Paul Newman: Movies, Awards & Box Office
- films
- 90
- as director
- 2
- on screen
- 1954–2024
- box office
- $1.25B
- award wins
- 3
- average score
- 79
- Born
- January 26, 1925
- Birthplace
- Shaker Heights, Ohio, U.S.
- Full name
- Paul Leonard Newman
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupations
- Actor, Film director, Race car driver, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur
- Years active
- 1949-2008
- Spouses
- Jackie Witte, Joanne Woodward
- Children
- 6
The Best Paul Newman Movies
The films of Paul Newman that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Cars (2006) leads with $462M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
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Worldwide box office: $462M Cars 2006 · Sport -
Worldwide box office: $156M The Sting 1973 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $119M Message in a Bottle 1999 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $116M The Towering Inferno 1974 · Action -
Worldwide box office: $102M Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 · Adventure -
Worldwide box office: $54M The Verdict 1982 · Drama
Paul Newman's Career in Numbers
Paul Newman's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Paul Newman works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from The Silver Chalice (1954) to The Meerkats (2008), and the 1960s were the busiest decade.
Paul Newman Movies by Decade
- 1950s 12
- 1960s 18
- 1970s 14
- 1980s 10
- 1990s 6
- 2000s 8
The 1960s were Paul Newman's busiest decade, with 18 films.
Paul Newman Movies by Genre
- Drama 30
- Documentary 7
- Comedy 6
- Action 5
- Tv movie 3
- Romance 3
- Biography 2
- Thriller 2
- Western 2
- Music 2
Drama is the genre Paul Newman has worked in most, with 30 films, ahead of documentary (7).
Paul Newman Career Milestones
- First film
- The Silver Chalice 1954
- Biggest box office hit
- Cars $462M worldwide
- Newest film
- The Meerkats 2008
Paul Newman Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Paul Newman is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 2 as director and 66 as actor. Rated films average a score of 79. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Movies Directed by Paul Newman
2
Paul Newman Movies as an Actor
66- 2008
The Meerkats as Narrator (voice) · Documentary Worldwide box office: $4.08M - 2007
The Price of Sugar Documentary Worldwide box office: $3.38K - 2007
Dale as Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 2006
Mater and the Ghostlight as Doc Hudson (voice) · Family - 2006 Cars Sport Worldwide box office: $462M
- 2005
Empire Falls as Max Roby · Drama - 2003
Our Town as Stage Manager · Tv movie - 2000
Where the Money Is Drama Worldwide box office: $7.45M - 1999 Message in a Bottle Drama Worldwide box office: $119M
- 1997
Super Speedway as Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 1995
Nobody's Fool Drama Worldwide box office: $39.5M - 1994
The Hudsucker Proxy Drama Worldwide box office: $2.82M - 1993
La Classe américaine as Dave (archive footage) · Comedy - 1990
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge Drama Worldwide box office: $7.7M - 1989
Blaze Biography Worldwide box office: $19.1M - 1989
Fat Man and Little Boy Biography Worldwide box office: $3.56M - 1986
The Color of Money Drama Worldwide box office: $52.3M - 1984
Harry & Son Drama Worldwide box office: $4.86M - 1982 The Verdict Drama Worldwide box office: $54M
- 1982
Come Along with Me as Hughie (voice) · Tv movie - 1981
Absence of Malice Drama Worldwide box office: $40.7M - 1981
Fort Apache the Bronx Drama Worldwide box office: $29.2M - 1980
When Time Ran Out... Action Worldwide box office: $3.76M - 1979
Angel Death as Narrator / Host · Documentary - 1979
Quintet as Essex · Sci-Fi - 1977
Slap Shot Drama Worldwide box office: $28M - 1976
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson Comedy - 1975
