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Roberts Blossom Biography (1924-)

Born 1924 in New Haven, CT; married Beverly (divorced); children: Debbie, Michael.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

1924

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Guernsey, The Hospital, United Artists, 1971
• Wild Bob Cody, Slaughterhouse-Five, MCA/Universal, 1972
• Judge Nott, Please Stand By, Milton Productions, 1972
• Mr. Gatz, The Great Gatsby, Paramount, 1974
• Ezra Cobb, Deranged (also known as Deranged: Confessions of a Necrophile), American International Pictures, 1974
• Farmer, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Columbia, 1977
• Papa Thermodyne, Handle with Care (also known as Citizen's Band and The Great American Citizens Band), Paramount, 1977
• Chester "Doc" Dalton, Escape from Alcatraz, Paramount, 1979
• John Harper, Resurrection, Universal, 1980
• George LeBay, Christine (also known as John Carpenter's Christine), Columbia, 1983
• Frank Spofford, Reuben, Reuben, Twentieth Century-Fox International Classics, 1983
• Amarillo, Flashpoint, TriStar, 1984
• Grandpa, Vision Quest (also known as Crazy for You), WarnerBros., 1985
• Archie, Candy Mountain, Republic Pictures, 1987
• Aged master, The Last Temptation of Christ, Universal, 1988
• Dave, Always, MCA/Universal, 1989
• Old Man Marley, Home Alone, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
• Judge Evans, Doc Hollywood, Warner Bros., 1991
• Doc Wallace, The Quick and the Dead, TriStar, 1995
• Hals Johnson, Death Falls, 1996
• Himself, Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom, 2000
• Television Appearances
• Miniseries
• Doug Steele, At Mother's Request, CBS, 1987
• Gus Meyer, Murder in the Heartland, ABC, 1993
• Movies
• John McAdam, Johnny Belinda, CBS, 1982
• Mr. Charlie, The Habitation of Dragons, TNT, 1992
• Old Wayne Taylor, The American Clock (also known as Arthur Miller's The American Clock), TNT, 1993
• Balloon Farm, ABC, 1997
• Episodic
• "And a Merry Christmas to the Force on Patrol," Naked City, ABC, 1958
• O'Pa, "Ghost Train," Amazing Stories, NBC, 1985
• The man, "The Burning Man," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1985
• "Witness for the Execution," Moonlighting, ABC, 1986
• Inquisitor, "Heretic," Tales from the Darkside, syndicated, 1986
• Oscar Peabody, "Tip on a Sure Thing," The Equalizer, CBS, 1986
• Godfather, "Bring Me the Hand That Hit Me," Stingray, NBC, 1987
• Hawkline, "Song of the Younger World," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1987
• Ned Svenbourg, "Cicely," Northern Exposure, CBS, 1992
• William Kronk, "Hope against Hope," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1997
• Other
• Sven Petersen, Another World (series; also known as Another World: Bay City), NBC, 1977-1978
• Phil King, Family Reunion, 1981
• Mr. LeGrand, The Gold Bug, 1981
• Kuchaski, The Wall, 1982
• Mr. McClellan, Noon Wine, 1985
• Farmer, Crossroads (pilot), ABC, 1992
• Also appeared as Bert Ordway in the series Another World (also known as Another World: Bay City), NBC.
• Stage Appearances
• A Village Wooing, off-Broadway production, 1955
• Nym, King Henry V, Belvedere Theatre, New York City, 1960
• Do Not Pass Go, off-Broadway production, 1964
• Ice Age, off-Broadway production, 1975
• Firs, The Cherry Orchard, Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City, 1988
• Also appeared in The Physicists, Broadway production.
• Major Tours
• Toured in The Cherry Orchard, Russian and Japanese cities.