Bill Erwin
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1914-12-02
Day of Death
2010-12-29 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
Honey Grove, Texas, USA
Bill Erwin
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
Acting
(2019)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Wilcox (archive footage)
(2001)
Cahoots
as Frenchy
(2001)
A Crack in the Floor
as Harold
(2000)
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
as Self
(2000)
Stanley's Gig
as Jules
(1999)
Inferno
as Eli Hamilton
(1999)
Forces of Nature
as Murray
(1998)
Chairman of the Board
as Landers
(1998)
Art House
as Monty
(1997)
Menno's Mind
as Mr. Lewis
(1996)
Just Your Luck
as Pops
(1995)
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
as 70-Year-Old Man
(1994)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Conductor
(1993)
Dennis the Menace
as Edward Little
(1993)
The Magic Bubble
as Old Man
(1993)
At Home with the Webbers
as Horace
(1991)
The Entertainers
as Sam
(1991)
Night of the Warrior
as Coco
(1990)
The Willies
as Old Man
(1990)
The Color of Evening
as Priest
(1990)
Home Alone
as Man in Airport
(1988)
The Land Before Time
as Grandfather (voice)
(1988)
Silent Assassins
as Dr. London
(1988)
She's Having a Baby
as Grandfather
(1987)
On Fire
as Joe's Father
(1987)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
as Man on Plane
(1986)
Stewardess School
as Orchestra Conductor
(1985)
Generation
as John
(1984)
Hard Knox
as Gen. Garfield
(1984)
Invitation to Hell
as Walt Henderson
(1984)
(1983)
Ghost Dancing
as Joe Greyfeather
(1982)
Moonlight
as Dr. Tucker
(1982)
Drop-Out Father
as Grandpa
(1981)
The Brady Girls Get Married
as Reverend
(1980)
Somewhere in Time
as Arthur Biehl
(1979)
(1978)
Huckleberry Finn
as Harvey Wilkes
(1977)
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
as Mr. Schneider
(1977)
(1974)
Candy Stripe Nurses
as Principal
(1973)
Hunter
as Sam Pickering
(1970)
How Awful About Allan
as Dr. Ames
(1970)
The Christine Jorgensen Story
as Pastor
(1967)
(1963)
Under the Yum-Yum Tree
as Teacher (uncredited)
(1962)
Terror At Black Falls
as Hugh 'Squint' Edwards
(1959)
The Sunrise Gun
as Harte
(1958)
Gun Fever
as Bartender
(1958)
The Cry Baby Killer
as Mr. Wallace
(1957)
The Shadow on the Window
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1957)
The Night Runner
as McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
(1957)
Fight for the Title
as Newspaper Man
(1956)
Man from Del Rio
as Roy Higgens
(1956)
Claire
as Carl
(1949)
Easy Living
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1948)
The Velvet Touch
as Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)