- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 5, 1946
- Place of Birth
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Loudon Wainwright III
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.
Filmography
tvCarol & the End of the World
2023 · (voice)
movieLoudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin
2018 · , Writer, Music
movieWe Only Know So Much
2018 · Theodore Copeland
tvMosaic
2018 · Casey Delacroix / Dennis Klein
movieNo Pay, Nudity
2016 · Brian Grant
movieI Had a Dream
2016 · , Music Producer, Musician
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self
movieTrue Story
2015 · Older Man
Pleased to Meet Me
moviePleased to Meet Me
2013 · Eric
movieSleepwalk with Me
2012 · Uncle Max
tvPerson of Interest
2011 · Sheriff Landry
movieCertainty
2011 · Tom
movieG-Force
2009 · Grandpa Goodman
tvParks and Recreation
2009 · Barry
movieKnocked Up
2007 · Dr. Howard, Original Music Composer
movieFor Your Consideration
2006 · Nominee Ben Connelly
movieElizabethtown
2005 · Uncle Dale
movieThe 40 Year Old Virgin
2005 · Priest
movieThe Aviator
2004 · Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2
movieBig Fish
2003 · Beamen
tvAccording to Jim
2001 · Minister
tvUndeclared
2001 · Hal Karp
tvGrounded for Life
2001 · Dr. Weidlinger
movie28 Days
2000 · Guitar Guy
The McGarrigle Hour
movieThe McGarrigle Hour
1999 · self
tvAlly McBeal
1997 · Jerome Trouper
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Musical Guest
movieOne Man Guy
1993 · Self
tvSoldier Soldier
1991 · Norman
movieJacknife
1989 · Ferretti
movieThe Slugger's Wife
1985 · Gary
movieThe T.V. Show
1979
movieDiary of a Young Comic
1979 · Music
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Musical Guest
tvAustin City Limits
1975 · Self
tvM*A*S*H
1972 · Capt. Calvin Spalding
tvThe Old Grey Whistle Test
1971
The Videographers
movieThe Videographers
— · Robin