Roberts Blossom

Roberts Blossom
Blossom in 2010
Born
Robert Scott Blossom

(1924-03-25)March 25, 1924
DiedJuly 8, 2011(2011-07-08) (aged 87)
Alma materHarvard University
Occupation(s)Actor, poet
Years active1955–2000
Spouses
  • (m. 1966; div. 1970)
  • Marilyn Orshan
    (m. 1970; died 1982)
Children2

Robert Scott Blossom (March 25, 1924 – July 8, 2011) 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).[1] He 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).

  1. ^ "Archive for Ezra Cobb". Cinema Knife Fright. Retrieved 13 September 2011.