Bill Erwin
Known for 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.
Filmography
Dennis the Menace
1993
as Edward Little
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
as Conductor
Inferno
1999
as Eli Hamilton
The Land Before Time
1988
as Grandfather (voice)
Forces of Nature
1999
as Murray
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987
as Man on Plane
Somewhere in Time
1980
as Arthur Biehl
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995
as 70-Year-Old Man
She's Having a Baby
1988
as Grandfather
Elvis
1979
Cry Baby Killer
1958
as Mr. Wallace
Counterpoint
1967
The Willies
1990
as Old Man
Stewardess School
1986
as Orchestra Conductor
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
1977
as Mr. Schneider
Chairman of the Board
1998
as Landers
Silent Assassins
1988
as Dr. London
Man from Del Rio
1956
as Roy Higgens
Easy Living
1949
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Gun Fever
1958
as Bartender