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Bill Erwin
Bill Erwin

Bill Erwin

ActingBorn December 2, 1914Died December 29, 2010 (age 96)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.

Filmography

2019Movie
2005
My Name Is Earl

as Old Man playing Ping Pong

TV
2002
Everwood

as Ollie

TV
2002
Monk

as Hiram Holling

TV
2001Movie
2001
Boycott

as Loading Dock Man #2

Movie
2001
Cahoots

as Frenchy

Movie
2000TV
2000Movie
1999
Inferno

as Eli Hamilton

Movie
1999
The West Wing

as Ronald Cruikshank

TV
1999Movie
1998TV
1998Movie
1998
Art House

as Monty

Movie
1997
Menno's Mind

as Mr. Lewis

Movie
1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

as Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket")

TV
1997
Just Shoot Me!

as Mr. King

TV
1996Movie
1996
Suddenly Susan

as Mr. Tidgely

TV
1996
The Louie Show

as Cheating Husband

TV
1995Movie
1995
The Drew Carey Show

as Mr. Bradbury

TV
1995TV
1995
Cybill

as Bill

TV
1994TV
1994
Burke's Law

as Noah Stark

TV
1993TV
1993TV
1993
Dennis the Menace

as Edward Little

Movie
1993Movie
1993Movie
1992
Mad About You

as Yankee Third Baseman

TV
1991Movie
1991Movie
1991TV
1990
The Willies

as Old Man

Movie
1990
Home Alone

as Man in Airport

Movie
1990Movie
1989
Seinfeld

as Sidney Fields

TV
1989
Quantum Leap

as Mr. Deever

TV
1988
The Land Before Time

as Grandfather (voice)

Movie
1988
Silent Assassins

as Dr. London

Movie
1988
She's Having a Baby

as Grandfather

Movie
1987Movie
1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Doctor Dalen Quaice

TV
1987TV
1987
Full House

as Mr. Ferguson

TV
1987TV
1987
On Fire

as Joe's Father

Movie
1986
Stewardess School

as Orchestra Conductor

Movie
1985TV
1985
Growing Pains

as Janitor

TV
1985
Growing Pains

as Chester / Lester

TV
1985
Growing Pains

as Maurice

TV
1985TV
1985TV
1985TV
1985
The Golden Girls

as Mr. Hubbard

TV
1985
Generation

as John

Movie
1985
Moonlighting

as Duncan Kennedy

TV
1984Movie
1984TV
1984TV
1984
Hard Knox

as Gen. Garfield

Movie
1984
Invitation to Hell

as Walt Henderson

Movie
1983Movie
1983
Ghost Dancing

as Joe Greyfeather

Movie
1982
Voyagers!

as Eisenhowers' Neighbor

TV
1982
Drop-Out Father

as Grandpa

Movie
1982
Moonlight

as Dr. Tucker

Movie
1981
Falcon Crest

as Night Editor

TV
1981Movie
1980
Somewhere in Time

as Arthur Biehl

Movie
1979
Knots Landing

as Mr. Wineke

TV
1979
Hart to Hart

as Sir Gavin MacLaish

TV
1979
Struck by Lightning

as Glenn Diamond

TV
1979Movie
1978
Huckleberry Finn

as Harvey Wilkes

Movie
1977Movie
1977
Lou Grant

as Old Man

TV
1974Movie
1973
Hunter

as Sam Pickering

Movie
1972
The Waltons

as Senator Rogers

TV
1971TV
1970
Dan August

as Coroner

TV
1970Movie
1968
Mayberry R.F.D.

as Man at Convention

TV
1967Movie
1967TV
1967TV
1967
The Invaders

as Manager

TV
1966
Shane

as Clerk

TV
1965
The F.B.I.

as Paxton

TV
1965
The F.B.I.

as Manager

TV
1965
Get Smart

as Mr. Smith

TV
1965
The Wild Wild West

as Jury Foreman

TV
1963
Under the Yum Yum Tree

as Teacher (uncredited)

Movie
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Father Daley

TV
1963
Burke's Law

as Fire Marshal

TV
1963
The Fugitive

as Bar patron

TV
1963TV
1963
The Fugitive

as Counterman

TV
1963
The Greatest Show on Earth

as Food Truck Cook

TV
1963TV
1962
The Virginian

as Bevers

TV
1962
Terror At Black Falls

as Hugh 'Squint' Edwards

Movie
1961TV
1961
87th Precinct

as George

TV
1961
Mister Ed

as Mr. Wood

TV
1960
Peter Loves Mary

as 1st Non-Com

TV
1960
Stagecoach West

as Teller (uncredited)

TV
1960
The Andy Griffith Show

as George Sapley

TV
1960
My Three Sons

as Joe Walters

TV
1959
The Untouchables

as Auctioneer

TV
1959TV
1959
The Twilight Zone

as Peter Kramer

TV
1959
Johnny Ringo

as Manners

TV
1959
The Twilight Zone

as Wilcox (uncredited)

TV
1959TV
1959TV
1959
Black Saddle

as Kelly

TV
1959
Rawhide

as Parker

TV
1958
The Rifleman

as Joe Flecker

TV
1958TV
1958
Cry Baby Killer

as Mr. Wallace

Movie
1958TV
1958
Gun Fever

as Bartender

Movie
1957TV
1957
Trackdown

as Man on Trail (uncredited)

TV
1957
Maverick

as Hotel Clerk

TV
1957
Maverick

as Evans (uncredited)

TV
1957
Maverick

as Pawn Shop Dealer (uncredited)

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as A.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as Morrison Findlay

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as Superintendent

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as Autopsy Surgeon

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as Counterman

TV
1957
M Squad

as Roger Jessop

TV
1957
M Squad

as Detective Gene

TV
1957
The Night Runner

as McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)

Movie
1957
Fight for the Title

as Newspaper Man

Movie
1957
The Shadow on the Window

as Policeman (uncredited)

Movie
1957TV
1956
Man from Del Rio

as Roy Higgens

Movie
1956TV
1956TV
1956TV
1956
State Trooper

as Neal James

TV
1956
Claire

as Carl

Movie
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Fireman (uncredited)

TV
1955TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Preacher

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Rev Tucker

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Ned

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Townsman

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Captain

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Judge

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Juror

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Telegrapher

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Bailiff

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Mr. Jonas

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Snood

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Townsman (uncredited)

TV
1954TV
1951
I Love Lucy

as Bum (uncredited)

TV
1950TV
1950TV
1949
Easy Living

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Movie
1948
The Velvet Touch

as Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 2, 1914
Day of DeathDecember 29, 2010
Place of BirthHoney Grove, Texas, USA
Popularity0.9