Portrait of Bill Erwin

Acting

Bill Erwin

Career

Active from 1956 to 2001, with a break from 1958 to 1978, busiest in 1983 and 1984 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Land Before Time
The Land Before Time
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 116 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bill Erwin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    4.0, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.4, average 4.7
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1
  • Tension
    4.9, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Feel-Good 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    157
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2010s

    1 title
    The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
    The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration (2019)

    as Wilcox (archive footage)

    2000s

    8 titles ยท average score 60
    My Name Is Earl
    My Name Is Earl (2005)
    GoodWatch score 80

    TV show ยท as Old Man playing Ping Pong

    Monk
    Monk (2002)
    GoodWatch score 82

    TV show ยท as Hiram Holling

    Everwood
    Everwood (2002)
    GoodWatch score 78

    TV show ยท as Ollie

    Cahoots
    Cahoots (2001)

    as Frenchy

    A Crack in the Floor
    A Crack in the Floor (2001)
    GoodWatch score 26

    as Harold

    Boycott
    Boycott (2001)
    GoodWatch score 69

    as Loading Dock Man #2

    The Michael Richards Show
    The Michael Richards Show (2000)
    GoodWatch score 18

    TV show ยท as Mr. Flaherty

    Stanley's Gig
    Stanley's Gig (2000)
    GoodWatch score 69

    as Jules

    1990s

    33 titles ยท average score 54
    The West Wing
    The West Wing (1999)
    GoodWatch score 83

    TV show ยท as Ronald Cruikshank

    The King of Queens
    The King of Queens (1998)
    GoodWatch score 66

    TV show ยท as Whitey

    Just Shoot Me!
    Just Shoot Me! (1997)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show ยท as Mr. King

    Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
    Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997)
    GoodWatch score 77

    TV show ยท as Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket")

    Just Your Luck
    Just Your Luck (1996)
    GoodWatch score 50

    as Pops

    The Drew Carey Show
    The Drew Carey Show (1995)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show ยท as Mr. Bradbury

    Cybill
    Cybill (1995)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show ยท as Bill

    Naked Gun 33โ…“: The Final Insult
    Naked Gun 33โ…“: The Final Insult (1994)
    GoodWatch score 64

    as Conductor

    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
    GoodWatch score 76

    TV show ยท as Andy Tucker

    Dennis the Menace
    Dennis the Menace (1993)
    GoodWatch score 46

    as Edward Little

    The John Larroquette Show
    The John Larroquette Show (1993)
    GoodWatch score 47

    TV show ยท as Man

    Mad About You
    Mad About You (1992)
    GoodWatch score 71

    TV show ยท as Yankee Third Baseman

    1980s

    30 titles ยท average score 64
    Seinfeld
    Seinfeld (1989)
    GoodWatch score 87

    TV show ยท as Sidney Fields

    Quantum Leap
    Quantum Leap (1989)
    GoodWatch score 72

    TV show ยท as Mr. Deever

    The Land Before Time
    The Land Before Time (1988)
    GoodWatch score 70

    as Grandfather (voice)

    Star Trek: The Next Generation
    Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    GoodWatch score 79

    TV show ยท as Doctor Dalen Quaice

    Married... with Children
    Married... with Children (1987)
    GoodWatch score 71

    TV show ยท as Hiram Massey

    Full House
    Full House (1987)
    GoodWatch score 52

    TV show ยท as Mr. Ferguson

    The Golden Girls
    The Golden Girls (1985)
    GoodWatch score 83

    TV show ยท as Mr. Hubbard

    Moonlighting
    Moonlighting (1985)
    GoodWatch score 78

    TV show ยท as Duncan Kennedy

    Invitation to Hell
    Invitation to Hell (1984)
    GoodWatch score 42

    as Walt Henderson

    Who's the Boss?
    Who's the Boss? (1984)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show

    Falcon Crest
    Falcon Crest (1981)
    GoodWatch score 59

    TV show ยท as Night Editor

    Somewhere in Time
    Somewhere in Time (1980)
    GoodWatch score 60

    as Arthur Biehl

    1970s

    15 titles ยท average score 58
    Struck by Lightning
    Struck by Lightning (1979)

