Bill Irwin
Born: 1950-04-11 in Santa Monica, California, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- The Odyssey as Polyphemus
2025
- The Beast in Me as James Ingram
- This Ordinary Thing as Self (voice)
- American Clown as Self
2024
- High Tide as Scott
- 4th Dementia as Lou
2022
- The Gilded Age as Cornelius Eckhard
- The Dropout as Channing Robertson
- The Andy Warhol Diaries as Andy Warhol
- Spoiler Alert as Bob
2021
- Lust Life Love as Richard
2020
- Irresistible as Elton Chambers
2019
- It Takes a Lunatic as Self
- Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration as Mr. Noodle
2018
- New Amsterdam as Calvin Bennett
- The Great Buster: A Celebration as Self
2017
- Star Trek: Discovery as Su'Kal
- Legion as Cary Loudermilk
- Julie's Greenroom
2016
- This Is Us as ER Doctor
- Quarry as Harlowe
- Confirmation as Senator Jack Danforth
- Circus Kid as Himself
- Old Hats
2015
- South of Hell as Enos Abascal
- Ricki and the Flash as Single Dad
- Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! as Mr. Noodle
- Show Boat as Cap'n Andy Hawks
- Identity Theft as Mark
2014
- Interstellar as TARS (voice)
2013
- Sleepy Hollow as Atticus Nevins
- Monday Mornings as Dr. Buck Tierney
2012
- Elementary as Richard Balsille
- Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers as Mr. Noodle
- Never Stand Still as Himself
2011
- Lights Out as Hal Brennan
- Higher Ground as Pastor Bud
- Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Penguins and Friends as Voice
2010
- Blue Bloods as Cardinal Brennan
- Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days as Mr. Noodle (uncredited) (archive footage)
- Goldstar, Ohio as Chief Jeff 'Goob' Garver
2009
- The Good Wife as Fred Medkiff
- Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales as Mr. Noodle
2008
- Life on Mars as Dr. Schwahn
- Rachel Getting Married as Paul Buchman
- Dark Matter as Hal Silver
2007
- Across the Universe as Uncle Teddy
- Raving as Dito
- Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy? as Mr. Noodle
2006
- Lady in the Water as Mr. Leeds
- Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Reach for the Sky! as Mr Noodle
2004
- The Manchurian Candidate as Scoutmaster
- Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? as Self (archive footage)
- Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Families, Mail & Bath Time! as Mr. Noodle
2003
2002
- Igby Goes Down as Lt. Smith
- The Laramie Project as Harry Woods
- Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wake Up with Elmo! as Mr. Noodle
- Elmo's World: Family Feature as Mr. Noodle
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Nate Royce
- Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West! as Mr. Noodle
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Nate Haskell
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas as Lou Lou Who
- Sesame Street: Elmo's World as Mr. Noodle
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Peter Lindstrom
- A Midsummer Night's Dream as Tom Snout
- Niagara: A History of the Falls as Self - Historian
1998
- Just the Ticket as Ray Charles
- Illuminata as Marco
- Waiting for Godot in San Quentin as Himself
1997
- Subway Stories as Bill Irwin (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
- Vaudeville as Self
1996
- 3rd Rock from the Sun as Pickles
1994
- Silent Tongue as Comic
1993
- The Adventures of Pete & Pete as The Broker
- Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit as Unnamed Brother #1
- Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration as Self (segment "New Way to Walk")
1992
- Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall as Self
- The Last Mile as The Maestro
1991
- Hot Shots! as Buzz Harley
- Stepping Out as Geoffrey
- Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers as Reader
- Scenes from a Mall as Mime
1990
- Law & Order as Ellison Conway
- Northern Exposure as Enrico Bellati
- My Blue Heaven as Kirby
- Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter as Self
1988
- Eight Men Out as Eddie Collins
- A New Life as Eric
- Bette Midler's Mondo Beyondo as Self
1984
- The Cosby Show as Eddie Bartholomew
1983
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Special Guest
1969
- Sesame Street as Mr. Noodle