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Roberts Blossom

Poet / Theatre Director / Actor | * 03/25/1924 († 87, 07/08/2011) | New Haven, Connecticut (United States of America (USA))
Robert Scott Blossom (March 25, 1924 – July 8, 2011) was an American poet and character actor of theatre, film, and television. He is best known for his roles as Old Man Marley in Home Alone (1990) and as Ezra Cobb in the horror film Deranged (1974). He is also remembered for his supporting roles in films such as The Great Gatsby (1974), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Escape from Alcatraz (1979), Christine (1983), and The Last Temptation of Christ (1988). ()
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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)

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and ...

Escape from Alcatraz

PG

1979 | 3.8/5 | 1h 53min
Drama, Thriller
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A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman. ...

The Quick and the Dead

R

1995 | 3.3/5 | 1h 47min
Western, Action, Thriller
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After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen. ...

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

PG

1977 | 3.7/5 | 2h 15min
Science Fiction, Drama
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Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. But when a pair of bungling burglars set their sight ...

Home Alone

PG

1990 | 3.7/5 | 1h 43min
Comedy, Kids & Family
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Movies with Roberts Blossom as Actor(30)

2023 Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom
as Weasel Mayfield1999 Balloon Farm
as Doc Wallace1995 The Quick and the Dead
1993 The American Clock
as Mr. Charlie1992 The Habitation of Dragons
as Judge Evans1991 Doc Hollywood
as Hals Johnson1991 Death Falls
as Marley1990 Home Alone
as Dave1989 Always
1988 Candy Mountain
as Aged Master1988 The Last Temptation of Christ
as Grandpa1985 Vision Quest
as Amarillo1984 Flashpoint
as George LeBay1983 Christine
as Frank Spofford1983 Reuben, Reuben
as John McAdam1982 Johnny Belinda
as Phil King1981 Family Reunion
as Mr. LeGrand1980 The Gold Bug
as John Harper1980 Resurrection
as Doc1979 Escape from Alcatraz
as Papa Thermodyne1977 Citizens Band
as Farmer1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Ezra Cobb1974 Deranged
as Mr. Gatz1974 The Great Gatsby
as Sherwood Gates1973 Murder on the Emerald Seas
1972 The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope
1972 Please Stand By
as Wild Bob Cody1972 Slaughterhouse-Five
as Guernsey1971 The Hospital
1961 The Sin of Jesus

TV Shows/Series with Roberts Blossom as Actor(8)

as Gus1993 Murder in the Heartland
as Oscar Peabody1985 The Equalizer
as Ohpa Globe1985 Amazing Stories
1985 The Twilight Zone
as Mordecai Hawkline1985 The Twilight Zone
as Inquisitor1984 Tales from the Darkside
as Seth1978 Mourning Becomes Electra
as Judge / Preacher1971 Great Performances

Full Name: Roberts Blossom
Born: Tuesday, 03/25 1924 (March) in New Haven, Connecticut (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 07/08 2011 (July) in Santa Monica (aged: 87)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Harvard University, Asheville School, Hawken School
Spouses (current/former): Beverly Schmidt Blossom
Roberts Blossom frequently works together with these people:
Steven Spielberg (10x, Crew)
Catherine Battistone (7x, Actress)
Plácido Domingo (5x, Actor)
Frederick Coffin (5x, Actor)
John Cullum (5x, Actor)
Stephen King (4x, Crew)
Bob Balaban (4x, Actor)
Blythe Danner (4x, Actress)
Fritz Weaver (4x, Actor)
Alan Ormsby (4x, Crew)
Frederica von Stade (4x, Actress)
Marion Dougherty (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:193438, Added: 07/17/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024