Bill Erwin

Acting

Bill Erwin

Born December 2, 1914Honey Grove, Texas, USA164 credits

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

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
10.0

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

Movie

2019

My Name Is Earl
7.7

My Name Is Earl

TV

2005

Everwood
7.6

Everwood

TV

2002

Monk
7.9

Monk

TV

2002

A Crack in the Floor
3.4

A Crack in the Floor

Movie

2001

Boycott
6.6

Boycott

Movie

2001

Filmography

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebrationas Wilcox (archive footage)Movie
My Name Is Earl
2005My Name Is Earlas Old Man playing Ping PongTV
Everwood
2002Everwoodas OllieTV
Monk
2002Monkas Hiram HollingTV
A Crack in the Floor
2001A Crack in the Flooras HaroldMovie
Boycott
2001Boycottas Loading Dock Man #2Movie
Cahoots
2001Cahootsas FrenchyMovie
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
2000Back To "Somewhere In Time"as SelfMovie
The Michael Richards Show
2000The Michael Richards Showas Mr. FlahertyTV
S
2000Stanley's Gigas JulesMovie
Inferno
1999Infernoas Eli HamiltonMovie
The West Wing
1999The West Wingas Ronald CruikshankTV
Forces of Nature
1999Forces of Natureas MurrayMovie
The King of Queens
1998The King of Queensas WhiteyTV
Chairman of the Board
1998Chairman of the Boardas LandersMovie
Art House
1998Art Houseas MontyMovie
Menno's Mind
1997Menno's Mindas Mr. LewisMovie
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or Fictionas Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket")TV
Just Shoot Me!
1997Just Shoot Me!as Mr. KingTV
Just Your Luck
1996Just Your Luckas PopsMovie
Suddenly Susan
1996Suddenly Susanas Mr. TidgelyTV
The Louie Show
1996The Louie Showas Cheating HusbandTV
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995Things to Do in Denver When You're Deadas 70-Year-Old ManMovie
The Drew Carey Show
1995The Drew Carey Showas Mr. BradburyTV
The Naked Truth
1995The Naked Truthas VictorTV
Cybill
1995Cybillas BillTV
Madman of the People
1994Madman of the Peopleas WilliamTV
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insultas ConductorMovie
Burke's Law
1994Burke's Lawas Noah StarkTV
Against the Grain
1993Against the Grainas HaroldTV
The Mommies
1993The MommiesTV
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Supermanas Andy TuckerTV
The John Larroquette Show
1993The John Larroquette Showas ManTV
Fallen Angels
1993Fallen Angelsas ChickTV
Dennis the Menace
1993Dennis the Menaceas Edward LittleMovie
At Home with the Webbers
1993At Home with the Webbersas HoraceMovie
The Magic Bubble
1993The Magic Bubbleas Old ManMovie
Mad About You
1992Mad About Youas Yankee Third BasemanTV
The Entertainers
1991The Entertainersas SamMovie
Night of the Warrior
1991Night of the Warrioras CocoMovie
Harry and the Hendersons
1991Harry and the Hendersonsas Guest #1TV
The Willies
1990The Williesas Old ManMovie
Home Alone
1990Home Aloneas Man in AirportMovie
The Color of Evening
1990The Color of Eveningas PriestMovie
Seinfeld
1989Seinfeldas Sidney FieldsTV
Quantum Leap
1989Quantum Leapas Mr. DeeverTV
The Land Before Time
1988The Land Before Timeas Grandfather (voice)Movie
Silent Assassins
1988Silent Assassinsas Dr. LondonMovie
She's Having a Baby
1988She's Having a Babyas GrandfatherMovie
High Mountain Rangers
1988High Mountain RangersTV
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987Planes, Trains and Automobilesas Man on PlaneMovie
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987Star Trek: The Next Generationas Doctor Dalen QuaiceTV
Second Chance
1987Second Chanceas GusTV
Full House
1987Full Houseas Mr. FergusonTV
Married... with Children
1987Married... with Childrenas Hiram MasseyTV
On Fire
1987On Fireas Joe's FatherMovie
Stewardess School
1986Stewardess Schoolas Orchestra ConductorMovie
Growing Pains
1985Growing Painsas BuzzTV
The Golden Girls
1985The Golden Girlsas Mr. HubbardTV
Generation
1985Generationas JohnMovie
Moonlighting
1985Moonlightingas Duncan KennedyTV
Quest
1984QuestMovie
Who's the Boss?
1984Who's the Boss?TV
Highway to Heaven
1984Highway to Heavenas SantaTV
Punky Brewster
1984Punky Brewsteras BenTV
Hard Knox
1984Hard Knoxas Gen. GarfieldMovie
Invitation to Hell
1984Invitation to Hellas Walt HendersonMovie
Pardon and Peace
1983Pardon and Peaceas Old ManMovie
G
1983Ghost Dancingas Joe GreyfeatherMovie
Voyagers!
1982Voyagers!as Eisenhowers' NeighborTV
Drop-Out Father
1982Drop-Out Fatheras GrandpaMovie
Moonlight
1982Moonlightas Dr. TuckerMovie
Falcon Crest
1981Falcon Crestas Night EditorTV
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
1981Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargoas Mr. SchneiderMovie
