Acting
Bill Erwin
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.
Acting
- 2005My Name Is EarlOld Man playing Ping Pong1 ep.
- 2002EverwoodOllie1 ep.
- 2000The Michael Richards ShowMr. Flaherty1 ep.
- 1996Suddenly SusanMr. Tidgely1 ep.
- 1996The Louie ShowCheating Husband1 ep.
- 1995The Drew Carey ShowMr. Bradbury1 ep.
- 1995The Naked TruthVictor1 ep.
- 1995CybillBill1 ep.
- 1994Madman of the PeopleWilliam1 ep.
- 1994Burke's LawNoah Stark1 ep.
- 1993Against the GrainHarold1 ep.
- 1993The Mommies24 ep.
- 1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanAndy Tucker1 ep.
- 1993The John Larroquette ShowMan1 ep.
- 1993Fallen AngelsChick1 ep.
- 1992Mad About YouYankee Third Baseman1 ep.
- 1991Harry and the HendersonsGuest #11 ep.
- 1989SeinfeldSidney Fields3 ep.
- 1989Quantum LeapMr. Deever1 ep.
- 1988High Mountain Rangers1 ep.
- 1987Second ChanceGus1 ep.
- 1987Full HouseMr. Ferguson1 ep.
- 1985Growing PainsBub7 ep.
- 1985MoonlightingDuncan Kennedy1 ep.
- 1984Who's the Boss?2 ep.
- 1984Punky BrewsterBen1 ep.
- 1982Voyagers!Eisenhowers' Neighbor1 ep.
- 1979Struck by LightningGlenn Diamond10 ep.
- 1975The Jeffersons1 ep.
- 1972The WaltonsSenator Rogers2 ep.
- 1971Cannon3 ep.
- 1970Dan AugustCoroner2 ep.
- 1969My World and Welcome to It1 ep.
- 1968Mayberry R.F.D.Man at Convention1 ep.
- 1967The Guns of Will Sonnett1 ep.
- 1967The Second Hundred YearsSalesman #21 ep.
- 1967The InvadersManager1 ep.
- 1966ShaneClerk1 ep.
- 1963The Greatest Show on EarthFood Truck Cook1 ep.
- 1963The FugitiveMan3 ep.
- 1963Arrest and TrialDoctor1 ep.
- 1963The Dakotas1 ep.
- 1961Ben Casey4 ep.
- 196187th PrecinctGeorge1 ep.
- 1961Mister EdMr. Wood1 ep.
- 1960Peter Loves Mary2 ep.
- 1960Stagecoach WestTeller (uncredited)1 ep.
- 1960The Andy Griffith ShowGeorge Sapley2 ep.
- 1960Coronado 91 ep.
- 1959The UntouchablesDoctor2 ep.
- 1959Johnny RingoManners1 ep.
- 1959The Twilight ZonePeter Kramer3 ep.
- 1959Law of the PlainsmanDr. Palmer1 ep.
- 1959Black SaddleKelly1 ep.
- 1958Man with a Camera1 ep.
- 1958The Texan2 ep.
- 1958Sea Hunt1 ep.
- 1957Trackdown2 ep.
- 1957Leave It to Beaver1 ep.
- 1957The Walter Winchell FileBellem1 ep.
- 1957MaverickPawn Shop Dealer (uncredited)3 ep.
- 1957Perry MasonA.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner5 ep.
- 1957M SquadRoger Jessop2 ep.
- 1957Have Gun, Will Travel2 ep.
- 1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveSgt. Riker3 ep.
- 1957Panic!1 ep.
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreClay Davis6 ep.
- 1956State TrooperNeal James3 ep.
- 1956The Man Called X1 ep.
- 1955Highway Patrol1 ep.
- 1955GunsmokeBailiff12 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2006My Name Is EarlOld Man playing Ping Pong1 ep.
- 2004EverwoodOllie1 ep.
- 2004The King of QueensWhitey1 ep.
- 2003MonkHiram Holling1 ep.
- 2001The West WingRonald Cruikshank1 ep.
- 2001Just Shoot Me!Mr. King1 ep.
- 2000The Michael Richards ShowMr. Flaherty1 ep.
- 1998Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionGus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket")1 ep.
- 1998Mad About YouYankee Third Baseman1 ep.
- 1997The Naked TruthVictor1 ep.
- 1997The Drew Carey ShowMr. Bradbury1 ep.
- 1997Suddenly SusanMr. Tidgely1 ep.
- 1996CybillBill1 ep.
- 1996The Louie ShowCheating Husband1 ep.
- 1995Madman of the PeopleWilliam1 ep.
- 1994Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanAndy Tucker1 ep.
- 1994Burke's LawNoah Stark1 ep.
- 1993Against the GrainHarold1 ep.
- 1993The John Larroquette ShowMan1 ep.
