Bill Erwin
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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
Credits
Dennis the Menace (1993)
as Edward Little
The Land Before Time (1988)
as Grandfather (voice)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
as Conductor
Somewhere in Time (1980)
as Arthur Biehl
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
as Man on Plane
Inferno (1999)
as Eli Hamilton
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
as 70-Year-Old Man
Forces of Nature (1999)
as Murray
She's Having a Baby (1988)
as Grandfather
Stewardess School (1986)
as Orchestra Conductor
Elvis (1979)
Actor
The Willies (1990)
as Old Man
Quest (1984)
Actor
Boycott (2001)
as Loading Dock Man #2
Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)
as Teacher (uncredited)
Home Alone (1990)
as Man in Airport
A Crack in the Floor (2001)
as Harold
Counterpoint (1967)
Actor
Claire (1956)
as Carl
On Fire (1987)
as Joe's Father
Menno's Mind (1997)
as Mr. Lewis
Invitation to Hell (1984)
as Walt Henderson
Art House (1998)
as Monty
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration (2019)
as Wilcox (archive footage)
Hard Knox (1984)
as Gen. Garfield
The Velvet Touch (1948)
as Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)
Stanley's Gig (2000)
as Jules
Cahoots (2001)
as Frenchy
Chairman of the Board (1998)
as Landers
The Night Runner (1957)
as McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
At Home with the Webbers (1993)
as Horace
Just Your Luck (1996)
as Pops
Man from Del Rio (1956)
as Roy Higgens
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo (1977)
as Mr. Schneider
Moonlight (1982)
as Dr. Tucker
The Magic Bubble (1993)
as Old Man
The Christine Jorgensen Story (1970)
as Pastor
Cry Baby Killer (1958)
as Mr. Wallace
Huckleberry Finn (1978)
as Harvey Wilkes
Gun Fever (1958)
as Bartender
Easy Living (1949)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Hunter (1973)
as Sam Pickering
Candy Stripe Nurses (1974)
as Principal
The Brady Girls Get Married (1981)
as Reverend
Ghost Dancing (1983)
as Joe Greyfeather
Drop-Out Father (1982)
as Grandpa
Back To "Somewhere In Time" (2000)
as Self
The Shadow on the Window (1957)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Night of the Warrior (1991)
as Coco
Generation (1985)
as John
Silent Assassins (1988)
as Dr. London
How Awful About Allan (1970)
as Dr. Ames
The Entertainers (1991)
as Sam
The Color of Evening (1990)
as Priest
Sixth and Main (1977)
Actor
Terror At Black Falls (1962)
as Hugh 'Squint' Edwards
Fight for the Title (1957)
as Newspaper Man
Pardon and Peace (1983)
as Old Man