Bill Erwin

Bill Erwin

Known for
Acting
Born
December 2, 1914
Died
December 29, 2010 (aged 96)
Birthplace
Honey Grove, Texas, USA

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

2019
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration poster

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

Movie · as Wilcox (archive footage)

2005
My Name Is Earl poster

My Name Is Earl

TV · as Old Man playing Ping Pong · 1 ep

2002
Monk poster

Monk

TV · as Hiram Holling · 1 ep

2002
Everwood poster

Everwood

TV · as Ollie · 1 ep

2001
A Crack in the Floor poster

A Crack in the Floor

Movie · as Harold

2001
Cahoots poster

Cahoots

Movie · as Frenchy

2001
Boycott poster

Boycott

Movie · as Loading Dock Man #2

2000
Stanley's Gig poster

Stanley's Gig

Movie · as Jules

2000
Back To "Somewhere In Time" poster

Back To "Somewhere In Time"

Movie · as Self

2000
The Michael Richards Show poster

The Michael Richards Show

TV · as Mr. Flaherty · 1 ep

1999
Inferno poster

Inferno

Movie · as Eli Hamilton

1999
Forces of Nature poster

Forces of Nature

Movie · as Murray

1999
The West Wing poster

The West Wing

TV · as Ronald Cruikshank · 1 ep

1998
Chairman of the Board poster

Chairman of the Board

Movie · as Landers

1998
Art House poster

Art House

Movie · as Monty

1998
The King of Queens poster

The King of Queens

TV · as Whitey · 1 ep

1997
Menno's Mind poster

Menno's Mind

Movie · as Mr. Lewis

1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction poster

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

TV · as Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket") · 1 ep

1997
Just Shoot Me! poster

Just Shoot Me!

TV · as Mr. King · 1 ep

1996
Just Your Luck poster

Just Your Luck

Movie · as Pops

1996
Suddenly Susan poster

Suddenly Susan

TV · as Mr. Tidgely · 1 ep

1996
The Louie Show poster

The Louie Show

TV · as Cheating Husband · 1 ep

1995
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead poster

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

Movie · as 70-Year-Old Man

1995
The Drew Carey Show poster

The Drew Carey Show

TV · as Mr. Bradbury · 1 ep

1995
The Naked Truth poster

The Naked Truth

TV · as Victor · 1 ep

1995
Cybill poster

Cybill

TV · as Bill · 1 ep

1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult poster

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Movie · as Conductor

1994
Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law

TV · as Noah Stark · 1 ep

1994
Madman of the People poster

Madman of the People

TV · as William · 1 ep

1993
At Home with the Webbers poster

At Home with the Webbers

Movie · as Horace

1993
Dennis the Menace poster

Dennis the Menace

Movie · as Edward Little

1993
The Magic Bubble poster

The Magic Bubble

Movie · as Old Man

1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman poster

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

TV · as Andy Tucker · 1 ep

1993
Fallen Angels poster

Fallen Angels

TV · as Chick · 1 ep

1993
The Mommies poster

The Mommies

TV · 24 eps

1993
Against the Grain poster

Against the Grain

TV · as Harold · 1 ep

1993
The John Larroquette Show poster

The John Larroquette Show

TV · as Man · 1 ep

1992
Mad About You poster

Mad About You

TV · as Yankee Third Baseman · 1 ep

1991
The Entertainers poster

The Entertainers

Movie · as Sam

1991
Night of the Warrior poster

Night of the Warrior

Movie · as Coco

1991
Harry and the Hendersons poster

Harry and the Hendersons

TV · as Guest #1 · 1 ep

1990
Home Alone poster

Home Alone

Movie · as Man in Airport

1990
The Color of Evening poster

The Color of Evening

Movie · as Priest

1990
The Willies poster

The Willies

Movie · as Old Man

1989
Quantum Leap poster

Quantum Leap

TV · as Mr. Deever · 1 ep

1989
Seinfeld poster

Seinfeld

TV · as Sidney Fields · 3 eps

1988
Silent Assassins poster

Silent Assassins

Movie · as Dr. London

1988
The Land Before Time poster

The Land Before Time

Movie · as Grandfather (voice)

