Cast & creator
Bill Irwin
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order, The Odyssey
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.
Also known as: William Irwin, Fool Moon
77
film credits
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television credits
106
1969–2026 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (107)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dr. Peter Lindstrom
1999
Law & Order
Ellison Conway
1990
The Odyssey
Cyclops
2026
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Nate Haskell
2000
Saturday Night Live
Self - Special Guest
1975Saturday Night Live
The Dancing Man (uncredited)
1975
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Nate Royce
2001
Sesame Street
Mr. Noodle
1969
Blue Bloods
Cardinal Brennan
2010
The Good Wife
Fred Medkiff
2009
Star Trek: Discovery
Su'Kal
2017
This Is Us
ER Doctor
2016This Is Us
Dr. Spencer
2016
Elementary
Richard Balsille
2012
3rd Rock from the Sun
Pickles
1996
Interstellar
TARS (voice)
2014
The Cosby Show
Eddie Bartholomew
1984
New Amsterdam
Calvin Bennett
2018
Sleepy Hollow
Atticus Nevins
2013
Northern Exposure
Enrico Bellati
1990
The Gilded Age
Cornelius Eckhard
2022
Legion
Cary Loudermilk
2017
The Beast in Me
James Ingram
2025
Life on Mars
Dr. Schwahn
2008
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Lou Lou Who
2000
The Dropout
Channing Robertson
2022
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
The Broker
1993
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Unnamed Brother #1
1993
Monday Mornings
Buck Tierney
2013
Hot Shots!
Buzz Harley
1991
Quarry
Harlowe
2016
Rachel Getting Married
Paul Buchman
2008
Lady in the Water
Mr. Leeds
2006
Ricki and the Flash
Single Dad
2015
South of Hell
Enos Abascal
2015
Lights Out
Hal Brennan
2011
Across the Universe
Uncle Teddy
2007
Popeye
Ham Gravy
1980
The Manchurian Candidate
Scoutmaster
2004
Julie's Greenroom
2017
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Tom Snout
1999
The Andy Warhol Diaries
Andy Warhol
2022
Eight Men Out
Eddie Collins
1988
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Self (segment "New Way to Walk")
1993
Irresistible
Elton Chambers
2020
Spoiler Alert
Bob
2022
Confirmation
Senator Jack Danforth
2016
The Laramie Project
Harry Woods
2002
My Blue Heaven
Kirby
1990
Rustin
A. J. Muste
2023
Igby Goes Down
Lt. Smith
2002
High Tide
Scott
2024
Scenes from a Mall
Mime
1991
Lust Life Love
Richard
2021
The Great Buster: A Celebration
Self
2018
Subway Stories
Bill Irwin (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
1997
Higher Ground
Pastor Bud
2011
Just the Ticket
Ray Charles
1998
Dark Matter
Hal Silver
2008
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Mr. Noodle
2019
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Mr. Noodle (uncredited)
2004
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Singing, Drawing & More!
Mr. Noodle
2000
It Takes a Lunatic
Self
2019
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
Mr. Noodle
2009
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Self
2003
American Clown
Self
2025
All That She Wants
2026
Sesame Street: Elmo's World
Mr. Noodle
2000
4th Dementia
Lou
2024
Circus Kid
Himself
2016
This Ordinary Thing
Self (voice)
2025
Show Boat
Cap'n Andy Hawks
2015
Stepping Out
Geoffrey
1991
Identity Theft
Mark
2015
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Self
1990
Elmo's World: Family Feature
Mr. Noodle
2002
Silent Tongue
Comic
1994
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
Mr. Noodle
2012
A New Life
Eric
1988
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
Reader
1991
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Mr. Noodle (uncredited) (archive footage)
2010
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Self
1992
Old Hats
2016Old Hats
Writer
2016
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?
Mr. Noodle
2007
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Self (archive footage)
2004
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!
Mr. Noodle
2001
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More!
Mr. Noodle
2000
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!
Mr. Noodle
2002
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Head to Toe with Elmo!
2003
Vaudeville
Self
1997
Bette Midler's Mondo Beyondo
Self
1988
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wake Up with Elmo!
Mr. Noodle
2002
Waiting for Godot in San Quentin
Himself
1998
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
Mr. Noodle
2015
The Last Mile
The Maestro
1992
Illuminata
Marco
1998
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Families, Mail & Bath Time!
Mr. Noodle
2004
The Regard of Flight
1983
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Penguins and Friends
Voice
2011
Goldstar, Ohio
Chief Jeff 'Goob' Garver
2010
Niagara: A History of the Falls
Self - Historian
1999
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Reach for the Sky!
Mr Noodle
2006Never Stand Still
Himself
2012
Raving
Dito
2007
Mudflat
1980
Endgame
Clov
2023