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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Character:Wilcox (archive footage)
Release Date:14/11/2019
A Crack in the Floor
Character:Harold
Release Date:24/04/2001
Cahoots
Character:Frenchy
Release Date:05/02/2001
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
Character:Self
Release Date:31/10/2000
Stanley's Gig
Character:Jules
Release Date:19/06/2000
Inferno
Character:Eli Hamilton
Release Date:25/09/1999
Forces of Nature
Character:Murray
Release Date:12/03/1999
Chairman of the Board
Character:Landers
Release Date:13/03/1998
Art House
Character:Monty
Release Date:01/01/1998
Menno's Mind
Character:Mr. Lewis
Release Date:13/12/1997
Just Your Luck
Character:Pops
Release Date:29/11/1996
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Character:70-Year-Old Man
Release Date:01/12/1995
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Character:Conductor
Release Date:18/03/1994
Dennis the Menace
Character:Edward Little
Release Date:09/06/1993
At Home with the Webbers
Character:Horace
Release Date:24/04/1993
The Magic Bubble
Character:Old Man
Release Date:26/03/1993
The Entertainers
Character:Sam
Release Date:21/11/1991
Night of the Warrior
Character:Coco
Release Date:01/06/1991
The Willies
Character:Old Man
Release Date:27/12/1990
Home Alone
Character:Man in Airport
Release Date:16/11/1990
The Color of Evening
Character:Priest
Release Date:01/09/1990
The Land Before Time
Character:Grandfather (voice)
Release Date:18/11/1988
Silent Assassins
Character:Dr. London
Release Date:18/05/1988
She's Having a Baby
Character:Grandfather
Release Date:05/02/1988
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Character:Man on Plane
Release Date:26/11/1987
On Fire
Character:Joe's Father
Release Date:05/01/1987
Stewardess School
Character:Orchestra Conductor
Release Date:01/08/1986
Generation
Character:John
Release Date:24/05/1985
Quest
Character:
Release Date:01/10/1984
Hard Knox
Character:Gen. Garfield
Release Date:04/08/1984
Invitation to Hell
Character:Walt Henderson
Release Date:24/05/1984
Pardon and Peace
Character:Old Man
Release Date:01/06/1983
Ghost Dancing
Character:Joe Greyfeather
Release Date:30/05/1983
Drop-Out Father
Character:Grandpa
Release Date:26/09/1982
Moonlight
Character:Dr. Tucker
Release Date:14/09/1982
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
Character:Mr. Schneider
Release Date:17/11/1981
The Brady Girls Get Married
Character:Reverend
Release Date:06/02/1981
Somewhere in Time
Character:Arthur Biehl
Release Date:02/10/1980
Elvis
Character:
Release Date:10/02/1979
Huckleberry Finn
Character:Harvey Wilkes
Release Date:31/03/1978
Sixth and Main
Character:
Release Date:01/09/1977
Candy Stripe Nurses
Character:Principal
Release Date:01/05/1974
Hunter
Character:Sam Pickering
Release Date:09/01/1973
The Christine Jorgensen Story
Character:Pastor
Release Date:29/10/1970
How Awful About Allan
Character:Dr. Ames
Release Date:22/09/1970
Counterpoint
Character:
Release Date:22/12/1967
Under the Yum-Yum Tree
Character:Teacher (uncredited)
Release Date:23/10/1963
Terror At Black Falls
Character:Hugh 'Squint' Edwards
Release Date:23/05/1962
The Sunrise Gun
Character:Harte
Release Date:16/04/1959
Cry Baby Killer
Character:Mr. Wallace
Release Date:15/08/1958
Gun Fever
Character:Bartender
Release Date:01/01/1958
The Night Runner
Character:McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
Release Date:02/04/1957
Fight for the Title
Character:Newspaper Man
Release Date:17/03/1957
The Shadow on the Window
Character:Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:06/03/1957
Man from Del Rio
Character:Roy Higgens
Release Date:30/10/1956
Claire
Character:Carl
Release Date:25/04/1956
Easy Living
Character:Minor Role (uncredited)
Release Date:08/10/1949
The Velvet Touch
Character:Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)
Release Date:13/07/1948
Television Appearances
My Name Is Earl
Character:Old Man playing Ping Pong
Everwood
Character:Ollie
Monk
Character:Hiram Holling
The Michael Richards Show
Character:Mr. Flaherty
The West Wing
Character:Ronald Cruikshank
The King of Queens
Character:Whitey
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Character:Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket")
Just Shoot Me!