    TV show ยท as Glenn Diamond

    Knots Landing
    Knots Landing (1979)
    GoodWatch score 77

    TV show ยท as Mr. Wineke

    Hart to Hart
    Hart to Hart (1979)
    GoodWatch score 60

    TV show ยท as Sir Gavin MacLaish

    Lou Grant
    Lou Grant (1977)
    GoodWatch score 73

    TV show ยท as Old Man

    Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
    Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo (1977)
    GoodWatch score 36

    as Mr. Schneider

    The Jeffersons
    The Jeffersons (1975)
    GoodWatch score 80

    TV show

    Candy Stripe Nurses
    Candy Stripe Nurses (1974)
    GoodWatch score 45

    as Principal

    The Waltons
    The Waltons (1972)
    GoodWatch score 65

    TV show ยท as Senator Rogers

    The Rookies
    The Rookies (1972)
    GoodWatch score 45

    TV show

    Cannon
    Cannon (1971)
    GoodWatch score 67

    TV show ยท as Dr. Samuel Calvert

    Dan August
    Dan August (1970)
    GoodWatch score 71

    TV show ยท as Coroner

    How Awful About Allan
    How Awful About Allan (1970)
    GoodWatch score 48

    as Dr. Ames

    1960s

    27 titles ยท average score 67
    Mannix
    Mannix (1967)
    GoodWatch score 71

    TV show

    The Invaders
    The Invaders (1967)
    GoodWatch score 49

    TV show ยท as Manager

    Get Smart
    Get Smart (1965)
    GoodWatch score 84

    TV show ยท as Mr. Smith

    The Wild Wild West
    The Wild Wild West (1965)
    GoodWatch score 64

    TV show ยท as Jury Foreman

    The F.B.I.
    The F.B.I. (1965)
    GoodWatch score 65

    TV show ยท as Paxton / Manager

    The Fugitive
    The Fugitive (1963)
    GoodWatch score 84

    TV show ยท as Counterman / Bar patron

    Burke's Law
    Burke's Law (1963)
    GoodWatch score 68

    TV show ยท as Fire Marshal

    The Virginian
    The Virginian (1962)
    GoodWatch score 70

    TV show ยท as Bevers

    Mister Ed
    Mister Ed (1961)
    GoodWatch score 45

    TV show ยท as Mr. Wood

    Ben Casey
    Ben Casey (1961)
    GoodWatch score 65

    TV show

    The Andy Griffith Show
    The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
    GoodWatch score 81

    TV show ยท as George Sapley

    My Three Sons
    My Three Sons (1960)
    GoodWatch score 78

    TV show ยท as Joe Walters

    1950s

    40 titles ยท average score 68
    The Twilight Zone
    The Twilight Zone (1959)
    GoodWatch score 91

    TV show ยท as Man / Wilcox (uncredited)

    Rawhide
    Rawhide (1959)
    GoodWatch score 50

    TV show ยท as Parker

    The Untouchables
    The Untouchables (1959)
    GoodWatch score 53

    TV show ยท as Doctor / Auctioneer

    The Rifleman
    The Rifleman (1958)
    GoodWatch score 77

    TV show ยท as Joe Flecker

    Perry Mason
    Perry Mason (1957)
    GoodWatch score 82

    TV show ยท as Superintendent / A.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner

    Leave It to Beaver
    Leave It to Beaver (1957)
    GoodWatch score 78

    TV show

    Have Gun, Will Travel
    Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
    GoodWatch score 78

    TV show

    Maverick
    Maverick (1957)
    GoodWatch score 75

    TV show ยท as Hotel Clerk / Pawn Shop Dealer (uncredited)

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
    GoodWatch score 86

    TV show ยท as Fireman (uncredited)

    Gunsmoke
    Gunsmoke (1955)
    GoodWatch score 76

    TV show ยท as Townsman (uncredited) / Mr. Jonas

    Lassie
    Lassie (1954)
    GoodWatch score 64

    TV show

    I Love Lucy
    I Love Lucy (1951)
    GoodWatch score 81

    TV show ยท as Bum (uncredited)

    1940s

    3 titles ยท average score 56
    Easy Living
    Easy Living (1949)
    GoodWatch score 44

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

    The Philco Television Playhouse
    The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

    TV show ยท as Herman

    The Velvet Touch
    The Velvet Touch (1948)
    GoodWatch score 68

    as Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)