Versatile actor, there is no genre or portrayal not touched by him The veteran Hollywood actor Paul Newman was not just only an actor and film director, but the stalwart was also one the best race car driver. After acing his skills as an actor on Broadway and starring in a few small roles, Newman's rose to fame and gained acclaim for his performances in the 1956 movie Somebody Up There Likes the 1958 movie Cat and Me on a Hot Tin Roof. A recipient of numerous awards, including the likes of an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the Cecil B. DeMille Award, among various others. The versatile actor Newman started performing on the theatre stage from a very young age. Here is a list of his best characters. Lew Harper in Harper and The Drowning Pool In and as Lew Harper is one of his outstanding performances, sadly, he never got nominated for this role. The film is based on author Ross Macdonald's 1949 novel The Moving Target with a screenplay by novelist William Goldman – an admirer of MacDonald's writings. Newman essaying the role of private investigator Lew Harper effortlessly portrays this nonchalantly cool private eye that is excellent to watch. He then played his part again in The Drowning Pool, when Harper is summoned to cover up a friend's marital infidelity. Gallagher in Absence Of Malice This 1981 drama neo-noir thriller film earned Newman his sixth Oscar nomination for his mesmerizing portrayal of Michael Gallagher - a shady Miami liquor wholesaler. Newman is a falsely implicated liquor businessman who is caught up in a case of murder of a local union boss because he is the son of a deceased murderer. The Hustler This 1961 is a CinemaScope drama film based on author Walter Tevis's 1959 novel of the same name. Just like the novel, the film tells the story of a small-time pool hustler Fast Eddie Felson, played by Newman. Newman as the cocky pool player convinced that he is the best pool player in the world and adamant about seizing every opportunity that falls in front of him to defeat any opponent. A few other movies of Newman are The Color of Money, Hud, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy, The Sundance Kid, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, The Sting, The Towering Inferno, Slap Shot, The Verdict.
