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M. Emmet Walsh

M. 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 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).

Birthday: 1935-03-22

Place of birth: Ogdensburg, New York, USA

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Also known as: Michael Emmet Walsh, امت والش

South of Bix
South of Bix

2019-06-20

Grandpa

Brubaker
Brubaker

1980-06-20

C.P. Woodward

The Iron Giant
The Iron Giant

1999-08-06

Earl Stutz (voice)

Critters
Critters

1986-04-11

Harv

Alice's Restaurant
Alice's Restaurant

1969-08-20

Group W Sergeant

The Best of Times
The Best of Times

1986-01-31

Charlie

The Mighty Quinn
The Mighty Quinn

1989-02-17

Fred Miller

The Jerk
The Jerk

1979-12-14

Madman

Blood Simple
Blood Simple

1984-03-26

Private Detective

Slap Shot
Slap Shot

1977-02-25

Dickie Dunn

Chairman of the Board
Chairman of the Board

1998-03-13

Freemont

Straight Time
Straight Time

1978-03-18

Earl Frank

Narrow Margin
Narrow Margin

1990-09-21

Sergeant Dominick Benti

Wild Wild West
Wild Wild West

1999-06-30

Coleman

Cold Turkey
Cold Turkey

1971-02-19

Art

Raise the Titanic
Raise the Titanic

1980-08-01

Master Chief Vinnie Walker

Cannery Row
Cannery Row

1982-02-12

Mack

My Best Friend's Wedding
My Best Friend's Wedding

1997-06-19

Joe O'Neal

Harry and the Hendersons
Harry and the Hendersons

1987-06-05

George Henderson Sr.

Twilight
Twilight

1998-03-06

Lester Ivar

Fletch
Fletch

1985-05-31

Dr. Joseph Dolan

Red Scorpion
Red Scorpion

1988-12-24

Dewey Ferguson

Silkwood
Silkwood

1983-12-14

Walt Yarborough

Retroactive
Retroactive

1997-01-01

Sam

Christmas in the Clouds
Christmas in the Clouds

2001-01-21

Stu O'Malley

No Man's Land
No Man's Land

1987-10-23

Captain Haun

Big Stan
Big Stan

2007-11-03

Lew Popper

Catch Me... If You Can
Catch Me... If You Can

1989-10-14

Johnny Phatmun

Christmas with the Kranks
Christmas with the Kranks

2004-11-24

Walt Scheel

Don McKay
Don McKay

2009-04-24

Samuel

The Outlaws
The Outlaws

1984-07-09

Warden MacDonald

Cops & Robbersons
Cops & Robbersons

1994-04-15

Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited)

Man in the Chair
Man in the Chair

2007-01-27

Mickey Hopkins

Missing in Action
Missing in Action

1984-11-16

Tuck

Back to School
Back to School

1986-06-13

Coach Turnbull

Back Roads
Back Roads

1981-03-13

Arthur

The Gambler
The Gambler

1974-10-02

Las Vegas Gambler

Poor White Trash
Poor White Trash

2000-12-01

Judge Pike

Me and Will
Me and Will

1999-07-10

Dean

Fast-Walking
Fast-Walking

1982-05-11

Sergeant Sanger

Ordinary People
Ordinary People

1980-09-19

Swim Coach

The Music of Chance
The Music of Chance

1993-06-23

Calvin Murks

Camp Nowhere
Camp Nowhere

1994-08-26

T.R. Polk

Reds
Reds

1981-12-25

Speaker at Liberal Club

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

1979-11-06

Wally Cantrell

White Sands
White Sands

1992-04-24

Bert Gibson

Killer Image
Killer Image

1992-03-01

John Kane

War Party
War Party

1988-09-15

Colin Ditweiler

The Traveling Executioner
The Traveling Executioner

1970-10-01

Warden Brodski

The Deliberate Stranger
The Deliberate Stranger

1986-05-04

Det. Sam Davies

Grandview, U.S.A.
Grandview, U.S.A.

1984-08-03

Mr. Clark

City in Fear
City in Fear

1980-03-30

Sheldon Lewis

Thunderground
Thunderground

1989-09-01

Wedge

Random Hearts
Random Hearts

1999-10-08

Billy (uncredited)

Red Alert
Red Alert

1977-05-18

Sheriff Sweeney

A Question of Guilt
A Question of Guilt

1978-02-21

Inspector McCartney

Your Name Here
Your Name Here

2008-06-13

Kroger

Scandalous
Scandalous

1984-01-29

Simon Reynolds

Broken Vows
Broken Vows

1987-01-28

Detective Mulligan

At Long Last Love
At Long Last Love

1975-03-01

Harold

Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon

1976-12-21

"Father" Logan

Love Sick Love
Love Sick Love

2012-11-15

Ed

Monster!
Monster!

