Bill Erwin

Bill Erwin

Actor Dec 2 (died age 96) Honey Grove, Texas, USA 1948–2019 (71 year career)

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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

Home Alone

Home Alone

Man in Airport

The Land Before Time

The Land Before Time

Grandfather (voice)

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Man on Plane

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Conductor

Somewhere in Time

Somewhere in Time

Arthur Biehl

Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

Edward Little

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

70-Year-Old Man

Inferno

Inferno

Eli Hamilton

Filmography

Acting (164)

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Movies (59)

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

as Wilcox (archive footage)

Cahoots

Cahoots

as Frenchy

Boycott

Boycott

as Loading Dock Man #2

A Crack in the Floor

A Crack in the Floor

as Harold

Stanley's Gig

as Jules

Back To "Somewhere In Time"

Back To "Somewhere In Time"

as Self

Inferno

Inferno

as Eli Hamilton

Forces of Nature

Forces of Nature

as Murray

Chairman of the Board

Chairman of the Board

as Landers

Art House

Art House

as Monty

Menno's Mind

Menno's Mind

as Mr. Lewis

Just Your Luck

Just Your Luck

as Pops

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

as 70-Year-Old Man

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

as Conductor

The Magic Bubble

The Magic Bubble

as Old Man

Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

as Edward Little

At Home with the Webbers

At Home with the Webbers

as Horace

The Entertainers

The Entertainers

as Sam

Night of the Warrior

Night of the Warrior

as Coco

The Color of Evening

The Color of Evening

as Priest

Home Alone

Home Alone

as Man in Airport

The Willies

The Willies

as Old Man

The Land Before Time

The Land Before Time

as Grandfather (voice)

She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby

as Grandfather

Silent Assassins

Silent Assassins

as Dr. London

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

as Man on Plane

On Fire

On Fire

as Joe's Father

Stewardess School

Stewardess School

as Orchestra Conductor

Generation

Generation

as John

Invitation to Hell

Invitation to Hell

as Walt Henderson

Hard Knox

Hard Knox

as Gen. Garfield

Quest

Quest

Ghost Dancing

as Joe Greyfeather

Pardon and Peace

Pardon and Peace

as Old Man

Moonlight

Moonlight

as Dr. Tucker

Drop-Out Father

Drop-Out Father

as Grandpa

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo

as Mr. Schneider

The Brady Girls Get Married

The Brady Girls Get Married

as Reverend

Somewhere in Time

Somewhere in Time

as Arthur Biehl

Elvis

Elvis

Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn

as Harvey Wilkes

Sixth and Main

Sixth and Main

Candy Stripe Nurses

Candy Stripe Nurses

as Principal

Hunter

Hunter

as Sam Pickering

How Awful About Allan

How Awful About Allan

as Dr. Ames

The Christine Jorgensen Story

The Christine Jorgensen Story

as Pastor

Counterpoint

Counterpoint

Under the Yum-Yum Tree

Under the Yum-Yum Tree

as Teacher (uncredited)

Terror At Black Falls

Terror At Black Falls

as Hugh 'Squint' Edwards

The Sunrise Gun

The Sunrise Gun

as Harte

Gun Fever

Gun Fever

as Bartender

Cry Baby Killer

Cry Baby Killer

as Mr. Wallace

Fight for the Title

as Newspaper Man

The Night Runner

The Night Runner

as McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)

The Shadow on the Window

The Shadow on the Window

as Policeman (uncredited)

Man from Del Rio

Man from Del Rio

as Roy Higgens

Claire

Claire

as Carl

Easy Living

Easy Living

as Minor Role (uncredited)

The Velvet Touch

The Velvet Touch

as Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)

Television (105)

My Name Is Earl

My Name Is Earl

as Old Man playing Ping Pong

Monk

Monk

as Hiram Holling

Everwood

Everwood

as Ollie

The Michael Richards Show

The Michael Richards Show

as Mr. Flaherty

The West Wing

The West Wing

as Ronald Cruikshank

The King of Queens

The King of Queens

as Whitey

Just Shoot Me!

