Bill Irwin

Bill Irwin

Known for
Acting
Born
April 11, 1950 (age 76)
Birthplace
Santa Monica, California, USA

Biography

William Mills Irwin (born April 11, 1950) is an American actor, choreographer, clown, and comedian. He began as a vaudeville-style stage performer and has been noted for his contribution to the renaissance of the American circus during the 1970s. He has made several appearances on film and television. He won a for his role in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? He also worked as a choreographer on Broadway. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Choreography in 1989 for Largely New York. He is also known as Mr. Noodle on the Sesame Street segment Elmo's World, and he appeared in the Sesame Street film short Does Air Move Things? He has regularly appeared as Dr. Peter Lindstrom on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and had a recurring role as "The Dick & Jane Killer" on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. From 2017 to 2019, he appeared as Cary Loudermilk on the FX television series Legion. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Irwin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

2026
All That She Wants poster

All That She Wants

Movie

2026
The Odyssey poster

The Odyssey

Movie · as Cyclops

2025
American Clown poster

American Clown

Movie · as Self

2025
This Ordinary Thing poster

This Ordinary Thing

Movie · as Self (voice)

2025
The Beast in Me poster

The Beast in Me

TV · as James Ingram · 2 eps

2024
High Tide poster

High Tide

Movie · as Scott

2024
4th Dementia poster

4th Dementia

Movie · as Lou

2023
Rustin poster

Rustin

Movie · as A. J. Muste

2023
Endgame poster

Endgame

Movie · as Clov

2022
Spoiler Alert poster

Spoiler Alert

Movie · as Bob

2022
The Andy Warhol Diaries poster

The Andy Warhol Diaries

TV · as Andy Warhol · 6 eps

2022
The Dropout poster

The Dropout

TV · as Channing Robertson · 4 eps

2022
The Gilded Age poster

The Gilded Age

TV · as Cornelius Eckhard · 1 ep

2021
Lust Life Love poster

Lust Life Love

Movie · as Richard

2020
Irresistible poster

Irresistible

Movie · as Elton Chambers

2019
It Takes a Lunatic poster

It Takes a Lunatic

Movie · as Self

2019
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration poster

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Movie · as Mr. Noodle

2018
The Great Buster: A Celebration poster

The Great Buster: A Celebration

Movie · as Self

2018
New Amsterdam poster

New Amsterdam

TV · as Calvin Bennett · 3 eps

2017
Legion poster

Legion

TV · as Cary Loudermilk · 27 eps

2017
Star Trek: Discovery poster

Star Trek: Discovery

TV · as Su'Kal · 3 eps

2017
Julie's Greenroom poster

Julie's Greenroom

TV · 2 eps

2016
Confirmation poster

Confirmation

Movie · as Senator Jack Danforth

2016
Old Hats poster

Old Hats

Movie

2016
Circus Kid poster

Circus Kid

Movie · as Himself

2016
Quarry poster

Quarry

TV · as Harlowe · 1 ep

2016
This Is Us poster

This Is Us

TV · as ER Doctor, Dr. Spencer · 1 ep

2015
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! poster

Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

Movie · as Mr. Noodle

2015
Ricki and the Flash poster

Ricki and the Flash

Movie · as Single Dad

2015
Show Boat poster

Show Boat

Movie · as Cap'n Andy Hawks

2015
Identity Theft poster

Identity Theft

Movie · as Mark

2015
South of Hell poster

South of Hell

TV · as Enos Abascal · 8 eps

2014
Interstellar poster

Interstellar

Movie · as TARS (voice)

2013
Monday Mornings poster

Monday Mornings

TV · as Buck Tierney · 10 eps

2013
Sleepy Hollow poster

Sleepy Hollow

TV · as Atticus Nevins · 4 eps

2012
Never Stand Still

Never Stand Still

Movie · as Himself

2012
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers

Movie · as Mr. Noodle

2012
Elementary poster

Elementary

TV · as Richard Balsille · 1 ep

2011
Higher Ground poster

Higher Ground

Movie · as Pastor Bud

2011
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Penguins and Friends poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Penguins and Friends

Movie · as Voice

2011
Lights Out poster

Lights Out

TV · as Hal Brennan · 13 eps

2010
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days poster

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

Movie · as Mr. Noodle (uncredited) (archive footage)

2010
Goldstar, Ohio poster

Goldstar, Ohio

Movie · as Chief Jeff 'Goob' Garver

2010
Blue Bloods poster

Blue Bloods

TV · as Cardinal Brennan · 2 eps

2009
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales poster

Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales

Movie · as Mr. Noodle

2009
The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife

TV · as Fred Medkiff · 1 ep

2008
Rachel Getting Married poster

Rachel Getting Married

Movie · as Paul Buchman

2008
Dark Matter poster

Dark Matter

Movie · as Hal Silver

2008
Life on Mars poster

Life on Mars

TV · as Dr. Schwahn · 1 ep

2007
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy? poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?

