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.

Known For

Seinfeld

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

Monk

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

All Movies (58)

• The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration2019 · as Wilcox (archive footage)
• A Crack in the Floor2001 · as Harold
• Boycott2001 · as Loading Dock Man #2
• Cahoots2001 · as Frenchy
• Back To "Somewhere In Time"2000 · as Self
• Stanley's Gig2000 · as Jules
• Inferno1999 · as Eli Hamilton
• Forces of Nature1999 · as Murray
• Chairman of the Board1998 · as Landers
• Art House1998 · as Monty
• Menno's Mind1997 · as Mr. Lewis
• Just Your Luck1996 · as Pops
• Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead1995 · as 70-Year-Old Man
• Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult1994 · as Conductor
• Dennis the Menace1993 · as Edward Little
• At Home with the Webbers1993 · as Horace
• The Magic Bubble1993 · as Old Man
• The Entertainers1991 · as Sam
• Night of the Warrior1991 · as Coco
• The Willies1990 · as Old Man
• Home Alone1990 · as Man in Airport
• The Color of Evening1990 · as Priest
• The Land Before Time1988 · as Grandfather (voice)
• Silent Assassins1988 · as Dr. London
• She's Having a Baby1988 · as Grandfather
• Planes, Trains and Automobiles1987 · as Man on Plane
• On Fire1987 · as Joe's Father
• Stewardess School1986 · as Orchestra Conductor
• Generation1985 · as John
• Quest1984
• Hard Knox1984 · as Gen. Garfield
• Invitation to Hell1984 · as Walt Henderson
• Pardon and Peace1983 · as Old Man
• Ghost Dancing1983 · as Joe Greyfeather
• Drop-Out Father1982 · as Grandpa
• Moonlight1982 · as Dr. Tucker
• The Brady Girls Get Married1981 · as Reverend
• Somewhere in Time1980 · as Arthur Biehl
• Elvis1979
• Huckleberry Finn1978 · as Harvey Wilkes
• Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo1977 · as Mr. Schneider
• Sixth and Main1977
• Candy Stripe Nurses1974 · as Principal
• Hunter1973 · as Sam Pickering
• The Christine Jorgensen Story1970 · as Pastor
• How Awful About Allan1970 · as Dr. Ames
• Counterpoint1967
• Under the Yum Yum Tree1963 · as Teacher (uncredited)
• Terror At Black Falls1962 · as Hugh 'Squint' Edwards
• Cry Baby Killer1958 · as Mr. Wallace
• Gun Fever1958 · as Bartender
• The Night Runner1957 · as McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
• Fight for the Title1957 · as Newspaper Man
• The Shadow on the Window1957 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• Man from Del Rio1956 · as Roy Higgens
• Claire1956 · as Carl
• Easy Living1949 · as Minor Role (uncredited)
• The Velvet Touch1948 · as Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)

All TV Shows (144)

