Loudon Wainwright III
Born: 1946-09-05 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2023
- Carol & the End of the World as (voice)
2018
- Mosaic as Casey Delacroix / Dennis Klein
- We Only Know So Much as Theodore Copeland
- Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin
2016
- No Pay, Nudity as Brian Grant
- I Had a Dream
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- True Story as Older Man
2013
- Pleased to Meet Me as Eric
2012
- Sleepwalk with Me as Uncle Max
2011
- Person of Interest as Sheriff Landry
- Certainty as Tom
2009
- Parks and Recreation as Barry
- G-Force as Grandpa Goodman
2007
- Knocked Up as Dr. Howard
2006
- For Your Consideration as Nominee Ben Connelly
2005
- The 40 Year Old Virgin as Priest
- Elizabethtown as Uncle Dale
2004
- The Aviator as Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2
2003
- Big Fish as Beamen
2001
- According to Jim as Minister
- Grounded for Life as Dr. Weidlinger
- Undeclared as Hal Karp
2000
- 28 Days as Guitar Guy
1999
- The McGarrigle Hour as self
1997
- Ally McBeal as Jerome Trouper
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Musical Guest
- One Man Guy as Self
1991
- Soldier Soldier as Norman
1989
- Jacknife as Ferretti
1985
- The Slugger's Wife as Gary
1979
- Diary of a Young Comic ... (Music)
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- Austin City Limits as Self
1972
- M*A*S*H as Capt. Calvin Spalding