Person
Bill Erwin
Born 2 December 1914 Died 29 December 2010, aged 96 Honey Grove, Texas, USA TMDB ↗
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.
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33age in their first credit on record (1948)
71years on screen and counting
20credits in 1957, their busiest year
201dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 104 The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019as Wilcox (archive footage)
Age: 86 A Crack in the Floor
2001as Harold
Age: 86 Boycott
2001as Loading Dock Man #2
Age: 86 Cahoots
2001as Frenchy
Age: 85 Stanley's Gig
2000as Jules
Age: 84 Inferno
1999as Eli Hamilton
Age: 84 Forces of Nature
1999as Murray
Age: 83 Chairman of the Board
1998as Landers
Age: 83 Art House
1998as Monty
Age: 83 Menno's Mind
1997as Mr. Lewis
Age: 81 Just Your Luck
1996as Pops
Age: 80 Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995as 70-Year-Old Man
Age: 79 Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994as Conductor
Age: 78 Dennis the Menace
1993as Edward Little
Age: 78 At Home with the Webbers
1993as Horace
Age: 78 The Magic Bubble
1993as Old Man
Age: 76 The Entertainers
1991as Sam
Age: 76 Night of the Warrior
1991as Coco
Age: 76 The Willies
1990as Old Man
Age: 75 Home Alone
1990as Man in Airport
Age: 75 The Color of Evening
1990as Priest
Age: 73 The Land Before Time
1988as Grandfather (voice)
Age: 73 Silent Assassins
1988as Dr. London
Age: 73 She's Having a Baby
1988as Grandfather
Age: 72 Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987as Man on Plane
Age: 72 On Fire
1987as Joe's Father
Age: 71 Stewardess School
1986as Orchestra Conductor
Age: 70 Generation
1985as John
Age: 69 Quest
1984
Age: 69 Hard Knox
1984as Gen. Garfield
Age: 69 Invitation to Hell
1984as Walt Henderson
Age: 68 Pardon and Peace
1983as Old Man
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Age: 68 Ghost Dancing
1983as Joe Greyfeather
Age: 67 Drop-Out Father
1982as Grandpa
Age: 67 Moonlight
1982as Dr. Tucker
Age: 66 The Brady Girls Get Married
1981as Reverend
Age: 65 Somewhere in Time
1980as Arthur Biehl
Age: 64 Elvis
1979
Age: 63 Huckleberry Finn
1978as Harvey Wilkes
Age: 63 Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
1977as Mr. Schneider
Age: 62 Sixth and Main
1977
Age: 59 Candy Stripe Nurses
1974as Principal
Age: 58 Hunter
1973as Sam Pickering
Age: 55 The Christine Jorgensen Story
1970as Pastor
Age: 55 How Awful About Allan
1970as Dr. Ames
Age: 53 Counterpoint
1967
Age: 48 Under the Yum Yum Tree
1963as Teacher (uncredited)
Age: 47 Terror At Black Falls
1962as Hugh 'Squint' Edwards
Age: 43 Cry Baby Killer
1958as Mr. Wallace
Age: 43 Gun Fever
1958as Bartender
Age: 42 The Night Runner
1957as McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
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Age: 42 Fight for the Title
1957as Newspaper Man
Age: 42 The Shadow on the Window
1957as Policeman (uncredited)
Age: 41 Man from Del Rio
1956as Roy Higgens
Age: 41 Claire
1956as Carl
Age: 34 Easy Living
1949as Minor Role (uncredited)
Age: 33 The Velvet Touch
1948as Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)
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TV credits
Age: 90 My Name Is Earl
2005as Old Man playing Ping Pong
Age: 87 Everwood
2002as Ollie
Age: 87 Monk
2002as Hiram Holling
Age: 85 The Michael Richards Show
2000as Mr. Flaherty
Age: 84 The West Wing
1999as Ronald Cruikshank
Age: 83 The King of Queens
1998as Whitey
Age: 82 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997as Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket")
Age: 82 Just Shoot Me!
1997as Mr. King
Age: 81 Suddenly Susan
1996as Mr. Tidgely
Age: 81 The Louie Show
1996as Cheating Husband
Age: 80 The Drew Carey Show
1995as Mr. Bradbury
Age: 80 The Naked Truth
1995as Victor
Age: 80 Cybill
1995as Bill
Age: 79 Madman of the People
1994as William
Age: 79 Burke's Law
1994as Noah Stark
Age: 78 Against the Grain
1993as Harold
Age: 78 The Mommies
1993
Age: 78 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993as Andy Tucker
Age: 78 The John Larroquette Show
1993as Man
Age: 78 Fallen Angels
1993as Chick
Age: 77 Mad About You
1992as Yankee Third Baseman
Age: 76 Harry and the Hendersons
1991as Guest #1
Age: 74 Seinfeld
1989as Sidney Fields
Age: 74 Quantum Leap
1989as Mr. Deever
Age: 73 High Mountain Rangers
1988
Age: 72 Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987as Doctor Dalen Quaice
Age: 72 Second Chance
1987as Gus
Age: 72 Full House
1987as Mr. Ferguson
Age: 72 Married... with Children
1987as Hiram Massey
Age: 70 Growing Pains
1985as Buzz
Age: 70 Growing Pains
1985as Janitor
Age: 70 Growing Pains
1985as Lloyd
Age: 70 Growing Pains
1985as Maurice
Age: 70 Growing Pains
1985as Bub
Age: 70 Growing Pains
1985as Chester / Lester
Age: 70 Growing Pains
1985as Edgar
Age: 70 The Golden Girls
1985as Mr. Hubbard
Age: 70 Moonlighting
1985as Duncan Kennedy
Age: 69 Who's the Boss?
