Bill Erwin
58 movies · 104 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 2, 1914
- Died
- Dec 29, 2010 (age 96)
- Place of birth
- Honey Grove, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- William 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.
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Known for
Bill Erwin: movies and TV shows
Acting (162)
- 2019 The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Wilcox (archive footage)
- 2005
- 2002
- 2002
- 2001 A Crack in the Floor
as Harold
- 2001 Boycott
as Loading Dock Man #2
- 2001 Cahoots
as Frenchy
- 2000
- 2000 Stanley's Gig
as Jules
- 1999 Inferno
as Eli Hamilton
- 1999
- 1999 Forces of Nature
as Murray
- 1998
- 1998 Chairman of the Board
as Landers
- 1998 Art House
as Monty
- 1997 Menno's Mind
as Mr. Lewis
- 1997
- 1996 Just Your Luck
as Pops
- 1996
- 1996
- 1995 Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
as 70-Year-Old Man
- 1995
- 1995
- 1995
- 1994
- 1994 Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Conductor
- 1994
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993 Dennis the Menace
as Edward Little
- 1993 At Home with the Webbers
as Horace
- 1993 The Magic Bubble
as Old Man
- 1992
- 1991 The Entertainers
as Sam
- 1991 Night of the Warrior
as Coco
- 1991
- 1990 The Willies
as Old Man
- 1990 Home Alone
as Man in Airport
- 1990 The Color of Evening
as Priest
- 1989
- 1989
- 1988 The Land Before Time
as Grandfather (voice)
- 1988 Silent Assassins
as Dr. London
- 1988 She's Having a Baby
as Grandfather
- 1988
- 1987 Planes, Trains and Automobiles
as Man on Plane
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987 On Fire
as Joe's Father
- 1986 Stewardess School
as Orchestra Conductor
- 1985 Growing Pains · TV
as Buzz / Janitor / Chester / Lester / Maurice / Lloyd / Bub / Edgar · 7 episodes
- 1985
- 1985 Generation
as John
- 1985
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984 Hard Knox
as Gen. Garfield
- 1984 Invitation to Hell
as Walt Henderson
- 1983 Pardon and Peace
as Old Man
- 1983 Ghost Dancing
as Joe Greyfeather
- 1982
- 1982 Drop-Out Father
as Grandpa
- 1982 Moonlight
as Dr. Tucker
- 1981
- 1981 The Brady Girls Get Married
as Reverend
- 1980 Somewhere in Time
as Arthur Biehl
- 1979
- 1979
- 1979
- 1979
- 1978 Huckleberry Finn
as Harvey Wilkes
- 1977 Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
as Mr. Schneider
- 1977
- 1977
- 1975
- 1974 Candy Stripe Nurses
as Principal
- 1973 Hunter
as Sam Pickering
- 1972
- 1972
- 1971
- 1970 The Christine Jorgensen Story
as Pastor
- 1970
- 1970 How Awful About Allan
as Dr. Ames
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967
- 1967
- 1967
- 1967
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965
- 1963 Under the Yum Yum Tree
as Teacher (uncredited)
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963
- 1962
- 1962 Terror At Black Falls
as Hugh 'Squint' Edwards
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958 Cry Baby Killer
as Mr. Wallace
- 1958
- 1958 Gun Fever
as Bartender
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957 Perry Mason · TV
as A.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner / Morrison Findlay / Superintendent / Autopsy Surgeon / Counterman · 5 episodes
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957 The Night Runner
as McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
- 1957 Fight for the Title
as Newspaper Man
- 1957 The Shadow on the Window
as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1957
- 1956 Man from Del Rio
as Roy Higgens
- 1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre · TV
as Sam Townley / Joshua Morgan / Harper Bates / Harte / Reverend McIntire / Clay Davis · 6 episodes
- 1956
- 1956 Claire
as Carl
- 1956
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955 Gunsmoke · TV
as Preacher / Rev Tucker / Ned / Townsman / Captain / Judge / Juror / Telegrapher / Bailiff / Mr. Jonas / Snood / Townsman (uncredited) · 12 episodes
- 1954
- 1953
- 1951
- 1951
- 1951
- 1950
- 1950
- 1949 Easy Living
as Minor Role (uncredited)
- 1948
- 1948 The Velvet Touch
as Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 2000
- 1997 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1 episode