Bill Erwin

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.

Known For

Home Alone

as Man in Airport

The Land Before Time

as Grandfather (voice)

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

as Conductor

Seinfeld

as Sidney Fields

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

as Man on Plane

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Doctor Dalen Quaice

Dennis the Menace

as Edward Little

Monk

as Hiram Holling

Married... with Children

as Hiram Massey

Full House