<P> Roberts Scott Blossom ( March 25 , 1924 -- July 8 , 2011 ) was an American theatre , film and television character actor , and poet . He was best known for his roles as Old Man Marley in Home Alone ( 1990 ) and as Ezra Cobb in the horror film Deranged ( 1974 ) . 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 ) . </P>
<P> Roberts Scott Blossom ( March 25 , 1924 -- July 8 , 2011 ) was an American theatre , film and television character actor , and poet . He was best known for his roles as Old Man Marley in Home Alone ( 1990 ) and as Ezra Cobb in the horror film Deranged ( 1974 ) . 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 ) . </P>
who plays the old man in home alone
who plays the old man in home alone
Roberts Scott Blossom
Roberts Scott Blossom