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2 | Born April 11, 1950 in Santa Monica, California, William Mills "Bill" Irwin is an American actor, writer, and choreographer. He first entered show business as a clown and improviser in the New {{Vaudeville}} movement of the 1970s and 1980s. He gradually found more work as well in traditional theatre productions, playing a highly acclaimed George opposite Creator/KathleenTurner's Martha in a 2005 production of ''Theatre/WhosAfraidOfVirginiaWoolf''. |
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4 | Irwin has a few recognizable TV roles to his name. His clowning and mime experience came in handy playing the silent Mr. Noodle on the "Elmo's World" segments of ''Series/SesameStreet''. In a PlayingAgainstType turn he played Raymond Langston's arch-nemesis Nate Haskell on ''Series/{{CSI}}''. On ''Series/{{Legion|2017}}'' he played Cary Loudermilk, half of a pair of symbiotic twin mutants, with his sister Kerry portrayed by Creator/AmberMidthunder, a Native American actress 47 years Irwin's junior. |
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6 | Not to be confused with Creator/BillErwin. |
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8 | !Roles |
9 | !!Film |
10 | * 1980 ''Film/{{Popeye}}'' as [[RomanticRunnerUp Ham Gravy]] |
11 | * 1988 ''Film/EightMenOut'' as Eddie Collins |
12 | * 1990 ''Film/MyBlueHeaven'' as Kirby |
13 | * 1991 ''Film/HotShots'' as Buzz Harley |
14 | * 2000 ''Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' as Lou Lou Who |
15 | * 2004 ''Literature/TheManchurianCandidate'' as Scoutmaster |
16 | * 2006 ''Film/LadyInTheWater'' as Mr. Leeds |
17 | * 2007 ''Film/AcrossTheUniverse2007'' as Uncle Teddy |
18 | * 2008 ''Film/RachelGettingMarried'' as Paul |
19 | * 2014 ''Film/{{Interstellar}}'' as voice of TARS |
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21 | !!Television |
22 | * 1987 ''Series/TheCosbyShow'' as Eddie Bartholomew |
23 | * 1991-92 ''Series/NorthernExposure'' as [[TheVoiceless Enrico Bellati]] |
24 | * 1992-2009 ''Series/SesameStreet'' as Mr. Noodle/Air Mime/Professor Television |
25 | * 1996 ''Series/TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete'' as The Broker |
26 | * 1998 ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'' as Pickles |
27 | * 2006 ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'' as Nate Royce |
28 | * 2008 ''Series/LawAndOrder'' as [[ChurchOfHappyology Ellison Conway]] |
29 | * 2008-11 ''Series/{{CSI}}'' as [[SerialKiller Nate Haskell]] |
30 | * 2011 ''Series/TheGoodWife'' as Fred Medkiff |
31 | * 2013-20 ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' as Dr. Peter Lindstrom |
32 | * 2014 ''Series/{{Elementary}}'' as Richard Balsille |
33 | * 2014 ''Series/BlueBloods'' as Cardinal Brennan |
34 | * 2015-16 ''Series/SleepyHollow'' as Atticus Nevins |
35 | * 2017-19 ''Series/{{Legion|2017}}'' as [[TheSmartGuy Cary Loudermilk]] |
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