William Lindsey Erwin (December 2, 1914 â€" December 29, 2010) was an
American film, television and stage actor and cartoonist with over 250
television and film credits. A veteran character actor, he is widely
known for his 1993 Emmy Award-nominated performance on Seinfeld,
portraying the embittered, irascible retiree Sid Fields. He also made
notable appearances on shows such as I Love Lucy and Star Trek: The
Next Generation. In cinema, his most recognized role is that of
Arthur, a kindly bellhop at the Mackinac Island Grand Hotel, in
Somewhere in Time (1980).Erwin was a self-taught cartoonist, published
in The New Yorker, Playboy, and Los Angeles. He won a Los Angeles
Drama Critics Circle Award, four Drama-Logue Awards, Gilmore Brown
Award for Career Achievement, Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters' Diamond
Circle Award, and Distinguished Alumnus Award from Angelo State
University.Erwin was born in Honey Grove, Texas, to Lee Eugene and Ida
Mae (née Lindsey) Erwin. He had a sister named Mary Gene Cosper. He
attended San Angelo College before earning his bachelor's degree in
journalism at the University of Texas, graduating in 1935. He
completed a masters of theater arts at California's Pasadena Playhouse
in 1941. After serving as a Captain in the United States Army Air
Corps in World War II, Erwin returned to Hollywood to resume his
acting career. His first film role was in the 1942 film You're in the
Army Now.Erwin acted in productions at the Pasadena Playhouse, the
Laguna Beach Playhouse, the La Jolla Playhouse, and other venues in
the Los Angeles area.
American film, television and stage actor and cartoonist with over 250
television and film credits. A veteran character actor, he is widely
known for his 1993 Emmy Award-nominated performance on Seinfeld,
portraying the embittered, irascible retiree Sid Fields. He also made
notable appearances on shows such as I Love Lucy and Star Trek: The
Next Generation. In cinema, his most recognized role is that of
Arthur, a kindly bellhop at the Mackinac Island Grand Hotel, in
Somewhere in Time (1980).Erwin was a self-taught cartoonist, published
in The New Yorker, Playboy, and Los Angeles. He won a Los Angeles
Drama Critics Circle Award, four Drama-Logue Awards, Gilmore Brown
Award for Career Achievement, Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters' Diamond
Circle Award, and Distinguished Alumnus Award from Angelo State
University.Erwin was born in Honey Grove, Texas, to Lee Eugene and Ida
Mae (née Lindsey) Erwin. He had a sister named Mary Gene Cosper. He
attended San Angelo College before earning his bachelor's degree in
journalism at the University of Texas, graduating in 1935. He
completed a masters of theater arts at California's Pasadena Playhouse
in 1941. After serving as a Captain in the United States Army Air
Corps in World War II, Erwin returned to Hollywood to resume his
acting career. His first film role was in the 1942 film You're in the
Army Now.Erwin acted in productions at the Pasadena Playhouse, the
Laguna Beach Playhouse, the La Jolla Playhouse, and other venues in
the Los Angeles area.
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