Actor
· Acting
Bill Erwin
Born 1914-12-02
Died 2010-12-29
📍 Honey Grove, Texas, USA
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.
Filmography 195
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Wilcox (archive footage)
2019
My Name Is Earl
as Old Man playing Ping Pong
2005
Everwood
as Ollie
2002
Monk
as Hiram Holling
2002
A Crack in the Floor
as Harold
2001
Boycott
as Loading Dock Man #2
2001
Cahoots
as Frenchy
2001
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
as Self
2000
The Michael Richards Show
as Mr. Flaherty
2000
Stanley's Gig
as Jules
2000
Inferno
as Eli Hamilton
1999
The West Wing
as Ronald Cruikshank
1999
Forces of Nature
as Murray
1999
The King of Queens
as Whitey
1998
Chairman of the Board
as Landers
1998
Art House
as Monty
1998
Menno's Mind
as Mr. Lewis
1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket")
1997
Just Shoot Me!
as Mr. King
1997
Just Your Luck
as Pops
1996
Suddenly Susan
as Mr. Tidgely
1996
The Louie Show
as Cheating Husband
1996
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
as 70-Year-Old Man
1995
The Drew Carey Show
as Mr. Bradbury
1995
The Naked Truth
as Victor
1995
Cybill
as Bill
1995
Madman of the People
as William
1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Conductor
1994
Burke's Law
as Noah Stark
1994
Against the Grain
as Harold
1993
The Mommies
1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Andy Tucker
1993
The John Larroquette Show
as Man
1993
Fallen Angels
as Chick
1993
Dennis the Menace
as Edward Little
1993
At Home with the Webbers
as Horace
1993
The Magic Bubble
as Old Man
1993
Mad About You
as Yankee Third Baseman
1992
The Entertainers
as Sam
1991
Night of the Warrior
as Coco
1991
Harry and the Hendersons
as Guest #1
1991
The Willies
as Old Man
1990
Home Alone
as Man in Airport
1990
The Color of Evening
as Priest
1990
Seinfeld
as Sidney Fields
1989
Quantum Leap
as Mr. Deever
1989
The Land Before Time
as Grandfather (voice)
1988
Silent Assassins
as Dr. London
1988
She's Having a Baby
as Grandfather
1988
High Mountain Rangers
1988
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
as Man on Plane
1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Doctor Dalen Quaice
1987
Second Chance
as Gus
1987
Full House
as Mr. Ferguson
1987
Married... with Children
as Hiram Massey
1987
On Fire
as Joe's Father
1987
Stewardess School
as Orchestra Conductor
1986
Growing Pains
as Buzz
1985
Growing Pains
as Janitor
1985
Growing Pains
as Chester / Lester
1985
Growing Pains
as Lloyd
1985
Growing Pains
as Edgar
1985
Growing Pains
as Maurice
1985
Growing Pains
as Bub
1985
The Golden Girls
as Mr. Hubbard
1985
Generation
as John
1985
Moonlighting
as Duncan Kennedy
1985
Quest
1984
Who's the Boss?
1984
Highway to Heaven
as Santa
1984
Punky Brewster
as Ben
1984
Hard Knox
as Gen. Garfield
1984
Invitation to Hell
as Walt Henderson
1984
Pardon and Peace
as Old Man
1983
Voyagers!
as Eisenhowers' Neighbor
1982
Drop-Out Father
as Grandpa
1982
Moonlight
as Dr. Tucker
1982
Falcon Crest
as Night Editor
1981
The Brady Girls Get Married
as Reverend
1981
Somewhere in Time
as Arthur Biehl
1980
Knots Landing
as Mr. Wineke
1979
Hart to Hart
as Sir Gavin MacLaish
1979
Struck by Lightning
as Glenn Diamond
1979
Elvis
1979
Huckleberry Finn
as Harvey Wilkes
1978
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
as Mr. Schneider
1977
Lou Grant
as Old Man
1977
Sixth and Main
1977
The Jeffersons
1975
Candy Stripe Nurses
as Principal
1974
Hunter
as Sam Pickering
1973
The Waltons
1972
The Waltons
as Senator Rogers
1972
The Rookies
1972
Cannon
1971
The Christine Jorgensen Story
as Pastor
1970
Dan August
as Coroner
1970
How Awful About Allan
as Dr. Ames
1970
My World and Welcome to It
1969
Mayberry R.F.D.
