Paul Newman

Born: 1925-01-26, Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA

Died: 2008-09-26

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.

Filmography

• The Simpsons (1989)
• Cars (2006)
• The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
• Cars 3 (2017)
• Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
• Suspense (1949)
• The United States Steel Hour (1953)
• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
• The Sting (1973)
• Cool Hand Luke (1967)
• Road to Perdition (2002)
• The Towering Inferno (1974)
• The Color of Money (1986)
• The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
• The Verdict (1982)
• Message in a Bottle (1999)
• Silent Movie (1976)
• The Hustler (1961)
• Mater and the Ghostlight (2006)
• Harper (1966)
• Hombre (1967)
• Paris Blues (1961)
• Slap Shot (1977)
• Absence of Malice (1981)
• Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
• Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981)
• Where the Money Is (2000)
• The Young Philadelphians (1959)
• Torn Curtain (1966)
• Pocket Money (1972)