Paul Newman
Biography
Paul Newman was an American actor who began in theater and became a major film star. Born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and raised in Shaker Heights, he acted as a child at the Cleveland Play House. After studying drama and economics at Kenyon College and training at the Yale School of Drama and the Actors Studio, he made his Broadway debut in Picnic in 1953 and broke through in films with Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956). He earned Academy Award nominations for roles in The Hustler (1961), Hud (1963), and Cool Hand Luke (1967), among others, and won Best Actor for The Color of Money (1986). His films included The Sting (1973), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), and Slap Shot (1977), among others. He also directed films and voiced Doc Hudson in Cars (2006).
83years old at death
- Born Shaker Heights
- Died Westport
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Paul Leonard Newman (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 60
- Career span
- 66 years1954 to 2020
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First role
Newman began acting in television during this period. In 1952, he received his first credited role, appearing in an episode of Tales of Tomorrow called "Ice from Space."
Behind the camera
In 1968 Newman directed Rachel, Rachel, which starred Woodward. Woodward said he disliked the book and never meant to direct it, but changed his mind once she found no other director. They took a deferred payment, and the film got four Academy Award nominations, among them Best Picture.
Own stunts
Newman said that a stuntman was hired for the scene in which his character does bicycle tricks, but the footage did not satisfy the director, so Newman had to do the tricks himself.
Paul Newman movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Martin Ritt directed six of these films, Stuart Rosenberg four and George Roy Hill three. Joanne Woodward appears in eleven of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Joanne Woodward's page
Strother Martin's page
Bess Flowers's page
Robert Wagner's page
Morgan Freeman's page
Cloris Leachman's page
All films by Martin Ritt
Stuart RosenbergDirector, 4 films, 1967 to 1975
All films by Stuart Rosenberg
All films by George Roy Hill
Also three films together7 more actors
- Robert RedfordWinning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman (2015), The Sting (1973) and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- Tom CruiseTom Cruise: An Eternal Youth (2020), Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman (2015) and The Color of Money (1986)
- Val AveryHombre (1967), Hud (1963) and The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
- Roy JensonThe Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972), Sometimes a Great Notion (1971) and Harper (1966)
- John ConsidineFat Man and Little Boy (1989), When Time Ran Out... (1980) and Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)
- Wayne RogersPocket Money (1972), WUSA (1970) and Cool Hand Luke (1967)
- Michael BrockmanTwilight (1998), Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) and Harry & Son (1984)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Paul Newman's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.6 billion
30 of the 60 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 60 films: 30 worldwide figure; 12 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 16 figure not found.
- 30Worldwide figure
- 12US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 16Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 79% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$462M29.0% of the total
- 2$181M11.3% of the total
- 3$160M10.0% of the total
- 4$119M7.5% of the total
- 5$116M7.3% of the total
- 6$102M6.4% of the total
- 7$65M4.1% of the total
- 8$54M3.4% of the total
$336 millionfrom the other 22 films with a worldwide figure, 21% of the total
Awards
Eleven awards and honors from 1953 to 2024, four of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 1987 | Best Actor | The Color of Money | Won |
| 1986 | Honorary Award | Honorary | |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2005 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Empire Falls | Won |
| SAG Awards | |||
| 1985 | Life Achievement Award | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2024 | Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (posthumous) | Won | |
| 1994 | Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres | Won | |
| 1994 | Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award | Won | |
| 1992 | Kennedy Center Honors | Won | |
| 1991 | Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Want | Won | |
| 1953 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.