# Bill Erwin

William Lindsey Erwin (December 2, 1914 – December 29, 2010) was an American film, stage and television actor with over 250 television and film credits. A veteran character actor, he is widely known for his 1993 Emmy Award-nominated performance on Seinfeld, portraying the embittered, irascible retiree Sid Fields. He also made notable appearances on shows such as I Love Lucy and Star Trek: The Next Generation. In cinema, his most recognized role is that of Arthur Biehl, a kindly bellman at the Grand Hotel, in Somewhere in Time (1980).
Erwin was a self-taught cartoonist, published in The New Yorker, Playboy, and Los Angeles. He won a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, four Drama-Logue Awards, Gilmore Brown Award for Career Achievement, Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters' Diamond Circle Award, and Distinguished Alumnus Award from Angelo State University.

## Early life

Erwin was born William Lindsey Erwin on December 2, 1914, in Honey Grove, Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and a master's in theater arts from California's Pasadena Playhouse. Erwin later served as a captain in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.

## Career
### Stage

Erwin acted in productions at the Pasadena Playhouse, the Laguna Beach Playhouse, the La Jolla Playhouse, and other venues in the Los Angeles area.

### Film

In the late 1950s, Erwin was in such films as Man from Del Rio (1956) and The Night Runner (1957), before playing Jack Nicholson's father in The Cry Baby Killer, Nicholson's first starring role in 1958. The long out-of-print film was released on DVD on November 22, 2006. He had credited small roles in films such as The Christine Jorgensen Story (1970), How Awful About Allan (1970), Candy Stripe Nurses (1974) and Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo (1977), before he co-starred alongside Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour in the romantic fantasy Somewhere in Time (1980) as Arthur Biehl, the Grand Hotel's venerable bellman, and attended annual reunions of cast, crew, and fans of the cult classic at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan.
Erwin also appeared in numerous films by John Hughes, with cameos in Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), She's Having a Baby (1988), Home Alone (1990) and Dennis the Menace (1993). In the latter two films, Hughes paired him with Billie Bird playing his wife. His later film career included roles in Invitation to Hell (1984), The Land Before Time (1988), Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult (1994), Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995), Menno's Mind (1997), Chairman of the Board (1998), Forces of Nature (1999), Inferno (1999) and A Crack in the Floor (2001).

### Television

Erwin's television credits were far more numerous in the 1950s, having appeared in such television series as I Love Lucy, Crusader, Trackdown, Colgate Theatre, Perry Mason and The Rifleman. In the 1960s, Erwin appeared in television series such as: The Andy Griffith Show, Mister Ed, Maverick, The Twilight Zone, 87th Precinct, My Three Sons, The Fugitive, Leave It to Beaver and Mannix. He played the Jury Foreman in The Wild Wild West (1967) S3 E12 "The Night of the Legion of Death".
In the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, he appeared in Barnaby Jones, Cannon, Gunsmoke, Married... with Children, E/R, The Optimist, Highway to Heaven, Who's the Boss?, Growing Pains, Full House, The Golden Girls, Moonlighting, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and The Drew Carey Show.
Erwin also guest-starred in the Seinfeld episode ("The Old Man"), for which he received an Emmy Award nomination for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series, he played Sid Fields, who participates in the Foster-A-Grandpa Program, which pairs him with Jerry Seinfeld. Erwin's crotchety, aggressive, foul-mouthed character ensures that the relationship is doomed from the beginning. Erwin later reunited with Michael Richards when he guest-starred on the short-lived The Michael Richards Show. In the 2000s, Erwin appeared on Monk, The West Wing, The King of Queens, Everwood and My Name Is Earl.

### Other media

After Erwin began his theatrical career with the Laguna Beach and La Jolla playhouses in 1940, he worked as ventriloquist Edgar Bergen's stage manager for Bergen's 1941 tour of the country.
Due to his resemblance to William Gaines, Sam Viviano redid Erwin's character as Gaines in the MAD Magazine spoof of Home Alone where the married couple sells their ticket to Kate McAllister.

## Personal life

Erwin was married to actress and journalist Fran MacLachlan Erwin from 1948 to her death in 1995. They lived in the Hollywood Hills and had four children.

## Death

Erwin died from natural causes at his home in Studio City, California on December 29, 2010, aged 96. He lived near the production lot where Seinfeld was filmed.

