Actor
M. Emmet Walsh
168 movies as actor
Born Mar 22, 1935 – Mar 19, 2024 (aged 88)From Ogdensburg, New York, USAAlso known as Michael Emmet Walsh
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).
Known for
Blade Runner
1982 · Sci-Fi, Drama
Knives Out
2019 · Comedy, Crime
The Iron Giant
1999 · Animation, Drama
Romeo + Juliet
1996 · Drama, Romance
Wild Wild West
1999 · Action, Adventure
A Time to Kill
1996 · Crime, Drama
My Best Friend's Wedding
1997 · Comedy, Romance
Raising Arizona
1987 · Comedy, Crime
Serpico
1973 · Crime, Drama
Blood Simple
1984 · Crime, Drama
Midnight Cowboy
1969 · Drama
Christmas with the Kranks
2004 · Comedy, Family
M. Emmet Walsh movies
Green and Gold
2025 · Scotty
Brothers
2024 · Judge Farful
Outlaw Posse
2024 · Catfish
Dotty and Soul
2023 · Harold Eichelbaum
A Little White Lie
2023 · Arthur Baldwin
The Immaculate Room
2022 · Kate's Father
The Mimic
2021 · The Director
Knives Out
2019 · Mr. Proofroc
South of Bix
2019 · Grandpa
Raising Buchanan
2019 · Larry Kiesling
Faith, Hope & Love
2019 · Fr. John
Sorry, Not Sorry
2019 · Harry's Father
Change in the Air
2018 · Walter Lemke
Toto
2018 · Toto
Shifting Gears
2018 · Hank
Boiling Pot
2015 · Dean Marison
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
2015 · Gorak
Calvary
2014 · The Writer
Love Sick Love
2012 · Ed
Arthur Newman
2012 · Zazek
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
2012 · Uncle Bub
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency
2011 · Chief Van Owen
Chasing 3000
2010 · Chuck Ireland
The Assignment
2010 · Mr. Beudreaux
Youth in Revolt
2009 · Mr. Saunders
Don McKay
2009 · Samuel
Haunted Echoes
2008 · Neil
Your Name Here
2008 · Kroger
A True Character
A True Character
2008 · Self
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007 · Self
Big Stan
2007 · Lew Popper
Man in the Chair
2007 · Mickey Hopkins
Greener Mountains
2005 · Muggs
Racing Stripes
2005 · Woodzie
Christmas with the Kranks
2004 · Walt Scheel
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
2003 · Wally Westland
Baggage
2003 · Sandy Westphall
Snow Dogs
2002 · George
Eyeball Eddie
2001 · Coach Cook
Christmas in the Clouds
2001 · Stu O'Malley
Poor White Trash
2000 · Judge Pike
Jack of Hearts
2000 · Comissioner Menlo Boyce
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
2000 · Self
Random Hearts
1999 · Billy (uncredited)
Monster!
1999 · Lloyd Reeves
The Iron Giant
1999 · Earl Stutz (voice)
Me and Will
1999 · Dean
Wild Wild West
1999 · Coleman
Nightmare in Big Sky Country
1998 · Marshal Jim Phillips
Men in White
1998 · Stanley
Erasable You
Erasable You
1998 · Ralph Worth
Chairman of the Board
1998 · Freemont
Twilight
1998 · Lester Ivar
My Best Friend's Wedding
1997 · Joe O'Neal
The Killing Jar
1997 · Sheriff Foley
Retroactive
1997 · Sam
Albino Alligator
1997 · Dino
Romeo + Juliet
1996 · Apothecary
The Lottery
1996 · Chief Davis
A Time to Kill
1996 · Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)
Portraits of a Killer
1996 · Raymond Garrison
Criminal Hearts
1996 · Martin
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
1995 · Bill Wilcox
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
1995 · Morris
Panther
1995 · Dorsett
Dead Badge
1995 · Sergeant Miller Hoskins
Relative Fear
1994 · Earl Ladelle
Probable Cause
1994 · Sadler
The Glass Shield
1994 · Det. Jesse Hall
Camp Nowhere
1994 · T.R. Polk
Cops & Robbersons
1994 · Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited)
Madness of Method
Madness of Method
1994 · Rudolph Thorndyke
Bitter Harvest
1993 · Sheriff Bob
Wilder Napalm
1993 · Fire Chief
The Music of Chance
1993 · Calvin Murks
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
1992 · Mayor Thornbush
The Naked Truth
1992 · Garcia / Gesundheim
Equinox
1992 · Pete Petosa
Wild Card
1992 · Mose
White Sands
1992 · Bert Gibson
Killer Image
1992 · John Kane
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
1991 · Mort
Silverfox
Silverfox
1991 · Charles Blankenship
Fourth Story
1991 · Harry
The Flash
1990 · Henry Allen
Narrow Margin
1990 · Sergeant Dominick Benti
Chattahoochee
1990 · Morris
Love and Lies
1990 · Clyde Wilson
Catch Me... If You Can
1989 · Johnny Phatmun
Thunderground
1989 · Wedge
The Mighty Quinn
1989 · Fred Miller
Red Scorpion
1988 · Dewey Ferguson
War Party
1988 · Colin Ditweiler
Clean and Sober
1988 · Richard Dirks
Sunset
1988 · Chief Marvin Dibner
The Milagro Beanfield War
1988 · Governor
No Man's Land
1987 · Captain Haun
Harry and the Hendersons
1987 · George Henderson Sr.
