Bill Erwin
Actor
Born December 2, 1914 in Honey Grove, Texas, USA
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
Wilcox (archive footage)
My Name Is Earl
Old Man playing Ping Pong
Everwood
Ollie
Monk
Hiram Holling
A Crack in the Floor
Harold
Boycott
Loading Dock Man #2
Cahoots
Frenchy
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
Self
The Michael Richards Show
Mr. Flaherty
Stanley's Gig
Jules
Inferno
Eli Hamilton
The West Wing
Ronald Cruikshank
Forces of Nature
Murray
The King of Queens
Whitey
Chairman of the Board
Landers
Art House
Monty
Menno's Mind
Mr. Lewis
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket")
Just Shoot Me!
Mr. King
Just Your Luck
Pops
Suddenly Susan
Mr. Tidgely
The Louie Show
Cheating Husband
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
70-Year-Old Man
The Drew Carey Show
Mr. Bradbury
The Naked Truth
Victor
Cybill
Bill
Madman of the People
William
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Conductor
Burke's Law
Noah Stark
Against the Grain
Harold
The Mommies
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Andy Tucker
The John Larroquette Show
Man
Fallen Angels
Chick
Dennis the Menace
Edward Little
At Home with the Webbers
Horace
The Magic Bubble
Old Man
Mad About You
Yankee Third Baseman
The Entertainers
Sam
Night of the Warrior
Coco
Harry and the Hendersons
Guest #1
The Willies
Old Man
Home Alone
Man in Airport
The Color of Evening
Priest
Seinfeld
Sidney Fields
Quantum Leap
Mr. Deever
The Land Before Time
Grandfather (voice)
Silent Assassins
Dr. London
She's Having a Baby
Grandfather
High Mountain Rangers
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Man on Plane
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Doctor Dalen Quaice
Second Chance
Gus
Full House
Mr. Ferguson
Married... with Children
Hiram Massey
On Fire
Joe's Father
Stewardess School
Orchestra Conductor
Growing Pains
Buzz
The Golden Girls
Mr. Hubbard
Generation
John
Moonlighting
Duncan Kennedy
Quest
Who's the Boss?
Highway to Heaven
Santa
Punky Brewster
Ben
Hard Knox
Gen. Garfield
Invitation to Hell
Walt Henderson
Pardon and Peace
Old Man
Voyagers!
Eisenhowers' Neighbor
Drop-Out Father
Grandpa
Moonlight
Dr. Tucker
Falcon Crest
Night Editor
The Brady Girls Get Married
Reverend
Somewhere in Time
Arthur Biehl
Knots Landing
Mr. Wineke
Hart to Hart
Sir Gavin MacLaish
Struck by Lightning
Glenn Diamond
Elvis
Huckleberry Finn
Harvey Wilkes
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
Mr. Schneider
Lou Grant
Old Man
Sixth and Main
The Jeffersons
Candy Stripe Nurses
Principal
Hunter
Sam Pickering
The Waltons
The Rookies
Cannon
The Christine Jorgensen Story
Pastor
Dan August
Coroner
How Awful About Allan
Dr. Ames
My World and Welcome to It
Mayberry R.F.D.
Man at Convention
Counterpoint
Mannix
The Guns of Will Sonnett
The Second Hundred Years
Salesman #2
The Invaders
Manager
Shane
Clerk
The F.B.I.
Paxton
Get Smart
Mr. Smith
The Wild Wild West
Jury Foreman
Under the Yum Yum Tree
Teacher (uncredited)
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Father Daley
Burke's Law
Fire Marshal
The Fugitive
Bar patron
Arrest and Trial
Doctor
The Dakotas
The Virginian
Bevers
Terror At Black Falls
Hugh 'Squint' Edwards
Ben Casey
87th Precinct
George
Mister Ed
Mr. Wood
Stagecoach West
Teller (uncredited)
The Andy Griffith Show
George Sapley
My Three Sons
Joe Walters
Coronado 9
The Untouchables
Auctioneer
The Twilight Zone
Peter Kramer
Johnny Ringo
Manners
Law of the Plainsman
Dr. Palmer
Black Saddle
Kelly
Rawhide
Parker
Man with a Camera
The Rifleman
Joe Flecker
The Texan
Cry Baby Killer
Mr. Wallace
Sea Hunt
Gun Fever
Bartender
Trackdown
Leave It to Beaver
The Walter Winchell File
Bellem
Maverick
Hotel Clerk
Perry Mason
A.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner
M Squad
Roger Jessop
Have Gun, Will Travel
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Sgt. Riker
The Night Runner
McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
The Shadow on the Window
Policeman (uncredited)
Panic!
Man from Del Rio
Roy Higgens
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sam Townley
Claire
Carl
The Man Called X
Highway Patrol
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Fireman (uncredited)
Cheyenne
Gunsmoke
Preacher
Lassie
General Electric Theater
Hallmark Hall of Fame
I Love Lucy
Bum (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Robert Montgomery Presents
Jens Nelson
Easy Living
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Philco Television Playhouse
Herman
The Velvet Touch
Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)