## Filmography
### Film

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1941 | Always Tomorrow: The Portrait of an American Business | Sam Tompkins | Uncredited |
| 1941 | You're in the Army Now | Soldier | Uncredited |
| 1948 | The Velvet Touch | Howard Forman | Credited as William Erwin |
| 1949 | Easy Living | Minor Role | Uncredited |
| 1949 | Battleground | Warrant Officer | Uncredited |
| 1951 | Double Dynamite | Minor Role | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Holiday for Sinners | Usher | Uncredited |
| 1956 | Man from Del Rio | Roy Higgens | Uncredited |
| 1957 | The Night Runner | McDermott | |
| 1957 | The Shadow on the Window | Policeman | Uncredited |
| 1957 | House of Numbers | Bank Teller | Uncredited |
| 1957 | Jet Pilot | Sergeant | Uncredited |
| 1957 | Witness for the Prosecution | Juror | Uncredited |
| 1958 | Gun Fever | Bartender | |
| 1958 | The Cry Baby Killer | Mr. Wallace | |
| 1958 | The Buccaneer | Civilian | Uncredited |
| 1958 | Teenage Challenge | Alton Conway | Short film |
| 1962 | Rome Adventure | Elderly Guest | Uncredited |
| 1962 | Terror at Black Falls | Hugh "Squint" Edwards | Credited as William L. Erwin |
| 1963 | Under the Yum Yum Tree | Teacher | Uncredited |
| 1964 | The Brass Bottle | Middle-Aged Man | Uncredited |
| 1968 | Counterpoint | Trumpet player | Uncredited |
| 1970 | The Christine Jorgensen Story | Pastor | |
| 1974 | Candy Stripe Nurses | Principal | |
| 1977 | Sixth and Main | | |
| 1980 | Somewhere in Time | Arthur Biehl | |
| 1981 | Dream On! | | |
| 1983 | The Taming of the Shrew | Vincentio | Direct-to-video |
| 1984 | Quest | | Short film |
| 1984 | The Bear | Alabama Alumni | |
| 1986 | Stewardess School | Orchestra Conductor | Credited as William Erwin |
| 1987 | Planes, Trains and Automobiles | Man on Plane | |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby | Grandfather | |
| 1988 | Silent Assassins | Dr. London | |
| 1988 | The Land Before Time | Grandfather | Voice |
| 1988 | A Place to Hide | | |
| 1990 | Home Alone | Ed (Man in Airport) | |
| 1990 | The Willies | Old Man | |
| 1990 | The Color of Evening | Priest | |
| 1991 | Night of the Warrior | Coco | |
| 1991 | The Entertainers | Sam | |
| 1992 | Unbecoming Age | Old Man | |
| 1993 | Dennis the Menace | Edward Little | |
| 1994 | Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult | Conductor | |
| 1995 | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | 70-Year-Old Man | |
| 1996 | Just Your Luck | Pops | Direct-to-video |
| 1997 | Menno's Mind | Mr. Lewis | |
| 1998 | Chairman of the Board | Landers | |
| 1998 | Art House | Monty | |
| 1999 | Forces of Nature | Murray | |
| 1999 | Inferno | Eli Hamilton | |
| 2000 | Stanley's Gig | Jules | Credited as William Erwin |
| 2000 | Down 'n Dirty | Janitor | |
| 2001 | Cahoots | Frenchy | |
| 2001 | A Crack in the Floor | Harold | Final film role |

