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 Carl Reiner's comedy The Jerk (1979), Robert Redford's drama Ordinary People (1980), Ridley Scott's science fiction film Blade Runner (1982), Barry Sonnenfeld's steampunk western Wild Wild West (1999) and Brad Bird's animated film The Iron Giant (1999).
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
221
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-03-22 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
Ogdensburg, New York, USA
Acting
2025
Green and Gold as Scotty2024
Brothers as Judge Farful2024
Outlaw Posse as Catfish2023
A Little White Lie as Arthur Baldwin2023
Dotty and Soul as Harold Eichelbaum2022
American Gigolo as Coleman2022
The Immaculate Room as Kate's Father2021
The Mimic as The Director2019
The Righteous Gemstones as Roy Gemstone2019
Knives Out as Mr. Proofroc2019
Faith, Hope & Love as Fr. John2019
Raising Buchanan as Larry Kiesling2019
Sorry, Not Sorry as Harry's Father2019
South of Bix as Grandpa2018
Change in the Air as Walter Lemke2018
Shifting Gears as Hank2018
Toto as Toto2015
Sneaky Pete as Tex Hopkins2015
Empire as Harold Blakeley2015
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power as Gorak2015
Boiling Pot as Dean Marison2014
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories as Detective2014
Calvary as The Writer2012
The Odd Life of Timothy Green as Uncle Bub2012
Arthur Newman as Zazek2012
Love Sick Love as Ed2011
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency as Chief Van Owen2010
Adventure Time as Cosmic Owl2010
Pound Puppies as Olaf (voice)2010
Chasing 3000 as Chuck Ireland2010
The Assignment as Mr. Beudreaux2009
Youth in Revolt as Mr. Saunders2009
Don McKay as Samuel2008
Haunted Echoes as Neil2008
Your Name Here as Kroger2008
A True Character as Self2007
Damages as Lyle Hewes2007
Big Stan as Lew Popper2007
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner as Self2007
Man in the Chair as Mickey Hopkins2005
Racing Stripes as Woodzie2005
Greener Mountains as Muggs2004
Christmas with the Kranks as Walt Scheel2003
Charlie Lawrence as Cubby2003
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales as Wally Westland2003
Baggage as Sandy Westphall2002
What's New, Scooby-Doo? as Jeb (voice)2002
Snow Dogs as George2001
The Guardian as Ezra Pence2001
Night Visions as Gus (segment "Reunion")2001
Christmas in the Clouds as Stu O'Malley2001
Eyeball Eddie as Coach Cook2000
Ed as Mayor Wally Kendricks2000
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' as Self2000
Poor White Trash as Judge Pike2000
Jack of Hearts as Comissioner Menlo Boyce1999
The Iron Giant as Earl Stutz (voice)1999
Wild Wild West as Coleman1999
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot as Mack (voice)1999
Random Hearts as Billy (uncredited)1999
Me and Will as Dean1999
Monster! as Lloyd Reeves1998
The Wild Thornberrys as Gemsbok #1 (voice)1998
Twilight as Lester Ivar1998
Chairman of the Board as Freemont1998
Men in White as Stanley1998
Erasable You as Ralph Worth1998
Nightmare in Big Sky Country as Marshal Jim Phillips1997
My Best Friend's Wedding as Joe O'Neal1997
Albino Alligator as Dino1997
Retroactive as Sam1997
The Killing Jar as Sheriff Foley1996
Tracey Takes On... as Not available1996
The West as Self (voice)1996
Early Edition as Santa1996
Romeo + Juliet as Apothecary1996
A Time to Kill as Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)1996
The Lottery as Chief Davis1996
Criminal Hearts as Martin1996
Portraits of a Killer as Raymond Garrison1995
The Outer Limits as Sanford Vallé1995
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home as Bill Wilcox1995
Panther as Dorsett1995
Relative Fear as Earl Ladelle1995
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler as Morris1995
Dead Badge as Sergeant Miller Hoskins1994
Baseball as (voice)1994
Camp Nowhere as T.R. Polk1994
Cops & Robbersons as Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited)1994
The Glass Shield as Det. Jesse Hall1994
Probable Cause as Sadler1994
Madness of Method as Rudolph Thorndyke1993
The X-Files as Arthur Dales1993
Frasier as Rich Koechner1993
NYPD Blue as Joe Kroft1993
Wilder Napalm as Fire Chief1993
The Music of Chance as Calvin Murks1993
Bitter Harvest as Sheriff Bob1992
White Sands as Bert Gibson1992
Equinox as Pete Petosa1992
The Naked Truth as Garcia / Gesundheim1992
Killer Image as John Kane1992
Four Eyes and Six-Guns as Not available1992
