Personal Info
Birth date
1925-01-26 (100 Years)
Day of death
2008-09-26
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
Also known as
保羅紐曼
P.L. Neuman
폴 뉴먼
پال نیومن
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.
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4
Overview:
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.The Simpsons
8
Overview:
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.The Mike Douglas Show
5.375
Overview:
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.411
Overview:
Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.Armstrong Circle Theatre
3
Overview:
Armstrong Circle Theatre is an American anthology drama television series which ran from 1950 to 1957 on NBC, and then until 1963 on CBS. It alternated weekly with The U.S. Steel Hour.The Merv Griffin Show
5.75
Overview:
The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, September 20, 1965 to August 15, 1969 in first-run syndication, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS and again in first-run syndication from February 14, 1972 to September 5, 1986.What's My Line?
6.9
Overview:
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.The Dick Cavett Show
6.7
Overview:
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Overview:
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.Golden Globe Awards
7
Overview:
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.The Philco Television Playhouse
6.286
Overview:
The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was sponsored by Philco. It was one of the most respected dramatic shows of the Golden Age of Television, winning a 1954 Peabody Award and receiving eight Emmy nominations between 1951 and 1956.The United States Steel Hour
6.2
Overview:
The United States Steel Hour is an anthology series which brought hour-long dramas to television from 1953 to 1963. The television series and the radio program that preceded it were both sponsored by the United States Steel Corporation.Kraft Television Theatre
7.5
Overview:
Kraft Television Theater is an American, well-received anthology series presenting live television dramas.Tony Awards
5.1
Overview:
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre.Danger
8
Overview:
Danger is an American anthology series which aired on CBS from September 19, 1950 to May 31, 1955.The Bell Telephone Hour
7.333
Overview:
“The Bell Telephone Hour” was a musical variety show that aired on “NBC” TV from 12 January 1959 to 14 June 1968 that showcased the best in Broadway, Classical, Concert, Jazz and Popular music each week. The series had its’ own house band appropriately named the “Bell Telephone Orchestra”. The show also had its’ own theme song being the “Bell Waltz” composed by “Donald Voorhees” who was also the show's Orchestra conductor. Some of the greatest violinists of the 1960’s performed on this show that aired in the old “Black & White” format. Some of these great violinists included “Erica Mornin”, “Isaac Stern", "Michael Rabin", "Ruggiero Ricci", "Yehudi Menuhin" and "Zino Francesacatti". From time to time some of the great singers and bandleaders of the 1960’s would perform on the show as well. Some of these were “Bing Crosby”, “Gordon MacRae”, “John Gary”, “Leslie Uggams”, “Mary Martin”, “Nelson Eddy”, “Patti Page” and “Roy Rogers”. The TV show followed on the heels of its’ predecessor with the same name on “NBC” radio that aired from 29 April 1940 to 1958 on Monday nights at 8 PM. The name of the show was derived from its’ Major sponsor “Bell Telephone Laboratories”. The TV version began airing on Friday nights at 8:30 PM once a month. It later was given it’s same time slot now airing every other week alternating with another show on the other weeks such as News shows and specials. The show time slot changed quite often over the years. In September 1960 it aired at 9 PM and in September 1961 it moved to 9:30 PM. In October 1963 it moved to Tuesday nights at 10 PM, September 1965 it moved to Sunday night at 6:30 PM and in September 1967 it made its' final move back to Friday night at 10 PM.Appointment with Adventure
6.5
Overview:
