Bill Erwin
Acting
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.
Born: December 2, 1914 · Honey Grove, Texas, USA
Filmography (131)
TV
My Name Is Earl
2005
Actor: Old Man playing Pi…
TV
Everwood
2002
Actor: Ollie
TV
Monk
2002
Actor: Hiram Holling
A Crack in the Floor
2001
Actor: Harold
Boycott
2001
Actor: Loading Dock Man #…
TV
The Michael Richards Show
2000
Actor: Mr. Flaherty
Inferno
1999
Actor: Eli Hamilton
TV
The West Wing
1999
Actor: Ronald Cruikshank
Forces of Nature
1999
Actor: Murray
TV
The King of Queens
1998
Actor: Whitey
Chairman of the Board
1998
Actor: Landers
Menno's Mind
1997
Actor: Mr. Lewis
TV
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
Actor: Gus Hobbs (segment…
TV
Just Shoot Me!
1997
Actor: Mr. King
TV
Suddenly Susan
1996
Actor: Mr. Tidgely
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995
Actor: 70-Year-Old Man
TV
The Drew Carey Show
1995
Actor: Mr. Bradbury
TV
The Naked Truth
1995
Actor: Victor
TV
Cybill
1995
Actor: Bill
TV
Madman of the People
1994
Actor: William
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
Actor: Conductor
TV
Burke's Law
1994
Actor: Noah Stark
TV
Against the Grain
1993
Actor: Harold
TV
The Mommies
1993
Actor
TV
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
Actor: Andy Tucker
TV
The John Larroquette Show
1993
Actor: Man
TV
Fallen Angels
1993
Actor: Chick
Dennis the Menace
1993
Actor: Edward Little
At Home with the Webbers
1993
Actor: Horace
The Magic Bubble
1993
Actor: Old Man
TV
Mad About You
1992
Actor: Yankee Third Basem…
Night of the Warrior
1991
Actor: Coco
TV
Harry and the Hendersons
1991
Actor: Guest #1
The Willies
1990
Actor: Old Man
Home Alone
1990
Actor: Man in Airport
TV
Seinfeld
1989
Actor: Sidney Fields
TV
Quantum Leap
1989
Actor: Mr. Deever
The Land Before Time
1988
Actor: Grandfather (voice…
Silent Assassins
1988
Actor: Dr. London
She's Having a Baby
1988
Actor: Grandfather
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987
Actor: Man on Plane
TV
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Actor: Doctor Dalen Quaic…
TV
Full House
1987
Actor: Mr. Ferguson
TV
Married... with Children
1987
Actor: Hiram Massey
Stewardess School
1986
Actor: Orchestra Conducto…
TV
Growing Pains
1985
Actor: BuzzActor: Janitor+5
TV
The Golden Girls
1985
Actor: Mr. Hubbard
TV
Moonlighting
1985
Actor: Duncan Kennedy
Quest
1984
Actor
TV
Who's the Boss?
1984
Actor
TV
Highway to Heaven
1984
Actor: Santa
TV
Punky Brewster
1984
Actor: Ben
Invitation to Hell
1984
Actor: Walt Henderson
TV
Voyagers!
1982
Actor: Eisenhowers' Neigh…
TV
Falcon Crest
1981
Actor: Night Editor
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
1981
Actor: Mr. Schneider
The Brady Girls Get Married
1981
Actor: Reverend
Somewhere in Time
1980
Actor: Arthur Biehl
TV
Knots Landing
1979
Actor: Mr. Wineke
TV
Hart to Hart
1979
Actor: Sir Gavin MacLaish
Elvis
1979
Actor
TV
Lou Grant
1977
Actor: Old Man
TV
The Jeffersons
1975
Actor
Candy Stripe Nurses
1974
Actor: Principal
TV
The Waltons
1972
ActorActor: Senator Rogers
TV
The Rookies
1972
Actor
TV
Cannon
1971
Actor
The Christine Jorgensen Story
1970
Actor: Pastor
TV
Dan August
1970
Actor: Coroner
How Awful About Allan
1970
Actor: Dr. Ames
TV
My World and Welcome to It
1969
Actor
TV
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
Actor: Man at Convention
Counterpoint
1967
Actor
TV
Mannix
1967
Actor
TV
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Actor
TV
The Second Hundred Years
1967
Actor: Salesman #2
TV
The Invaders
1967
Actor: Manager
TV
Shane
1966
Actor: Clerk
TV
The F.B.I.
1965
Actor: PaxtonActor: Manager
TV
Get Smart
1965
Actor: Mr. Smith
TV
The Wild Wild West
1965
Actor: Jury Foreman
Under the Yum-Yum Tree
1963
Actor: Teacher (uncredite…
TV
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Actor: Father Daley
TV
Burke's Law
1963
Actor: Fire Marshal
TV
The Fugitive
1963
Actor: Bar patronActor: Man+1
TV
Arrest and Trial
1963
Actor: Doctor
TV
The Dakotas
1963
Actor
TV
The Virginian
1962
Actor: Bevers
TV
Ben Casey
1961
Actor
TV
87th Precinct
1961
Actor: George
TV
Mister Ed
1961
Actor: Mr. Wood
TV
Stagecoach West
1960
Actor: Teller (uncredited…
TV
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
Actor: George Sapley
TV
My Three Sons
1960
Actor: Joe Walters
TV
Coronado 9
1960
Actor
TV
The Untouchables
1959
Actor: AuctioneerActor: Doctor
TV
The Twilight Zone
1959
Actor: Peter KramerActor: Wilcox (uncredited…+1
TV
Johnny Ringo
1959
Actor: Manners
TV
Law of the Plainsman
1959
Actor: Dr. Palmer
TV
Black Saddle
1959
Actor: Kelly
TV
Rawhide
1959
Actor: Parker
TV
Man with a Camera
1958
Actor
TV
The Rifleman
1958
Actor: Joe Flecker
TV
The Texan
1958
Actor
Cry Baby Killer
1958
Actor: Mr. Wallace
TV
Sea Hunt
1958
Actor
TV
Trackdown
1957
ActorActor: Man on Trail (uncr…
TV
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Actor
TV
The Walter Winchell File
1957
Actor: Bellem
TV
Maverick
1957
Actor: Hotel ClerkActor: Evans (uncredited)+1
TV
Perry Mason
1957
Actor: A.J. Nelson - Pain…Actor: Morrison Findlay+3
TV
M Squad
1957
Actor: Roger JessopActor: Detective Gene
TV
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Actor
TV
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
Actor: Sgt. Riker
The Night Runner
1957
Actor: McDermott--Fingerp…
The Shadow on the Window
1957
Actor: Policeman (uncredi…
TV
Panic!
1957
Actor
Man from Del Rio
1956
Actor: Roy Higgens
TV
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Actor: Sam TownleyActor: Joshua Morgan+4
TV
The Man Called X
1956
Actor
TV
Highway Patrol
1955
Actor
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Actor: Fireman (uncredite…
TV
Cheyenne
1955
Actor
TV
Gunsmoke
1955
Actor: PreacherActor: Rev Tucker+10
TV
Lassie
1954
Actor
TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Actor
TV
I Love Lucy
1951
Actor: Bum (uncredited)
TV
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Actor: Jens Nelson
Easy Living
1949
Actor: Minor Role (uncred…
TV
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Actor: Herman
The Velvet Touch
1948
Actor: Howard Forman (as …