Acting · Santa Monica, California, USA · Born April 11, 1950
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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as Harlowe
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as Single Dad
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as TARS (voice)
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as Lt. Smith
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as Harry Woods
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as Nate Royce
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as Lou Lou Who
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as Nate Haskell
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as Tom Snout
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as Self - Historian
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as Ray Charles
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as Comic
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1993
as Unnamed Brother #1
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1993
as The Broker
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1993
as Self (segment "New Way to Walk")
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1992
as The Maestro
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as Self
MovieStepping Out
1991
as Geoffrey
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as Buzz Harley
MovieScenes from a Mall
1991
as Mime
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as Reader
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as Self
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Ellison Conway
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1990
as Kirby
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as Enrico Bellati
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1988
as Eddie Collins
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as Eric
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as Self
TVThe Cosby Show
1984
as Eddie Bartholomew
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1983
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as Ham Gravy
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TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Special Guest
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1969
as Mr. Noodle
All That She Wants
