William Lindsey Erwin was an American film, stage and television actor with over 250 television and film credits. A veteran character actor who appeared in Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Somewhere in Time and Home Alone. He was also a stage manager for Edgar Bergen and a security assistant for Clancy. He is widely known for his 1993 Emmy Award-nominated performance on Seinfeld, portraying the embittered, irascible retiree Sid Fields.
Known For
Movies
- Home Alone
1990
- The Twilight Zone: A 60...
2019
- Inferno
1999
- The Color of Evening
1990
- Silent Assassins
1988
- The Velvet Touch
1948
- Somewhere in Time
1980
- Invitation to Hell
1984
- How Awful About Allan
1970
- Man from Del Rio
1956
- Ghost Dancing
1983
- Naked Gun 33⅓: The Fina...
1994
- Generation
1985
- Counterpoint
1967
- The Land Before Time
1988
- At Home with the Webbers
1993
- Stewardess School
1986
- Tarantulas: The Deadly ...
1981
- Forces of Nature
1999
- The Brady Girls Get Mar...
1981
- Things to Do in Denver ...
1995
- On Fire
1987
- Moonlight
1982
- Under the Yum-Yum Tree
1963
- Planes, Trains and Auto...
1987
- The Shadow on the Window
1957
- Elvis
1979
- Stanley's Gig
2000
- Huckleberry Finn
1978
- The Night Runner
1957
- Fight for the Title
1957
- The Entertainers
1991
- Hard Knox
1984
- Night of the Warrior
1991
- The Willies
1990
- The Christine Jorgensen...
1970
- She's Having a Baby
1988
- Gun Fever
1958
- Drop-Out Father
1982
- Just Your Luck
1996
- Quest
1984
- Cry Baby Killer
1958
- Easy Living
1949
- Sixth and Main
1977
- Candy Stripe Nurses
1974
- Dennis the Menace
1993
- Chairman of the Board
1998
- Art House
1998
- A Crack in the Floor
2001
- Cahoots
2001
- Terror At Black Falls
1962
- Hunter
1973
- Back To "Somewhere In T...
2000
- Claire
1956
- Menno's Mind
1997
- The Magic Bubble
1993
- The Sunrise Gun
1959
- Pardon and Peace
1983
TV Shows
- Growing Pains
1985
- Falcon Crest
1981
- The Drew Carey Show
1995
- The Andy Griffith Show
1960
- Mad About You
1992
- Burke's Law
1963
- Cheyenne
1955
- My World and Welcome to...
1969
- Trackdown
1957
- The Rookies
1972
- Who's the Boss?
1984
- Star Trek: The Next Gen...
1987
- Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
- The F.B.I.
1965
- Monk
2002
- My Name Is Earl
2005
- Everwood
2002
- The Jeffersons
1975
- Moonlighting
1985
- Punky Brewster
1984
- Mannix
1967
- Knots Landing
1979
- Quantum Leap
1989
- Gunsmoke
1955
- Perry Mason
1957
- The King of Queens
1998
- Full House
1987
- Lois & Clark: The New A...
1993
- Lassie
1954
- Cannon
1971
- Man with a Camera
1958
- Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
- Get Smart
1965
- The Twilight Zone
1959
- Fallen Angels
1993
- The Waltons
1972
- Sea Hunt
1958
- Leave It to Beaver
1957
- Alfred Hitchcock Presen...
1955
- Rawhide
1959
- Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
- The Mommies
1993
- Highway Patrol
1955
- The Fugitive
1963
- High Mountain Rangers
1988
- The Virginian
1962
- Lux Video Theatre
1950
- The Fugitive
1963
- Richard Diamond, Privat...
1957
- The Fugitive
1963
- M Squad
1957
- The Philco Television P...
1948
- Black Saddle
1959
- The Dakotas
1963
- Ben Casey
1961
- The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
- Law of the Plainsman
1959
- The Texan
1958
- Robert Montgomery Prese...
1950
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey...
1956
- Johnny Ringo
1959
- The Michael Richards Sh...
2000
- State Trooper
1956
- Coronado 9
1960
- Panic!
1957
- Shane
1966
- The Man Called X
1956
- Peter Loves Mary
1960
- Struck by Lightning
1979
- Maverick
1957
- The West Wing
1999
- Seinfeld
1989
- Married... with Children
1987
- Growing Pains
1985
- Growing Pains
1985
- Growing Pains
1985
- Growing Pains
1985
- Growing Pains
1985
- Growing Pains
1985
- The F.B.I.
1965
- M Squad
1957
- Gunsmoke
1955
- Gunsmoke
1955
- Gunsmoke
1955
- Gunsmoke
1955
- Gunsmoke
1955
- Gunsmoke
1955
- Gunsmoke
1955
- Gunsmoke
1955
- Gunsmoke
1955
- Gunsmoke
1955
- The Twilight Zone
1959
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey...
1956
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey...
1956
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey...
1956
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey...
1956
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey...
1956
- Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
- Perry Mason
1957
- Perry Mason
1957
- Perry Mason
1957
- The Twilight Zone
1959
- Perry Mason
1957
- The Wild Wild West
1965
- Maverick
1957
- Maverick
1957
- Against the Grain
1993
- Second Chance
1987
- Burke's Law
1994
- My Three Sons
1960
- Madman of the People
1994
- The Naked Truth
1995
- Suddenly Susan
1996
- The John Larroquette Sh...
1993
- Harry and the Hendersons
1991
- The Invaders
1967
- I Love Lucy
1951
- Dan August
1970
- General Electric Theater
1953
- Peter Loves Mary
1960
- Trackdown
1957
- Beyond Belief: Fact or ...
1997
- 87th Precinct
1961
- Lou Grant
1977
- The Golden Girls
1985
- Schlitz Playhouse of St...
1951
- Just Shoot Me!
1997
- The Untouchables
1959
- The Waltons
1972
- The Rifleman
1958
- The Walter Winchell File
1957
- State Trooper
1956
- Arrest and Trial
1963
- Gunsmoke
1955
- Stagecoach West
1960
- The Greatest Show on Ea...
1963
- Hart to Hart
1979
- Voyagers!
1982
- The Untouchables
1959
- Highway to Heaven
1984
- The Second Hundred Years
1967
- Mister Ed
1961
- Cybill
1995