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M. Emmet Walsh
Actor, Producer
Born March 22, 1935Died March 19, 2024 (88 years)
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).
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| 2025 | Green and Gold · as Scotty |
| 2024 | Brothers · as Judge Farful |
| 2024 | Outlaw Posse · as Catfish |
| 2023 | A Little White Lie · as Arthur Baldwin |
| 2022 | Dotty & Soul · as Harold Eichelbaum |
| 2022 | American Gigolo (TV Series) · as Coleman |
| 2022 | The Immaculate Room · as Kate's Father |
| 2020 | The Mimic · as The Director |
| 2019 | Knives Out · as Mr. Proofroc |
| 2019 | The Righteous Gemstones (TV Series) · as Roy Gemstone |
| 2019 | South of Bix · as Grandpa |
| 2019 | Raising Buchanan · as Larry Kiesling |
| 2019 | Faith, Hope & Love · as Fr. John |
| 2018 | Change in the Air · as Walter Lemke |
| 2018 | Shifting Gears · as Hank |
| 2015 | Boiling Pot · as Dean Marison |
| 2015 | Sneaky Pete (TV Series) · as Tex Hopkins |
| 2015 | Empire (2015) (TV Series) · as Harold Blakeley |
| 2015 | The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power · as Gorak |
| 2014 | Calvary · as The Writer |
| 2013 | Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories (TV Series) · as Detective |
| 2012 | Love Sick Love · as Ed |
| 2012 | Arthur Newman · as Zazek |
| 2012 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green · as Uncle Bub |
| 2010 | Pound Puppies (2010) (TV Series) · as Olaf (voice) |
| 2010 | Chasing 3000 · as Chuck Ireland |
| 2010 | The Assignment · as Mr. Beudreaux |
| 2010 | Adventure Time (TV Series) · as Cosmic Owl |
| 2009 | Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency · as Chief Van Owen |
| 2009 | Youth in Revolt · as Mr. Saunders |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | Haunted Echoes · as Neil |
| 2008 | 5-Second Films (TV Series) · as Soup Eating Man |
| 2008 | Your Name Here · as Kroger |
| 2008 | Sherman's Way · as Hoyt |
| 2007 | Blade Runner: Deleted and Alternate Scenes · as Bryant |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Damages (TV Series) · as Lyle Hewes |
| 2007 | Army Wives (TV Series) · as Bernie Wallacheck |
| 2007 | Man in the Chair · as Mickey Hopkins |
| 2006 | 'Til Death (TV Series) · as Uncle Rudolph |
| 2005 | The X's (TV Series) · as Stanley |
| 2005 | Greener Mountains · as Muggs |
| 2005 | Racing Stripes · as Woodzie |
| 2004 | Christmas with the Kranks · as Walt Scheel |
| 2003 | Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales · as Wally Westland |
| 2003 | Baggage · as Sandy Westphall |
| 2002 | What's New Scooby-Doo? (TV Series) · as Jeb (voice) |
| 2002 | Snow Dogs · as George |
| 2001 | The Guardian (TV Series) · as Ezra Pence |
| 2001 | The Mind of the Married Man (TV Series) · as Randall Evans |
| 2001 | Night Visions (TV Series) · as Gus (segment "reunion") |
| 2001 | Christmas in the Clouds · as Stu O'malley |
| 2000 | Poor White Trash · as Judge Pike |
| 2000 | Gideon's Crossing (TV Series) · as Dr. Matthews |
| 2000 | Ed (TV Series) · as Mayor Wally Kendricks |
| 2000 | Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (TV Series) · as Aubrey Lang |
| 1999 | Jack of Hearts · as Comissioner Menlo Boyce |
| 1999 | Monster! · as Lloyd Reeves |
| 1999 | Random Hearts · as Billy (uncredited) |
| 1999 | Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (TV Series) · as Mack (voice) |
| 1999 | The Iron Giant · as Earl Stutz (voice) |
| 1999 | Me and Will · as Dean |
| 1999 | Wild Wild West · as Coleman |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys (TV Series) · as Gemsbok #1 (voice) |
| 1998 | Nightmare in Big Sky Country · as Marshal Jim Phillips |
| 1998 | Men in White · as Stanley |
| 1998 | Erasable You · as Ralph Worth |
| 1998 | Twilight · as Lester Ivar |
| 1997 | Chairman of the Board · as Freemont |
| 1997 | My Best Friend's Wedding · as Joe O'neal |
| 1997 | The Killing Jar · as Sheriff Foley |
