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Bill Erwin

Acting
December 2, 1914
— December 29, 2010(96 years old)
Honey Grove, Texas, USA
Popularity: 1
IMDb

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.

Also Known As

William Erwin

Known For

Seinfeld series poster (1989)
8.3
Trending

Seinfeld

Sidney Fields

The West Wing series poster (1999)
8.2

The West Wing

Ronald Cruikshank

Monk series poster (2002)
7.9

Monk

Hiram Holling

Star Trek: The Next Generation series poster (1987)
8.4

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Doctor Dalen Quaice

Perry Mason series poster (1957)
7.7

Perry Mason

A.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner

Perry Mason series poster (1957)
7.7

Perry Mason

Morrison Findlay

Perry Mason series poster (1957)
7.7

Perry Mason

Superintendent

Perry Mason series poster (1957)
7.7

Perry Mason

Autopsy Surgeon

Perry Mason series poster (1957)
7.7

Perry Mason

Counterman

Falcon Crest series poster (1981)
5.6

Falcon Crest

Night Editor

Knots Landing series poster (1979)
6.8

Knots Landing

Mr. Wineke

Lassie series poster (1954)
6.1

Lassie

Filmography

2010s

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration movie poster (2019)
10.0

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

Wilcox (archive footage)

2000s

Boycott movie poster (2001)
6.6

Boycott

Loading Dock Man #2

Cahoots movie poster (2001)
3.6

Cahoots

Frenchy

A Crack in the Floor movie poster (2001)
3.4

A Crack in the Floor

Harold

Back To "Somewhere In Time" movie poster (2000)

Back To "Somewhere In Time"

Self

1990s

Inferno movie poster (1999)
6.1

Inferno

Eli Hamilton

Forces of Nature movie poster (1999)
5.5

Forces of Nature

Murray

Chairman of the Board movie poster (1998)
3.6

Chairman of the Board

Landers

Art House movie poster (1998)
3.5

Art House

Monty

Menno's Mind movie poster (1997)
4.7

Menno's Mind

Mr. Lewis

Just Your Luck movie poster (1996)
3.5

Just Your Luck

Pops

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead movie poster (1995)
6.4

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

70-Year-Old Man

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult movie poster (1994)
6.5

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Conductor

Dennis the Menace movie poster (1993)
5.9

Dennis the Menace

Edward Little

At Home with the Webbers movie poster (1993)
3.9

At Home with the Webbers

Horace

The Magic Bubble movie poster (1993)
2.2

The Magic Bubble

Old Man

Night of the Warrior movie poster (1991)
4.5

Night of the Warrior

Coco

The Entertainers movie poster (1991)

The Entertainers

Sam

The Willies movie poster (1990)
5.6

The Willies

Old Man

The Color of Evening movie poster (1990)
2.0

The Color of Evening

Priest

Home Alone movie poster (1990)
7.5

Home Alone

Man in Airport

1980s

The Land Before Time movie poster (1988)
7.1

The Land Before Time

Grandfather (voice)

She's Having a Baby movie poster (1988)
5.9

She's Having a Baby

Grandfather

Silent Assassins movie poster (1988)
4.9

Silent Assassins

Dr. London

Planes, Trains and Automobiles movie poster (1987)
7.3

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Man on Plane

On Fire movie poster (1987)

On Fire

Joe's Father

Stewardess School movie poster (1986)
4.8

Stewardess School

Orchestra Conductor

Generation movie poster (1985)
4.5

Generation

John

Quest movie poster (1984)
6.6

Quest

Invitation to Hell movie poster (1984)
5.0

Invitation to Hell

Walt Henderson

Hard Knox movie poster (1984)
5.7

Hard Knox

Gen. Garfield

Pardon and Peace movie poster (1983)
5.0

Pardon and Peace

Old Man

Drop-Out Father movie poster (1982)
4.2

Drop-Out Father

Grandpa

Moonlight movie poster (1982)
6.0

Moonlight

Dr. Tucker

The Brady Girls Get Married movie poster (1981)
5.1

The Brady Girls Get Married

Reverend

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo movie poster (1981)
4.8

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo

Mr. Schneider

Somewhere in Time movie poster (1980)
7.5
Gem

Somewhere in Time

Arthur Biehl

1970s

Elvis movie poster (1979)
6.8

Elvis

Huckleberry Finn movie poster (1978)
6.0

Huckleberry Finn

Harvey Wilkes

Sixth and Main movie poster (1977)

Sixth and Main

Candy Stripe Nurses movie poster (1974)
4.1

Candy Stripe Nurses

Principal

Hunter movie poster (1973)

Hunter

Sam Pickering

The Christine Jorgensen Story movie poster (1970)
3.2

The Christine Jorgensen Story

Pastor

How Awful About Allan movie poster (1970)
5.8

How Awful About Allan

Dr. Ames

1960s

Counterpoint movie poster (1967)
6.0

Counterpoint

Under the Yum-Yum Tree movie poster (1963)
5.9

Under the Yum-Yum Tree

Teacher (uncredited)

Terror At Black Falls movie poster (1962)
5.0

Terror At Black Falls

Hugh 'Squint' Edwards

1950s

The Sunrise Gun movie poster (1959)

The Sunrise Gun

Harte

Cry Baby Killer movie poster (1958)
5.8

Cry Baby Killer

Mr. Wallace

Gun Fever movie poster (1958)
4.6

Gun Fever

Bartender

The Night Runner movie poster (1957)
5.2

The Night Runner

McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)

The Shadow on the Window movie poster (1957)
5.8

The Shadow on the Window

Policeman (uncredited)

Man from Del Rio movie poster (1956)
6.3

Man from Del Rio

Roy Higgens

Claire movie poster (1956)

Claire

Carl

1940s

Easy Living movie poster (1949)
5.6

Easy Living

Minor Role (uncredited)

The Velvet Touch movie poster (1948)
6.2

The Velvet Touch

Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)