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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

53

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-03-25

Day of Death

2011-07-08 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Also Known As

Roberts Blossom

Biography

Roberts Scott Blossom (March 25, 1924 – July 8, 2011) was an American poet and character actor of theatre, film, and television. He was best known for his roles as Old Man Marley in Home Alone (1990)

Known For

Home Alone

Home Alone

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Escape from Alcatraz

Escape from Alcatraz

The Last Temptation of Christ

The Last Temptation of Christ

Family Reunion

Family Reunion

Acting

Home Alone

1990

Home Alone

as

Marley

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

as

Farmer

Escape from Alcatraz

1979

Escape from Alcatraz

as

Doc

The Last Temptation of Christ

1988

The Last Temptation of Christ

as

Aged Master

Always

1989

Always

as

Dave

Doc Hollywood

1991

Doc Hollywood

as

Judge Evans

Reuben, Reuben

1983

Reuben, Reuben

as

Frank Spofford

Slaughterhouse-Five

1972

Slaughterhouse-Five

as

Wild Bob Cody

The Quick and the Dead

1995

The Quick and the Dead

as

Doc Wallace

Christine

1983

Christine

as

George LeBay

Balloon Farm

1999

Balloon Farm

as

Weasel Mayfield

Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom

2000

Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom

as

Self

Deranged

1974

Deranged

as

Ezra Cobb

Flashpoint

1984

Flashpoint

as

Amarillo

Citizens Band

1977

Citizens Band

as

Papa Thermodyne

Resurrection

1980

Resurrection

as

John Harper

Johnny Belinda

1982

Johnny Belinda

as

John McAdam

John Brown's Raid

1960

John Brown's Raid

as

Stevens

The Rimers of Eldritch

1972

The Rimers of Eldritch

as

Judge/Preacher

The Great Gatsby

1974

The Great Gatsby

as

Mr. Gatz

Family Reunion

1981

Family Reunion

as

Phil King

Death Falls

1991

Death Falls

as

Hals Johnson

An Empire of Reason

1988

An Empire of Reason

as

Melancton Smith

Amazing Stories: The Movie II

Amazing Stories: The Movie II

as

Opa Globe (archive footage)

The Hospital

1971

The Hospital

as

Guernsey

The Gold Bug

1980

The Gold Bug

as

Mr. LeGrand

The American Clock

1993

The American Clock

as

The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope

1972

The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope

as

Governor Phips

Candy Mountain

1988

Candy Mountain

as

Archie

The Sin of Jesus

1961

The Sin of Jesus

as

Vision Quest

1985

Vision Quest

as

Grandpa

The Habitation of Dragons

1992

The Habitation of Dragons

as

Mr. Charlie

Please Stand By

1972

Please Stand By

as

Judge Nott

The Wall

1982

The Wall

as

Kuchaski

The Great Masquerade

1974

The Great Masquerade

as

Sherwood Gates

Taylor Mead Dances

1962

Taylor Mead Dances

as

Noon Wine

1985

Noon Wine

as

Mr. McClellan

Murder in the Heartland

Murder in the Heartland

as

Gus

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

as

Ohpa Globe

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

as

Inquisitor

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Man (segment "The Burning Man")

Mourning Becomes Electra

Mourning Becomes Electra

as

Seth

Moonlighting

Moonlighting

as

Lawrence Everette

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

as

Dr. Harris Pendleton

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Mordecai Hawkline (segment "Song of the Younger World")

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

Oscar Peabody

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Judge / Preacher

Beacon Hill

Beacon Hill

as

D.W. Griffith

Airwolf

Airwolf

as

Old man with Dog (uncredited)

Naked City

Naked City

as

Brissen (uncredited)

Naked City

Naked City

as

Quint

Studio One

Studio One

as

First Refugee

Northern Exposure

Northern Exposure

as

Ned

Production

Crew

Directing