Wild Card as Mose1991
Home Improvement as Colonel1991
Fourth Story as Harry1991
Silverfox as Charles Blankenship1990
The Flash as Henry Allen1990
The Civil War as Various1990
Narrow Margin as Sergeant Dominick Benti1990
The Flash as Henry Allen1990
Chattahoochee as Morris1990
Love and Lies as Clyde Wilson1989
Tales from the Crypt as Jonas1989
The Mighty Quinn as Fred Miller1989
Unsub as Ned Platt1989
Brotherhood of the Rose as Hardy1989
Catch Me... If You Can as Johnny Phatmun1989
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat as Mort1989
Thunderground as Wedge1988
Red Scorpion as Dewey Ferguson1988
The Milagro Beanfield War as Governor1988
Sunset as Chief Marvin Dibner1988
Clean and Sober as Richard Dirks1988
War Party as Colin Ditweiler1987
Raising Arizona as Machine Shop Ear-Bender1987
Harry and the Hendersons as George Henderson Sr.1987
No Man's Land as Captain Haun1987
Murder Ordained as Vern Humphrey1987
Murder Ordained as Vern Humphrey1987
Broken Vows as Detective Mulligan1987
Abduction as Don Nichols1986
Critters as Harv1986
Back to School as Coach Turnbull1986
Wildcats as Walt Coes1986
The Best of Times as Charlie1986
The Deliberate Stranger as Det. Sam Davies1986
Resting Place as Sarge1986
The Right of the People as Sindaco1986
Hero in the Family as General Presser1985
The Twilight Zone as Peter (segment "Dealer's Choice")1985
Amazing Stories as Grandpa1985
Fletch as Dr. Joseph Dolan1985
The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn as Rocco1984
Blood Simple as Private Detective1984
Missing in Action as Tuck1984
The Pope of Greenwich Village as Burns1984
Grandview, U.S.A. as Mr. Clark1984
Scandalous as Simon Reynolds1984
The Outlaws as Warden MacDonald1984
Courage as Colonel Crouse1983
AfterMASH as Reverend Horn1983
The Hitchhiker as Detective Underhill1983
Silkwood as Walt Yarborough1983
Night Partners as Joe Kirby1983
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle as Joe Lemke1982
Blade Runner as Bryant1982
Cannery Row as Mack1982
The Escape Artist as Fritz1982
Fast-Walking as Sergeant Sanger1981
East of Eden as Sheriff Horace Quinn1981
Reds as Speaker at Liberal Club1981
Back Roads as Arthur1981
Hellinger's Law as Mr. Graebner1980
Ordinary People as Swim Coach1980
Brubaker as C.P. Woodward1980
Raise the Titanic as Master Chief Vinnie Walker1980
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane as Harold Patton1980
City in Fear as Sheldon Lewis1980
Skag as Moran1979
The Jerk as Madman1979
The French Atlantic Affair as Harry1979
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh as Wally Cantrell1979
The Gift as Legion Commander1979
No Other Love as DeFranco1979
Dear Detective as Capt. Gorcey1978
Straight Time as Earl Frank1978
Superdome as Whitley1978
A Question of Guilt as Inspector McCartney1977
Airport '77 as Dr. Williams1977
Slap Shot as Dickie Dunn1977
Red Alert as Sheriff Sweeney1976
Gibbsville as Yostie1976
Nickelodeon as "Father" Logan1976
Mikey and Nicky as Bus Driver1976
Bound for Glory as Husband1976
The Invasion of Johnson County as Irvine1975
Baretta as Not available1975
Starsky & Hutch as Freddie1975
Starsky & Hutch as Lloyd Herman Eckworth1975
The Prisoner of Second Avenue as Doorman1975
At Long Last Love as Harold1975
Crime Club as Jack Doyle1975
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic as Mr. Peterson1974
Little House on the Prairie as Not available1974
The Rockford Files as Edgar Burch1974
The Gambler as Las Vegas Gambler1973
Serpico as Gallagher1973
Kid Blue as Barber1972
The Waltons as David Fletcher1972
The Bob Newhart Show as Jack Hoover1972
The Sandy Duncan Show as Not available1972
What's Up, Doc? as Arresting Officer1972
Get to Know Your Rabbit as Mr. Wendel1971
McMillan & Wife as Officer Ames1971
Nichols as Gabe McCutcheon1971
All in the Family as Billy Hartfield1971
Escape from the Planet of the Apes as Aide1971
Cold Turkey as Art1971
They Might Be Giants as 1st Sanitation Man1970
Arnie as Not available1970
Little Big Man as Shotgun Guard1970
End of the Road as Crab Man / Tutu Man1970
The Traveling Executioner as Warden Brodski1969
Midnight Cowboy as Bus Passenger (uncredited)1969
Alice's Restaurant as Group W Sergeant1969
Stiletto as Racing Partner (uncredited)1967
Ironside as Telegraph Clerk1959
Bonanza as Mattheson1954
The Wonderful World of Disney as General Presser1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Sarge