Roberts Blossom

Personal Info

Birthday

March 25, 1924

Day of Death

2011-07-08

(87 years old)

Place of Birth

New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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

Great Performances

The Twilight Zone

The Equalizer

Northern Exposure

Studio One

Airwolf

Moonlighting

Naked City

Filmography

2000
Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom
as Self
1999
Balloon Farm
as Weasel Mayfield
1995
The Quick and the Dead
as Doc Wallace
1993
The American Clock
as Old Wayne Taylor
1992
The Habitation of Dragons
as Mr. Charlie
1991
Doc Hollywood
as Judge Evans
Death Falls
as Hals Johnson
1990
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
as Opa Globe (archive footage)
Home Alone
as Marley
1989
Always
as Dave
1988
An Empire of Reason
as Melancton Smith
The Last Temptation of Christ
as Aged Master
Candy Mountain
as Archie
1985
Vision Quest
as Grandpa
Noon Wine
as Mr. McClellan
1984
Flashpoint
as Amarillo
1983
Reuben, Reuben
as Frank Spofford
Christine
as George LeBay
1982
Johnny Belinda
as John McAdam
The Wall
as Kuchaski
1981
Family Reunion
as Phil King
1980
Resurrection
as John Harper
The Gold Bug
as Mr. LeGrand
1979
Escape from Alcatraz
as Doc
1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Farmer
Citizens Band
as Papa Thermodyne
1974
The Great Masquerade
as Sherwood Gates
The Great Gatsby
as Mr. Gatz
Deranged
as Ezra Cobb
1972
The Rimers of Eldritch
as Judge/Preacher
Please Stand By
as Judge Nott
Slaughterhouse-Five
as Wild Bob Cody
The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope
as Governor Phips
1971
The Hospital
as Guernsey
1960
John Brown's Raid
as Stevens