How old was Paul Newman in his first movie: The Silver Chalice?

Paul Newman was 28 in The Silver Chalice when he played the character 'Basil'.

That was over 69 years ago in 1954.

This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).

In 2008 he died aged 83, starring in 105 films in his career, 103 of those after The Silver Chalice was first released. If he were alive today he would be 99.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In The Silver Chalice, I think Paul Newman looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Victor Saville has worked with Paul Newman just once in his career.
  • Paul Newman's first movie was as 'Basil' in The Silver Chalice, released in 1954 when he was 28
  • The Silver Chalice scores just 4.7 out of 10 on TMDB.

Paul Newman's other movies