- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWilliam Lindsey Erwin
- Height6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
- Bill Erwin was born on December 2, 1914 in Honey Grove, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987), Somewhere in Time (1980) and Home Alone (1990). He was married to Lucy Frances MacLachlan. He died on December 29, 2010 in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseLucy Frances MacLachlan(January 10, 1948 - September 22, 1995) (her death, 4 children)
- ChildrenMichael ErwinTimothy ErwinLindsey ErwinKelly Erwin
- Towering height
- Sarcastic world weary sense of humour
- Served as a captain in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
- Although he played Patrick Cranshaw's son in Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man (2003), he was four and a half years his senior in real life.
- He became Edgar Bergen's stage manager for his 1941 tour of the US.
- Best remembered by the public for his role as Arthur Biehl, the Grand Hotel's venerable bellman in the romantic fantasy drama Somewhere in Time (1980), and attended annual reunions of cast, crew and fans of the movie at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan.
- He was the first to portray the voice of Grandpa Longneck in "The Land Before Time". Afterwards, Kenneth Mars took over for the character.
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