Acting
Bill Erwin
Born 1914-12-02
Honey Grove, Texas, USA
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Bill Erwin
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Home Alone
1990
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Seinfeld
1989
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The Land Before Time
1988
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Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
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Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987
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Monk
2002
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Married... with Children
1987
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Dennis the Menace
1993
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Full House
1987
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (204 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration | Wilcox (archive footage) | Movie | 2019 |
 | My Name Is Earl | Old Man playing Ping Pong | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Everwood | Ollie | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Monk | Hiram Holling | TV Series | 2002 |
 | A Crack in the Floor | Harold | Movie | 2001 |
 | Boycott | Loading Dock Man #2 | Movie | 2001 |
 | Cahoots | Frenchy | Movie | 2001 |
 | Back To "Somewhere In Time" | Self | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Michael Richards Show | Mr. Flaherty | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Stanley's Gig | Jules | Movie | 2000 |
 | Inferno | Eli Hamilton | Movie | 1999 |
 | The West Wing | Ronald Cruikshank | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Forces of Nature | Murray | Movie | 1999 |
 | The King of Queens | Whitey | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Chairman of the Board | Landers | Movie | 1998 |
 | Art House | Monty | Movie | 1998 |
 | Menno's Mind | Mr. Lewis | Movie | 1997 |
 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket") | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Just Shoot Me! | Mr. King | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Just Your Luck | Pops | Movie | 1996 |
 | Suddenly Susan | Mr. Tidgely | TV Series | 1996 |
 | The Louie Show | Cheating Husband | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | 70-Year-Old Man | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Drew Carey Show | Mr. Bradbury | TV Series | 1995 |
 | The Naked Truth | Victor | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Cybill | Bill | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Madman of the People | William | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult | Conductor | Movie | 1994 |
 | Burke's Law | Noah Stark | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Against the Grain | Harold | TV Series | 1993 |
 | The Mommies | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Andy Tucker | TV Series | 1993 |
 | The John Larroquette Show | Man | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Fallen Angels | Chick | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Dennis the Menace | Edward Little | Movie | 1993 |
 | At Home with the Webbers | Horace | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Magic Bubble | Old Man | Movie | 1993 |
 | Mad About You | Yankee Third Baseman | TV Series | 1992 |
 | The Entertainers | Sam | Movie | 1991 |
 | Night of the Warrior | Coco | Movie | 1991 |
 | Harry and the Hendersons | Guest #1 | TV Series | 1991 |
 | The Willies | Old Man | Movie | 1990 |
 | Home Alone | Man in Airport | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Color of Evening | Priest | Movie | 1990 |
 | Seinfeld | Sidney Fields | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Quantum Leap | Mr. Deever | TV Series | 1989 |
 | The Land Before Time | Grandfather (voice) | Movie | 1988 |
 | Silent Assassins | Dr. London | Movie | 1988 |
 | She's Having a Baby | Grandfather | Movie | 1988 |
 | High Mountain Rangers | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Planes, Trains and Automobiles | Man on Plane | Movie | 1987 |
 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Doctor Dalen Quaice | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Second Chance | Gus | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Full House | Mr. Ferguson | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Married... with Children | Hiram Massey | TV Series | 1987 |
 | On Fire | Joe's Father | Movie | 1987 |
 | Stewardess School | Orchestra Conductor | Movie | 1986 |
 | Growing Pains | Buzz | TV Series | 1985 |
| Growing Pains | Janitor | TV Series | 1985 |
| Growing Pains | Lloyd | TV Series | 1985 |
| Growing Pains | Maurice | TV Series | 1985 |
| Growing Pains | Bub | TV Series | 1985 |
| Growing Pains | Chester / Lester | TV Series | 1985 |
| Growing Pains | Edgar | TV Series | 1985 |
 | The Golden Girls | Mr. Hubbard | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Generation | John | Movie | 1985 |
 | Moonlighting | Duncan Kennedy | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Quest | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 |
 | Who's the Boss? | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Highway to Heaven | Santa | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Punky Brewster | Ben | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Hard Knox | Gen. Garfield | Movie | 1984 |
 | Invitation to Hell | Walt Henderson | Movie | 1984 |
 | Pardon and Peace | Old Man | Movie | 1983 |
| Ghost Dancing | Joe Greyfeather | Movie | 1983 | |
 | Voyagers! | Eisenhowers' Neighbor | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Drop-Out Father | Grandpa | Movie | 1982 |
 | Moonlight | Dr. Tucker | Movie | 1982 |
 | Falcon Crest | Night Editor | TV Series | 1981 |
 | The Brady Girls Get Married | Reverend | Movie | 1981 |
 | Somewhere in Time | Arthur Biehl | Movie | 1980 |
 | Knots Landing | Mr. Wineke | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Hart to Hart | Sir Gavin MacLaish | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Struck by Lightning | Glenn Diamond | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Elvis | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1979 |
 | Huckleberry Finn | Harvey Wilkes | Movie | 1978 |
 | Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo | Mr. Schneider | Movie | 1977 |
 | Lou Grant | Old Man | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Sixth and Main | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Jeffersons | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Candy Stripe Nurses | Principal | Movie | 1974 |
 | Hunter | Sam Pickering | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Waltons | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1972 |
| The Waltons | Senator Rogers | TV Series | 1972 |
 | The Rookies | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Cannon | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1971 |
| Cannon | Dr. Samuel Calvert | TV Series | 1971 |
 | The Christine Jorgensen Story | Pastor | Movie | 1970 |
 | Dan August | Coroner | TV Series | 1970 |
 | How Awful About Allan | Dr. Ames | Movie | 1970 |
 | My World and Welcome to It | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1969 |