### Television

Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1950 | The Silver Theatre | | Episode 27: "Coal of Fire" |
| 1950–1951 | Fireside Theatre | Doctor | 3 episodes Credited as William Erwin - 1 episode |
| 1951 | The Bigelow Theatre | | Episode 9: "Coal of Fire" |
| 1951 | The Stu Erwin Show | | Season 1 Episode 20: "High Finance" |
| 1951 | Stars Over Hollywood | | Episode: "The Ageless" |
| 1951 | Hollywood Opening Night | | Season 1 Episode 4: "The Ageless" |
| 1952 | Lux Video Theatre | Reporter | Season 3 Episode 10: "The Face of Autumn" |
| 1954 | Mama | | Season 5 Episode 23: "Mama & the Wild Man" |
| 1954 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Herman | Credited as William Erwin Season 6 episode 12: "The Dancers" |
| 1955 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Jens Nelson | Season 6 Episode 30: "P.J. Martin and Son" |
| 1955 | Studio 57 | | Season 2 Episode 13: "The Girl in the Bathing Suit" |
| 1955 | Highway Patrol | Artie | Season 1 Episode 12: "Phony Insurance" |
| 1955–1956 | Screen Directors Playhouse | Carl / Third Conductor / 1st Gambler | 3 episodes Credited as William Erwin - 2 episodes Uncredited - 1 episode |
| 1956 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Fireman (uncredited) | Season 1 Episode 14: "A Bullet for Baldwin" |
| 1956 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | | Season 5 Episode 17: "The Big Payday" |
| 1956 | Science Fiction Theatre | Dr. Harold Lewis / Mike | 2 episodes |
| 1956 | Big Town | | 2 episodes |
| 1956 | The Sheriff of Cochise | Doctor | Season 2 Episode 16: "Tough Guy" |
| 1956 | Crusader | Brenner | Season 2 Episode 4: "The Girl Across the Hall" |
| 1956 | The Man Called X | | Episode 2: "Code 'W'" |
| 1956–1957 | Telephone Time | Newspaper Man | Credited as William Erwin 2 episodes |
| 1956–1959 | Cheyenne | Barber / Pvt. Poinsett | 2 episodes Uncredited - 1 episode |
| 1957 | I Love Lucy | Bum | Uncredited Season 6 Episode 12: "Lucy and the Loving Cup" |
| 1957 | Wire Service | | Credited as William Erwin Episode 22: "Forbidden Ground" |
| 1957 | Whirlybirds | Fred Midgley | Credited as William Erwin Season 1 Episode 36: "Take a Little, Leave a Little" |
| 1957 | State Trooper | Neal James | Season 2 Episode 3: "Madman on the Mountain" |
| 1957 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Sergeant Riker / Detective Ryker / Sgt. Riker | 4 episodes Uncredited - 1 episode |
| 1957 | Code 3 | Doctor | Credited as William Erwin Episode 32: "Bail Out" |
| 1957–1958 | Panic! | Chauffeur / Joseph McGilbert / Interne | 3 episodes Credited as William Erwin - 2 episodes |
| 1957–1959 | Bachelor Father | Court Clerk / Mr. Logan / Security Guard | 3 episodes Credited as Will Erwin - 1 episode |
| 1957–1961 | Zane Grey Theatre | Various characters | 7 episodes Credited as William Erwin - 4 episodes |
| 1957–1974 | Gunsmoke | Various characters | 14 episodes Credits as William Erwin or William L. Erwin Uncredited - 3 episodes |
| 1958 | Colt .45 | Clerk | Season 1 Episode 15: "Dead Reckoning" |
| 1958 | How to Marry a Millionaire | Max Bigelow | Uncredited Season 1 Episode 19: "Loco Leaves Home" |
| 1958 | The Californians | Attorney | Uncredited Season 1 Episode 31: "Second Trial" |
| 1958 | The Walter Winchell File | Bellem | Episode 8: "Thing of Beauty: File #29" |
| 1958 | Sea Hunt | Dr. Hugh Benedict | Season 1 Episode 31: "The Big Dive" |
| 1958 | Colgate Theatre | Wilber | Episode: "Macreedy's Woman" |
| 1958 | Trackdown | Man on Trail / Dawson | 2 episodes Uncredited - 1 episode |
| 1958 | Man with a Camera | Sam Bartlett | Season 1 Episode 2: "The Warning" |
| 1958 | Sugarfoot | Jones | Credited as William Erwin Season 2 episode 4: "The Ghost" |
| 1958 | Flight | Palmer Owens | Credited as William Erwin Episode 17: "Final Approach" |
| 1958 | The Danny Thomas Show | Man in Dream / Emcee | 2 episodes Credited as William Erwin - 1 episode |
