Roberts Blossom

Roberts Blossom

1924-03-25 New Haven, Connecticut, USA 37 Credits

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)

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Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom

2000

as Self

Acting

Full Blossom: The Life Of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom takes a look at Blossom's work onscreen, as well as the man behind the camera, examining his poli...

Balloon Farm

Balloon Farm

1999

as Weasel Mayfield

5.8
Acting

As soon as Harvey S. Potter descends upon a drought-stricken farmland, he begins to grow a mysterious but beautiful crop of balloons. Mystified by the...

The Quick and the Dead

The Quick and the Dead

1995

as Doc Wallace

6.6
Acting

A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman.

The American Clock

The American Clock

1993

6.5
Acting

Moe, Rose and Lee Baumler are members of an upper class family who find the world completely changed when they lose everything in the stock market cra...

The Habitation of Dragons

The Habitation of Dragons

1992

as Mr. Charlie

Acting

Two brothers of totally different natures live in a small town in Texas. Since the death of their father they confront one another all the time for al...

Doc Hollywood

Doc Hollywood

1991

as Judge Evans

6.4
Acting

After leaving Washington D.C. hospital, plastic surgeon Ben Stone heads for California, where a lucrative practice in Beverly Hills awaits. After a ca...

Death Falls

Death Falls

1991

as Hals Johnson

3.0
Acting

A terminally ill man gets his buddy to bust him out of the hospital. But, in the process, the duo antagonizes a city policeman, who trails them to the...

Home Alone

Home Alone

1990

as Marley

7.4
Acting

Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. Wh...

Always

Always

1989

as Dave

6.3
Acting

The spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.

An Empire of Reason

An Empire of Reason

1988

as Melancton Smith

Acting

Docudrama about the debate surrounding New York State's ratification of the United States Constitution. Historical figures wear modern dress and use f...

The Last Temptation of Christ

The Last Temptation of Christ

1988

as Aged Master

7.2
Acting

Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -...

Candy Mountain

Candy Mountain

1988

as Archie

5.7
Acting

A mediocre musician goes on the road in search of the world's greatest guitar maker

Vision Quest

Vision Quest

1985

as Grandpa

6.3
Acting

After deciding he needs to do something meaningful with his life, high school wrestler Louden Swain sets out on a mission to drop weight and challenge...

Noon Wine

Noon Wine

1985

as Mr. McClellan

Acting

The drama, adapted from a story by Katherine Anne Porter, tells of a Swedish immigrant who arrives on a small Texas farm at the turn of the century fo...

Flashpoint

Flashpoint

1984

as Amarillo

6.2
Acting

Two Texas border guards find a jeep buried in the desert, with a skeleton, a scoped rifle, and a box with $800,000 in cash. Before they decide whether...

Reuben, Reuben

Reuben, Reuben

1983

as Frank Spofford

6.5
Acting

A drunken Scottish poet who has not written a word in years feels compelled to regain control of his life and work after meeting a beautiful young wom...

Christine

Christine

1983

as George LeBay

6.9
Acting

Nerdy high schooler Arnie Cunningham falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to he...

Johnny Belinda

Johnny Belinda

1982

as John McAdam

6.0
Acting

While attempting to set up a communal garden in a poverty stricken rural community, Bill Richmond becomes aware of a mute, disheveled girl named Belin...

The Wall

The Wall

1982

as Kuchaski

5.8
Acting

A dramatic re-enactment of the Warsaw Ghetto Jewish uprising in April 1943 were 650 armed members of the Jewish Fighting Organization of Poland held o...

Family Reunion

Family Reunion

1981

as Phil King

8.0
Acting

Elizabeth Winfield is a retired teacher, who desperately tries to keep her family together. While she's traveling through the country and meeting her...

Resurrection

Resurrection

1980

as John Harper

6.5
Acting

The story of a woman who survives the car accident which kills her husband, but discovers that she has the power to heal other people. She becomes an ...

The Gold Bug

The Gold Bug

1980

as Mr. LeGrand

5.0
Acting

Shortly after the Civil War, while exploring the long deserted and reputedly haunted Sullivan's Island off Charleston S.C., a boy encounters two obses...

Escape from Alcatraz

Escape from Alcatraz

1979

as Doc

7.5
Acting

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...

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977

as Farmer

7.3
Acting

After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is abou...

Citizens Band

Citizens Band

1977

as Papa Thermodyne

5.2
Acting

The interlaced stories of several characters in a small town united by their use of CB (citizen's band) radio.

The Great Masquerade

The Great Masquerade

1974

as Sherwood Gates

4.0
Acting

In order to infiltrate a gang of drug smugglers, a cop is sent undercover to participate in a drag-queen beauty contest aboard a cruise ship.

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

1974

as Mr. Gatz

6.3
Acting

Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, t...

Deranged

Deranged

1974

as Ezra Cobb

5.7
Acting

A man living in rural Wisconsin takes care of his bed-ridden mother, who is very domineering and teaches him that all women are evil. After she dies, ...

The Rimers of Eldritch

The Rimers of Eldritch

1972

as Judge/Preacher

Acting

Lanford Wilson's prize-winning drama about life in a played-out coal town in the Midwest. Against the background of a murder trial, the people recall ...

Please Stand By

1972

as Judge Nott

Acting

Young New York City activists, led by street singer Freemont Zappata and his girl friend, Marian, hijack broadcasting equipment that enables them to i...

Slaughterhouse-Five

Slaughterhouse-Five

1972

as Wild Bob Cody

6.5
Acting

Billy Pilgrim, a veteran of the Second World War, finds himself mysteriously detached from time, so that he is able to travel, without being able to h...

The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope

The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope

1972

as Governor Phips

Acting

A bizarre series of events focused on young women in the village of Salem causes paranoia in the late 1600s. It ends with the lynching of the accused ...

The Hospital

The Hospital

1971

as Guernsey

6.6
Acting

Dr. Bock, the chief of medicine at a Manhattan hospital, is suicidal after the collapse of his personal life. When an intern is found dead in a hospit...

Taylor Mead Dances

1962

Acting

Tayor travels in his white Rolls Royce to the Second City nightclub, where he dances. With Tayor Mead, Katherine Roberts, and Roberts Blossom.

The Sin of Jesus

1961

4.8
Acting

An egg-sorting woman shrugs off even the appearance of Christ. From Isaak Babel story.

John Brown's Raid

John Brown's Raid

1960

as Stevens

Acting

White abolitionist John Brown and twenty of his men attempt to start an armed slave revolt in 1859 by seizing a U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virgini...

Amazing Stories: The Movie II

Amazing Stories: The Movie II

N/A

as Opa Globe (archive footage)

Acting

This anthology gathers four episodes of the 1985-87 television series "Amazing Stories." Santa Claus (Douglas Seale) gets arrested when a burglar alar...