Paul Newman

Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He was best known for his film roles, such as Doug Roberts in , Luke Jackson in , Henry "Shaw" Gondorff in , Frank Galvin in , and the titular characters of , , , , and .
For Disney, he voiced Doc Hudson in Cars, the role having been his final one, though he did reprise this role in the 2006 video game of the same name and Mater and the Ghostlight. Unused recordings of Newman originally recorded for Cars were also used for Doc Hudson in Cars 3. He also played Fast Eddie Felson in the 1986 Touchstone Pictures film The Color of Money (in which he won an ) and Earl Long in Blaze.
==Roles==
Doc Hudson.png|Doc Hudson(Cars franchise)
Newman color of money.jpg|Fast Eddie Felson(The Color of Money)
==Gallery==
Paul Newman behind the scenes Cars.jpg|Paul Newman behind the scenes of Cars.
Paul Newman Cars premiere.jpg|Paul Newman at the premiere of Cars in May 2006.
==Trivia==
*Newman had been considered for different Disney roles throughout his career.
**He, along with many other actors, was considered for the voice role Barnaby in Babes in Toyland before Ray Bolger was ultimately cast.
**He was also originally considered for the role of Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. However, Bob Hoskins ended up being cast instead.Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988): NotStarring at IMDb
**He was also considered, along with Jim Carrey as Buzz Lightyear, to voice Woody in Toy Story. However, he turned down the offer and Tom Hanks was cast instead.These 7 Facts You (Probably) Didn't Know About 'Toy Story' Will Blow Your Mind! at Movie Pilot
***However, Newman later went on to voice Doc Hudson in Cars, which was his final role before his death.
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