Bill Erwin
Acting
Born December 2, 1914 · Honey Grove, Texas, USA
Died December 29, 2010
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
Filmography
A Crack in the Floor
2001 · Harold
Boycott
2001 · Loading Dock Man #2
Inferno
1999 · Eli Hamilton
Forces of Nature
1999 · Murray
Chairman of the Board
1998 · Landers
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995 · 70-Year-Old Man
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994 · Conductor
At Home with the Webbers
1993 · Horace
Dennis the Menace
1993 · Edward Little
Night of the Warrior
1991 · Coco
Home Alone
1990 · Man in Airport
The Willies
1990 · Old Man
The Land Before Time
1988 · Grandfather (voice)
She's Having a Baby
1988 · Grandfather
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987 · Man on Plane
Stewardess School
1986 · Orchestra Conductor
Invitation to Hell
1984 · Walt Henderson
Quest
1984
The Brady Girls Get Married
1981 · Reverend
Somewhere in Time
1980 · Arthur Biehl
Elvis
1979
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
1977 · Mr. Schneider
Candy Stripe Nurses
1974 · Principal
How Awful About Allan
1970 · Dr. Ames
The Christine Jorgensen Story
1970 · Pastor
Counterpoint
1967
Under the Yum Yum Tree
1963 · Teacher (uncredited)
Cry Baby Killer
1958 · Mr. Wallace
The Shadow on the Window
1957 · Policeman (uncredited)
The Night Runner
1957 · McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
Man from Del Rio
1956 · Roy Higgens
Easy Living
1949 · Minor Role (uncredited)
The Velvet Touch
1948 · Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)