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Paul Newman (I) (1925–2008)


Screen legend, superstar, and the man with the most famous blue eyes in movie history, Paul Newman was born in 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of a successful sporting goods store owner. He acted in grade school and high school plays and after being discharged from the navy in 1946 enrolled at Kenyon College... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (82 titles)
2006 Mater and the Ghostlight (video short)
Doc Hudson (voice)
 
2006 Cars (Video Game)
Doc Hudson (voice)
 
2006 Cars
Doc Hudson (voice)
 
2005 Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (documentary short)
Dave Scott (voice)
 
2005 Empire Falls (TV movie)
Max Roby
 
2003 Our Town (TV movie)
Stage Manager
 
2003 Freedom: A History of Us (TV series documentary)
Justice Earl Warren / Woodrow Wilson
 
2000 Where the Money Is
Henry
 
1984 Harry & Son
Harry Keach
 
1982 American Playhouse (TV series)
Hughie
Come Along with Me (1982) … Hughie (voice) (as P.L. Neuman)
 
1981 Absence of Malice
Gallagher
 
1980 When Time Ran Out...
Hank Anderson
 
1979 Quintet
Essex
 
1977 Slap Shot
Reggie 'Reg' Dunlop
 
1976 Great Performances: Dance in America (TV series)
Narrator
American Ballet Theatre (1976) … Narrator
 
1976 Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
The Star (William 'Buffalo Bill' Cody)
 
1973 The MacKintosh Man
Rearden
 
1972 Pocket Money
Jim Kane
 
1970 Sometimes a Great Notion
Hank Stamper
 
1970 WUSA
Rheinhardt
 
1969 Winning
Frank Capua
 
1968 The Secret War of Harry Frigg
Pvt. Harry Frigg
 
1966 Harper
Lew Harper
 
1965 Lady L
Armand Denis
 
1963 The Prize
Andrew Craig
 
1963 A New Kind of Love
Steve Sherman
 
1963 Hud
Hud Bannon
 
1961 Paris Blues
Ram Bowen
 
1960 From the Terrace
David Alfred Eaton
 
1959 The Young Philadelphians
Anthony Judson Lawrence/Narrator
 
1958 Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
Harry Bannerman
 
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Christian Darling
The 80 Yard Run (1958) … Christian Darling
 
1957 Until They Sail
Capt. Jack Harding
 
1956 The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (TV series)
Charlie Correlli / Pvt. Danny Scott
The Rag Jungle (1956) … Charlie Correlli
The Army Game (1956) … Pvt. Danny Scott
 
1956 The Rack
Capt. Edward W. Hall, Jr.
 
1954-1956 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Giorgio / Henry Wiggen / Tom Corey
The Five Fathers of Pepi (1956) … Giorgio
The Rise and Fall of Silas Lapham (1954) … Tom Corey
 
1955 Playwrights '56 (TV series)
The Battler
The Battler (1955) … The Battler
 
1955 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
George Gibbs
Our Town (1955) … George Gibbs
 
1955 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
Billy the Kid
 
1955 Appointment with Adventure (TV series)
Mack
Honeymoon in Spain (1955)
Five in Judgment (1955) … Mack
 
1954 The Silver Chalice
Basil
 
1954 Danger (TV series)
Knife in the Dark (1954)
 
1954 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Jimmy Polo
The Contender (1954) … Jimmy Polo
 
1954 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
Thunder of Silence (1954)
 
1954 The Mask (TV series)
The Party Night (1954)
 
1954 The Joe Palooka Story (TV series)
Fight Spectator
The Big Blow-Off (1954) … Fight Spectator (uncredited)
 
1953 The Man Behind the Badge (TV series)
The St. Paul Story (1953)
 
1952-1953 The Web (TV series)
Alex
The Leech (1953) … Alex
One for the Road (1953) … Alex
The Bells of Damon (1953) … Alex
Deadlock (1952) … Alex
 
