
Loudon Wainwright III
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

The Old Grey Whistle Test
1971 · 8.3

Person of Interest
2011 · 8.1

Parks and Recreation
2009 · 8.0

M*A*S*H
1972 · 8.0

Big Fish
2003 · 7.7

Undeclared
2001 · 7.3

Carol & the End of the World
2023 · 7.3

The Aviator
2004 · 7.2

Soldier Soldier
1991 · 6.9

Grounded for Life
2001 · 6.8

Ally McBeal
1997 · 6.5

According to Jim
2001 · 6.5

Mosaic
2018 · 6.5

Sleepwalk with Me
2012 · 6.5

The 40 Year-Old Virgin
2005 · 6.4

Jacknife
1989 · 6.4

Knocked Up
2007 · 6.3

True Story
2015 · 6.3

Elizabethtown
2005 · 6.2

28 Days
2000 · 6.2

Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin
2018 · 6.0

Later... with Jools Holland
1992 · 5.9

For Your Consideration
2006 · 5.8

G-Force
2009 · 5.5

We Only Know So Much
2018 · 5.1

No Pay, Nudity
2016 · 4.0

The Slugger's Wife
1985 · 3.7
Pleased to Meet Me
2013 · 3.1

The T.V. Show
1979 · 0.0

I Had a Dream
2016 · 0.0

Certainty
2011 · 0.0
The Videographers
— · 0.0