Roberts Blossom

Known for

Acting

Born

March 25, 1924

Birthplace

New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Died

July 8, 2011 (aged 87)

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)

Best known work

Home Alone

1990

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977

Escape from Alcatraz

1979

Christine

1983

The Quick and the Dead

1995

The Last Temptation of Christ

1988

Doc Hollywood

1991

Always

1989

The Great Gatsby

1974

Airwolf

1984

Filmography

2000
Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom
as Self
1999
Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes
as Marley
1999
Balloon Farm
as Weasel Mayfield
1995
The Quick and the Dead
as Doc Wallace
1994
Chicago HopeTV
as William Kronk (1 episode)
1993
Murder in the HeartlandTV
as Gus (2 episodes)
1993
The American Clock
as Old Wayne Taylor
1992
The Habitation of Dragons
as Mr. Charlie
1991
Doc Hollywood
as Judge Evans
1991
Death Falls
as Hals Johnson
1990
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
as Opa Globe
1990
Home Alone
as Marley
1990
Northern ExposureTV
as Ned (1 episode)
1989
Always
as Dave
1988
An Empire of Reason
as Melancton Smith
1988
The Last Temptation of Christ
as Aged Master
1988
In the Heat of the NightTV
as Dr. Harris Pendleton (1 episode)
1988
Candy Mountain
as Archie
1985
Amazing StoriesTV
as Ohpa Globe (1 episode)
1985
The Twilight ZoneTV
as Man (segment "The Burning Man") (1 episode), as Mordecai Hawkline (segment "Song of the Younger World") (1 episode)
1985
The EqualizerTV
as Oscar Peabody (1 episode)
1985
MoonlightingTV
as Lawrence Everette (1 episode)
1985
Vision Quest
as Grandpa
1985
Noon Wine
as Mr. McClellan
1984
Tales from the DarksideTV
as Inquisitor (1 episode)