M. Emmet Walsh


    Starbirth:
    March 22, 1935
    Supernova:
    March 19, 2024
    Birthplace:
    Ogdensburg, New York, USA
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Overview

Michael Emmet Walsh (March 22, 1935 - March 19, 2024) was an American character actor who has appeared in over 200 films and television series, including supporting roles in dozens of major studio features of the 1970s and 1980s. He starred in Blood Simple (1984), the Coen Brothers' first film for which he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. He also appeared in Carl Reiner's comedy The Jerk (1979), Robert Redford's drama Ordinary People (1980), Ridley Scott's science fiction film Blade Runner (1982), Barry Sonnenfeld's steampunk western Wild Wild West (1999) and Brad Bird's animated film The Iron Giant (1999).


MOVIECHARACTERYEAR
Outlaw Posse Catfish 2024
A Little White Lie Arthur Baldwin 2023
The Immaculate Room Kate's Father 2022
The Mimic The Director 2021
Knives Out Mr. Proofroc 2019
South of Bix Grandpa 2019
Raising Buchanan Larry Kiesling 2019
Faith, Hope & Love Fr. John 2019
Sorry, Not Sorry Harry's Father 2019
Change in the Air Walter Lemke 2018
Toto Toto 2018
Shifting Gears Hank 2018
Boiling Pot Dean Marison 2015
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power Gorak 2015
Calvary The Writer 2014
Love Sick Love Ed 2012
Arthur Newman Zazek 2012
The Odd Life of Timothy Green Uncle Bub 2012
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency Chief Van Owen 2011
Chasing 3000 Chuck Ireland 2010
The Assignment Mr. Beudreaux 2010
Youth in Revolt Mr. Saunders 2009
Don McKay Samuel 2009
Haunted Echoes Neil 2008
Your Name Here Kroger 2008
Dangerous Days: Making 'Blade Runner' Self 2007
Big Stan Lew Popper 2007
Man in the Chair Mickey Hopkins 2007
Greener Mountains Muggs 2005
Racing Stripes Woodzie 2005
Christmas with the Kranks Walt Scheel 2004
Baggage Sandy Westphall 2003
Snow Dogs George 2002
Eyeball Eddie Coach Cook 2001
Christmas in the Clouds Stu O'Malley 2001
Poor White Trash Judge Pike 2000
Jack of Hearts Comissioner Menlo Boyce 2000
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' Self 2000
Random Hearts Billy (uncredited) 1999
Monster! Lloyd Reeves 1999
The Iron Giant Earl Stutz (voice) 1999
Me and Will Dean 1999
Wild Wild West Coleman 1999
Nightmare in Big Sky Country Marshal Jim Phillips 1998
Men in White Stanley 1998
Erasable You Ralph Worth 1998
Chairman of the Board Freemont 1998
Twilight Lester Ivar 1998
My Best Friend's Wedding Joe O'Neal 1997
The Killing Jar 1997
Retroactive Sam 1997
Romeo + Juliet Apothecary 1996
The Lottery Chief Davis 1996
Albino Alligator Dino 1996
A Time to Kill Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited) 1996
Portraits of a Killer Raymond Garrison 1996
Criminal Hearts Martin 1996
Relative Fear Earl Ladelle 1995
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home Bill Wilcox 1995
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Morris 1995
Panther Dorsett 1995
Dead Badge Sergeant Miller Hoskins 1995
Probable Cause Sadler 1994
The Glass Shield Det. Jesse Hall 1994
Camp Nowhere T.R. Polk 1994
Cops & Robbersons Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited) 1994
Bitter Harvest Sheriff Bob 1993
Wilder Napalm Fire Chief 1993
The Music of Chance Calvin Murks 1993
Four Eyes and Six-Guns 1992
The Naked Truth Garcia / Gesundheim 1992
Equinox Pete Petosa 1992
Wild Card Mose 1992
White Sands Bert Gibson 1992
Killer Image John Kane 1992
Fourth Story Harry 1991
The Flash Henry Allen 1990
Narrow Margin Sergeant Dominick Benti 1990
The Flash Henry Allen 1990
Chattahoochee Morris 1990
Love and Lies Clyde Wilson 1990
Catch Me If You Can Johnny Phatmun 1989
Thunderground Wedge 1989
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat Mort 1989
The Mighty Quinn Fred Miller 1989
Red Scorpion Dewey Ferguson 1988
War Party Colin Ditweiler 1988
Clean and Sober Richard Dirks 1988
Sunset Chief Marvin Dibner 1988
The Milagro Beanfield War Governor 1988
No Man's Land Captain Haun 1987
Harry and the Hendersons George Henderson Sr. 1987
Murder Ordained Vern Humphrey 1987
Raising Arizona Machine Shop Ear-Bender 1987
Abduction Don Nichols 1987
