Paul Newman
Photoplayd Industry Rating
Not enough rated films yet to compute a weighted score.
Roles are weighted by involvement: director 1.0, screenwriter 0.7, lead 0.8, supporting 0.4, crew 0.1.
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
Credits
Cars 3 (2017)
as Doc Hudson (voice) (archive sound)
Cars (2006)
as Doc Hudson (voice)
The Sting (1973)
as Henry Gondorff
Road to Perdition (2002)
as John Rooney
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
as Butch Cassidy
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
as Luke Jackson
The Towering Inferno (1974)
as Doug Roberts
Message in a Bottle (1999)
as Dodge Blake
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
as Sidney J. Mussburger
The Color of Money (1986)
as Eddie Felson
The Verdict (1982)
as Frank Galvin
Mater and the Ghostlight (2006)
as Doc Hudson (voice)
The Hustler (1961)
as Eddie Felson
Hombre (1967)
as John Russell
Silent Movie (1976)
as Paul Newman
Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981)
as Murphy
Slap Shot (1977)
as Reggie 'Reg' Dunlop
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
as Brick
Nobody's Fool (1994)
as Sully Sullivan
The Drowning Pool (1975)
as Lew Harper
Twilight (1998)
as Harry Ross
Torn Curtain (1966)
as Michael Armstrong
Hud (1963)
as Hud Bannon
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
as Gen. Leslie R. Groves
Where the Money Is (2000)
as Henry
Exodus (1960)
as Ari Ben Canaan
The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
as Ben Quick
Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
as Self (The Towering Inferno-archive footage)
Absence of Malice (1981)
as Michael Colin Gallagher
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
as Rocky Graziano
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
as Judge Roy Bean
Paris Blues (1961)
as Ram Bowen
Harper (1966)
as Lew Harper
What a Way to Go! (1964)
as Larry Flint
Pocket Money (1972)
as Jim Kane
The Left Handed Gun (1958)
as Billy The Kid
The Outrage (1964)
as Juan Carrasco
Sometimes a Great Notion (1971)
as Hank Stamper
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1988)
as Self
The Prize (1963)
as Andrew Craig
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)
as The Star (William F. Cody)
The MacKintosh Man (1973)
as Rearden
La Classe américaine (1993)
as Dave (archive footage)
The Silver Chalice (1954)
as Basil
Roving Mars (2006)
as Self (Introduction)
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (2005)
as Dave Scott (voice)
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
as Anthony Judson Lawrence
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
as Self (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
as Chance Wayne
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
as The Battler
Best of Enemies (2015)
as Self (archival)
kid 90 (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Geared-Up (2006)
Actor
The Rack (1956)
as Capt. Edward W. Hall, Jr.
The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
as Larry Maddux
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)
as Walter Bridge
When Time Ran Out... (1980)
as Hank Anderson
Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)
as Self (archive)
Until They Sail (1957)
as Capt. Jack Harding
Winning (1969)
as Frank Capua
Harry & Son (1984)
as Harry Keach
The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)
as Pvt. Harry Frigg
Lady L (1965)
as Armand Denis
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Hello Actors Studio (1988)
as Self
A New Kind of Love (1963)
as Steve Sherman
From the Terrace (1960)
as David Alfred Eaton
The Meerkats (2008)
as Narrator (voice)
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989)
as Self
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994)
as Brick / Chance Wayne (archive footage)
WUSA (1970)
as Rheinhardt
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's (1980)
as Self (archive footage)
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
as Harry Bannerman
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages (2002)
as Self
Dale (2007)
as Narrator (voice)
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Blaze (1989)
as Gov. Earl K. Long
Quintet (1979)
as Essex
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge (1990)
as Self (archive footage)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Who Needs Sleep? (2006)
as Self
Paul Newman: The Restless (2023)
as Self
The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (1970)
as Self
Hollywood sul Tevere (2009)
Actor
Super Speedway (1997)
as Narrator (voice)
Altman on His Own Terms (2000)
as Self
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady (1982)
Actor
The Art of 'The Sting' (2005)
as Self
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth (2020)
as Self(archive footage)
Paul Newman (1973)
as Self
Tell Them Who You Are (2004)
as Self
Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
as Self (archive footage)
Steve McQueen: American Icon (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Our Town (2003)
as Stage Manager
Circuit (1985)
as Self
The Battler (1955)
as Ad Francis
The Emperor's New Clothes (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
The Story Behind "Absence of Malice" (2001)
as Self
Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Come Along with Me (1982)
as Hughie (voice)
Production Story: Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
as Self
Our Town (1955)
as George Gibbs
Bang the Drum Slowly (1956)
as Henry "Author" Wiggen
The Education of Gore Vidal (2003)
as Self
The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance (2006)
as Self
Angel Death (1979)
as Narrator / Host
A Long Way from Nowhere (1970)
as Narrator
All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (2006)
as Self
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time (2002)
as Self
The Hustler: The Inside Story (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
The Mastery of Motion (1990)
as Himself
The Racing Experience (1988)
as Host
From the Prairie to the Palace (1976)
Actor
Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1 (1980)
as Self
What She's Doing Up There is Not Accidental (1972)
as Himself
A Year Towards Tomorrow (1966)
as Narrator
Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People Players (2000)
as Self
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time (2006)
as Chance Wayne (archive footage)
At The Wheel: A History of Driving and Driving Safety Film (1980)
as Himself
The Distant Drummer: Flowers of Darkness (1972)
as Narrator
Harper Days are Here Again (1975)
as Self
Three Young Americans in Search of Survival (1969)
as Host
Driven to Excellence (1987)
as Himself
The Price of Sugar (2007)
as Narrator (voice)
McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter (1975)
as Self - Host
A Private Decision (1970)
as Self
Ancient Forests: Rage Over Trees (1989)
as Host
War Without Winners (1978)
as Host
A Step Away from War (1986)
as Host
Bennies and Goofballs (1961)
as Himself