Bill Erwin
Known for ActingBorn 1914-12-02 — died 2010-12-29Honey 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
Dennis the Menace
1993 · as Edward Little
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994 · as Conductor
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987 · as Man on Plane
The Land Before Time
1988 · as Grandfather (voice)
Somewhere in Time
1980 · as Arthur Biehl
Inferno
1999 · as Eli Hamilton
Forces of Nature
1999 · as Murray
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995 · as 70-Year-Old Man
Stewardess School
1986 · as Orchestra Conductor
Counterpoint
1967
She's Having a Baby
1988 · as Grandfather
Cahoots
2001 · as Frenchy
Elvis
1979
Invitation to Hell
1984 · as Walt Henderson
Just Your Luck
1996 · as Pops
Quest
1984
Home Alone
1990 · as Man in Airport
A Crack in the Floor
2001 · as Harold