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