Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 2, 1914
Place of Birth
Honey Grove, Texas, USA
Also Known As
- William Erwin
Bill Erwin
Biography
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
Dennis the Menace
as Edward Little
The Land Before Time
as Grandfather (voice)
Somewhere in Time
as Arthur Biehl
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Conductor
Inferno
as Eli Hamilton
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
as Man on Plane
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
as 70-Year-Old Man
Forces of Nature
as Murray
She's Having a Baby
as Grandfather
Stewardess School
as Orchestra Conductor
Known For - TV Shows
Perry Mason
as A.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner
Perry Mason
as Morrison Findlay
Perry Mason
as Superintendent
Perry Mason
as Autopsy Surgeon
Perry Mason
as Counterman
Seinfeld
as Sidney Fields
Monk
as Hiram Holling
My Name Is Earl
as Old Man playing Ping Pong
Lassie
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Doctor Dalen Quaice