- He became Edgar Bergen's stage manager for his 1941 tour of the US.
- 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.
- 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.
- Served as a captain in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
- He was the first to portray the voice of Grandpa Longneck in "The Land Before Time". Afterwards, Kenneth Mars took over for the character.
- Father of Timothy 'Toes' Erwin and producer Mike Erwin.
- Father-in-law of Joan Conrad.
- Grandfather of actor Jesse Erwin.
- His parents and sister are buried at Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens in San Angelo, Texas.
- The "New Film Starts" section of the October 28, 1987, issue of Variety lists the movie "Night Falls", directed by Eric T. Nicolaisen, which began filming in Gainesville, Florida, Oct 19, 1987. Cast included Audrey Landers, Brian Patrick Clarke, Bill Erwin, Ruth Buzzi, Pamela Jean Bryant, and Gary Imhoff. A comedy-horror story about a college grad student who falls for a succubus. No evidence the film was ever released.
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