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Loudon Wainwright III

Acting Born Sep 5, 1946 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA 24 credits

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 MAS*H.

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Full filmography

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self
  • Person of Interest (2011) as Sheriff Landry
  • Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Musical Guest
  • M*A*S*H (1972) as Capt. Calvin Spalding
  • Parks and Recreation (2009) as Barry
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Musical Guest
  • According to Jim (2001) as Minister
  • Grounded for Life (2001) as Dr. Weidlinger
  • Soldier Soldier (1991) as Norman
  • Ally McBeal (1997) as Jerome Trouper
  • Austin City Limits (1975) as Self
  • Carol & the End of the World (2023) as (voice)
  • The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) as Priest
  • Knocked Up (2007) as Dr. Howard
  • Undeclared (2001) as Hal Karp
  • Big Fish (2003) as Beamen
  • The Aviator (2004) as Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2
  • G-Force (2009) as Grandpa Goodman
  • The Old Grey Whistle Test (1971)
  • Mosaic (2018) as Dennis Klein
  • Mosaic (2018) as Casey Delacroix / Dennis Klein
  • Jacknife (1989) as Ferretti
  • 28 Days (2000) as Guitar Guy
  • True Story (2015) as Older Man