Acting credits
156
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Bill Erwin
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.3
Moderate attention
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Movies: 56Series: 100
TMDB ID: 26044
IMDb ID: nm0259984
Known for: Acting
Born: December 2, 1914
Died: December 29, 2010
Age: 96
Place of birth: Honey Grove, Texas, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2019
Years active: 72
Average TMDB rating: 6.78
Wikidata: Q183101
Also known as
William 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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Bill Erwin.
10.0
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Wilcox (archive footage)
2019 Movie
3.4
A Crack in the Floor
as Harold
2001 Movie
6.6
Boycott
as Loading Dock Man #2
2001 Movie
3.6
Cahoots
as Frenchy
2001 Movie
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
as Self
2000 Movie
6.1
Inferno
as Eli Hamilton
1999 Movie
5.4
Forces of Nature
as Murray
1999 Movie
3.6
Chairman of the Board
as Landers
1998 Movie
3.5
Art House
as Monty
1998 Movie
4.8
Menno's Mind
as Mr. Lewis
1997 Movie
3.5
Just Your Luck
as Pops
1996 Movie
6.5
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
as 70-Year-Old Man
1995 Movie
6.5
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Conductor
1994 Movie
5.9
Dennis the Menace
as Edward Little
1993 Movie
3.9
At Home with the Webbers
as Horace
1993 Movie
2.2
The Magic Bubble
as Old Man
1993 Movie
The Entertainers
as Sam
1991 Movie
4.5
Night of the Warrior
as Coco
1991 Movie
5.5
The Willies
as Old Man
1990 Movie
7.5
Home Alone
as Man in Airport
1990 Movie
2.0
The Color of Evening
as Priest
1990 Movie
7.1
The Land Before Time
as Grandfather (voice)
1988 Movie
4.9
Silent Assassins
as Dr. London
1988 Movie
5.9
She's Having a Baby
as Grandfather
1988 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Bill Erwin.
7.7
My Name Is Earl
as Old Man playing Ping Pong • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.6
Everwood
as Ollie • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.9
Monk
as Hiram Holling • 1 eps
2002 Series
4.5
The Michael Richards Show
as Mr. Flaherty • 1 eps
2000 Series
8.3
The West Wing
as Ronald Cruikshank • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.1
The King of Queens
as Whitey • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.2
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket") • 1 eps
1997 Series
6.6
Just Shoot Me!
as Mr. King • 1 eps
1997 Series
5.8
Suddenly Susan
as Mr. Tidgely • 1 eps
1996 Series
6.5
The Drew Carey Show
as Mr. Bradbury • 1 eps
1995 Series
6.4
The Naked Truth
as Victor • 1 eps
1995 Series
5.8
Cybill
as Bill • 1 eps
1995 Series
6.0
Madman of the People
as William • 1 eps
1994 Series
6.7
Burke's Law
as Noah Stark • 1 eps
1994 Series
3.0
Against the Grain
as Harold • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.5
The Mommies
25 eps
1993 Series
6.9
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Andy Tucker • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.7
The John Larroquette Show
as Man • 1 eps
1993 Series
5.9
Fallen Angels
as Chick • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.7
Mad About You
as Yankee Third Baseman • 1 eps
1992 Series
5.8
Harry and the Hendersons
as Guest #1 • 1 eps
1991 Series
8.3
Seinfeld
as Sidney Fields • 3 eps
1989 Series
8.0
Quantum Leap
as Mr. Deever • 1 eps
1989 Series
8.0
High Mountain Rangers
1 eps
1988 Series