威廉·纽曼在斯图亚特·罗森博格的电影《布鲁贝克》(1980)中首次亮相,由罗伯特·雷德福德主演,之后又出演了《邮差总响两次》(1981年),对手是杰克·尼克尔森和杰西卡·兰格。20世纪80年代,在斯蒂芬·金恐怖片《银弹》(1985)中与加里·布西和科里·哈伊姆一起出演,与哈里森·福特和菲尼克斯河合拍的戏剧《蚊子海岸》(1986年)以及雪佛兰·蔡斯喜剧《搞笑农场》(1988年)。他在《弗兰克和杰西·詹姆斯》(1986)的《最后的日子》中扮演了一名治安官,并在乔治·a·罗梅罗(George a.Romero)的《闪耀的猴子》(Monkey Shines,1988)中出演,证明了作为一名角色演员,他有能力适应各种流派。上世纪90年代,纽曼的工作并没有放缓。他出演过:《小妖精》(1993)、《多特菲尔夫人》(1993)、《斯蒂芬·金的看台》(1994)、《与罗布·洛对决》、《手工艺》(1996)和《触摸》(1997),后两部与斯基特·乌尔里奇合作的电影。此后,纽曼在电影界工作稳定,但在电视上也是一张熟悉的面孔,他的角色包括《怪诞》、《印第安纳》(1991年)《钱尼先生》剧集“Mr Chaney”、尖桩篱笆(1992年)和我的名字是厄尔(Earl,2005年)。 以上机翻自 百度翻译William Newman made his film debut in the Stuart Rosenberg film Brubaker (1980), starring Robert Redford, and followed this up with The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) opposite Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange.Acting roles continued through out the 1980s with roles in the Stephen King horror film Silver Bullet (1985) alongside Gary Busey and Corey Haim, the drama The Mosquito Coast (1986) with Harrison Ford and River Phoenix, and the Chevy Chase comedy Funny Farm (1988). He played a sheriff in the The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James (1986) and appeared in George A. Romero's Monkey Shines (1988) proving that, as a character actor, he has the ability to adapt to various genres.During the 1990s, work for Newman did not slow down. He appeared in: Leprechaun (1993), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Stephen King's The Stand (1994) opposite Rob Lowe, The Craft (1996) and Touch (1997), the latter two films with Skeet Ulrich.Newman has since worked steady in film, but is also a familiar face on TV, his roles including Eerie, Indiana (1991) episode 'Mr Chaney', Picket Fences (1992), and My Name Is Earl (2005).IMDb Mini Biography By: Matt Lee-Williams