1953 You Are There (TV series)
Marcus Brutus / Nathan Hale / Plato
The Death of Socrates (399 B.C.) (1953) … Plato
 
1949 The Aldrich Family (TV series)
Occasional Cast Member (1952-53)
 
1952 Suspense (TV series)
Capt. Radetski
Woman in Love (1952) … Capt. Radetski
 
1952 Tales of Tomorrow (TV series)
Sgt. Wilson
Ice from Space (1952) … Sgt. Wilson
 
Show ShowProducer (10 titles)
2005 Empire Falls (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1984 Harry & Son (producer)
 
1972 The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (co-executive producer - uncredited)
 
1971 They Might Be Giants (producer)
 
1970 Sometimes a Great Notion (co-executive producer)
 
1970 WUSA (producer)
 
1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (co-executive producer - uncredited)
 
1969 Winning (co-executive producer - uncredited)
 
1968 Rachel, Rachel (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (6 titles)
Show ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
2002 Road to Perdition (performer: "Perdition - Piano Duet" 2002)
 
1967 Cool Hand Luke (performer: "Plastic Jesus")
 
1963 Hud (performer: "The Great Titanic It Was Sad When That Great Ship Went Down" - uncredited / ca 1915)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1984 Harry & Son (screen story and screenplay)
 
Show ShowThanks (6 titles)
2010 A Backyard Story (grateful acknowledgment)
 
2010/I I'm Still Here (special thanks)
 
2010 Vixen Highway 2006: It Came from Uranus! (special thanks)
 
2009/II Old Dogs (the producers wish to thank)
 
2008 The Simpsons (TV series) (dedicated to the memory of - 1 episode)
Lost Verizon (2008) (dedicated to the memory of)
 
2000 Super Speedway (documentary) (with gratitude to: Owner, Newman/Hass Racing)
 
Show ShowSelf (115 titles)
2008 The Meerkats (documentary)
Teller (voice)
 
2008 Live to 150, Can You Do It? (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 2008 INDYCar Series Season Preview (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 Character Studies (TV series)
Himself
Living and Dying in 'Our Town' (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Milestones in Cinema History: The Hustler (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 The Price of Sugar (documentary)
Narrator
 
2007 Dale (documentary)
Narrator
 
1993-2007 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode dated 16 January 2007 (2007) … Himself
Episode #12.152 (2005) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 24 November 2003 (2003) … Himself
Episode dated 14 April 2000 (2000) … Himself (uncredited)
Episode dated 12 April 2000 (2000) … Himself - Guest
 
2007 Paul Newman: The Craft of Acting (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Milestones in Cinema History: The Verdict (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 3055 Jean Leon (documentary)
 
2006 The Road to Cars (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 HypaSpace (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #5.116 (2006) … Himself
Episode #5.114 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Corazón de... (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 30 May 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself
'Cars' Premiere (2006) … Himself
 
2005-2006 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
Episode #14.61 (2006) … Himself
Episode #13.65 (2005) … Himself
 
2006 Roving Mars (documentary short)
Introduction by
 
2005 Iconoclasts (TV series documentary)
Himself
Robert Redford on Paul Newman (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Costas Now (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.5 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Race Car Driver (TV series)
Himself
 
2005 The Art of 'The Sting' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 2nd Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards (video)
Himself - Sam Mendes Tribute
 
1995-2005 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
Bruce Willis (2005) … Himself
Robert Redford: Hollywood Outlaw (2000) … Himself
Joan Collins: A Personal Dynasty (1997) … Himself
 
2005 The Jane Pauley Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 3 February 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2004 Tell Them Who You Are (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Himself
Episode #7.1 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 17 April 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2003 The Life Between (documentary)
Himself
 
1989-2003 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Narrator
The Education of Gore Vidal (2003) … Himself
 
2002 Life and Times (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2002 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Making of 'Road to Perdition' (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 8 July 2002 (2002) … Himself - Guest
 
