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Bill Erwin

1914 - 2010

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Erwin is the 6,822nd most popular actor (down from 6,316th in 2019), the 10,583rd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,269th in 2019) and the 3,152nd most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Bill Erwin ranks 6,822 out of 13,578. Before him are Anaid Iplicjian, Jai Courtney, Ben Platt, Jack Wagner, Kseniya Rappoport, and Lee Eun-ju. After him are Mackenyu, Marie Doro, Lília Cabral, Rolando Villazón, Michael O'Hare, and Mark Lenard.

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Among people born in 1914, Bill Erwin ranks 381. Before him are Ted Moore, Billy Eckstine, Rolf Holmberg, Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, Bob Gerard, and Mark Kac. After him are Akhtar Hameed Khan, Donald A. Wollheim, Giuseppe Berto, Jonathan Harris, John James, and Hillary Brooke. Among people deceased in 2010, Bill Erwin ranks 395. Before him are Ronald Pettersson, Isabelle Caro, Gheorghe Fiat, Manuel Alexandre, David Blackwell, and Sally Menke. After him are Yuri Chesnokov, Antonio Giolitti, Joseph Kruskal, Lionel Jeffries, Harry Siljander, and Maureen Forrester.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Erwin ranks 10,585 out of 20,380. Before him are Edward F. Moore (1925), Lorenzo di Bonaventura (1957), Rickie Lee Jones (1954), Lee Garmes (1898), Jack Wagner (1959), and Frankie Genaro (1901). After him are Terry Branstad (1946), Jeannie Pepper (1958), Sonny Perdue (1946), Caroline Polachek (1985), Randy Pausch (1960), and Elena Kagan (1960).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Bill Erwin ranks 3,153. Before him are Kaitlin Olson (1975), Pearl Bailey (1918), Susan Dey (1952), Patricia Belcher (1954), Ben Platt (1993), and Jack Wagner (1959). After him are Mackenyu (1996), Marie Doro (1882), Michael O'Hare (1952), Mark Lenard (1924), Reg E. Cathey (1958), and Lois Wilson (1894).

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