Dazzling the Screen Paul Newman

American actor Paul Newman was also a filmmaker, race car driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He has been described as “one of the last of the great 20th century movie stars”. He has received many awards such as an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Silver Bear for Best Actor, two Grammy Awards, and a Tony Award.

Director George Roy Hill directed the 1969 American Western “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid." The film starred Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and Katharine Ross.

The storyline revolves around Wild West outlaws Robert LeRoy Parker, known as Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman), and his partner Harry Longabaugh, the Sundance Kid (Robert Redford), who are on the run from a crack US posse after a string of train robberies. Together along with Sundance’s love, Etta Place (Katharine Ross), they flee to Bolivia to escape the posse.

Director Richard Brooks directed the 1958 American drama “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." It was based on the 1955 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by Tennessee Williams. The film starred Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Jack Carson, and Judith Anderson.

The storyline revolves around Brick Pollitt (Paul Newman), a former football star drowning in whiskey and grief. His wife Maggie (Elizabeth Taylor) wants connection, his father Big Daddy (Burl Ives) demands legacy, and Brick wants to be left alone.

Director Martin Scorsese directed the 1986 American sports drama “The Color of Money." This is the sequel to the 1961 film “The Hustler." It is based on a novel by Walter Tevis. The film stars Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.

The storyline has Paul Newman reprising his role of “Fast Eddie” Felson, the role he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for. Now he is older and wearier and a mentor trying to school a cocky protégé, Vincent Lauria (Tom Cruise).

Director Stuart Rosenberg directed the 1967 American prison drama “Cool Hand Luke." The film starred Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J.D. Cannon, Strother Martin, and Jo Van Fleet. It was based on the 1965 semi-autobiographical novel by Donn Pearce. Filming took place in the San Joaquin River Delta in California, imitating a prison farm in the Deep South.

The storyline revolves around Luke Jackson (Paul Newman), a war veteran sentenced to a Southern chain gang for a petty crime, who becomes a folk hero among the inmates.

Director Martin Ritt directed the 1963 American contemporary Western film "Hud." The film starred Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Brandon de Wilde, and Patricia Neal. It was based on the 1961 novel “Horseman, Pass By” by Larry McMurtry. The film was shot on location in the Texas Panhandle, including Claude, Texas.

The storyline revolves around the ongoing conflict between principled patriarch Homer Bannon (Melvyn Douglas) and his unscrupulous, arrogant son, Hud (Paul Newman). During an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, the family’s cattle ranch is put at risk.

Director Robert Rossen directed the 1961 American sports drama “The Hustler." It is based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis. The film starred Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott, and Myron McCormick.

The storyline revolves around Fast Eddie (Paul Newman), a young pool hustler who challenges legendary pool player Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason).

Director Robert Benton directed the 1994 American comedy-drama “Nobody’s Fool." The film was based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Richard Russo. It starred Paul Newman, Bruce Willis, Jessica Tandy, and Melanie Griffith, among others.

The storyline revolves around Donald "Sully" Sullivan (Paul Newman), a cranky, small-town construction worker estranged from his family. He reconnects with his son Peter Sullivan (Dylan Walsh), befriends a local boy, and quietly resists the slide into irrelevance.

Director George Roy Hill directed the 1973 American caper “The Sting." The film starred Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and Robert Shaw, among others. It was based on the 1940 novel “The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man” by David Maurer.

The storyline revolves around Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman), a veteran con man brought out of retirement to help avenge the death of a friend. He teams up with Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford), a fresh-faced grifter, and they hatch an elaborate scheme to take down a ruthless mobster.

Director Sidney Lumet directed the 1982 American legal drama “The Verdict." The film was adapted from the 1980 novel of the same name by Barry Reed. It starred Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O’Shea, and Lindsay Croouse.

The storyline revolves around attorney Frank Galvin (Paul Newman) as a down-on-his-luck alcoholic lawyer in Boston who accepts a medical malpractice case. The plot builds toward a climactic courtroom showdown.