Appointment with Adventure is a half-hour adventure/dramatic anthology television series broadcast live on CBS from 1955-1956. The program has no host. It aired at 10 p.m. EST on the Sunday evening schedule between the better known Alfred Hitchcock Presents and What's My Line? It ran opposite The Loretta Young Show on NBC and Life Begins at Eighty, a panel discussion series hosted by Jack Barry on ABC. The series aired fifty-three episodes, having premiered on April 3, 1955, near the end of the regular 1954-1955 television season. It ran throughout the spring and summer of 1955 and began its fall run on October 2, 1955, concluding new segments on April 1, 1956. In effect, the series ran for a full year without the summer rebroadcast period standard for most programs. Episodes centered upon wars in U.S. history as well as dramatizations from events from many places throughout the world, then and in the past. In the episode which aired on May 1, 1955, Polly Bergen, Dane Clark, and Hugh Reilly starred in "Rendezvous in Paris." Tony Randall and Jack Klugman, fifteen years prior to their television roles as Felix Unger and Oscar Madison, respectively, in ABC's The Odd Couple, appeared with Gena Rowlands, later on NBC's 87th Precinct, in the September 4, 1955, episode entitled "The Pirate's House." Randall also appeared two months earlier in the Appointment with Adventure episode "Caribbean Cruise."Suspense
4.909
Overview:
An anthology series adapted from the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program, many scripts were adaptations of literary classics by well-known authors. Classic authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Agatha Christie, and Charles Dickens all had stories adapted for the series, while contemporary authors such as Roald Dahl and Gore Vidal also contributed.The Kennedy Center Honors
7.4
Overview:
The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.The Man Behind the Badge
5.5
Overview:
The Man Behind the Badge is the title of a half-hour American television police drama series which aired on the CBS from 1953-1955 starring and hosted by character actor Charles Bickford. Years later, Bickford appeared as one of the owners of Shiloh Ranch in the NBC western series, The Vrginian. In its first season, The Man Behind the Badge aired on Sundays at 9:30 p.m. EST opposite ABC's Jukebox Jury.The Oscars
7
Overview:
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.Tales of Tomorrow
6
Overview:
Tales of Tomorrow is an American anthology science fiction series that was performed and broadcast live on ABC from 1951 to 1953. The series covered such stories as Frankenstein, starring Lon Chaney, Jr., 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea starring Thomas Mitchell as Captain Nemo, and many others featuring such performers as Boris Karloff, Brian Keith, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Bruce Cabot, Franchot Tone, Gene Lockhart, Walter Abel, Leslie Nielsen, and Paul Newman. The series had many similarities to the later Twilight Zone which also covered one of the same stories, "What You Need". In total it ran for eighty-five 30-minute episodes.Talking Pictures
5
Overview:
A look back at television appearances by legends of the silver screen, using archive footage to tell the story of their lives and careers.American Playhouse
6.25
Overview:
American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.The Directors
5.8
Overview:
Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.Baseball
7.341
Overview:
The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and the words of those who contributed to the game in each era. Writers, historians, players, baseball personnel, and fans review key events and the significance of the game in America's history.Acting
2024Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes as Self (archive footage)
2023The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling as Self (archive footage)
2023Paul Newman: The Restless as Self - Portrait Subject & Interviewee (archive footage)
2022Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé as Self (archive footage)
2022Denzel Washington: A Model American as Self (archive footage)
2022The Last Movie Stars (6 Episodes) as self (archive footage)
2021Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes as Self (archive footage)
2021kid 90 as Self (archive footage)
2020Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth as Self (archive footage)
2020Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story as Self (archive footage)
2017Steve McQueen: American Icon as Self (archive footage)
2017Cars 3 as Doc Hudson (voice) (archive sound)