| 1997 | Retroactive · as Sam |
| 1996 | Romeo + Juliet · as Apothecary |
| 1996 | The Lottery · as Chief Davis |
| 1996 | Early Edition (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Albino Alligator · as Dino |
| 1996 | A Time to Kill · as Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited) |
| 1996 | Portraits of a Killer · as Raymond Garrison |
| 1996 | Criminal Hearts · as Martin |
| 1996 | Tracey Takes On... (TV Series) |
| 1995 | Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home · as Bill Wilcox |
| 1995 | |
| 1995 | The Way West · as Voice |
| 1995 | Panther · as Dorsett |
| 1995 | Dead Badge · as Sergeant Miller Hoskins |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits (1995) (TV Series) · as Sanford Vallé |
| 1994 | Relative Fear · as Earl Ladelle |
| 1994 | Probable Cause · as Sadler |
| 1994 | Baseball (TV Series) · as (voice) |
| 1994 | The Glass Shield · as Det. Jesse Hall |
| 1994 | Camp Nowhere · as T.r. Polk |
| 1994 | Cops and Robbersons · as Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited) |
| 1994 | Madness of Method · as Rudolph Thorndyke |
| 1993 | Bitter Harvest · as Sheriff Bob |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Joe Kroft |
| 1993 | Frasier (TV Series) · as Rich Koechner |
| 1993 | The X-Files (TV Series) · as Arthur Dales |
| 1993 | Wilder Napalm · as Fire Chief |
| 1993 | The Music of Chance · as Calvin Murks |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | The Jackie Thomas Show (TV Series) · as Arlen Thomas |
| 1992 | The Naked Truth · as Garcia / Gesundheim |
| 1992 | Wild Card · as Mose |
| 1992 | Equinox · as Pete Petosa |
| 1992 | White Sands · as Bert Gibson |
| 1992 | Killer Image · as John Kane |
| 1991 | Home Improvement (TV Series) · as Colonel |
| 1991 | Silverfox · as Charles Blankenship |
| 1991 | Fourth Story · as Harry |
| 1990 | The Flash · as Henry Allen |
| 1990 | The Civil War (TV Series) · as Various |
| 1990 | Narrow Margin · as Sergeant Dominick Benti |
| 1990 | The Flash (TV Series) · as Henry Allen |
| 1990 | Love and Lies · as Clyde Wilson |
| 1989 | Catch Me If You Can · as Johnny Phatmun |
| 1989 | Chattahoochee · as Morris |
| 1989 | Thunderground · as Wedge |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) · as Jonas |
| 1989 | Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat · as Mort |
| 1989 | The Mighty Quinn · as Fred Miller |
| 1989 | Unsub (TV Series) · as Ned Platt |
| 1989 | Brotherhood of the Rose (TV Series) · as Hardy |
| 1988 | Red Scorpion · as Dewey Ferguson |
| 1988 | War Party · as Colin Ditweiler |
| 1988 | Clean and Sober · as Richard Dirks |
| 1988 | Sunset · as Chief Marvin Dibner |
| 1988 | The Milagro Beanfield War · as Governor |
| 1987 | No Man's Land · as Captain Haun |
| 1987 | Harry and the Hendersons · as George Henderson Sr. |
| 1987 | Murder Ordained · as Vern Humphrey |
| 1987 | Murder Ordained (TV Series) · as Vern Humphrey |
| 1987 | Raising Arizona · as Machine Shop Ear-Bender |
| 1987 | The Abduction of Kari Swenson · as Don Nichols |
| 1987 | Broken Vows · as Detective Mulligan |
| 1986 | Vanishing America · as Earl Crockett |
| 1986 | Back to School · as Coach Turnbull |
| 1986 | The Deliberate Stranger · as Det. Sam Davies |
| 1986 | The Deliberate Stranger (TV Series) · as Det. Sam Davies |
| 1986 | Resting Place · as Sarge |
| 1986 | |
| 1986 | Wildcats · as Walt Coes |
| 1986 | The Best of Times · as Charlie |
| 1986 | The Right of the People · as Sindaco |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories (1985) (TV Series) · as Grandpa |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone (1985) (TV Series) · as Peter (segment "dealer's Choice") |
| 1985 | Fletch · as Dr. Joseph Dolan |
| 1984 | Courage · as Colonel Crouse |
| 1984 | Missing in Action · as Tuck |
| 1984 | Grandview, U.S.A. · as Mr. Clark |
| 1984 | The Pope of Greenwich Village · as Burns |