Character:Mr. King
Suddenly Susan
Character:Mr. Tidgely
The Drew Carey Show
Character:Mr. Bradbury
The Naked Truth
Character:Victor
Cybill
Character:Bill
Madman of the People
Character:William
Burke's Law
Character:Noah Stark
Against the Grain
Character:Harold
The Mommies
Character:
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Character:Andy Tucker
The John Larroquette Show
Character:Man
Fallen Angels
Character:Chick
Mad About You
Character:Yankee Third Baseman
Harry and the Hendersons
Character:Guest #1
Seinfeld
Character:Sidney Fields
Quantum Leap
Character:Mr. Deever
High Mountain Rangers
Character:
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Character:Doctor Dalen Quaice
Second Chance
Character:Gus
Full House
Character:Mr. Ferguson
Married... with Children
Character:Hiram Massey
Growing Pains
Character:Buzz
Growing Pains
Character:Janitor
Growing Pains
Character:Lloyd
Growing Pains
Character:Maurice
Growing Pains
Character:Bub
Growing Pains
Character:Chester / Lester
Growing Pains
Character:Edgar
The Golden Girls
Character:Mr. Hubbard
Moonlighting
Character:Duncan Kennedy
Who's the Boss?
Character:
Highway to Heaven
Character:Santa
Punky Brewster
Character:Ben
Voyagers!
Character:Eisenhowers' Neighbor
Falcon Crest
Character:Night Editor
Knots Landing
Character:Mr. Wineke
Hart to Hart
Character:Sir Gavin MacLaish
Struck by Lightning
Character:Glenn Diamond
Lou Grant
Character:Old Man
The Jeffersons
Character:
The Waltons
Character:
The Waltons
Character:Senator Rogers
The Rookies
Character:
Cannon
Character:
Dan August
Character:Coroner
My World and Welcome to It
Character:
Mayberry R.F.D.
Character:Man at Convention
Mannix
Character:
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Character:
The Second Hundred Years
Character:Salesman #2
The Invaders
Character:Manager
Shane
Character:Clerk
The F.B.I.
Character:Paxton
The F.B.I.
Character:Manager
Get Smart
Character:
The Wild Wild West
Character:Jury Foreman
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Character:Father Daley
Burke's Law
Character:Fire Marshal
The Fugitive
Character:Bar patron
The Fugitive
Character:Man
The Fugitive
Character:Counterman
The Greatest Show on Earth
Character:Food Truck Cook
Arrest and Trial
Character:Doctor
The Dakotas
Character:
The Virginian
Character:Bevers
Ben Casey
Character:
87th Precinct
Character:George
Mister Ed
Character:Mr. Wood
Peter Loves Mary
Character:
Peter Loves Mary
Character:1st Non-Com
Stagecoach West
Character:Teller (uncredited)
The Andy Griffith Show
Character:George Sapley
My Three Sons
Character:Joe Walters
Coronado 9
Character:
The Untouchables
Character:Auctioneer
The Untouchables
Character:Doctor
The Twilight Zone
Character:Peter Kramer
Johnny Ringo
Character:Manners
The Twilight Zone
Character:Wilcox (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
Character:Man
Law of the Plainsman
Character:Dr. Palmer
Black Saddle
Character:Kelly
Rawhide
Character:Parker
Man with a Camera
Character:
The Rifleman
Character:Joe Flecker
The Texan
Character:
Sea Hunt
Character:
Trackdown
Character:
Leave It to Beaver
Character:
Trackdown
Character:Man on Trail (uncredited)
The Walter Winchell File
Character:Bellem
Maverick
Character:Hotel Clerk
Maverick
Character:Evans (uncredited)
Maverick
Character:Pawn Shop Dealer (uncredited)
Perry Mason
Character:A.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner
Perry Mason
Character:Morrison Findlay
Perry Mason
Character:Superintendent
Perry Mason
Character:Autopsy Surgeon
Perry Mason
Character:Counterman
M Squad
Character:Roger Jessop
M Squad
Character:Detective Gene
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Character:Sgt. Riker
Panic!
Character:
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Sam Townley
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Joshua Morgan
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Harper Bates
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Harte
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Reverend McIntire
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Clay Davis
State Trooper
Character:
State Trooper
Character:Neal James
The Man Called X
Character:
Highway Patrol
Character:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Fireman (uncredited)
Cheyenne
Character:
Gunsmoke
Character:Preacher
Gunsmoke
Character:Rev Tucker
Gunsmoke
Character:Ned
Gunsmoke
Character:Townsman
Gunsmoke
Character:Captain
Gunsmoke
Character:Judge
Gunsmoke
Character:Juror
Gunsmoke
Character:Telegrapher
Gunsmoke
Character:Bailiff
Gunsmoke
Character:Mr. Jonas
Gunsmoke
Character:Snood
Gunsmoke
Character:Townsman (uncredited)
Lassie
Character:
General Electric Theater
Character:
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:
I Love Lucy
Character:Bum (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Reporter
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:Jens Nelson
The Philco Television Playhouse
Character:Herman
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