
Loudon Wainwright III
Known for Acting · 36 credits
- Born
- 1946-09-05 (age 79)
- Place of birth
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Also known as
- Loudon Snowden Wainwright III · Loudon Wainwright
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.
Known For
TV Shows (15)

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

Austin City Limits
1975
as Self

Ally McBeal
1997
as Jerome Trouper

Soldier Soldier
1991
as Norman

The Old Grey Whistle Test
1971

Carol & the End of the World
2023
as (voice)

Undeclared
2001
as Hal Karp

Mosaic
2018
as Dennis Klein / Casey Delacroix / Dennis Klein
Movies (21)

The Aviator
2004
as Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2

Big Fish
2003
as Beamen

The 40 Year Old Virgin
2005
as Priest

Knocked Up
2007
as Dr. Howard

G-Force
2009
as Grandpa Goodman

28 Days
2000
as Guitar Guy

Elizabethtown
2005
as Uncle Dale

For Your Consideration
2006
as Nominee Ben Connelly

True Story
2015
as Older Man

Jacknife
1989
as Ferretti

Certainty
2011
as Tom

Sleepwalk with Me
2012
as Uncle Max

The Slugger's Wife
1985
as Gary

We Only Know So Much
2018
as Theodore Copeland

No Pay, Nudity
2016
as Brian Grant

Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin
2018
Pleased to Meet Me
2013
as Eric

One Man Guy
1993
as Self

I Had a Dream
2016
The McGarrigle Hour
1999
as self
The Videographers
as Robin
About Loudon Wainwright III
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, includin… With 36 credits spanning from 1971 to 2023, Loudon Wainwright III has appeared in 21 films and 15 TV shows.
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- The Aviator (2004) — as Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2
- Big Fish (2003) — as Beamen
- The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) — as Priest
- Knocked Up (2007) — as Dr. Howard
- G-Force (2009) — as Grandpa Goodman
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