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