---
title: 'Bill Irwin'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'circus performer'
  - 'film actor'
  - 'television actor'
  - 'theatre director'
  - 'stage actor'
born: '1950-04-11'
birthplace: 'Santa Monica'
films_in_library: 25
reviews_of_their_work: 2
fandom_rating: '8.25/10 across 2 reviews'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-irwin'
updated: '2026-07-31'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Irwin'
wikidata: 'Q603317'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bill Irwin

circus performer, film actor, television actor, theatre director, stage actor.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 2026 · [The Odyssey](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-odyssey-2026) — as Polyphemus · **8.5/10** from 1 review
- 2022 · [Spoiler Alert](https://cinepixo.com/movies/spoiler-alert-2022) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2017 · [Father Figures](https://cinepixo.com/movies/father-figures-2017) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2015 · [Ricki and the Flash](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ricki-and-the-flash-2015) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2014 · [Interstellar](https://cinepixo.com/movies/interstellar-2014) — as TARS · **8.0/10** from 1 review
- 2011 · [Higher Ground](https://cinepixo.com/movies/higher-ground-2011) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2008 · [Rachel Getting Married](https://cinepixo.com/movies/rachel-getting-married-2008) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2007 · [Across the Universe](https://cinepixo.com/movies/across-the-universe-2007) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2006 · [Lady in the Water](https://cinepixo.com/movies/lady-in-the-water-2006) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2004 · [The Manchurian Candidate](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-manchurian-candidate-2004) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2003 · [Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin](https://cinepixo.com/movies/charlie-the-life-and-art-of-charles-chaplin-2003) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2002 · [Igby Goes Down](https://cinepixo.com/movies/igby-goes-down-2002) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2000 · [Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas](https://cinepixo.com/movies/dr-seuss-how-the-grinch-stole-christmas-2000) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1999 · [A Midsummer Night's Dream](https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-midsummer-nights-dream-1999) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1999 · [Just the Ticket](https://cinepixo.com/movies/just-the-ticket-1999) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1998 · [Illuminata](https://cinepixo.com/movies/illuminata-1998) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1993 · [Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit](https://cinepixo.com/movies/sister-act-2-back-in-the-habit-1993) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1993 · [Silent Tongue](https://cinepixo.com/movies/silent-tongue-1993) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1991 · [Hot Shots!](https://cinepixo.com/movies/hot-shots-1991) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1991 · [Scenes from a Mall](https://cinepixo.com/movies/scenes-from-a-mall-1991) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1991 · [Stepping Out](https://cinepixo.com/movies/stepping-out-1991) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1990 · [My Blue Heaven](https://cinepixo.com/movies/my-blue-heaven-1990) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1988 · [Eight Men Out](https://cinepixo.com/movies/eight-men-out-1988) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1988 · [A New Life](https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-new-life-1988) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1980 · [Popeye](https://cinepixo.com/movies/popeye-1980) — as Harold Hamgravy · unreviewed here

Across everything reviewed here their work averages **8.25/10** — the plain mean of every published rating, nothing imported.

## Criticism on CinePixo

- **8.5/10** — [Salt, Fire, and the Weight of Returning](https://cinepixo.com/reviews/salt-fire-and-the-weight-of-returning) on *The Odyssey* by Amara Osei, 2026-08-07
- **8.0/10** — [Gravity With Dust Under Its Nails](https://cinepixo.com/reviews/gravity-with-dust-under-its-nails) on *Interstellar* by Amara Osei, 2026-07-24

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-irwin
Biographical facts from Wikipedia/Wikidata where linked above. Ratings and reviews are the work of this site's members.