Bill Irwin

Born: 1950-04-11

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.


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as Lou Lou Who
Released: 2000-11-17

The Grinch decides to rob Whoville of Christmas - but a dash of kindness from little Cindy Lou...

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Interstellar

as TARS (voice)
Released: 2014-11-05

The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass...

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as Buzz Harley
Released: 1991-07-31

The gang that created Airplane and The Naked Gun sets its sights on Top Gun in this often...

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Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

as Unnamed Brother #1
Released: 1993-12-09

Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school,...

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The Manchurian Candidate

as Scoutmaster
Released: 2004-07-30

Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having...

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Tom Snout
Released: 1999-05-20

The lovely Hermia is to wed Demetrius, but she truly cares for Lysander. Hermia's friend,...

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Popeye

as Ham Gravy
Released: 1980-12-12

Popeye is a super-strong, spinach-scarfing sailor man who's searching for his father. During a...

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Rustin

as A. J. Muste
Released: 2023-11-03

Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights...

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Rachel Getting Married

as Paul Buchman
Released: 2008-09-03

A young woman who has been in and out from rehab for the past 10 years returns home for the...

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Lady in the Water

as Mr. Leeds
Released: 2006-07-20

Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from...

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Irresistible

as Elton Chambers
Released: 2020-07-01

A Democratic political consultant helps a retired Marine colonel run for mayor in a small,...

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Across the Universe

as Uncle Teddy
Released: 2007-09-14

When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in the United States,...

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My Blue Heaven

as Kirby
Released: 1990-08-17

FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to protect former Mafia figure turned informant Vincent...

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Ricki and the Flash

as Single Dad
Released: 2015-07-10

Meryl Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she...

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Spoiler Alert

as Bob
Released: 2022-12-02

Journalist Michael Ausiello embarks on a rollercoaster ride of emotions when Kit Cowan, his...

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Igby Goes Down

as Lt. Smith
Released: 2002-09-13

Igby Slocumb, a rebellious and sarcastic 17-year-old boy, is at war with the stifling world of...

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The Great Buster: A Celebration

as Self
Released: 2018-10-05

A celebration of the life and career of one of America's most influential and celebrated...

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Confirmation

as Senator Jack Danforth
Released: 2016-04-16

Judge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States' Supreme Court is called into question...

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High Tide

as Scott
Released: 2024-10-18

Lourenço decides to leave his homophobic family and country behind to get lost in the queer...

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Higher Ground

as Pastor Bud
Released: 2011-08-26

Vera Farmiga's directorial debut, HIGHER GROUND, depicts the landscape of a tight-knit spiritual...

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Scenes from a Mall

as Mime
Released: 1991-02-22

A comedy about a married couple -- he's a sports lawyer, she's a psychologist -- which takes...

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The Laramie Project

as Harry Woods
Released: 2002-01-10

"The Laramie Project" is set in and around Laramie, Wyoming, in the aftermath of the murder of...

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Eight Men Out

as Eddie Collins
Released: 1988-09-02

Buck Weaver and Hap Felsch are young idealistic players on the Chicago White Sox, a...

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Just the Ticket

as Ray Charles
Released: 1998-02-01

Gary Starke is one of the best ticket scalpers in New York City. His girlfriend, Linda, doesn't...

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Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

as Self
Released: 2003-05-01

Brilliant, long in-the-works story of the life and art of the world's greatest comedian and the...

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Stepping Out

as Geoffrey
Released: 1991-10-11

A has-been Broadway performer gives tap lessons to a group of misfits who, through their dance...

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Illuminata

as Marco
Released: 1998-05-21

It's the start of the 20th century, and Tuccio, resident playwright of a theatre repertory...

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It Takes a Lunatic

as Self
Released: 2019-05-03

The extraordinary life of beloved acting teacher and theatre producer Wynn Handman is recalled...

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Subway Stories

as Bill Irwin (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
Released: 1997-07-24

An anthology of 10 stories depicting real-life incidents of subway riders in New York City,...

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A New Life

as Eric
Released: 1988-03-25

Steve Giardino, an abrasive workaholic Wall Streeter, and his wife Jackie divorce after...

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Silent Tongue

as Comic
Released: 1993-01-28

Mad with grief after the death of his Kiowa wife, Roe awaits death under a tree with her body...

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Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

as Mr. Noodle (uncredited) (archive footage)
Released: 2010-01-05

A look back at 40 years of Seasame Street.

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4th Dementia

as Lou
Released: 2024-06-23

In this multiverse comedy about Alzheimer's, Nellie travels through alternate dimensions in...

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Show Boat

as Cap'n Andy Hawks
Released: 2015-06-29

Hammerstein and Kern’s Show Boat is a true classic of American musical theater - a tale of life...

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Lust Life Love

as Richard
Released: 2021-02-10

A star-crossed love story set in the world of polyamory and sex parties in New York City.

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Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

as Mr. Noodle
Released: 2019-11-09

C is for Celebrate! Join host Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the residents of Sesame Street - human...

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Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Families, Mail & Bath Time!

as Mr. Noodle
Released: 2004-06-08

What is the Noodle's family dance? Can you guess what Cookie Monster gets in the mail? Discover...

