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Loudon Snowden Wainwright III is an American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. His sister is Sloan Wainwright. He is the father of musicians Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, and Lucy Wainwright Roche, and is the former husband of the late folk singer Kate McGarrigle.
Birth Name
Loudon Snowden Wainwright III
Born
Thursday, 05 September 1946
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Carol & The End of the World | Guest Performer | 2023 |
| We Only Know So Much | Theodore Copeland | 2020 |
| Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin | Self | 2018 |
| Mosaic | Dennis Klein / Casey Delacroix | 2018 |
| No Pay, Nudity | Brian | 2016 |
| True Story | Older Man | 2015 |
| Pleased to Meet Me | Eric | 2014 |
| PBS News Weekend | Self | 2013 |
| Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle | Self | 2012 |
| Sleepwalk with Me | Uncle Max | 2012 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Carol & The End of the World | Guest Performer | 2023 |
| We Only Know So Much | Theodore Copeland | 2020 |
| Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin | Self | 2018 |
| Mosaic | Dennis Klein / Casey Delacroix | 2018 |
| No Pay, Nudity | Brian | 2016 |
| True Story | Older Man | 2015 |
| Pleased to Meet Me | Eric | 2014 |
| PBS News Weekend | Self | 2013 |
| Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle | Self | 2012 |
| Sleepwalk with Me | Uncle Max | 2012 |
| Person of Interest | Sheriff Landry | 2011 |
| Certainty | Tom | 2011 |
| G-Force | Grandpa Goodman | 2009 |
| Parks and Recreation | Barry | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself - Musical Guest | 2009 |
| The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose | Self | 2007 |
| Knocked Up | Dr. Howard | 2007 |
| For Your Consideration | Nominee Ben Connelly | 2006 |
| Elizabethtown | Uncle Dale | 2005 |
| The 40-Year-Old Virgin | Priest | 2005 |
| All I Want: A Portrait of Rufus Wainwright | Self | 2005 |
| Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live | Self | 2005 |
| The Aviator | Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2 | 2004 |
| Big Fish | Beamen | 2003 |
| Imagine | Self | 2003 |
| Life 360 | Self - Musical Guest | 2001 |
| According to Jim | Minister | 2001 |
| Undeclared | Hal Karp | 2001 |
| Grounded for Life | Dr. Weidlinger | 2001 |
| 28 Days | Guitar Guy | 2000 |
| Ally McBeal | Jerome Trouper | 1997 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself / Themselves - Musical Guest / Self / Self - Musical Guest / Himself - Musical Guest | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Himself / Himself - Musical Guest | 1993 |
| Later... With Jools Holland | Self | 1992 |
| Soldier Soldier | Norman | 1991 |
| Jacknife | Ferretti | 1989 |
| The Slugger's Wife | Gary | 1985 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self - Musical Guest | 1975 |
| Austin City Limits | Self | 1975 |
| M*A*S*H | Capt. Calvin Spalding | 1972 |
| The Old Grey Whistle Test | Self | 1971 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself / Himself - Musical Guest (as Loudon Wainwright) | 1962 |
