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Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 2, 1914
Died
December 29, 2010
Place of Birth
Honey Grove, Texas, USA
Also Known As
- William Erwin
Bill Erwin
1.3 Popularity
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.
Known For
10.0
Wilcox (archive footage)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
7.7
Old Man playing Ping Pong
My Name Is Earl
2005
7.6
Ollie
Everwood
2002
8.0
Hiram Holling
Monk
2002
3.4
Harold
A Crack in the Floor
2001
3.6
Frenchy
Cahoots
2001
0.0
Self
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
2000
4.5
Mr. Flaherty
The Michael Richards Show
2000
🎬
5.8
Jules
Stanley's Gig
2000
6.1
Eli Hamilton
Inferno
1999
Credits
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Wilcox (archive footage)
2019
10.0
My Name Is Earl
as Old Man playing Ping Pong
2005
7.7
Everwood
as Ollie
2002
7.6
Monk
as Hiram Holling
2002
8.0
A Crack in the Floor
as Harold
2001
3.4
Cahoots
as Frenchy
2001
3.6
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
as Self
2000
0.0
The Michael Richards Show
as Mr. Flaherty
2000
4.5
🎬
Stanley's Gig
as Jules
2000
5.8
Inferno
as Eli Hamilton
1999
6.1
The West Wing
as Ronald Cruikshank
1999
8.2
Forces of Nature
as Murray
1999
5.4
The King of Queens
as Whitey
1998
7.1
Chairman of the Board
as Landers
1998
3.6
Art House
as Monty
1998
3.5
Menno's Mind
as Mr. Lewis
1997
4.8
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket")
1997
7.2
Just Shoot Me!
as Mr. King
1997
6.6
Just Your Luck
as Pops
1996
3.5
Suddenly Susan
as Mr. Tidgely
1996
5.8
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
as 70-Year-Old Man
1995
6.5
The Drew Carey Show
as Mr. Bradbury
1995
6.5
The Naked Truth
as Victor
1995
6.4
Cybill
as Bill
1995
5.8
Madman of the People
as William
1994
6.0
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Conductor
1994
6.5
Burke's Law
as Noah Stark
1994
6.7
Against the Grain
as Harold
1993
3.0
The Mommies
1993
6.5
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Andy Tucker
1993
6.9
The John Larroquette Show
as Man
1993
6.7
Fallen Angels
as Chick
1993
5.9
Dennis the Menace
as Edward Little
1993
5.9
At Home with the Webbers
as Horace
1993
3.9
The Magic Bubble
as Old Man
1993
2.2
Mad About You
as Yankee Third Baseman
1992
6.7
The Entertainers
as Sam
1991
0.0
Night of the Warrior
as Coco
1991
4.5
Harry and the Hendersons
as Guest #1
1991
5.8
The Willies
as Old Man
1990
5.5
Home Alone
as Man in Airport
1990
7.5
The Color of Evening
as Priest
1990
2.0
Seinfeld
as Sidney Fields
1989
8.3
Quantum Leap
as Mr. Deever
1989
8.0
The Land Before Time
as Grandfather (voice)
1988
7.2
Silent Assassins
as Dr. London
1988
4.9
She's Having a Baby
as Grandfather
1988
5.9
High Mountain Rangers
1988
8.0
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
as Man on Plane
1987
7.3
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Doctor Dalen Quaice
1987
8.4
Second Chance
as Gus
1987
5.0
Full House
1987
7.6
Married... with Children
as Hiram Massey
1987
7.7
On Fire
as Joe's Father
1987
0.0
Stewardess School
as Orchestra Conductor
1986
4.8
Growing Pains
as Buzz
1985
6.5
Growing Pains
as Janitor
1985
6.5
Growing Pains
as Chester / Lester
1985
6.5
Growing Pains
as Maurice
1985
6.5
Growing Pains
as Lloyd
1985
6.5
Growing Pains
as Bub
1985
6.5
Growing Pains
as Edgar
1985
6.5
The Golden Girls
as Mr. Hubbard
1985
7.6
Generation
as John
1985
4.5
Moonlighting
as Duncan Kennedy
1985
7.5
Quest
1984
6.6
Who's the Boss?
1984
7.4
Highway to Heaven
as Santa
1984
7.4
Punky Brewster
as Ben
1984
7.3
Hard Knox
as Gen. Garfield
1984
5.7
Invitation to Hell
as Walt Henderson
1984
5.0
Pardon and Peace
as Old Man
1983
0.0
🎬
Ghost Dancing
as Joe Greyfeather
1983
2.0
Voyagers!