Murder Ordained
1987 · Vern Humphrey
Raising Arizona
1987 · Machine Shop Ear-Bender
The Abduction of Kari Swenson
1987 · Don Nichols
Broken Vows
1987 · Detective Mulligan
Hero in the Family
1986 · General Presser
Back to School
1986 · Coach Turnbull
The Deliberate Stranger
1986 · Det. Sam Davies
Resting Place
1986 · Sarge
Critters
1986 · Harv
Wildcats
1986 · Walt Coes
The Best of Times
1986 · Charlie
The Right of the People
1986 · Sindaco
The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn
1985 · Rocco
Fletch
1985 · Dr. Joseph Dolan
Missing in Action
1984 · Tuck
Courage
1984 · Colonel Crouse
Grandview, U.S.A.
1984 · Mr. Clark
The Outlaws
1984 · Warden MacDonald
The Pope of Greenwich Village
1984 · Burns
Blood Simple
1984 · Private Detective
Scandalous
1984 · Simon Reynolds
Silkwood
1983 · Walt Yarborough
Night Partners
1983 · Joe Kirby
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
1983 · Joe Lemke
Blade Runner
1982 · Bryant
The Escape Artist
1982 · Fritz
Fast-Walking
1982 · Sergeant Sanger
Cannery Row
1982 · Mack
Reds
1981 · Speaker at Liberal Club
Back Roads
1981 · Arthur
Hellinger's Law
1981 · Mr. Graebner
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
1980 · Harold Patton
Ordinary People
1980 · Swim Coach
Raise the Titanic
1980 · Master Chief Vinnie Walker
Brubaker
1980 · C.P. Woodward
City in Fear
1980 · Sheldon Lewis
Skag
1980 · Moran
The Gift
1979 · Legion Commander
The Jerk
1979 · Madman
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979 · Wally Cantrell
Dear Detective
1979 · Capt. Gorcey
No Other Love
1979 · DeFranco
Straight Time
1978 · Earl Frank
A Question of Guilt
1978 · Inspector McCartney
Superdome
1978 · Whitley
Red Alert
1977 · Sheriff Sweeney
Airport '77
1977 · Dr. Williams
Slap Shot
1977 · Dickie Dunn
Nickelodeon
1976 · "Father" Logan
Mikey and Nicky
1976 · Bus Driver
Bound for Glory
1976 · Husband
The Invasion of Johnson County
1976 · Irvine
Crime Club
1975 · Jack Doyle
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975 · Doorman
At Long Last Love
1975 · Harold
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
1975 · Mr. Peterson
The Gambler
1974 · Las Vegas Gambler
Serpico
1973 · Gallagher
Kid Blue
1973 · Barber
Get to Know Your Rabbit
1972 · Mr. Wendel
What's Up, Doc?
1972 · Arresting Officer
They Might Be Giants
1971 · 1st Sanitation Man
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971 · Aide
Cold Turkey
1971 · Art
Little Big Man
1970 · Shotgun Guard
The Traveling Executioner
1970 · Warden Brodski
End of the Road
1970 · Crab Man / Tutu Man
Alice's Restaurant
1969 · Group W Sergeant
Stiletto
1969 · Racing Partner (uncredited)
Midnight Cowboy
1969 · Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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