Newman in “Vanishing Point” (1971). 20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock. His breakout role came courtesy of Sidney J. Furie’s 1971 legal drama “The Lawyer,” which formed the basis for ...

The strange car-chase movie 'Vanishing Point' has had an equally strange afterlife, as detailed in this new book about the film and its star, a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T 440.

Actor Barry Newman, who starred in the film 'Vanishing Point' and led the ’70s series 'Petrocelli,' has died, his niece confirmed on Facebook. He was 92.

Barry Newman, whose terse integrity and understated rebelliousness made the 1971 movie “Vanishing Point” an enduring hit in the annals of American cinema about the open road, died on May 11 in ...

Barry Newman, Star of ‘Vanishing Point’ and ‘Petrocelli,’ Dies at 92. He got to drive very, very fast in the Richard C. Sarafian cult classic and in 'Fear Is the Key,' too.

Barry Newman, who was behind the wheel of a “super-charged” Dodge Challenger in Vanishing Point, a 1971 film featuring several breakneck police chases, and later starred as a defense attorney ...

Barry Newman, who propelled a supercharged Dodge Challenger across the American West in Vanishing Point and portrayed a defense attorney on the NBC series Petrocelli, has died. He was 92. Newman ...

Barry Newman, who somehow made souped-up muscle cars look even cooler in the 1971 film “Vanishing Point” and starred in the titular role on NBC’s legal drama “Petrocelli,” has died.