M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Acting

Birthday

1935/03/22

Day of death

2024/03/19 (89 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Ogdensburg, New York, USA

Also know as

Michael 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 fil...Read more

Acting
South of Bix
0.0

(2019) South of Bix

as Grandpa

Brubaker
7.1

(1980) Brubaker

as C.P. Woodward

The Iron Giant
8.0

(1999) The Iron Giant

as Earl Stutz (voice)

Critters
6.5

(1986) Critters

as Harv

Alice's Restaurant
6.2

(1969) Alice's Restaurant

as Group W Sergeant

The Best of Times
5.6

(1986) The Best of Times

as Charlie

The Mighty Quinn
6.2

(1989) The Mighty Quinn

as Fred Miller

The Jerk
6.9

(1979) The Jerk

as Madman

Blood Simple
7.2

(1984) Blood Simple

as Loren Visser

Slap Shot
6.8

(1977) Slap Shot

as Dickie Dunn

Chairman of the Board
3.7

(1998) Chairman of the Board

as Freemont

Straight Time
7.1

(1978) Straight Time

as Earl Frank

Narrow Margin
6.4

(1990) Narrow Margin

as Sergeant Dominick Benti

Wild Wild West
5.3

(1999) Wild Wild West

as Coleman

Cold Turkey
6.2

(1971) Cold Turkey

as Art

Raise the Titanic
5.3

(1980) Raise the Titanic

as Master Chief Vinnie Walker

The Pope of Greenwich Village
6.3

(1984) The Pope of Greenwich Village

as Burns

Cannery Row
5.9

(1982) Cannery Row

as Mack

My Best Friend's Wedding
6.6

(1997) My Best Friend's Wedding

as Joe O'Neal

Harry and the Hendersons
6.1

(1987) Harry and the Hendersons

as George Henderson Sr.

Twilight
6.1

(1998) Twilight

as Lester Ivar

Fletch
6.7

(1985) Fletch

as Dr. Joseph Dolan

Red Scorpion
5.9

(1988) Red Scorpion

as Dewey Ferguson

Silkwood
6.9

(1983) Silkwood

as Walt Yarborough

Retroactive
6.1

(1997) Retroactive

as Sam

Christmas in the Clouds
6.5

(2001) Christmas in the Clouds

as Stu O'Malley

No Man's Land
6.0

(1987) No Man's Land

as Captain Haun

Big Stan
6.6

(2007) Big Stan

as Lew Popper

Catch Me If You Can
5.2

(1989) Catch Me If You Can

as Johnny Phatmun

Christmas with the Kranks
6.1

(2004) Christmas with the Kranks

as Walt Scheel

Don McKay
5.0

(2009) Don McKay

as Samuel

The Outlaws
0.0

(1984) The Outlaws

as Warden MacDonald

Cops & Robbersons
5.1

(1994) Cops & Robbersons

as Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited)

Man in the Chair
6.9

(2007) Man in the Chair

as Mickey Hopkins

Missing in Action
5.8

(1984) Missing in Action

as Tuck

Back to School
6.3

(1986) Back to School

as Coach Turnbull

Back Roads
5.6

(1981) Back Roads

as Arthur

The Gambler
6.7

(1974) The Gambler

as Las Vegas gambler

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
6.1

(1989) Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

as Mort

Poor White Trash
4.2

(2000) Poor White Trash

as Judge Pike

Me and Will
6.2

(1999) Me and Will

as Dean

Fast-Walking
5.9

(1982) Fast-Walking

as Sergeant Sanger

Ordinary People
7.5

(1980) Ordinary People

as Swim Coach

The Music of Chance
6.7

(1993) The Music of Chance

as Calvin Murks

Camp Nowhere
5.9

(1994) Camp Nowhere

as T.R. Polk

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
7.9

(2007) Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

as Self

Reds
6.9

(1981) Reds

as Speaker at Liberal Club

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
5.5

(1979) The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

as Wally Cantrell

White Sands
5.9

(1992) White Sands

as Bert Gibson

Killer Image
4.8

(1992) Killer Image

as John Kane

0.0

Roney's Point

as Lance McKyle

The Prisoner of Second Avenue
6.7

(1975) The Prisoner of Second Avenue

as Doorman

The Odd Life of Timothy Green
7.0

(2012) The Odd Life of Timothy Green

as Uncle Bub

War Party
6.2

(1988) War Party

as Colin Ditweiler

The Traveling Executioner
5.9

(1970) The Traveling Executioner

as Warden Brodski

The Deliberate Stranger
6.5

(1986) The Deliberate Stranger

as Det. Sam Davies

Grandview, U.S.A.
6.0

(1984) Grandview, U.S.A.

