
M. Emmet Walsh
Acting · Born 1935-03-22 · age 88 at death · Ogdensburg, New York, USA
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).
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Blade Runner

Knives Out

The Iron Giant

Romeo + Juliet

The X-Files

Wild Wild West

Adventure Time

A Time to Kill

My Best Friend's Wedding

Raising Arizona

Serpico

Blood Simple

Midnight Cowboy

Christmas with the Kranks

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Critters

Calvary

Big Stan

Little House on the Prairie

Tales from the Crypt

Youth in Revolt

The Jerk

Frasier

Snow Dogs

Fletch

Empire

Harry and the Hendersons

Home Improvement

Little Big Man

Ordinary People

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

Racing Stripes

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

Missing in Action

The Flash

Brubaker

Back to School

Bonanza

What's Up, Doc?

Slap Shot

Random Hearts

Sneaky Pete

Reds

Silkwood

Brothers

Airport '77

Red Scorpion

The Wild Thornberrys

The Righteous Gemstones

The Twilight Zone

The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power

Damages

The Outer Limits

Narrow Margin

Amazing Stories

Twilight

Arthur Newman

Wildcats

Straight Time