Bill Erwin

Bill Erwin

Acting
Born 1914-12-02 - Died 2010-12-29Honey Grove, Texas, USA

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.

Movies (59)

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
6.5

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994Movie6.5
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
7.3

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

1987Movie7.3
Dennis the Menace
5.9

Dennis the Menace

1993Movie5.9
The Land Before Time
7.2

The Land Before Time

1988Movie7.2
Forces of Nature
5.5

Forces of Nature

1999Movie5.5
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
6.4

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

1995Movie6.4
Somewhere in Time
7.5

Somewhere in Time

1980Movie7.5
Inferno
6.2

Inferno

1999Movie6.2
Stewardess School
4.9

Stewardess School

1986Movie4.9
She's Having a Baby
5.9

She's Having a Baby

1988Movie5.9
Elvis
6.9

Elvis

1979Movie6.9
Jet Pilot
5.5

Jet Pilot

1957Movie5.5
Just Your Luck
4.8

Just Your Luck

1996Movie4.8
Counterpoint
6.2

Counterpoint

1967Movie6.2
Boycott
6.7

Boycott

2001Movie6.7
The Willies
5.7

The Willies

1990Movie5.7
Under the Yum Yum Tree
6.1

Under the Yum Yum Tree

1963Movie6.1
Quest
6.8

Quest

1984Movie6.8
Chairman of the Board
3.6

Chairman of the Board

1998Movie3.6
The Magic Bubble
3.1

The Magic Bubble

1993Movie3.1
Easy Living
5.7

Easy Living

1949Movie5.7
Claire
7.0

Claire

1956Movie7.0
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
5.0

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo

1977Movie5.0
The Velvet Touch
6.2

The Velvet Touch

1948Movie6.2
On Fire
9.0

On Fire

1987Movie9.0
Sixth and Main
8.0

Sixth and Main

1977Movie8.0
Ghost Dancing
6.0

Ghost Dancing

1983Movie6.0
Man from Del Rio
6.5

Man from Del Rio

1956Movie6.5
Drop-Out Father
4.2

Drop-Out Father

1982Movie4.2
Invitation to Hell
5.1

Invitation to Hell

1984Movie5.1
Home Alone
7.5

Home Alone

1990Movie7.5
A Crack in the Floor
3.6

A Crack in the Floor

2001Movie3.6
Night of the Warrior
4.8

Night of the Warrior

1991Movie4.8
Cahoots
4.3

Cahoots

2001Movie4.3
At Home with the Webbers
4.3

At Home with the Webbers

1993Movie4.3
Hard Knox
6.5

Hard Knox

1984Movie6.5
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
10.0

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

2019Movie10.0
Silent Assassins
5.4

Silent Assassins

1988Movie5.4
Hunter
10.0

Hunter

1973Movie10.0
The Shadow on the Window
5.9

The Shadow on the Window

1957Movie5.9
Cry Baby Killer
5.8

Cry Baby Killer

1958Movie5.8
Menno's Mind
5.1

Menno's Mind

1997Movie5.1
Huckleberry Finn
6.2

Huckleberry Finn

1978Movie6.2
Gun Fever
5.2

Gun Fever

1958Movie5.2
The Christine Jorgensen Story
4.0

The Christine Jorgensen Story

1970Movie4.0
The Night Runner
5.4

The Night Runner

1957Movie5.4
How Awful About Allan
6.0

How Awful About Allan

1970Movie6.0
The Brady Girls Get Married
5.4

The Brady Girls Get Married

1981Movie5.4
Art House
4.7

Art House

1998Movie4.7
Moonlight
7.5

Moonlight

1982Movie7.5
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
8.0

Back To "Somewhere In Time"

2000Movie8.0
Generation
5.3

Generation

1985Movie5.3
The Entertainers
9.0

The Entertainers

1991Movie9.0
Pardon and Peace
5.0

Pardon and Peace

1983Movie5.0
Candy Stripe Nurses
4.5

Candy Stripe Nurses

1974Movie4.5
Stanley's Gig
6.2

Stanley's Gig

2000Movie6.2
Terror At Black Falls
6.0

Terror At Black Falls

1962Movie6.0
The Color of Evening
6.0

The Color of Evening

1990Movie6.0
Fight for the Title

Fight for the Title

1957Movie

TV Shows (105)

Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

1957Series7.7
Married... with Children
7.7

Married... with Children

1987Series7.7
The West Wing
8.3

The West Wing

1999Series8.3
Star Trek: The Next Generation
8.4

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987Series8.4
Lassie
6.3

Lassie

1954Series6.3
The Andy Griffith Show
7.6

The Andy Griffith Show

1960Series7.6
Monk
7.9

Monk

2002Series7.9
Seinfeld
8.3

Seinfeld

1989Series8.3
Full House
7.5

Full House

1987Series7.5
The King of Queens
7.1

The King of Queens

1998Series7.1
The Rifleman
7.1

The Rifleman

1958Series7.1
Everwood
7.6

Everwood

2002Series7.6
The Drew Carey Show
6.5

The Drew Carey Show

1995Series6.5
Falcon Crest
5.5

Falcon Crest

1981Series5.5
Mad About You
6.8

Mad About You

1992Series6.8
I Love Lucy
7.9

I Love Lucy

1951Series7.9
The Waltons
7.2

The Waltons

1972Series7.2
The Golden Girls
7.6

The Golden Girls

1985Series7.6
Quantum Leap
8.0

Quantum Leap

1989Series8.0
Get Smart
8.0

Get Smart

1965Series8.0
The Wild Wild West
7.5

The Wild Wild West

1965Series7.5
The Fugitive
7.3

The Fugitive

1963Series7.3
The Twilight Zone
8.5

The Twilight Zone

1959Series8.5
Maverick
7.0

Maverick

1957Series7.0
The Virginian
6.5

The Virginian

1962Series6.5
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
6.9

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993Series6.9
Robert Montgomery Presents
6.0