Broken Vows Detective Mulligan 1987
Back to School Coach Turnbull 1986
The Deliberate Stranger Det. Sam Davies 1986
Resting Place Sarge 1986
Critters Harv 1986
Wildcats Walt Coes 1986
The Best of Times Charlie 1986
The Right of the People Sindaco 1986
Fletch Dr. Joseph Dolan 1985
Missing in Action Tuck 1984
Courage Colonel Crouse 1984
Blood Simple Loren Visser 1984
Grandview, U.S.A. Mr. Clark 1984
The Outlaws Warden MacDonald 1984
The Pope of Greenwich Village Burns 1984
Scandalous Simon Reynolds 1984
Silkwood Walt Yarborough 1983
Night Partners Joe Kirby 1983
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle Joe Lemke 1983
Blade Runner Bryant 1982
The Escape Artist Fritz 1982
Fast-Walking Sergeant Sanger 1982
Cannery Row Mack 1982
Reds Speaker at Liberal Club 1981
Back Roads Arthur 1981
Hellinger's Law Mr. Graebner 1981
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane Harold Patton 1980
Ordinary People Swim Coach 1980
Raise the Titanic Master Chief Vinnie Walker 1980
Brubaker C.P. Woodward 1980
City in Fear Sheldon Lewis 1980
Skag Moran 1980
The Gift Legion Commander 1979
The Jerk Madman 1979
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh Wally Cantrell 1979
Dear Detective Capt. Gorcey 1979
No Other Love DeFranco 1979
Straight Time Earl Frank 1978
A Question of Guilt Inspector McCartney 1978
Superdome Whitley 1978
Red Alert Sheriff Sweeney 1977
Airport '77 Dr. Williams 1977
Slap Shot Dickie Dunn 1977
Mikey and Nicky Bus Driver 1976
Nickelodeon "Father" Logan 1976
Bound for Glory Husband 1976
The Invasion of Johnson County Irvine 1976
Crime Club Jack Doyle 1975
The Prisoner of Second Avenue Doorman 1975
At Long Last Love Harold 1975
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic Mr. Peterson 1975
The Gambler Las Vegas gambler 1974
Serpico Gallagher 1973
Kid Blue Barber 1973
Get to Know Your Rabbit Mr. Wendel 1972
What's Up, Doc? Arresting Officer 1972
They Might Be Giants 1st Sanitation Man 1971
Escape from the Planet of the Apes Aide 1971
Cold Turkey Art 1971
Little Big Man Shotgun Guard 1970
The Traveling Executioner Warden Brodski 1970
End of the Road Crab Man / Tutu Man 1970
Alice's Restaurant Group W Sergeant 1969
Stiletto Racing Partner (uncredited) 1969
Midnight Cowboy Bus Passenger (uncredited) 1969
Roney's Point Lance McKyle
Madness of Method Rudolph Thorndyke
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Starsky & Hutch Freddie <mt>
Little House on the Prairie <blank> <mt>
All in the Family Billy Hartfield <mt>
The Bob Newhart Show Jack Hoover <mt>
Tracey Takes On... <blank> <mt>
Baretta <blank> <mt>
The X-Files Arthur Dales <mt>
Night Visions Gus <mt>
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot Mack (voice) <mt>
The Flash Henry Allen <mt>
Arnie <blank> <mt>
Early Edition <blank> <mt>
The Twilight Zone Peter <mt>
Ed Mayor Wally Kendricks <mt>
Tales from the Crypt Jonas <mt>
Frasier Rich Koechner <mt>
Hallmark Hall of Fame Sarge <mt>
The Sandy Duncan Show <blank> <mt>
The Hitchhiker Detective Underhill <mt>
Unsub Ned Platt <mt>
The Outer Limits Sanford Vallé <mt>
Empire Harold Blakeley <mt>
Home Improvement Colonel <mt>
Brotherhood of the Rose Hardy <mt>
Charlie Lawrence Cubby <mt>
The Rockford Files Edgar Burch <mt>
Baseball Various (voice) <mt>
East of Eden Sheriff Horace Quinn <mt>
Sneaky Pete Tex Hopkins <mt>
Adventure Time Cosmic Owl <mt>
The Civil War Various <mt>
The Wild Thornberrys Gemsbok #1 (voice) <mt>
Amazing Stories Grandpa <mt>
Nichols Gabe McCutcheon <mt>
Pound Puppies Olaf (voice) <mt>
The French Atlantic Affair Harry <mt>
Bonanza Mattheson <mt>
American Gigolo Coleman <mt>
AfterMASH Reverend Horn <mt>
The Righteous Gemstones Roy Gemstone <mt>
McMillan and Wife Officer Ames <mt>
Murder Ordained Vern Humphrey <mt>
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Jeb (voice) <mt>
Damages Lyle Hewes <mt>
The West Self (voice) <mt>
NYPD Blue Joe Kroft <mt>
Starsky & Hutch Lloyd Herman Eckworth <mt>
The Waltons David Fletcher <mt>
Ironside Telegraph Clerk <mt>
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color General Presser <mt>
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories Detective <mt>
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