Acting credits
33
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Loudon Wainwright III
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 19Series: 15Crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 84848
IMDb ID: nm0906525
Known for: Acting
Born: September 5, 1946
Age: 79
Place of birth: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1971 - 2023
Years active: 53
Average TMDB rating: 6.77
Wikidata: Q437752
Also known as
Loudon Snowden Wainwright III • Loudon Wainwright
Other jobs
Music (2)Music Producer (1)Original Music Composer (1)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Loudon Wainwright III.
6.0
Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin
2018 Movie
5.1
We Only Know So Much
as Theodore Copeland
2018 Movie
4.0
No Pay, Nudity
as Brian Grant
2016 Movie
I Had a Dream
2016 Movie
6.3
True Story
as Older Man
2015 Movie
6.5
Sleepwalk with Me
as Uncle Max
2012 Movie
Certainty
as Tom
2011 Movie
5.5
G-Force
as Grandpa Goodman
2009 Movie
6.3
Knocked Up
as Dr. Howard
2007 Movie
5.7
For Your Consideration
as Nominee Ben Connelly
2006 Movie
6.2
Elizabethtown
as Uncle Dale
2005 Movie
6.4
The 40 Year Old Virgin
as Priest
2005 Movie
7.2
The Aviator
as Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2
2004 Movie
7.8
Big Fish
as Beamen
2003 Movie
6.2
28 Days
as Guitar Guy
2000 Movie
One Man Guy
as Self
1993 Movie
6.3
Jacknife
as Ferretti
1989 Movie
3.4
The Slugger's Wife
as Gary
1985 Movie
Diary of a Young Comic
Music
1979 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Loudon Wainwright III.
7.4
Carol & the End of the World
as (voice) • 3 eps
2023 Series
6.5
Mosaic
as Dennis Klein • 2 eps
2018 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
8.1
Person of Interest
as Sheriff Landry • 1 eps
2011 Series
8.0
Parks and Recreation
as Barry • 2 eps
2009 Series
6.5
According to Jim
as Minister • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.4
Undeclared
as Hal Karp • 16 eps
2001 Series
6.8
Grounded for Life
as Dr. Weidlinger • 1 eps
2001 Series
6.5
Ally McBeal
as Jerome Trouper • 2 eps
1997 Series
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Musical Guest • 2 eps
1993 Series
6.6
Soldier Soldier
as Norman • 1 eps
1991 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
1975 Series
6.2
Austin City Limits
as Self • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.9
M*A*S*H
as Capt. Calvin Spalding • 3 eps
1972 Series
7.5
The Old Grey Whistle Test
1 eps
1971 Series