The Drowning Pool Action - 1974 The Towering Inferno Action Worldwide box office: $116M
- 1973 The Sting Drama Worldwide box office: $156M
- 1973
The MacKintosh Man as Rearden · Thriller - 1972
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean Drama - 1972
Pocket Money Drama - 1972
The Distant Drummer: Flowers of Darkness as Narrator · Documentary - 1971
Sometimes a Great Notion as Hank Stamper · Drama - 1970
WUSA as Rheinhardt · Drama - 1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Adventure Worldwide box office: $102M
- 1969
Winning Action - 1967
Cool Hand Luke Drama Worldwide box office: $1.89K - 1967
Hombre Western - 1966
Torn Curtain as Michael Armstrong · Thriller Worldwide box office: $613 - 1966
Harper Action - 1966
A Year Towards Tomorrow as Narrator · Documentary - 1965
Lady L as Armand Denis · Comedy - 1964
The Outrage as Juan Carrasco · Western - 1964
What a Way to Go! as Larry Flint · Comedy - 1963
The Prize as Andrew Craig · Mystery - 1963
A New Kind of Love as Steve Sherman · Romance - 1963
Hud Drama - 1962
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man as The Battler · Drama - 1962
Sweet Bird of Youth Drama Worldwide box office: $60 - 1961
Paris Blues Drama - 1961
The Hustler Drama Worldwide box office: $8.07K - 1960
From the Terrace as David Alfred Eaton · Romance - 1959
The Young Philadelphians as Anthony Judson Lawrence · Drama - 1958
Rally ’Round the Flag, Boys! as Harry Bannerman · Comedy - 1958
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Drama Worldwide box office: $1.87K - 1958
The Long, Hot Summer as Ben Quick · Drama - 1957
Until They Sail as Capt. Jack Harding · Romance - 1957
The Helen Morgan Story as Larry Maddux · Music - 1956
The Rack as Capt. Edward W. Hall, Jr. · Drama - 1956
Bang the Drum Slowly as Henry "Author" Wiggen · Tv movie - 1956
Somebody Up There Likes Me as Rocky Graziano · Drama Worldwide box office: $9.53K - 1955
The Battler as Ad Francis · Comedy - 1955
Our Town as George Gibbs · Music - 1954
The Silver Chalice as Basil · History
Paul Newman in Documentaries & Specials
22- 2024
My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock as Self · Documentary Movie Echo Score: 73 - 2023
The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2023
Paul Newman: The Restless as Self - Portrait Subject & Interviewee (archive footage) · Documentary - 2021
Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2020
Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story as Self (archive footage) · Documentary Movie Echo Score: 85 - 2017
Steve McQueen: American Icon as Self (archive footage) · Documentary Worldwide box office: $1.23M - 2015
Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2006
Who Needs Sleep? as Self · Documentary - 2006
All of What Follows Is True: The Making of ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ as Self · Documentary - 2005
The Art of ‘The Sting’ as Self · Documentary - 2003
The Education of Gore Vidal as Self · Documentary - 2002
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages as Self · Documentary - 2002
The Hustler: The Inside Story as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1995
The Celluloid Closet as Self (archive footage) · History Worldwide box office: $1.4M - 1990
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1989
Broadway’s Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre as Self · Tv movie - 1988
Hello Actors Studio as Self · Documentary - 1988
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick as Self · Documentary - 1982
Night of 100 Stars as Self · Comedy - 1975
Harper Days are Here Again as Self · Documentary - 1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage) · History - 1964
Hollywood and the Stars as Self · Documentary
Paul Newman: Awards & Nominations
3 wins from 27 nominations across 6 award bodies, from 1959 to 2003. That includes an Oscar: Best Actor for The Color of Money. Every ceremony is listed newest first, with the category and the film.
