Bill Erwin

Bill Erwin

Рождение : 1914-12-02, Honey Grove, Texas, USA

Смерть : 2010-12-29

Профиль

Bill Erwin

Фильмы

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Wilcox (segment "Walking Distance")
Six episodes of the original series, restored and on the big screen for the first time, and a special retrospective documentary encompass this Fathom Event.
A Crack in the Floor
Harold
After witnessing his mother's brutal rape and murder at a young age, Jeremiah Hill turns to a life of seclusion in a small mountain town. Six friends enter the town for a weekend camping trip and stumble upon Jeremiah's lonely cabin in the woods, which shatters his 33 years of solitude and turns their trip into a nightmare of survival.
Cahoots
Frenchy
Two men who were "best friends" while growing up together and into their 20's, reconnect after years apart. On the surface, their lives have gone in opposite directions, one married, successful, respectful and settled; the other divorced, footloose, unemployed and prowling. The narrative is not linear but vertical as simple get together to "have a drink" leads to a nihilistic descent into macho hell. The only thing that survives their reunion is their love for one another.
Инферно
Eli Hamilton
Эдди Ломакс — одинокий воин, утративший веру в себя. Поиски старого друга — одинокого индейца-шамана — приводят его в разрушенный город с адским названием Инферно, где у Эдди много врагов. Полная луна и зов койота помогут ему обрести былую силу и осуществить благородную цель: защитить местных жителей от жестоких банд байкеров и контрабандистов.
Силы природы
Murray
У героя этой картины, Бена, в запасе всего два дня, чтобы добраться из Нью-Йорка в городок Саванна, что в штате Джорджия, и успеть на собственную свадьбу с прекрасной девушкой. Но внезапно на его пути возникает непреодолимое препятствие в лице разбушевавшейся природы. Самолет, в котором герой отправляется к своей невесте, попадает в аварию. Теперь Бену и его новой эксцентричной попутчице, по имени Сара, предстоит захватывающее совместное путешествие. Атмосферные катаклизмы и дорожные происшествия продолжают неотступно преследовать их в пути. А тут еще Бен с ужасом начинает осознавать, что влюбляется в Сару…
Глава правления
Landers
Кэррот Топ предстает перед в роли забавного изобретателя Эдисона, однофамильца отца электричества. Его изобретения никому, кроме него самого, не нужны и он еле сводит концы с концами. Но случай сводит его с миллионером Макмилланом — известным индустриальным магнатом. Между странной парочкой возникает дружба. Каково же было удивление Эдисона, когда старик — миллионер, внезапно умирая, оставил ему по завещанию огромное состояние и весь свой бизнес! И недотепа Эдисон становится «Большим Боссом»..
Art House
Monty
Ray McMichael is a part time coffee shop employee and part time filmmaker who teams up with film festival darling Weston Craig to make the greatest independent film ever. Through their struggles, they encounter agents, starlets, lesbians, porn stars, extraterrestrials and an enigmatic auteur named Dagmar Geech.
Just Your Luck
Pops
Six million dollars suddenly goes up for grabs when an aged diner's heart fails after he discovers that he has won the lottery. Which of the remaining late-night dining regulars will get the cash? How many will have to die to get the answer?
Чем заняться мертвецу в Денвере
70-Year-Old Man
Это история о Джимми-Святом, совершившем «кадровую» ошибку при подборе людей для пустякового дела. Могущественный и крайне неприятный босс преступного мира, парализованный от шеи и ниже, попросил занявшегося легальным бизнесом старого друга припугнуть парня девчонки, в которую одержимо влюблен его придурковатый сын, а отобранные Джимми для дела болваны вместо этого убили обоих. Разъяренный Уокен приказывает убить всех, кроме Джимми, дав другу 48 часов, чтобы исчезнуть. Но Джимми не может бросить друзей, да и у самого только что завязался роман с очаровательной юной красавицей…
Дэннис-мучитель
Edward Little
Пятилетний Деннис - шалун и непоседа - не дает покоя всем своими проделками. Особенно достается от его проказ соседу - мистеру Уилсону, любителю-садоводу. В городке объявляется страшный оборванец, ворующий вещи у горожан. Подозрение падает на Денниса и мальчишка, обидевшись на всех, решает бежать, куда глаза глядят. И попадает в лапы к бродяге. Но не таков Деннис, чтобы испугаться…
Ночь бойца
Coco
A kickboxer has an accounting problem with the mobster (Anthony Geary) who lent him money for a nightclub.
The Willies
Old Man
Two brothers camping with their cousin try to frighten each other by telling stories. They start with urban legends, but then there are two main narrations: one involves strange happenings at an elementary school; the other, a teenage boy with a peculiar interest.
Один дома
Man in Airport
Американское семейство отправляется из Чикаго в Европу, но в спешке сборов бестолковые родители забывают дома... одного из своих детей. Юное создание, однако, не теряется и демонстрирует чудеса изобретательности. И когда в дом залезают грабители, им приходится не раз пожалеть о встрече с милым крошкой.
