Director · Actor · Writer · Producer

Paul Newman

104 credited titles on WatchWise

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.

Associated lifetime gross

$189M

Combined reported budget

$120M

Gross / budget

1.6x

Bankability Index

31 / 100

Associated performance by genre

Worldwide gross by tagged contribution — US$.

Drama

$170M · 21 films · 43% hit

Thriller

$8.4M · 3 films · 33% hit

Western

$4.8M · 1 film · 100% hit

Comedy

$3.3M · 3 films · 67% hit

Documentary

$1.8M · 2 films · 50% hit

Bankability assessment

31/100Developing verified track record

Films measured × gross-vs-budget efficiency, weighted by billing prominence — lead roles and directing count fully, minor roles fractionally. Association, not attribution — not a claim that this individual caused the revenue.