2015Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
2015Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman as Self (archive footage)
2015Iconic Couples of Hollywood (1 Episode) as Self (archive footage)
2015The Emperor's New Clothes as Self (archive footage)
2015Tab Hunter Confidential as Self (archive footage)
2013Talking Pictures (1 Episode) as Self (archive footage)
2009Waking Sleeping Beauty as Self (archive footage)
2008The Meerkats as Narrator (voice)
2007The Price of Sugar as Narrator (voice)
2007Dale as Narrator (voice)
2006Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP as Unknown
2006Mater and the Ghostlight as Doc Hudson (voice)
2006Cars as Doc Hudson (voice)
2006The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance as Self
2006Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time as Chance Wayne (archive footage)
2006Roving Mars as Self (Introduction)
2006Who Needs Sleep? as Self
2006All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' as Self
2005Iconoclasts (1 Episode) as Self
2005Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon as Dave Scott (voice)
2005The Art of 'The Sting' as Self
2005Empire Falls (2 Episodes) as Max Roby
2004Tell Them Who You Are as Self
2003The Education of Gore Vidal as Self
2003Our Town as Stage Manager
2002Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages as Self
2002The Kid Stays in the Picture as Self (archive footage)
2002Road to Perdition as John Rooney
2002Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time as Self
2002HypaSpace (1 Episode) as Self
2002Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film as Self (uncredited archive footage: 1973 BBC interview)
2002The Hustler: The Inside Story as Self (archive footage)
2001The Story Behind "Absence of Malice" as Self
2001History vs. Hollywood (1 Episode) as Self (archive footage)
2000Where the Money Is as Henry
2000Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People Players as Self
2000Altman on His Own Terms as Self
1999Message in a Bottle as Dodge Blake
1999The Directors (2 Episodes) as Self
1998Twilight as Harry Ross
1997Super Speedway as Narrator (voice)
1996E! True Hollywood Story (1 Episode) as Unknown
1996The Celluloid Closet as Self (archive footage)
1994Nobody's Fool as Sully Sullivan
1994Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage as Brick / Chance Wayne (archive footage)
1994Baseball (0, 2 Episode) as Various (voice), (voice)
1994Inside the Actors Studio (1 Episode) as Self
1994The Hudsucker Proxy as Sidney J. Mussburger
1993La Classe américaine as Dave (archive footage)
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1990Mr. & Mrs. Bridge as Walter Bridge
1990The Mastery of Motion as Himself
1990Star Life (2 Episodes) as Self (archive footage)
1990Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge as Self (archive footage)
1989The Simpsons (1 Episode) as Paul Newman (voice)
1989Blaze as Gov. Earl K. Long
1989Fat Man and Little Boy as Gen. Leslie R. Groves
1989Ancient Forests: Rage Over Trees as Host
1989Production Story: Fat Man and Little Boy as Himself
1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre as Self
1988Hello Actors Studio as Self
1988John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick as Self
1988The Racing Experience as Host
1987Driven to Excellence as Himself
1986The Color of Money as Eddie Felson
1986A Step Away from War as Host
1985Circuit as Self
1984Harry & Son as Harry Keach
1982The Verdict as Frank Galvin
1982Night of 100 Stars as Self
1982Come Along with Me as Hughie (voice)
1982American Playhouse (1 Episode) as Hughie (voice)
1981Absence of Malice as Michael Colin Gallagher
1981Fort Apache, the Bronx as Murphy
1980When Time Ran Out... as Hank Anderson
1980The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's as Self (archive footage)
1980Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1 as Self
1979Angel Death as Narrator / Host
1979Quintet as Essex
1978The Kennedy Center Honors (1 Episode) as Self
1978War Without Winners as Host
1977Please Turn the Page (1 Episode) as Self
1977Slap Shot as Reggie 'Reg' Dunlop
1976Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson as The Star (William F. Cody)
1976Silent Movie as Self
1975The Drowning Pool as Lew Harper
1975Harper Days are Here Again as Self
1975McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter as Self - Host
1974The Towering Inferno as Doug Roberts