1999-09-12

Lloyd Reeves

Skag
Skag

1980-01-06

Moran

The Naked Truth
The Naked Truth

1992-09-29

Garcia / Gesundheim

Bitter Harvest
Bitter Harvest

1993-11-03

Sheriff Bob

The Flash
The Flash

1990-11-04

Henry Allen

Abduction
Abduction

1987-03-08

Don Nichols

Baggage
Baggage

2003-03-01

Sandy Westphall

Haunted Echoes
Haunted Echoes

2008-11-20

Neil

Calvary
Calvary

2014-04-11

The Writer

Probable Cause
Probable Cause

1994-11-20

Sadler

Racing Stripes
Racing Stripes

2005-01-06

Woodzie

They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants

1971-06-09

1st Sanitation Man

Youth in Revolt
Youth in Revolt

2009-09-11

Mr. Saunders

Mikey and Nicky
Mikey and Nicky

1976-12-21

Bus Driver

Little Big Man
Little Big Man

1970-12-23

Shotgun Guard

Superdome
Superdome

1978-01-09

Whitley

A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill

1996-07-24

Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)

Airport '77
Airport '77

1977-03-11

Dr. Williams

Snow Dogs
Snow Dogs

2002-01-18

George

Blade Runner
Blade Runner

1982-06-25

Bryant

Relative Fear
Relative Fear

1995-10-03

Earl Ladelle

Criminal Hearts
Criminal Hearts

1996-02-15

Martin

Nightmare in Big Sky Country
Nightmare in Big Sky Country

1998-08-17

Marshal Jim Phillips

Albino Alligator
Albino Alligator

1997-01-17

Dino

Resting Place
Resting Place

1986-04-27

Sarge

Greener Mountains
Greener Mountains

2005-06-25

Muggs

Courage
Courage

1984-11-16

Colonel Crouse

Serpico
Serpico

1973-12-18

Gallagher

Madness of Method
Madness of Method

1994-04-01

Rudolph Thorndyke

Outlaw Posse
Outlaw Posse

2024-03-01

Catfish

Fourth Story
Fourth Story

1991-01-19

Harry

The Assignment
The Assignment

2010-06-15

Mr. Beudreaux

Murder Ordained
Murder Ordained

1987-05-03

Vern Humphrey

Boiling Pot
Boiling Pot

2015-09-29

Dean Marison

Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee

1990-04-20

Morris

Wildcats
Wildcats

1986-02-14

Walt Coes

Brothers
Brothers

2024-10-10

Judge Farful

Panther
Panther

1995-05-03

Dorsett

Sunset
Sunset

1988-04-29

Chief Marvin Dibner

Erasable You
Erasable You

1998-06-13

Ralph Worth

The Glass Shield
The Glass Shield

1994-09-16

Det. Jesse Hall

What's Up, Doc?
What's Up, Doc?

1972-03-09

Arresting Officer

Portraits of a Killer
Portraits of a Killer

1996-05-21

Raymond Garrison

Wilder Napalm
Wilder Napalm

1993-08-20

Fire Chief

Men in White
Men in White

1998-08-16

Stanley

Silverfox
Silverfox

1991-07-06

Charles Blankenship

Raising Arizona
Raising Arizona

1987-03-13

Machine Shop Ear-Bender

The Escape Artist
The Escape Artist

1982-05-28

Fritz

Get to Know Your Rabbit
Get to Know Your Rabbit

1972-06-07

Mr. Wendel

End of the Road
End of the Road

1970-02-10

Crab Man / Tutu Man

Chasing 3000
Chasing 3000

2010-07-16

Chuck Ireland

The Gift
The Gift

1979-12-15

Legion Commander

Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy

1969-05-25

Bus Passenger (uncredited)

Hellinger's Law
Hellinger's Law

1981-03-10

Mr. Graebner

Wild Card
Wild Card

1992-08-03

Mose

Dear Detective
Dear Detective

1979-03-27

Capt. Gorcey

Change in the Air
Change in the Air

2018-10-19

Walter Lemke

The Right of the People
The Right of the People

1986-01-13

Sindaco

Clean and Sober
Clean and Sober

1988-08-10

Richard Dirks

Shifting Gears
Shifting Gears

2018-03-23

Hank

The Lottery
The Lottery

1996-09-29

Chief Davis

Toto
Toto

2018-08-01

Toto

The Killing Jar
The Killing Jar

1997-05-27

Sheriff Foley

Faith, Hope & Love
Faith, Hope & Love

2019-03-15

Fr. John

Bound for Glory
Bound for Glory

1976-12-05

Husband

Eyeball Eddie
Eyeball Eddie

2001-04-06

Coach Cook

Knives Out
Knives Out

2019-11-27

Mr. Proofroc

Raising Buchanan
Raising Buchanan

2019-04-12

Larry Kiesling

Dead Badge
Dead Badge

1995-03-28

Sergeant Miller Hoskins

Night Partners
Night Partners

1983-10-11

Joe Kirby

Love and Lies
Love and Lies

1990-03-18

Clyde Wilson

Romeo + Juliet
Romeo + Juliet

1996-11-01

Apothecary

Equinox
Equinox

1992-09-18

Pete Petosa

Jack of Hearts
Jack of Hearts

2000-11-02

Comissioner Menlo Boyce

No Other Love
No Other Love

1979-03-24

DeFranco

Arthur Newman
Arthur Newman

2012-09-07

Zazek

Crime Club
Crime Club

1975-04-03

Jack Doyle

Sorry, Not Sorry
Sorry, Not Sorry

2019-03-08

Harry's Father

The Mimic
The Mimic

2021-02-05

The Director

Stiletto
Stiletto

1969-07-30

Racing Partner (uncredited)

The Immaculate Room
The Immaculate Room

2022-08-19

Kate's Father

Kid Blue
Kid Blue

1973-01-31

Barber

A Little White Lie
A Little White Lie

2023-03-03

Arthur Baldwin

The Milagro Beanfield War
The Milagro Beanfield War

1988-03-18

Governor

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

2003-08-09

Wally Westland

Dotty and Soul
Dotty and Soul

2023-05-19

Harold Eichelbaum

Green and Gold
Green and Gold

2025-01-31

Scotty

A True Character
A True Character

2008-01-01

Self

Hero in the Family
Hero in the Family

1986-09-28

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