ClassicFlix comes forward with an entire 26 original episodes of the comic duo’s 1952 TV show, all fully remastered by the 3-D Archive people. That’s 13 + hours of Abbott and Costello comedy, looking better than new — even the original opening logos have been restored. The repeating leads are fully attuned to A&c’s style of comedy — Sid Fields, Hillary Brooke, Gordon Jones, etc.. The full set comes with numerous audio commentaries and featurettes.
The Abbott and Costello Show Season 1
Blu-ray
ClassicFlix
1952-1953 / B&W / 1:33 flat / 676 min. / Street Date December 14, 2021 / Available from ClassicFLix / 49.99
Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Sid Fields, Hillary Brooke, Gordon Jones, Joe Besser, Joe Kirk, Bobby Barber, Joan Shawlee, Veda Ann Borg, Elvia Allman, Virginia Christine, Bingo the Chimp; Iris Adrian, Glenn Strange.
Cinematography: George Robinson
Art Director: Mac Capps
Film Editor: Gene Fowler Jr., Fred R. Feitshans Jr.
Original Music: Raoul Kraushaar
Written by Sid Fields,...
The Abbott and Costello Show Season 1
Blu-ray
ClassicFlix
1952-1953 / B&W / 1:33 flat / 676 min. / Street Date December 14, 2021 / Available from ClassicFLix / 49.99
Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Sid Fields, Hillary Brooke, Gordon Jones, Joe Besser, Joe Kirk, Bobby Barber, Joan Shawlee, Veda Ann Borg, Elvia Allman, Virginia Christine, Bingo the Chimp; Iris Adrian, Glenn Strange.
Cinematography: George Robinson
Art Director: Mac Capps
Film Editor: Gene Fowler Jr., Fred R. Feitshans Jr.
Original Music: Raoul Kraushaar
Written by Sid Fields,...
- 12/18/2021
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Who are the funniest, wackiest, cleverest, wittiest comic actors in the history of film and television? Take a look at our list and see who we came up with.
The top 25 laugh-getters…
#25…George Carlin: Probably the best stand-up comedian of all-time. He brilliantly satirized American culture, mixing his liberal social commentary with an often unapologetically coarse and dirty style of language. His penchant for obscenities was most evident in his trademark routine “Seven words you can never say on television”. No one was better at mocking the excesses of American culture than Carlin.
#24…Robin Williams: He had a manic energy and great improvisational skills. His hyper, free-form style inspired many comedians to follow, such as Jim Carrey. He shot to fame in the TV series Mork & Mindy, before breaking away to very successful movie career, appearing in films like Good Morning Vietnam, The World According to Garp, Mrs. Doubtfire and Popeye.
The top 25 laugh-getters…
#25…George Carlin: Probably the best stand-up comedian of all-time. He brilliantly satirized American culture, mixing his liberal social commentary with an often unapologetically coarse and dirty style of language. His penchant for obscenities was most evident in his trademark routine “Seven words you can never say on television”. No one was better at mocking the excesses of American culture than Carlin.
#24…Robin Williams: He had a manic energy and great improvisational skills. His hyper, free-form style inspired many comedians to follow, such as Jim Carrey. He shot to fame in the TV series Mork & Mindy, before breaking away to very successful movie career, appearing in films like Good Morning Vietnam, The World According to Garp, Mrs. Doubtfire and Popeye.
- 4/17/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
Character actor Bill Erwin has died at age 96. He appeared in countless TV series ranging from The Twilight Zone to Perry Mason and My Name is Earl. His portrayal of grumpy old man Sid Fields in a classic 1993 episode of Seinfeld earned him an Emmy nomination. Erwin also appeared in many feature films, most notably as the bellman in Somewhere in Time. For more click here...
- 1/5/2011
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
U.S. TV actor Bill Erwin has died at the age of 96. Erwin passed away at his Los Angeles home on December 29, 2010, reportedly dying of natural causes. Best known for his role as angry old man Sid Fields in an episode of "Seinfeld", for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award, Erwin was a familiar face on U.S. TV, working continuously on the small screen over five decades.
He was a regular in "Star Trek: The Next Generation", playing Dr. Dalen Quaice, and throughout his career he appeared in a number of successful shows, including "Mister Ed", "Married with Children", "Growing Pains", "The Golden Girls", "Moonlighting" and most recently, "My Name Is Earl".