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950Series6.0
Mannix
6.8

Mannix

1967Series6.8
Knots Landing
7.0

Knots Landing

1979Series7.0
Highway to Heaven
7.4

Highway to Heaven

1984Series7.4
Hart to Hart
6.9

Hart to Hart

1979Series6.9
Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957Series7.3
The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948Series6.6
Just Shoot Me!
6.6

Just Shoot Me!

1997Series6.6
Highway Patrol
6.2

Highway Patrol

1955Series6.2
The Untouchables
8.0

The Untouchables

1959Series8.0
My Name Is Earl
7.6

My Name Is Earl

2005Series7.6
Moonlighting
7.5

Moonlighting

1985Series7.5
Cheyenne
6.2

Cheyenne

1955Series6.2
Leave It to Beaver
6.9

Leave It to Beaver

1957Series6.9
Rawhide
7.2

Rawhide

1959Series7.2
Who's the Boss?
7.4

Who's the Boss?

1984Series7.4
My Three Sons
6.6

My Three Sons

1960Series6.6
Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955Series6.7
Cannon
6.7

Cannon

1971Series6.7
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956Series6.2
The John Larroquette Show
6.8

The John Larroquette Show

1993Series6.8
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
7.2

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997Series7.2
The F.B.I.
5.6

The F.B.I.

1965Series5.6
Burke's Law
6.3

Burke's Law

1963Series6.3
Lou Grant
7.4

Lou Grant

1977Series7.4
Ben Casey
5.9

Ben Casey

1961Series5.9
Cybill
5.9

Cybill

1995Series5.9
The Jeffersons
7.3

The Jeffersons

1975Series7.3
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
6.8

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957Series6.8
The Invaders
6.9

The Invaders

1967Series6.9
Growing Pains
6.5

Growing Pains

1985Series6.5
Harry and the Hendersons
5.8

Harry and the Hendersons

1991Series5.8
Mister Ed
6.8

Mister Ed

1961Series6.8
The Rookies
6.9

The Rookies

1972Series6.9
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955Series7.8
Punky Brewster
7.2

Punky Brewster

1984Series7.2
Kraft Suspense Theatre
6.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963Series6.5
The Texan
6.0

The Texan

1958Series6.0
Fallen Angels
6.6

Fallen Angels

1993Series6.6
State Trooper
5.7

State Trooper

1956Series5.7
Mayberry R.F.D.
6.2

Mayberry R.F.D.

1968Series6.2
Sea Hunt
6.7

Sea Hunt

1958Series6.7
The Guns of Will Sonnett
6.5

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967Series6.5
Suddenly Susan
6.0

Suddenly Susan

1996Series6.0
Trackdown
6.9

Trackdown

1957Series6.9
M Squad
5.4

M Squad

1957Series5.4
The Naked Truth
6.5

The Naked Truth

1995Series6.5
Law of the Plainsman
7.3

Law of the Plainsman

1959Series7.3
87th Precinct
7.8

87th Precinct

1961Series7.8
Voyagers!
7.6

Voyagers!

1982Series7.6
Johnny Ringo
5.9

Johnny Ringo

1959Series5.9
The Greatest Show on Earth
7.5

The Greatest Show on Earth

1963Series7.5
Burke's Law
6.8

Burke's Law

1994Series6.8
Arrest and Trial
8.3

Arrest and Trial

1963Series8.3
Black Saddle
6.2

Black Saddle

1959Series6.2
Lux Video Theatre
6.7

Lux Video Theatre

1950Series6.7
Stagecoach West
6.7

Stagecoach West

1960Series6.7
Man with a Camera
5.5

Man with a Camera

1958Series5.5
The Man Called X
10.0

The Man Called X

1956Series10.0
Coronado 9
6.7

Coronado 9

1960Series6.7
Dan August
7.2

Dan August

1970Series7.2
The Dakotas
6.5

The Dakotas

1963Series6.5
Panic!
8.0

Panic!

1957Series8.0
Shane
6.2

Shane

1966Series6.2
Peter Loves Mary
6.5

Peter Loves Mary

1960Series6.5
The Second Hundred Years
6.5

The Second Hundred Years

1967Series6.5
The Mommies
6.7

The Mommies

1993Series6.7
The Walter Winchell File
7.5

The Walter Winchell File

1957Series7.5
My World and Welcome to It
6.3

My World and Welcome to It

1969Series6.3
The Michael Richards Show
5.7

The Michael Richards Show

2000Series5.7
Against the Grain
6.5

Against the Grain

1993Series6.5
Madman of the People
6.5

Madman of the People

1994Series6.5
General Electric Theater
6.8

General Electric Theater

1953Series6.8
Struck by Lightning
6.5

Struck by Lightning

1979Series6.5
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951Series7.2
The Louie Show
10.0

The Louie Show

1996Series10.0
Second Chance
6.0

Second Chance

1987Series6.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951Series8.8
High Mountain Rangers
8.0

High Mountain Rangers

1988Series8.0