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

Perry Mason
1959
The West Wing
2001
Seinfeld
1993
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1990
Monk
2003
Married... with Children
1988
Knots Landing
1991
The King of Queens
2004
Falcon Crest
1984
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
Quantum Leap
1991
Mannix
1969

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
204
2019
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Wilcox (archive footage)
2006
My Name Is Earl
as Old Man playing Ping Pong
2004
Everwood
as Ollie
2004
The King of Queens
as Whitey
2003
Monk
as Hiram Holling
2001
A Crack in the Floor
as Harold
2001
Cahoots
as Frenchy
2001
Boycott
as Loading Dock Man #2
2001
The West Wing
as Ronald Cruikshank
2001
Just Shoot Me!
as Mr. King
2000
Stanley's Gig
as Jules
2000
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
as Self
2000
The Michael Richards Show
as Mr. Flaherty
1999
Inferno
as Eli Hamilton
1999
Forces of Nature
as Murray
1998
Chairman of the Board
as Landers
1998
Art House
as Monty
1998
Mad About You
as Yankee Third Baseman
1998
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket")
1997
Menno's Mind
as Mr. Lewis
1997
The Drew Carey Show
as Mr. Bradbury
1997
The Naked Truth
as Victor
1997
Suddenly Susan
as Mr. Tidgely
1996
Just Your Luck
as Pops
1996
Cybill
as Bill
1996
The Louie Show
as Cheating Husband
1995
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
as 70-Year-Old Man
1995
Madman of the People
as William
1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Conductor
1994
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Andy Tucker
1994
Burke's Law
as Noah Stark
1993
At Home with the Webbers
as Horace
1993
Dennis the Menace
as Edward Little
1993
The Magic Bubble
as Old Man
1993
Fallen Angels
as Chick
1993
The Mommies
1993
Seinfeld
as Sidney Fields
1993
Against the Grain
as Harold
1993
The John Larroquette Show
as Man
1992
Harry and the Hendersons
as Guest #1
1992
The Golden Girls
as Mr. Hubbard
1991
The Entertainers
as Sam
1991
Night of the Warrior
as Coco
1991
Knots Landing
as Mr. Wineke
1991
Quantum Leap
as Mr. Deever
1991
Full House
as Mr. Ferguson
1991
Growing Pains
as Bub
1991
Growing Pains
as Edgar
1990
Home Alone
as Man in Airport
1990
The Color of Evening
as Priest
1990
The Willies
as Old Man
1990
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Doctor Dalen Quaice
1990
Growing Pains
as Lloyd
1989
Moonlighting
as Duncan Kennedy
1989
Growing Pains
as Maurice
1989
Growing Pains
as Chester / Lester
1988
Silent Assassins
as Dr. London
1988
The Land Before Time
as Grandfather (voice)
1988
She's Having a Baby
as Grandfather
1988
High Mountain Rangers
1988
Married... with Children
as Hiram Massey
1988
Growing Pains
as Janitor
1988
Second Chance
as Gus
1987
On Fire
as Joe's Father
1987
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
as Man on Plane
1987
Punky Brewster
as Ben
1987
Highway to Heaven
as Santa
1986
Stewardess School
as Orchestra Conductor
1986
Growing Pains
as Buzz
1985
Generation
as John
1984
Invitation to Hell
as Walt Henderson
1984
Hard Knox
as Gen. Garfield
1984
Quest
1984
Falcon Crest
as Night Editor
1984
Who's the Boss?
1983
Ghost Dancing
as Joe Greyfeather
1983
Pardon and Peace
as Old Man
1983
Hart to Hart
as Sir Gavin MacLaish
1983
Voyagers!
as Eisenhowers' Neighbor
1982
Moonlight
as Dr. Tucker
1982
Drop-Out Father
as Grandpa
1982
The Jeffersons
1981
The Brady Girls Get Married
as Reverend
1981
The Waltons
1980
Somewhere in Time
as Arthur Biehl
1979
Elvis
1979
Struck by Lightning
as Glenn Diamond
1978
Huckleberry Finn
as Harvey Wilkes
1977
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
as Mr. Schneider
1977
Sixth and Main
1977
Lou Grant
as Old Man
1975
The Rookies
1974
Candy Stripe Nurses
as Principal
1974
Gunsmoke
as Snood
1974
The Waltons
as Senator Rogers
1973
Hunter
as Sam Pickering
1973
Gunsmoke
as Mr. Jonas
1973
Cannon
as Dr. Samuel Calvert
1972
Gunsmoke
as Bailiff
1972
Gunsmoke
as Townsman (uncredited)
1971
Cannon
1971
The F.B.I.
