Acting
Bill Erwin
Dec 2, 1914 (died Dec 29, 2010, aged 96) 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.
Known for
8.3
Seinfeld
Sidney Fields
8.4
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Doctor Dalen Quaice
7.9
Monk
Hiram Holling
7.7
Married... with Children
Hiram Massey
7.5
Full House
Mr. Ferguson
7.6
My Name Is Earl
Old Man playing Ping Pong
8.3
The West Wing
Ronald Cruikshank
8.0
Quantum Leap
Mr. Deever
8.5
The Twilight Zone
Peter Kramer
7.2
The King of Queens
Whitey
8.0
Get Smart
Mr. Smith
6.9
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Andy Tucker
5.9
Dennis the Menace
Edward Little
6.5
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Conductor
7.2
The Land Before Time
Grandfather (voice)
Filmography
7.6
My Name Is Earl
2005 · Old Man playing Ping Pong
7.9
Monk
2002 · Hiram Holling
7.6
Everwood
2002 · Ollie
8.3
The West Wing
1999 · Ronald Cruikshank
5.5
Forces of Nature
1999 · Murray
6.2
Inferno
1999 · Eli Hamilton
7.2
The King of Queens
1998 · Whitey
3.6
Chairman of the Board
1998 · Landers
6.6
Just Shoot Me!
1997 · Mr. King
6.0
Suddenly Susan
1996 · Mr. Tidgely
6.5
The Drew Carey Show
1995 · Mr. Bradbury
6.4
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995 · 70-Year-Old Man
6.0
Cybill
1995 · Bill
6.5
The Naked Truth
1995 · Victor
6.5
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994 · Conductor
6.8
Burke's Law
1994 · Noah Stark
6.9
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993 · Andy Tucker
5.9
Dennis the Menace
1993 · Edward Little
6.9
The John Larroquette Show
1993 · Man
6.6
Fallen Angels
1993 · Chick
6.8
Mad About You
1992 · Yankee Third Baseman
5.8
Harry and the Hendersons
1991 · Guest #1
7.5
Home Alone
1990 · Man in Airport
5.6
The Willies
1990 · Old Man
8.3
Seinfeld
1989 · Sidney Fields
8.0
Quantum Leap
1989 · Mr. Deever
7.2
The Land Before Time
1988 · Grandfather (voice)
5.9
She's Having a Baby
1988 · Grandfather
8.4
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · Doctor Dalen Quaice
7.7
Married... with Children
1987 · Hiram Massey