1984
Age: 69 Highway to Heaven
1984as Santa
Age: 69 Punky Brewster
1984as Ben
Age: 67 Voyagers!
1982as Eisenhowers' Neighbor
Age: 67 Falcon Crest
1981as Night Editor
Age: 65 Knots Landing
1979as Mr. Wineke
Age: 64 Hart to Hart
1979as Sir Gavin MacLaish
Age: 64 Struck by Lightning
1979as Glenn Diamond
Age: 62 Lou Grant
1977as Old Man
Age: 60 The Jeffersons
1975
Age: 57 The Waltons
1972 Age: 57 The Waltons
1972as Senator Rogers
Age: 57 The Rookies
1972
Age: 56 Cannon
1971
Age: 55 Dan August
1970as Coroner
Age: 54 My World and Welcome to It
1969
Age: 53 Mayberry R.F.D.
1968as Man at Convention
Age: 52 Mannix
1967
Age: 52 The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Age: 52 The Second Hundred Years
1967as Salesman #2
Age: 52 The Invaders
1967as Manager
Age: 51 Shane
1966as Clerk
Age: 50 The F.B.I.
1965as Paxton
Age: 50 The F.B.I.
1965as Manager
Age: 50 Get Smart
1965as Mr. Smith
Age: 50 The Wild Wild West
1965as Jury Foreman
Age: 48 Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963as Father Daley
Age: 48 Burke's Law
1963as Fire Marshal
Age: 48 The Fugitive
1963as Bar patron
Age: 48 The Fugitive
1963as Man
Age: 48 The Fugitive
1963as Counterman
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Age: 48 The Greatest Show on Earth
1963as Food Truck Cook
Age: 48 Arrest and Trial
1963as Doctor
Age: 48 The Dakotas
1963
Age: 47 The Virginian
1962as Bevers
Age: 46 Ben Casey
1961
Age: 46 87th Precinct
1961as George
Age: 46 Mister Ed
1961as Mr. Wood
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Age: 45 Peter Loves Mary
1960No poster
Age: 45 Peter Loves Mary
1960as 1st Non-Com
Age: 45 Stagecoach West
1960as Teller (uncredited)
Age: 45 The Andy Griffith Show
1960as George Sapley
Age: 45 My Three Sons
1960as Joe Walters
Age: 45 Coronado 9
1960
Age: 44 The Untouchables
1959as Auctioneer
Age: 44 The Untouchables
1959as Doctor
Age: 44 The Twilight Zone
1959as Peter Kramer
Age: 44 Johnny Ringo
1959as Manners
Age: 44 The Twilight Zone
1959as Wilcox (uncredited)
Age: 44 The Twilight Zone
1959as Man
Age: 44 Law of the Plainsman
1959as Dr. Palmer
Age: 44 Black Saddle
1959as Kelly
Age: 44 Rawhide
1959as Parker
Age: 43 Man with a Camera
1958
Age: 43 The Rifleman
1958as Joe Flecker
Age: 43 The Texan
1958
Age: 43 Sea Hunt
1958
Age: 42 Trackdown
1957
Age: 42 Leave It to Beaver
1957 Age: 42 Trackdown
1957as Man on Trail (uncredited)
Age: 42 The Walter Winchell File
1957as Bellem
Age: 42 Maverick
1957as Hotel Clerk
Age: 42 Maverick
1957as Evans (uncredited)
Age: 42 Maverick
1957as Pawn Shop Dealer (uncredited)
Age: 42 Perry Mason
1957as A.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner
Age: 42 Perry Mason
1957as Morrison Findlay
Age: 42 Perry Mason
1957as Superintendent
Age: 42 Perry Mason
1957as Autopsy Surgeon
Age: 42 Perry Mason
1957as Counterman
Age: 42 M Squad
1957as Roger Jessop
Age: 42 M Squad
1957as Detective Gene
Age: 42 Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Age: 42 Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957as Sgt. Riker
Age: 42 Panic!
1957
Age: 41 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956as Sam Townley
Age: 41 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956as Joshua Morgan
Age: 41 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956as Harper Bates
Age: 41 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956as Harte
Age: 41 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956as Reverend McIntire
Age: 41 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956as Clay Davis
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Age: 41 State Trooper
1956No poster
Age: 41 State Trooper
1956as Neal James
Age: 41 The Man Called X
1956
Age: 40 Highway Patrol
1955
Age: 40 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955as Fireman (uncredited)
Age: 40 Cheyenne
1955
Age: 40 Gunsmoke
1955as Preacher
Age: 40 Gunsmoke
1955as Rev Tucker
Age: 40 Gunsmoke
1955as Ned
Age: 40 Gunsmoke
1955as Townsman
Age: 40 Gunsmoke
1955as Captain
Age: 40 Gunsmoke
1955as Judge
Age: 40 Gunsmoke
1955as Juror
Age: 40 Gunsmoke
1955as Telegrapher
Age: 40 Gunsmoke
1955as Bailiff
Age: 40 Gunsmoke
1955as Mr. Jonas
Age: 40 Gunsmoke
1955as Snood
Age: 40 Gunsmoke
1955as Townsman (uncredited)
Age: 39 Lassie
1954
Age: 38 General Electric Theater
1953
Age: 37 Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Age: 36 I Love Lucy
1951as Bum (uncredited)
Age: 36 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951No poster
Age: 35 Lux Video Theatre
1950as Reporter
Age: 35 Robert Montgomery Presents
1950as Jens Nelson
Age: 33 The Philco Television Playhouse
1948as Herman