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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

86

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-04-11 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Santa Monica, California, USA

Also Known As

William Irwin

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Bill Irwin

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.

Known For

Acting

Popeye

1980

Popeye

as

Ham Gravy

Just the Ticket

1998

Just the Ticket

as

Ray Charles

Hot Shots!

1991

Hot Shots!

as

Buzz Harley

Igby Goes Down

2002

Igby Goes Down

as

Lt. Smith

Lady in the Water

2006

Lady in the Water

as

Mr. Leeds

Rustin

2023

Rustin

as

A. J. Muste

Eight Men Out

1988

Eight Men Out

as

Eddie Collins

Stepping Out

1991

Stepping Out

as

Geoffrey

A New Life

1988

A New Life

as

Eric

Rachel Getting Married

2008

Rachel Getting Married

as

Paul Buchman

My Blue Heaven

1990

My Blue Heaven

as

Kirby

Endgame

2023

Endgame

as

Clov

Higher Ground

2011

Higher Ground

as

Pastor Bud

Spoiler Alert

2022

Spoiler Alert

as

Bob

Illuminata

1998

Illuminata

as

Marco

Never Stand Still

2012

Never Stand Still

as

Himself

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

2010

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

as

Mr. Noodle (uncredited) (archive footage)

Silent Tongue

1993

Silent Tongue

as

Comic

Interstellar

2014

Interstellar

as

TARS (voice)

Subway Stories

1997

Subway Stories

as

Bill Irwin (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Niagara: A History of the Falls

1999

Niagara: A History of the Falls

as

Self - Historian

High Tide

2024

High Tide

as

Scott

The Laramie Project

2002

The Laramie Project

as

Harry Woods

Raving

2007

Raving

as

Dito

Confirmation

2016

Confirmation

as

Senator Jack Danforth

4th Dementia

2024

4th Dementia

as

Lou

Ricki and the Flash

2015

Ricki and the Flash

as

Single Dad

Across the Universe

2007

Across the Universe

as

Uncle Teddy

Show Boat

2015

Show Boat

as

Cap'n Andy Hawks

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

as

Unnamed Brother #1

Goldstar, Ohio

2010

Goldstar, Ohio

as

Chief Jeff 'Goob' Garver

Old Hats

2016

Old Hats

as

Identity Theft

2015

Identity Theft

as

Mark

Circus Kid

2016

Circus Kid

as

Himself

Irresistible

2020

Irresistible

as

Elton Chambers

The Manchurian Candidate

2004

The Manchurian Candidate

as

Scoutmaster

Mudflat

1980

Mudflat

as

Lust Life Love

2021

Lust Life Love

as

Richard

The Last Mile

1992

The Last Mile

as

The Maestro

The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

as

Eddie Bartholomew

Monday Mornings

Monday Mornings

as

Dr. Buck Tierney

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

as

Cardinal Brennan

Elementary

Elementary

as

Richard Balsille

Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow

as

Atticus Nevins

South of Hell

South of Hell

as

Enos Abascal

New Amsterdam

New Amsterdam

as

Calvin Bennett

Legion

Legion

as

Cary Loudermilk

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Ellison Conway

Quarry

Quarry

as

Harlowe

Lights Out

Lights Out

as

Hal Brennan

This Is Us

This Is Us

as

ER Doctor

This Is Us

This Is Us

as

Dr. Spencer

The Dropout

The Dropout

as

Channing Robertson

The Gilded Age

The Gilded Age

as

Cornelius Eckhard

Life on Mars

Life on Mars

as

Dr. Schwahn

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

as

Fred Medkiff

Production

Crew

Directing