Bill Erwin
Known for acting · Born 2 December 1914 · Died 29 December 2010 · aged 96 · Honey Grove, Texas, USA
164 credits
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
Somewhere in Time
1980
The Land Before Time
1988
Seinfeld
1989
The Mommies
1993
Who's the Boss?
1984
Quest
1984
Home Alone
1990
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
Struck by Lightning
1979
Chairman of the Board
1998
Pardon and Peace
1983
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
Acting (164)
2019The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary CelebrationWilcox (archive footage)Film
2005My Name Is EarlOld Man playing Ping PongSeries
2002MonkHiram HollingSeries
2002EverwoodOllieSeries
2001A Crack in the FloorHaroldFilm
2001BoycottLoading Dock Man #2Film
2001CahootsFrenchyFilm
2000Stanley's GigJulesFilm
2000The Michael Richards ShowMr. FlahertySeries
2000Back To "Somewhere In Time"SelfFilm
1999Forces of NatureMurrayFilm
1999The West WingRonald CruikshankSeries
1999InfernoEli HamiltonFilm
1998The King of QueensWhiteySeries
1998Chairman of the BoardLandersFilm
1998Art HouseMontyFilm
1997Just Shoot Me!Mr. KingSeries
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionGus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket")Series
1997Menno's MindMr. LewisFilm
1996Suddenly SusanMr. TidgelySeries
1996Just Your LuckPopsFilm
1996The Louie ShowCheating HusbandSeries
1995Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead70-Year-Old ManFilm
1995The Drew Carey ShowMr. BradburySeries
1995CybillBillSeries
1995The Naked TruthVictorSeries
1994Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final InsultConductorFilm
1994Burke's LawNoah StarkSeries
1994Madman of the PeopleWilliamSeries
1993Dennis the MenaceEdward LittleFilm
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanAndy TuckerSeries
1993The John Larroquette ShowManSeries
1993Fallen AngelsChickSeries
1993At Home with the WebbersHoraceFilm
1993The Magic BubbleOld ManFilm
1993The Mommies · 24 episodesSeries
1993Against the GrainHaroldSeries
1992Mad About YouYankee Third BasemanSeries
1991Harry and the HendersonsGuest #1Series
1991Night of the WarriorCocoFilm
1991The EntertainersSamFilm
1990Home AloneMan in AirportFilm
1990The WilliesOld ManFilm
1990The Color of EveningPriestFilm
1989SeinfeldSidney Fields · 3 episodesSeries
1989Quantum LeapMr. DeeverSeries
1988The Land Before TimeGrandfather (voice)Film
1988She's Having a BabyGrandfatherFilm
1988Silent AssassinsDr. LondonFilm
1988High Mountain RangersSeries
1987Planes, Trains and AutomobilesMan on PlaneFilm
1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationDoctor Dalen QuaiceSeries
1987Married... with ChildrenHiram MasseySeries
1987Full HouseMr. FergusonSeries
1987Second ChanceGusSeries
1987On FireJoe's FatherFilm
1986Stewardess SchoolOrchestra ConductorFilm
1985MoonlightingDuncan KennedySeries
1985The Golden GirlsMr. HubbardSeries
1985Growing PainsBuzz, Janitor, Lloyd, Maurice, Bub, Chester / Lester, EdgarSeries
1985GenerationJohnFilm
1984Who's the Boss? · 2 episodesSeries
1984Highway to HeavenSantaSeries
1984Punky BrewsterBenSeries
1984Invitation to HellWalt HendersonFilm
1984QuestFilm
1984Hard KnoxGen. GarfieldFilm
1983Ghost DancingJoe GreyfeatherFilm
1983Pardon and PeaceOld ManFilm
1982Voyagers!Eisenhowers' NeighborSeries
1982MoonlightDr. TuckerFilm
1982Drop-Out FatherGrandpaFilm
1981Falcon CrestNight EditorSeries
1981The Brady Girls Get MarriedReverendFilm
1980Somewhere in TimeArthur BiehlFilm
1979ElvisFilm
1979Hart to HartSir Gavin MacLaishSeries
1979Knots LandingMr. WinekeSeries
