Bill Irwin

ActorWriter Apr 11 (age 75) Santa Monica, California, USA 1969–2026 (57 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

Interstellar

TARS (voice)

Film

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Lou Lou Who

Film

Legion

Cary Loudermilk

Film

Across the Universe

Uncle Teddy

Film

Hot Shots!

Buzz Harley

Film

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Unnamed Brother #1

Film

The Manchurian Candidate

Scoutmaster

Film

Rachel Getting Married

Paul Buchman

Filmography

Acting (97)

Movies (69)

The Odyssey

2026 Upcoming

Jul 15

American Clown

2025

as Self

This Ordinary Thing

2025

as Self (voice)

High Tide

as Scott

4th Dementia

as Lou

Endgame

as Clov

Rustin

as A. J. Muste

Spoiler Alert

as Bob

Lust Life Love

as Richard

Irresistible

as Elton Chambers

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

as Mr. Noodle

It Takes a Lunatic

as Self

The Great Buster: A Celebration

as Self

Old Hats

Circus Kid

as Himself

Confirmation

as Senator Jack Danforth

6.9

Show Boat

2015

as Cap'n Andy Hawks

Identity Theft

2015

as Mark

Ricki and the Flash

2015

as Single Dad

5.8

Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

2015

as Mr. Noodle

Interstellar

2014

as TARS (voice)

8.5

Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers

2012

as Mr. Noodle

Never Stand Still

2012

as Himself

9.0

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Penguins and Friends

2011

as Voice

Higher Ground

2011

as Pastor Bud

6.0

Goldstar, Ohio

2010

as Chief Jeff 'Goob' Garver

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

2010

as Mr. Noodle (uncredited) (archive footage)

Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales

2009

as Mr. Noodle

Rachel Getting Married

as Paul Buchman

Across the Universe

as Uncle Teddy

Raving

as Dito

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?

as Mr. Noodle

Lady in the Water

as Mr. Leeds

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Reach for the Sky!

2006

as Mr Noodle

5.0

The Manchurian Candidate

2004

as Scoutmaster

6.5

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 Chaplin

as Self

Igby Goes Down

as Lt. Smith

The Laramie Project

as Harry Woods

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wake Up with Elmo!

2002

as Mr. Noodle

Elmo's World: Family Feature

2002

as Mr. Noodle

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!

2001

as Mr. Noodle

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

2000

as Lou Lou Who

6.8

Sesame Street: Elmo's World

2000

as Mr. Noodle

8.0

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1999

as Tom Snout

6.4

Niagara: A History of the Falls

1999

as Self - Historian

Just the Ticket

as Ray Charles

Illuminata

as Marco

Waiting for Godot in San Quentin

1998

as Himself

Subway Stories

1997

as Bill Irwin (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

5.5

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993

as Unnamed Brother #1

6.4

Silent Tongue

1993

as Comic

4.6

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

1993

as Self (segment "New Way to Walk")

6.0

The Last Mile

1992

as The Maestro

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

as Self

Hot Shots!

as Buzz Harley

Stepping Out

as Geoffrey

Scenes from a Mall

as Mime

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

as Reader

My Blue Heaven

as Kirby

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

1990

as Self

A New Life

as Eric

Eight Men Out

as Eddie Collins

Bette Midler's Mondo Beyondo

1988

as Self

The Regard of Flight

Popeye

as Ham Gravy

Mudflat

All That She Wants

Television (28)

The Beast in Me

as James Ingram

The Gilded Age

as Cornelius Eckhard

The Dropout

as Channing Robertson

7.3

The Andy Warhol Diaries

as Andy Warhol

New Amsterdam

as Calvin Bennett

Star Trek: Discovery

as Su'Kal

Legion

as Cary Loudermilk

Julie's Greenroom

This Is Us

as ER Doctor

Quarry

as Harlowe

South of Hell

as Enos Abascal

Sleepy Hollow

as Atticus Nevins

Monday Mornings

as Dr. Buck Tierney

Elementary

as Richard Balsille

Lights Out

as Hal Brennan

Blue Bloods

as Cardinal Brennan

The Good Wife

as Fred Medkiff

Life on Mars

as Dr. Schwahn

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

as Nate Royce

7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

as Nate Haskell

7.6

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

as Dr. Peter Lindstrom

7.9

3rd Rock from the Sun

1996

as Pickles

7.5

The Adventures of Pete & Pete

as The Broker

Law & Order

as Ellison Conway

Northern Exposure

as Enrico Bellati

The Cosby Show

as Eddie Bartholomew

Saturday Night Live

as The Dancing Man (uncredited)

7.0

Sesame Street

1969

as Mr. Noodle

7.1

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Old Hats

2016

Writer