Acting · Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA · Born September 5, 1946
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.
TVCarol & the End of the World
2023
as (voice)
MovieLoudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin
2018
MovieWe Only Know So Much
2018
as Theodore Copeland
TVMosaic
2018
as Casey Delacroix / Dennis Klein
MovieNo Pay, Nudity
2016
as Brian Grant
MovieI Had a Dream
2016
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
MovieTrue Story
2015
as Older Man
Pleased to Meet Me
2013
as Eric
MovieSleepwalk with Me
2012
as Uncle Max
TVPerson of Interest
2011
as Sheriff Landry
MovieCertainty
2011
as Tom
MovieG-Force
2009
as Grandpa Goodman
TVParks and Recreation
2009
as Barry
MovieKnocked Up
2007
as Dr. Howard
MovieFor Your Consideration
2006
as Nominee Ben Connelly
MovieElizabethtown
2005
as Uncle Dale
MovieThe 40 Year Old Virgin
2005
as Priest
MovieThe Aviator
2004
as Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2
MovieBig Fish
2003
as Beamen
TVAccording to Jim
2001
as Minister
TVUndeclared
2001
as Hal Karp
TVGrounded for Life
2001
as Dr. Weidlinger
Movie28 Days
2000
as Guitar Guy
The McGarrigle Hour
1999
as self
TVAlly McBeal
1997
as Jerome Trouper
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Musical Guest
MovieOne Man Guy
1993
as Self
TVSoldier Soldier
1991
as Norman
MovieJacknife
1989
as Ferretti
MovieThe Slugger's Wife
1985
as Gary
MovieThe T.V. Show
1979
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest
TVAustin City Limits
1975
as Self
TVM*A*S*H
1972
as Capt. Calvin Spalding
TVThe Old Grey Whistle Test
1971
The Videographers
as Robin
