Bill Irwin
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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- 2026 · The Odyssey as
- 2025 · The Beast in Me as James Ingram
- 2022 · The Dropout as Channing Robertson
- 2022 · The Gilded Age as Cornelius Eckhard
- 2018 · New Amsterdam as Calvin Bennett
- 2017 · Star Trek: Discovery as Su'Kal
- 2017 · Legion as Cary Loudermilk
- 2016 · This Is Us as ER Doctor
- 2016 · This Is Us as Dr. Spencer
- 2016 · Quarry as Harlowe
- 2015 · Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! as Mr. Noodle
- 2015 · Identity Theft as Mark
- 2014 · Interstellar as TARS (voice)
- 2013 · Sleepy Hollow as Atticus Nevins
- 2013 · Monday Mornings as Dr. Buck Tierney
- 2012 · Elementary as Richard Balsille
- 2011 · Higher Ground as Pastor Bud
- 2011 · Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Penguins and Friends as Voice
- 2010 · Blue Bloods as Cardinal Brennan
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Fred Medkiff
- 2008 · Life on Mars as Dr. Schwahn
- 2006 · Lady in the Water as Mr. Leeds
- 2004 · The Manchurian Candidate as Scoutmaster
- 2003 · Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin as Self
- 2002 · Igby Goes Down as Lt. Smith
- 2002 · The Laramie Project as Harry Woods
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Nate Royce
- 2000 · How the Grinch Stole Christmas as Lou Lou Who
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Nate Haskell
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Peter Lindstrom
- 1999 · A Midsummer Night's Dream as Tom Snout
- 1998 · Just the Ticket as Ray Charles
- 1997 · Subway Stories as Bill Irwin (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
- 1996 · 3rd Rock from the Sun as Pickles
- 1993 · Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit as Unnamed Brother #1
- 1993 · The Adventures of Pete & Pete as The Broker
- 1993 · Silent Tongue as Comic
- 1992 · The Last Mile as The Maestro
- 1991 · Stepping Out as Geoffrey
- 1991 · Hot Shots! as Buzz Harley
- 1990 · Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter as Self
- 1990 · Law & Order as Ellison Conway
- 1990 · Northern Exposure as Enrico Bellati
- 1988 · Eight Men Out as Eddie Collins
- 1988 · A New Life as Eric
- 1984 · The Cosby Show as Eddie Bartholomew
- 1980 · Popeye as Ham Gravy
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Special Guest
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as The Dancing Man (uncredited)
- Future · All That She Wants as
- 2025 · This Ordinary Thing as Voice
- 2025 · American Clown as Self
- 2024 · High Tide as Scott
- 2024 · 4th Dementia as Lou
- 2023 · Rustin as A. J. Muste
- 2023 · Endgame as Clov
- 2022 · Spoiler Alert as Bob
- 2022 · The Andy Warhol Diaries as Andy Warhol
- 2021 · Lust Life Love as Richard
- 2020 · Irresistible as Elton Chambers
- 2019 · Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration as Mr. Noodle
- 2019 · It Takes a Lunatic as Self
- 2018 · The Great Buster: A Celebration as Self
- 2017 · Julie's Greenroom as
- 2016 · Circus Kid as Himself
- 2016 · Confirmation as Senator Jack Danforth
- 2016 · Old Hats as
- 2015 · South of Hell as Enos Abascal
- 2015 · Ricki and the Flash as Single Dad
- 2015 · Show Boat as Cap'n Andy Hawks
- 2012 · Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers as Mr. Noodle
- 2012 · Never Stand Still as Himself
- 2011 · Lights Out as Hal Brennan
- 2010 · Goldstar, Ohio as Chief Jeff 'Goob' Garver
- 2010 · Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days as Mr. Noodle (uncredited) (archive footage)
- 2008 · Rachel Getting Married as Paul Buchman
- 2007 · Across the Universe as Uncle Teddy
- 2007 · Raving as Dito
- 2007 · Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy? as Mr. Noodle
- 2006 · Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Reach for the Sky! as Mr Noodle
- 2004 · Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Families, Mail & Bath Time! as Mr. Noodle
- 2004 · Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wake Up with Elmo! as Mr. Noodle
- 2001 · Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West! as Mr. Noodle
- 1999 · Niagara: A History of the Falls as Self - Historian
- 1998 · Illuminata as Marco
- 1998 · Waiting for Godot in San Quentin as Himself
- 1993 · Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration as Self(segment "New Way to Walk")
- 1992 · Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall as Self
- 1991 · Scenes from a Mall as Mime
- 1991 · Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers as Reader
- 1990 · My Blue Heaven as Kirby
- 1988 · Bette Midler's Mondo Beyondo as Self
- 1983 · The Regard of Flight as
- 1980 · Mudflat as