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Paul Newman

Actor and producer, also director · Died September 26, 2008, aged 83 · Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 26, 1925
Died
September 26, 2008 (aged 83)
From
Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also director
Titles
70 on MovieCove · 110 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 19% in 30 days

What are Paul Newman's films like?

Across their 73 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama25 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
25%
Self
19%
Bonds
18%
Power
13%
Society
11%
Survival
8%
Ideas
6%
Ambition14 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 72 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 29 · Serious 13 · Dark 30

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 37 · Stylized 31 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 19 · Charged 35 · Intense 18

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 37 · Shifting 30 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 43 · Some laughs 20 · Funny 9

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 42 · Even-paced 30 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 30 · Engaged 35 · Full focus 7

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 30 · Affecting 22 · Heavy 20

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 49 · Open-ended 17 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

55 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 37 of 55 analyzed roles.

Hero
37 of 55
Shadow
7 of 55
Mentor
6 of 55
Shapeshifter
3 of 55
Trickster
1 of 55
Herald
1 of 55
Show the 55 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
40
Melancholic
29
Contemplative
27
Warm
17
Romantic
11
Other
69

How their films linger

Bittersweet33 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet42
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous13
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Paul Newman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 70 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Newman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

110 credits, 70 with a MovieCove page; 78 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Cars 3(2017)

    as Doc Hudson (voice) (archive sound)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia(2013)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • I'm Still Here(2010)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood sul Tevere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • The Meerkats(2008)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Price of Sugar(2007)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Dale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Geared-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Mater and the Ghostlight(2006)

    as Doc Hudson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Cars(2006)

    as Doc Hudson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Chance Wayne (archive footage)

  • Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Dave Scott (voice)

  • Empire Falls(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer · as Max Roby

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Our Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Stage Manager

  • Road to Perdition(2002)

    as John Rooney

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Where the Money Is(2000)

    as Henry

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Message in a Bottle(1999)

    as Dodge Blake

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Twilight(1998)

    as Harry Ross

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Super Speedway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Nobody's Fool(1994)

    as Sully Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Brick / Chance Wayne (archive footage)

  • Baseball(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Hudsucker Proxy(1994)

    as Sidney J. Mussburger

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • La classe américaine(1993)

    as Dave (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Mr. & Mrs. Bridge(1990)

    as Walter Bridge

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Newman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Blaze(1989)

    as Gov. Earl K. Long

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Fat Man and Little Boy(1989)

    as Gen. Leslie R. Groves

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Ancient Forests: Rage Over Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Host

  • The Racing Experience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Host

  • The Glass Menagerie(1987)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Color of Money(1986)

    as Eddie Felson

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • A Step Away from War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Host

  • Harry & Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Harry Keach

  • The Verdict(1982)

    as Frank Galvin

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Come Along with Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Hughie (voice)

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Hughie (voice)

  • Absence of Malice(1981)

    as Michael Colin Gallagher

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Fort Apache the Bronx(1981)

    as Murphy

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Shadow Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • When Time Ran Out...(1980)

    as Hank Anderson

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Angel Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Narrator / Host

  • Quintet(1979)

    as Essex

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • War Without Winners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Host

  • Slap Shot(1977)

    as Reggie 'Reg' Dunlop

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • From the Prairie to the Palace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson(1976)

    as The Star (William F. Cody)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Silent Movie(1976)

    as Paul Newman

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Drowning Pool(1975)

    as Lew Harper

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Towering Inferno(1974)

    Stunts · as Doug Roberts

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Sting(1973)

    as Henry Gondorff

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The MacKintosh Man(1973)

    Executive Producer · as Joseph Rearden

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds(1972)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean(1972)

    Co-Executive Producer · as Judge Roy Bean

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Pocket Money(1972)

    as Jim Kane

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Distant Drummer: Flowers of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Narrator

  • Sometimes a Great Notion(1971)

    Director · Co-Executive Producer · as Hank Stamper

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • They Might Be Giants(1971)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • WUSA(1970)

    Producer · as Rheinhardt

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • A Long Way from Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Narrator

  • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid(1969)

    Executive Producer · as Butch Cassidy

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Winning(1969)

    Co-Executive Producer · as Frank Capua

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Three Young Americans in Search of Survival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Host

  • Rachel, Rachel(1968)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Secret War of Harry Frigg(1968)

    as Pvt. Harry Frigg

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Cool Hand Luke(1967)

    as Luke Jackson

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Hombre(1967)

    as John Russell

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Torn Curtain(1966)

    as Michael Armstrong

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Harper(1966)

    as Lew Harper

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • A Year Towards Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Narrator

  • Lady L(1965)

    as Armand Denis

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Outrage(1964)

    as Juan Carrasco

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • What a Way to Go!(1964)

    as Larry Flint

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Prize(1963)

    as Andrew Craig

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • A New Kind of Love(1963)

    as Steve Sherman

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Hud(1963)

    as Hud Bannon

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Eddie Felson

  • Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man(1962)

    as The Battler

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Bird of Youth(1962)

    as Chance Wayne

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Paris Blues(1961)

    as Ram Bowen

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Hustler(1961)

    as Eddie Felson

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Exodus(1960)

    as Ari Ben Canaan

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • From the Terrace(1960)

    as David Alfred Eaton

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Young Philadelphians(1959)

    as Anthony Judson Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!(1958)

    as Harry Bannerman

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof(1958)

    as Brick Pollitt

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Long, Hot Summer(1958)

    as Ben Quick

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Left Handed Gun(1958)

    as Billy The Kid

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Until They Sail(1957)

    as Capt. Jack Harding

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Helen Morgan Story(1957)

    as Larry Maddux

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Rack(1956)

    as Capt. Edward W. Hall, Jr.

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Bang the Drum Slowly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Henry "Author" Wiggen

  • Somebody Up There Likes Me(1956)

    as Rocky Graziano

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Pvt. Danny Scott

  • The Battler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Ad Francis

  • Playwrights '56 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Ad Francis

  • Our Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as George Gibbs

  • Appointment with Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 53 episodes · as Mack

  • The Silver Chalice(1954)

    as Basil

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Producers' Showcase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 38 episodes · as George Gibbs

  • The Joe Palooka Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Fight Spectator (uncredited)

  • The United States Steel Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom Corey

  • Tales of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Sgt. Wilson

  • Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeff

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy Polo

  • Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Radetski

  • The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Billy the Kid

  • Kraft Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • On the Harmfulness of Tobacco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 109 titles, 108 of them dated from 1947 to 2017; peak year 1981.

Biggest box office

Cars (2006)

$479M worldwide

Highest rated

The Sting (1973)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Cars (2006)

Film career

19472017

Peak 1981 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 46 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting102 of 109: 93 only acting, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndDirecting7 of 109: 3 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting1 of 109: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing11 of 109: 1 only producing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdOther crew2 of 109: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

109 titles, 11 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1940s3 · acting1950s22 · acting1960s23 · 22 acting · 3 crew1970s19 · 17 acting · 7 crew1980s16 · 14 acting · 3 crew1990s10 · acting2000s13 · 13 acting · 1 crew2010s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 76% of 58 roles
54596469748494

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Paul Newman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 67; across their 72 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 72

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 72

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 72

Midcredits score across 70 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up35
  • 50th to 74th20
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

38 of their 70 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved14
  • Crowd Pleaser38
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

The Price of Sugar (2007)

69th percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Sting (1973)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 63 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Paul Newman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 27 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore17 titles18–64 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity27 titles18–53 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity19 titles19–63 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs18 titles26–63 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles12–61 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Paul Newman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Newman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joanne Woodward shares the most, 15.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles