Deceased

How Did Roberts Blossom Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 87

GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn25/03/1924Born inNew Haven, Connecticut, USADied08/07/2011Died inSanta MonicaCausestrokeWikidataQ443592 ↗Buried atWoodlawn Memorial CemeteryTMDb#66288 ↗

Roberts Scott Blossom 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). Blossom 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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Filmography41 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1999	Balloon FarmMovie	Weasel Mayfield	75
1995	The Quick and the DeadMovie	Doc Wallace	71
1994	Chicago HopeSeries	William Kronk	70
1993	Murder in the HeartlandSeries	Gus	69
1993	The American ClockMovie	Old Wayne Taylor	69
1991	Doc HollywoodMovie	Judge Evans	67
1990	Northern ExposureSeries	Ned	66
1990	Home AloneMovie	Marley	66
1989	AlwaysMovie	Dave	65
1988	The Last Temptation of ChristMovie	Aged Master	64
1988	In the Heat of the NightSeries	Dr. Harris Pendleton	64
1988	Candy MountainMovie	Archie	64
1988	An Empire of ReasonMovie	Melancton Smith	64
1985	MoonlightingSeries	Lawrence Everette	61
1985	The EqualizerSeries	Oscar Peabody	61
1985	Amazing StoriesSeries	Ohpa Globe	61
1985	The Twilight ZoneSeries	Mordecai Hawkline (segment "Song of the Younger World")	61
1985	Vision QuestMovie	Grandpa	61
1984	AirwolfSeries	Old man with Dog (uncredited)	60
1984	FlashpointMovie	Amarillo	60
1984	Tales from the DarksideSeries	Inquisitor	60
1983	ChristineMovie	George LeBay	59
1983	Reuben, ReubenMovie	Frank Spofford	59
1982	The WallMovie	Kuchaski	58
1982	Johnny BelindaMovie	John McAdam	58
1980	ResurrectionMovie	John Harper	56
1979	Escape from AlcatrazMovie	Doc	55
1978	Mourning Becomes ElectraSeries	Seth	54
1977	Close Encounters of the Third KindMovie	Farmer	53
1977	Citizens BandMovie	Papa Thermodyne	53
1976	The Adams ChroniclesSeries	Carver	52
1975	Beacon HillSeries	D.W. Griffith	51
1974	The Great GatsbyMovie	Mr. Gatz	50
1974	DerangedMovie	Ezra Cobb	50
1974	The Great MasqueradeMovie	Sherwood Gates	50
1972	Slaughterhouse-FiveMovie	Wild Bob Cody	48
1971	Great PerformancesSeries	Judge / Preacher	47
1971	The HospitalMovie	Guernsey	47
1961	The Sin of JesusMovie	—	37
1958	Naked CitySeries	Quint	34
1948	Studio OneSeries	First Refugee	24