Bill Erwin
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.
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Acting History
2019
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration as Wilcox (archive footage)
2005My Name Is Earl as Old Man playing Ping Pong
2002Everwood as Ollie
2002Monk as Hiram Holling
2001A Crack in the Floor as Harold
2001Cahoots as Frenchy
2000Back To "Somewhere In Time" as Self
2000The Michael Richards Show as Mr. Flaherty
2000Stanley's Gig as Jules
1999Inferno as Eli Hamilton
1999The West Wing as Ronald Cruikshank
1999Forces of Nature as Murray
1998The King of Queens as Whitey
1998Chairman of the Board as Landers
1998Art House as Monty
1997Menno's Mind as Mr. Lewis
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket")
1997Just Shoot Me! as Mr. King
1996Just Your Luck as Pops
1996Suddenly Susan as Mr. Tidgely
1995Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as 70-Year-Old Man
1995The Drew Carey Show as Mr. Bradbury
1995The Naked Truth as Victor
1995Cybill as Bill
1994Madman of the People as William
1994Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult as Conductor
1994Burke's Law as Noah Stark
1993Against the Grain as Harold
1993The Mommies
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Andy Tucker
1993The John Larroquette Show as Man
1993Fallen Angels as Chick
1993Dennis the Menace as Edward Little
1993At Home with the Webbers as Horace
1993The Magic Bubble as Old Man
1992Mad About You as Yankee Third Baseman
1991The Entertainers as Sam
1991Night of the Warrior as Coco
1991Harry and the Hendersons as Guest #1
1990The Willies as Old Man
1990Home Alone as Man in Airport
1990The Color of Evening as Priest
1989Seinfeld as Sidney Fields
1989Quantum Leap as Mr. Deever
1988The Land Before Time as Grandfather (voice)
1988Silent Assassins as Dr. London
1988She's Having a Baby as Grandfather
1988High Mountain Rangers
1987Planes, Trains and Automobiles as Man on Plane
1987Star Trek: The Next Generation as Doctor Dalen Quaice
1987Second Chance as Gus
1987Full House
1987Married... with Children as Hiram Massey
1987On Fire as Joe's Father
1986Stewardess School as Orchestra Conductor
1985Growing Pains as Buzz
1985Growing Pains as Janitor
1985Growing Pains as Lloyd
1985Growing Pains as Maurice
1985Growing Pains as Bub
1985Growing Pains as Chester / Lester
1985Growing Pains as Edgar
1985The Golden Girls as Mr. Hubbard
1985Generation as John
1985Moonlighting as Duncan Kennedy
1984Quest
1984Who's the Boss?
1984Highway to Heaven as Santa
1984Punky Brewster as Ben
1984Hard Knox as Gen. Garfield
1984Invitation to Hell as Walt Henderson
1983Pardon and Peace as Old Man
1983Ghost Dancing as Joe Greyfeather
1982Voyagers! as Eisenhowers' Neighbor
1982Drop-Out Father as Grandpa
1982Moonlight as Dr. Tucker
1981Falcon Crest as Night Editor
1981Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo as Mr. Schneider
1981The Brady Girls Get Married as Reverend
1980Somewhere in Time as Arthur Biehl
1979Knots Landing as Mr. Wineke
1979Hart to Hart as Sir Gavin MacLaish
1979Struck by Lightning as Glenn Diamond
1979Elvis
1978Huckleberry Finn as Harvey Wilkes
1977Lou Grant as Old Man
1977Sixth and Main
1975The Jeffersons
1974Candy Stripe Nurses as Principal
1973Hunter as Sam Pickering
1972The Waltons
1972The Waltons as Senator Rogers
1972The Rookies
1971Cannon
1970The Christine Jorgensen Story as Pastor
1970Dan August as Coroner
1970How Awful About Allan as Dr. Ames
1969My World and Welcome to It
1968Mayberry R.F.D. as Man at Convention
1967Counterpoint
1967Mannix
1967The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967The Second Hundred Years as Salesman #2
1967The Invaders as Manager
1966Shane as Clerk
1965The F.B.I. as Paxton
1965The F.B.I. as Manager
1965Get Smart
1965The Wild Wild West as Jury Foreman
1963Under the Yum-Yum Tree as Teacher (uncredited)
1963Kraft Suspense Theatre as Father Daley
1963Burke's Law as Fire Marshal
1963The Fugitive as Bar patron
1963The Fugitive as Man
1963The Fugitive as Counterman
1963The Greatest Show on Earth as Food Truck Cook
1963Arrest and Trial as Doctor
1963The Dakotas
1962The Virginian as Bevers
1962Terror At Black Falls as Hugh 'Squint' Edwards
1961Ben Casey
196187th Precinct as George
1961Mister Ed as Mr. Wood
1960Peter Loves Mary
1960Peter Loves Mary as 1st Non-Com
1960Stagecoach West as Teller (uncredited)
1960The Andy Griffith Show as George Sapley
1960My Three Sons as Joe Walters
1960Coronado 9
1959The Untouchables as Auctioneer
1959The Untouchables as Doctor
1959The Twilight Zone as Peter Kramer
1959The Twilight Zone as Wilcox (uncredited)
1959The Twilight Zone as Man
1959Johnny Ringo as Manners
1959Law of the Plainsman as Dr. Palmer
1959The Sunrise Gun as Harte
1959Black Saddle as Kelly
1959Rawhide as Parker
1958Man with a Camera
1958The Rifleman as Joe Flecker
1958The Texan
1958Cry Baby Killer as Mr. Wallace
1958Sea Hunt
1958Gun Fever as Bartender
1957Leave It to Beaver
1957Trackdown
1957Trackdown as Man on Trail (uncredited)
1957The Walter Winchell File as Bellem
1957Maverick as Hotel Clerk
1957Maverick as Evans (uncredited)
1957Maverick as Pawn Shop Dealer (uncredited)
1957Perry Mason as A.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner
1957Perry Mason as Morrison Findlay
1957Perry Mason as Superintendent
1957Perry Mason as Autopsy Surgeon
1957Perry Mason as Counterman
1957M Squad as Roger Jessop
1957M Squad as Detective Gene
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
1957Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Sgt. Riker
1957The Night Runner as McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
1957Fight for the Title as Newspaper Man
1957The Shadow on the Window as Policeman (uncredited)
1957Panic!
1956Man from Del Rio as Roy Higgens
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Sam Townley
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Joshua Morgan
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Harper Bates
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Harte
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Reverend McIntire
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Clay Davis
1956State Trooper
1956State Trooper as Neal James
1956Claire as Carl
1956The Man Called X
1955Highway Patrol
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Fireman (uncredited)
1955Cheyenne
1955Gunsmoke as Preacher
1955Gunsmoke as Rev Tucker
1955Gunsmoke as Ned
1955Gunsmoke as Townsman
1955Gunsmoke as Captain
1955Gunsmoke as Judge
1955Gunsmoke as Juror
1955Gunsmoke as Telegrapher
1955Gunsmoke as Bailiff
1955Gunsmoke as Mr. Jonas
1955Gunsmoke as Snood
1955Gunsmoke as Townsman (uncredited)
1954Lassie
1953General Electric Theater
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951I Love Lucy as Bum (uncredited)
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1950Lux Video Theatre as Reporter
1950Robert Montgomery Presents as Jens Nelson
1949Easy Living as Minor Role (uncredited)
1948The Philco Television Playhouse as Herman
1948The Velvet Touch as Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)