Roberts Scott Blossom (March 25, 1924 – July 8, 2011) was an American actor and poet.
Blossom won three Obie awards. After his long career, Roberts Blossom is perhaps best known for a small role in Home Alone.
In the thriller Deranged, Blossom played the leading role as killer Ezra Cobb. In the Oscar-winning film drama The Great Gatsby (1974), he was accompanied on-screen by Robert Redford. He won the Soapy Award for his role on Another World, on which he appeared from 1976-1977. In 1990 he starred in Home Alone as Kevin McCallister’s (Macaulay Culkin) snow-shoveling neighbor, Old Man Marley. In the comedy Doc Hollywood (1991), he appeared on-screen with Michael J. Fox.
He retired from acting in the late-1990s to pursue writing poetry. He lived in Berkeley, California, and resided in Southern California until his passing on July 8, 2011.
Roberts Blossom cause of death
Roberts Blossom died of natural causes. Roberts Blossom was 87 years old at the time of his death.
"Deranged" movie trailer (1974 Roberts Blossom A.I.P.)