Paul Newman

January 26, 1925 - September 26, 2008 Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
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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.

His titles like Cars, The Sting, and Road to Perdition - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Watched: 0/84
Weighted avg: 6.73 /10
  • 1
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    Cars
    2006June 2006 by John Lasseter
    Starring as Doc Hudson (voice)
    Starring as Doc Hudson (voice)
    6.64 Good
  • 2
    2
    The Sting
    1973December 1973 by George Roy Hill
    Lead role as Henry Gondorff
    Lead role as Henry Gondorff
    7.69 Excellent
  • 3
    3
    Road to Perdition
    2002July 2002 by Sam Mendes
    Starring as John Rooney
    Starring as John Rooney
    6.97 Good+
  • 4
    4
    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
    1969September 1969 by George Roy Hill
    Lead role as Butch Cassidy
    Lead role as Butch Cassidy
    7.23 Excellent--
  • 5
    5
    Cool Hand Luke
    1967November 1967 by Stuart Rosenberg
    Lead role as Luke Jackson
    Lead role as Luke Jackson
    7.36 Excellent--
  • 6
    6
    The Color of Money
    1986October 1986 by Martin Scorsese
    Lead role as Eddie Felson
    Lead role as Eddie Felson
    6.41 Good-
  • 7
    7
    The Hustler
    1961September 1961 by Robert Rossen
    Lead role as Eddie Felson
    Lead role as Eddie Felson
    7.27 Excellent--
  • 8
    8
    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
    1958August 1958 by Richard Brooks
    Lead role as Brick
    Lead role as Brick
    7.22 Good++
  • 9
    9
    The Towering Inferno
    1974December 1974 by John Guillermin
    Starring as Doug Roberts
    Starring as Doug Roberts
    6.57 Good
  • 10
    10
    The Verdict
    1982December 1982 by Sidney Lumet
    Lead role as Frank Galvin
    Lead role as Frank Galvin
    7.04 Good++
  • 11
    11
    The Hudsucker Proxy
    1994March 1994 by Joel Coen
    Starring as Sidney J. Mussburger
    Starring as Sidney J. Mussburger
    6.64 Good
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    12
    Torn Curtain
    1966July 1966 by Alfred Hitchcock
    Lead role as Michael Armstrong
    Lead role as Michael Armstrong
    6.12 Good--
  • 13
    13
    Message in a Bottle
    1999February 1999 by Luis Mandoki
    Starring as Dodge Blake
    Starring as Dodge Blake
    5.79 Okay+
  • 14
    14
    Slap Shot
    1977February 1977 by George Roy Hill
    Lead role as Reggie 'Reg' Dunlop
    Lead role as Reggie 'Reg' Dunlop
    6.29 Good--
  • 15
    15
    Hud
    1963May 1963 by Martin Ritt
    Lead role as Hud Bannon
    Lead role as Hud Bannon
    6.76 Good
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    16
    Nobody's Fool
    1994December 1994 by Robert Benton
    Lead role as Sully Sullivan
    Lead role as Sully Sullivan
    6.41 Good-
  • 17
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    Hombre
    1967March 1967 by Martin Ritt
    Lead role as John Russell
    Lead role as John Russell
    6.56 Good
  • 18
    18
    Mater and the Ghostlight
    2006July 2006 by John Lasseter
    Supporting as Doc Hudson (voice)
    Supporting as Doc Hudson (voice)
    5.81 Okay+
  • 19
    19
    Exodus
    1960December 1960 by Otto Preminger
    Lead role as Ari Ben Canaan
    Lead role as Ari Ben Canaan
    6.21 Good--
  • 20
    20
    The Long, Hot Summer
    1958May 1958 by Martin Ritt
    Lead role as Ben Quick
    Lead role as Ben Quick
    6.48 Good-
  • 21
    21
    Twilight
    1998March 1998 by Robert Benton
    Lead role as Harry Ross
    Lead role as Harry Ross
    5.68 Okay+
  • 22
    22
    Harper
    1966February 1966 by Jack Smight
    Lead role as Lew Harper
    Lead role as Lew Harper
    6.21 Good--
  • 23
    23
    Somebody Up There Likes Me
    1956July 1956 by Robert Wise
    Lead role as Rocky Graziano
    Lead role as Rocky Graziano
    6.64 Good
  • 24
    24
    The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
    1972December 1972 by John Huston
    Lead role as Judge Roy Bean
    Lead role as Judge Roy Bean
    6.06 Okay++
  • 25
    25
    Absence of Malice
    1981November 1981 by Sydney Pollack
    Starring as Michael Colin Gallagher
    Starring as Michael Colin Gallagher
    6.16 Good--
  • 26
    26
    Fat Man and Little Boy
    1989October 1989 by Roland Joffé
    Lead role as Gen. Leslie R. Groves
    Lead role as Gen. Leslie R. Groves
    5.78 Okay+
  • 27
    27
    The Drowning Pool
    1975July 1975 by Stuart Rosenberg
    Lead role as Lew Harper
