Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 2, 1914
Place of Birth:
Honey Grove, Texas, USA
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Bill Erwin
Biography
William Lindsey Erwin was an American film, stage and television actor with over 250 television and film credits. A veteran character actor who appeared in Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Somewhere in Time and Home Alone. He was also a stage manager for Edgar Bergen and a security assistant for Clancy. He is widely known for his 1993 Emmy Award-nominated performance on Seinfeld, portraying the embittered, irascible retiree Sid Fields.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration | Wilcox (archive footage) |
| 2001 | A Crack in the Floor | Harold |
| 2001 | Cahoots | Frenchy |
| 2000 | Stanley's Gig | Jules |
| 2000 | Back To "Somewhere In Time" | Self |
| 1999 | Inferno | Eli Hamilton |
| 1999 | Forces of Nature | Murray |
| 1998 | Chairman of the Board | Landers |
| 1998 | Art House | Monty |
| 1997 | Menno's Mind | Mr. Lewis |
| 1996 | Just Your Luck | Pops |
| 1995 | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | 70-Year-Old Man |
| 1994 | Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult | Conductor |
| 1993 | At Home with the Webbers | Horace |
| 1993 | Dennis the Menace | Edward Little |
| 1993 | The Magic Bubble | Old Man |
| 1991 | The Entertainers | Sam |
| 1991 | Night of the Warrior | Coco |
| 1990 | Home Alone | Man in Airport |
| 1990 | The Color of Evening | Priest |
| 1990 | The Willies | Old Man |
| 1988 | Silent Assassins | Dr. London |
| 1988 | The Land Before Time | Grandfather (voice) |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby | Grandfather |
| 1987 | On Fire | Joe's Father |
| 1987 | Planes, Trains and Automobiles | Man on Plane |
| 1986 | Stewardess School | Orchestra Conductor |
| 1985 | Generation | John |
| 1984 | Invitation to Hell | Walt Henderson |
| 1984 | Hard Knox | Gen. Garfield |
| 1984 | Quest | |
| 1983 | Ghost Dancing | Joe Greyfeather |
| 1983 | Pardon and Peace | Old Man |
| 1982 | Moonlight | Dr. Tucker |
| 1982 | Drop-Out Father | Grandpa |
| 1981 | Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo | Mr. Schneider |
| 1981 | The Brady Girls Get Married | Reverend |
| 1980 | Somewhere in Time | Arthur Biehl |
| 1979 | Elvis | |
| 1978 | Huckleberry Finn | Harvey Wilkes |
| 1977 | Sixth and Main | |
| 1974 | Candy Stripe Nurses | Principal |
| 1973 | Hunter | Sam Pickering |
| 1970 | How Awful About Allan | Dr. Ames |
| 1970 | The Christine Jorgensen Story | Pastor |
| 1967 | Counterpoint | |
| 1963 | Under the Yum-Yum Tree | Teacher (uncredited) |
| 1962 | Terror At Black Falls | Hugh 'Squint' Edwards |
| 1959 | The Sunrise Gun | Harte |
| 1958 | Gun Fever | Bartender |
| 1958 | Cry Baby Killer | Mr. Wallace |
| 1957 | The Shadow on the Window | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Night Runner | McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Fight for the Title | Newspaper Man |
| 1956 | Man from Del Rio | Roy Higgens |
| 1956 | Claire | Carl |
| 1949 | Easy Living | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Velvet Touch | Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | My Name Is Earl | Old Man playing Ping Pong |
| 2002 | Monk | Hiram Holling |
| 2002 | Everwood | Ollie |
| 2000 | The Michael Richards Show | Mr. Flaherty |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Ronald Cruikshank |
| 1998 | The King of Queens | Whitey |
| 1997 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket") |
| 1997 | Just Shoot Me! | Mr. King |
| 1996 | Suddenly Susan | Mr. Tidgely |
| 1995 | The Drew Carey Show | Mr. Bradbury |
| 1995 | The Naked Truth | Victor |
| 1995 | Cybill | Bill |
| 1994 | Burke's Law | Noah Stark |
| 1994 | Madman of the People | William |
| 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Andy Tucker |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels | Chick |
| 1993 | The Mommies | |
| 1993 | Against the Grain | Harold |
| 1993 | The John Larroquette Show | Man |
| 1992 | Mad About You | Yankee Third Baseman |
| 1991 | Harry and the Hendersons | Guest #1 |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap | Mr. Deever |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Sidney Fields |
| 1988 | High Mountain Rangers | |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Doctor Dalen Quaice |
| 1987 | Full House | |
| 1987 | Married... with Children | Hiram Massey |
| 1987 | Second Chance | Gus |
| 1985 | Growing Pains | Buzz |
| 1985 | Moonlighting | Duncan Kennedy |
| 1985 | Growing Pains | Janitor |
| 1985 | Growing Pains | Lloyd |
| 1985 | Growing Pains | Maurice |
| 1985 | Growing Pains | Bub |
| 1985 | Growing Pains | Chester / Lester |
| 1985 | Growing Pains | Edgar |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls | Mr. Hubbard |
| 1984 | Who's the Boss? | |
| 1984 | Punky Brewster | Ben |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | Santa |
| 1982 | Voyagers! | Eisenhowers' Neighbor |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest | Night Editor |