1974Spécial cinéma (1 Episode) as Self
1973The Sting as Henry Gondorff
1973The MacKintosh Man as Rearden
1973Paul Newman as Self
1972The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean as Judge Roy Bean
1972Pocket Money as Jim Kane
1972Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)
1972The Distant Drummer: Flowers of Darkness as Narrator
1972What She's Doing Up There is Not Accidental as Himself
1971Sometimes a Great Notion as Hank Stamper
1970WUSA as Rheinhardt
1970King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis as Self (archive footage)
1970A Long Way from Nowhere as Narrator
1970The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' as Self
1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as Butch Cassidy
1969Winning as Frank Capua
1969Three Young Americans in Search of Survival as Host
1968The Dick Cavett Show (3 Episodes) as Self - Guest
1968The Secret War of Harry Frigg as Pvt. Harry Frigg
1967Cool Hand Luke as Luke Jackson
1967Hombre as John Russell
1966Torn Curtain as Michael Armstrong
1966Harper as Lew Harper
1966A Year Towards Tomorrow as Narrator
1965Lady L as Armand Denis
1964The Outrage as Juan Carrasco
1964What a Way to Go! as Larry Flint
1963The Prize as Andrew Craig
1963A New Kind of Love as Steve Sherman
1963Hud as Hud Bannon
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (5 Episodes) as Self
1962The Merv Griffin Show (1 Episode) as Self
1962Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine (1 Episode) as Eddie Felson
1962Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man as The Battler
1962Sweet Bird of Youth as Chance Wayne
1961The Mike Douglas Show (4 Episodes) as Self
1961Paris Blues as Ram Bowen
1961The Hustler as Eddie Felson
1960Exodus as Ari Ben Canaan
1960From the Terrace as David Alfred Eaton
1959The Young Philadelphians as Anthony Judson Lawrence
1959The Bell Telephone Hour (1 Episode) as Self
1958Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! as Harry Bannerman
1958Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Brick
1958The Long, Hot Summer as Ben Quick
1958The Left Handed Gun as Billy The Kid
1957Until They Sail as Capt. Jack Harding
1957The Helen Morgan Story as Larry Maddux
1956The Rack as Capt. Edward W. Hall, Jr.
1956Bang the Drum Slowly as Henry "Author" Wiggen
1956Somebody Up There Likes Me as Rocky Graziano
1956The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (1 Episode) as Pvt. Danny Scott
1956Tony Awards (2 Episodes) as Self - Presenter
1955The Battler as Ad Francis
1955Playwrights '56 (1 Episode) as Ad Francis
1955Our Town as George Gibbs
1955Appointment with Adventure (53 Episodes) as Mack
1954The Silver Chalice as Basil
1954Producers' Showcase (38 Episodes) as George Gibbs
1954The Joe Palooka Story (1 Episode) as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
1953The United States Steel Hour (1 Episode) as Tom Corey
1953The Man Behind the Badge (90 Episodes) as Unknown
1953The Oscars (3 Episodes) as Self
1951Tales of Tomorrow (1 Episode) as Sgt. Wilson
1950Danger (1 Episode) as Jeff
1950The Web (61 Episodes) as Alex
1950Armstrong Circle Theatre (1 Episode) as Jimmy Polo
1950What's My Line? (2 Episodes) as Self - Mystery Guest
1949Suspense (1 Episode) as Captain Radetski
1948The Philco Television Playhouse (1 Episode) as Billy the Kid
1948The Ed Sullivan Show (2 Episodes) as Self
1947Kraft Television Theatre (1 Episode) as Unknown
1944Golden Globe Awards (1, 1 Episode) as Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient, Self - Winner
Directing
TBAOn the Harmfulness of Tobacco ... Director
1987The Glass Menagerie ... Director
1984Harry & Son ... Director
1980The Shadow Box ... Director
1972The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds ... Director
1971Sometimes a Great Notion ... Director
1968Rachel, Rachel ... Director
Production
2005Empire Falls (2 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
1984Harry & Son ... Producer
1972The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds ... Producer
1972The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean ... Co-Executive Producer
1971Sometimes a Great Notion ... Co-Executive Producer
1971They Might Be Giants ... Producer
1970WUSA ... Producer
1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ... Executive Producer
1969Winning ... Co-Executive Producer
1968Rachel, Rachel ... Producer
Writing
1984Harry & Son ... Screenplay