Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, film director, racing driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Silver Bear, a Cannes Film Festival Award, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
Newman in 1958
United States Navy photograph of Newman
Newman in 1954
Paul Newman on the set of Once Upon a Wheel (1971)
Silver Bear for Best Actor
The Silver Bear for Best Actor was an award presented at the Berlin International Film Festival from 1956 to 2020. It was given to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance and was chosen by the International Jury from the films in the Competition slate at the festival. Beginning with the 71st Berlin International Film Festival, the award was replaced with two gender-neutral categories: the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance and the Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance.
Sidney Poitier was the first actor to win the award twice
Burt Lancaster, the first winner of the Berlin Film Festival Award for Best Actor
Elio Germano, the last winner of the Berlin Film Festival Award for Best Actor