Bill Erwin

Career timeline

1. 1914 · Born

   Born in Honey Grove, Texas, USA

2. 1948 · Screen debut

   The Philco Television Playhouse (TV)

3. 1989 · Breakthrough

   Seinfeld (TV)

4. 2005 · Latest release

   My Name Is Earl (TV)

5. 2010 · Died

   December 29, 2010

Career in numbers

1 1940s

14 1950s

13 1960s

10 1970s

16 1980s

12 1990s

3 2000s

• Drama38
• Comedy31
• Family15
• Crime14
• Action & Adventure10
• Mystery10

Highest-rated title Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987 8.4 Most popular title Seinfeld 1989 8.2

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Bill Erwin in our catalogue.

Lawrence Dobkin

6 titles together

Bruce Geller

5 titles together

Ted Post

4 titles together

Dean Riesner

4 titles together

Robert Douglas

4 titles together

Jack Arnold

3 titles together

Robert Berlinger

3 titles together

Abner Biberman

3 titles together

Buzz Kulik

3 titles together

William Conrad

3 titles together

1. 2005 My Name Is Earl as Old Man playing Ping Pong 7.6 TV
2. 2002 Everwood as Ollie 7.6 TV
3. 2002 Monk as Hiram Holling 7.9 TV
4. 1999 The West Wing as Ronald Cruikshank 8.3 TV
5. 1998 The King of Queens as Whitey 7.2 TV
6. 1997 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket") 7.3 TV
7. 1997 Just Shoot Me! as Mr. King 6.7 TV
8. 1995 The Drew Carey Show as Mr. Bradbury 6.5 TV
9. 1994 Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult as Conductor 6.5 Movie
10. 1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Andy Tucker 6.9 TV
11. 1993 Fallen Angels as Chick TV
12. 1993 Dennis the Menace as Edward Little 5.9 Movie
13. 1993 The Magic Bubble as Old Man Movie
14. 1992 Mad About You as Yankee Third Baseman 6.8 TV
15. 1990 Home Alone as Man in Airport 7.5 Movie
16. 1989 Seinfeld as Sidney Fields 8.2 TV
17. 1989 Quantum Leap as Mr. Deever 8.0 TV
18. 1988 The Land Before Time as Grandfather (voice) 7.2 Movie
19. 1987 Planes, Trains and Automobiles as Man on Plane 7.3 Movie
20. 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation as Doctor Dalen Quaice 8.4 TV
21. 1987 Full House as Mr. Ferguson 7.5 TV
22. 1987 Married... with Children as Hiram Massey 7.7 TV
23. 1985 The Golden Girls as Mr. Hubbard 7.6 TV
24. 1985 Generation as John Movie
25. 1985 Moonlighting as Duncan Kennedy 7.6 TV
26. 1984 Quest 6.9 Movie
27. 1984 Who's the Boss? 7.4 TV
28. 1984 Highway to Heaven as Santa 7.4 TV
29. 1983 Ghost Dancing as Joe Greyfeather Movie
30. 1981 Falcon Crest as Night Editor 5.6 TV
31. 1980 Somewhere in Time as Arthur Biehl 7.5 Movie
32. 1979 Knots Landing as Mr. Wineke 6.9 TV
33. 1979 Hart to Hart as Sir Gavin MacLaish 6.9 TV
34. 1979 Struck by Lightning as Glenn Diamond TV
35. 1979 Elvis 6.9 Movie
36. 1977 Lou Grant as Old Man 7.4 TV
37. 1975 The Jeffersons 7.3 TV
38. 1973 Hunter as Sam Pickering Movie
39. 1972 The Rookies 6.9 TV
40. 1971 Cannon 6.8 TV
41. 1970 Dan August as Coroner TV
42. 1967 Counterpoint 6.2 Movie
43. 1967 Mannix 6.9 TV
44. 1965 The F.B.I. as Paxton 5.6 TV
45. 1965 Get Smart as Mr. Smith 8.0 TV
46. 1965 The Wild Wild West as Jury Foreman 7.6 TV
47. 1963 Burke's Law as Fire Marshal TV
48. 1962 The Virginian as Bevers 6.5 TV
49. 1961 Ben Casey TV
50. 1961 Mister Ed as Mr. Wood 6.7 TV
51. 1960 Peter Loves Mary as 1st Non-Com TV
52. 1960 The Andy Griffith Show as George Sapley 7.6 TV
53. 1960 My Three Sons as Joe Walters 6.6 TV
54. 1960 Coronado 9 TV
55. 1959 The Untouchables as Auctioneer 8.1 TV
56. 1959 Rawhide as Parker 7.3 TV
57. 1958 Man with a Camera TV
58. 1958 The Rifleman as Joe Flecker 7.1 TV
59. 1957 Jet Pilot 5.5 Movie
60. 1957 Leave It to Beaver 7.0 TV
61. 1957 Maverick as Hotel Clerk 7.1 TV
62. 1957 Perry Mason as A.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner 7.7 TV
63. 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel 7.3 TV
64. 1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Sam Townley TV
65. 1955 Cheyenne 6.2 TV
66. 1954 Lassie 6.3 TV
67. 1951 I Love Lucy as Bum (uncredited) 7.9 TV
68. 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents as Jens Nelson TV
69. 1948 The Philco Television Playhouse as Herman TV

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