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Paul Newman Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three ...
. Newman had an inauspicious debut in film with ''
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'' (1954), but his performance in '' Somebody Up There Likes Me'' (1956) garnered praise and a positive career trajectory. Serious roles in films such as ''
The Helen Morgan Story ''The Helen Morgan Story'', released in the UK as ''Both Ends of the Candle'', is a 1957 American biographical film directed by Michael Curtiz starring Ann Blyth and Paul Newman. The screenplay by Oscar Saul, Dean Riesner, Stephen Longstreet, ...
'' (1957), '' The Young Philadelphians'' (1959), and ''
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'' (1960) followed soon after. It was around this time he also met the love of his life, Joanne Woodward, whom he would marry and remain with for the rest of his life. After their first pairing in '' The Long, Hot Summer'' (1958), Newman & Woodward became a frequent on-screen team. Their other on-screen collaborations were ''
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! ''Rally Round the Flag, Boys!'' is a 1958 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Max Shulman, directed by Leo McCarey, starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, and released by 20th Century Fox. The title comes from a line in the song ...
'' (1958), '' From the Terrace'' (1960), '' Paris Blues'' (1961), '' A New Kind of Love'' (1963), ''
Winning Winning may refer to: * Victory Film * ''Winning'' (film), a 1969 movie starring Paul Newman * '' Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman'', a 2015 documentary by Adam Carolla and Nate Adams Music * ''Winning'', an album by Ten Foot Pole, 2022 ...
'' (1969), ''
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'' (1970), ''
The Drowning Pool ''The Drowning Pool'' is a 1950 mystery novel by American writer Ross Macdonald, his second book in the series revolving around the cases of private detective Lew Archer. Plot summary Archer is hired by a woman to investigate a libellous lett ...
'' (1975), ''
Harry & Son ''Harry & Son'' is a 1984 American drama film directed by Paul Newman, who also stars. The screenplay by Newman and Ronald Buck focuses on the relationship between a blue-collar worker and his son (Robby Benson), who fails at various odd jobs whi ...
'' (1984), and '' Mr. & Mrs. Bridge'' (1990). He remained behind the camera on three further pairings: ''
Rachel, Rachel ''Rachel, Rachel'' is a 1968 American technicolor drama film produced and directed by Paul Newman and starring his wife, Joanne Woodward, in the title role and co-starring Estelle Parsons and James Olson. The screenplay, by Stewart Stern based ...
'' (1968), his directorial debut, earning him an Oscar nomination for Best Picture plus a Golden Globe win for Best Director; '' The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds'' (1972); '' The Glass Menagerie'' (1987); and ''
The Shadow Box ''The Shadow Box'' is a play written by actor Michael Cristofer. The play made its Broadway debut on March 31, 1977. It is the winner of the 1977 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play. The play was made into a telefilm, directed ...
'' (1980), which aired on TV. He also produced, but did not direct, her film, '' They Might Be Giants'' (1971). They united once on the small screen, for ''
Empire Falls ''Empire Falls'' is a 2001 novel written by Richard Russo. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2002, and follows the story of Miles Roby in a fictional, small blue-collar town in Maine and the people, places, and the past surrounding him, a ...
'' (2005) on HBO, which won Newman an Emmy and another
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. Finally, they both participated in the Martin Luther King Jr. documentary, '' King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis'' (1970). His career breakthrough occurred with his performance in ''
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'' (1958), which earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Subsequent nominations would follow via the films '' The Hustler'' (1961), '' Hud'' (1963), and ''
Cool Hand Luke ''Cool Hand Luke'' is a 1967 American prison drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg, starring Paul Newman and featuring George Kennedy in an Oscar-winning performance. Newman stars in the title role as Luke, a prisoner in a Florida prison cam ...
'' (1967). In between those, he starred in several other notable titles, such as '' Sweet Bird of Youth'' (1962), '' Torn Curtain'' (1966), '' Hombre'' (1967); and in one of his signature roles, as the former titular character in ''
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' is a 1969 American Western buddy film directed by George Roy Hill and written by William Goldman. Based loosely on fact, the film tells the story of Wild West outlaws Robert LeRoy Parker, known as Butch C ...
'' (1969). Newman next starred in such 1970s films as '' Sometimes a Great Notion'' (1971), '' The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean'' (1972), '' The Sting'' (1973), '' The Towering Inferno'' (1974), and ''
Slap Shot ''Slap Shot'' is a 1977 American sports film directed by George Roy Hill, written by Nancy Dowd and starring Paul Newman and Michael Ontkean. It depicts a minor league ice hockey team that resorts to violent play to gain popularity in a declin ...
'' (1977). The 1980s brought two consecutive Oscar nominations along, from ''
Absence of Malice ''Absence of Malice'' is a 1981 American drama neo noir thriller film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Paul Newman, Sally Field, Wilford Brimley, Melinda Dillon and Bob Balaban. The title refers to one of the defenses against libel def ...
'' (1981) and '' The Verdict'', followed by an
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presented in 1986. But it would be the sequel to ''Hustler'' featuring the return of "Fast Eddie" Felson, '' The Color of Money'' (1986), that would finally see Paul Newman voted the Best Actor Oscar winner at the 1987 awards ceremony. Over the next two decades, Newman received one more honorary Oscar, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. In addition, he garnered two final nominations: one more in lead, for '' Nobody's Fool'' (1994); and his only one for Best Supporting Actor, for '' Road to Perdition'' (2002). He was featured in a few other occasional films, such as '' The Hudsucker Proxy'' (1994), and the only voice acting he ever did, in Pixar's '' Cars'' (2006). (Perhaps due to his being a noted auto racing enthusiast.) And even though his stage career was brief, he had some noted success there as well. He made his Broadway stage debut in ''
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'', and also did stints in the 1950s in '' The Desperate Hours'' and '' Sweet Bird of Youth'', the latter of which led to him being cast in the film role. Finally, his last big stage role in '' Our Town'' earned him his only Tony Award nomination. Here is a complete list of Paul Newman's known acting credentials.


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As director or producer


See also

* List of awards and nominations received by Paul Newman


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