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.
Big Fish
(Beamen)
Elizabethtown
(Uncle Dale)
Knocked Up
(Dr. Howard)
G-Force
(Grandpa Goodman)
For Your Consideration
(Nominee Ben Connelly)
The 40 Year Old Virgin
(Priest)
Pleased to Meet Me
(Eric)
The Slugger's Wife
(Gary)
Sleepwalk with Me
(Uncle Max)
Jacknife
(Ferretti)
28 Days
(Guitar Guy)
The Aviator
(Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2)
Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin
We Only Know So Much
(Theodore Copeland)
True Story
(Older Man)
I Had a Dream
M*A*S*H
(Capt. Calvin Spalding)
Ally McBeal
According to Jim
(Minister)
Undeclared
(Hal Karp)
Grounded for Life
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Musical Guest)
Parks and Recreation
(Barry)
The Old Grey Whistle Test
Austin City Limits
(Self)
Mosaic
(Dennis Klein)
Mosaic
(Casey Delacroix / Dennis Klein)
Person of Interest
(Sheriff Landry)
Carol & the End of the World
((voice))
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Musical Guest)
Soldier Soldier
(Norman)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)