Acting
Bill Erwin
EN cinema · 59 credits
Born
2 December 1914
Died
29 December 2010 (aged 96)
Birthplace
Honey Grove, Texas, USA
Also known as William 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.
Known for
Filmography
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Wilcox (archive footage)
A Crack in the Floor
as Harold
Cahoots
as Frenchy
Boycott
as Loading Dock Man #2
Stanley's Gig
as Jules
Inferno
as Eli Hamilton
Forces of Nature
as Murray
Chairman of the Board
as Landers
Art House
as Monty
Menno's Mind
as Mr. Lewis
Just Your Luck
as Pops
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
as 70-Year-Old Man
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Conductor
At Home with the Webbers
as Horace
Dennis the Menace
as Edward Little
The Magic Bubble
as Old Man
Home Alone
as Man in Airport
The Color of Evening
as Priest
The Willies
as Old Man
Silent Assassins
as Dr. London
The Land Before Time
as Grandfather (voice)
She's Having a Baby
as Grandfather
On Fire
as Joe's Father
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
as Man on Plane
Stewardess School
as Orchestra Conductor
Generation
as John
Invitation to Hell
as Walt Henderson
Hard Knox
as Gen. Garfield
Quest
Actor
Ghost Dancing
1983
Ghost Dancing
as Joe Greyfeather
Pardon and Peace
as Old Man
Moonlight
as Dr. Tucker
Drop-Out Father
as Grandpa
The Brady Girls Get Married
as Reverend
Somewhere in Time
as Arthur Biehl
Elvis
Actor
Huckleberry Finn
as Harvey Wilkes
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
as Mr. Schneider
Candy Stripe Nurses
as Principal
Hunter
as Sam Pickering
How Awful About Allan
as Dr. Ames
Under the Yum Yum Tree
as Teacher (uncredited)
Terror At Black Falls
as Hugh 'Squint' Edwards
Gun Fever
as Bartender
Cry Baby Killer
as Mr. Wallace
The Shadow on the Window
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Night Runner
as McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
Fight for the Title
1957
Fight for the Title
as Newspaper Man
Man from Del Rio
as Roy Higgens
Claire
as Carl
Easy Living
as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Velvet Touch
as Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)