1979Struck by LightningGlenn Diamond · 10 episodesSeries
1978Huckleberry FinnHarvey WilkesFilm
1977Lou GrantOld ManSeries
1977Tarantulas: The Deadly CargoMr. SchneiderFilm
1977Sixth and MainFilm
1975The JeffersonsSeries
1974Candy Stripe NursesPrincipalFilm
1973HunterSam PickeringFilm
1972The Waltons, Senator RogersSeries
1972The RookiesSeries
1971Cannon · 2 episodes, Dr. Samuel CalvertSeries
1970How Awful About AllanDr. AmesFilm
1970The Christine Jorgensen StoryPastorFilm
1970Dan AugustCoroner · 2 episodesSeries
1969My World and Welcome to ItSeries
1968Mayberry R.F.D.Man at ConventionSeries
1967The InvadersManagerSeries
1967MannixSeries
1967CounterpointFilm
1967The Guns of Will SonnettSeries
1967The Second Hundred YearsSalesman #2Series
1966ShaneClerkSeries
1965Get SmartMr. SmithSeries
1965The Wild Wild WestJury ForemanSeries
1965The F.B.I.Paxton, ManagerSeries
1963The FugitiveBar patron, Man, CountermanSeries
1963Under the Yum Yum TreeTeacher (uncredited)Film
1963Burke's LawFire MarshalSeries
1963Kraft Suspense TheatreFather DaleySeries
1963The DakotasSeries
1963Arrest and TrialDoctorSeries
1963The Greatest Show on EarthFood Truck CookSeries
1962The VirginianBeversSeries
1962Terror At Black FallsHugh 'Squint' EdwardsFilm
1961Mister EdMr. WoodSeries
1961Ben Casey · 4 episodesSeries
196187th PrecinctGeorgeSeries
1960The Andy Griffith ShowGeorge Sapley · 2 episodesSeries
1960My Three SonsJoe WaltersSeries
1960Stagecoach WestTeller (uncredited)Series
1960Coronado 9Series
1960Peter Loves Mary, 1st Non-ComSeries
1959The Twilight ZonePeter Kramer, Wilcox (uncredited), ManSeries
1959The UntouchablesAuctioneer, DoctorSeries
1959RawhideParkerSeries
1959Johnny RingoMannersSeries
1959Black SaddleKellySeries
1959Law of the PlainsmanDr. PalmerSeries
1958The RiflemanJoe FleckerSeries
1958Cry Baby KillerMr. WallaceFilm
1958Sea HuntSeries
1958Gun FeverBartenderFilm
1958Man with a CameraSeries
1958The Texan · 2 episodesSeries
1957Perry MasonA.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner, Morrison Findlay, Superintendent, Autopsy Surgeon, CountermanSeries
1957Leave It to BeaverSeries
1957Jet PilotFilm
1957Have Gun, Will Travel · 2 episodesSeries
1957MaverickHotel Clerk, Evans (uncredited), Pawn Shop Dealer (uncredited)Series
1957The Shadow on the WindowPoliceman (uncredited)Film
1957The Night RunnerMcDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)Film
1957Trackdown, Man on Trail (uncredited)Series
1957M SquadRoger Jessop, Detective GeneSeries
1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveSgt. Riker · 3 episodesSeries
1957The Walter Winchell FileBellemSeries
1957Panic!Series
1957Fight for the TitleNewspaper ManFilm
1956Man from Del RioRoy HiggensFilm
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSam Townley, Joshua Morgan, Harper Bates, Harte, Reverend McIntire, Clay DavisSeries
1956State Trooper, Neal James · 2 episodesSeries
1956ClaireCarlFilm
1956The Man Called XSeries
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsFireman (uncredited)Series
1955GunsmokePreacher, Rev Tucker, Ned, Townsman, Captain, Judge, Juror, Telegrapher, Bailiff, Mr. Jonas, Snood, Townsman (uncredited)Series
1955CheyenneSeries
1955Highway PatrolSeries
1954LassieSeries
1953General Electric TheaterSeries
1951I Love LucyBum (uncredited)Series
1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsJens NelsonSeries
1950Lux Video TheatreReporterSeries
1949Easy LivingMinor Role (uncredited)Film
1948The Velvet TouchHoward Forman (as William L. Erwin)Film
1948The Philco Television PlayhouseHermanSeries