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Bill Irwin
Bill Irwin

Bill Irwin

ActingBorn April 11, 1950 (age 76)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.

Filmography

2026
The Odyssey

as Polyphemus (voice)

Movie
2025
This Ordinary Thing

as Self (voice)

Movie
2025
The Beast in Me

as James Ingram

TV
2025Movie
2024
High Tide

as Scott

Movie
2024Movie
2023
Rustin

as A. J. Muste

Movie
2023
Endgame

as Clov

Movie
2022Movie
2022TV
2022
The Dropout

as Channing Robertson

TV
2022
The Gilded Age

as Cornelius Eckhard

TV
2021
Lust Life Love

as Richard

Movie
2020
Irresistible

as Elton Chambers

Movie
2019Movie
2018
New Amsterdam

as Calvin Bennett

TV
2017TV
2017
Legion

as Cary Loudermilk

TV
2016
Circus Kid

as Himself

Movie
2016
This Is Us

as ER Doctor

TV
2016
This Is Us

as Dr. Spencer

TV
2016
Quarry

as Harlowe

TV
2016
Confirmation

as Senator Jack Danforth

Movie
2016Movie
2015
South of Hell

as Enos Abascal

TV
2015
Ricki and the Flash

as Single Dad

Movie
2015
Show Boat

as Cap'n Andy Hawks

Movie
2015Movie
2014
Interstellar

as TARS (voice)

Movie
2013
Sleepy Hollow

as Atticus Nevins

TV
2013
Monday Mornings

as Dr. Buck Tierney

TV
2012
Elementary

as Richard Balsille

TV
2012Movie
2011
Higher Ground

as Pastor Bud

Movie
2011
Lights Out

as Hal Brennan

TV
2010
Blue Bloods

as Cardinal Brennan

TV
2010
Goldstar, Ohio

as Chief Jeff 'Goob' Garver

Movie
2010
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

as Mr. Noodle (uncredited) (archive footage)

Movie
2009
The Good Wife

as Fred Medkiff

TV
2008
Life on Mars

as Dr. Schwahn

TV
2008
Rachel Getting Married

as Paul Buchman

Movie
2008
Dark Matter

as Hal Silver

Movie
2007
Across the Universe

as Uncle Teddy

Movie
2007
Raving

as Dito

Movie
2006
Lady in the Water

as Mr. Leeds

Movie
2004Movie
2004Movie
2002
Igby Goes Down

as Lt. Smith

Movie
2002Movie
2002
The Laramie Project

as Harry Woods

Movie
2001TV
2000Movie
2000TV
2000Movie
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Dr. Peter Lindstrom

TV
1999Movie
1999Movie
1998
Illuminata

as Marco

Movie
1998
Just the Ticket

as Ray Charles

Movie
1997
Vaudeville

as Self

Movie
1997
Subway Stories

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

Movie
1996TV
1994Movie
1993
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

as Unnamed Brother #1

Movie
1993
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

as Self (segment "New Way to Walk")

Movie
1992
The Last Mile

as The Maestro

Movie
1991
Stepping Out

as Geoffrey

Movie
1991
Hot Shots!

as Buzz Harley

Movie
1991Movie
1990
Law & Order

as Ellison Conway

TV
1990Movie
1990
Northern Exposure

as Enrico Bellati

TV
1988
Eight Men Out

as Eddie Collins

Movie
1988
A New Life

as Eric

Movie
1984
The Cosby Show

as Eddie Bartholomew

TV
1980
Popeye

as Ham Gravy

Movie
1980Movie
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Special Guest

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as The Dancing Man (uncredited)

TV
1969
Sesame Street

as Mr. Noodle

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 11, 1950
Place of BirthSanta Monica, California, USA
Popularity1.2