| 1958 | Lawman | Fred Petty | Season 1 Episode 12: "Lady in Question" |
| 1958–1959 | M Squad | Detective Gene / Roger Jessop | 2 episodes |
| 1958–1960 | The Texan | Sheriff Nick Rand / Les Cosby / Stableman | 3 episodes Credited as William Erwin - 1 episode |
| 1958–1960 | Have Gun - Will Travel | Townsman / Clerk / Citizen | 3 episodes Credited as William Erwin - 2 episodes Uncredited - 1 episode |
| 1958–1964 | Death Valley Days | Various characters | 5 episodes |
| 1959 | The Rifleman | Joe Flecker | Season 1 Episode 15: "The Pet" |
| 1959 | Wagon Train | Clegg | Season 2 Episode 16: "The Hunter Malloy Story" |
| 1959 | Tales of Wells Fargo | Justin Peevy | Season 3 Episode 21: "The Town That Wouldn't Talk" |
| 1959 | General Electric Theater | | Season 7 Episode 24: "Train for Tecumseh" |
| 1959 | Leave It to Beaver | Man | Season 2 Episode 26: "Price of Fame" |
| 1959 | The David Niven Show | Cashier | Uncredited Episode 1: "Fortune's Folly" |
| 1959 | Black Saddle | Kelly | Credited as William Erwin Season 1 Episode 18: "Client: Brand" |
| 1959 | Tombstone Territory | Storekeeper | Season 2 Episode 11: "Grave Near Tombstone" |
| 1959 | Markham | Arthur Brookman | Season 1 Episode 14: "We Are All Suspect" |
| 1959 | Johnny Ringo | Manners | Episode 1: "The Arrival" |
| 1959 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | | Season 2 Episode 3: "Six Guns for Donegan" |
| 1959 | Law of the Plainsman | Dr. Palmer | Episode 9: "The Gibbet" |
| 1959–1963 | The Twilight Zone | Various characters | Episode 3: "Mr. Denton on Doomsday" (1959) Episode 5: "Walking Distance" (1959) - Uncredited Episode 64: "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?" (1961) Episode 107: "Mute" (1963) - Uncredited |
| 1959–1963 | The Untouchables | Various characters | 5 episodes Credited as William Erwin - 3 episodes Uncredited - 2 episodes |
| 1959–1966 | Perry Mason | Various characters | 5 episodes Credited as William Erwin - 1 episode |
| 1960 | The Detectives | Manager | Season 1 Episode 16: "House Call" |
| 1960 | Bourbon Street Beat | Doctor | Episode 19: "The 10% Blues" |
| 1960 | Rescue 8 | Justin | Season 2 Episode 29: "School for Violence" |
| 1960 | Stagecoach West | Teller | Episode 1: "High Lonesome" |
| 1960 | Coronado 9 | Joe | Episode 8: "I Want to Be Hated" |
| 1960–1961 | The Andy Griffith Show | An Investor / George Sapley | 2 episodes Credited as William Erwin |
| 1960–1961 | Michael Shayne | Luke / Landlord | 2 episodes |
| 1960–1962 | Lassie | Mr. Burton / Bob Thomas | 2 episodes Uncredited - 1 episode |
| 1961 | Rawhide | Parker | Credited as William Erwin S3:E17, "Incident of the New Start" |
| 1961 | Mister Ed | Mr. Wood | Credited as William Erwin Season 1 Episode 9: "The Missing Statue" |
| 1961 | Outlaws | Townsman | Uncredited Season 1 Episode 18: "No More Pencils - No More Books" |
| 1961 | Peter Loves Mary | Bill Stanhope / 1st Non-Com | 2 episodes Credited as William Erwin |
| 1961 | Angel | Coach | Credited as Bill Irwin Episode 28: "The Little Leaguer" |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Court Clerk | Season 1 Episode 3: "Death Across the Counter" |
| 1961 | Follow the Sun | Frank March | Episode 10: "Little Girl Lost" |
| 1961–1965 | My Three Sons | Joe Walters / Steward | 4 episodes |
| 1962 | 87th Precinct | George | Episode 30: "Girl in the Case" |
| 1962 | Ben Casey | | Season 1 Episode 32: "When You See an Evil Man" |
| 1962 | Saints and Sinners | Nolan | Credited as William Erwin Episode 8: "Daddy's Girl" |
| 1962 | Stoney Burke | | Episode 10: "The Wanderer" |
| 1962–1964 | The Virginian | Bevers / Deputy | 2 episodes Uncredited - 1 episode |
| 1963 | The Dakotas | Doctor | Episode 18: "Sanctuary at Crystal Springs" |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Fire Marshal | Season 1 Episode 11: "Who Killed Purity Mather?" |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth | Food Truck Cook | Episode 13: "Lady in Limbo" |
