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M. Emmet Walsh

Acting 88 (deceased) years old Ogdensburg, New York, USA ★ 2.3
Born: March 22, 1935
Died: March 19, 2024

Biography

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 The Jerk (1979), Ordinary People (1980), Blade Runner (1982), Wild Wild West (1999), and The Iron Giant (1999). His final films included Knives Out (2019) and Brothers (2024).

Filmography

Acting Credits (225)

Green and Gold
Green and Gold Scotty 2025
Brothers
Brothers Judge Farful 2024
Outlaw Posse
Outlaw Posse Catfish 2024
Dotty and Soul
Dotty and Soul Harold Eichelbaum 2023
A Little White Lie
A Little White Lie Arthur Baldwin 2023
American Gigolo
American Gigolo Coleman 2022
The Immaculate Room
The Immaculate Room Kate's Father 2022
The Mimic
The Mimic The Director 2021
Knives Out
Knives Out Mr. Proofroc 2019
The Righteous Gemstones
The Righteous Gemstones Roy Gemstone 2019
South of Bix
South of Bix Grandpa 2019
Raising Buchanan
Raising Buchanan Larry Kiesling 2019
Faith, Hope & Love
Faith, Hope & Love Fr. John 2019
Sorry, Not Sorry
Sorry, Not Sorry Harry's Father 2019
Change in the Air
Change in the Air Walter Lemke 2018
Toto
Toto Toto 2018
Shifting Gears
Shifting Gears Hank 2018
Boiling Pot
Boiling Pot Dean Marison 2015
Sneaky Pete
Sneaky Pete Tex Hopkins 2015
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power Gorak 2015
Empire
Empire Harold Blakeley 2015
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories Detective 2014
Calvary
Calvary The Writer 2014
Love Sick Love
Love Sick Love Ed 2012
Arthur Newman
Arthur Newman Zazek 2012
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
The Odd Life of Timothy Green Uncle Bub 2012
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency Chief Van Owen 2011
Pound Puppies
Pound Puppies Olaf (voice) 2010
Chasing 3000
Chasing 3000 Chuck Ireland 2010
The Assignment
The Assignment Mr. Beudreaux 2010
Adventure Time
Adventure Time Cosmic Owl (voice) 2010
Youth in Revolt
Youth in Revolt Mr. Saunders 2009
Don McKay
Don McKay Samuel 2009
Haunted Echoes
Haunted Echoes Neil 2008
Your Name Here
Your Name Here Kroger 2008
A True Character
A True Character Self 2008
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner Self 2007
Big Stan
Big Stan Lew Popper 2007
Damages
Damages Lyle Hewes 2007
Army Wives
Army Wives Bernie Wallacheck 2007
Man in the Chair
Man in the Chair Mickey Hopkins 2007
'Til Death
'Til Death Uncle Rudolph 2006
Greener Mountains
Greener Mountains Muggs 2005
Racing Stripes
Racing Stripes Woodzie 2005
Christmas with the Kranks
Christmas with the Kranks Walt Scheel 2004
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales Wally Westland 2003
Charlie Lawrence
Charlie Lawrence Cubby 2003
Baggage
Baggage Sandy Westphall 2003
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Jeb (voice) 2002
Snow Dogs
Snow Dogs George 2002
The Guardian
The Guardian Ezra Pence 2001
Night Visions
Night Visions Gus (segment "Reunion") 2001
Eyeball Eddie
Eyeball Eddie Coach Cook 2001
Christmas in the Clouds
Christmas in the Clouds Stu O'Malley 2001
Poor White Trash
Poor White Trash Judge Pike 2000
Jack of Hearts
Jack of Hearts Comissioner Menlo Boyce 2000
Ed
Ed Mayor Wally Kendricks 2000
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' Self 2000
Random Hearts
Random Hearts Billy (uncredited) 1999
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot Mack (voice) 1999
Monster!
Monster! Lloyd Reeves 1999
The Iron Giant
The Iron Giant Earl Stutz (voice) 1999
Me and Will
Me and Will Dean 1999
Wild Wild West
Wild Wild West Coleman 1999
The Wild Thornberrys
The Wild Thornberrys Gemsbok #1 (voice) 1998
Nightmare in Big Sky Country
Nightmare in Big Sky Country Marshal Jim Phillips 1998
Men in White
Men in White Stanley 1998
Erasable You
Erasable You Ralph Worth 1998
Chairman of the Board
Chairman of the Board Freemont 1998
Twilight
Twilight Lester Ivar 1998
My Best Friend's Wedding
My Best Friend's Wedding Joe O'Neal 1997
The Killing Jar
