Bill Erwin
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
as Conductor
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987
as Man on Plane
The Land Before Time
1988
as Grandfather (voice)
Dennis the Menace
1993
as Edward Little
Somewhere in Time
1980
as Arthur Biehl
Inferno
1999
as Eli Hamilton
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995
as 70-Year-Old Man
Forces of Nature
1999
as Murray
The Shadow on the Window
1957
as Policeman (uncredited)
Cahoots
2001
as Frenchy
She's Having a Baby
1988
as Grandfather
Invitation to Hell
1984
as Walt Henderson
Night of the Warrior
1991
as Coco
A Crack in the Floor
2001
as Harold
Elvis
1979
Counterpoint
1967
Under the Yum-Yum Tree
1963
as Teacher (uncredited)
Quest
1984
The Velvet Touch
1948
as Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)
The Willies
1990
as Old Man