Bill Erwin
Acting
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.
TV Shows(105)
My Name Is Earl
Old Man playing Ping Pong
2005
Everwood
Ollie
2002
Monk
Hiram Holling
2002
The Michael Richards Show
Mr. Flaherty
2000
The West Wing
Ronald Cruikshank
1999
The King of Queens
Whitey
1998
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket")
1997
Just Shoot Me!
Mr. King
1997
Suddenly Susan
Mr. Tidgely
1996
The Louie Show
Cheating Husband
1996
The Drew Carey Show
Mr. Bradbury
1995
The Naked Truth
Victor
1995
Cybill
Bill
1995
Madman of the People
William
1994
Burke's Law
Noah Stark
1994
Against the Grain
Harold
1993
The Mommies
1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Andy Tucker
1993
The John Larroquette Show
Man
1993
Fallen Angels
Chick
1993
Mad About You
Yankee Third Baseman
1992
Harry and the Hendersons
Guest #1
1991
Seinfeld
Sidney Fields
1989
Quantum Leap
Mr. Deever
1989
High Mountain Rangers
1988
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Doctor Dalen Quaice
1987
Second Chance
Gus
1987
Full House
Mr. Ferguson
1987
Married... with Children
Hiram Massey
1987
Growing Pains
Buzz
1985
The Golden Girls
Mr. Hubbard
1985
Moonlighting
Duncan Kennedy
1985
Who's the Boss?
1984
Highway to Heaven
Santa
1984
Punky Brewster
Ben
1984
Voyagers!
Eisenhowers' Neighbor
1982
Falcon Crest
Night Editor
1981
Knots Landing
Mr. Wineke
1979
Hart to Hart
Sir Gavin MacLaish
1979
Struck by Lightning
Glenn Diamond
1979
Lou Grant
Old Man
1977
The Jeffersons
1975
The Waltons
1972
The Rookies
1972
Cannon
1971
Dan August
Coroner
1970
My World and Welcome to It
1969
Mayberry R.F.D.
Man at Convention
1968
Mannix
1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
The Second Hundred Years
Salesman #2
1967
The Invaders
Manager
1967
Shane
Clerk
1966
The F.B.I.
Paxton
1965
Get Smart
Mr. Smith
1965
The Wild Wild West
Jury Foreman
1965
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Father Daley
1963
Burke's Law
Fire Marshal
1963
The Fugitive
Bar patron
1963
The Greatest Show on Earth
Food Truck Cook
1963
Arrest and Trial
Doctor
1963
The Dakotas
1963
The Virginian
Bevers
1962
Ben Casey
1961
87th Precinct
George
1961
Mister Ed
Mr. Wood
1961
Peter Loves Mary
1960
Stagecoach West
Teller (uncredited)
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
George Sapley
1960
My Three Sons
Joe Walters
1960
Coronado 9
1960
The Untouchables
Auctioneer
1959
The Twilight Zone
Peter Kramer
1959
Johnny Ringo
Manners
1959
Law of the Plainsman
Dr. Palmer
1959
Black Saddle
Kelly
1959
Rawhide
Parker
1959
Man with a Camera
1958
The Rifleman
Joe Flecker
1958
The Texan
1958
Sea Hunt
1958
Trackdown
1957
Leave It to Beaver
1957
The Walter Winchell File
Bellem
1957
Maverick
Hotel Clerk
1957
Perry Mason
A.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner
1957
M Squad
Roger Jessop
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Sgt. Riker
1957
Panic!
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sam Townley
1956
State Trooper
1956
The Man Called X
1956
Highway Patrol
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Fireman (uncredited)
1955
Cheyenne
1955
Gunsmoke
Preacher
1955
Lassie
1954
General Electric Theater
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
I Love Lucy
Bum (uncredited)
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Reporter
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Jens Nelson
1950
The Philco Television Playhouse
Herman
1948
Movies(59)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Wilcox (archive footage)
2019
A Crack in the Floor
Harold
2001
Boycott
Loading Dock Man #2
2001
Cahoots
Frenchy
2001
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
Self
2000
Stanley's Gig
Jules
2000
Inferno
Eli Hamilton
1999
Forces of Nature
Murray
1999
Chairman of the Board
Landers
1998
Art House
Monty
1998
Menno's Mind
Mr. Lewis
1997
Just Your Luck
Pops
1996
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
70-Year-Old Man
1995
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Conductor
1994
Dennis the Menace
Edward Little
1993
At Home with the Webbers
Horace
1993
The Magic Bubble
Old Man
1993
The Entertainers
Sam
1991
Night of the Warrior
Coco
1991
The Willies
Old Man
1990
Home Alone
Man in Airport
1990
The Color of Evening
Priest
1990
The Land Before Time
Grandfather (voice)
1988
Silent Assassins
Dr. London
1988
She's Having a Baby
Grandfather
1988
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Man on Plane
1987
On Fire
Joe's Father
1987
Stewardess School
Orchestra Conductor
1986
Generation
John
1985
Quest
1984
Hard Knox
Gen. Garfield
1984
Invitation to Hell
Walt Henderson
1984
Pardon and Peace
Old Man
1983
Ghost Dancing
Joe Greyfeather
1983
Drop-Out Father
Grandpa
1982
Moonlight
Dr. Tucker
1982
The Brady Girls Get Married
Reverend
1981
Somewhere in Time
Arthur Biehl
1980
Elvis
1979
Huckleberry Finn
Harvey Wilkes
1978
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
Mr. Schneider
1977
Sixth and Main
1977
Candy Stripe Nurses
Principal
1974
Hunter
Sam Pickering
1973
The Christine Jorgensen Story
Pastor
1970
How Awful About Allan
Dr. Ames
1970
Counterpoint
1967
Under the Yum Yum Tree
Teacher (uncredited)
1963
Terror At Black Falls
Hugh 'Squint' Edwards
1962
The Sunrise Gun
Harte
1959
Cry Baby Killer
Mr. Wallace
1958
Gun Fever
Bartender
1958
The Night Runner
McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
1957
Fight for the Title
Newspaper Man
1957
The Shadow on the Window
Policeman (uncredited)
1957
Man from Del Rio
Roy Higgens
1956
Claire
Carl
1956
Easy Living
Minor Role (uncredited)
1949
The Velvet Touch
Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)
1948