Erwin also enjoyed a handful of film roles, starring opposite Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour in 1980's "Somewhere in Time", as well as appearing in a number of movies directed by John Hughes, including "Planes,...
He was a regular in "Star Trek: The Next Generation", playing Dr. Dalen Quaice, and throughout his career he appeared in a number of successful shows, including "Mister Ed", "Married with Children", "Growing Pains", "The Golden Girls", "Moonlighting" and most recently, "My Name Is Earl".
Erwin also enjoyed a handful of film roles, starring opposite Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour in 1980's "Somewhere in Time", as well as appearing in a number of movies directed by John Hughes, including "Planes,...
- 1/5/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Los Angeles - Actor Bill Erwin, who most famously played grumpy old man Sid Fields on the hit sitcom Seinfeld, has died at the age of 96, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday. Born in December 1914, Erwin has more than 250 film and TV credits and won an Emmy nomination for his Seinfeld role. His prominent movies included Somewhere in Time together with Christopher Reeves and Jane Seymour. He also appeared in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Monk, The West Wing and My Name is Earl. Erwin died in Studio City, Los Angeles on December 29, close to where Seinfeld was filmed.
- 1/4/2011
- Monsters and Critics
Actor Bill Erwin has died at the age of 96. The Los Angeles Times reports that Erwin passed away at his home in California last Wednesday. Erwin picked up an Emmy nomination in 1993 for his role as "grumpy old man" Sid Fields in the hit comedy Seinfeld. He began his career at the Pasadena Playhouse in 1940 and appeared in television shows including The (more)...
- 1/4/2011
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
The veteran character actor received an Emmy nomination for portraying a crotchety shut-in on a 1993 episode of the sitcom.
By Eric Ditzian
Bill Erwin as Sid Fields in "Seinfeld"
Photo: Sony Pictures Television
Bill Erwin, an actor best known for his Emmy-nominated turn as a crotchety old man on "Seinfeld," died at his home in Studio City, California, on Wednesday at 96 of age-related causes, the Los Angeles Times reported.
A well-respected character actor whose career spanned films, television and the stage, Erwin starred in a 1993 episode of "Seinfeld," playing an elderly man named Sid Fields with whom Jerry Seinfeld volunteers to spend time. Erwin's portrayal of the foul-mouthed, paranoid shut-in became one of the more memorable guest spots in the show's history. Fields is convinced that the CIA is after him, his maid is stealing his money and Jerry has come to kill him.
"I wasn't born yesterday," Fields says in the episode.
By Eric Ditzian
Bill Erwin as Sid Fields in "Seinfeld"
Photo: Sony Pictures Television
Bill Erwin, an actor best known for his Emmy-nominated turn as a crotchety old man on "Seinfeld," died at his home in Studio City, California, on Wednesday at 96 of age-related causes, the Los Angeles Times reported.
A well-respected character actor whose career spanned films, television and the stage, Erwin starred in a 1993 episode of "Seinfeld," playing an elderly man named Sid Fields with whom Jerry Seinfeld volunteers to spend time. Erwin's portrayal of the foul-mouthed, paranoid shut-in became one of the more memorable guest spots in the show's history. Fields is convinced that the CIA is after him, his maid is stealing his money and Jerry has come to kill him.
"I wasn't born yesterday," Fields says in the episode.
- 1/4/2011
- MTV Music News
Filed under: Reality-Free, TV News
Bill Erwin, a veteran character actor probably best known for his Emmy-nominated guest role on 'Seinfeld' as old man Sid Fields, has passed away.
Erwin died in Studio City, Calif. on Dec. 29. He was 96.
Before 'Seinfeld,' Erwin had already had a long career on TV, appearong on shows including 'Hallmark Hall of Fame,' 'Studio 57,' 'Highway Patrol,' 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents,' 'I Love Lucy,' 'The Twilight Zone,' 'Sea Hunt,' 'Leave it to Beaver,' 'The Andy Griffith Show,' 'Mister Ed,' 'Maverick,' 'Lassie,' 'Perry Mason,' 'The Fugitive,' 'Get Smart,' 'Gunsmoke,' 'The Waltons,' 'Moonlighting,' 'Star Trek: Tng,' 'Growing Pains,' 'The West Wing,' 'Monk,...
