Bill Irwin

Bill Irwin

Actor · Writer

Santa Monica, California, USA
April 11, 1950

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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Representative Works

The Odyssey
The Odyssey
8.0
/ English
Interstellar
Interstellar
8.5
/ English
Hot Shots!
Hot Shots!
6.6
/ English
Popeye
Popeye
5.6
/ English
Lady in the Water
Lady in the Water
5.6
/ English
Across the Universe
Across the Universe
7.1
/ English
Confirmation
Confirmation
6.9
/ English
Ricki and the Flash
Ricki and the Flash
5.8
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Odyssey
2026Winner

Best Performance

The Odyssey

Interstellar
2014Winner

Best Performance

Interstellar

How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000Nominee

Best Performance

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Career Highlights

Hot Shots!
1991Highlight

Best Performance

Hot Shots!

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993Highlight

Best Performance

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

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