Where is Roberts Blossom now? Measurements, Ethnicity, Parents

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Short Info

Died	July 8, 2011, Santa Monica, California, United States
Spouse	Beverly Schmidt Blossom, Marilyn Orshan
Fact	He is the recipient of four Obies (the Off-Broadway acting awards) and a Show Business Award.

Roberts Blossom was an American actor, writer, and director. He was born on July 27, 1924, in Santa Monica, California, to parents who were both actors. Blossom’s early education took place at the Hollywood Professional School and the Pasadena Playhouse. His first professional acting job was in a production of Our Town in 1942. From there, he went on to have a successful career in film, television, and theater.

Some of his most notable roles were in the films The Last Picture Show (1971), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), and E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). Blossom also wrote and directed the film The Death of a Salesman (1985).

He passed away on October 31, 2011, at the age of 87.

General Info

Full Name	Roberts Blossom
Died	July 8, 2011, Santa Monica, California, United States
Profession	Actor, Poet, Playwright
Education	Hawken School, Asheville School, Harvard University
Nationality	American

Family

Spouse	Beverly Schmidt Blossom, Marilyn Orshan
Children	Debbie Blossom, Michael Blossom
Parents	John Blossom

Accomplishments

Awards	Obie Award for Performance, Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actor
Movies	Home Alone, Escape from Alcatraz, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Christine, Deranged, The Quick and the Dead, The Last Temptation of Christ, The Great Gatsby, Doc Hollywood, Always, Slaughterhouse-Five, Resurrection, Vision Quest, The Hospital, Balloon Farm, Flashpoint, Handle with Care, Candy ...
TV Shows	Murder in the Heartland

Social profile links

IMDB	http://imdb.com/name/nm0089348

Facts

#	Fact
1	Retired, living in Berkeley, writing poetry. [April 2003]
2	He is the recipient of four Obies (the Off-Broadway acting awards) and a Show Business Award.
3	Graduated from the prestigious Asheville School in North Carolina, 1941.
4	He and his first wife, dancer/choreographer Beverly Schmidt, both participated in the Filmstage theater movement of the 1950s and '60s, which involved the simultaneous presentation of live actors with film and/or slides.
5	According to one published report, in the 1940s, Blossom was sent to an Army mental ward when he claimed conscientious objector status.
6	After one year at Harvard, he left to serve with army in Europe in World War II.
7	Has a daughter, Debbie, and a son, Michael.
8	Was also a poet and a playwright.
9	Was named a "Distinguished Performance" for his appearance in "A Village Wooing" a the first Obie Awards for the 1955-1956 season. The Obies are presented in recognition for achievement in the Off-Broadway theater.
10	As of the early 1990s Blossom has released some of his dramatic poems on video.

Pictures

Movies

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Balloon Farm	1999	TV Movie	Weasel Mayfield
Chicago Hope	1997	TV Series	William Kronk
The Quick and the Dead	1995		Doc Wallace
The American Clock	1993	TV Movie	Old Wayne Taylor
Murder in the Heartland	1993	TV Mini-Series	Gus Meyer
Crossroads	1992	TV Series	Oscar Poland
The Habitation of Dragons	1992	TV Movie	Mr. Charlie
Northern Exposure	1992	TV Series	Ned
Death Falls	1991		Hals Johnson
Doc Hollywood	1991		Judge Evans
Home Alone	1990		Old Man Marley
Always	1989		Dave
In the Heat of the Night	1989	TV Series	Dr. Harris Pendleton
The Last Temptation of Christ	1988		Aged Master
The Twilight Zone	1985-1987	TV Series	Mordecai Hawkline (segment "Song of the Younger World") / Man (segment "The Burning Man")
Stingray	1987	TV Series	Uncle Pat 'The Cat' Morel
At Mother's Request	1987	TV Mini-Series	Doug Steele
Candy Mountain	1987		Archie
The Equalizer	1986	TV Series	Oscar Peabody
Tales from the Darkside	1986	TV Series	Inquisitor
Moonlighting	1986	TV Series	Lawrence Everette
Amazing Stories	1985	TV Series	Opa Globe
Vision Quest	1985		Grandpa
American Playhouse	1985	TV Series	Mr. McClellan
Airwolf	1984	TV Series	Old man with Dog
Flashpoint	1984		Amarillo
Reuben, Reuben	1983		Frank Spofford
Christine	1983		George LeBay
Johnny Belinda	1982	TV Movie	John McAdam
The Wall	1982	TV Movie	Kuchaski
Family Reunion	1981	TV Movie	Phil King
Resurrection	1980		John Harper
ABC Weekend Specials	1980	TV Series	Mr. LeGrand
Escape from Alcatraz	1979		Chester 'Doc' Dalton
Mourning Becomes Electra	1978	TV Mini-Series	Seth
Close Encounters of the Third Kind	1977		Farmer
Handle with Care	1977		Papa Thermodyne
The Adams Chronicles	1976	TV Mini-Series	Visitor to minister adams in london
Beacon Hill	1975	TV Series	D.W. Griffith
The Great Gatsby	1974		Mr. Gatz
Deranged: Confessions of a Necrophile	1974		Ezra Cobb
The Great Masquerade	1974		Sherwood Gates
The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope	1972	Short	Gov. Phips
Please Stand By	1972		Judge Nott
Great Performances	1972	TV Series	Judge / Preacher
Slaughterhouse-Five	1972		Wild Bob Cody
The Hospital	1971		Guernsey
The Defenders	1964	TV Series	Thomas Riggs
Brenner	1964	TV Series	Reader
Another World	1964	TV Series	Bert Ordway (1976-1977) / Sven Petersen (1977-1978)
The Eleventh Hour	1962	TV Series	Schizophrenic
The Sin of Jesus	1961	Short
The DuPont Show of the Month	1959-1961	TV Series	Gustav
John Brown's Raid	1960	TV Movie	Stevens
The Robert Herridge Theater	1960	TV Series
Art Carney Special	1959	TV Series	Simon Stimson
Echo of an Era	1959	Short
Naked City	1958	TV Series	Quint Butcher / Brissen