| 1979 | Knots Landing | Mr. Wineke |
| 1979 | Struck by Lightning | Glenn Diamond |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart | Sir Gavin MacLaish |
| 1977 | Lou Grant | Old Man |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons | |
| 1972 | The Rookies | |
| 1972 | The Waltons | |
| 1972 | The Waltons | Senator Rogers |
| 1971 | Cannon | |
| 1970 | Dan August | Coroner |
| 1969 | My World and Welcome to It | |
| 1968 | Mayberry R.F.D. | Man at Convention |
| 1967 | Mannix | |
| 1967 | The Guns of Will Sonnett | |
| 1967 | The Invaders | Manager |
| 1967 | The Second Hundred Years | Salesman #2 |
| 1966 | Shane | Clerk |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Paxton |
| 1965 | Get Smart | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Manager |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West | Jury Foreman |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Fire Marshal |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Father Daley |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Bar patron |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Man |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Counterman |
| 1963 | The Dakotas | |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial | Doctor |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth | Food Truck Cook |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Bevers |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | |
| 1961 | 87th Precinct | George |
| 1961 | Mister Ed | Mr. Wood |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | George Sapley |
| 1960 | Coronado 9 | |
| 1960 | Peter Loves Mary | |
| 1960 | My Three Sons | Joe Walters |
| 1960 | Peter Loves Mary | 1st Non-Com |
| 1960 | Stagecoach West | Teller (uncredited) |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Peter Kramer |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Parker |
| 1959 | Black Saddle | Kelly |
| 1959 | Law of the Plainsman | Dr. Palmer |
| 1959 | Johnny Ringo | Manners |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Wilcox (uncredited) |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Man |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Auctioneer |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Doctor |
| 1958 | Man with a Camera | |
| 1958 | Sea Hunt | |
| 1958 | The Texan | |
| 1958 | The Rifleman | Joe Flecker |
| 1957 | Trackdown | |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | A.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner |
| 1957 | Leave It to Beaver | |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | |
| 1957 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Sgt. Riker |
| 1957 | M Squad | Roger Jessop |
| 1957 | Panic! | |
| 1957 | Maverick | Hotel Clerk |
| 1957 | M Squad | Detective Gene |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Morrison Findlay |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Superintendent |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Autopsy Surgeon |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Counterman |
| 1957 | Maverick | Evans (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Maverick | Pawn Shop Dealer (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Trackdown | Man on Trail (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Walter Winchell File | Bellem |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Sam Townley |
| 1956 | State Trooper | |
| 1956 | The Man Called X | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Joshua Morgan |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Harper Bates |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Harte |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Reverend McIntire |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Clay Davis |
| 1956 | State Trooper | Neal James |
| 1955 | Cheyenne | |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Preacher |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Fireman (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Highway Patrol | |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Rev Tucker |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Ned |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Townsman |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Captain |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Judge |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Juror |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Telegrapher |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Bailiff |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Mr. Jonas |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Snood |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Lassie | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Bum (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Reporter |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Jens Nelson |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Herman |