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

Tales from the Darkside

Inquisitor

In the Heat of the Night

Dr. Harris Pendleton

Naked City

Brissen (uncredited)

Naked City

Quint

Studio One

First Refugee

Northern Exposure

Ned

The Twilight Zone

Man (segment "The Burning Man")

The Twilight Zone

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

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2000	Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom	Self
1999	Balloon Farm	Weasel Mayfield
1995	The Quick and the Dead	Doc Wallace
1993	The American Clock
1992	The Habitation of Dragons	Mr. Charlie
1991	Doc Hollywood	Judge Evans
1991	Death Falls	Hals Johnson
1990	Home Alone	Marley
1989	Always	Dave
1988	The Last Temptation of Christ	Aged Master
1988	An Empire of Reason	Melancton Smith
1988	Candy Mountain	Archie
1985	Vision Quest	Grandpa
1985	Noon Wine	Mr. McClellan
1984	Flashpoint	Amarillo
1983	Reuben, Reuben	Frank Spofford
1983	Christine	George LeBay
1982	Johnny Belinda	John McAdam
1982	The Wall	Kuchaski
1981	Family Reunion	Phil King
1980	Resurrection	John Harper
1980	The Gold Bug	Mr. LeGrand
1979	Escape from Alcatraz	Doc
1977	Close Encounters of the Third Kind	Farmer
1977	Citizens Band	Papa Thermodyne
1974	Deranged	Ezra Cobb
1974	The Great Gatsby	Mr. Gatz
1974	The Great Masquerade	Sherwood Gates
1972	Slaughterhouse-Five	Wild Bob Cody
1972	The Rimers of Eldritch	Judge/Preacher
1972	The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope	Governor Phips
1972	Please Stand By	Judge Nott
1971	The Hospital	Guernsey
1962	Taylor Mead Dances
1961	The Sin of Jesus
1960	John Brown's Raid	Stevens
	Amazing Stories: The Movie II	Opa Globe (archive footage)

Year	TV Show	Role
1993	Murder in the Heartland	Gus
1990	Northern Exposure	Ned
1988	In the Heat of the Night	Dr. Harris Pendleton
1985	Amazing Stories	Ohpa Globe
1985	The Twilight Zone	Man (segment "The Burning Man")
1985	Moonlighting	Lawrence Everette
1985	The Twilight Zone	Mordecai Hawkline (segment "Song of the Younger World")
1985	The Equalizer	Oscar Peabody
1984	Tales from the Darkside	Inquisitor
1984	Airwolf	Old man with Dog (uncredited)
1978	Mourning Becomes Electra	Seth
1975	Beacon Hill	D.W. Griffith
1971	Great Performances	Judge / Preacher
1958	Naked City	Brissen (uncredited)
1958	Naked City	Quint
1948	Studio One	First Refugee