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Actor
Occupations
Actor, Clown, Screenwriter
Birthday
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Birthplace
Santa Monica, California, USA
Nationality
Citizenship
United States
Languages
English
Education
Oberlin College, University of California, Los Angeles, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, California Institute of the Arts
Zodiac Sign
♈ Aries
Chinese Zodiac
虎 Tiger
Popularity
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Career
Career spanning 57 years (1969-2026)
Screen debut
First screen credit at age 19
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Filmography (24)
AWARDS (5)
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Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
2005
WON
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MacArthur Fellows Program
1984
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Guggenheim Fellowship
1984
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Bessie Awards
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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.
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Bill Irwin is 75 years old, born on .
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Bill Irwin was born in Santa Monica, California, USA .
What movies or shows has Bill Irwin been in?
Bill Irwin has 24 credits in our database. Notable titles include The Odyssey (2026), The Beast in Me (2025), The Gilded Age (2022), The Dropout (2022), Legion (2017).
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Bill Irwin is primarily known as an actor. 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…
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