• My Name Is Earl2005 · as Old Man playing Ping Pong
• Everwood2002 · as Ollie
• Monk2002 · as Hiram Holling
• The Michael Richards Show2000 · as Mr. Flaherty
• The West Wing1999 · as Ronald Cruikshank
• The King of Queens1998 · as Whitey
• Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction1997 · as Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket")
• Just Shoot Me!1997 · as Mr. King
• Suddenly Susan1996 · as Mr. Tidgely
• The Louie Show1996 · as Cheating Husband
• The Drew Carey Show1995 · as Mr. Bradbury
• The Naked Truth1995 · as Victor
• Cybill1995 · as Bill
• Madman of the People1994 · as William
• Burke's Law1994 · as Noah Stark
• Against the Grain1993 · as Harold
• The Mommies1993
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman1993 · as Andy Tucker
• The John Larroquette Show1993 · as Man
• Fallen Angels1993 · as Chick
• Mad About You1992 · as Yankee Third Baseman
• Harry and the Hendersons1991 · as Guest #1
• Seinfeld1989 · as Sidney Fields
• Quantum Leap1989 · as Mr. Deever
• High Mountain Rangers1988
• Star Trek: The Next Generation1987 · as Doctor Dalen Quaice
• Second Chance1987 · as Gus
• Full House1987 · as Mr. Ferguson
• Married... with Children1987 · as Hiram Massey
• Growing Pains1985 · as Buzz
• Growing Pains1985 · as Janitor
• Growing Pains1985 · as Chester / Lester
• Growing Pains1985 · as Maurice
• Growing Pains1985 · as Lloyd
• Growing Pains1985 · as Bub
• Growing Pains1985 · as Edgar
• The Golden Girls1985 · as Mr. Hubbard
• Moonlighting1985 · as Duncan Kennedy
• Who's the Boss?1984
• Highway to Heaven1984 · as Santa
• Punky Brewster1984 · as Ben
• Voyagers!1982 · as Eisenhowers' Neighbor
• Falcon Crest1981 · as Night Editor
• Knots Landing1979 · as Mr. Wineke
• Hart to Hart1979 · as Sir Gavin MacLaish
• Struck by Lightning1979 · as Glenn Diamond
• Lou Grant1977 · as Old Man
• The Jeffersons1975
• The Waltons1972
• The Waltons1972 · as Senator Rogers
• The Rookies1972
• Cannon1971
• Dan August1970 · as Coroner
• My World and Welcome to It1969
• Mayberry R.F.D.1968 · as Man at Convention
• Mannix1967
• The Guns of Will Sonnett1967
• The Second Hundred Years1967 · as Salesman #2
• The Invaders1967 · as Manager
• Shane1966 · as Clerk
• The F.B.I.1965 · as Paxton
• The F.B.I.1965 · as Manager
• Get Smart1965 · as Mr. Smith
• The Wild Wild West1965 · as Jury Foreman
• Kraft Suspense Theatre1963 · as Father Daley
• Burke's Law1963 · as Fire Marshal
• The Fugitive1963 · as Bar patron
• The Fugitive1963 · as Man
• The Fugitive1963 · as Counterman
• The Greatest Show on Earth1963 · as Food Truck Cook
• Arrest and Trial1963 · as Doctor
• The Dakotas1963
• The Virginian1962 · as Bevers
• Ben Casey1961
• 87th Precinct1961 · as George
• Mister Ed1961 · as Mr. Wood
• Peter Loves Mary1960
• Peter Loves Mary1960 · as 1st Non-Com
• Stagecoach West1960 · as Teller (uncredited)
• The Andy Griffith Show1960 · as George Sapley
• My Three Sons1960 · as Joe Walters
• Coronado 91960
• The Untouchables1959 · as Auctioneer
• The Untouchables1959 · as Doctor
• The Twilight Zone1959 · as Peter Kramer
• Johnny Ringo1959 · as Manners
• The Twilight Zone1959 · as Wilcox (uncredited)
• The Twilight Zone1959 · as Man
• Law of the Plainsman1959 · as Dr. Palmer
• Black Saddle1959 · as Kelly
• Rawhide1959 · as Parker
• Man with a Camera1958
• The Rifleman1958 · as Joe Flecker
• The Texan1958
• Sea Hunt1958
• Trackdown1957
• Leave It to Beaver1957
• Trackdown1957 · as Man on Trail (uncredited)
• The Walter Winchell File1957 · as Bellem
• Maverick1957 · as Hotel Clerk
• Maverick1957 · as Evans (uncredited)
• Maverick1957 · as Pawn Shop Dealer (uncredited)
• Perry Mason1957 · as A.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner
• Perry Mason1957 · as Morrison Findlay
• Perry Mason1957 · as Superintendent
• Perry Mason1957 · as Autopsy Surgeon
• Perry Mason1957 · as Counterman
• M Squad1957 · as Roger Jessop
• M Squad1957 · as Detective Gene
• Have Gun, Will Travel1957
• Richard Diamond, Private Detective1957 · as Sgt. Riker
• Panic!1957
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Sam Townley
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Joshua Morgan
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Harper Bates
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Harte
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Reverend McIntire
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Clay Davis
• State Trooper1956
• State Trooper1956 · as Neal James
• The Man Called X1956
• Highway Patrol1955
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Fireman (uncredited)
• Cheyenne1955
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Preacher
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Rev Tucker
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Ned
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Townsman
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Captain
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Judge
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Juror
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Telegrapher
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Bailiff
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Mr. Jonas
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Snood
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Townsman (uncredited)
• Lassie1954
• General Electric Theater1953
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951
• I Love Lucy1951 · as Bum (uncredited)
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Reporter
• Robert Montgomery Presents1950 · as Jens Nelson
• The Philco Television Playhouse1948 · as Herman