Bill Erwin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bill Erwin

character actor

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1914

Place of Birth: Fannin County, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 29-Dec-2010

Profession: stage actor, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

William Lindsey Erwin (December 2, 1914 – December 29, 2010) was an American film, television and stage actor and cartoonist 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, a kindly bellhop at the Mackinac Island 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.