Bill Irwin
William Mills Irwin (born April 11, 1950) is an American actor, clown, and comedian. He began as a vaudeville-style stage performer and has been noted for his contribution to the renaissance of American circus during the 1970s. He has also made a number of appearances on film and television, and he won a Tony Award for his role in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf on Broadway. He is also known as Mr. Noodle on the Sesame Street segment Elmo's World, has appeared in the Sesame Street film short Does Air Move Things?, and regularly appeared as a therapist on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Acted in
High Tide
2024
as Scott
4th Dementia
2024
as Lou
Rustin
2023
as A. J. Muste
Endgame
2023
as Clov
Spoiler Alert
2022
as Bob
The Andy Warhol Diaries
2022
as Andy Warhol
The Dropout
2022
as Channing Robertson
The Gilded Age
2022
as Cornelius Eckhard
Lust Life Love
2021
as Richard
Irresistible
2020
as Elton Chambers
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2019
as Mr. Noodle
It Takes a Lunatic
2019
as Self
The Great Buster: A Celebration
2018
as Self
New Amsterdam
2018
as Calvin Bennett
Star Trek: Discovery
2017
as Su'Kal
Old Hats
2017
Legion
2017
as Cary Loudermilk
Circus Kid
2016
as Himself
This Is Us
2016
as ER Doctor
This Is Us
2016
as Dr. Spencer
Quarry
2016
as Harlowe
Confirmation
2016
as Senator Jack Danforth
South of Hell
2015
as Enos Abascal
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
2015
as Mr. Noodle
Ricki and the Flash
2015
as Single Dad
Show Boat
2015
as Cap'n Andy Hawks
Identity Theft
2015
as Mark
Interstellar
2014
as TARS (voice)
Sleepy Hollow
2013
as Atticus Nevins
Monday Mornings
2013
as Dr. Buck Tierney
Elementary
2012
as Richard Balsille
Never Stand Still
2012
as Himself
Higher Ground
2011
as Pastor Bud
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Penguins and Friends
2011
as Voice
Lights Out
2011
as Hal Brennan
Blue Bloods
2010
as Cardinal Brennan
Goldstar, Ohio
2010
as Chief Jeff 'Goob' Garver
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
2010
as Mr. Noodle (uncredited) (archive footage)
The Good Wife
2009
as Fred Medkiff
Life on Mars
2008
as Dr. Schwahn
Rachel Getting Married
2008
as Paul Buchman
Across the Universe
2007
as Uncle Teddy
Raving
2007
as Dito
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?
2007
as Mr. Noodle
Lady in the Water
2006
as Mr. Leeds
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Reach for the Sky!
2006
as Mr Noodle
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
as Scoutmaster
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Families, Mail & Bath Time!
2004
as Mr. Noodle
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003
as Self
Igby Goes Down
2002
as Lt. Smith
The Laramie Project
2002
as Harry Woods
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Nate Royce
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000
as Lou Lou Who
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Nate Haskell
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Dr. Peter Lindstrom
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999
as Tom Snout
Niagara: A History of the Falls
1999
as Self - Historian
Illuminata
1998
as Marco
Just the Ticket
1998
as Ray Charles
Waiting for Godot in San Quentin
1998
as Himself
Subway Stories
1997
as Bill Irwin (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Pickles
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993
as Unnamed Brother #1
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
1993
Silent Tongue
1993
as Comic
The Last Mile
1992
as The Maestro
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
1992
as Self
Stepping Out
1991
as Geoffrey
Hot Shots!
1991
as Buzz Harley
Scenes from a Mall
1991
as Mime
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
1991
as Reader
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990
as Self
Law & Order
1990
as Ellison Conway
My Blue Heaven
1990
as Kirby
Eight Men Out
1988
as Eddie Collins
A New Life
1988
as Eric
The Cosby Show
1984
as Eddie Bartholomew
The Regard of Flight
1983
Popeye
1980
as Ham Gravy
Mudflat
1980