Bill Erwin

Known for: Acting

Born: 1914-12-02 – 2010-12-29 (aged 96)

From: Honey Grove, Texas, USA

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.

Filmography (163)

MOVIE★ 10.0
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
as Wilcox (archive footage)
TV★ 7.7
My Name Is Earl
2005
as Old Man playing Ping Pong
TV★ 7.6
Everwood
2002
as Ollie
TV★ 8.0
Monk
2002
as Hiram Holling
MOVIE★ 3.6
A Crack in the Floor
2001
as Harold
MOVIE★ 6.7
Boycott
2001
as Loading Dock Man #2
MOVIE★ 4.3
Cahoots
2001
as Frenchy
MOVIE★ 8.0
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
2000
as Self
TV★ 5.7
The Michael Richards Show
2000
as Mr. Flaherty
MOVIE★ 6.2
Stanley's Gig
2000
as Jules
MOVIE★ 6.2
Inferno
1999
as Eli Hamilton
TV★ 8.3
The West Wing
1999
as Ronald Cruikshank
MOVIE★ 5.5
Forces of Nature
1999
as Murray
TV★ 7.1
The King of Queens
1998
as Whitey
MOVIE★ 3.6
Chairman of the Board
1998
as Landers
MOVIE★ 4.7
Art House
1998
as Monty
MOVIE★ 5.1
Menno's Mind
1997
as Mr. Lewis
TV★ 7.2
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
as Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket")
TV★ 6.6
Just Shoot Me!
1997
as Mr. King
MOVIE★ 4.8
Just Your Luck
1996
as Pops
TV★ 5.9
Suddenly Susan
1996
as Mr. Tidgely
TV★ 10.0
The Louie Show
1996
as Cheating Husband
MOVIE★ 6.5
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995
as 70-Year-Old Man
TV★ 6.5
The Drew Carey Show
1995
as Mr. Bradbury
TV★ 6.5
The Naked Truth
1995
as Victor
TV★ 5.9
Cybill
1995
as Bill
TV★ 6.5
Madman of the People
1994
as William
MOVIE★ 6.5
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
as Conductor
TV★ 6.8
Burke's Law
1994
as Noah Stark
TV★ 6.5
Against the Grain
1993
as Harold
TV★ 6.7
The Mommies
1993
TV★ 6.9
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Andy Tucker
TV★ 6.8
The John Larroquette Show
1993
as Man
TV★ 6.6
Fallen Angels
1993
as Chick
MOVIE★ 5.9
Dennis the Menace
1993
as Edward Little
MOVIE★ 4.3
At Home with the Webbers
1993
as Horace
MOVIE★ 3.1
The Magic Bubble
1993
as Old Man
TV★ 6.7
Mad About You
1992
as Yankee Third Baseman
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Entertainers
1991
as Sam
MOVIE★ 5.0
Night of the Warrior
1991
as Coco
TV★ 5.9
Harry and the Hendersons
1991
as Guest #1
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Willies
1990
as Old Man
MOVIE★ 7.5
Home Alone
1990
as Man in Airport
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Color of Evening
1990
as Priest
TV★ 8.3
Seinfeld
1989
as Sidney Fields
TV★ 8.0
Quantum Leap
1989
as Mr. Deever
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Land Before Time
1988
as Grandfather (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.4
Silent Assassins
1988
as Dr. London
MOVIE★ 6.0
She's Having a Baby
1988
as Grandfather
TV★ 8.0
High Mountain Rangers
1988
MOVIE★ 7.3
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987
as Man on Plane
TV★ 8.4
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Doctor Dalen Quaice
TV★ 6.0
Second Chance
1987
as Gus
TV★ 7.5
Full House
1987
as Mr. Ferguson
TV★ 7.7
Married... with Children
1987
as Hiram Massey
MOVIE★ 9.0
On Fire
1987
as Joe's Father
MOVIE★ 4.9
Stewardess School
1986
as Orchestra Conductor
TV★ 6.5
Growing Pains
1985
as Buzz
TV★ 7.6
The Golden Girls
1985
as Mr. Hubbard
MOVIE★ 5.3
Generation
1985
as John
TV★ 7.5
Moonlighting
1985
as Duncan Kennedy
MOVIE★ 6.7
Quest
1984
TV★ 7.4
Who's the Boss?
1984
TV★ 7.4
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Santa
TV★ 7.3
Punky Brewster
1984
as Ben
MOVIE★ 6.5
Hard Knox
1984
as Gen. Garfield
MOVIE★ 5.2
Invitation to Hell
1984
as Walt Henderson
MOVIE★ 5.0
Pardon and Peace
1983
as Old Man
MOVIE★ 6.0
Ghost Dancing
1983
as Joe Greyfeather
TV★ 7.5
Voyagers!
1982
as Eisenhowers' Neighbor
MOVIE★ 4.2
Drop-Out Father
1982
as Grandpa
MOVIE★ 7.5
Moonlight
1982
as Dr. Tucker
TV★ 5.6
Falcon Crest
1981
as Night Editor
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Brady Girls Get Married
1981
as Reverend
MOVIE★ 7.5
Somewhere in Time
1980
as Arthur Biehl
TV★ 7.0
Knots Landing
1979
as Mr. Wineke
TV★ 6.9
Hart to Hart
1979
as Sir Gavin MacLaish
