Loudon Wainwright III
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
Person of Interest
Sheriff Landry
2011
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Series
Parks and Recreation
Barry
2009
Series
M*A*S*H
Capt. Calvin Spalding
1972
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest
1993
Series
According to Jim
Minister
2001
Series
Austin City Limits
Self
1975
Series
Grounded for Life
Dr. Weidlinger
2001
Series
Ally McBeal
Jerome Trouper
1997
Film
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Priest
2005
Series
The Old Grey Whistle Test
1971
Series
Soldier Soldier
Norman
1991
Film
The Aviator
Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2
2004
Film
Big Fish
Beamen
2003
Film
Knocked Up
Dr. Howard
2007
Series
Carol & the End of the World
(voice)
2023
Series
Undeclared
Hal Karp
2001
Film
G-Force
Grandpa Goodman
2009
Series
Mosaic
Casey Delacroix / Dennis Klein
2018
Series
Mosaic
Dennis Klein
2018
Film
True Story
Older Man
2015
Film
28 Days
Guitar Guy
2000
Film
Elizabethtown
Uncle Dale
2005
Film
Jacknife
Ferretti
1989
Film
For Your Consideration
Nominee Ben Connelly
2006
Film
Sleepwalk with Me
Uncle Max
2012
Film
The Slugger's Wife
Gary
1985
Film
We Only Know So Much
Theodore Copeland
2018
Film
No Pay, Nudity
Brian Grant
2016
Film
The T.V. Show
1979
Film
Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin
2018
Film
Certainty
Tom
2011
Film
I Had a Dream
2016
Pleased to Meet Me
Eric
2013
Film
One Man Guy
Self
1993
The McGarrigle Hour
self
1999
The Videographers
Robin