, has died. He was 92.Newman's wife, Angela, confirmed the news of Newman's death to on Sunday. The actor died of natural causes on May 11 at the NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.Newman had a number of smaller screen roles and performed on Broadway until he was cast in the 1971 car chase classic, by director Richard C.
Sarafian. He starred as a former race car driver named Kowalski who drives a Dodge Challenger across the US while avoiding cops and getting entangled in a deadly criminal conspiracy.The film went on to be a cult classic and genre-defining epic that went on to be revered for its action set-pieces and proved to be influential on the next generation of blockbuster filmmakers.Newman later went on to play defense lawyer Anthony J.
Petrocelli in the NBC TV series a small-screen adaptation of his 1970 film. The Emmy-winning series ran for two seasons, from 1974 to '76.Additional notable film roles include his performance in Steven Soderbergh's 1999 crime drama The Limey, as well as, and, among others.
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