as Manager
1970
How Awful About Allan
as Dr. Ames
1970
The Christine Jorgensen Story
as Pastor
1970
Gunsmoke
as Telegrapher
1970
Mayberry R.F.D.
as Man at Convention
1970
Dan August
as Coroner
1969
My World and Welcome to It
1969
Mannix
1969
Gunsmoke
as Juror
1968
Gunsmoke
as Captain
1968
Gunsmoke
as Judge
1967
Counterpoint
1967
Get Smart
as Mr. Smith
1967
The Fugitive
as Counterman
1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Gunsmoke
as Townsman
1967
The Wild Wild West
as Jury Foreman
1967
The Invaders
as Manager
1967
The Second Hundred Years
as Salesman #2
1966
The F.B.I.
as Paxton
1966
The Fugitive
as Man
1966
Shane
as Clerk
1966
Perry Mason
as Counterman
1965
The Fugitive
as Bar patron
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Father Daley
1964
The Virginian
as Bevers
1964
Gunsmoke
as Ned
1964
Arrest and Trial
as Doctor
1963
Under the Yum Yum Tree
as Teacher (uncredited)
1963
Burke's Law
as Fire Marshal
1963
The Dakotas
1963
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Food Truck Cook
1963
The Untouchables
as Doctor
1962
Terror At Black Falls
as Hugh 'Squint' Edwards
1962
Ben Casey
1962
My Three Sons
as Joe Walters
1962
87th Precinct
as George
1962
The Untouchables
as Auctioneer
1961
The Twilight Zone
as Peter Kramer
1961
Rawhide
as Parker
1961
Peter Loves Mary
1961
Maverick
as Hotel Clerk
1961
Gunsmoke
as Rev Tucker
1961
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Clay Davis
1961
Perry Mason
as Superintendent
1961
Perry Mason
as Autopsy Surgeon
1961
Peter Loves Mary
as 1st Non-Com
1961
Mister Ed
as Mr. Wood
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
as George Sapley
1960
Lassie
1960
The Texan
1960
Coronado 9
1960
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Reverend McIntire
1960
Perry Mason
as Morrison Findlay
1960
Maverick
as Pawn Shop Dealer (uncredited)
1960
Stagecoach West
as Teller (uncredited)
1959
Perry Mason
as A.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner
1959
Leave It to Beaver
1959
Black Saddle
as Kelly
1959
Law of the Plainsman
as Dr. Palmer
1959
Johnny Ringo
as Manners
1959
M Squad
as Detective Gene
1959
The Twilight Zone
as Wilcox (uncredited)
1959
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Harte
1959
The Twilight Zone
as Man
1959
Maverick
as Evans (uncredited)
1959
General Electric Theater
1959
The Rifleman
as Joe Flecker
1958
Gun Fever
as Bartender
1958
Cry Baby Killer
as Mr. Wallace
1958
Trackdown
1958
Man with a Camera
1958
Sea Hunt
1958
Have Gun, Will Travel
1958
M Squad
as Roger Jessop
1958
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Harper Bates
1958
Trackdown
as Man on Trail (uncredited)
1957
The Shadow on the Window
as Policeman (uncredited)
1957
The Night Runner
as McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
1957
Fight for the Title
as Newspaper Man
1957
Jet Pilot
1957
Gunsmoke
as Preacher
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Sgt. Riker
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Sam Townley
1957
Panic!
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Joshua Morgan
1957
I Love Lucy
as Bum (uncredited)
1957
The Walter Winchell File
as Bellem
1957
State Trooper
as Neal James
1956
Man from Del Rio
as Roy Higgens
1956
Claire
as Carl
1956
Cheyenne
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Fireman (uncredited)
1956
State Trooper
1956
The Man Called X
1956
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1955
Highway Patrol
1955
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Jens Nelson
1954
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Herman
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1952
Lux Video Theatre
as Reporter
1949
Easy Living
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1948
The Velvet Touch
as Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)