Bill Erwin, a veteran character actor probably best known for his Emmy-nominated guest role on 'Seinfeld' as old man Sid Fields, has passed away.
Erwin died in Studio City, Calif. on Dec. 29. He was 96.
Before 'Seinfeld,' Erwin had already had a long career on TV, appearong on shows including 'Hallmark Hall of Fame,' 'Studio 57,' 'Highway Patrol,' 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents,' 'I Love Lucy,' 'The Twilight Zone,' 'Sea Hunt,' 'Leave it to Beaver,' 'The Andy Griffith Show,' 'Mister Ed,' 'Maverick,' 'Lassie,' 'Perry Mason,' 'The Fugitive,' 'Get Smart,' 'Gunsmoke,' 'The Waltons,' 'Moonlighting,' 'Star Trek: Tng,' 'Growing Pains,' 'The West Wing,' 'Monk,...
- 1/4/2011
- by Bob Sassone
- Aol TV.
Character actor Bill Erwin died on Dec. 29, at his home in Studio City, California, due to age-related causes. He was 96 years-old. Erwin was best known for his role on "Seinfeld" as Sid Fields.
Erwin, who received an Emmy nomination in 1993 for his turn on the hit NBC comedy, was also known for his role as Arthur the Bellman in the 1980 time-travel drama "Somewhere In Time." He had dozens of roles in episodic TV, including "Growing Pains," "Gunsmoke," "The Golden Girls," "Twilight Zone," "Who's the Boss?" and many more.
Erwin was also a stage actor, working on Broadway, the Laguna Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse and Theater 40 in Beverly Hills. He began acting at the Laguna Playhouse and La Jolla Playhouse in 1940. He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism at the University of Texas at Austin in 1935.
He is survived by his four children, Mike, Timothy, Lindsey and Kelly, and eight grandchildren.
Erwin, who received an Emmy nomination in 1993 for his turn on the hit NBC comedy, was also known for his role as Arthur the Bellman in the 1980 time-travel drama "Somewhere In Time." He had dozens of roles in episodic TV, including "Growing Pains," "Gunsmoke," "The Golden Girls," "Twilight Zone," "Who's the Boss?" and many more.
Erwin was also a stage actor, working on Broadway, the Laguna Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse and Theater 40 in Beverly Hills. He began acting at the Laguna Playhouse and La Jolla Playhouse in 1940. He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism at the University of Texas at Austin in 1935.
He is survived by his four children, Mike, Timothy, Lindsey and Kelly, and eight grandchildren.
- 1/4/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Bill Erwin, a character actor whose stage and film work spanned half a century, but who was best known for his Emmy-nominated turn as a grumpy old man on Seinfeld, has died at 96. Erwin passed away Dec. 29 of age-related causes at his Studio City, Calif., home, not far from the production lot where Seinfeld was filmed, his son told the Los Angeles Times. Erwin enjoyed a long career in movies, theater and particularly television, taking dozens of roles on shows including Gunsmoke, The Twilight Zone, Perry Mason, The Golden Girls, Growing Pains, Who's the Boss? and My Name Is Earl.
- 1/4/2011
- by Tim Nudd
- PEOPLE.com
U.S. TV actor Bill Erwin has died at the age of 96.
Erwin passed away at his Los Angeles home on 29 December, reportedly dying of natural causes.
Best known for his role as angry old man Sid Fields in an episode of Seinfeld, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award, Erwin was a familiar face on U.S. TV, working continuously on the small screen over five decades.
He was a regular in Star Trek: The Next Generation, playing Dr. Dalen Quaice, and throughout his career he appeared in a number of successful shows, including Mister Ed, Married with Children, Growing Pains, The Golden Girls, Moonlighting and most recently, My Name Is Earl.
Erwin also enjoyed a handful of film roles, starring opposite Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour in 1980's Somewhere in Time, as well as appearing in a number of movies directed by John Hughes, including Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Home Alone.
He is survived by his four children and eight grandchildren.
Erwin passed away at his Los Angeles home on 29 December, reportedly dying of natural causes.
Best known for his role as angry old man Sid Fields in an episode of Seinfeld, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award, Erwin was a familiar face on U.S. TV, working continuously on the small screen over five decades.