as Man at Convention
1968
Counterpoint
1967
Mannix
1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
The Second Hundred Years
as Salesman #2
1967
The Invaders
as Manager
1967
Shane
as Clerk
1966
The F.B.I.
as Paxton
1965
The F.B.I.
as Manager
1965
Get Smart
as Mr. Smith
1965
The Wild Wild West
as Jury Foreman
1965
Under the Yum Yum Tree
as Teacher (uncredited)
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Father Daley
1963
Burke's Law
as Fire Marshal
1963
The Fugitive
as Bar patron
1963
The Fugitive
as Man
1963
The Fugitive
as Counterman
1963
Arrest and Trial
as Doctor
1963
The Dakotas
1963
The Virginian
as Bevers
1962
Terror At Black Falls
as Hugh 'Squint' Edwards
1962
Ben Casey
1961
87th Precinct
as George
1961
Mister Ed
as Mr. Wood
1961
Stagecoach West
as Teller (uncredited)
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
as George Sapley
1960
My Three Sons
as Joe Walters
1960
Coronado 9
1960
The Untouchables
as Auctioneer
1959
The Untouchables
as Doctor
1959
The Twilight Zone
as Peter Kramer
1959
Johnny Ringo
as Manners
1959
The Twilight Zone
as Wilcox (uncredited)
1959
The Twilight Zone
as Man
1959
Law of the Plainsman
as Dr. Palmer
1959
The Sunrise Gun
as Harte
1959
Black Saddle
as Kelly
1959
Rawhide
as Parker
1959
Man with a Camera
1958
The Rifleman
as Joe Flecker
1958
The Texan
1958
Cry Baby Killer
as Mr. Wallace
1958
Sea Hunt
1958
Gun Fever
as Bartender
1958
Trackdown
1957
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Trackdown
as Man on Trail (uncredited)
1957
The Walter Winchell File
as Bellem
1957
Maverick
as Hotel Clerk
1957
Maverick
as Evans (uncredited)
1957
Maverick
as Pawn Shop Dealer (uncredited)
1957
Perry Mason
as A.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner
1957
Perry Mason
as Morrison Findlay
1957
Perry Mason
as Superintendent
1957
Perry Mason
as Autopsy Surgeon
1957
Perry Mason
as Counterman
1957
M Squad
as Roger Jessop
1957
M Squad
as Detective Gene
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Sgt. Riker
1957
The Night Runner
as McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
1957
The Shadow on the Window
as Policeman (uncredited)
1957
Panic!
1957
Man from Del Rio
as Roy Higgens
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Sam Townley
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Joshua Morgan
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Harper Bates
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Harte
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Reverend McIntire
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Clay Davis
1956
Claire
as Carl
1956
The Man Called X
1956
Highway Patrol
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Fireman (uncredited)
1955
Cheyenne
1955
Gunsmoke
as Preacher
1955
Gunsmoke
as Rev Tucker
1955
Gunsmoke
as Ned
1955
Gunsmoke
as Captain
1955
Gunsmoke
as Townsman
1955
Gunsmoke
as Judge
1955
Gunsmoke
as Juror
1955
Gunsmoke
as Telegrapher
1955
Gunsmoke
as Bailiff
1955
Gunsmoke
as Mr. Jonas
1955
Gunsmoke
as Snood
1955
Gunsmoke
as Townsman (uncredited)
1955
Lassie
1954
General Electric Theater
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
I Love Lucy
as Bum (uncredited)
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Jens Nelson
1950
Easy Living
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1949
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Herman
1948
The Velvet Touch
as Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)
1948