Bill Erwin
Acting

Bill Erwin

Born 2 December 1914 · Honey Grove, Texas, USA · Died 29 December 2010

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

Home Alone
The Land Before Time
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Seinfeld
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Dennis the Menace
Monk
Married... with Children
My Name Is Earl
Full House
The Twilight Zone
A Crack in the Floor
Cahoots
Boycott
Stanley's Gig
Inferno
Forces of Nature
Chairman of the Board
Art House
Menno's Mind
Just Your Luck
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
At Home with the Webbers
Dennis the Menace
The Magic Bubble
The Entertainers
Night of the Warrior
Home Alone
The Color of Evening
The Willies
Silent Assassins
The Land Before Time
She's Having a Baby
On Fire
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Stewardess School
Generation
Invitation to Hell
Hard Knox
Quest
Pardon and Peace
Moonlight
Drop-Out Father
The Brady Girls Get Married
Somewhere in Time
Elvis
Huckleberry Finn
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
Sixth and Main
Candy Stripe Nurses
Hunter
How Awful About Allan
The Christine Jorgensen Story
Counterpoint
Terror At Black Falls
Gun Fever
Cry Baby Killer
Jet Pilot
Man from Del Rio
Claire
The Velvet Touch
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