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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Sesame Street

Blue Bloods

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

The Good Wife

Elementary

All Movies (72)

• The Odyssey2026 · as Polyphemus (voice)
• This Ordinary Thing2025 · as Self (voice)
• American Clown2025 · as Self
• High Tide2024 · as Scott
• 4th Dementia2024 · as Lou
• Rustin2023 · as A. J. Muste
• Endgame2023 · as Clov
• Spoiler Alert2022 · as Bob
• Lust Life Love2021 · as Richard
• Irresistible2020 · as Elton Chambers
• Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration2019 · as Mr. Noodle
• It Takes a Lunatic2019 · as Self
• The Great Buster: A Celebration2018 · as Self
• Circus Kid2016 · as Himself
• Confirmation2016 · as Senator Jack Danforth
• Old Hats2016
• Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!2015 · as Mr. Noodle
• Ricki and the Flash2015 · as Single Dad
• Show Boat2015 · as Cap'n Andy Hawks
• Identity Theft2015 · as Mark
• Interstellar2014 · as TARS (voice)
• Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers2012 · as Mr. Noodle
• Never Stand Still2012 · as Himself
• Higher Ground2011 · as Pastor Bud
• Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Penguins and Friends2011 · as Voice
• Goldstar, Ohio2010 · as Chief Jeff 'Goob' Garver
• Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days2010 · as Mr. Noodle (uncredited) (archive footage)
• Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales2009 · as Mr. Noodle
• Rachel Getting Married2008 · as Paul Buchman
• Dark Matter2008 · as Hal Silver
• Across the Universe2007 · as Uncle Teddy
• Raving2007 · as Dito
• Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?2007 · as Mr. Noodle
• Lady in the Water2006 · as Mr. Leeds
• Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Reach for the Sky!2006 · as Mr Noodle
• The Manchurian Candidate2004 · as Scoutmaster
• Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Families, Mail & Bath Time!2004 · as Mr. Noodle
• Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?2004 · as Self (archive footage)
• Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin2003 · as Self
• Igby Goes Down2002 · as Lt. Smith
• Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wake Up with Elmo!2002 · as Mr. Noodle
• Elmo's World: Family Feature2002 · as Mr. Noodle
• The Laramie Project2002 · as Harry Woods
• Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!2001 · as Mr. Noodle
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas2000 · as Lou Lou Who
• Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More!2000 · as Mr. Noodle
• Sesame Street: Elmo's World2000 · as Mr. Noodle
• A Midsummer Night's Dream1999 · as Tom Snout
• Niagara: A History of the Falls1999 · as Self - Historian
• Illuminata1998 · as Marco
• Just the Ticket1998 · as Ray Charles
• Waiting for Godot in San Quentin1998 · as Himself
• Vaudeville1997 · as Self
• Subway Stories1997 · as Bill Irwin (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
• Silent Tongue1994 · as Comic
• Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit1993 · as Unnamed Brother #1
• Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration1993 · as Self (segment "New Way to Walk")
• The Last Mile1992 · as The Maestro
• Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall1992 · as Self
• Stepping Out1991 · as Geoffrey
• Hot Shots!1991 · as Buzz Harley
• Scenes from a Mall1991 · as Mime
• Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers1991 · as Reader
• Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter1990 · as Self
• My Blue Heaven1990 · as Kirby
• Eight Men Out1988 · as Eddie Collins
• A New Life1988 · as Eric
• Bette Midler's Mondo Beyondo1988 · as Self
• The Regard of Flight1983
• Popeye1980 · as Ham Gravy
• Mudflat1980
• All That She Wants—

All TV Shows (30)

• The Beast in Me2025 · as James Ingram
• The Andy Warhol Diaries2022 · as Andy Warhol
• The Dropout2022 · as Channing Robertson
• The Gilded Age2022 · as Cornelius Eckhard
• New Amsterdam2018 · as Calvin Bennett
• Star Trek: Discovery2017 · as Su'Kal
• Julie's Greenroom2017
• Legion2017 · as Cary Loudermilk
• This Is Us2016 · as ER Doctor
• This Is Us2016 · as Dr. Spencer
• Quarry2016 · as Harlowe
• South of Hell2015 · as Enos Abascal
• Sleepy Hollow2013 · as Atticus Nevins
• Monday Mornings2013 · as Dr. Buck Tierney
• Elementary2012 · as Richard Balsille
• Lights Out2011 · as Hal Brennan
• Blue Bloods2010 · as Cardinal Brennan
• The Good Wife2009 · as Fred Medkiff
• Life on Mars2008 · as Dr. Schwahn
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Nate Royce
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Nate Haskell
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Dr. Peter Lindstrom
• 3rd Rock from the Sun1996 · as Pickles
• The Adventures of Pete & Pete1993 · as The Broker
• Law & Order1990 · as Ellison Conway
• Northern Exposure1990 · as Enrico Bellati
• The Cosby Show1984 · as Eddie Bartholomew
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Special Guest
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as The Dancing Man (uncredited)
• Sesame Street1969 · as Mr. Noodle