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Loudon Wainwright III

Loudon Wainwright III

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.

Known for

Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin
Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin
2018
We Only Know So Much
We Only Know So Much
2018 • Theodore Copeland
No Pay, Nudity
No Pay, Nudity
2016 • Brian Grant
I Had a Dream
I Had a Dream
2016
True Story
True Story
2015 • Older Man
Pleased to Meet Me
2013 • Eric
Sleepwalk with Me
Sleepwalk with Me
2012 • Uncle Max
Certainty
Certainty
2011 • Tom

Full filmography

We Only Know So Much
We Only Know So Much
2018 • Theodore Copeland
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No Pay, Nudity
No Pay, Nudity
2016 • Brian Grant
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True Story
True Story
2015 • Older Man
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Sleepwalk with Me
Sleepwalk with Me
2012 • Uncle Max
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G-Force
G-Force
2009 • Grandpa Goodman
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Knocked Up
Knocked Up
2007 • Dr. Howard
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For Your Consideration
For Your Consideration
2006 • Nominee Ben Connelly
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Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown
2005 • Uncle Dale
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The Aviator
The Aviator
2004 • Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2
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Big Fish
Big Fish
2003 • Beamen
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28 Days
28 Days
2000 • Guitar Guy
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Jacknife
Jacknife
1989 • Ferretti
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The Videographers
Unknown year • Robin
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Loudon Wainwright III – Biography, Known For & Filmography