TV★ 6.5
Struck by Lightning
1979
as Glenn Diamond
MOVIE★ 6.8
Elvis
1979
MOVIE★ 6.2
Huckleberry Finn
1978
as Harvey Wilkes
MOVIE★ 5.0
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
1977
as Mr. Schneider
TV★ 7.3
Lou Grant
1977
as Old Man
MOVIE★ 8.0
Sixth and Main
1977
TV★ 7.3
The Jeffersons
1975
MOVIE★ 4.4
Candy Stripe Nurses
1974
as Principal
MOVIE★ 10.0
Hunter
1973
as Sam Pickering
TV★ 7.2
The Waltons
1972
TV★ 6.9
The Rookies
1972
TV★ 6.7
Cannon
1971
MOVIE★ 3.9
The Christine Jorgensen Story
1970
as Pastor
TV★ 7.2
Dan August
1970
as Coroner
MOVIE★ 6.0
How Awful About Allan
1970
as Dr. Ames
TV★ 6.3
My World and Welcome to It
1969
TV★ 6.2
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Man at Convention
MOVIE★ 6.2
Counterpoint
1967
TV★ 6.8
Mannix
1967
TV★ 6.3
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
TV★ 6.5
The Second Hundred Years
1967
as Salesman #2
TV★ 6.9
The Invaders
1967
as Manager
TV★ 6.2
Shane
1966
as Clerk
TV★ 5.6
The F.B.I.
1965
as Paxton
TV★ 7.9
Get Smart
1965
as Mr. Smith
TV★ 7.6
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Jury Foreman
MOVIE★ 6.1
Under the Yum Yum Tree
1963
as Teacher (uncredited)
TV★ 6.5
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Father Daley
TV★ 6.3
Burke's Law
1963
as Fire Marshal
TV★ 7.3
The Fugitive
1963
as Bar patron
TV★ 7.5
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
as Food Truck Cook
TV★ 8.3
Arrest and Trial
1963
as Doctor
TV★ 6.5
The Dakotas
1963
TV★ 6.5
The Virginian
1962
as Bevers
MOVIE★ 6.0
Terror At Black Falls
1962
as Hugh 'Squint' Edwards
TV★ 5.9
Ben Casey
1961
TV★ 7.8
87th Precinct
1961
as George
TV★ 6.7
Mister Ed
1961
as Mr. Wood
TV★ 6.5
Peter Loves Mary
1960
TV★ 6.7
Stagecoach West
1960
as Teller (uncredited)
TV★ 7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as George Sapley
TV★ 6.6
My Three Sons
1960
as Joe Walters
TV★ 6.7
Coronado 9
1960
TV★ 8.0
The Untouchables
1959
as Auctioneer
TV★ 8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Peter Kramer
TV★ 5.9
Johnny Ringo
1959
as Manners
TV★ 7.3
Law of the Plainsman
1959
as Dr. Palmer
TV★ 6.2
Black Saddle
1959
as Kelly
TV★ 7.2
Rawhide
1959
as Parker
TV★ 5.5
Man with a Camera
1958
TV★ 7.1
The Rifleman
1958
as Joe Flecker
TV★ 6.0
The Texan
1958
MOVIE★ 5.8
Cry Baby Killer
1958
as Mr. Wallace
TV★ 6.7
Sea Hunt
1958
MOVIE★ 5.2
Gun Fever
1958
as Bartender
TV★ 6.9
Trackdown
1957
TV★ 6.9
Leave It to Beaver
1957
TV★ 7.5
The Walter Winchell File
1957
as Bellem
TV★ 6.9
Maverick
1957
as Hotel Clerk
TV★ 7.7
Perry Mason
1957
as A.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner
TV★ 5.4
M Squad
1957
as Roger Jessop
TV★ 7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
TV★ 6.8
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Sgt. Riker
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Night Runner
1957
as McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
MOVIE
Fight for the Title
1957
as Newspaper Man
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Shadow on the Window
1957
as Policeman (uncredited)
TV★ 8.0
Panic!
1957
MOVIE★ 6.5
Man from Del Rio
1956
as Roy Higgens
TV★ 6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sam Townley
TV★ 5.7
State Trooper
1956
MOVIE★ 7.0
Claire
1956
as Carl
TV★ 10.0
The Man Called X
1956
TV★ 6.1
Highway Patrol
1955
TV★ 7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Fireman (uncredited)
TV★ 6.1
Cheyenne
1955
TV★ 6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
as Preacher
TV★ 6.3
Lassie
1954
TV★ 6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
TV★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
TV★ 7.9
I Love Lucy
1951
as Bum (uncredited)
TV★ 7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
TV★ 6.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Reporter
TV★ 6.0
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Jens Nelson
MOVIE★ 5.7
Easy Living
1949
as Minor Role (uncredited)
TV★ 6.6
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Herman
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Velvet Touch
1948
as Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)