    Lead role as Lew Harper
    5.87 Okay+
  • 28
    28
    Sweet Bird of Youth
    1962March 1962 by Richard Brooks
    Lead role as Chance Wayne
    Lead role as Chance Wayne
    6.22 Good--
  • 29
    29
    Fort Apache, the Bronx
    1981February 1981 by Daniel Petrie
    Lead role as Murphy
    Lead role as Murphy
    6.03 Okay++
  • 30
    30
    The Left Handed Gun
    1958April 1958 by Arthur Penn
    Lead role as Billy The Kid
    Lead role as Billy The Kid
    5.68 Okay+
  • 31
    31
    The Prize
    1963December 1963 by Mark Robson
    Lead role as Andrew Craig
    Lead role as Andrew Craig
    6.16 Good--
  • 32
    32
    The MacKintosh Man
    1973August 1973 by John Huston
    Lead role as Rearden
    Lead role as Rearden
    5.73 Okay+
  • 33
    33
    Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
    1976June 1976 by Robert Altman
    Lead role as The Star (William F. Cody)
    Lead role as The Star (William F. Cody)
    5.31 Okay-
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    34
    Sometimes a Great Notion
    1971December 1971 by Paul Newman
    Lead role as Hank Stamper
    Lead role as Hank Stamper
    6.33 Good--
  • 35
    35
    Where the Money Is
    2000April 2000 by Marek Kanievska
    Lead role as Henry
    Lead role as Henry
    5.66 Okay
  • 36
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    When Time Ran Out...
    1980March 1980 by James Goldstone
    Lead role as Hank Anderson
    Lead role as Hank Anderson
    5.28 Okay-
  • 37
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    Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
    1990November 1990 by James Ivory
    Lead role as Walter Bridge
    Lead role as Walter Bridge
    5.76 Okay+
  • 38
    38
    The Meerkats
    2008October 2008 by James Honeyborne
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    6.19 Good--
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    39
    What a Way to Go!
    1964July 1964 by J. Lee Thompson
    Starring as Larry Flint
    Starring as Larry Flint
    6.48 Good-
  • 40
    40
    Quintet
    1979February 1979 by Robert Altman
    Lead role as Essex
    Lead role as Essex
    5.04 Okay--
  • 41
    41
    Paris Blues
    1961September 1961 by Martin Ritt
    Lead role as Ram Bowen
    Lead role as Ram Bowen
    6.03 Okay++
  • 42
    42
    Blaze
    1989December 1989 by Ron Shelton
    Lead role as Gov. Earl K. Long
    Lead role as Gov. Earl K. Long
    5.84 Okay+
  • 43
    43
    Harry & Son
    1984March 1984 by Paul Newman
    Lead role as Harry Keach
    Lead role as Harry Keach
    5.63 Okay
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    44
    From the Terrace
    1960July 1960 by Mark Robson
    Lead role as David Alfred Eaton
    Lead role as David Alfred Eaton
    6.08 Okay++
  • 45
    45
    The Young Philadelphians
    1959May 1959 by Vincent Sherman
    Lead role as Anthony Judson Lawrence
    Lead role as Anthony Judson Lawrence
    6.55 Good-
  • 46
    46
    La Classe américaine French
    1993December 1993 by Michel Hazanavicius
    Minor role as Dave (archive footage)
    Minor role as Dave (archive footage)
    7.05 Good++
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    Winning
    1969May 1969 by James Goldstone
    Lead role as Frank Capua
    Lead role as Frank Capua
    5.74 Okay+
  • 48
    48
    The Secret War of Harry Frigg
    1968February 1968 by Jack Smight
    Lead role as Pvt. Harry Frigg
    Lead role as Pvt. Harry Frigg
    5.87 Okay+
  • 49
    49
    Best of Enemies
    2015July 2015 by Robert Gordon
    Minor role as Self (archival)
    Minor role as Self (archival)
    6.61 Good
  • 50
    50
    The Outrage
    1964October 1964 by Martin Ritt
    Lead role as Juan Carrasco
    Lead role as Juan Carrasco
    5.73 Okay+
  • 51
    51
    Empire Falls
    2005
    Supporting as Max Roby
    Supporting as Max Roby
    5.71 Okay+
  • 52
    52
    A New Kind of Love
    1963October 1963 by Melville Shavelson
    Lead role as Steve Sherman
    Lead role as Steve Sherman
    5.88 Okay+
  • 53
    53
    Roving Mars
    2006January 2006 by George Butler
    Lead role as Self (Introduction)
    Lead role as Self (Introduction)
    6.33 Good--
  • 54
    54
    Pocket Money
    1972February 1972 by Stuart Rosenberg
    Lead role as Jim Kane
    Lead role as Jim Kane
    5.59 Okay
  • 55
    55
    WUSA
    1970August 1970 by Stuart Rosenberg
    Lead role as Rheinhardt
    Lead role as Rheinhardt
    5.53 Okay
  • 56
    56
    The Rack
    1956November 1956 by Arnold Laven
    Lead role as Capt. Edward W. Hall, Jr.
