
Cast
Bill Erwin
Acting
Cast
Bill Erwin
Known for
Acting
Born
1914-12-02
From
Honey Grove, Texas, USA
Died
2010-12-29
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.

Dennis the Menace
as Edward Little

Naked Gun 33β : The Final Insult
as Conductor

The Land Before Time
as Grandfather (voice)

Inferno
as Eli Hamilton

Planes, Trains and Automobiles
as Man on Plane

Somewhere in Time
as Arthur Biehl

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
as 70-Year-Old Man

Forces of Nature
as Murray

Boycott
as Loading Dock Man #2

She's Having a Baby
as Grandfather

The Willies
as Old Man

Art House
as Monty

Counterpoint

Elvis

Easy Living
as Minor Role (uncredited)

Stewardess School
as Orchestra Conductor

Home Alone
as Man in Airport

The Brady Girls Get Married
as Reverend

Chairman of the Board
as Landers

The Night Runner
as McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)

Invitation to Hell
as Walt Henderson

Gun Fever
as Bartender

A Crack in the Floor
as Harold

Hard Knox
as Gen. Garfield

Menno's Mind
as Mr. Lewis

On Fire
as Joe's Father

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Wilcox (archive footage)

Night of the Warrior
as Coco

Under the Yum Yum Tree
as Teacher (uncredited)

Just Your Luck
as Pops

Drop-Out Father
as Grandpa

Quest

At Home with the Webbers
as Horace

The Velvet Touch
as Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)

Claire
as Carl

Candy Stripe Nurses
as Principal

The Christine Jorgensen Story
as Pastor

Huckleberry Finn
as Harvey Wilkes

Silent Assassins
as Dr. London

Cry Baby Killer
as Mr. Wallace

The Magic Bubble
as Old Man

Man from Del Rio
as Roy Higgens

Cahoots
as Frenchy

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
as Mr. Schneider

How Awful About Allan
as Dr. Ames

Hunter
as Sam Pickering

The Shadow on the Window
as Policeman (uncredited)

Generation
as John

The Entertainers
as Sam

Stanley's Gig
as Jules

Back To "Somewhere In Time"
as Self

The Color of Evening
as Priest

Terror At Black Falls
as Hugh 'Squint' Edwards

Ghost Dancing
as Joe Greyfeather

Sixth and Main

The Sunrise Gun
as Harte

Moonlight
as Dr. Tucker

Fight for the Title
as Newspaper Man

Pardon and Peace
as Old Man