Actor

Bill Erwin

December 2, 1914 · 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.

Notable work

7.5
Home Alone (1990)
as Man in Airport
7.2
The Land Before Time (1988)
as Grandfather (voice)
6.5
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
as Conductor
8.3
Seinfeld (1989)
as Sidney Fields
7.3
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
as Man on Plane
8.4
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
as Doctor Dalen Quaice
5.9
Dennis the Menace (1993)
as Edward Little
8
Monk (2002)
as Hiram Holling
7.7
Married... with Children (1987)
as Hiram Massey
7.5
Full House (1987)
as Mr. Ferguson
7.6
My Name Is Earl (2005)
as Old Man playing Ping Pong
8.5
The Twilight Zone (1959)
as Peter Kramer and as Wilcox (uncredited) and as Man

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