
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.
36 acting credits
Acting · 36

Person of Interest
2011

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015

Saturday Night Live
1975

M*A*S*H
1972

Parks and Recreation
2009

Ally McBeal
1997

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993

According to Jim
2001

Grounded for Life
2001

Soldier Soldier
1991

Austin City Limits
1975

The Old Grey Whistle Test
1971

Carol & the End of the World
2023

Undeclared
2001

Big Fish
2003

Knocked Up
2007

The Aviator
2004

The 40 Year Old Virgin
2005

G-Force
2009

Mosaic
2018

Elizabethtown
2005

True Story
2015

28 Days
2000

For Your Consideration
2006

Jacknife
1989

Certainty
2011

Sleepwalk with Me
2012

The Slugger's Wife
1985

Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin
2018

No Pay, Nudity
2016

We Only Know So Much
2018

One Man Guy
1993
Pleased to Meet Me
2013

I Had a Dream
2016
The Videographers
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The McGarrigle Hour
1999