Paul Newman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 26, 1925
- Died
- September 26, 2008
- Birthplace
- Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
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
On the Harmfulness of Tobacco TBA
Director
Breakdown: 1975 2025
as (archive footage)
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror 2025
as Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman: The Restless 2023
as Self (archive footage)
Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé 2022
as Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes 2021
as Self (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes 2021
as Self (archive footage)
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth 2020
as Self(archive footage)
Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 2020
as Self (archive footage)
Steve McQueen: American Icon 2017
as Self (archive footage)
Cars 3 2017
as Doc Hudson (voice) (archive sound)
Best of Enemies 2015
as Self (archival)
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman 2015
as Self (archive footage)
The Emperor's New Clothes 2015
as Self (archive footage)
Tab Hunter Confidential 2015
as Self (archive)
I'm Still Here 2010
Thanks
Waking Sleeping Beauty 2010
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood sul Tevere 2009
Actor
The Meerkats 2008
as Narrator (voice)
The Price of Sugar 2007
as Narrator (voice)
Dale 2007
as Narrator (voice)
Geared-Up 2006
Actor
Mater and the Ghostlight 2006
as Doc Hudson (voice)
Cars 2006
as Doc Hudson (voice)
The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance 2006
as Self
- Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time 2006
as Chance Wayne (archive footage)
Roving Mars 2006
as Self (Introduction)
Who Needs Sleep? 2006
as Self
All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' 2006
as Self
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 2005
as Dave Scott (voice)
The Art of 'The Sting' 2005
as Self
James Dean: Forever Young 2005
as Self (archive footage)
Tell Them Who You Are 2004
as Self
The Education of Gore Vidal 2003
as Self
Our Town 2003
as Stage Manager
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages 2002
as Self
Road to Perdition 2002
as John Rooney
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time 2002
as Self
- Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film 2002
as Self (archive footage)
The Hustler: The Inside Story 2002
as Self (archive footage)
The Story Behind "Absence of Malice" 2001
as Self
Where the Money Is 2000
as Henry
Altman on His Own Terms 2000
as Self
Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People Players 2000
as Self
Message in a Bottle 1999
as Dodge Blake
Twilight 1998
as Harry Ross
Super Speedway 1997
as Narrator (voice)
Nobody's Fool 1994
as Sully Sullivan
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage 1994
as Brick / Chance Wayne (archive footage)
The Hudsucker Proxy 1994
as Sidney J. Mussburger
La Classe américaine 1993
as Dave (archive footage)
Mansell & Newman Haas 1993 1993
as Himself
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge 1990
as Walter Bridge
- The Mastery of Motion
The Mastery of Motion 1990
as Himself
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge 1990
as Self (archive footage)
Blaze 1989
as Gov. Earl K. Long
Fat Man and Little Boy 1989
as Gen. Leslie R. Groves
- Ancient Forests: Rage Over Trees
Ancient Forests: Rage Over Trees 1989
as Host
- Production Story: Fat Man and Little Boy
Production Story: Fat Man and Little Boy 1989
as Self
- Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre 1989
as Self
Hello Actors Studio 1988
as Self
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick 1988
as Self
- The Racing Experience
The Racing Experience 1988
as Host
The Glass Menagerie 1987
Director
- Driven to Excellence
Driven to Excellence 1987
as Himself
The Color of Money 1986
as Eddie Felson
- A Step Away from War
A Step Away from War 1986
as Host
Circuit 1985
as Self
Harry & Son 1984
as Harry Keach, Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Verdict 1982
as Frank Galvin
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady 1982
as Self
Night of 100 Stars 1982
as Self
Come Along with Me 1982
as Hughie (voice)
Absence of Malice 1981
as Michael Colin Gallagher
Fort Apache, the Bronx 1981
as Murphy
The Shadow Box 1980
Director
When Time Ran Out... 1980
as Hank Anderson
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's 1980
as Self (archive footage)
- At The Wheel: A History of Driving and Driving Safety Film
At The Wheel: A History of Driving and Driving Safety Film 1980
as Himself
Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1 1980
as Self
Angel Death 1979
as Narrator / Host
Quintet 1979
as Essex
- War Without Winners
War Without Winners 1978
as Host
Slap Shot 1977
as Reggie 'Reg' Dunlop
From the Prairie to the Palace 1976
Actor
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson 1976
as The Star (William F. Cody)
Silent Movie 1976
as Paul Newman
The Drowning Pool 1975
as Lew Harper
- McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter
McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter 1975
as Self - Host
Harper Days are Here Again 1975
as Self
The Towering Inferno 1974
as Doug Roberts, Stunts
The Sting 1973
as Henry Gondorff
The MacKintosh Man 1973
as Joseph Rearden, Executive Producer
- Paul Newman
Paul Newman 1973
as Self
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds 1972
Producer, Director
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean 1972
as Judge Roy Bean, Co-Executive Producer
Pocket Money 1972
as Jim Kane
Hollywood: The Dream Factory 1972
as Self (archive footage)
- What She's Doing Up There is Not Accidental
What She's Doing Up There is Not Accidental 1972
as Himself
The Distant Drummer: Flowers of Darkness 1972
as Narrator
Sometimes a Great Notion 1971
as Hank Stamper, Director, Co-Executive Producer
They Might Be Giants 1971
Producer
The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' 1970
as Self
WUSA 1970
as Rheinhardt, Producer
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis 1970
as Self (archive footage)
A Private Decision 1970
as Self
A Long Way from Nowhere 1970
as Narrator
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969
as Butch Cassidy, Executive Producer
Winning 1969
as Frank Capua, Co-Executive Producer
- Three Young Americans in Search of Survival
Three Young Americans in Search of Survival 1969
as Host
Rachel, Rachel 1968
Director, Producer
The Secret War of Harry Frigg 1968
as Pvt. Harry Frigg
Cool Hand Luke 1967
as Luke Jackson
Hombre 1967
as John Russell
Torn Curtain 1966
as Michael Armstrong
Harper 1966
as Lew Harper
A Year Towards Tomorrow 1966
as Narrator
Lady L 1965
as Armand Denis
The Outrage 1964
as Juan Carrasco
What a Way to Go! 1964
as Larry Flint
The Prize 1963
as Andrew Craig
A New Kind of Love 1963
as Steve Sherman
Hud 1963
as Hud Bannon
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man 1962
as The Battler
Sweet Bird of Youth 1962
as Chance Wayne
Paris Blues 1961
as Ram Bowen
The Hustler 1961
as Eddie Felson
- Bennies and Goofballs
Bennies and Goofballs 1961
as Himself
Exodus 1960
as Ari Ben Canaan
From the Terrace 1960
as David Alfred Eaton
The Young Philadelphians 1959
as Anthony Judson Lawrence
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! 1958
as Harry Bannerman
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1958
as Brick Pollitt
The Long, Hot Summer 1958
as Ben Quick
The Left Handed Gun 1958
as Billy The Kid
Until They Sail 1957
as Capt. Jack Harding
The Helen Morgan Story 1957
as Larry Maddux
The Rack 1956
as Capt. Edward W. Hall, Jr.
Bang the Drum Slowly 1956
as Henry "Author" Wiggen
Somebody Up There Likes Me 1956
as Rocky Graziano
The Battler 1955
as Ad Francis
Our Town 1955
as George Gibbs
The Silver Chalice 1954
as Basil
Credits from TMDB.