 | Mayberry R.F.D. | Man at Convention | TV Series | 1968 |
 | Counterpoint | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | Mannix | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1967 |
 | The Guns of Will Sonnett | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1967 |
 | The Second Hundred Years | Salesman #2 | TV Series | 1967 |
 | The Invaders | Manager | TV Series | 1967 |
 | Shane | Clerk | TV Series | 1966 |
 | The F.B.I. | Paxton | TV Series | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Manager | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Get Smart | Mr. Smith | TV Series | 1965 |
 | The Wild Wild West | Jury Foreman | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Under the Yum Yum Tree | Teacher (uncredited) | Movie | 1963 |
 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Father Daley | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Burke's Law | Fire Marshal | TV Series | 1963 |
 | The Fugitive | Bar patron | TV Series | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Man | TV Series | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Counterman | TV Series | 1963 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Food Truck Cook | TV Series | 1963 | |
 | Arrest and Trial | Doctor | TV Series | 1963 |
 | The Dakotas | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1963 |
 | The Virginian | Bevers | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Terror At Black Falls | Hugh 'Squint' Edwards | Movie | 1962 |
 | Ben Casey | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1961 |
 | 87th Precinct | George | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Mister Ed | Mr. Wood | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Peter Loves Mary | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1960 |
| Peter Loves Mary | 1st Non-Com | TV Series | 1960 |
 | Stagecoach West | Teller (uncredited) | TV Series | 1960 |
 | The Andy Griffith Show | George Sapley | TV Series | 1960 |
 | My Three Sons | Joe Walters | TV Series | 1960 |
 | Coronado 9 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1960 |
 | The Untouchables | Auctioneer | TV Series | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Doctor | TV Series | 1959 |
 | The Twilight Zone | Peter Kramer | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Johnny Ringo | Manners | TV Series | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Wilcox (uncredited) | TV Series | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Man | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Law of the Plainsman | Dr. Palmer | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Black Saddle | Kelly | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Rawhide | Parker | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Man with a Camera | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1958 |
 | The Rifleman | Joe Flecker | TV Series | 1958 |
 | The Texan | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Cry Baby Killer | Mr. Wallace | Movie | 1958 |
 | Sea Hunt | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Gun Fever | Bartender | Movie | 1958 |
 | Jet Pilot | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Trackdown | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Leave It to Beaver | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1957 |
| Trackdown | Man on Trail (uncredited) | TV Series | 1957 |
 | The Walter Winchell File | Bellem | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Maverick | Hotel Clerk | TV Series | 1957 |
| Maverick | Evans (uncredited) | TV Series | 1957 |
| Maverick | Pawn Shop Dealer (uncredited) | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Perry Mason | A.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner | TV Series | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Morrison Findlay | TV Series | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Superintendent | TV Series | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Autopsy Surgeon | TV Series | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Counterman | TV Series | 1957 |
 | M Squad | Roger Jessop | TV Series | 1957 |
| M Squad | Detective Gene | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Sgt. Riker | TV Series | 1957 |
 | The Night Runner | McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited) | Movie | 1957 |
| Fight for the Title | Newspaper Man | Movie | 1957 | |
 | The Shadow on the Window | Policeman (uncredited) | Movie | 1957 |
 | Panic! | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Man from Del Rio | Roy Higgens | Movie | 1956 |
 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Sam Townley | TV Series | 1956 |
| Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Joshua Morgan | TV Series | 1956 |
| Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Harper Bates | TV Series | 1956 |
| Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Harte | TV Series | 1956 |
| Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Reverend McIntire | TV Series | 1956 |
| Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Clay Davis | TV Series | 1956 |
| State Trooper | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1956 | |
| State Trooper | Neal James | TV Series | 1956 | |
 | Claire | Carl | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Man Called X | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Highway Patrol | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Fireman (uncredited) | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Cheyenne | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Gunsmoke | Preacher | TV Series | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Rev Tucker | TV Series | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Ned | TV Series | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Townsman | TV Series | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Captain | TV Series | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Judge | TV Series | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Juror | TV Series | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Telegrapher | TV Series | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Bailiff | TV Series | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Mr. Jonas | TV Series | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Snood | TV Series | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Townsman (uncredited) | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Lassie | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1954 |
 | General Electric Theater | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1953 |
 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1951 |
 | I Love Lucy | Bum (uncredited) | TV Series | 1951 |
 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1951 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Reporter | TV Series | 1950 | |
 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Jens Nelson | TV Series | 1950 |
 | Easy Living | Minor Role (uncredited) | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Herman | TV Series | 1948 |
 | The Velvet Touch | Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin) | Movie | 1948 |