2002 The Making of 'Road to Perdition' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 The Simpsons (TV series)
Himself
The Blunder Years (2001) … Himself (voice)
 
2001 Backstory (TV series documentary)
Himself - Actor 'Ben Quick'
The Long, Hot Summer (2001) … Himself - Actor 'Ben Quick'
 
2001 Bravo Profiles (TV series documentary)
Himself
Paul Newman (2001) … Himself
 
2000 Super Speedway (documentary)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
2000 Altman on His Own Terms (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Films of Martin Scorsese (2000) … Himself
The Films of Sydney Pollack (2000) … Himself
 
1999 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 October 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1998 Magic Time for Piotr (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role/Presenter: Best Cinematography/In 'Cabin Boy' Audition Reel
 
1990-1994 CBS This Morning (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 29 December 1994 (1994) … Himself
Episode dated 19 October 1994 (1994) … Himself
Episode dated 7 December 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1994 Baseball (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
The National Pastime (1994) … Himself (voice)
Shadow Ball (1994) … Himself (voice)
 
1994 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)
Himself
Paul Newman (1994) … Himself
 
1994 The 66th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Hersholt Award Recipient
 
1978-1993 Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 10 April 1993 (1993) … Himself
Episode dated 15 November 1990 (1990) … Himself
Episode dated 15 December 1989 (1989) … Himself
Episode dated 31 May 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
1990 Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1990 The Home Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 November 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1989 Ancient Forests: Rage Over Trees (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1989 John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (documentary)
Himself
 
1988 Hello Actors Studio (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1988 The Racing Experience (video documentary)
Himself
 
1988 The 60th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
1984-1987 De película (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 12 May 1987 (1987) … Himself
Episode dated 26 April 1984 (1984) … Himself
 
1987 Candid Camera: First 40 Years (TV movie)
Himself
 
1987 Good Morning Britain (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 12 February 1987 (1987) … Himself
 
1987 The Annual National Board of Review Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Acotr
 
1986 Josh, the Logan Legend (documentary)
Himself
 
1986 The 58th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Honorary Award Recipient (via satellite)
 
1984 Bitte umblättern (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode dated 28 May 1984 (1984) … Himself
 
1984 The 41st Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Cecil B. DeMille Award
 
1983 The 55th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Himself
 
1982 The Making of 'The Verdict' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1982 The Making of 'Absence of Malice' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1981 New York, New York (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 31 August 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
1980 The Barbara Walters Summer Special (TV series)
Himself
Episode #5.1 (1980) … Himself
 
1976-1979 ABC's Wide World of Sports (TV series)
Himself - Driver
Road Atlanta 1979 (1979) … Himself - Driver
Road Atlanta 1976 (1976) … Himself - Driver
 
1978 War Without Winners (documentary short)
Himself - Host
 
1978 A Salute to American Imagination (TV documentary)
Himself - Co-host
 
1978 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 15 June 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1978 The Stars Salute Israel at 30 (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
1977 An All-Star Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1977 Jimmy Carter's Inaugural Gala (TV movie)
Himself
 
1976 Silent Movie
Himself
 
1975 McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter (documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1974 The 46th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1974 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Cagney (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1972 Flowers of Darkness (documentary short)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
1971 Once Upon a Wheel (documentary)
Himself
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.24 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (documentary)
Himself
 
1970 The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (documentary short)
Himself - Narrated by (also archive footage)
 
1968 The 22nd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1968 The 40th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1968 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 8 February 1968 (1968) … Himself - Guest
 
1967 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.30 (1967) … Himself
 
1967 Luke (short)
Himself
 
1966 A Year Toward Tomorrow (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1964 Hollywood and the Stars (TV series)
Himself
What a Way to Go: An Extravaganza in the Making (1964) … Himself (also archive footage)
Paul Newman: Actor in a Hurry (1964) … Himself (also archive footage)
 
1953-1963 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #17.1 (1963) … Himself
Episode #12.16 (1958) … Himself
Episode #6.36 (1953) … Himself
 