He was a regular in Star Trek: The Next Generation, playing Dr. Dalen Quaice, and throughout his career he appeared in a number of successful shows, including Mister Ed, Married with Children, Growing Pains, The Golden Girls, Moonlighting and most recently, My Name Is Earl.
Erwin also enjoyed a handful of film roles, starring opposite Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour in 1980's Somewhere in Time, as well as appearing in a number of movies directed by John Hughes, including Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Home Alone.
He is survived by his four children and eight grandchildren.
- 1/4/2011
- WENN
Hollywood actor often cast as a good-time girl who became the fifth and last wife of Hopalong Cassidy star William Boyd
In the 1930s and 40s, in order to fill up the programmes of double bills, Hollywood studios churned out hundreds of cheap "programmers" through which some actors, such as Grace Bradley, who has died aged 97, gained a modicum of fame. Bradley later became more celebrated as "Mrs Hopalong Cassidy", the fifth and last wife of William Boyd, the actor who embodied the cowboy hero. The petite, seductive and sassy Bradley, who never made a colour film, was a redhead but was frequently seen as a blonde. From 1933 to 1943, she appeared in dozens of quickly made second features, often cast as what were termed "good-time girls", as distinct from good girls, sometimes with invented ooh-la-la French names.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bradley played the piano, sang and danced, on stage and in nightclubs,...
In the 1930s and 40s, in order to fill up the programmes of double bills, Hollywood studios churned out hundreds of cheap "programmers" through which some actors, such as Grace Bradley, who has died aged 97, gained a modicum of fame. Bradley later became more celebrated as "Mrs Hopalong Cassidy", the fifth and last wife of William Boyd, the actor who embodied the cowboy hero. The petite, seductive and sassy Bradley, who never made a colour film, was a redhead but was frequently seen as a blonde. From 1933 to 1943, she appeared in dozens of quickly made second features, often cast as what were termed "good-time girls", as distinct from good girls, sometimes with invented ooh-la-la French names.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bradley played the piano, sang and danced, on stage and in nightclubs,...
- 11/8/2010
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
In the golden age of classic film and television, few comedians could match the success and popularity of legendary comic duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. The pair was successful in almost every medium, including stage, radio, film, cartoon, and television. Toward the end of their career, the duo had already hosted the Colgate Comedy Hour and decided to do a TV series that would utilize their classic gags while still reaching a newer, younger audience. The result was The Abbott and Costello Show.
Premiering in 1951, The Abbott and Costello Show was a short-lived success. Although it ran only two seasons, it showcased the pair’s reliable repertoire of routines which they had originally done in vaudeville and reintroduced to new generations of film and TV fans. You don’t have to be an Abbott and Costello fan to have heard of their routines, which were usually based on Costello...
Premiering in 1951, The Abbott and Costello Show was a short-lived success. Although it ran only two seasons, it showcased the pair’s reliable repertoire of routines which they had originally done in vaudeville and reintroduced to new generations of film and TV fans. You don’t have to be an Abbott and Costello fan to have heard of their routines, which were usually based on Costello...
- 4/3/2010
- by Rob Young
- JustPressPlay.net
In the golden age of classic film and television, few comedians could match the success and popularity of legendary comic duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. The pair was successful in almost every medium, including stage, radio, film, cartoon, and television. Toward the end of their career, the duo had already hosted the Colgate Comedy Hour and decided to do a TV series that would utilize their classic gags while still reaching a newer, younger audience. The result was The Abbott and Costello Show.
Premiering in 1951, The Abbott and Costello Show was a short-lived success. Although it ran only two seasons, it showcased the pair’s reliable repertoire of routines which they had originally done in vaudeville and reintroduced to new generations of film and TV fans. You don’t have to be an Abbott and Costello fan to have heard of their routines, which were usually based on Costello...
Premiering in 1951, The Abbott and Costello Show was a short-lived success. Although it ran only two seasons, it showcased the pair’s reliable repertoire of routines which they had originally done in vaudeville and reintroduced to new generations of film and TV fans. You don’t have to be an Abbott and Costello fan to have heard of their routines, which were usually based on Costello...
- 4/3/2010
- by Rob Young
- JustPressPlay.net
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