    Lead role as Capt. Edward W. Hall, Jr.
    6.05 Okay++
  • 57
    57
    Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
    1958December 1958 by Leo McCarey
    Lead role as Harry Bannerman
    Lead role as Harry Bannerman
    5.53 Okay
  • 58
    58
    Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
    2015May 2015 by Adam Carolla
    Lead role as Self (archive footage)
    Lead role as Self (archive footage)
    6.43 Good-
  • 59
    59
    The Silver Chalice
    1954December 1954 by Victor Saville
    Supporting as Basil
    Supporting as Basil
    5.08 Okay--
  • 60
    60
    Until They Sail
    1957October 1957 by Robert Wise
    Starring as Capt. Jack Harding
    Starring as Capt. Jack Harding
    5.95 Okay++
  • 61
    61
    Lady L
    1965December 1965 by Peter Ustinov
    Starring as Armand Denis
    Starring as Armand Denis
    5.76 Okay+
  • 62
    62
    Tab Hunter Confidential
    2015March 2015 by Jeffrey Schwarz
    Minor role as Self (archive)
    Minor role as Self (archive)
    6.48 Good-
  • 63
    63
    The Last Movie Stars
    2022 by Emily Wachtel
    Starring as Self (archive footage)
    Starring as Self (archive footage)
    6.06 Okay++
  • 64
    64
    Super Speedway
    1997January 1997 by Stephen Low
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    6.48 Good-
  • 65
    65
    A Year Towards Tomorrow
    1966January 1966 by Edmond Levy
    Lead role as Narrator
    Lead role as Narrator
    5.90 Okay++
  • 66
    66
    Bang the Drum Slowly
    1956September 1956 by Daniel Petrie
    Lead role as Henry "Author" Wiggen
    Lead role as Henry "Author" Wiggen
    6.03 Okay++
  • 67
    67
    Paul Newman: The Restless French
    2023June 2023 by Jean Lauritano
    Lead role as Self
    Lead role as Self
    6.22 Good--
  • 68
    68
    The Emperor's New Clothes
    2015April 2015 by Michael Winterbottom
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    5.98 Okay++
  • 69
    69
    The Helen Morgan Story
    1957October 1957 by Michael Curtiz
    Starring as Larry Maddux
    Starring as Larry Maddux
    5.77 Okay+
  • 70
    70
    Our Town
    2003May 2003 by James Naughton
    Lead role as Stage Manager
    Lead role as Stage Manager
    Needs more reviews
  • 71
    71
    The Distant Drummer: Flowers of Darkness
    1972January 1972 by William Templeton
    Lead role as Narrator
    Lead role as Narrator
    Needs more reviews
  • 72
    72
    John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
    1988October 1988 by Frank Martin
    Starring as Self
    Starring as Self
    5.91 Okay++
  • 73
    73
    Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
    2005September 2005 by Mark Cowen
    Supporting as Dave Scott (voice)
    Supporting as Dave Scott (voice)
    5.83 Okay+
  • 74
    74
    Producers' Showcase
    1954–1957
    Lead role as George Gibbs
    Lead role as George Gibbs
    Needs more reviews
  • 75
    75
    Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
    1962July 1962 by Martin Ritt
    Minor role as The Battler
    Minor role as The Battler
    5.77 Okay+
  • 76
    76
    Tell Them Who You Are
    2004September 2004 by Mark Wexler
    Supporting as Self
    Supporting as Self
    5.93 Okay++
  • 77
    77
    Dale
    2007February 2007 by Rory Karpf
    Starring as Narrator (voice)
    Starring as Narrator (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 78
    78
    Appointment with Adventure
    1955–1956
    Lead role as Mack
    Lead role as Mack
    Needs more reviews
  • 79
    79
    Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story
    2020January 2020 by Adam Carolla
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    6.12 Good--
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    80
    The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
    1970November 1970 by Robert Crawford Jr.
    Starring as Self
    Starring as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 81
    81
    Who Needs Sleep?
    2006January 2006 by Haskell Wexler
    Minor role as Self
    Minor role as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 82
    82
    Hello Actors Studio
    1988November 1988 by Annie Tresgot
    Supporting as Self
    Supporting as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 83
    83
    The Education of Gore Vidal
    2003June 2003 by Deborah Dickson
    Supporting as Self
    Supporting as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 84
    84
    HypaSpace
    2002
    Minor role as Self
    Minor role as Self
    Needs more reviews
Co-starring with:
Robert Redford 6 titles
Lauren Bacall 4 titles
Robert Wagner 5 titles
Tom Hanks 3 titles
Edward G. Robinson 2 titles
Roddy McDowall 2 titles
Eva Marie Saint 2 titles
Sidney Poitier 2 titles
Lee Marvin 2 titles