1988
She's Having a Baby poster

She's Having a Baby

Movie · as Grandfather

1988
High Mountain Rangers poster

High Mountain Rangers

TV · 1 ep

1987
On Fire poster

On Fire

Movie · as Joe's Father

1987
Planes, Trains and Automobiles poster

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Movie · as Man on Plane

1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation poster

Star Trek: The Next Generation

TV · as Doctor Dalen Quaice · 1 ep

1987
Full House poster

Full House

TV · as Mr. Ferguson · 1 ep

1987
Married... with Children poster

Married... with Children

TV · as Hiram Massey · 1 ep

1987
Boys Will Be Boys poster

Boys Will Be Boys

TV · as Gus · 1 ep

1986
Stewardess School poster

Stewardess School

Movie · as Orchestra Conductor

1985
Generation poster

Generation

Movie · as John

1985
Growing Pains poster

Growing Pains

TV · as Buzz, Janitor, Chester / Lester, Lloyd, Edgar, Maurice, Bub · 1 ep

1985
Moonlighting poster

Moonlighting

TV · as Duncan Kennedy · 1 ep

1985
The Golden Girls poster

The Golden Girls

TV · as Mr. Hubbard · 1 ep

1984
Invitation to Hell poster

Invitation to Hell

Movie · as Walt Henderson

1984
Hard Knox poster

Hard Knox

Movie · as Gen. Garfield

1984
Quest poster

Quest

Movie

1984
Who's the Boss? poster

Who's the Boss?

TV · 2 eps

1984
Punky Brewster poster

Punky Brewster

TV · as Ben · 1 ep

1984
Highway to Heaven poster

Highway to Heaven

TV · as Santa · 1 ep

1983
Ghost Dancing

Ghost Dancing

Movie · as Joe Greyfeather

1983
Pardon and Peace poster

Pardon and Peace

Movie · as Old Man

1982
Moonlight poster

Moonlight

Movie · as Dr. Tucker

1982
Drop-Out Father poster

Drop-Out Father

Movie · as Grandpa

1982
Voyagers! poster

Voyagers!

TV · as Eisenhowers' Neighbor · 1 ep

1981
The Brady Girls Get Married poster

The Brady Girls Get Married

Movie · as Reverend

1981
Falcon Crest poster

Falcon Crest

TV · as Night Editor · 1 ep

1980
Somewhere in Time poster

Somewhere in Time

Movie · as Arthur Biehl

1979
Elvis poster

Elvis

Movie

1979
Knots Landing poster

Knots Landing

TV · as Mr. Wineke · 1 ep

1979
Struck by Lightning poster

Struck by Lightning

TV · as Glenn Diamond · 10 eps

1979
Hart to Hart poster

Hart to Hart

TV · as Sir Gavin MacLaish · 1 ep

1978
Huckleberry Finn poster

Huckleberry Finn

Movie · as Harvey Wilkes

1977
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo poster

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo

Movie · as Mr. Schneider

1977
Sixth and Main poster

Sixth and Main

Movie

1977
Lou Grant poster

Lou Grant

TV · as Old Man · 1 ep

1975
The Jeffersons poster

The Jeffersons

TV · 1 ep

1974
Candy Stripe Nurses poster

Candy Stripe Nurses

Movie · as Principal

1973
Hunter poster

Hunter

Movie · as Sam Pickering

1972
The Rookies poster

The Rookies

TV · 1 ep

1972
The Waltons poster

The Waltons

TV · as Senator Rogers · 1 ep

1971
Cannon poster

Cannon

TV · as Dr. Samuel Calvert · 2 eps

1970
How Awful About Allan poster

How Awful About Allan

Movie · as Dr. Ames

1970
The Christine Jorgensen Story poster

The Christine Jorgensen Story

Movie · as Pastor

1970
Dan August poster

Dan August

TV · as Coroner · 2 eps

1969
My World and Welcome to It poster

My World and Welcome to It

TV · 1 ep

1968
Mayberry R.F.D. poster

Mayberry R.F.D.

TV · as Man at Convention · 1 ep

1967
Counterpoint poster

Counterpoint

Movie

1967
Mannix poster

Mannix

TV · 1 ep

1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett poster

The Guns of Will Sonnett

TV · 1 ep

1967
The Invaders poster

The Invaders

TV · as Manager · 1 ep

1967
The Second Hundred Years poster

The Second Hundred Years

TV · as Salesman #2 · 1 ep

1966
Shane poster

Shane

TV · as Clerk · 1 ep

1965
The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I.

TV · as Paxton, Manager · 1 ep

1965
Get Smart poster

Get Smart

TV · as Mr. Smith · 1 ep

1965
The Wild Wild West poster

The Wild Wild West

TV · as Jury Foreman · 1 ep

1963
Under the Yum Yum Tree poster

Under the Yum Yum Tree

Movie · as Teacher (uncredited)

