Person
Bill Erwin
Actor · Crew· Honey Grove, Texas, USA
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
The roles that explain the career.
Home Alone
Man in Airport · 1990
The Land Before Time
Grandfather (voice) · 1988
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Man on Plane · 1987
Dennis the Menace
Edward Little · 1993
Somewhere in Time
Arthur Biehl · 1980
Forces of Nature
Murray · 1999
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995
Filmography
36 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration | Wilcox (archive footage) | Film |
| 2001 | A Crack in the Floor | Harold | Film |
| 2000 | Stanley's Gig | Jules | Film |
| 1999 | Forces of Nature | Murray | Film |
| 1998 | Chairman of the Board | Landers | Film |
| 1997 | Menno's Mind | Mr. Lewis | Film |
| 1993 | Dennis the Menace | Edward Little | Film |
| 1993 | The Magic Bubble | Old Man | Film |
| 1993 | At Home with the Webbers | Horace | Film |
| 1991 | Night of the Warrior | Coco | Film |
| 1990 | The Willies | Old Man | Film |
| 1990 | Home Alone | Man in Airport | Film |
| 1988 | The Land Before Time | Grandfather (voice) | Film |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby | Grandfather | Film |
| 1988 | Silent Assassins | Dr. London | Film |
| 1987 | Planes, Trains and Automobiles | Man on Plane | Film |
| 1985 | Generation | John | Film |
| 1984 | Invitation to Hell | Walt Henderson | Film |
| 1984 | Hard Knox | Gen. Garfield | Film |
| 1984 | Quest | Film | |
| 1981 | The Brady Girls Get Married | Reverend | Film |
| 1980 | Somewhere in Time | Arthur Biehl | Film |
| 1979 | Elvis | Film | |
| 1978 | Huckleberry Finn | Harvey Wilkes | Film |
| 1977 | Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo | Mr. Schneider | Film |
| 1974 | Candy Stripe Nurses | Principal | Film |
| 1970 | How Awful About Allan | Dr. Ames | Film |
| 1970 | The Christine Jorgensen Story | Pastor | Film |
| 1967 | Counterpoint | Film | |
| 1963 | Under the Yum Yum Tree | Teacher (uncredited) | Film |
| 1958 | Gun Fever | Bartender | Film |
| 1958 | Cry Baby Killer | Mr. Wallace | Film |
| 1957 | The Night Runner | McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited) | Film |
| 1957 | The Shadow on the Window | Policeman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1956 | Man from Del Rio | Roy Higgens | Film |
| 1948 | The Velvet Touch | Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin) | Film |
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