as Eisenhowers' Neighbor
1982
7.5
Drop-Out Father
as Grandpa
1982
4.2
Moonlight
as Dr. Tucker
1982
6.0
Falcon Crest
as Night Editor
1981
5.5
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
as Mr. Schneider
1981
4.8
The Brady Girls Get Married
as Reverend
1981
5.1
Somewhere in Time
as Arthur Biehl
1980
7.5
Knots Landing
as Mr. Wineke
1979
6.7
Hart to Hart
as Sir Gavin MacLaish
1979
6.9
Struck by Lightning
as Glenn Diamond
1979
5.0
Elvis
1979
6.8
Huckleberry Finn
as Harvey Wilkes
1978
6.0
Lou Grant
as Old Man
1977
7.3
Sixth and Main
1977
0.0
The Jeffersons
1975
7.3
Candy Stripe Nurses
as Principal
1974
4.1
Hunter
as Sam Pickering
1973
0.0
The Waltons
1972
7.2
The Waltons
as Senator Rogers
1972
7.2
The Rookies
1972
6.8
Cannon
1971
6.6
The Christine Jorgensen Story
as Pastor
1970
3.2
Dan August
as Coroner
1970
6.8
How Awful About Allan
as Dr. Ames
1970
5.8
My World and Welcome to It
1969
5.5
Mayberry R.F.D.
as Man at Convention
1968
5.7
Counterpoint
1967
6.0
Mannix
1967
6.7
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
6.2
The Second Hundred Years
as Salesman #2
1967
6.3
The Invaders
as Manager
1967
6.8
Shane
as Clerk
1966
6.0
The F.B.I.
as Paxton
1965
5.4
The F.B.I.
as Manager
1965
5.4
Get Smart
1965
7.9
The Wild Wild West
as Jury Foreman
1965
7.6
Under the Yum-Yum Tree
as Teacher (uncredited)
1963
5.9
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Father Daley
1963
5.3
Burke's Law
as Fire Marshal
1963
6.0
The Fugitive
as Bar patron
1963
7.2
The Fugitive
as Man
1963
7.2
The Fugitive
as Counterman
1963
7.2
🎬
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Food Truck Cook
1963
5.0
Arrest and Trial
as Doctor
1963
7.7
The Dakotas
1963
5.7
The Virginian
as Bevers
1962
6.4
Terror At Black Falls
as Hugh 'Squint' Edwards
1962
5.0
Ben Casey
1961
5.6
87th Precinct
as George
1961
7.5
Mister Ed
as Mr. Wood
1961
6.7
🎬
Peter Loves Mary
1960
5.0
🎬
Peter Loves Mary
as 1st Non-Com
1960
5.0
Stagecoach West
as Teller (uncredited)
1960
6.0
The Andy Griffith Show
as George Sapley
1960
7.6
My Three Sons
as Joe Walters
1960
6.5
Coronado 9
1960
6.0
The Untouchables
as Auctioneer
1959
7.8
The Untouchables
as Doctor
1959
7.8
The Twilight Zone
as Peter Kramer
1959
8.5
The Twilight Zone
as Wilcox (uncredited)
1959
8.5
The Twilight Zone
as Man
1959
8.5
Johnny Ringo
as Manners
1959
5.7
Law of the Plainsman
as Dr. Palmer
1959
6.0
The Sunrise Gun
as Harte
1959
0.0
Black Saddle
as Kelly
1959
6.0
Rawhide
as Parker
1959
7.2
Man with a Camera
1958
4.6
The Rifleman
as Joe Flecker
1958
7.1
The Texan
1958
5.5
Cry Baby Killer
as Mr. Wallace
1958
5.5
Sea Hunt
1958
6.6
Gun Fever
as Bartender
1958
4.6
Leave It to Beaver
1957
6.9
Trackdown
1957
6.4
Trackdown
as Man on Trail (uncredited)
1957
6.4
The Walter Winchell File
as Bellem
1957
5.0
Maverick
as Hotel Clerk
1957
6.9
Maverick
as Evans (uncredited)
1957
6.9
Maverick
as Pawn Shop Dealer (uncredited)
1957
6.9
Perry Mason
as A.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Morrison Findlay
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Superintendent
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Autopsy Surgeon
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Counterman
1957
7.7
M Squad
as Roger Jessop
1957
5.2
M Squad
as Detective Gene
1957
5.2
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
7.3
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Sgt. Riker
1957
6.2
The Night Runner
as McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
1957
5.2
🎬
Fight for the Title
as Newspaper Man
1957
0.0
The Shadow on the Window
as Policeman (uncredited)
1957
5.7
Panic!
1957
0.0
Man from Del Rio
as Roy Higgens
1956
6.3
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Sam Townley
1956
6.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Joshua Morgan
1956
6.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Harper Bates
1956
6.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Harte
1956
6.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Reverend McIntire
1956
6.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Clay Davis
1956
6.0
🎬
State Trooper
1956
5.0
🎬
State Trooper
as Neal James
1956
5.0
Claire
as Carl
1956
0.0
The Man Called X
1956
0.0
Highway Patrol
1955
5.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Fireman (uncredited)
1955
7.8
Cheyenne
1955
6.0
Gunsmoke
as Preacher
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Rev Tucker
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Ned
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Townsman
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Captain
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Judge
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Juror
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Telegrapher
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Bailiff
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Mr. Jonas
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Snood
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Townsman (uncredited)
1955
6.6
Lassie
1954
6.1
General Electric Theater
1953
6.4
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
8.6
I Love Lucy
as Bum (uncredited)
1951
7.9
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
7.2
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Reporter
1950
6.3
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Jens Nelson
1950
5.6
Easy Living
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1949
5.6
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Herman
1948
6.3
The Velvet Touch
as Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)
1948
6.2