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 The Towering Inferno, Luke Jackson in Cool Hand Luke, Henry "Shaw" Gondorff in The Sting, Frank Galvin in The Verdict, and the titular characters of The Hustler, Hud, Harper, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean.
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.[1] He also played Fast Eddie Felson in the 1986 Touchstone Pictures film The Color of Money (in which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor) and Earl Long in Blaze.
Disney Roles[]
(The Color of Money)
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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.[citation needed]
- He was also originally considered for the role of Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. However, Bob Hoskins ended up being cast instead.[2]
- 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.[3]
- However, Newman later went on to voice Doc Hudson in Cars, which was his final role before his death.
References[]
- ↑ "Disney Pixar Returns to NAIAS with Cars 3 – Interview with Jay Ward and Jay Shuster + Extended Look! #Cars3 #NAIAS #DetroitlovesAutos". week99er.com (January 10, 2017). Retrieved on April 2, 2017.
- ↑ Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988): NotStarring at IMDb
- ↑ These 7 Facts You (Probably) Didn't Know About 'Toy Story' Will Blow Your Mind! at Movie Pilot
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