Paul Newman
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1925-01-26 – 2008-09-26
Place of birth: Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
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
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1958Brick
Cool Hand Luke
1967Luke Jackson
Cars
2006Doc Hudson (voice)
A Long Way from Nowhere
1970Narrator
The Hustler
1961Eddie Felson
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969Butch Cassidy
Message in a Bottle
1999Dodge Blake
Exodus
1960Ari Ben Canaan
The Prize
1963Andrew Craig
Road to Perdition
2002John RooneySweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
2006Chance Wayne (archive footage)
Silent Movie
1976Self
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005Dave Scott (voice)
The Towering Inferno
1974Doug Roberts
Torn Curtain
1966Michael Armstrong
Super Speedway
1997Narrator (voice)
Slap Shot
1977Reggie 'Reg' Dunlop
Nobody's Fool
1994Sully Sullivan
The Verdict
1982Frank Galvin