Bill Erwin
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 · 158
The West Wing
1999 · Ronald Cruikshank
Perry Mason
1957 · A.J. Nelson - Paint St...
Married... with Children
1987 · Hiram Massey
Seinfeld
1989 · Sidney Fields
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · Doctor Dalen Quaice
Monk
2002 · Hiram Holling
Lassie
1954
The King of Queens
1998 · Whitey
The Rifleman
1958 · Joe Flecker
Full House
1987 · Mr. Ferguson
Everwood
2002 · Ollie
Quantum Leap
1989 · Mr. Deever
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · George Sapley
Mannix
1967
Falcon Crest
1981 · Night Editor
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 · Jens Nelson
The Waltons
1972
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
The Drew Carey Show
1995 · Mr. Bradbury
Maverick
1957 · Hotel Clerk
The Fugitive
1963 · Bar patron
The Wild Wild West
1965 · Jury Foreman
Mad About You
1992 · Yankee Third Baseman
Get Smart
1965 · Mr. Smith
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Peter Kramer
The Virginian
1962 · Bevers
Knots Landing
1979 · Mr. Wineke
The Golden Girls
1985 · Mr. Hubbard
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Sam Townley
Highway Patrol
1955
I Love Lucy
1951 · Bum (uncredited)
My Name Is Earl
2005 · Old Man playing Ping P...
My Three Sons
1960 · Joe Walters
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993 · Andy Tucker
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · Herman
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Highway to Heaven
1984 · Santa
Rawhide
1959 · Parker
Cannon
1971
Just Shoot Me!
1997 · Mr. King
The Untouchables
1959 · Auctioneer
Hart to Hart
1979 · Sir Gavin MacLaish
Moonlighting
1985 · Duncan Kennedy
Cheyenne
1955
Burke's Law
1963 · Fire Marshal
Who's the Boss?
1984
Gunsmoke
1955 · Preacher
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997 · Gus Hobbs (segment "Th...
The F.B.I.
1965 · Paxton
Lou Grant
1977 · Old Man
The Invaders
1967 · Manager
Ben Casey
1961
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Fireman (uncredited)
The Jeffersons
1975
Cybill
1995 · Bill
The John Larroquette Show
1993 · Man
The Rookies
1972
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · Father Daley
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 · Sgt. Riker
Mister Ed
1961 · Mr. Wood
Dennis the Menace
1993 · Edward Little
Sea Hunt
1958
Growing Pains
1985 · Buzz
Punky Brewster
1984 · Ben
The Texan
1958
M Squad
1957 · Roger Jessop
Harry and the Hendersons
1991 · Guest #1
Fallen Angels
1993 · Chick
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968 · Man at Convention
Trackdown
1957
Arrest and Trial
1963 · Doctor
The Naked Truth
1995 · Victor
The Land Before Time
1988 · Grandfather (voice)
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994 · Conductor
Burke's Law
1994 · Noah Stark
Voyagers!
1982 · Eisenhowers' Neighbor
87th Precinct
1961 · George
Suddenly Susan
1996 · Mr. Tidgely
Law of the Plainsman
1959 · Dr. Palmer
Black Saddle
1959 · Kelly
Johnny Ringo
1959 · Manners
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987 · Man on Plane
Dan August
1970 · Coroner
The Dakotas
1963
Somewhere in Time
1980 · Arthur Biehl
Inferno
1999 · Eli Hamilton
Forces of Nature
1999 · Murray
The Second Hundred Years
1967 · Salesman #2
The Walter Winchell File
1957 · Bellem
Stagecoach West
1960 · Teller (uncredited)
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995 · 70-Year-Old Man
The Mommies
1993
Man with a Camera
1958
Shane
1966 · Clerk
Coronado 9
1960
Panic!
1957
Peter Loves Mary
1960
The Man Called X
1956
My World and Welcome to It
1969
Madman of the People
1994 · William
She's Having a Baby
1988 · Grandfather
Second Chance
1987 · Gus
The Michael Richards Show
2000 · Mr. Flaherty
Against the Grain
1993 · Harold
Elvis
1979
Stewardess School
1986 · Orchestra Conductor
Counterpoint
1967
General Electric Theater
1953
The Louie Show
1996 · Cheating Husband
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Under the Yum Yum Tree
1963 · Teacher (uncredited)
High Mountain Rangers
1988
The Willies
1990 · Old Man
Invitation to Hell
1984 · Walt Henderson
Quest
1984
Struck by Lightning
1979 · Glenn Diamond
The Velvet Touch
1948 · Howard Forman (as Will...
The Magic Bubble
1993 · Old Man
Night of the Warrior
1991 · Coco
Man from Del Rio
1956 · Roy Higgens
The Shadow on the Window
1957 · Policeman (uncredited)
A Crack in the Floor
2001 · Harold
Silent Assassins
1988 · Dr. London
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
1977 · Mr. Schneider
How Awful About Allan
1970 · Dr. Ames
Cahoots
2001 · Frenchy
Chairman of the Board
1998 · Landers
Boycott
2001 · Loading Dock Man #2
Home Alone
1990 · Man in Airport
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019 · Wilcox (archive footag...
Just Your Luck
1996 · Pops
Claire
1956 · Carl
Art House
1998 · Monty
On Fire
1987 · Joe's Father
Menno's Mind
1997 · Mr. Lewis
The Christine Jorgensen Story
1970 · Pastor
The Night Runner
1957 · McDermott--Fingerprint...
Gun Fever
1958 · Bartender
Easy Living
1949 · Minor Role (uncredited...
Cry Baby Killer
1958 · Mr. Wallace
Stanley's Gig
2000 · Jules
The Color of Evening
1990 · Priest
Hard Knox
1984 · Gen. Garfield
Drop-Out Father
1982 · Grandpa
Hunter
1973 · Sam Pickering
The Entertainers
1991 · Sam
Candy Stripe Nurses
1974 · Principal
Huckleberry Finn
1978 · Harvey Wilkes
The Brady Girls Get Married
1981 · Reverend
At Home with the Webbers
1993 · Horace
Generation
1985 · John
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
2000 · Self
Pardon and Peace
1983 · Old Man
Moonlight
1982 · Dr. Tucker
Sixth and Main
1977
Terror At Black Falls
1962 · Hugh 'Squint' Edwards