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Loudon Wainwright III

Actor, Composer, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn September 5, 1946 (78 years)
Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor. He has released twenty-six studio albums, four live albums, and six compilations. Some of his best-known songs include "The Swimming Song", "Motel Blues", "The Man Who Couldn't Cry", "Dead Skunk", and "Lullaby". In 2007, he collaborated with musician Joe Henry to create the soundtrack for Judd Apatow's film Knocked Up. In addition to music, he has acted in small roles in at least eighteen television programs and feature films, including three episodes in the third season of the series M*A*S*H.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • For Your Consideration
  • Sleepwalk with Me
  • Jacknife

Known For

  • Elizabethtown
  • Undeclared
  • Sleepwalk with Me
  • The Slugger's Wife
  • Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin
  • The Old Grey Whistle Test
  • We Only Know So Much

Filmography

2023
Carol & the End of the World (TV Series) · as (voice)
2018
2018
We Only Know So Much · as Theodore Copeland
2018
Mosaic (TV Series) · as Dennis Klein
2016
No Pay, Nudity · as Brian Grant
2015
True Story · as Older Man
2013
2012
2011
Person of Interest (TV Series) · as Sheriff Landry
2011
Certainty · as Tom
2009
G-Force · as Grandpa Goodman
2009
Parks and Recreation (TV Series) · as Barry
2007
Knocked Up · as Dr. Howard
2006
For Your Consideration · as Nominee Ben Connelly
2005
Elizabethtown · as Uncle Dale
2005
2004
The Aviator · as Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2
2003
Big Fish · as Beamen
2001
According to Jim (TV Series) · as Minister
2001
Undeclared (TV Series) · as Hal Karp
2001
Grounded for Life (TV Series)
2000
28 Days · as Guitar Guy
1997
Ally McBeal (TV Series) · as Jerome Trouper
1991
Soldier Soldier (TV Series) · as Norman
1989
Jacknife · as Ferretti
1985
1978
America 2Night (TV Series) · as Cast
1972
M*A*S*H (TV Series) · as Capt. Calvin Spalding
1971

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