Loudon Wainwright III
Born
September 5, 1946 (78 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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.
Carol & the End of the World
(voice) · (3 episodes)
2023
Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin
2018
We Only Know So Much
Theodore Copeland
2018
Mosaic
Dennis Klein · (2 episodes)
2018
Mosaic
Casey Delacroix / Dennis Klein · (1 episode)
2018
No Pay, Nudity
Brian Grant
2016
I Had a Dream
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
2015
True Story
Older Man
2015
Pleased to Meet Me
Eric
2013
Sleepwalk with Me
Uncle Max
2012
Person of Interest
Sheriff Landry · (1 episode)
2011
Certainty
Tom
2011
G-Force
Grandpa Goodman
2009
Parks and Recreation
Barry · (2 episodes)
2009
Knocked Up
Dr. Howard
2007
For Your Consideration
Nominee Ben Connelly
2006
Elizabethtown
Uncle Dale
2005
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Priest
2005
The Aviator
Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2
2004
Big Fish
Beamen
2003
According to Jim
Minister · (1 episode)
2001
Undeclared
Hal Karp · (16 episodes)
2001
Grounded for Life
(1 episode)
2001
28 Days
Guitar Guy
2000
Ally McBeal
Jerome Trouper · (2 episodes)
1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest · (2 episodes)
1993
Soldier Soldier
Norman · (1 episode)
1991
Jacknife
Ferretti
1989
The Slugger's Wife
Gary
1985
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · (1 episode)
1975
Austin City Limits
Self · (1 episode)
1975
M*A*S*H
Capt. Calvin Spalding · (3 episodes)
1972
The Old Grey Whistle Test
(1 episode)
1971