M. Emmet Walsh
- Acting
- March 22, 1935 · Ogdensburg, New York, USA
- 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).
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
- The Guardian · Ezra Pence
- Night Visions · Gus (segment "Reunion")
- Eyeball Eddie · Coach Cook
- Christmas in the Clouds · Stu O'Malley
- Poor White Trash · Judge Pike
- Jack of Hearts · Comissioner Menlo Boyce
- Ed · Mayor Wally Kendricks
- On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' · Self
- Random Hearts · Billy (uncredited)
- The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot · Mack (Voice)
- Monster! · Lloyd Reeves
- The Iron Giant · Earl Stutz (Voice)
- Me and Will · Dean
- Wild Wild West · Coleman
- The Wild Thornberrys · Gemsbok #1 (Voice)
- Nightmare in Big Sky Country · Marshal Jim Phillips
- Men in White · Stanley
- Erasable You · Ralph Worth
- Chairman of the Board · Freemont
- Twilight · Lester Ivar
- My Best Friend's Wedding · Joe O'Neal
- The Killing Jar · Sheriff Foley
- Retroactive · Sam
- Albino Alligator · Dino
- Romeo + Juliet · Apothecary
- The Lottery · Chief Davis
- Early Edition · Santa
- The West · Self
- A Time to Kill · Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)
- Portraits of a Killer · Raymond Garrison