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name: "Wayne Newton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/wayne-newton"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 April 1942"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-18T11:43:27.916854+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Wayne Newton

Actor. Born 3 April 1942 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 April 1942, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
- **Active:** 1989–2001
- **Also known as:** Carson Wayne Newton, Mr. Las Vegas, The Midnight Idol, Mr. Entertainment, Mr. New Vegas
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 70 (1), 2000s 80 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Newton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q552806, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0628611/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10681

## Biography

Wayne Newton is an American singer and actor. Primarily known as a Las Vegas entertainer since the late 1950s, he has appeared in numerous films and television series, often playing himself or characters associated with the city.

His film roles include Professor Joe Butcher in the James Bond film *Licence to Kill* (1989), for which he wrote to the producers expressing a long-held ambition to appear in the series. He has also appeared in *Vegas Vacation* (1997), *Ocean's Eleven* (2001) and *Smokin' Aces* (2006), and provided voice work for *American Dad!* (2005) and *Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil* (2011).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Ocean's Eleven* (2001), Fi1m 80, as Wayne Newton — [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-eleven.md)
- *Licence to Kill* (1989), Fi1m 70, as Professor Joe Butcher — [page](https://film.one/film/licence-to-kill.md)

## Complete filmography (39)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Fallout: The Ghoul Log* (2025), as Mr. New Vegas
- *Puppy Love* (2020), as Marshall
- *Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens* (2016), as Wayne Newton
- *Getting Back to Zero* (2013), as Bruce
- *40 West* (2011), as Sankey
- *Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil* (2011), as Jimmy 10-Strings (voice)
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Wayne Newton (voice)
- *Who's Your Daddy?* (2004), as Peter Mack
- *Las Vegas* (2003), series, as Wayne Newton
- *Mr. Bill Does Vegas* (2002), Acting
- *Ocean's Eleven* (2001), as Wayne Newton — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-eleven.md)
- *According to Jim* (2001), series, as Wayne Newton
- *My Wife and Kids* (2001), series, Acting
- *Elvis Is Alive! I Swear I Saw Him Eating Ding Dongs Outside the Piggly Wiggly's* (2001), Acting
- *Ally McBeal* (1997), series, as Harold Wicks
- *Elvis Meets Nixon* (1997), as Wayne Newton
- *Vegas Vacation* (1997), as Wayne Newton
- *7th Heaven* (1996), series, as Wayne Newton
- *Night of the Running Man* (1995), as August Gurino
- *Ellen* (1994), series, as Doctor
- *Best of the Best 2* (1993), as Weldon
- *Renegade* (1992), series, as John Dalton
- *The Dark Backward* (1991), as Jackie Chrome
- *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* (1990), series, as Casino Manager
- *The Adventures of Ford Fairlane* (1990), as Julian Grendel
- *Licence to Kill* (1989), as Professor Joe Butcher — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/licence-to-kill.md)
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, as Wink Barnum
- *Full House* (1987), series, Acting
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Brian Byrd
- *North and South* (1985), series, as Capt. Thomas Turner
- *Flying High* (1978), series, as Wayne Newton
- *Vega$* (1978), series, as Justin Marsh
- *Happy Birthday, Las Vegas* (1977), Acting
- *Switch* (1975), series, as Paul Taylor
- *80 Steps to Jonah* (1969), as Mark Jonah Winters
- *Here's Lucy* (1968), series, as Wayne Newton
- *The Lucy Show* (1962), series, as Wayne Newton
- *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Andy Walker
- *The Jack Benny Program* (1950), series, as Singing Waiter

## Gallery

- ![Wayne Newton](https://film.one/media/person/308882/gallery-3340f9363b9e.jpg) Wayne Newton — Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel  Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Wayne_Newton_in_Washington_D.C.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Nose art "Get Some" painted by Captain A. R. Fulford on the front of a Marine CH-46 helicopter from HMM-365 (reinforced). Note the comments penned by Drew Carey (2002)](https://film.one/media/person/308882/gallery-ae29c091b778.jpg) Nose art "Get Some" painted by Captain A. R. Fulford on the front of a Marine CH-46 helicopter from HMM-365 (reinforced). Note the comments penned by Drew Carey (2002) — Capt. Charles G. Grow photographer, Capt. A. R. Fulford artist, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/CH-46_Get_Some_Nose_Art.jpeg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo of Count Basie and Wayne Newton from a 1968 television music special One More Time.](https://film.one/media/person/308882/gallery-03b841fbcc97.jpg) Photo of Count Basie and Wayne Newton from a 1968 television music special One More Time. — ABC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Count_Basie_Wayne_Newton_1968.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Wayne Newton](https://film.one/media/person/308882/gallery-0688b179830d.jpg) Wayne Newton — President (1981-1989 : Reagan). White House Photographic Office. 1981-1989, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/President_and_Nancy_Reagan_with_Brooke_Shields_Wayne_Newton_and_Kathleen_Mccrone_at_a_State_Dinner_for_President_Jorge_Blanco_of_Dominican_Republic_in_Entrance_Hall_-_DPLA_-_f7b394f546817f5dd570df33c7153810.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Wayne Newton](https://film.one/media/person/308882/gallery-32dc93cde489.jpg) Wayne Newton — Image via TMDB
- ![Wayne Newton](https://film.one/media/person/308882/gallery-a74372a5d95b.jpg) Wayne Newton — Image via TMDB
- ![Wayne Newton](https://film.one/media/person/308882/gallery-9a039ac1b949.jpg) Wayne Newton — Image via TMDB
- ![President Ronald Reagan, Jeane Kirkpatrick, Bill Clark, Ed Meese, Anthony Quainton, James Baker (2) National Security Briefing President Ronald Reagan, Angela B (1983)](https://film.one/media/person/308882/gallery-0147ee82fa2e.jpg) President Ronald Reagan, Jeane Kirkpatrick, Bill Clark, Ed Meese, Anthony Quainton, James Baker (2) National Security Briefing President Ronald Reagan, Angela B (1983) — William Fitz-Patrick, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Reagan_Contact_Sheet_C15695.jpg/1280px-Reagan_Contact_Sheet_C15695.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![The great Wayne Newton in 2023](https://film.one/media/person/308882/gallery-5f1740462745.jpg) The great Wayne Newton in 2023 — Pennsylvania2, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/The_Great_Wayne_Newton_2023.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Wayne Newton](https://film.one/media/person/308882/gallery-68669e6c5b17.jpg) Wayne Newton — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- Distinguished Nevadan 2001: Distinguished Nevadan (won)
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award 1991: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award (nominated), for *The Adventures of Ford Fairlane*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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