as Mr. Clark

City in Fear
6.2

(1980) City in Fear

as Sheldon Lewis

Thunderground
3.0

(1989) Thunderground

as Wedge

Random Hearts
5.5

(1999) Random Hearts

as Billy (uncredited)

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
7.0

(1995) From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

as Morris

Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency
4.8

(2011) Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency

as Chief Van Owen

High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
4.2

(1980) High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane

as Harold Patton

Red Alert
4.0

(1977) Red Alert

as Sheriff Sweeney

A Question of Guilt
6.2

(1978) A Question of Guilt

as Inspector McCartney

Your Name Here
4.5

(2008) Your Name Here

as Kroger

Scandalous
4.0

(1984) Scandalous

as Simon Reynolds

Broken Vows
5.3

(1987) Broken Vows

as Detective Mulligan

At Long Last Love
5.4

(1975) At Long Last Love

as Harold

Nickelodeon
6.0

(1976) Nickelodeon

as "Father" Logan

Love Sick Love
5.2

(2012) Love Sick Love

as Ed

Monster!
5.2

(1999) Monster!

as Lloyd Reeves

Skag
0.0

(1980) Skag

as Moran

The Naked Truth
2.0

(1992) The Naked Truth

as Garcia / Gesundheim

Bitter Harvest
4.7

(1993) Bitter Harvest

as Sheriff Bob

The Flash
6.5

(1990) The Flash

as Henry Allen

Abduction
5.5

(1987) Abduction

as Don Nichols

Baggage
0.0

(2003) Baggage

as Sandy Westphall

Haunted Echoes
4.6

(2008) Haunted Echoes

as Neil

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
5.9

(1995) Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

as Bill Wilcox

Calvary
7.1

(2014) Calvary

as The Writer

Probable Cause
4.8

(1994) Probable Cause

as Sadler

Racing Stripes
5.9

(2005) Racing Stripes

as Woodzie

Four Eyes and Six-Guns
2.5

(1992) Four Eyes and Six-Guns

as ---

They Might Be Giants
6.9

(1971) They Might Be Giants

as 1st Sanitation Man

Youth in Revolt
6.2

(2009) Youth in Revolt

as Mr. Saunders

Mikey and Nicky
6.8

(1976) Mikey and Nicky

as Bus Driver

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
5.2

(1975) Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

as Mr. Peterson

Little Big Man
7.5

(1970) Little Big Man

as Shotgun Guard

Superdome
4.2

(1978) Superdome

as Whitley

A Time to Kill
7.4

(1996) A Time to Kill

as Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)

