Bill Irwin

Acting

Bill Irwin

Born April 11, 1950Santa Monica, California, USA 98 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

This Ordinary Thing
2025This Ordinary Thing
as Self (voice)Movie
The Beast in Me
2025The Beast in Me
as James IngramTV
American Clown
2025American Clown
as SelfMovie
High Tide
2024High Tide
as ScottMovie
4th Dementia
20244th Dementia
as LouMovie
Rustin
2023Rustin
as A. J. MusteMovie
Endgame
2023Endgame
as ClovMovie
The Dropout
2022The Dropout
as Channing RobertsonTV
The Gilded Age
2022The Gilded Age
as Cornelius EckhardTV
Lust Life Love
2021Lust Life Love
as RichardMovie
Irresistible
2020Irresistible
as Elton ChambersMovie
New Amsterdam
2018New Amsterdam
as Calvin BennettTV
Legion
2017Legion
as Cary LoudermilkTV
Circus Kid
2016Circus Kid
as HimselfMovie
This Is Us
2016This Is Us
as ER DoctorTV
Quarry
2016Quarry
as HarloweTV
Confirmation
2016Confirmation
as Senator Jack DanforthMovie
South of Hell
2015South of Hell
as Enos AbascalTV
Ricki and the Flash
2015Ricki and the Flash
as Single DadMovie
Show Boat
2015Show Boat
as Cap'n Andy HawksMovie
Identity Theft
2015Identity Theft
as MarkMovie
Interstellar
2014Interstellar
as TARS (voice)Movie
Sleepy Hollow
2013Sleepy Hollow
as Atticus NevinsTV
Monday Mornings
2013Monday Mornings
as Dr. Buck TierneyTV
Elementary
2012Elementary
as Richard BalsilleTV
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2012Never Stand Still
as HimselfMovie
Higher Ground
2011Higher Ground
as Pastor BudMovie
Lights Out
2011Lights Out
as Hal BrennanTV
Blue Bloods
2010Blue Bloods
as Cardinal BrennanTV
Goldstar, Ohio
2010Goldstar, Ohio
as Chief Jeff 'Goob' GarverMovie
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
2010Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
as Mr. Noodle (uncredited) (archive footage)Movie
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wife
as Fred MedkiffTV
Life on Mars
2008Life on Mars
as Dr. SchwahnTV
Rachel Getting Married
2008Rachel Getting Married
as Paul BuchmanMovie
Dark Matter
2008Dark Matter
as Hal SilverMovie
Across the Universe
2007Across the Universe
as Uncle TeddyMovie
Raving
2007Raving
as DitoMovie
Lady in the Water
2006Lady in the Water
as Mr. LeedsMovie
The Manchurian Candidate
2004The Manchurian Candidate
as ScoutmasterMovie
Igby Goes Down
2002Igby Goes Down
as Lt. SmithMovie
The Laramie Project
2002The Laramie Project
as Harry WoodsMovie
Niagara: A History of the Falls
1999Niagara: A History of the Falls
as Self - HistorianMovie
Illuminata
1998Illuminata
as MarcoMovie
Just the Ticket
1998Just the Ticket
as Ray CharlesMovie
Subway Stories
1997Subway Stories
as Bill Irwin (segment "Subway Car from Hell")Movie
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
as Unnamed Brother #1Movie
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
as Self (segment "New Way to Walk")Movie
Silent Tongue
1993Silent Tongue
as ComicMovie
The Last Mile
1992The Last Mile
as The MaestroMovie
Stepping Out
1991Stepping Out
as GeoffreyMovie
Hot Shots!
1991Hot Shots!
as Buzz HarleyMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Order
as Ellison ConwayTV
My Blue Heaven
1990My Blue Heaven
as KirbyMovie
Northern Exposure
1990Northern Exposure
as Enrico BellatiTV
Eight Men Out
1988Eight Men Out
as Eddie CollinsMovie
A New Life
1988A New Life
as EricMovie
The Cosby Show
1984The Cosby Show
as Eddie BartholomewTV
Popeye
1980Popeye
as Ham GravyMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
as Self - Special GuestTV
Sesame Street
1969Sesame Street
as Mr. NoodleTV