- 1993Fallen AngelsChick1 ep.
- 1993SeinfeldSidney Fields3 ep.
- 1992Harry and the HendersonsGuest #11 ep.
- 1992The Golden GirlsMr. Hubbard1 ep.
- 1991Knots LandingMr. Wineke1 ep.
- 1991Full HouseMr. Ferguson1 ep.
- 1991Quantum LeapMr. Deever1 ep.
- 1986Growing PainsBub, Buzz, Chester / Lester, Edgar7 ep.
- 1990Star Trek: The Next GenerationDoctor Dalen Quaice1 ep.
- 1989MoonlightingDuncan Kennedy1 ep.
- 1988Married... with ChildrenHiram Massey1 ep.
- 1988Second ChanceGus1 ep.
- 1988High Mountain Rangers1 ep.
- 1987Highway to HeavenSanta1 ep.
- 1987Punky BrewsterBen1 ep.
- 1984Who's the Boss?2 ep.
- 1984Falcon CrestNight Editor1 ep.
- 1983Hart to HartSir Gavin MacLaish1 ep.
- 1983Voyagers!Eisenhowers' Neighbor1 ep.
- 1982The Jeffersons1 ep.
- 1974The WaltonsSenator Rogers2 ep.
- 1977Lou GrantOld Man1 ep.
- 1975The Rookies1 ep.
- 1957GunsmokeBailiff, Captain, Judge, Juror12 ep.
- 1971CannonDr. Samuel Calvert3 ep.
- 1966The F.B.I.Manager, Paxton2 ep.
- 1970Dan AugustCoroner2 ep.
- 1970Mayberry R.F.D.Man at Convention1 ep.
- 1969My World and Welcome to It1 ep.
- 1969Mannix1 ep.
- 1967Get SmartMr. Smith1 ep.
- 1967The Wild Wild WestJury Foreman1 ep.
- 1967The Second Hundred YearsSalesman #21 ep.
- 1967The Guns of Will Sonnett1 ep.
- 1967The InvadersManager1 ep.
- 1965The FugitiveBar patron, Counterman, Man3 ep.
- 1966ShaneClerk1 ep.
- 1959Perry MasonA.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner, Autopsy Surgeon, Counterman, Morrison Findlay5 ep.
- 1962Ben Casey4 ep.
- 1964Kraft Suspense TheatreFather Daley1 ep.
- 1964Arrest and TrialDoctor1 ep.
- 1964The VirginianBevers1 ep.
- 1963The Greatest Show on EarthFood Truck Cook1 ep.
- 1963Burke's LawFire Marshal1 ep.
- 1963The Dakotas1 ep.
- 1962The UntouchablesAuctioneer, Doctor2 ep.
- 196287th PrecinctGeorge1 ep.
- 1962My Three SonsJoe Walters1 ep.
- 1959The Twilight ZoneMan, Peter Kramer, Wilcox (uncredited)3 ep.
- 1961Peter Loves Mary1st Non-Com2 ep.
- 1959MaverickEvans (uncredited), Hotel Clerk, Pawn Shop Dealer (uncredited)3 ep.
- 1957Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreClay Davis, Harper Bates, Harte, Joshua Morgan6 ep.
- 1961Mister EdMr. Wood1 ep.
- 1961RawhideParker1 ep.
- 1960The Andy Griffith ShowGeorge Sapley2 ep.
- 1960Coronado 91 ep.
- 1960The Texan2 ep.
- 1960Stagecoach WestTeller (uncredited)1 ep.
- 1960Lassie1 ep.
- 1959Law of the PlainsmanDr. Palmer1 ep.
- 1958M SquadDetective Gene, Roger Jessop2 ep.
- 1959Johnny RingoManners1 ep.
- 1959Black SaddleKelly1 ep.
- 1959Leave It to Beaver1 ep.
- 1959General Electric Theater1 ep.
- 1959The RiflemanJoe Flecker1 ep.
- 1958Have Gun, Will Travel2 ep.
- 1958Man with a Camera1 ep.
- 1958TrackdownMan on Trail (uncredited)2 ep.
- 1958Sea Hunt1 ep.
- 1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveSgt. Riker3 ep.
- 1957State TrooperNeal James3 ep.
- 1957Panic!1 ep.
- 1957I Love LucyBum (uncredited)1 ep.
- 1956The Man Called X1 ep.
- 1956Cheyenne1 ep.
- 1956Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1 ep.
- 1956Alfred Hitchcock PresentsFireman (uncredited)1 ep.
- 1955Highway Patrol1 ep.
- 1955Robert Montgomery PresentsJens Nelson1 ep.
- 1954The Philco Television PlayhouseHerman1 ep.
- 1953Hallmark Hall of Fame1 ep.
- 1952Lux Video TheatreReporter1 ep.
- —The Walter Winchell FileBellem1 ep.
Also known as: William Erwin