
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