Airport '77
5.6

(1977) Airport '77

as Dr. Williams

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
7.2

(2000) On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

as Self

Snow Dogs
5.6

(2002) Snow Dogs

as George

Blade Runner
7.9

(1982) Blade Runner

as Bryant

Relative Fear
5.0

(1995) Relative Fear

as Earl Ladelle

Criminal Hearts
5.4

(1996) Criminal Hearts

as Martin

Nightmare in Big Sky Country
0.0

(1998) Nightmare in Big Sky Country

as Marshal Jim Phillips

Escape from the Planet of the Apes
6.4

(1971) Escape from the Planet of the Apes

as Aide

The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
5.2

(2015) The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power

as Gorak

Albino Alligator
5.7

(1997) Albino Alligator

as Dino

Resting Place
6.2

(1986) Resting Place

as Sarge

Greener Mountains
5.2

(2005) Greener Mountains

as Muggs

Courage
5.4

(1984) Courage

as Colonel Crouse

Serpico
7.5

(1973) Serpico

as Gallagher

0.0

Madness of Method

as Rudolph Thorndyke

Outlaw Posse
6.1

(2024) Outlaw Posse

as Catfish

Fourth Story
5.6

(1991) Fourth Story

as Harry

The Assignment
6.5

(2010) The Assignment

as Mr. Beudreaux

Murder Ordained
5.0

(1987) Murder Ordained

as Vern Humphrey

Boiling Pot
5.8

(2015) Boiling Pot

as Dean Marison

Chattahoochee
5.7

(1990) Chattahoochee

as Morris

Wildcats
6.2

(1986) Wildcats

as Walt Coes

Brothers
6.0

(2024) Brothers

as Judge Farful

Panther
6.2

(1995) Panther

as Dorsett

Sunset
5.7

(1988) Sunset

as Chief Marvin Dibner

0.0

(1998) Erasable You

as Ralph Worth

The Glass Shield
4.8

(1994) The Glass Shield

as Det. Jesse Hall

What's Up, Doc?
7.3

(1972) What's Up, Doc?

as Arresting Officer

Portraits of a Killer
2.3

(1996) Portraits of a Killer

as Raymond Garrison

Wilder Napalm
5.5

(1993) Wilder Napalm

as Fire Chief

Men in White
3.6

(1998) Men in White

as Stanley

0.0

Silverfox

as Charles Blankenship

Raising Arizona
7.1

(1987) Raising Arizona

as Machine Shop Ear-Bender

The Escape Artist
6.1

(1982) The Escape Artist

as Fritz

Get to Know Your Rabbit
5.1

(1972) Get to Know Your Rabbit

as Mr. Wendel

End of the Road
5.2

(1970) End of the Road

as Crab Man / Tutu Man

Chasing 3000
5.4

(2010) Chasing 3000

as Chuck Ireland

The Gift
0.0

(1979) The Gift

as Legion Commander

Midnight Cowboy
7.5

(1969) Midnight Cowboy

as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

Hellinger's Law
7.5

(1981) Hellinger's Law

as Mr. Graebner

Wild Card
4.0

(1992) Wild Card

as Mose

Dear Detective
0.0

(1979) Dear Detective

as Capt. Gorcey

Change in the Air
5.7

(2018) Change in the Air

as Walter Lemke

The Right of the People
4.0

(1986) The Right of the People

as Sindaco

Clean and Sober
6.3

(1988) Clean and Sober

as Richard Dirks

Shifting Gears
6.5

(2018) Shifting Gears

as Hank

The Invasion of Johnson County
6.5

(1976) The Invasion of Johnson County

as Irvine

The Lottery
5.4

(1996) The Lottery

as Chief Davis

Toto
0.0

(2018) Toto

as Toto

The Killing Jar
4.5

(1997) The Killing Jar

as Sheriff Foley

Faith, Hope & Love
7.7

(2019) Faith, Hope & Love

as Fr. John

Bound for Glory
6.8

(1976) Bound for Glory

as Husband

Eyeball Eddie
6.0

(2001) Eyeball Eddie

as Coach Cook

Knives Out
7.8

(2019) Knives Out

as Mr. Proofroc

Raising Buchanan
5.7

(2019) Raising Buchanan

as Larry Kiesling

Dead Badge
8.3

(1995) Dead Badge

as Sergeant Miller Hoskins

The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
10.0

(1983) The Woman Who Willed a Miracle

as Joe Lemke

Night Partners
7.0

(1983) Night Partners

as Joe Kirby

Love and Lies
0.0

(1990) Love and Lies

as Clyde Wilson

Romeo + Juliet
6.8

(1996) Romeo + Juliet

as Apothecary

Equinox
5.6

(1992) Equinox

as Pete Petosa

Jack of Hearts
1.5

(2000) Jack of Hearts

as Comissioner Menlo Boyce

No Other Love
7.0

(1979) No Other Love

as DeFranco

Arthur Newman
5.6

(2012) Arthur Newman

as Zazek

Crime Club
0.0

(1975) Crime Club

as Jack Doyle

Sorry, Not Sorry
6.0

(2019) Sorry, Not Sorry

as Harry's Father

The Mimic
4.6

(2021) The Mimic

as The Director

Stiletto
5.2

(1969) Stiletto

as Racing Partner (uncredited)