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Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

as Self
Released: 1992-06-10

This program features the music of Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim in a 1992 performance at...

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The Regard of Flight

as uncredited
Released: 1983-02-17

A performer/artist with a bag of vaudeville tricks and the help of his trusty piano player must...

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Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

as Self
Released: 1990-12-01

This music special is dedicated to dispelling the prejudices associated with the HIV infection...

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

as Mr. Noodle
Released: 2007-02-01

Join Sesame Street's curious red monster as he explores the things that make him happy: friends,...

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Circus Kid

as Himself
Released: 2016-10-09

The Pickle Family Circus was founded by Lorenzo Pisoni's parents in 1974. The film documents the...

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Identity Theft

as Mark
Released: 2015-06-19

A story about separation.

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Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

as Reader
Released: 1991-01-01

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers is a 1991 American short documentary film directed by...

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Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

as Mr. Noodle
Released: 2015-09-01

Come Play with Elmo! Everyone's favorite furry red friend is joined by all kinds of kids to play...

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

as Mr Noodle
Released: 2006-01-01

Join Elmo as he discovers how much fun it can be to go to school, to jump really high, and to...

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The Last Mile

as The Maestro
Released: 1992-10-09

Backstage at the Metropolitan Opera House a soprano is preparing for her debut in the opera...

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Old Hats

as uncredited
Released: 2017-06-13

Bill Irwin and David Shiner in their award-winning, critically acclaimed production of Old Hats...

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Goldstar, Ohio

as Chief Jeff 'Goob' Garver
Released: 2010-03-23

Four families and a chief of police recount the day marine casualty officers came to their...

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Niagara: A History of the Falls

as Self - Historian
Released: 1999-01-31

The history of Niagara Falls and the people that made it famous.

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Raving

as Dito
Released: 2007-04-29

In New York City, a young woman forms a curious bond with a lonely older man after they...

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Endgame

as Clov
Released: 2023-04-14

Endgame tells the story of Hamm, who is reduced to living in one room, in which he sits blind...

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Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Penguins and Friends

as Voice
Released: 2011-02-06

Hop to it and join Elmo for this riveting and ribbiting video where he learns all about frogs,...

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Waiting for Godot in San Quentin

as Himself
Released: 1998-01-01

Documentary about the staging of 'Waiting for Godot' in prison.

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Dr. Peter Lindstrom
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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Star Trek: Discovery

as Su'Kal
First aired: 2017-09-24

Follow the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and...

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Law & Order

as Ellison Conway
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Nate Haskell
First aired: 2000-10-06

A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the...

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Blue Bloods

as Cardinal Brennan
First aired: 2010-09-24

A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement....

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Elementary

as Richard Balsille
First aired: 2012-09-27

A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases....

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The Good Wife

as Fred Medkiff
First aired: 2009-09-22

Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce...

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The Cosby Show

as Eddie Bartholomew
First aired: 1984-09-20

The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for...

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Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Nate Royce
First aired: 2001-09-30

The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its...

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New Amsterdam

as Calvin Bennett
First aired: 2018-09-25

The new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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Sleepy Hollow

as Atticus Nevins
First aired: 2013-09-16

Ichabod Crane is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to unravel a...

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This Is Us

as ER Doctor
First aired: 2016-09-20

Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of...

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This Is Us

as Dr. Spencer
First aired: 2016-09-20

Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of...

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3rd Rock from the Sun

as Pickles
First aired: 1996-01-09

The high commander of an alien expedition lands on Earth -- what he considers to be the...

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The Gilded Age

as Cornelius Eckhard
First aired: 2022-01-24

It’s 1882 and the Gilded Age is in full swing when Marian Brook, a young orphaned daughter of a...

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Legion

as Cary Loudermilk
First aired: 2017-02-08

David Haller, AKA Legion, is a troubled young man who may be more than human. Diagnosed as...

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Life on Mars

as Dr. Schwahn
First aired: 2008-10-09

After a car crash, police detective Sam Tyler mysteriously finds himself transported back to...

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Quarry

as Harlowe
First aired: 2016-09-09

The story of Mac Conway, a Marine who returns home to Memphis from Vietnam in 1972 and finds...

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The Dropout

as Channing Robertson
First aired: 2022-03-03

The story of Elizabeth Holmes, the enigmatic Stanford dropout who founded medical testing...

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The Adventures of Pete & Pete

as uncredited
First aired: 1993-11-28

Pete and Pete are two redheaded brothers living in the somewhat surreal town of Wellsville....

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Monday Mornings

as Dr. Buck Tierney
First aired: 2013-02-04

Monday Mornings was an American medical drama television series that ran on TNT from February 4...

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Lights Out

as Hal Brennan
First aired: 2011-01-11

Lights Out is an American television boxing drama series from the FX network in the United...

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South of Hell

as Enos Abascal
First aired: 2015-11-27

A supernatural thriller set in South Carolina, South Of Hell focuses on Maria Abascal (Suvari),...

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The Andy Warhol Diaries

as Andy Warhol
First aired: 2022-03-09

After he's shot in 1968, Andy Warhol begins documenting his life and feelings. Those diaries,...

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