Bill Erwin
American actor (1914-2010) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 96
William Lindsey Erwin was an American actor with over 250 television and film credits. A veteran character actor, he is widely known for his 1993 Emmy Award-nominated performance on Seinfeld, portraying the embittered, irascible retiree Sid Fields.
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My Name Is EarlSeries, Old Man playing Ping Pong2001
A Crack in the FloorFilm, Harold1999
The West WingSeries, Ronald Cruikshank1998
Chairman of the BoardFilm, Landers1996
Just Your LuckFilm, Pops1995
The Drew Carey ShowSeries, Mr. Bradbury1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final InsultFilm, Conductor1992
Mad About YouSeries, Yankee Third Baseman1991
Night of the WarriorFilm, Coco1988
She's Having a BabyFilm, Grandfather1987
Full HouseSeries, Mr. Ferguson1986
Stewardess SchoolFilm, Orchestra Conductor1981
The Brady Girls Get MarriedFilm, Reverend1979
ElvisFilm1974
Candy Stripe NursesFilm, Principal1972
The WaltonsSeries, Senator Rogers1967
CounterpointFilm1965
Get SmartSeries, Mr. Smith1962
The VirginianSeries, Bevers1959
The Twilight ZoneSeries, Peter Kramer1958
Cry Baby KillerFilm, Mr. Wallace1956
Man from Del RioFilm, Roy Higgens1954
LassieSeries1948
The Velvet TouchFilm, Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)1914Born2 December 1914People around Bill
Close ties
John Hughes Produced Home Alone (1990)
Larry Hankin Also in Home Alone and My Name Is Earl
Lawrence Dobkin Directed Dallas and The Waltons
Raquel Welch Also in Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
Florence Henderson Also in Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)- Earl Boen Also in Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
Victor French Directed Dallas, also in The Waltons
Eric Allan Kramer Also in My Name Is Earl and The King of Queens- Billie Bird Also in Home Alone and The Waltons
John Candy Also in Home Alone (1991)
Ray Danton Directed Dallas
Charles Schnee Produced House of Numbers (1957)
Jean-Claude Van Damme Produced Inferno (1999)
Christopher Lloyd Also in Dennis the Menace (1993)
Edie McClurg Also in Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1988)
John G. Avildsen Directed Inferno (1999)
Doris Roberts Also in Full House and The King of Queens
Silas Weir Mitchell Also in My Name Is Earl and Inferno
Richard Thomas Directed The Waltons
Patrika Darbo Also in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Abner Biberman Directed The Night Runner (1957)- Pat Crawford Brown Also in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Mike Pniewski Also in The Willies and Forces of Nature
Whitman Mayo Also in Full House and Boycott
Known for
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Home Alone 1990
Somewhere in Time 1980
Planes, Trains and Automobiles 1987
The Land Before Time 1988
Elvis 1979
Filmography 40
204 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
About this person
He also made notable appearances on shows such as I Love Lucy and Star Trek: The Next Generation. In cinema, his most recognized role is that of Arthur Biehl, a kindly bellman at the Grand Hotel, in Somewhere in Time (1980).
