Paul Newman
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1925-01-26 · Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
- Died
- 2008-09-26
Known for
- Cars (2006) — Doc Hudson (voice)
- The Simpsons (1989) — Paul Newman (voice)
- Cars 3 (2017) — Doc Hudson (voice) (archive sound)
- Road to Perdition (2002) — John Rooney
- The Sting (1973) — Henry Gondorff
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) — Butch Cassidy
- Cool Hand Luke (1967) — Luke Jackson
- The Color of Money (1986) — Eddie Felson
- The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) — Sidney J. Mussburger
- The Hustler (1961) — Eddie Felson
- The Towering Inferno (1974) — Doug Roberts
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) — Brick Pollitt
- Message in a Bottle (1999) — Dodge Blake
- The Verdict (1982) — Frank Galvin
- Torn Curtain (1966) — Michael Armstrong
- Mater and the Ghostlight (2006) — Doc Hudson (voice)