The Brady Girls Get Married
1981The Brady Girls Get Marriedas ReverendMovie
Somewhere in Time
1980Somewhere in Timeas Arthur BiehlMovie
Knots Landing
1979Knots Landingas Mr. WinekeTV
Hart to Hart
1979Hart to Hartas Sir Gavin MacLaishTV
Struck by Lightning
1979Struck by Lightningas Glenn DiamondTV
Elvis
1979ElvisMovie
Huckleberry Finn
1978Huckleberry Finnas Harvey WilkesMovie
Lou Grant
1977Lou Grantas Old ManTV
Sixth and Main
1977Sixth and MainMovie
The Jeffersons
1975The JeffersonsTV
Candy Stripe Nurses
1974Candy Stripe Nursesas PrincipalMovie
Hunter
1973Hunteras Sam PickeringMovie
The Waltons
1972The WaltonsTV
The Rookies
1972The RookiesTV
Cannon
1971CannonTV
The Christine Jorgensen Story
1970The Christine Jorgensen Storyas PastorMovie
Dan August
1970Dan Augustas CoronerTV
How Awful About Allan
1970How Awful About Allanas Dr. AmesMovie
My World and Welcome to It
1969My World and Welcome to ItTV
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968Mayberry R.F.D.as Man at ConventionTV
Counterpoint
1967CounterpointMovie
Mannix
1967MannixTV
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967The Guns of Will SonnettTV
The Second Hundred Years
1967The Second Hundred Yearsas Salesman #2TV
The Invaders
1967The Invadersas ManagerTV
Shane
1966Shaneas ClerkTV
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.as PaxtonTV
Get Smart
1965Get Smartas Mr. SmithTV
The Wild Wild West
1965The Wild Wild Westas Jury ForemanTV
Under the Yum-Yum Tree
1963Under the Yum-Yum Treeas Teacher (uncredited)Movie
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963Kraft Suspense Theatreas Father DaleyTV
Burke's Law
1963Burke's Lawas Fire MarshalTV
The Fugitive
1963The Fugitiveas Bar patronTV
T
1963The Greatest Show on Earthas Food Truck CookTV
Arrest and Trial
1963Arrest and Trialas DoctorTV
The Dakotas
1963The DakotasTV
The Virginian
1962The Virginianas BeversTV
Terror At Black Falls
1962Terror At Black Fallsas Hugh 'Squint' EdwardsMovie
Ben Casey
1961Ben CaseyTV
87th Precinct
196187th Precinctas GeorgeTV
Mister Ed
1961Mister Edas Mr. WoodTV
P
1960Peter Loves MaryTV
Stagecoach West
1960Stagecoach Westas Teller (uncredited)TV
The Andy Griffith Show
1960The Andy Griffith Showas George SapleyTV
My Three Sons
1960My Three Sonsas Joe WaltersTV
Coronado 9
1960Coronado 9TV
The Untouchables
1959The Untouchablesas AuctioneerTV
The Twilight Zone
1959The Twilight Zoneas Peter KramerTV
Johnny Ringo
1959Johnny Ringoas MannersTV
Law of the Plainsman
1959Law of the Plainsmanas Dr. PalmerTV
The Sunrise Gun
1959The Sunrise Gunas HarteMovie
Black Saddle
1959Black Saddleas KellyTV
Rawhide
1959Rawhideas ParkerTV
Man with a Camera
1958Man with a CameraTV
The Rifleman
1958The Riflemanas Joe FleckerTV
The Texan
1958The TexanTV
Cry Baby Killer
1958Cry Baby Killeras Mr. WallaceMovie
Sea Hunt
1958Sea HuntTV
Gun Fever
1958Gun Feveras BartenderMovie
Trackdown
1957TrackdownTV
Leave It to Beaver
1957Leave It to BeaverTV
The Walter Winchell File
1957The Walter Winchell Fileas BellemTV
Maverick
1957Maverickas Hotel ClerkTV
Perry Mason
1957Perry Masonas A.J. Nelson - Paint Store OwnerTV
M Squad
1957M Squadas Roger JessopTV
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957Have Gun, Will TravelTV
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957Richard Diamond, Private Detectiveas Sgt. RikerTV
The Night Runner
1957The Night Runneras McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)Movie
F
1957Fight for the Titleas Newspaper ManMovie
The Shadow on the Window
1957The Shadow on the Windowas Policeman (uncredited)Movie
Panic!
1957Panic!TV
Man from Del Rio
1956Man from Del Rioas Roy HiggensMovie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Sam TownleyTV
S
1956State TrooperTV
Claire
1956Claireas CarlMovie
The Man Called X
1956The Man Called XTV
Highway Patrol
1955Highway PatrolTV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Fireman (uncredited)TV
Cheyenne
1955CheyenneTV
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmokeas PreacherTV
Lassie
1954LassieTV
General Electric Theater
1953General Electric TheaterTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of FameTV
I Love Lucy
1951I Love Lucyas Bum (uncredited)TV
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTV
L
1950Lux Video Theatreas ReporterTV
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950Robert Montgomery Presentsas Jens NelsonTV
Easy Living
1949Easy Livingas Minor Role (uncredited)Movie
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948The Philco Television Playhouseas HermanTV
The Velvet Touch
1948The Velvet Touchas Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)Movie