That's a great clip David from a great film. Thanks for posting as it's one that isn't going to pop up on any tributes on TV this evening. He really was one of the very best.

They probably won't show this gem either.

for the Cool Hand Luke clip, David. That song is what has been playing in my head ever since I heard about an hour ago. I love so many of Newman's films and performances. This is very sad.

a fine actor and by all accounts a fine human being too. And ludicrously handsome to boot.

Some guys have all the luck!

Cool hand Luke is one of my all time favourite films in fact only yesterday I ordered it from Love film. He seemed such a nice guy too and it is often overlooked how much he did for people less fortunate than himself.

dressings

as their use of Strother Martin's 'What we got here is...failure to communicate' speech on the track 'Civil War' made me seek out the film as a fifteen year old and I became obsessed with it. and not just for the car cleaning scene, mind.

That band may have quickly faded from my life but Paul Newman's performance has stayed with me and George Kennedy's final words in the film seemed to strike a chord with me today when thought about Mr Newman

'He was smiling... That's right. You know, that, that Luke smile of his. He had it on his face right to the very end. Hell, if they didn't know it 'fore, they could tell right then that they weren't a-gonna beat him. That old Luke smile. Oh, Luke. He was some boy. Cool Hand Luke. Hell, he's a natural-born world-shaker.'

One of the true giants, he's irreplaceable.

Has anyone seen this movie? I think it it's one of his finest performances.

I have always loved this clip from Judge Roy Bean

and proof that if you genuinely do want to stay out of the gossip columns you can.

Michael Parkinson said something to the effect that Newman was the bridge between two generations of Hollywood: Marlon Brando at one end, Tom Cruise at the other. It's easy to forget that he was a contemporary of James Dean - who died 53 years ago tomorrow - but this clip is worth a look.

I was bowled over by PN in this movie - and this scene left me stunned....

It's easy to forget what a great actor he was as he was so handsome. But what a voice - and what timing. He even stands up with consumate craft.