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.
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
(Reader)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?
(Mr. Noodle)
Popeye
(Ham Gravy)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
(Lou Lou Who)
Just the Ticket
(Ray Charles)
Hot Shots!
(Buzz Harley)
Igby Goes Down
(Lt. Smith)
Lady in the Water
(Mr. Leeds)
Rustin
(A. J. Muste)
Eight Men Out
(Eddie Collins)
Stepping Out
(Geoffrey)
A New Life
(Eric)
Rachel Getting Married
(Paul Buchman)
My Blue Heaven
(Kirby)
Endgame
(Clov)
Scenes from a Mall
(Mime)
Higher Ground
(Pastor Bud)
Spoiler Alert
(Bob)
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
(Self)
Illuminata
(Marco)
Never Stand Still
(Himself)
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
(Self)
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
(Mr. Noodle (uncredited) (archive footage))
Silent Tongue
(Comic)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Families, Mail & Bath Time!
(Mr. Noodle)
Interstellar
(TARS (voice))
Subway Stories
(Bill Irwin (segment "Subway Car from Hell"))
Niagara: A History of the Falls
(Self - Historian)
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
(Mr. Noodle)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Reach for the Sky!
(Mr Noodle)
High Tide
(Scott)
The Laramie Project
(Harry Woods)
Raving
(Dito)
Waiting for Godot in San Quentin
(Himself)
Confirmation
(Senator Jack Danforth)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(Tom Snout)
4th Dementia
(Lou)
Ricki and the Flash
(Single Dad)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Penguins and Friends
(Voice)
The Regard of Flight
Across the Universe
(Uncle Teddy)
Show Boat
(Cap'n Andy Hawks)
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
(Unnamed Brother #1)
The Great Buster: A Celebration
(Self)
Goldstar, Ohio
(Chief Jeff 'Goob' Garver)
Old Hats
Identity Theft
(Mark)
It Takes a Lunatic
(Self)
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
(Mr. Noodle)
Circus Kid
(Himself)
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
(Self)
Irresistible
(Elton Chambers)
The Manchurian Candidate
(Scoutmaster)
Mudflat
Lust Life Love
(Richard)
The Last Mile
(The Maestro)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
(Nate Haskell)
The Cosby Show
(Eddie Bartholomew)
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
The Andy Warhol Diaries
(Andy Warhol)
Monday Mornings
(Dr. Buck Tierney)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Cameo (uncredited))
Blue Bloods
(Cardinal Brennan)
Elementary
(Richard Balsille)
Sleepy Hollow
(Atticus Nevins)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(Dr. Peter Lindstrom)
South of Hell
(Enos Abascal)
New Amsterdam
(Calvin Bennett)
Legion
(Cary Loudermilk)
Law & Order
(Ellison Conway)
Quarry
(Harlowe)
Lights Out
(Hal Brennan)
This Is Us
(ER Doctor)
This Is Us
(Dr. Spencer)
The Dropout
(Channing Robertson)
The Gilded Age
(Cornelius Eckhard)
Life on Mars
(Dr. Schwahn)
3rd Rock from the Sun
(Pickles)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
(Nate Royce)
Star Trek: Discovery
(Su'Kal)
The Good Wife
(Fred Medkiff)