Bill Irwin
April 11, 1950 (74 years old) in Santa Monica, California, USA
William Mills Irwin (born April 11, 1950) is an American actor, clown, and comedian. He began as a vaudeville-style stage performer and has been noted for his contribution to the renaissance of American circus during the 1970s. He has also made a number of appearances on film and television, and he won a Tony Award for his role in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf on Broadway. He is also known as Mr. Noodle on the Sesame Street segment Elmo's World, has appeared in the Sesame Street film short Does Air Move Things?, and regularly appeared as a therapist on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
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Credits
- 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
- 2022 · The Dropout as Channing Robertson
- 2022 · The Gilded Age as Cornelius Eckhard
- 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
- 2018 · New Amsterdam as Calvin Bennett
- 2017 · Star Trek: Discovery as Su'Kal
- 2017 · Old Hats as
- 2017 · Legion as Cary Loudermilk
- 2016 · Circus Kid as Himself
- 2016 · This Is Us as ER Doctor
- 2016 · This Is Us as Dr. Spencer
- 2016 · Quarry as Harlowe
- 2016 · Confirmation as Senator Jack Danforth
- 2015 · South of Hell as Enos Abascal
- 2015 · Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! as Mr. Noodle
- 2015 · Ricki and the Flash as Single Dad
- 2015 · Show Boat as Cap'n Andy Hawks
- 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
- 2012 · Never Stand Still as Himself
- 2011 · Higher Ground as Pastor Bud
- 2011 · Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Penguins and Friends as Voice
- 2011 · Lights Out as Hal Brennan
- 2010 · Blue Bloods as Cardinal Brennan
- 2010 · Goldstar, Ohio as Chief Jeff 'Goob' Garver
- 2010 · Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days as Mr. Noodle (uncredited) (archive footage)
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Fred Medkiff
- 2008 · Life on Mars as Dr. Schwahn
- 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 · Lady in the Water as Mr. Leeds
- 2006 · Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Reach for the Sky! as Mr Noodle
- 2004 · The Manchurian Candidate as Scoutmaster
- 2004 · Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Families, Mail & Bath Time! as Mr. Noodle
- 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
- 1999 · Niagara: A History of the Falls as Self - Historian
- 1998 · Illuminata as Marco
- 1998 · Just the Ticket as Ray Charles
- 1998 · Waiting for Godot in San Quentin as Himself
- 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
- 1993 · Silent Tongue as Comic
- 1992 · The Last Mile as The Maestro
- 1992 · Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall as Self
- 1991 · Stepping Out as Geoffrey
- 1991 · Hot Shots! as Buzz Harley
- 1991 · Scenes from a Mall as Mime
- 1991 · Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers as Reader
- 1990 · Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter as Self
- 1990 · Law & Order as Ellison Conway
- 1990 · My Blue Heaven as Kirby
- 1988 · Eight Men Out as Eddie Collins
- 1988 · A New Life as Eric
- 1984 · The Cosby Show as Eddie Bartholomew
- 1983 · The Regard of Flight as
- 1980 · Popeye as Ham Gravy
- 1980 · Mudflat as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)