
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

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as Wilcox (archive footage)

My Name Is Earl
TV · as Old Man playing Ping Pong · 1 ep

Monk
TV · as Hiram Holling · 1 ep

Everwood
TV · as Ollie · 1 ep

A Crack in the Floor
Movie · as Harold

Cahoots
Movie · as Frenchy

Boycott
Movie · as Loading Dock Man #2

Stanley's Gig
Movie · as Jules

Back To "Somewhere In Time"
Movie · as Self

The Michael Richards Show
TV · as Mr. Flaherty · 1 ep

Inferno
Movie · as Eli Hamilton

Forces of Nature
Movie · as Murray

The West Wing
TV · as Ronald Cruikshank · 1 ep

Chairman of the Board
Movie · as Landers

Art House
Movie · as Monty

The King of Queens
TV · as Whitey · 1 ep

Menno's Mind
Movie · as Mr. Lewis

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
TV · as Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket") · 1 ep

Just Shoot Me!
TV · as Mr. King · 1 ep

Just Your Luck
Movie · as Pops

Suddenly Susan
TV · as Mr. Tidgely · 1 ep

The Louie Show
TV · as Cheating Husband · 1 ep

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Movie · as 70-Year-Old Man

The Drew Carey Show
TV · as Mr. Bradbury · 1 ep

The Naked Truth
TV · as Victor · 1 ep

Cybill
TV · as Bill · 1 ep

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Movie · as Conductor

Burke's Law
TV · as Noah Stark · 1 ep

Madman of the People
TV · as William · 1 ep

At Home with the Webbers
Movie · as Horace

Dennis the Menace
Movie · as Edward Little

The Magic Bubble
Movie · as Old Man

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
TV · as Andy Tucker · 1 ep

Fallen Angels
TV · as Chick · 1 ep

The Mommies
TV · 24 eps

Against the Grain
TV · as Harold · 1 ep

The John Larroquette Show
TV · as Man · 1 ep

Mad About You
TV · as Yankee Third Baseman · 1 ep

The Entertainers
Movie · as Sam

Night of the Warrior
Movie · as Coco

Harry and the Hendersons
TV · as Guest #1 · 1 ep

Home Alone
Movie · as Man in Airport

The Color of Evening
Movie · as Priest

The Willies
Movie · as Old Man

Quantum Leap
TV · as Mr. Deever · 1 ep

Seinfeld
TV · as Sidney Fields · 3 eps

Silent Assassins
Movie · as Dr. London

The Land Before Time
Movie · as Grandfather (voice)

She's Having a Baby
Movie · as Grandfather

High Mountain Rangers
TV · 1 ep

On Fire
Movie · as Joe's Father

Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Movie · as Man on Plane

Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV · as Doctor Dalen Quaice · 1 ep

