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
Cast Credits
Carol & the End of the World
Character: (voice)
TV • 2023
Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin
Character:
MOVIE • 2018
We Only Know So Much
Character: Theodore Copeland
MOVIE • 2018
Mosaic
Character: Dennis Klein
TV • 2018
Mosaic
Character: Casey Delacroix / Dennis Klein
TV • 2018
No Pay, Nudity
Character: Brian Grant
MOVIE • 2016
I Had a Dream
Character:
MOVIE • 2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character: Self
TV • 2015
True Story
Character: Older Man
MOVIE • 2015
Pleased to Meet Me
Character: Eric
MOVIE • 2013
Sleepwalk with Me
Character: Uncle Max
MOVIE • 2012
Person of Interest
Character: Sheriff Landry
TV • 2011
Certainty
Character: Tom
MOVIE • 2011
G-Force
Character: Grandpa Goodman
MOVIE • 2009
Parks and Recreation
Character: Barry
TV • 2009
Knocked Up
Character: Dr. Howard
MOVIE • 2007
For Your Consideration
Character: Nominee Ben Connelly
MOVIE • 2006
Elizabethtown
Character: Uncle Dale
MOVIE • 2005
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Character: Priest
MOVIE • 2005
The Aviator
Character: Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2
MOVIE • 2004
Crew
Crew Credits
Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2018
Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin
Role: Music
MOVIE • 2018
I Had a Dream
Role: Music Producer
MOVIE • 2016
I Had a Dream
Role: Musician
MOVIE • 2016
Knocked Up
Role: Original Music Composer
MOVIE • 2007
Diary of a Young Comic
Role: Music
MOVIE • 1979