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Bill Erwin
Person

Bill Erwin

Specialty
Acting
Birth
December 2, 1914 · 96 years
Death
December 29, 2010
Origin
Honey Grove, Texas, USA

Technical Alias

William Erwin

Professional Trajectory

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.

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