
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.

Dennis the Menace
1993 · as Edward Little

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994 · as Conductor

Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987 · as Man on Plane

The Land Before Time
1988 · as Grandfather (voice)

Somewhere in Time
1980 · as Arthur Biehl

Inferno
1999 · as Eli Hamilton

Forces of Nature
1999 · as Murray

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995 · as 70-Year-Old Man

Stewardess School
1986 · as Orchestra Conductor

Counterpoint
1967

She's Having a Baby
1988 · as Grandfather

Cahoots
2001 · as Frenchy

Elvis
1979

Invitation to Hell
1984 · as Walt Henderson

Just Your Luck
1996 · as Pops

Quest
1984

Home Alone
1990 · as Man in Airport

A Crack in the Floor
2001 · as Harold