Bill Erwin
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Dec 2, 1914 (111 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary CelebrationWilcox (archive footage) | |
| 2005 | My Name Is EarlOld Man playing Ping Pong | |
| 2002 | MonkHiram Holling | |
| 2002 | EverwoodOllie | |
| 2001 | A Crack in the FloorHarold | |
| 2001 | CahootsFrenchy | |
| 2001 | BoycottLoading Dock Man #2 | |
| 2000 | Stanley's GigJules | |
| 2000 | Back To "Somewhere In Time"Self | |
| 2000 | The Michael Richards ShowMr. Flaherty | |
| 1999 | InfernoEli Hamilton | |
| 1999 | Forces of NatureMurray | |
| 1999 | The West WingRonald Cruikshank | |
| 1998 | Chairman of the BoardLanders | |
| 1998 | Art HouseMonty | |
| 1998 | The King of QueensWhitey | |
| 1997 | Menno's MindMr. Lewis | |
| 1997 | Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionGus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket") | |
| 1997 | Just Shoot Me!Mr. King | |
| 1996 | Just Your LuckPops | |
| 1996 | Suddenly SusanMr. Tidgely | |
| 1996 | The Louie ShowCheating Husband | |
| 1995 | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead70-Year-Old Man | |
| 1995 | The Drew Carey ShowMr. Bradbury | |
| 1995 | The Naked TruthVictor | |
| 1995 | CybillBill | |
| 1994 | Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final InsultConductor | |
| 1994 | Burke's LawNoah Stark | |
| 1994 | Madman of the PeopleWilliam | |
| 1993 | At Home with the WebbersHorace | |
| 1993 | Dennis the MenaceEdward Little | |
| 1993 | The Magic BubbleOld Man | |
| 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanAndy Tucker | |
| 1993 | Fallen AngelsChick | |
| 1993 | The Mommies | |
| 1993 | Against the GrainHarold | |
| 1993 | The John Larroquette ShowMan | |
| 1992 | Mad About YouYankee Third Baseman | |
| 1991 | The EntertainersSam | |
| 1991 | Night of the WarriorCoco | |
| 1991 | Harry and the HendersonsGuest #1 | |
| 1990 | Home AloneMan in Airport | |
| 1990 | The Color of EveningPriest | |
| 1990 | The WilliesOld Man | |
| 1989 | Quantum LeapMr. Deever | |
| 1989 | SeinfeldSidney Fields | |
| 1988 | Silent AssassinsDr. London | |
| 1988 | The Land Before TimeGrandfather (voice) | |
| 1988 | She's Having a BabyGrandfather | |
| 1988 | High Mountain Rangers | |
| 1987 | On FireJoe's Father | |
| 1987 | Planes, Trains and AutomobilesMan on Plane | |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next GenerationDoctor Dalen Quaice | |
| 1987 | Full HouseMr. Ferguson | |
| 1987 | Married... with ChildrenHiram Massey | |
| 1987 | Second ChanceGus | |
| 1986 | Stewardess SchoolOrchestra Conductor | |
| 1985 | GenerationJohn | |
| 1985 | Growing PainsBuzz | |
| 1985 | MoonlightingDuncan Kennedy | |
| 1985 | Growing PainsJanitor | |
| 1985 | Growing PainsLloyd | |
| 1985 | Growing PainsMaurice | |
| 1985 | Growing PainsBub | |
| 1985 | Growing PainsChester / Lester | |
| 1985 | Growing PainsEdgar | |
| 1985 | The Golden GirlsMr. Hubbard | |
| 1984 | Invitation to HellWalt Henderson | |
| 1984 | Hard KnoxGen. Garfield | |
| 1984 | Quest | |
| 1984 | Who's the Boss? | |
| 1984 | Punky BrewsterBen | |
| 1984 | Highway to HeavenSanta | |
| 1983 | Ghost DancingJoe Greyfeather | |
| 1983 | Pardon and PeaceOld Man | |
| 1982 | MoonlightDr. Tucker | |
| 1982 | Drop-Out FatherGrandpa | |
| 1982 | Voyagers!Eisenhowers' Neighbor | |
| 1981 | The Brady Girls Get MarriedReverend | |
| 1981 | Falcon CrestNight Editor | |
| 1980 | Somewhere in TimeArthur Biehl | |
| 1979 | Elvis | |
| 1979 | Knots LandingMr. Wineke | |
| 1979 | Struck by LightningGlenn Diamond | |
| 1979 | Hart to HartSir Gavin MacLaish | |
| 1978 | Huckleberry FinnHarvey Wilkes | |
| 1977 | Tarantulas: The Deadly CargoMr. Schneider | |
| 1977 | Sixth and Main | |
| 1977 | Lou GrantOld Man | |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons | |
| 1974 | Candy Stripe NursesPrincipal | |
| 1973 | HunterSam Pickering | |
| 1972 | The Rookies | |
| 1972 | The Waltons | |
| 1972 | The WaltonsSenator Rogers | |
| 1971 | Cannon | |
| 1970 | How Awful About AllanDr. Ames | |
| 1970 | The Christine Jorgensen StoryPastor | |
| 1970 | Dan AugustCoroner | |
| 1969 | My World and Welcome to It | |
| 1968 | Mayberry R.F.D.Man at Convention | |
| 1967 | Counterpoint | |
| 1967 | Mannix | |
| 1967 | The Guns of Will Sonnett | |
| 1967 | The InvadersManager | |
| 1967 | The Second Hundred YearsSalesman #2 | |
