Loudon Wainwright III
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
Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin
2018
We Only Know So Much
2018
as Theodore Copeland
No Pay, Nudity
2016
as Brian Grant
I Had a Dream
2016
True Story
2015
as Older Man
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Pleased to Meet Me
2013
as Eric
Sleepwalk with Me
2012
as Uncle Max
Certainty
2011
as Tom
G-Force
2009
as Grandpa Goodman
Knocked Up
2007
as Dr. Howard
For Your Consideration
2006
as Nominee Ben Connelly
Elizabethtown
2005
as Uncle Dale
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
2005
as Priest
The Aviator
2004
as Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2
Big Fish
2003
as Beamen
28 Days
2000
as Guitar Guy
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The McGarrigle Hour
1999
as self
One Man Guy
1993
as Self
Jacknife
1989
as Ferretti
The Slugger's Wife
1985
as Gary
The T.V. Show
1979
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The Videographers
Unreleased
as Robin