Bill Erwin
- Acting
- December 2, 1914 · Honey Grove, Texas, USA
- December 29, 2010
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
- The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration · Wilcox (archive footage)
- My Name Is Earl · Old Man playing Ping Pong
- Everwood · Ollie
- Monk · Hiram Holling
- A Crack in the Floor · Harold
- Boycott · Loading Dock Man #2
- Cahoots · Frenchy
- Back To "Somewhere In Time" · Self
- The Michael Richards Show · Mr. Flaherty
- Stanley's Gig · Jules
- Inferno · Eli Hamilton
- The West Wing · Ronald Cruikshank
- Forces of Nature · Murray
- The King of Queens · Whitey
- Chairman of the Board · Landers
- Art House · Monty
- Menno's Mind · Mr. Lewis
- Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction · Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket")
- Just Shoot Me! · Mr. King
- Just Your Luck · Pops
- Suddenly Susan · Mr. Tidgely
- The Louie Show · Cheating Husband
- Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead · 70-Year-Old Man
- The Drew Carey Show · Mr. Bradbury
- The Naked Truth · Victor
- Cybill · Bill
- Madman of the People · William
- Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult · Conductor
- Burke's Law · Noah Stark
- Against the Grain · Harold
- The Mommies
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman · Andy Tucker
- The John Larroquette Show · Man
- Fallen Angels · Chick
- Dennis the Menace · Edward Little
- At Home with the Webbers · Horace
- The Magic Bubble · Old Man
- Mad About You · Yankee Third Baseman
- The Entertainers · Sam
- Night of the Warrior · Coco
- Harry and the Hendersons · Guest #1
- The Willies · Old Man
- Home Alone · Man in Airport
- The Color of Evening · Priest
- Seinfeld · Sidney Fields
- Quantum Leap · Mr. Deever
- The Land Before Time · Grandfather (Voice)
- Silent Assassins · Dr. London
- She's Having a Baby · Grandfather
- High Mountain Rangers
- Planes, Trains and Automobiles · Man on Plane
- Star Trek: The Next Generation · Doctor Dalen Quaice
- Second Chance · Gus
- Full House · Mr. Ferguson
- Married... with Children · Hiram Massey
- On Fire · Joe's Father
- Stewardess School · Orchestra Conductor
- Growing Pains · Buzz, Janitor
- The Golden Girls · Mr. Hubbard
- Generation · John
- Moonlighting · Duncan Kennedy
- Quest
- Who's the Boss?
- Highway to Heaven · Santa
- Punky Brewster · Ben
- Hard Knox · Gen. Garfield
- Invitation to Hell · Walt Henderson
- Pardon and Peace · Old Man
- Ghost Dancing · Joe Greyfeather
- Voyagers! · Eisenhowers' Neighbor
- Drop-Out Father · Grandpa
- Moonlight · Dr. Tucker
- Falcon Crest · Night Editor
- The Brady Girls Get Married · Reverend
- Somewhere in Time · Arthur Biehl
- Knots Landing · Mr. Wineke
- Hart to Hart · Sir Gavin MacLaish
- Struck by Lightning · Glenn Diamond
- Elvis
- Huckleberry Finn · Harvey Wilkes