
Acting
Born December 2, 1914 · Honey Grove, Texas, USA
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.

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019

A Crack in the Floor
2001

Boycott
2001

Cahoots
2001

Back To "Somewhere In Time"
2000
Stanley's Gig
2000

Inferno
1999

Forces of Nature
1999

Chairman of the Board
1998

Art House
1998

Menno's Mind
1997

Just Your Luck
1996

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994

Dennis the Menace
1993

At Home with the Webbers
1993

The Magic Bubble
1993

The Entertainers
1991

Night of the Warrior
1991

The Willies
1990

Home Alone
1990

The Color of Evening
1990

The Land Before Time
1988

Silent Assassins
1988

She's Having a Baby
1988

Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987

On Fire
1987

Stewardess School
1986

Generation
1985

Quest
1984

Hard Knox
1984

Invitation to Hell
1984

Pardon and Peace
1983
Ghost Dancing
1983

Drop-Out Father
1982

Moonlight
1982

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
1981

The Brady Girls Get Married
1981

Somewhere in Time
1980

Elvis
1979

Huckleberry Finn
1978

Sixth and Main
1977

Candy Stripe Nurses
1974

Hunter
1973

The Christine Jorgensen Story
1970

How Awful About Allan
1970

Counterpoint
1967

Under the Yum-Yum Tree
1963

Terror At Black Falls
1962

The Sunrise Gun
1959

Cry Baby Killer
1958

Gun Fever
1958

The Night Runner
1957
Fight for the Title
1957

The Shadow on the Window
1957

Man from Del Rio
1956

Claire
1956

Easy Living
1949

The Velvet Touch
1948