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Oscars 1 win from 10 nominations -
Golden Globes 1 win from 9 nominations -
BAFTA 1 win from 5 nominations -
Critics' Choice 1 nomination -
Actor Awards (SAG) 1 nomination -
DGA Awards 1 nomination
- 75th Academy Awards
- Paul Newman: Nominated Best Supporting Actor Road to Perdition
- 56th British Academy Film Awards
- Paul Newman: Nominated Best Supporting Actor Road to Perdition
- 60th Golden Globe Awards
- Paul Newman: Nominated Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Actor) Road to Perdition
- 8th Critics' Choice Awards
- Paul Newman: Nominated Best Supporting Actor Road to Perdition
- 67th Academy Awards
- Paul Newman: Nominated Best Actor Nobody's Fool
- 52nd Golden Globe Awards
- Paul Newman: Nominated Best Actor – Drama Nobody's Fool
- 1st Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Paul Newman: Nominated Outstanding Leading Male Actor Nobody's Fool
- The 59th Academy Awards
- Paul Newman: Win Best Actor The Color of Money
- 44th Golden Globe Awards
- Paul Newman: Nominated Best Actor – Drama The Color of Money
- The 55th Academy Awards
- Paul Newman: Nominated Best Actor The Verdict
- 40th Golden Globe Awards
- Paul Newman: Nominated Best Actor – Drama The Verdict
- The 54th Academy Awards
- Paul Newman: Nominated Best Actor Absence of Malice
- 48th Academy Awards
- Paul Newman: Nominated Best Actor The Drowning Pool
- 24th British Academy Film Awards
- Paul Newman: Nominated Best Actor Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
- 21st Directors Guild of America Awards
- Paul Newman: Nominated Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Rachel, Rachel
- 26th Golden Globe Awards
- Paul Newman: Win Best Director Rachel, Rachel
- 25th Golden Globe Awards
- Paul Newman: Nominated Best Actor – Drama Cool Hand Luke
- 40th Academy Awards
- Paul Newman: Nominated Best Actor Cool Hand Luke
- 21st Golden Globe Awards
- Paul Newman: Nominated Best Actor – Drama Hud
- 17th British Academy Film Awards
- Paul Newman: Nominated Best Foreign Actor Hud
- 36th Academy Awards
- Paul Newman: Nominated Best Actor Hud
- 20th Golden Globe Awards
- Paul Newman: Nominated Best Actor – Drama Sweet Bird of Youth
- 19th Golden Globe Awards
- Paul Newman: Nominated Best Actor – Drama The Hustler
- 15th British Academy Film Awards
- Paul Newman: Win Best Foreign Actor The Hustler
- 34th Academy Awards
- Paul Newman: Nominated Best Actor The Hustler
- 12th British Academy Film Awards
- Paul Newman: Nominated Best Foreign Actor Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
- The 31st Academy Awards
- Paul Newman: Nominated Best Actor Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Who Is Paul Newman?
Paul Newman was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, U.S. in 1925. Credited on films since 1954, as an actor. The background, training and the roles that shaped the career.
Born on January 26, 1925, in Shaker Heights, Ohio, Paul Leonard Newman showed an interest in theatre from an early age. He earned a BA in drama and economics from Kenyon College in 1949, marking the start of his acting career. Newman's first major role was in the 1953 Broadway production Picnic. His filmography includes prominent roles in critically acclaimed films including The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for The Color of Money (1986). Besides acting, Newman was a racing driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. His passion for racing led to multiple national championships and his philanthropic activities resulted in the creation of the SeriousFun Children's Network and Safe Water Network. He co-founded Newman's Own, a food company that has donated over $570 million in profits to charity. Newman was married twice and was the father of six children. He continued to act into his 80s and passed away on September 26, 2008.
Who Paul Newman Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Paul Newman shares the most films with. Joanne Woodward comes first, with 19 films together, followed by Martin Ritt (7).
Paul Newman: Questions & Answers
How many movies Paul Newman has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Paul Newman been in?
Paul Newman is credited on 90 films, from 1954 to 2024. 66 of them as an actor and 2 as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Paul Newman's highest-grossing movie?
Cars (2006) is Paul Newman's biggest box office hit, with $462M worldwide, ahead of The Sting (1973) ($156M). Across every film with box office figures, Paul Newman's movies have made $1.25B.
Paul Newman's biggest hits What is the best Paul Newman movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Paul Newman's best-rated film is Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story (2020) with a score of 85, followed by My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock (2024) (73).
Best Paul Newman movies, ranked Has Paul Newman won an Oscar?
Paul Newman has won an Oscar: Best Actor for The Color of Money at the 1987 ceremony. Across every ceremony in the awards database, Paul Newman has 3 wins from 27 nominations.
What is Paul Newman's newest movie?
The most recent film on Paul Newman's filmography is My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock (2024), in the role of Self.
Who does Paul Newman work with most often?
Paul Newman shares the most films with Joanne Woodward (19 films), Martin Ritt (7 films) and Robert Redford (6 films).
The Best Paul Newman Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 90 credits.
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