Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 22, 1935
Died
Mar 19, 2024
Place of Birth
Ogdensburg, New York, USA
Credits
222 titles
M. Emmet Walsh
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).
Known For
Filmography
Green and Gold
Scotty
Brothers
Judge Farful
Outlaw Posse
Catfish
Dotty and Soul
Harold Eichelbaum
A Little White Lie
Arthur Baldwin
American Gigolo
Coleman
The Immaculate Room
Kate's Father
The Mimic
The Director
Knives Out
Mr. Proofroc
The Righteous Gemstones
Roy Gemstone
South of Bix
Grandpa
Raising Buchanan
Larry Kiesling
Faith, Hope & Love
Fr. John
Sorry, Not Sorry
Harry's Father
Change in the Air
Walter Lemke
Toto
Toto
Shifting Gears
Hank
Boiling Pot
Dean Marison
Sneaky Pete
Tex Hopkins
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
Gorak
Empire
Harold Blakeley
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
Detective
Calvary
The Writer
Love Sick Love
Ed
Arthur Newman
Zazek
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Uncle Bub
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency
Chief Van Owen
Pound Puppies
Olaf (voice)
Chasing 3000
Chuck Ireland
The Assignment
Mr. Beudreaux
Adventure Time
Cosmic Owl (voice)
Youth in Revolt
Mr. Saunders
Don McKay
Samuel
Haunted Echoes
Neil
Your Name Here
Kroger
A True Character
Self
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Self
Big Stan
Lew Popper
Damages
Lyle Hewes
Army Wives
Bernie Wallacheck
Man in the Chair
Mickey Hopkins
'Til Death
Uncle Rudolph
Greener Mountains
Muggs
Racing Stripes
Woodzie
Christmas with the Kranks
Walt Scheel
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
Wally Westland
Charlie Lawrence
Cubby
Baggage
Sandy Westphall
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Jeb (voice)
Snow Dogs
George