ACTOR · FROM HONEY GROVE, USA
Bill Erwin
1914–2010162 credits since 1948
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ABOUT BILL
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born2 December 1914
Died29 December 2010
BirthplaceHoney Grove, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora98 of 162 titles
Known for
The titles people know Bill from.
Series
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 98
- Average IMDb
- 6.9
- Highest rated
- The Twilight ZoneIMDb 9.0
- Working since
- 1948
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2010s
1 title
as Wilcox (archive footage)
The 2000s
8 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average
Seriesas Old Man playing Ping Pong · 1 episode
Seriesas Ollie · 1 episode
Seriesas Hiram Holling · 1 episode
Movieas Harold
Movieas Loading Dock Man #2
as Frenchy
as Mr. Flaherty · 1 episode
as Jules
The 1990s
33 titles · IMDb 6.2 on average
Movieas Eli Hamilton
Seriesas Ronald Cruikshank · 1 episode
Movieas Murray
Seriesas Whitey · 1 episode
Movieas Landers
as Monty
as Mr. Lewis
Seriesas Mr. King · 1 episode
The 1980s
31 titles · IMDb 7.0 on averageSeriesas Sidney Fields · 3 episodes
Seriesas Mr. Deever · 1 episode
Movieas Grandfather (voice)
as Dr. London
Movieas Grandfather
1 episode
Movieas Man on Plane
Seriesas Doctor Dalen Quaice · 1 episode
The 1970s
17 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average
Seriesas Mr. Wineke · 1 episode
Seriesas Sir Gavin MacLaish · 1 episode
as Glenn Diamond · 10 episodes
Movie
as Harvey Wilkes
Movieas Mr. Schneider
Seriesas Old Man · 1 episode
The 1960s
28 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average
1 episode
as Man at Convention · 1 episode
Movie
Series1 episode
Series1 episode
as Salesman #2 · 1 episode
Seriesas Manager · 1 episode
as Clerk · 1 episode
The 1950s
41 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average
Seriesas Auctioneer · 1 episode
Seriesas Peter Kramer · 1 episode
as Manners · 1 episode
as Dr. Palmer · 1 episode
as Kelly · 1 episode
Seriesas Parker · 1 episode
1 episode
Seriesas Joe Flecker · 1 episode
The 1940s
3 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average
Movieas Minor Role (uncredited)
as Herman · 1 episode
Movieas Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Bill’s titles.
John HughesWriter · Home Alone, Planes, Trains and Automobiles and 2 more
Pat HingleThe Land Before Time, Elvis and 1 more
Roy HugginsCreator · The Fugitive, Maverick and 1 more
Kevin BaconPlanes, Trains and Automobiles and She's Having a Baby
Clint EastwoodRawhide and Highway Patrol
Christopher LloydDennis the Menace and Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Jaime PresslyMy Name Is Earl and Inferno
Leslie NielsenNaked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult and Counterpoint