Movie · as Mr. Noodle

2007
Raving poster

Raving

Movie · as Dito

2007
Across the Universe poster

Across the Universe

Movie · as Uncle Teddy

2006
Lady in the Water poster

Lady in the Water

Movie · as Mr. Leeds

2006
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Reach for the Sky! poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Reach for the Sky!

Movie · as Mr Noodle

2004
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Families, Mail & Bath Time! poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Families, Mail & Bath Time!

Movie · as Mr. Noodle

2004
The Manchurian Candidate poster

The Manchurian Candidate

Movie · as Scoutmaster

2004
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? poster

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2004
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!

Movie · as Mr. Noodle (uncredited)

2003
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin poster

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

Movie · as Self

2003
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Head to Toe with Elmo! poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Head to Toe with Elmo!

Movie

2002
Igby Goes Down poster

Igby Goes Down

Movie · as Lt. Smith

2002
The Laramie Project poster

The Laramie Project

Movie · as Harry Woods

2002
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wake Up with Elmo! poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wake Up with Elmo!

Movie · as Mr. Noodle

2002
Elmo's World: Family Feature poster

Elmo's World: Family Feature

Movie · as Mr. Noodle

2002
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays! poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!

Movie · as Mr. Noodle

2001
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West! poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!

Movie · as Mr. Noodle

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV · as Nate Royce · 1 ep

2000
How the Grinch Stole Christmas poster

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Movie · as Lou Lou Who

2000
Sesame Street: Elmo's World poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's World

Movie · as Mr. Noodle

2000
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More! poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More!

Movie · as Mr. Noodle

2000
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Singing, Drawing & More! poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Singing, Drawing & More!

Movie · as Mr. Noodle

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Nate Haskell · 9 eps

1999
Niagara: A History of the Falls poster

Niagara: A History of the Falls

Movie · as Self - Historian

1999
A Midsummer Night's Dream poster

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Movie · as Tom Snout

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Dr. Peter Lindstrom · 16 eps

1998
Just the Ticket poster

Just the Ticket

Movie · as Ray Charles

1998
Illuminata poster

Illuminata

Movie · as Marco

1998
Waiting for Godot in San Quentin poster

Waiting for Godot in San Quentin

Movie · as Himself

1997
Subway Stories poster

Subway Stories

Movie · as Bill Irwin (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

1997
Vaudeville poster

Vaudeville

Movie · as Self

1996
3rd Rock from the Sun poster

3rd Rock from the Sun

TV · as Pickles · 1 ep

1994
Silent Tongue poster

Silent Tongue

Movie · as Comic

1993
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit poster

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Movie · as Unnamed Brother #1

1993
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration poster

Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration

Movie · as Self (segment "New Way to Walk")

1993
The Adventures of Pete & Pete poster

The Adventures of Pete & Pete

TV · as The Broker · 1 ep

1992
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall poster

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

Movie · as Self

1992
The Last Mile poster

The Last Mile

Movie · as The Maestro

1991
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers poster

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

Movie · as Reader

1991
Hot Shots! poster

Hot Shots!

Movie · as Buzz Harley

1991
Stepping Out poster

Stepping Out

Movie · as Geoffrey

1991
Scenes from a Mall poster

Scenes from a Mall

Movie · as Mime

1990
My Blue Heaven poster

My Blue Heaven

Movie · as Kirby

1990
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter poster

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

Movie · as Self

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Ellison Conway · 1 ep

1990
Northern Exposure poster

Northern Exposure

TV · as Enrico Bellati · 2 eps

1988
Eight Men Out poster

Eight Men Out

Movie · as Eddie Collins

1988
A New Life poster

A New Life

Movie · as Eric

1988
Bette Midler's Mondo Beyondo poster

Bette Midler's Mondo Beyondo

Movie · as Self

1984
The Cosby Show poster

The Cosby Show

TV · as Eddie Bartholomew · 1 ep

1983
The Regard of Flight poster

The Regard of Flight

Movie

1980
Popeye poster

Popeye

Movie · as Ham Gravy

1980
Mudflat poster

Mudflat

Movie

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Special Guest, The Dancing Man (uncredited) · 1 ep

1969
Sesame Street poster

Sesame Street

TV · as Mr. Noodle · 4 eps