Bill Erwin

Known For: Acting
Born: December 2, 1914
Place of Birth: Honey Grove, Texas, USA
Died: December 29, 2010

Bill Erwin

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

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

2019 · Wilcox (archive footage)

My Name Is Earl

2005 · Old Man playing Ping Pong

Everwood

2002 · Ollie

Monk

2002 · Hiram Holling

A Crack in the Floor

2001 · Harold

Boycott

2001 · Loading Dock Man #2

Cahoots

2001 · Frenchy

Back To "Somewhere In Time"

2000 · Self

The Michael Richards Show

2000 · Mr. Flaherty

Stanley's Gig

2000 · Jules

Inferno

1999 · Eli Hamilton

The West Wing

1999 · Ronald Cruikshank

Forces of Nature

1999 · Murray

The King of Queens

1998 · Whitey

Chairman of the Board

1998 · Landers

Art House

1998 · Monty

Menno's Mind

1997 · Mr. Lewis

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997 · Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket")

Just Shoot Me!

1997 · Mr. King

Just Your Luck

1996 · Pops

Suddenly Susan

1996 · Mr. Tidgely

The Louie Show

1996 · Cheating Husband

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

1995 · 70-Year-Old Man

The Drew Carey Show

1995 · Mr. Bradbury

The Naked Truth

1995 · Victor

Cybill

1995 · Bill

Madman of the People

1994 · William

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994 · Conductor

Burke's Law

1994 · Noah Stark

Against the Grain

1993 · Harold

The Mommies

1993

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993 · Andy Tucker

The John Larroquette Show

1993 · Man

Fallen Angels

1993 · Chick

Dennis the Menace

1993 · Edward Little

At Home with the Webbers

1993 · Horace

The Magic Bubble

1993 · Old Man

Mad About You

1992 · Yankee Third Baseman

The Entertainers

1991 · Sam

Night of the Warrior

1991 · Coco

Harry and the Hendersons

1991 · Guest #1

The Willies

1990 · Old Man

Home Alone

1990 · Man in Airport

The Color of Evening

1990 · Priest

Seinfeld

1989 · Sidney Fields

Quantum Leap

1989 · Mr. Deever

The Land Before Time

1988 · Grandfather (voice)

Silent Assassins

1988 · Dr. London

She's Having a Baby

1988 · Grandfather

High Mountain Rangers

1988

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

1987 · Man on Plane

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987 · Doctor Dalen Quaice

Second Chance

1987 · Gus

Full House

1987 · Mr. Ferguson

Married... with Children

1987 · Hiram Massey

On Fire

1987 · Joe's Father

Stewardess School

1986 · Orchestra Conductor

Growing Pains

1985 · Buzz, Janitor, Chester / Lester, Maurice, Lloyd, Bub, Edgar

The Golden Girls

1985 · Mr. Hubbard

Generation

1985 · John

Moonlighting

1985 · Duncan Kennedy

Quest

1984

Who's the Boss?

1984

Highway to Heaven

1984 · Santa

Punky Brewster

1984 · Ben

Hard Knox

1984 · Gen. Garfield

Invitation to Hell

1984 · Walt Henderson

Pardon and Peace

1983 · Old Man

Ghost Dancing

1983 · Joe Greyfeather

Voyagers!

1982 · Eisenhowers' Neighbor

Drop-Out Father

1982 · Grandpa

Moonlight

1982 · Dr. Tucker

Falcon Crest

1981 · Night Editor

The Brady Girls Get Married

1981 · Reverend

Somewhere in Time

1980 · Arthur Biehl

Knots Landing

1979 · Mr. Wineke

Hart to Hart

1979 · Sir Gavin MacLaish

Struck by Lightning

1979 · Glenn Diamond

Elvis

1979

Huckleberry Finn

1978 · Harvey Wilkes

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo

1977 · Mr. Schneider

Lou Grant

1977 · Old Man

Sixth and Main

1977

The Jeffersons

1975

Candy Stripe Nurses

1974 · Principal

Hunter

1973 · Sam Pickering

The Waltons

1972 · , Senator Rogers

The Rookies

1972

Cannon

1971

The Christine Jorgensen Story

1970 · Pastor

Dan August

1970 · Coroner

How Awful About Allan

1970 · Dr. Ames

My World and Welcome to It

1969

Mayberry R.F.D.

1968 · Man at Convention

Counterpoint

1967

Mannix

1967

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967

The Second Hundred Years

1967 · Salesman #2

The Invaders

1967 · Manager

Shane

1966 · Clerk

The F.B.I.

1965 · Paxton, Manager

Get Smart

1965 · Mr. Smith

The Wild Wild West

1965 · Jury Foreman

Under the Yum Yum Tree

1963 · Teacher (uncredited)

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963 · Father Daley

Burke's Law

1963 · Fire Marshal

The Fugitive

1963 · Bar patron, Man, Counterman

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

1963 · Food Truck Cook

Arrest and Trial

1963 · Doctor

The Dakotas

1963

The Virginian

1962 · Bevers

Terror At Black Falls

1962 · Hugh 'Squint' Edwards

Ben Casey

1961

87th Precinct

1961 · George

Mister Ed

1961 · Mr. Wood

Peter Loves Mary

Peter Loves Mary

1960 · , 1st Non-Com

Stagecoach West

1960 · Teller (uncredited)

The Andy Griffith Show

1960 · George Sapley

My Three Sons

1960 · Joe Walters

Coronado 9

1960

The Untouchables

1959 · Auctioneer, Doctor

The Twilight Zone

1959 · Peter Kramer, Wilcox (uncredited), Man

Johnny Ringo

1959 · Manners

Law of the Plainsman

1959 · Dr. Palmer

Black Saddle

1959 · Kelly

Rawhide

1959 · Parker

Man with a Camera

1958

The Rifleman

1958 · Joe Flecker

The Texan

1958

Cry Baby Killer

1958 · Mr. Wallace

Sea Hunt

1958

Gun Fever

1958 · Bartender

Trackdown

1957 · , Man on Trail (uncredited)

Leave It to Beaver

1957

The Walter Winchell File

1957 · Bellem

Maverick

1957 · Hotel Clerk, Evans (uncredited), Pawn Shop Dealer (uncredited)

Perry Mason

1957 · A.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner, Morrison Findlay, Superintendent, Autopsy Surgeon, Counterman

M Squad

1957 · Roger Jessop, Detective Gene

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957 · Sgt. Riker

The Night Runner

1957 · McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)

Fight for the Title

Fight for the Title

1957 · Newspaper Man

The Shadow on the Window

1957 · Policeman (uncredited)

Panic!

1957

Man from Del Rio

1956 · Roy Higgens

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956 · Sam Townley, Joshua Morgan, Harper Bates, Harte, Reverend McIntire, Clay Davis

State Trooper

1956 · , Neal James

Claire

1956 · Carl

The Man Called X

1956

Highway Patrol

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955 · Fireman (uncredited)

Cheyenne

1955

Gunsmoke

1955 · Preacher, Rev Tucker, Ned, Townsman, Captain, Judge, Juror, Telegrapher, Bailiff, Mr. Jonas, Snood, Townsman (uncredited)

Lassie

1954

General Electric Theater

1953

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

I Love Lucy

1951 · Bum (uncredited)

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950 · Reporter

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950 · Jens Nelson

Easy Living

1949 · Minor Role (uncredited)

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948 · Herman

The Velvet Touch

1948 · Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)

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