| 1963–1967 | The Fugitive | Various characters | 4 episodes Uncredited - 1 episode |
| 1964 | Arrest and Trial | Doctor | Episode 27: "The Revenge of the Worm" |
| 1964 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Father Daley | Season 1 Episode 23: "Their Own Executioners" |
| 1965 | Profiles in Courage | Ingalls | Episode 21: Grover Cleveland |
| 1965 | The Big Valley | Crown Man on Train | Uncredited Season 1 Episode 1: "Palms of Glory" |
| 1966 | Shane | Clerk | Episode 15: "The Great Invasion: Part 1" |
| 1966–1971 | The F.B.I. | Manager / Paxton | 3 episodes Uncredited - 1 episode |
| 1967 | Laredo | 1st Townsman | Uncredited Season 2 Episode 15: "The Seventh Day" |
| 1967 | The Invaders | Manager | Season 1 Episode 5: "Genesis" |
| 1967 | The Guns of Will Sonnett | Hotel Clerk | Season 1 Episode 5: "Of Lasting Summers and Jim Sonnett" |
| 1967 | The Second Hundred Years | 2nd Salesman | Episode 11: "No Experience Necessary" |
| 1967 | Get Smart | Mr. Smith | Season 3 Episode 13: "The Mysterious Dr. T" |
| 1969 | Mannix | Prop Man | Credited as William Erwin Season 3 Episode 4: "The Playground" |
| 1969 | My World and Welcome to It | American Conductor | Episode 7: "Nobody Ever Kills Dragons Anymore" |
| 1970 | Mayberry R.F.D. | Man at Convention | Season 2 Episode 26: "The Mynah Bird" |
| 1970 | How Awful About Allan | Dr. Ames | Television movie Credited as William Erwin |
| 1970–1971 | Dan August | Coroner | 2 episodes |
| 1971–1974 | Cannon | Dr. Belden / Dr. Samuel Calvert / Gas Station Proprietor | 3 episodes |
| 1973 | Hunter | | Television movie |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Atken's Defense Counsel / Customs Officer | 2 episodes |
| 1974–1981 | The Waltons | Dr. Frederick Grover / Senator Rogers | 2 episodes |
| 1975 | The Rookies | Cook | Season 3 Episode 22: "Cliffy" |
| 1975 | Huckleberry Finn | Harvey Wilkes | Television movie |
| 1977 | The Krofft Supershow | Old Dad | Episode 2: "Black Box, Parts 1 & 2" |
| 1977 | Forever Fernwood | Elmo | Episode: #1.25 |
| 1977 | Lou Grant | Old Man | Credited as William L. Erwin Season 1 Episode 8: "Scoop" |
| 1977 | Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo | Mr. Schneider | Television movie |
| 1979 | Struck by Lightning | Glenn Diamond | 4 episodes |
| 1981 | Eight Is Enough | Cal Fitzpatrick | Season 5 Episode 9: "Bradfordgate" |
| 1981 | The Brady Girls Get Married | The Reverend | Miniseries though originally intended as a Television movie |
| 1981 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Clarence Stovall | Season 4 Episode 6: "The Great Bank Robbery" |
| 1981 | The Rainbow Patch | Patch | Series lead |
| 1982 | Dallas | Abel Greeley | Season 5 Episode 21: "The Prodigal" |
| 1982 | Moonlight | Dr. Tucker | Television movie |
| 1982 | Drop-Out Father | Grandpa | Television movie |
| 1982 | The Jeffersons | T.J. Wheeler | Season 9 Episode 8: "Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner: Part 1" |
| 1983 | The Optimist | Grizzly Veteran | Season 1 Episode 2: "The Good, the Bad and the Nasty" |
| 1983 | Ghost Dancing | Joe Greyfeather | Television movie |
| 1983 | Voyagers! | Eisenhowers' Neighbor | Episode 19: "Barriers of Sound" |
| 1983 | Hart to Hart | Sir Gavin MacLaish | Season 5 Episode 9: "Highland Fling" |
| 1983 | Lone Star | Ezra Holloway | Television movie |
| 1984 | Hard Knox | General Garfield | Television movie |
| 1984 | Falcon Crest | Night Editor | Season 3 Episode 17: "Power Play" |
| 1984 | Invitation to Hell | Walt Henderson | Television movie |
| 1984 | E/R | Mr. Williams | Episode 10: "Only a Nurse" |
| 1984 | ABC Weekend Specials | Specter Inspector | Season 8 Episode 1: "Henry Hamilton Graduate Ghost" |
