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 embit… Read more
Known for Home Alone 1990 The Land Before Time 1988 Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult 1994 Seinfeld 1989 Series ★ 7.7 My Name Is Earl 2005
Old Man playing Ping Pong Series ★ 7.9 Monk 2002
Hiram Holling Series ★ 7.6 Everwood 2002
Ollie ★ 3.6 A Crack in the Floor 2001
Harold ★ 6.2 Inferno 1999
Eli Hamilton ★ 5.5 Forces of Nature 1999
Murray Series ★ 8.3 The West Wing 1999
Ronald Cruikshank ★ 3.6 Chairman of the Board 1998
Landers Series ★ 7.1 The King of Queens 1998
Whitey Series ★ 7.3 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction 1997
Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket") Series ★ 6.6 Just Shoot Me! 1997
Mr. King Series ★ 6 Suddenly Susan 1996
Mr. Tidgely ★ 6.4 Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead 1995
70-Year-Old Man Series ★ 6.5 The Drew Carey Show 1995
Mr. Bradbury Series ★ 6.5 The Naked Truth 1995
Victor Series ★ 5.9 Cybill 1995
Bill ★ 6.5 Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult 1994
Conductor ★ 5.9 Dennis the Menace 1993
Edward Little Series ★ 6.9 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 1993
Andy Tucker Series ★ 6.8 Mad About You 1992
Yankee Third Baseman Series ★ 5.8 Harry and the Hendersons 1991
Guest #1 ★ 7.5 Home Alone 1990
Man in Airport ★ 5.7 The Willies 1990
Old Man Series ★ 8 Quantum Leap 1989
Mr. Deever Series ★ 8.2 Seinfeld 1989
Sidney Fields ★ 7.2 The Land Before Time 1988
Grandfather (voice) ★ 5.9 She's Having a Baby 1988
Grandfather ★ 7.3 Planes, Trains and Automobiles 1987
Man on Plane Series ★ 8.4 Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987
Doctor Dalen Quaice Series ★ 7.5 Full House 1987
Mr. Ferguson Series ★ 7.7 Married... with Children 1987
Hiram Massey ★ 5 Stewardess School 1986
Orchestra Conductor Series ★ 6.5 Growing Pains 1985
Buzz Series ★ 7.5 Moonlighting 1985
Duncan Kennedy Series ★ 7.6 The Golden Girls 1985
Mr. Hubbard ★ 5.1 Invitation to Hell 1984
Walt Henderson ★ 6.8 Quest 1984
Series ★ 7.4 Who's the Boss? 1984
Series ★ 7.2 Punky Brewster 1984
Ben Series ★ 7.4 Highway to Heaven 1984
Santa Series ★ 7.6 Voyagers! 1982
Eisenhowers' Neighbor Series ★ 5.5 Falcon Crest 1981
Night Editor ★ 7.5 Somewhere in Time 1980
Arthur Biehl ★ 6.9 Elvis 1979
Series ★ 7 Knots Landing 1979
Mr. Wineke Series ★ 6.9 Hart to Hart 1979
Sir Gavin MacLaish ★ 5 Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo 1977
Mr. Schneider Series ★ 7.4 Lou Grant 1977
Old Man Series ★ 7.3 The Jeffersons 1975
★ 4.5 Candy Stripe Nurses 1974
Principal Series ★ 6.9 The Rookies 1972
Series ★ 7.1 The Waltons 1972
Series ★ 6.7 Cannon 1971
★ 6 How Awful About Allan 1970
Dr. Ames ★ 6.2 Counterpoint 1967
Series ★ 6.8 Mannix 1967
Series ★ 6.8 The Invaders 1967
Manager Series ★ 5.6 The F.B.I. 1965
Paxton Series ★ 8 Get Smart 1965
Mr. Smith Series ★ 7.6 The Wild Wild West 1965
Jury Foreman ★ 6 Under the Yum Yum Tree 1963
Teacher (uncredited) Series ★ 7.3 The Fugitive 1963
Bar patron Series ★ 6.5 The Virginian 1962
Bevers Series ★ 6.8 Mister Ed 1961
Mr. Wood Series ★ 7.6 The Andy Griffith Show 1960
George Sapley Series ★ 6.6 My Three Sons 1960
Joe Walters Series ★ 8.5 The Twilight Zone 1959
Peter Kramer Series ★ 7.2 Rawhide 1959
Parker Series ★ 8 The Untouchables 1959
Auctioneer ★ 5.7 Cry Baby Killer 1958
Mr. Wallace Series ★ 6.7 Sea Hunt 1958
Series ★ 7.1 The Rifleman 1958
Joe Flecker ★ 5.9 The Shadow on the Window 1957
Policeman (uncredited) ★ 5.5 Jet Pilot 1957
Series ★ 7.7 Perry Mason 1957
A.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner Series ★ 6.9 Leave It to Beaver 1957
Series ★ 7.3 Have Gun, Will Travel 1957
Series ★ 7 Maverick 1957
Hotel Clerk ★ 6.5 Man from Del Rio 1956
Roy Higgens Series ★ 6.2 Cheyenne 1955
Series ★ 6.7 Gunsmoke 1955
Preacher Series ★ 7.8 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955
Fireman (uncredited) Series ★ 6.3 Lassie 1954
Series ★ 7.9 I Love Lucy 1951
Bum (uncredited) ★ 5.7 Easy Living 1949
Minor Role (uncredited) ★ 6.2 The Velvet Touch 1948
Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin) 
