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| 3 | Roberts Scott Blossom (March 25, 1924 – July 8, 2011) was an American character actor and poet. He is best remembered as Old Man Marley in ''Film/HomeAlone1''. |
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| 5 | Other films Blossom appeared in include ''[[Film/TheGreatGatsby1974 The Great Gatsby]]'', ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'', ''Film/EscapeFromAlcatraz'', ''Film/{{Christine}}'', ''Film/VisionQuest'', ''Film/TheLastTemptationOfChrist'', ''Film/{{Always}}'', ''Film/DocHollywood'' and ''Film/TheQuickAndTheDead''. He also had an extensive television career, guesting on shows such as ''Series/{{Moonlighting}}'', ''Series/TalesFromTheDarkside'', ''[[Series/TheTwilightZone1985 The Twilight Zone]]'', ''Series/NorthernExposure'' and ''Series/ChicagoHope''. His only leading role was Ezra Cobb in the film ''Film/{{Deranged}}'', based on the life of Ed Gein (who also inspired ''Film/{{Psycho}}''). |
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| 7 | Blossom retired from acting in 1999 and took up writing poetry until his death in 2011. |
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| 11 | * CastingGag: Blossom, who played Ezra Cobb ("The Butcher of Woodside") in ''Film/{{Deranged}}'', went on to play someone (wrongly) suspected of being another SerialKiller in ''Film/HomeAlone1''. |
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