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