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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. As of July 2011, these donations exceeded $300 million.
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The Silver Chalice | Basil | 1954 |
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The Rack | Capt. Edward W. Hall, Jr. | 1956 |
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The Helen Morgan Story | Larry Maddux | 1957 |
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The Long, Hot Summer | Ben Quick | 1958 |
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Brick | 1958 |
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The Young Philadelphians | Anthony Judson Lawrence | 1959 |
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Exodus | Ari Ben Canaan | 1960 |
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The Hustler | Eddie Felson | 1961 |
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Paris Blues | Ram Bowen | 1961 |
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Sweet Bird Of Youth | Chance Wayne | 1962 |
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Hud | Hud Bannon | 1963 |
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The Prize | Andrew Craig | 1963 |
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The Outrage | Juan Carrasco | 1964 |
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Cool Hand Luke | Luke Jackson | 1967 |
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Butch Cassidy | 1969 |
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Sometimes a Great Notion | Hank Stamper | 1970 |
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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | Judge Roy Bean | 1972 |
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The Sting | Henry Gondorff | 1973 |
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The Towering Inferno | Doug Roberts | 1974 |
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Slap Shot | Reggie 'Reg' Dunlop | 1977 |
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When Time Ran Out... | Hank Anderson | 1980 |
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The Color of Money | Fast Eddie Felson | 1986 |
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Fat Man and Little Boy | Gen. Leslie R. Groves | 1989 |
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The Hudsucker Proxy | Sidney J. Mussburger | 1994 |
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Twilight | Harry Ross | 1998 |
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Where the Money is | Henry | 2000 |
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Road to Perdition | John Rooney | 2002 |
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Cars | Doc Hudson (voice) | 2006 |