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