The Color of Evening
Priest
An aging artist seeks his muse and a young lover in the form of a beautiful model.
Земля до начала времен
Grandfather (voice)
Было время, когда нога человека ещё не ступала на Землю. То было время извергающихся вулканов, громадных землетрясений и ужасных катаклизмов. Наша планета тогда была населена удивительными и странными существами. Герой этой истории, очаровательный бронтозаврик Крошки-Ножки, отправился на поиски легендарной Великой долины, где по слухам можно неплохо подкрепиться. По пути он прихватил с собой в путешествие ещё четырёх малышей-динозавриков. В дороге эту пёструю компанию поджидают удивительные и опасные приключения.
She's Having a Baby
Grandfather
Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full reality of marriage and all that it (and their parents) expect from them. Do they want babies? Their parents certainly want them to. Is married life all that there is? Things certainly aren't helped by Jake's friend Davis, who always seems to turn up just in time to put a spanner in the works.
Silent Assassins
Dr. London
The evil criminal leader Kendrick has kidnapped an elderly biochemist who holds the secret to creating a biological superweapon. The only person who can possibly stop Kendrick and his gang is L. A. cop Sam Kettle and martial arts master Jun Kim (uncle of a little girl also kidnapped by Kendrick). Together, they go to war against an army of ninjas to rescue the hostages and bring their kidnappers to justice.
Самолётом, поездом, машиной
Man on Plane
Все, что было нужно преуспевающему «рекламщику» Нилу Пэйджу, так это успеть домой ко Дню Благодарения. Ведь это так просто: купить билет на самолет, совершить комфортабельный полет до родного Чикаго и уже вечером сесть за праздничный стол со всей своей семьей.Но случилось так, что это оказалось чудовищно трудной задачей. Путь домой станет для Нила самым невероятным приключением всей его жизни!
Quest
On a distant planet, descendants of a crashed spaceship are subjected to mysterious forces that cause them to age and die in just eight days. They must also live in caves to escape the bitter cold of night and the killing heat of day. One young boy is determined to find his way back to the ship that brought them there. But how will accomplish this in the short time left to him?
Hard Knox
Gen. Garfield
A retired fighter pilot becomes the head of his alma matter military high school for two weeks with hilarious consequences. He shapes up the school and raises morale so that they are able to win the "brass-axe" competition versus another local military academy.
Invitation to Hell
Walt Henderson
Family man Matt Winslow accepts a new job in Silicon Valley and quickly finds that his associates are obsessed with a mysterious local country club whose manager, Jessica Jones, holds sway over the community.
Ghost Dancing
Joe Greyfeather
Farm widow Sarah Bowman has been impoverished by the siphoning of her water supply. A nearby big-city aqueduct has priority over water rights, leaving the rural outskirts virtually dry. Attempting to bring her cause to the forefront, Sarah dynamites the reservoir, half-hoping that she'll be "martyred" in the process. When she fails to arouse public support, she targets the local power plant for her next blast. Assistant DA Anne Greyfeather, who as an orphaned Indian girl was virtually raised by Sarah, decides to challenge the water-department bureaucracy on McGuire's behalf.
Drop-Out Father
Grandpa
Successful advertising executive decides to get out of the rat race but the family rebels at the new lifestyle he outlines. He and his youngest daughter leave the suburbs for a Manhattan loft apartment while the rest of the brood -- wife and three kids -- re-evaluate the situation. For his engaging score, Peter Matz won an Emmy Award nomination.
Moonlight
Dr. Tucker
A fast-food delivery man for a New York Chinese restaurant gets involved with international terrorists and is recruited by undercover agents to help track down the leader in this prospective pilot.
The Brady Girls Get Married
Reverend
Made-for-tv movie, the pilot for a "Brady Bunch" revival series, "The Brady Brides." Jan and Marcia have met the men of their dreams and decide to tie the knot. They agree to hold the weddings together in the family's back yard, but fight over whether to have a modern ceremony or a traditional one. Can the marriages be saved? All of the original cast members (except cousin Oliver) put in a return appearance.
Где-то во времени
Arthur Biehl
Молодой Чикагский драматург Ричард неожиданно получает от неизвестной пожилой дамы старинные часы и призыв «Вернись ко мне», но не придаёт этому никакого значения. Через несколько лет он случайно находит фотографию актрисы Элис МакКена сделанную в 1912 году и понимает, что это именно та женщина от которой восемь лет назад он получил часы. Используя теорию о путешествиях во времени посредством самогипноза, Ричард встречается с ней лицом к лицу…
Элвис
Биографический фильм рассказывает о зарождении звезды Элвиса Пресли.
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
Mr. Schneider
