Bill Erwin
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Land Before Time
as Grandfather (voice) 1988
Naked Gun 33â…“: The Final Insult
as Conductor 1994
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
as Man on Plane 1987
Dennis the Menace
as Edward Little 1993
Somewhere in Time
as Arthur Biehl 1980
Forces of Nature
as Murray 1999
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
as 70-Year-Old Man 1995
Inferno
as Eli Hamilton 1999
She's Having a Baby
as Grandfather 1988
Elvis
1979
Chairman of the Board
as Landers 1998
Stewardess School
as Orchestra Conductor 1986
The Willies
as Old Man 1990
Invitation to Hell
as Walt Henderson 1984
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
as Mr. Schneider 1981
The Velvet Touch
as Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin) 1948