| 1966 | ShaneClerk | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.Paxton | |
| 1965 | Get SmartMr. Smith | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.Manager | |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild WestJury Foreman | |
| 1963 | Under the Yum-Yum TreeTeacher (uncredited) | |
| 1963 | Burke's LawFire Marshal | |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense TheatreFather Daley | |
| 1963 | The FugitiveBar patron | |
| 1963 | The FugitiveMan | |
| 1963 | The FugitiveCounterman | |
| 1963 | The Dakotas | |
| 1963 | Arrest and TrialDoctor | |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on EarthFood Truck Cook | |
| 1962 | Terror At Black FallsHugh 'Squint' Edwards | |
| 1962 | The VirginianBevers | |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | |
| 1961 | 87th PrecinctGeorge | |
| 1961 | Mister EdMr. Wood | |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith ShowGeorge Sapley | |
| 1960 | Coronado 9 | |
| 1960 | Peter Loves Mary | |
| 1960 | My Three SonsJoe Walters | |
| 1960 | Peter Loves Mary1st Non-Com | |
| 1960 | Stagecoach WestTeller (uncredited) | |
| 1959 | The Sunrise GunHarte | |
| 1959 | The Twilight ZonePeter Kramer | |
| 1959 | RawhideParker | |
| 1959 | Black SaddleKelly | |
| 1959 | Law of the PlainsmanDr. Palmer | |
| 1959 | Johnny RingoManners | |
| 1959 | The Twilight ZoneWilcox (uncredited) | |
| 1959 | The Twilight ZoneMan | |
| 1959 | The UntouchablesAuctioneer | |
| 1959 | The UntouchablesDoctor | |
| 1958 | Gun FeverBartender | |
| 1958 | Cry Baby KillerMr. Wallace | |
| 1958 | Man with a Camera | |
| 1958 | Sea Hunt | |
| 1958 | The Texan | |
| 1958 | The RiflemanJoe Flecker | |
| 1957 | The Shadow on the WindowPoliceman (uncredited) | |
| 1957 | The Night RunnerMcDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited) | |
| 1957 | Fight for the TitleNewspaper Man | |
| 1957 | Trackdown | |
| 1957 | Perry MasonA.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner | |
| 1957 | Leave It to Beaver | |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | |
| 1957 | Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveSgt. Riker | |
| 1957 | M SquadRoger Jessop | |
| 1957 | Panic! | |
| 1957 | MaverickHotel Clerk | |
| 1957 | M SquadDetective Gene | |
| 1957 | Perry MasonMorrison Findlay | |
| 1957 | Perry MasonSuperintendent | |
| 1957 | Perry MasonAutopsy Surgeon | |
| 1957 | Perry MasonCounterman | |
| 1957 | MaverickEvans (uncredited) | |
| 1957 | MaverickPawn Shop Dealer (uncredited) | |
| 1957 | TrackdownMan on Trail (uncredited) | |
| 1957 | The Walter Winchell FileBellem | |
| 1956 | Man from Del RioRoy Higgens | |
| 1956 | ClaireCarl | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSam Townley | |
| 1956 | State Trooper | |
| 1956 | The Man Called X | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreJoshua Morgan | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreHarper Bates | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreHarte | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreReverend McIntire | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreClay Davis | |
| 1956 | State TrooperNeal James | |
| 1955 | Cheyenne | |
| 1955 | GunsmokePreacher | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsFireman (uncredited) | |
| 1955 | Highway Patrol | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeRev Tucker | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeNed | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeTownsman | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeCaptain | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeJudge | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeJuror | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeTelegrapher | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeBailiff | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeMr. Jonas | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeSnood | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeTownsman (uncredited) | |
| 1954 | Lassie | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | |
| 1951 | I Love LucyBum (uncredited) | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreReporter | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery PresentsJens Nelson | |
| 1949 | Easy LivingMinor Role (uncredited) | |
| 1948 | The Velvet TouchHoward Forman (as William L. Erwin) | |
| 1948 | The Philco Television PlayhouseHerman |