Person
Bill Erwin
Acting · 1914–2010 · Honey Grove, Texas, USA
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
Sidney Fields
Perry Mason
A.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner
Monk
Hiram Holling
The West Wing
Ronald Cruikshank
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Doctor Dalen Quaice
Everwood
Ollie
Robert Montgomery Presents
Jens Nelson
Full House
Mr. Ferguson
The Andy Griffith Show
George Sapley
Maverick
Hotel Clerk
Filmography
- 2019The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary CelebrationWilcox (archive footage)
- 2005My Name Is EarlOld Man playing Ping Pong
- 2002EverwoodOllie
- 2002MonkHiram Holling
- 2001A Crack in the FloorHarold
- 2001BoycottLoading Dock Man #2
- 2001CahootsFrenchy
- 2000Back To "Somewhere In Time"Self
- 2000The Michael Richards ShowMr. Flaherty
- 2000Stanley's GigJules
- 1999InfernoEli Hamilton
- 1999The West WingRonald Cruikshank
- 1999Forces of NatureMurray
- 1998The King of QueensWhitey
- 1998Chairman of the BoardLanders
- 1998Art HouseMonty
- 1997Menno's MindMr. Lewis
- 1997Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionGus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket")
- 1997Just Shoot Me!Mr. King
- 1996Just Your LuckPops
- 1996Suddenly SusanMr. Tidgely
- 1996The Louie ShowCheating Husband
- 1995Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead70-Year-Old Man
- 1995The Drew Carey ShowMr. Bradbury
- 1995The Naked TruthVictor
- 1995CybillBill
- 1994Madman of the PeopleWilliam
- 1994Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final InsultConductor
- 1994Burke's LawNoah Stark
- 1993Against the GrainHarold
- 1993The Mommies
- 1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanAndy Tucker
- 1993The John Larroquette ShowMan
- 1993Fallen AngelsChick
- 1993Dennis the MenaceEdward Little
- 1993At Home with the WebbersHorace
- 1993The Magic BubbleOld Man
- 1992Mad About YouYankee Third Baseman
- 1991The EntertainersSam
- 1991Night of the WarriorCoco
- 1991Harry and the HendersonsGuest #1
- 1990The WilliesOld Man
- 1990Home AloneMan in Airport
- 1990The Color of EveningPriest
- 1989SeinfeldSidney Fields
- 1989Quantum LeapMr. Deever
- 1988The Land Before TimeGrandfather (voice)
- 1988Silent AssassinsDr. London
- 1988She's Having a BabyGrandfather
- 1988High Mountain Rangers
- 1987Planes, Trains and AutomobilesMan on Plane
- 1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationDoctor Dalen Quaice
- 1987Second ChanceGus
- 1987Full HouseMr. Ferguson
- 1987Married... with ChildrenHiram Massey
- 1987On FireJoe's Father
- 1986Stewardess SchoolOrchestra Conductor
- 1985Growing PainsBuzz
- 1985The Golden GirlsMr. Hubbard
- 1985GenerationJohn
- 1985MoonlightingDuncan Kennedy
- 1984Quest
- 1984Who's the Boss?
- 1984Highway to HeavenSanta
- 1984Punky BrewsterBen
- 1984Hard KnoxGen. Garfield
- 1984Invitation to HellWalt Henderson
- 1983Pardon and PeaceOld Man
- 1983Ghost DancingJoe Greyfeather
- 1982Voyagers!Eisenhowers' Neighbor
- 1982Drop-Out FatherGrandpa
- 1982MoonlightDr. Tucker
- 1981Falcon CrestNight Editor
- 1981The Brady Girls Get MarriedReverend
- 1980Somewhere in TimeArthur Biehl
- 1979Knots LandingMr. Wineke
- 1979Hart to HartSir Gavin MacLaish
- 1979Struck by LightningGlenn Diamond
- 1979Elvis
- 1978Huckleberry FinnHarvey Wilkes
- 1977Tarantulas: The Deadly CargoMr. Schneider
- 1977Lou GrantOld Man
- 1977Sixth and Main
- 1975The Jeffersons
- 1974Candy Stripe NursesPrincipal
- 1973HunterSam Pickering
- 1972The Waltons
- 1972The Rookies
- 1971Cannon
- 1970The Christine Jorgensen StoryPastor
- 1970Dan AugustCoroner
- 1970How Awful About AllanDr. Ames
- 1969My World and Welcome to It
- 1968Mayberry R.F.D.Man at Convention
- 1967Counterpoint
- 1967Mannix
- 1967The Guns of Will Sonnett
- 1967The Second Hundred YearsSalesman #2
- 1967The InvadersManager
- 1966ShaneClerk
- 1965The F.B.I.Paxton
- 1965Get SmartMr. Smith
- 1965The Wild Wild WestJury Foreman
- 1963Under the Yum Yum TreeTeacher (uncredited)
- 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreFather Daley
- 1963Burke's LawFire Marshal
- 1963The FugitiveBar patron
- 1963The Greatest Show on EarthFood Truck Cook
- 1963Arrest and TrialDoctor
- 1963The Dakotas
- 1962The VirginianBevers
- 1962Terror At Black FallsHugh 'Squint' Edwards
- 1961Ben Casey
- 196187th PrecinctGeorge
- 1961Mister EdMr. Wood
- 1960Peter Loves Mary
- 1960Stagecoach WestTeller (uncredited)
- 1960The Andy Griffith ShowGeorge Sapley
- 1960My Three SonsJoe Walters
- 1960Coronado 9
- 1959The UntouchablesAuctioneer
- 1959The Twilight ZonePeter Kramer
- 1959Johnny RingoManners
- 1959Law of the PlainsmanDr. Palmer
- 1959Black SaddleKelly
- 1959RawhideParker
- 1958Man with a Camera
- 1958The RiflemanJoe Flecker
- 1958The Texan
- 1958Cry Baby KillerMr. Wallace
- 1958Sea Hunt
- 1958Gun FeverBartender
- 1957Trackdown
- 1957Leave It to Beaver
- 1957The Walter Winchell FileBellem
- 1957MaverickHotel Clerk
- 1957Perry MasonA.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner
- 1957M SquadRoger Jessop
- 1957Have Gun, Will Travel
- 1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveSgt. Riker
- 1957The Night RunnerMcDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
- 1957Fight for the TitleNewspaper Man
- 1957The Shadow on the WindowPoliceman (uncredited)
- 1957Panic!
- 1956Man from Del RioRoy Higgens
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSam Townley
- 1956State Trooper
- 1956ClaireCarl
- 1956The Man Called X
- 1955Highway Patrol
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsFireman (uncredited)
- 1955Cheyenne
- 1955GunsmokePreacher
- 1954Lassie
- 1953General Electric Theater
- 1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
- 1951I Love LucyBum (uncredited)
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
- 1950Lux Video TheatreReporter
- 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsJens Nelson
- 1949Easy LivingMinor Role (uncredited)
- 1948The Philco Television PlayhouseHerman
- 1948The Velvet TouchHoward Forman (as William L. Erwin)
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