As you've probably heard, Paul Newman -- the movie star, philanthropist, race-car driver and all-around good guy -- died on Friday at the age of 83.
What you may not know is that Newman had a substantial career in television as well as film. He got his start acting in "Golden Age" dramas during the '50s, and took occasional TV acting roles throughout his life. (He won an Emmy for the 2005 HBO miniseries Empire Falls.) He was also a sought-after talk-show guest, and made quite a few visits with fellow racing enthusiast David Letterman.
We've collected as much footage as we could of Newman's half-century of TV performances. Take a look, below:
Newman had a small role in "Ice From Space," an episode of the sci-fi series Tales of Tomorrow, way back in 1952. (It's especially notable for the early special effects, which consisted entirely of a block of ice.) You can view the video here -- watch for him at about the 10-minute and 20-minute marks.
In 1955, Newman played young George Gibbs in a production of the Thornton Wilder play Our Town, which aired on the NBC show Producers' Showcase. You'll see a brief clip of it in this public-television documentary -- which also shows the actor, almost 50 years later, as the Stage Manager in a version of the play that aired on PBS and Showtime in 2003.
Newman demonstrated quite a bit of acting range as a soldier trying to get out of his military service in "The Army Game," an hourlong episode of NBC's Kaiser Aluminum Hour, in 1956.
Newman coproduced and costarred in the 2005 HBO miniseries Empire Falls, for which he won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor.
Here's a 2007 appearance Newman made on Late Show With David Letterman, where he enjoyed discussing his second career as an auto racer.
Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward is a half-hour documentary on the longtime married couple's lives and work. (The origin is unknown, but we're guessing it's from a 1997 BBC series titled Great Romances of the 20th Century.) This is part one; you can find the rest here and here.
And, just for fun, here are a couple of Newman's TV commercials. The first is a Burger King ad for his salad dressing -- with which he raised millions of dollars for charity -- and the second is a Nissan public-service announcement in which he reminds people to wear their seatbelts.
Rest in peace, Paul Newman -- 1925-2008