| 1984 | Blood Simple · as Loren Visser |
| 1984 | Scandalous · as Simon Reynolds |
| 1983 | Silkwood · as Walt Yarborough |
| 1983 | The Hitchhiker (TV Series) · as Detective Underhill |
| 1983 | Night Partners · as Joe Kirby |
| 1983 | AfterMASH (TV Series) · as Reverend Horn |
| 1982 | Fast-Walking · as Sergeant Sanger |
| 1982 | Blade Runner · as Bryant |
| 1982 | The Escape Artist · as Fritz |
| 1982 | Cannery Row · as Mack |
| 1981 | Reds · as Speaker At Liberal Club |
| 1981 | Back Roads · as Arthur |
| 1981 | Hellinger's Law · as Mr. Graebner |
| 1981 | East of Eden (TV Series) · as Sheriff Horace Quinn |
| 1980 | High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane · as Harold Patton |
| 1980 | Ordinary People · as Swim Coach |
| 1980 | Raise the Titanic · as Master Chief Vinnie Walker |
| 1980 | Brubaker · as C.p. Woodward |
| 1980 | City in Fear · as Sheldon Lewis |
| 1980 | Skag (TV Series) · as Moran |
| 1979 | The Gift · as Legion Commander |
| 1979 | The Jerk · as Madman |
| 1979 | The French Atlantic Affair (TV Series) · as Harry |
| 1979 | The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh · as Wally Cantrell |
| 1979 | No Other Love · as Defranco |
| 1978 | Straight Time · as Earl Frank |
| 1978 | A Question of Guilt · as Inspector Mccartney |
| 1978 | Superdome · as Whitley |
| 1977 | James at 15 (TV Series) · as Coach Federson |
| 1977 | Red Alert · as Sheriff Sweeney |
| 1977 | Airport '77 · as Dr. Williams |
| 1977 | Slap Shot · as Dickie Dunn |
| 1977 | ABC Weekend Special (TV Series) · as Rocco |
| 1976 | Mikey and Nicky · as Bus Driver |
| 1976 | Nickelodeon · as "father" Logan |
| 1976 | Bound for Glory · as Husband |
| 1976 | Gibbsville (TV Series) · as Yostie |
| 1976 | The Invasion of Johnson County · as Irvine |
| 1976 | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (TV Series) · as Sergeant Malloy |
| 1975 | The Prisoner of Second Avenue · as Doorman |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch (TV Series) · as Lloyd Herman Eckworth |
| 1975 | Crime Club · as Jack Doyle |
| 1975 | At Long Last Love · as Harold |
| 1975 | Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic · as Mr. Peterson |
| 1975 | Baretta (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Amy Prentiss (TV Series) · as Tom |
| 1974 | The Gambler · as Las Vegas Gambler |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files (TV Series) · as Edgar Burch |
| 1973 | Serpico · as Gallagher |
| 1973 | Kid Blue · as Barber |
| 1972 | The ABC Afterschool Special (TV Series) · as Joe Lemke |
| 1972 | The Sandy Duncan Show (TV Series) |
| 1972 | The Bob Newhart Show (TV Series) · as Jack Hoover |
| 1972 | The Waltons (TV Series) · as David Fletcher |
| 1972 | Get to Know Your Rabbit · as Mr. Wendel |
| 1972 | What's Up, Doc? · as Arresting Officer |
| 1971 | The Jimmy Stewart Show (TV Series) · as Lionel Atkins |
| 1971 | McMillan and Wife (TV Series) · as Officer Ames |
| 1971 | Nichols (TV Series) · as Gabe Mccutcheon |
| 1971 | Escape from the Planet of the Apes · as Aide |
| 1971 | They Might Be Giants · as 1st Sanitation Man |
| 1971 | Cold Turkey · as Art |
| 1971 | All in the Family (TV Series) · as Billy Hartfield |
| 1970 | Little Big Man · as Shotgun Guard |
| 1970 | The Traveling Executioner · as Warden Brodski |
| 1970 | Arnie (TV Series) |
| 1970 | End of the Road · as Crab Man / Tutu Man |
| 1969 | Alice's Restaurant · as Group W Sergeant |
| 1969 | Stiletto · as Racing Partner (uncredited) |
| 1969 | Midnight Cowboy · as Bus Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1968 | Julia (TV Series) · as Gus Anderson |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) · as Telegraph Clerk |
| 1967 | N.Y.P.D. (TV Series) · as Freibisch |
| 1963 | The Doctors (TV Series) · as Jason Randall |
| 1959 | |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as General Presser |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Sarge |