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Bill Irwin
Acting
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 58549
IMDb ID: nm0410347
Known for: Acting
Born: April 11, 1950
Age: 76
Place of birth: Santa Monica, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1969 - 2026
Years active: 58
Average TMDB rating: 6.82
Wikidata: Q603317
Also known as
William Irwin • Fool Moon
Frequent jobs
Writer (1)
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.
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Bill Irwin.
as TARS (voice)
Interstellar
2014 • Movie
as Cyclops
The Odyssey
2026 • Movie
as Uncle Teddy
Across the Universe
2007 • Movie
as Bob
Spoiler Alert
2022 • Movie
as Senator Jack Danforth
Confirmation
2016 • Movie
as Eddie Collins
Eight Men Out
1988 • Movie
as Lou Lou Who
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000 • Movie
as Buzz Harley
Hot Shots!
1991 • Movie
as Lt. Smith
Igby Goes Down
2002 • Movie
as A. J. Muste
Rustin
2023 • Movie
as Scoutmaster
The Manchurian Candidate
2004 • Movie
as Tom Snout
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Bill Irwin.
as Calvin Bennett • 3 eps
New Amsterdam
2018 • Series
as ER Doctor • 1 eps
This Is Us
2016 • Series
as Dr. Peter Lindstrom • 16 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 • Series
as Enrico Bellati • 2 eps
Northern Exposure
1990 • Series
as Cardinal Brennan • 2 eps
Blue Bloods
2010 • Series
as Cornelius Eckhard • 1 eps
The Gilded Age
2022 • Series
as Richard Balsille • 1 eps
Elementary
2012 • Series
as Nate Haskell • 9 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 • Series
as Fred Medkiff • 1 eps
The Good Wife
2009 • Series
as Nate Royce • 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 • Series
as Cary Loudermilk • 27 eps
Legion
2017 • Series
as Pickles • 1 eps
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Bill Irwin.
as Cyclops
The Odyssey
2026 • Movie
as TARS (voice)
Interstellar
2014 • Movie
as Lou Lou Who
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000 • Movie
as Buzz Harley
Hot Shots!
1991 • Movie
as Paul Buchman
Rachel Getting Married
2008 • Movie
as Bob
Spoiler Alert
2022 • Movie
as Lou
4th Dementia
2024 • Movie
as Cap'n Andy Hawks
Show Boat
2015 • Movie
as Unnamed Brother #1
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993 • Movie
as Scoutmaster
The Manchurian Candidate
2004 • Movie
as Single Dad
Ricki and the Flash
2015 • Movie
as Elton Chambers
Irresistible
2020 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Bill Irwin.
as Dr. Peter Lindstrom • 16 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 • Series
as Ellison Conway • 1 eps
Law & Order
1990 • Series
as Mr. Noodle • 4 eps
Sesame Street
1969 • Series
as Nate Haskell • 9 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 • Series
as ER Doctor • 1 eps
This Is Us
2016 • Series
as Nate Royce • 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 • Series
as Su'Kal • 3 eps
Star Trek: Discovery
2017 • Series
as Cardinal Brennan • 2 eps
Blue Bloods
2010 • Series
as Self - Special Guest • 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Fred Medkiff • 1 eps
The Good Wife
2009 • Series
as Richard Balsille • 1 eps
Elementary
2012 • Series
as Eddie Bartholomew • 1 eps
The Cosby Show
1984 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Bill Irwin.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Bill Irwin.
as Cyclops
The Odyssey
2026 • Movie
as Self (voice)
This Ordinary Thing
2025 • Movie
as Self
American Clown
2025 • Movie
as Scott
High Tide
2024 • Movie
as Lou
4th Dementia
2024 • Movie
as A. J. Muste
Rustin
2023 • Movie
as Clov
Endgame
2023 • Movie
as Bob
Spoiler Alert
2022 • Movie
as Richard
Lust Life Love
2021 • Movie
as Elton Chambers
Irresistible
2020 • Movie
as Mr. Noodle
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2019 • Movie
as Self
It Takes a Lunatic
2019 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Bill Irwin.
as James Ingram • 2 eps
The Beast in Me
2025 • Series
as Andy Warhol • 6 eps
The Andy Warhol Diaries
2022 • Series
as Channing Robertson • 4 eps
The Dropout
2022 • Series
as Cornelius Eckhard • 1 eps
The Gilded Age
2022 • Series
as Calvin Bennett • 3 eps
New Amsterdam
2018 • Series
as Su'Kal • 3 eps
Star Trek: Discovery
2017 • Series
2 eps
Julie's Greenroom
2017 • Series
as Cary Loudermilk • 27 eps
Legion
2017 • Series
as ER Doctor • 1 eps
This Is Us
2016 • Series
as Harlowe • 1 eps
Quarry
2016 • Series
as Enos Abascal • 8 eps
South of Hell
2015 • Series
as Atticus Nevins • 4 eps
Sleepy Hollow
2013 • Series