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