great Notion

  • The Silver Chalice

    The Silver Chalice

  • The Secret War of Harry Frigg

    The Secret War of Harry Frigg

  • Harry & Son

    Harry & Son

  • The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

    The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

  • Paul Newman

    Paul Newman

  • Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

    Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

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

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

  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

  • Angel Death

    Angel Death

  • Altman on His Own Terms

    Altman on His Own Terms

  • Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

    Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

  • A New Kind of Love

    A New Kind of Love

  • Pocket Money

    Pocket Money

  • Our Town

    Our Town

  • The Helen Morgan Story

    The Helen Morgan Story

  • Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

    Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

  • Tell Them Who You Are

    Tell Them Who You Are

  • The Rack

    The Rack

  • Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

    Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

  • Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman

    Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman

  • Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

    Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

  • Quintet

    Quintet

  • Who Needs Sleep?

    Who Needs Sleep?

  • Steve McQueen: American Icon

    Steve McQueen: American Icon

  • The Battler

    The Battler

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

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time

  • Circuit

    Circuit

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

    Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

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

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

  • The Emperor's New Clothes

    The Emperor's New Clothes

  • Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

    Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

  • The Story Behind "Absence of Malice"

    The Story Behind "Absence of Malice"

  • Heart of the Festival

    Heart of the Festival

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

    John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

  • The Education of Gore Vidal

    The Education of Gore Vidal

  • Dale

    Dale

  • Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes

    Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes

  • 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 Racing Experience

    The Racing Experience

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

    The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

  • Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

    Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

  • Once Upon a Wheel

    Once Upon a Wheel

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

    The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance

  • The Art of 'The Sting'

    The Art of 'The Sting'

  • Come Along with Me

    Come Along with Me

  • The Hustler: The Inside Story

    The Hustler: The Inside Story

  • Hollywood sul Tevere

    Hollywood sul Tevere

  • Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

    Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

  • Harper Days are Here Again

    Harper Days are Here Again

  • What She's Doing Up There is Not Accidental

    What She's Doing Up There is Not Accidental

  • McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter

    McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter

  • Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1

    Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1

  • A Long Way from Nowhere

    A Long Way from Nowhere

  • Production Story: Fat Man and Little Boy

    Production Story: Fat Man and Little Boy

  • The Price of Sugar

    The Price of Sugar

  • The Distant Drummer: Flowers of Darkness

    The Distant Drummer: Flowers of Darkness

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

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

  • Driven to Excellence

    Driven to Excellence

  • The Mastery of Motion

    The Mastery of Motion

  • War Without Winners

    War Without Winners

  • A Step Away from War

    A Step Away from War

  • From the Prairie to the Palace

    From the Prairie to the Palace

  • A Private Decision

    A Private Decision

  • Three Young Americans in Search of Survival

    Three Young Americans in Search of Survival

  • Ancient Forests: Rage Over Trees

    Ancient Forests: Rage Over Trees