Just Shoot Me!

as Mr. King

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

as Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket")

Suddenly Susan

Suddenly Susan

as Mr. Tidgely

The Louie Show

The Louie Show

as Cheating Husband

The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show

as Mr. Bradbury

Cybill

Cybill

as Bill

The Naked Truth

The Naked Truth

as Victor

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as Noah Stark

Madman of the People

Madman of the People

as William

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

as Andy Tucker

Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels

as Chick

The John Larroquette Show

The John Larroquette Show

as Man

The Mommies

The Mommies

Against the Grain

Against the Grain

as Harold

Mad About You

Mad About You

as Yankee Third Baseman

Harry and the Hendersons

Harry and the Hendersons

as Guest #1

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

as Sidney Fields

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

as Mr. Deever

High Mountain Rangers

High Mountain Rangers

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Doctor Dalen Quaice

Married... with Children

Married... with Children

as Hiram Massey

Full House

Full House

as Mr. Ferguson

Second Chance

Second Chance

as Gus

The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls

as Mr. Hubbard

Moonlighting

Moonlighting

as Duncan Kennedy

Growing Pains

Growing Pains

as Buzz

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

as Santa

Who's the Boss?

Who's the Boss?

Punky Brewster

Punky Brewster

as Ben

Voyagers!

Voyagers!

as Eisenhowers' Neighbor

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

as Night Editor

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

as Mr. Wineke

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

as Sir Gavin MacLaish

Struck by Lightning

Struck by Lightning

as Glenn Diamond

Lou Grant

Lou Grant

as Old Man

The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons

The Waltons

The Waltons

as Senator Rogers

The Rookies

The Rookies

Cannon

Cannon

Dan August

Dan August

as Coroner

My World and Welcome to It

My World and Welcome to It

Mayberry R.F.D.

Mayberry R.F.D.

as Man at Convention

Mannix

Mannix

The Invaders

The Invaders

as Manager

The Guns of Will Sonnett

The Guns of Will Sonnett

The Second Hundred Years

The Second Hundred Years

as Salesman #2

Shane

Shane

as Clerk

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as Paxton

Get Smart

Get Smart

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

as Jury Foreman

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as Bar patron

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as Fire Marshal

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

as Doctor

The Dakotas

The Dakotas

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Father Daley

The Greatest Show on Earth

as Food Truck Cook

The Virginian

The Virginian

as Bevers

Mister Ed

Mister Ed

as Mr. Wood

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

87th Precinct

87th Precinct

as George

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

as George Sapley

My Three Sons

My Three Sons

as Joe Walters

Stagecoach West

Stagecoach West

as Teller (uncredited)

Peter Loves Mary

as 1st Non-Com

Coronado 9

Coronado 9

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as Man

Rawhide

Rawhide

as Parker

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

as Auctioneer

Johnny Ringo

Johnny Ringo

as Manners

Black Saddle

Black Saddle

as Kelly

Law of the Plainsman

Law of the Plainsman

as Dr. Palmer

Sea Hunt

Sea Hunt

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

as Joe Flecker

The Texan

The Texan

Man with a Camera

Man with a Camera

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as A.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner

Maverick

Maverick

as Evans (uncredited)

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver

Trackdown

Trackdown

M Squad

M Squad

as Roger Jessop

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Sgt. Riker

The Walter Winchell File

The Walter Winchell File

as Bellem

Panic!

Panic!

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Sam Townley

State Trooper

as Neal James

The Man Called X

The Man Called X

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Fireman (uncredited)

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as Preacher

Highway Patrol

Highway Patrol

Lassie

Lassie

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

as Bum (uncredited)

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as Jens Nelson

Lux Video Theatre

as Reporter

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Herman