The Killing Jar Sheriff Foley 1997
Retroactive
Retroactive Sam 1997
Albino Alligator
Albino Alligator Dino 1997
Romeo + Juliet
Romeo + Juliet Apothecary 1996
The Lottery
The Lottery Chief Davis 1996
Early Edition
Early Edition Santa 1996
The West
The West Self (voice) 1996
A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited) 1996
Portraits of a Killer
Portraits of a Killer Raymond Garrison 1996
Criminal Hearts
Criminal Hearts Martin 1996
Tracey Takes On...
Tracey Takes On... 1996
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home Bill Wilcox 1995
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Morris 1995
Panther
Panther Dorsett 1995
Dead Badge
Dead Badge Sergeant Miller Hoskins 1995
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits Sanford Vallé 1995
Relative Fear
Relative Fear Earl Ladelle 1994
Probable Cause
Probable Cause Sadler 1994
Baseball
Baseball (voice) 1994
The Glass Shield
The Glass Shield Det. Jesse Hall 1994
Camp Nowhere
Camp Nowhere T.R. Polk 1994
Cops & Robbersons
Cops & Robbersons Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited) 1994
Madness of Method
Madness of Method Rudolph Thorndyke 1994
Bitter Harvest
Bitter Harvest Sheriff Bob 1993
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue Joe Kroft 1993
Frasier
Frasier Rich Koechner 1993
The X-Files
The X-Files Arthur Dales 1993
Wilder Napalm
Wilder Napalm Fire Chief 1993
The Music of Chance
The Music of Chance Calvin Murks 1993
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
Four Eyes and Six-Guns Mayor Thornbush 1992
The Naked Truth
The Naked Truth Garcia / Gesundheim 1992
Equinox
Equinox Pete Petosa 1992
Wild Card
Wild Card Mose 1992
White Sands
White Sands Bert Gibson 1992
Killer Image
Killer Image John Kane 1992
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat Mort 1991
Home Improvement
Home Improvement Colonel 1991
Silverfox
Silverfox Charles Blankenship 1991
Fourth Story
Fourth Story Harry 1991
The Flash
The Flash Henry Allen 1990
The Flash
The Flash Henry Allen 1990
The Civil War
The Civil War Various 1990
Narrow Margin
Narrow Margin Sergeant Dominick Benti 1990
The Flash
The Flash Henry Allen 1990
Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee Morris 1990
Love and Lies
Love and Lies Clyde Wilson 1990
Catch Me... If You Can
Catch Me... If You Can Johnny Phatmun 1989
Thunderground
Thunderground Wedge 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt Jonas 1989
The Mighty Quinn
The Mighty Quinn Fred Miller 1989
Unsub
Unsub Ned Platt 1989
Brotherhood of the Rose
Brotherhood of the Rose Hardy 1989
Red Scorpion
Red Scorpion Dewey Ferguson 1988
War Party
War Party Colin Ditweiler 1988
Clean and Sober
Clean and Sober Richard Dirks 1988
Sunset
Sunset Chief Marvin Dibner 1988
The Milagro Beanfield War
The Milagro Beanfield War Governor 1988
No Man's Land
No Man's Land Captain Haun 1987
Harry and the Hendersons
Harry and the Hendersons George Henderson Sr. 1987
Murder Ordained
Murder Ordained Vern Humphrey 1987
Murder Ordained
Murder Ordained Vern Humphrey 1987
Raising Arizona
Raising Arizona Machine Shop Ear-Bender 1987
The Abduction of Kari Swenson
The Abduction of Kari Swenson Don Nichols 1987
Broken Vows
Broken Vows Detective Mulligan 1987
Hero in the Family
Hero in the Family General Presser 1986
Back to School
Back to School Coach Turnbull 1986
The Deliberate Stranger
The Deliberate Stranger Det. Sam Davies 1986
The Deliberate Stranger
The Deliberate Stranger Det. Sam Davies 1986
Resting Place
Resting Place Sarge 1986
Critters
Critters Harv 1986
Wildcats
Wildcats Walt Coes 1986
The Best of Times
The Best of Times Charlie 1986
The Right of the People
The Right of the People Sindaco 1986
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories Grandpa 1985
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone Peter (segment "Dealer's Choice") 1985
The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn
The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn Rocco 1985
Fletch
Fletch Dr. Joseph Dolan 1985
Blood Simple
