Bill Erwin
Acting1914Honey 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
Acting History
2006
My Name Is Earl
TVas Old Man playing Ping Pong• 1 eps
2004
Everwood
TVas Ollie• 1 eps
The King of Queens
TVas Whitey• 1 eps
2003
Monk
TVas Hiram Holling• 1 eps
2001
A Crack in the Floor
as Harold
Cahoots
as Frenchy
Boycott
as Loading Dock Man #2
The West Wing
TVas Ronald Cruikshank• 1 eps
Just Shoot Me!
TVas Mr. King• 1 eps
2000
Stanley's Gig
as Jules
The Michael Richards Show
TVas Mr. Flaherty
1999
Inferno
as Eli Hamilton
Forces of Nature
as Murray
1998
Art House
as Monty
Chairman of the Board
as Landers
Mad About You
TVas Yankee Third Baseman• 1 eps
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
TVas Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket")• 1 eps
1997
Menno's Mind
as Mr. Lewis
The Drew Carey Show
TVas Mr. Bradbury• 1 eps
The Naked Truth
TVas Victor• 1 eps
Suddenly Susan
TVas Mr. Tidgely• 1 eps
1996
Cybill
TVas Bill• 1 eps
1995
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
as 70-Year-Old Man
1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Conductor
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
TVas Andy Tucker• 1 eps
Burke's Law
TVas Noah Stark• 1 eps
1993
Dennis the Menace
as Edward Little
At Home with the Webbers
as Horace
The Magic Bubble
as Old Man
The John Larroquette Show
TVas Man• 1 eps
Fallen Angels
TVas Chick• 1 eps
Seinfeld
TVas Sidney Fields• 3 eps
1992
The Golden Girls
TVas Mr. Hubbard• 1 eps
Harry and the Hendersons
TVas Guest #1• 1 eps
1991
The Entertainers
as Sam
Night of the Warrior
as Coco
Quantum Leap
TVas Mr. Deever• 1 eps
Growing Pains
TVas Lloyd / Buzz / Janitor / Bub / Maurice / Chester / Lester / Edgar• 1 eps
Knots Landing
TVas Mr. Wineke• 1 eps
Full House
TVas Mr. Ferguson• 1 eps
1990
The Willies
as Old Man
Home Alone
as Man in Airport
Star Trek: The Next Generation
TVas Doctor Dalen Quaice• 1 eps
1989
Moonlighting
TVas Duncan Kennedy• 1 eps
1988
The Land Before Time
as Grandfather (voice)
She's Having a Baby
as Grandfather
Married... with Children
TVas Hiram Massey• 1 eps
1987
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
as Man on Plane
Punky Brewster
TVas Ben• 1 eps
Second Chance
TVas Gus
Highway to Heaven
TVas Santa• 1 eps
1986
Stewardess School
as Orchestra Conductor
1985
Generation
as John
1984
1983
Hart to Hart
TVas Sir Gavin MacLaish• 1 eps
1982
1981
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
as Mr. Schneider
The Brady Girls Get Married
as Reverend
1980
Somewhere in Time
as Arthur Biehl
1979
Struck by Lightning
TVas Glenn Diamond
1978
Huckleberry Finn
as Harvey Wilkes
1977
Lou Grant
TVas Old Man• 1 eps
1975
1974
Candy Stripe Nurses
as Principal
The Waltons
TVas Senator Rogers• 1 eps
1973
Hunter
as Sam Pickering
1972
Gunsmoke
TVas Townsman (uncredited)• 1 eps
1971
The F.B.I.
TVas Manager• 1 eps
1970
How Awful About Allan
as Dr. Ames
The Christine Jorgensen Story
as Pastor
Mayberry R.F.D.
TVas Man at Convention• 1 eps
Dan August
TVas Coroner
1969
1967
The Fugitive
TVas Counterman• 1 eps
The Invaders
TVas Manager• 1 eps
The Second Hundred Years
TVas Salesman #2
The Wild Wild West
TVas Jury Foreman• 1 eps
Get Smart
TVas Mr. Smith• 1 eps
1966
Perry Mason
TVas Counterman• 1 eps
Shane
TVas Clerk
1964
Arrest and Trial
TVas Doctor• 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TVas Father Daley• 1 eps
The Virginian
TVas Bevers• 1 eps
1963
Under the Yum-Yum Tree
as Teacher (uncredited)
Burke's Law
TVas Fire Marshal• 1 eps
The Greatest Show on Earth
TVas Food Truck Cook
The Untouchables
TVas Auctioneer / Doctor• 1 eps
1962
1961
Mister Ed
TVas Mr. Wood• 1 eps
Peter Loves Mary
TVas 1st Non-Com• 1 eps
Rawhide
TVas Parker• 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TVas Harte / Sam Townley / Joshua Morgan / Reverend McIntire / Clay Davis / Harper Bates• 1 eps
1960
Maverick
TVas Pawn Shop Dealer (uncredited)• 1 eps
The Andy Griffith Show
TVas George Sapley• 2 eps
Stagecoach West
TVas Teller (uncredited)
1959
M Squad
TVas Detective Gene• 1 eps
Johnny Ringo
TVas Manners• 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
TVas Man / Peter Kramer / Wilcox (uncredited)• 1 eps
Black Saddle
TVas Kelly• 1 eps
The Rifleman
TVas Joe Flecker• 1 eps
Law of the Plainsman
TVas Dr. Palmer• 1 eps
1958
1957
The Night Runner
as McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
Fight for the Title
as Newspaper Man
I Love Lucy
TVas Bum (uncredited)• 1 eps
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
TVas Sgt. Riker• 3 eps
State Trooper
TVas Neal James• 2 eps
The Walter Winchell File
TVas Bellem
1956
1955
Robert Montgomery Presents
TVas Jens Nelson• 1 eps
1954
The Philco Television Playhouse
TVas Herman• 1 eps
1950
Lux Video Theatre
TVas Reporter
1949
Easy Living
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1948
The Velvet Touch
as Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)