Bill Erwin

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Biography

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

Home Alone

Man in Airport

The Land Before Time

Grandfather (voice)

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Conductor

Seinfeld

Sidney Fields

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Man on Plane

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Doctor Dalen Quaice

Dennis the Menace

Edward Little

Monk

Hiram Holling

Full Filmography

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

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