Loudon Wainwright III
Biography
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.
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Movies (21)
Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin
2018
We Only Know So Much
as Theodore Copeland
2018
No Pay, Nudity
as Brian Grant
2016
I Had a Dream
2016
True Story
as Older Man
2015
Pleased to Meet Me
as Eric
2013
Sleepwalk with Me
as Uncle Max
2012
Certainty
as Tom
2011
G-Force
as Grandpa Goodman
2009
Knocked Up
as Dr. Howard
2007
For Your Consideration
as Nominee Ben Connelly
2006
Elizabethtown
as Uncle Dale
2005
The 40 Year Old Virgin
as Priest
2005
The Aviator
as Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2
2004
Big Fish
as Beamen
2003
28 Days
as Guitar Guy
2000
The McGarrigle Hour
as self
1999
One Man Guy
as Self
1993
Jacknife
as Ferretti
1989
The Slugger's Wife
as Gary
1985
Diary of a Young Comic
Music (Sound)
1979
TV Shows (15)
Carol & the End of the World
as (voice)
2023
Mosaic
as Casey Delacroix / Dennis Klein
2018
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
Person of Interest
as Sheriff Landry
2011
Parks and Recreation
as Barry
2009
According to Jim
as Minister
2001
Undeclared
as Hal Karp
2001
Grounded for Life
as Dr. Weidlinger
2001
Ally McBeal
as Jerome Trouper
1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Musical Guest
1993
Soldier Soldier
as Norman
1991
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
Austin City Limits
as Self
1975
M*A*S*H
as Capt. Calvin Spalding
1972
The Old Grey Whistle Test
1971