1963
Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law

TV · as Fire Marshal · 1 ep

1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre poster

Kraft Suspense Theatre

TV · as Father Daley · 1 ep

1963
The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive

TV · as Bar patron, Man, Counterman · 1 ep

1963
The Dakotas poster

The Dakotas

TV · 1 ep

1963
Arrest and Trial poster

Arrest and Trial

TV · as Doctor · 1 ep

1963
The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

TV · as Food Truck Cook · 1 ep

1962
Terror At Black Falls poster

Terror At Black Falls

Movie · as Hugh 'Squint' Edwards

1962
The Virginian poster

The Virginian

TV · as Bevers · 1 ep

1961
Ben Casey poster

Ben Casey

TV · 4 eps

1961
87th Precinct poster

87th Precinct

TV · as George · 1 ep

1961
Mister Ed poster

Mister Ed

TV · as Mr. Wood · 1 ep

1960
The Andy Griffith Show poster

The Andy Griffith Show

TV · as George Sapley · 2 eps

1960
Coronado 9 poster

Coronado 9

TV · 1 ep

1960
Peter Loves Mary poster

Peter Loves Mary

TV · as 1st Non-Com · 1 ep

1960
My Three Sons poster

My Three Sons

TV · as Joe Walters · 1 ep

1960
Stagecoach West poster

Stagecoach West

TV · as Teller (uncredited) · 1 ep

1959
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as Peter Kramer, Wilcox (uncredited), Man · 1 ep

1959
Rawhide poster

Rawhide

TV · as Parker · 1 ep

1959
Black Saddle poster

Black Saddle

TV · as Kelly · 1 ep

1959
Law of the Plainsman poster

Law of the Plainsman

TV · as Dr. Palmer · 1 ep

1959
Johnny Ringo poster

Johnny Ringo

TV · as Manners · 1 ep

1959
The Untouchables poster

The Untouchables

TV · as Auctioneer, Doctor · 1 ep

1958
Gun Fever poster

Gun Fever

Movie · as Bartender

1958
Cry Baby Killer poster

Cry Baby Killer

Movie · as Mr. Wallace

1958
Man with a Camera poster

Man with a Camera

TV · 1 ep

1958
Sea Hunt poster

Sea Hunt

TV · 1 ep

1958
The Texan poster

The Texan

TV · 2 eps

1958
The Rifleman poster

The Rifleman

TV · as Joe Flecker · 1 ep

1957
The Shadow on the Window poster

The Shadow on the Window

Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)

1957
The Night Runner poster

The Night Runner

Movie · as McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)

1957
Fight for the Title

Fight for the Title

Movie · as Newspaper Man

1957
Jet Pilot poster

Jet Pilot

Movie

1957
Trackdown poster

Trackdown

TV · as Man on Trail (uncredited) · 1 ep

1957
Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason

TV · as A.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner, Morrison Findlay, Superintendent, Autopsy Surgeon, Counterman · 1 ep

1957
Leave It to Beaver poster

Leave It to Beaver

TV · 1 ep

1957
Have Gun, Will Travel poster

Have Gun, Will Travel

TV · 2 eps

1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective poster

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

TV · as Sgt. Riker · 3 eps

1957
M Squad poster

M Squad

TV · as Roger Jessop, Detective Gene · 1 ep

1957
Panic! poster

Panic!

TV · 1 ep

1957
Maverick poster

Maverick

TV · as Hotel Clerk, Evans (uncredited), Pawn Shop Dealer (uncredited) · 1 ep

1957
The Walter Winchell File poster

The Walter Winchell File

TV · as Bellem · 1 ep

1956
Man from Del Rio poster

Man from Del Rio

Movie · as Roy Higgens

1956
Claire poster

Claire

Movie · as Carl

1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

TV · as Sam Townley, Joshua Morgan, Harper Bates, Harte, Reverend McIntire, Clay Davis · 1 ep

1956
State Trooper poster

State Trooper

TV · as Neal James · 1 ep

1956
The Man Called X poster

The Man Called X

TV · 1 ep

1955
Cheyenne poster

Cheyenne

TV · 1 ep

1955
Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke

TV · as Preacher, Rev Tucker, Ned, Captain, Townsman, Judge, Juror, Telegrapher, Bailiff, Mr. Jonas, Snood, Townsman (uncredited) · 1 ep

1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV · as Fireman (uncredited) · 1 ep

1955
Highway Patrol poster

Highway Patrol

TV · 1 ep

1954
Lassie poster

Lassie

TV · 1 ep

1953
General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater

TV · 1 ep

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · 1 ep

1951
I Love Lucy poster

I Love Lucy

TV · as Bum (uncredited) · 1 ep

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV · 1 ep

1950
Lux Video Theatre poster

Lux Video Theatre

TV · as Reporter · 1 ep

1950
Robert Montgomery Presents poster

Robert Montgomery Presents

TV · as Jens Nelson · 1 ep

1949
Easy Living poster

Easy Living

Movie · as Minor Role (uncredited)

1948
The Velvet Touch poster

The Velvet Touch

Movie · as Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)

1948
The Philco Television Playhouse poster

The Philco Television Playhouse

TV · as Herman · 1 ep