Actor info
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Name :
Bill Erwin
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Born :
December 2, 1914 in Honey Grove, Texas, USA (96 years at death)
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Died :
December 29, 2010
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
58 films (1948–2019)
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Also known as :
William Erwin
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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.
Notable films
- Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994) as Conductor
- Dennis the Menace (1993) as Edward Little
- The Land Before Time (1988) as Grandfather (voice)
- Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) as Man on Plane
- Somewhere in Time (1980) as Arthur Biehl