1962 The 34th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Lead Actor in Leading Role
 
1962 At This Very Moment (TV movie)
Himself
 
1961 The 15th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1961 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 6 February 1961 (1961) … Himself
 
1959 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 8 November 1959 (1959) … Himself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 25 January 1959 (1959) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1958 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #6.14 (1958) … Himself
 
1958 The 30th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Film Editing
 
1956 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 3 October 1956 (1956) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (64 titles)
2012 Today (TV series)
 
2011 The Being Frank Show (TV series)
 
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2011 Today Tonight (TV series)
 
2011 Sing Your Song (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2006-2010 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 
2010 Gilles Jacob: CIitizen Cannes (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Live from Studio Five (TV series)
 
2009 The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself (in memoriam)
 
2009 Hollywood on the Tiber (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 The 81st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2009 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Luke/Butch Cassidy
 
2009 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 
2008 Cinema 3 (TV series)
 
2008 Días de cine (TV series)
 
2008 Miradas 2 (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Qwerty (TV series)
 
2008 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
 
2008 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
 
2008 Strictly Courtroom (TV documentary)
Frank Galvin (uncredited)
 
2008 Mike Douglas: Moments & Memories (video)
Himself
 
2006-2007 La rentadora (TV series)
 
2007 MythBusters (TV series documentary)
 
2006 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
2006 I Love the '70s: Volume 2
Himself
 
2006 Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time (video short)
Chance Wayne
 
2005 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
 
2005 The Sixties: The Years That Shaped a Generation (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2005 Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (TV documentary)
 
2005 James Dean: Forever Young (documentary)
Himself
 
2002-2005 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2004 Mickybo and Me
Butch Cassidy
 
2002 The Hustler: The Inside Story (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (TV documentary)
Himself (1973 BBC interview) (uncredited)
 
2002 Slapshot 2: Behind the Glass (video documentary short)
Reggie 'Reg' Dunlop (uncredited)
 
2002 The Kid Stays in the Picture (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2001 Sladke sanje
(uncredited)
 
2000 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Playboy: The Complete Anna Nicole Smith (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (TV documentary)
Butch Cassidy/Doug Roberts/Frank Galvin
 
2000 Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration (TV documentary)
(uncredited)
 
2000 Twister: A Musical Catastrophe (video)
Applause
 
1998 Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1995 The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Empire of the Censors (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The Universal Story (TV documentary)
Himself (archive sound)
 
1994 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1994 The Best of the Don Lane Show (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 La classe américaine (TV movie)
Dave
 
1992 Gunfighters of the Old West (video documentary)
Billy (uncredited)
 
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Walter Bridge
 
1991 Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1988 Hollywood Sex Symbols (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1987 Especial Oscars 86 (TV movie)
Eddie Felson
 
1987 The 59th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Eddie Felson (uncredited)
 
1984 TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (TV special)
Himself
 
1979 The War at Home (documentary)
Himself - 1968 Democratic National Convention (uncredited)
 
1976 America at the Movies (documentary)
'Fast' Eddie Felson
 
1967 Mondo Hollywood (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1982-84) TV commercial: Nissan Skyline RS (Japan only). See more »

Publicity Listings:

10 Print Biographies  | 5 Interviews  | 77 Articles  | 30 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »


Alternate Names:

P.L. Neuman

Height:

5' 9½" (1.77 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I can remember in my high school days and I kept thinking to myself, "Now, why did those actors go out in public after a certain age?" I mean, why would they wanna blow this image they'd worked so hard and allow themselves to be photographed? They should have just stayed at home and stayed young and youthful... See more »

Trivia:

Father-in-law to Gary Irving (husband of Elinor "Nell" Newman), Raphael "Raphe" Elkind (husband of Melissa "Lissy" Newman) and Kurt Soderlund (husband of Claire "Clea" Newman). See more »

Trademark:

Often played detached yet charismatic anti-heroes and rebels See more »

Nickname:

King Cool See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius