Barry Newman, best known for starring in the action-thriller 'Vanishing Point,' has died. He was 92.
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.a small-screen adaptation of his 1970 filmAdditional notable film roles include his performance in Steven Soderbergh's 1999 crime drama The Limey, as well as, among others.
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