Full House
TV · as Mr. Ferguson · 1 ep

Married... with Children
TV · as Hiram Massey · 1 ep

Boys Will Be Boys
TV · as Gus · 1 ep

Stewardess School
Movie · as Orchestra Conductor

Generation
Movie · as John

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

Moonlighting
TV · as Duncan Kennedy · 1 ep

The Golden Girls
TV · as Mr. Hubbard · 1 ep

Invitation to Hell
Movie · as Walt Henderson

Hard Knox
Movie · as Gen. Garfield

Quest
Movie

Who's the Boss?
TV · 2 eps

Punky Brewster
TV · as Ben · 1 ep

Highway to Heaven
TV · as Santa · 1 ep
Ghost Dancing
Movie · as Joe Greyfeather

Pardon and Peace
Movie · as Old Man

Moonlight
Movie · as Dr. Tucker

Drop-Out Father
Movie · as Grandpa

Voyagers!
TV · as Eisenhowers' Neighbor · 1 ep

The Brady Girls Get Married
Movie · as Reverend

Falcon Crest
TV · as Night Editor · 1 ep

Somewhere in Time
Movie · as Arthur Biehl

Elvis
Movie

Knots Landing
TV · as Mr. Wineke · 1 ep

Struck by Lightning
TV · as Glenn Diamond · 10 eps

Hart to Hart
TV · as Sir Gavin MacLaish · 1 ep

Huckleberry Finn
Movie · as Harvey Wilkes

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
Movie · as Mr. Schneider

Sixth and Main
Movie

Lou Grant
TV · as Old Man · 1 ep

The Jeffersons
TV · 1 ep

Candy Stripe Nurses
Movie · as Principal

Hunter
Movie · as Sam Pickering

The Rookies
TV · 1 ep

The Waltons
TV · as Senator Rogers · 1 ep

Cannon
TV · as Dr. Samuel Calvert · 2 eps

How Awful About Allan
Movie · as Dr. Ames

The Christine Jorgensen Story
Movie · as Pastor

Dan August
TV · as Coroner · 2 eps

My World and Welcome to It
TV · 1 ep

Mayberry R.F.D.
TV · as Man at Convention · 1 ep

Counterpoint
Movie

Mannix
TV · 1 ep

The Guns of Will Sonnett
TV · 1 ep

The Invaders
TV · as Manager · 1 ep

The Second Hundred Years
TV · as Salesman #2 · 1 ep

Shane
TV · as Clerk · 1 ep

The F.B.I.
TV · as Paxton, Manager · 1 ep

Get Smart
TV · as Mr. Smith · 1 ep

The Wild Wild West
TV · as Jury Foreman · 1 ep

Under the Yum Yum Tree
Movie · as Teacher (uncredited)

Burke's Law
TV · as Fire Marshal · 1 ep

Kraft Suspense Theatre
TV · as Father Daley · 1 ep

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

The Dakotas
TV · 1 ep

Arrest and Trial
TV · as Doctor · 1 ep
The Greatest Show on Earth
TV · as Food Truck Cook · 1 ep

Terror At Black Falls
Movie · as Hugh 'Squint' Edwards

The Virginian
TV · as Bevers · 1 ep

Ben Casey
TV · 4 eps

87th Precinct
TV · as George · 1 ep

Mister Ed
TV · as Mr. Wood · 1 ep

The Andy Griffith Show
TV · as George Sapley · 2 eps

Coronado 9
TV · 1 ep

Peter Loves Mary
TV · as 1st Non-Com · 1 ep

My Three Sons
TV · as Joe Walters · 1 ep

Stagecoach West
TV · as Teller (uncredited) · 1 ep

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

Rawhide
TV · as Parker · 1 ep

Black Saddle
TV · as Kelly · 1 ep

Law of the Plainsman
TV · as Dr. Palmer · 1 ep

Johnny Ringo
TV · as Manners · 1 ep

The Untouchables
TV · as Auctioneer, Doctor · 1 ep

Gun Fever
Movie · as Bartender

Cry Baby Killer
Movie · as Mr. Wallace

Man with a Camera
TV · 1 ep

Sea Hunt
TV · 1 ep

The Texan
TV · 2 eps

The Rifleman
TV · as Joe Flecker · 1 ep

The Shadow on the Window
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)

The Night Runner
Movie · as McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
Fight for the Title
Movie · as Newspaper Man

Jet Pilot
Movie

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

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

Leave It to Beaver
TV · 1 ep

Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · 2 eps

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
TV · as Sgt. Riker · 3 eps

M Squad
TV · as Roger Jessop, Detective Gene · 1 ep

Panic!
TV · 1 ep

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

The Walter Winchell File
TV · as Bellem · 1 ep

Man from Del Rio
Movie · as Roy Higgens

Claire
Movie · as Carl

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Sam Townley, Joshua Morgan, Harper Bates, Harte, Reverend McIntire, Clay Davis · 1 ep

State Trooper
TV · as Neal James · 1 ep

The Man Called X
TV · 1 ep

Cheyenne
TV · 1 ep

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

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Fireman (uncredited) · 1 ep

Highway Patrol
TV · 1 ep

Lassie
TV · 1 ep

General Electric Theater
TV · 1 ep

Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · 1 ep

I Love Lucy
TV · as Bum (uncredited) · 1 ep

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · 1 ep

Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Reporter · 1 ep

Robert Montgomery Presents
TV · as Jens Nelson · 1 ep

Easy Living
Movie · as Minor Role (uncredited)

The Velvet Touch
Movie · as Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)

The Philco Television Playhouse
TV · as Herman · 1 ep