An airplane carring coffee beans from South America has some unpleasant stowaways: a hoard of tarantulas which overcome the pilots as the airplane is flying over an orange-producing town in California. The airplane crashes, and the unlucky inhabitants of the town release the poisonous spiders into their midst. Once the town's officials discover that the tarantulas are responsible for several deaths, the tarantulas have already descended upon the town's only orange-processing factory. The town's citizens risk their lives to remove the tarantulas from the factory while the poisonous pests are rendered motionless by the transmitted sound of buzzing bees
Sixth and Main
Monica Cord is planning to write a book about the homeless. She observes the men who attend a rescue mission and shelter in downtown Los Angeles. Monica becomes intrigued by one particular derelict, a tall, quiet man known only as John Doe.
Huckleberry Finn
Harvey Wilkes
Huckleberry Finn, a rambuctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River. Accompanying him is Jim, a slave running away from being sold. Together the two strike a bond of friendship that takes them through harrowing events and thrilling adventures.
Candy Stripe Nurses
Principal
Young, sexy nurses and their hospital adventures: free-loving Sandy tries to cure a rock star of his sexual problems, uptight Dianne has an affair with a druggie star college basketball player all while trying to expose another doctor's malpractice, and juvenile delinquent Marisa has an affair with an accused man, in turn also trying to prove his innocence.
The Christine Jorgensen Story
Pastor
Christine Jorgensen goes to 1950s Denmark and makes headlines for having the first sex-change operation.
How Awful About Allan
Dr. Ames
After an eight-month stay in a mental hospital, a tormented man comes home to live with his sister; but a mysterious boarder may be trying to kill him.
Counterpoint
In December of 1944, Lionel Evans, an internationally renowned American conductor, is on a USO tour with his 70-piece symphony orchestra in newly-liberated Belgium. While fleeing from a German counterattack, Evans and his orchestra members are captured by a Panzer division and taken to an old chateau in Luxembourg. Despite orders to execute every prisoner, General Schiller, an avid music lover, commands Evans to give a private concert for him.
Под деревом любви
Teacher (uncredited)
Фабула: История о молодой влюбленной паре, которая желает проверить свою совместимость характеров, живя вместе, но при этом имея только платонические отношения. Настоящим проверяющим их отношений становится домовладелец-бабник, который надеется совратить свою новую квартиросъемщицу...
The Cry Baby Killer
Mr. Wallace
A teenage boy panics and takes hostages when he thinks he's committed murder.
Gun Fever
Bartender (as William Erwin)
Luke Ram seeks revenge against the white renegade who lead a Sioux raiding party against his father's stagecoach way station, killing all the inhabitants except himself. He's joined by his mining partner, young Sam Weller, not realizing that they man they seek is Weller's father, in whose gang Sam rode as a young man.
Fight for the Title
Newspaper Man
An champion light-heavyweight boxer batters a young challenger so severely that the youthful pugilist suffers brain damage. Remorseful, the champion decides to rig a rematch in a small gym and allow the punch drunk fighter the chance to achieve his dream of winning a boxing "title".
The Shadow on the Window
Policeman (uncredited)
Three delinquents murder a prosperous farmer at an isolated farm house. One witness to the crime - the dead man's secretary - is then taken hostage. The other witness - her young son - is thrown into state of shock. Can he recover soon enough to help the police - and his father - rescue his mother before it's too late?
Man from Del Rio
Roy Higgens
Mexican gunfighter Dave Robles outdraws the town's outlaw-turned-sheriff and is invited to fill the dead man's shoes. But a tin star doesn't bring automatic respectability and Robles is shunned by the town's leading citizens. His popularity with its less-savory element, particularly saloonkeeper Bannister, wanes dramatically, too, as he starts to take his job seriously. It is his love for a decent, caring woman that keeps Dave in town, but can she convince him to lay down his gun and start a new life?
Easy Living
Minor Role (uncredited)
A football halfback has a heart condition, a nagging wife and a team secretary who loves him.
The Velvet Touch
Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)
After accidentally killing her lecherous producer, a famous actress tries to hide her guilt.
On Fire
Joe's Father
Joe is an arson investigator for the fire department. He has a loving and devoted wife and has two just as loving and devoted sons. Things couldn't be better for him until he learns that the department wants to retire him. He does so reluctantly. He then falls into a deep depression because, while most people look forward to retirement, he doesn't. So, his wife and children do their best to lift his spirits but all he does is push them away.