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