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Bill Erwin

Acting

Born December 2, 1914 · Honey Grove, Texas, USA

Died December 29, 2010

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.

Filmography50+ titles

The Entertainers

1991as Sam

On Fire

1987as Joe's Father

The Twilight Zone

1959as Man

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987as Doctor Dalen Quaice

The West Wing

1999as Ronald Cruikshank

Seinfeld

1989as Sidney Fields

Monk

2002as Hiram Holling

Quantum Leap

1989as Mr. Deever

Get Smart

1965as Mr. Smith

I Love Lucy

1951as Bum (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955as Fireman (uncredited)

My Name Is Earl

2005as Old Man playing Ping Pong

Married... with Children

1987as Hiram Massey

Perry Mason

1957as Morrison Findlay

Everwood

2002as Ollie

The Golden Girls

1985as Mr. Hubbard

The Wild Wild West

1965as Jury Foreman

The Andy Griffith Show

1960as George Sapley

Home Alone

1990as Man in Airport

Full House

1987as Mr. Ferguson

Moonlighting

1985as Duncan Kennedy

Voyagers!

1982as Eisenhowers' Neighbor

Somewhere in Time

1980as Arthur Biehl

Highway to Heaven

1984as Santa

Who's the Boss?

1984

Planes, Trains & Automobiles

1987as Man on Plane

Punky Brewster

1984as Ben

The Jeffersons

1975

The Fugitive

1963as Man

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997as Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket")

The Land Before Time

1988as Grandfather (voice)

The Waltons

1972as Senator Rogers

Rawhide

1959as Parker

The King of Queens

1998as Whitey

The Rifleman

1958as Joe Flecker

Leave It to Beaver

1957

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993as Andy Tucker

Hart to Hart

1979as Sir Gavin MacLaish

Knots Landing

1979as Mr. Wineke

The Rookies

1972

Maverick

1957as Evans (uncredited)

Mannix

1967

Boycott

2001as Loading Dock Man #2

Mad About You

1992as Yankee Third Baseman

Gunsmoke

1955as Townsman (uncredited)

Lux Video Theatre

as Reporter

Sea Hunt

Just Shoot Me!

1997as Mr. King

My Three Sons

1960as Joe Walters