Blood Simple Private Detective 1985
Missing in Action
Missing in Action Tuck 1984
Courage
Courage Colonel Crouse 1984
Grandview, U.S.A.
Grandview, U.S.A. Mr. Clark 1984
The Outlaws
The Outlaws Warden MacDonald 1984
The Pope of Greenwich Village
The Pope of Greenwich Village Burns 1984
Scandalous
Scandalous Simon Reynolds 1984
Silkwood
Silkwood Walt Yarborough 1983
The Hitchhiker
The Hitchhiker Detective Underhill 1983
Night Partners
Night Partners Joe Kirby 1983
AfterMASH
AfterMASH Reverend Horn 1983
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle Joe Lemke 1983
Blade Runner
Blade Runner Bryant 1982
The Escape Artist
The Escape Artist Fritz 1982
Fast-Walking
Fast-Walking Sergeant Sanger 1982
Cannery Row
Cannery Row Mack 1982
Reds
Reds Speaker at Liberal Club 1981
Back Roads
Back Roads Arthur 1981
Hellinger's Law
Hellinger's Law Mr. Graebner 1981
East of Eden
East of Eden Sheriff Horace Quinn 1981
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane Harold Patton 1980
Ordinary People
Ordinary People Swim Coach 1980
Raise the Titanic
Raise the Titanic Master Chief Vinnie Walker 1980
Brubaker
Brubaker C.P. Woodward 1980
City in Fear
City in Fear Sheldon Lewis 1980
Skag
Skag Moran 1980
The Gift
The Gift Legion Commander 1979
The Jerk
The Jerk Madman 1979
The French Atlantic Affair
The French Atlantic Affair Harry 1979
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh Wally Cantrell 1979
Dear Detective
Dear Detective Capt. Gorcey 1979
No Other Love
No Other Love DeFranco 1979
Straight Time
Straight Time Earl Frank 1978
A Question of Guilt
A Question of Guilt Inspector McCartney 1978
Superdome
Superdome Whitley 1978
Red Alert
Red Alert Sheriff Sweeney 1977
Airport '77
Airport '77 Dr. Williams 1977
Slap Shot
Slap Shot Dickie Dunn 1977
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon "Father" Logan 1976
Mikey and Nicky
Mikey and Nicky Bus Driver 1976
Bound for Glory
Bound for Glory Husband 1976
Gibbsville
Gibbsville Yostie 1976
The Invasion of Johnson County
The Invasion of Johnson County Irvine 1976
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch Freddie 1975
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch Lloyd Herman Eckworth 1975
Crime Club
Crime Club Jack Doyle 1975
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
The Prisoner of Second Avenue Doorman 1975
At Long Last Love
At Long Last Love Harold 1975
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic Mr. Peterson 1975
Baretta
Baretta 1975
The Gambler
The Gambler Las Vegas Gambler 1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files Edgar Burch 1974
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie Callahan 1974
Serpico
Serpico Gallagher 1973
Kid Blue
Kid Blue Barber 1973
The Sandy Duncan Show
The Sandy Duncan Show 1972
The Bob Newhart Show
The Bob Newhart Show Jack Hoover 1972
The Waltons
The Waltons David Fletcher 1972
Get to Know Your Rabbit
Get to Know Your Rabbit Mr. Wendel 1972
What's Up, Doc?
What's Up, Doc? Arresting Officer 1972
McMillan & Wife
McMillan & Wife Officer Ames 1971
Nichols
Nichols Gabe McCutcheon 1971
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants 1st Sanitation Man 1971
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Escape from the Planet of the Apes Aide 1971
Cold Turkey
Cold Turkey Art 1971
All in the Family
All in the Family Billy Hartfield 1971
Little Big Man
Little Big Man Shotgun Guard 1970
The Traveling Executioner
The Traveling Executioner Warden Brodski 1970
Arnie
Arnie 1970
End of the Road
End of the Road Crab Man / Tutu Man 1970
Alice's Restaurant
Alice's Restaurant Group W Sergeant 1969
Stiletto
Stiletto Racing Partner (uncredited) 1969
Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy Bus Passenger (uncredited) 1969
Ironside
Ironside Telegraph Clerk 1967
Bonanza
Bonanza Mattheson 1959
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney General Presser 1954
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Sarge 1951

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