| 1984–1987 | Who's the Boss? | Leon / Santa Claus / Ted | 3 episodes |
| 1985 | Detective in the House | | Episode: "Whatever Happened To...?" |
| 1985 | Generation | John | Television movie |
| 1985 | Too Close for Comfort | Captain Milarzen | Credited as Bill Irwin Season 5 episode 15: "No Deposit, No Return" |
| 1985 | Silver Spoons | Senator Platt | Season 4 Episode 11: "The Barbarians" |
| 1985 | Santa Barbara | Harold Beard | Episode: #1.361 |
| 1986–1987 | Highway to Heaven | Clarence Kelly / Santa | 3 episodes |
| 1986–1991 | Growing Pains | Various characters | 8 episodes |
| 1987 | On Fire | Joe's father | Television movie |
| 1987 | Roxie | Kiner | Episode 2: "Dog Days" |
| 1987 | Punky Brewster | Ben | Season 3 Episode 6: "Hands Across the Halls" |
| 1988 | High Mountain Rangers | | Episode 1: "The Only Place to Live" |
| 1988 | Married... with Children | Hiram Massey | Season 2 Episode 16: "Master the Possibilities" |
| 1988–1990 | Just the Ten of Us | Mr. Pruitt / Barker / Ralphie | 4 episodes |
| 1989 | Moonlighting | Duncan Kennedy | Season 5 Episode 9: "Perfetc" |
| 1990 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Doctor Dalen Quaice | Season 4 Episode 5: "Remember Me" |
| 1991 | Quantum Leap | Mr. Deever | Season 4 Episode 3: "Hurricane - August 17, 1969" |
| 1991 | Full House | Mr. Ferguson | Season 5 Episode 7: "The Volunteer" |
| 1991 | Knots Landing | Mr. Wineke | Season 13 Episode 8: "House of Cards" |
| 1992 | The Golden Girls | Mr. Hubbard | Season 7 Episode 16: "Questions and Answers" |
| 1992 | Harry and the Hendersons | Guest #1 | Season 3 Episode 6: "The Outing" |
| 1993 | Seinfeld | Sidney Fields | 2 episodes Uncredited - 1 episode |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels | Chick | Season 1 Episode 4 |
| 1993 | The John Larroquette Show | Man #1 | Season 1 Episode 7: "Jumping Off the Wagon" |
| 1993 | Against the Grain | Harold | Episode 8: "A House is Not a Home" |
| 1994 | Burke's Law | Noah Stark | Season 1 Episode 6: "Who Killed Alexander the Great?" |
| 1994 | Search and Rescue | | Television movie |
| 1994 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Andy Tucker | Season 2 Episode 6: "Operation Blackout" |
| 1995 | The Mommies | Chester | Season 2 Episode 7: "I Do, I Do Again" |
| 1995 | Pig Sty | Jenkins | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Living Single | Mr. Foster | Season 2 Episode 27: "The Shake Up" |
| 1995 | High Sierra Search and Rescue | Will | Episode 1: "If You Have to Ask the Price" |
| 1995 | Live Shot | Vernon | Episode 7: "Where Towering Infernos" or simply "Towering Infernos" |
| 1995 | The Jeff Foxworthy Show | Santa | Season 1 Episode 10: "Foxworthy Family Feud" |
| 1997 | Suddenly Susan | Mr. Tidgely | Season 1 Episode 14: "What a Card" |
| 1997 | Grace Under Fire | Old Man | Season 4 Episode 21: "Quentin Gets His Gun" |
| 1997 | The Drew Carey Show | Mr. Bradbury | Season 2 Episode 22: "Drew vs. Mimi: Part 2" |
| 1997 | The Naked Truth | Victor | Season 3 Episode 10: "The Unsinkable Nora Wilde" |
| 2000 | The Michael Richards Show | Mr. Flaherty | Episode 5: "The Nursing Home" |
| 2001 | Boycott | Loading Dock Man #2 | Television movie |
| 2001 | Just Shoot Me! | Mr. King | Credited as Bill Ewrin Season 5 episode 17: "Where's Poppa?" |
| 2001 | The West Wing | Ronald Cruikshank | Season 3 Episode 9: "The Women of Qumar" |
| 2002 | So Little Time | George | Episode 21: "The Volunteer" |
| 2002 | Comedy Central Thanxgiveaway: Turkey vs. Pilgrims | Grandpa | Television movie |
| 2003 | Monk | Hiram Hollings | Season 2 Episode 5: "Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man" |
| 2004 | The King of Queens | Whitey | Season 6 Episode 21: "Tank Heaven" |
| 2004 | Everwood | Ollie | Season 2 Episode 19: "Sick" |
| 2006 | My Name Is Earl | Old Man playing Ping Pong | Season 2 Episode 5: "Van Hickey" (Final television role) |