The Immaculate Room
5.3

(2022) The Immaculate Room

as Kate's Father

Kid Blue
6.9

(1973) Kid Blue

as Barber

A Little White Lie
5.6

(2023) A Little White Lie

as Arthur Baldwin

The Milagro Beanfield War
6.5

(1988) The Milagro Beanfield War

as Governor

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
7.8

(2003) Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

as Wally Westland

Dotty and Soul
4.0

(2023) Dotty and Soul

as Harold Eichelbaum

Green and Gold
0.0

(2024) Green and Gold

as Scotty

The Flash
7.4

(1990) The Flash

as Henry Allen

Arnie
3.0

(1970) Arnie

as ---

Starsky & Hutch
7.2

(1975) Starsky & Hutch

as Freddie

Home Improvement
7.4

(1991) Home Improvement

as Colonel

Little House on the Prairie
8.0

(1974) Little House on the Prairie

as ---

Early Edition
7.3

(1996) Early Edition

as ---

The Twilight Zone
7.7

(1985) The Twilight Zone

as Peter

All in the Family
7.8

(1971) All in the Family

as Billy Hartfield

Ed
7.7

(2000) Ed

as Mayor Wally Kendricks

Tales from the Crypt
8.0

(1989) Tales from the Crypt

as Jonas

The Bob Newhart Show
7.4

(1972) The Bob Newhart Show

as Jack Hoover

Tracey Takes On...
8.5

(1996) Tracey Takes On...

as ---

Baretta
6.4

(1975) Baretta

as ---

The Civil War
8.1

(1990) The Civil War

as Various

Frasier
7.7

(1993) Frasier

as Rich Koechner

The X-Files
8.4

(1993) The X-Files

as Arthur Dales

Night Visions
7.2

(2001) Night Visions

as Gus

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Sarge

0.0

(1972) The Sandy Duncan Show

as ---

The Hitchhiker
6.1

(1983) The Hitchhiker

as Detective Underhill

Unsub
7.5

(1989) Unsub

as Ned Platt

The Outer Limits
7.8

(1995) The Outer Limits

as Sanford Vallé

The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
7.5

(1999) The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot

as Mack (voice)

The Wild Thornberrys
6.8

(1998) The Wild Thornberrys

as Gemsbok #1 (voice)

Empire
7.2

(2015) Empire

as Harold Blakeley

Amazing Stories
7.5

(1985) Amazing Stories

as Grandpa

The Righteous Gemstones
7.4

(2019) The Righteous Gemstones

as Roy Gemstone

McMillan & Wife
7.3

(1971) McMillan & Wife

as Officer Ames

Nichols
5.0

(1971) Nichols

as Gabe McCutcheon

Pound Puppies
5.2

(2010) Pound Puppies

as Olaf (voice)

The French Atlantic Affair
7.0

(1979) The French Atlantic Affair

as Harry

7.0

(2003) Charlie Lawrence

as Cubby

Brotherhood of the Rose
6.4

(1989) Brotherhood of the Rose

as Hardy

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

as Mattheson

The Rockford Files
7.5

(1974) The Rockford Files

as Edgar Burch

Baseball
7.3

(1994) Baseball

as Various (voice)

East of Eden
7.5

(1981) East of Eden

as Sheriff Horace Quinn

Murder Ordained
5.5

(1987) Murder Ordained

as Vern Humphrey

What's New, Scooby-Doo?
7.9

(2002) What's New, Scooby-Doo?

as Jeb (voice)

American Gigolo
6.9

(2022) American Gigolo

as Coleman

Damages
7.4

(2007) Damages

as Lyle Hewes

The West
8.4

(1996) The West

as Self (voice)

NYPD Blue
7.0

(1993) NYPD Blue

as Joe Kroft

Starsky & Hutch
7.2

(1975) Starsky & Hutch

as Lloyd Herman Eckworth

The Waltons
7.1

(1972) The Waltons

as David Fletcher

Ironside
6.9

(1967) Ironside

as Telegraph Clerk

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.6

(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney

as General Presser

Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
7.4

(2014) Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

as Detective

AfterMASH
5.1

(1983) AfterMASH

as Reverend Horn

Adventure Time
8.5

(2010) Adventure Time

as Cosmic Owl

Sneaky Pete
7.5

(2015) Sneaky Pete

as Tex Hopkins