M. Emmet Walsh
Birthdate
March 22, 1935 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
Ogdensburg, New York, USA
Date of Death
March 19, 2024
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
March 22, 1935 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
Ogdensburg, New York, USA
Date of Death
March 19, 2024
Known For
Acting
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).
M. Emmet Walsh's LGBTQ+ Titles
Midnight Cowboy
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Acting (212)
Roney's Point as Lance McKyle
Madness of Method as Rudolph Thorndyke
2024
Outlaw Posse as Catfish
2023
A Little White Lie as Arthur Baldwin
2022
American Gigolo as Coleman (1 episode)
2022
The Immaculate Room as Kate's Father
2021
The Mimic as The Director
2019
Knives Out as Mr. Proofroc
2019
The Righteous Gemstones as Roy Gemstone (2 episodes)
2019
South of Bix as Grandpa
2019
Raising Buchanan as Larry Kiesling
2019
Faith, Hope & Love as Fr. John
2019
Sorry, Not Sorry as Harry's Father
2018
Change in the Air as Walter Lemke
2018
Toto as Toto
2018
Shifting Gears as Hank
2015
Boiling Pot as Dean Marison
2015
Sneaky Pete as Tex Hopkins (7 episodes)
2015
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power as Gorak
2015
Empire as Harold Blakeley (1 episode)
2014
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories as Detective (1 episode)
2014
Calvary as The Writer
2012
Love Sick Love as Ed
2012
Arthur Newman as Zazek
2012
The Odd Life of Timothy Green as Uncle Bub
2011
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency as Chief Van Owen
2010
Pound Puppies as Olaf (voice) (65 episodes)
2010
Chasing 3000 as Chuck Ireland
2010
The Assignment as Mr. Beudreaux
2010
Adventure Time as Cosmic Owl (3 episodes)
2009
Youth in Revolt as Mr. Saunders
2009
Don McKay as Samuel
2008
Haunted Echoes as Neil
2008
Your Name Here as Kroger
2007
Dangerous Days: Making 'Blade Runner' as Self
2007
Big Stan as Lew Popper
2007
Damages as Lyle Hewes (3 episodes)
2007
Man in the Chair as Mickey Hopkins
2005
Greener Mountains as Muggs
2005
Racing Stripes as Woodzie
2004
Christmas with the Kranks as Walt Scheel
2003
Charlie Lawrence as Cubby (1 episode)
2003
Baggage as Sandy Westphall
2002
What's New, Scooby-Doo? as Jeb (voice) (1 episode)
2002
Snow Dogs as George
2001
Night Visions as Gus (1 episode)
2001
Eyeball Eddie as Coach Cook
2001
Christmas in the Clouds as Stu O'Malley
2000
Poor White Trash as Judge Pike
2000
Jack of Hearts as Comissioner Menlo Boyce
2000
Ed as Mayor Wally Kendricks (1 episode)
2000
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' as Self
1999
Random Hearts as Billy (uncredited)
1999
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot as Mack (voice) (26 episodes)
1999
Monster! as Lloyd Reeves
1999
The Iron Giant as Earl Stutz (voice)
1999
Me and Will as Dean
1999
Wild Wild West as Coleman
1998
The Wild Thornberrys as Gemsbok #1 (voice) (1 episode)
1998
Nightmare in Big Sky Country as Marshal Jim Phillips
1998
Men in White as Stanley
1998
Erasable You as Ralph Worth
1998
Chairman of the Board as Freemont
1998
Twilight as Lester Ivar
1997
My Best Friend's Wedding as Joe O'Neal
1997
The Killing Jar
1997
Retroactive as Sam
1996
Romeo + Juliet as Apothecary
1996
The Lottery as Chief Davis
1996
Early Edition (1 episode)
1996
The West as Self (voice) (1 episode)
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... (2 episodes)
1995
Relative Fear as Earl Ladelle
1995
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home as Bill Wilcox
1995
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler as Morris
1995
Panther as Dorsett
1995
Dead Badge as Sergeant Miller Hoskins
1995
The Outer Limits as Sanford Vallé (1 episode)
1994
Probable Cause as Sadler
1994
Baseball as Various (voice) (9 episodes)
1994
The Glass Shield as Det. Jesse Hall
1994
Camp Nowhere as T.R. Polk
1994
Cops & Robbersons as Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited)
1993
Bitter Harvest as Sheriff Bob
1993
NYPD Blue as Joe Kroft (1 episode)
1993
Frasier as Rich Koechner (1 episode)
1993
The X-Files as Arthur Dales (1 episode)
1993
Wilder Napalm as Fire Chief
1993
The Music of Chance as Calvin Murks
1992
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
1992
The Naked Truth as Garcia / Gesundheim
1992
Equinox as Pete Petosa
1992
Wild Card as Mose
1992
White Sands as Bert Gibson
1992
Killer Image as John Kane
1991
Home Improvement as Colonel (2 episodes)
1991
Fourth Story as Harry
1990
The Flash as Henry Allen
1990
The Civil War as Various (9 episodes)
1990
Narrow Margin as Sergeant Dominick Benti
1990
The Flash as Henry Allen (2 episodes)
1990
Chattahoochee as Morris
1990
Love and Lies as Clyde Wilson
1989
Catch Me If You Can as Johnny Phatmun
1989
Thunderground as Wedge
1989
Tales from the Crypt as Jonas (1 episode)
1989
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat as Mort
1989
The Mighty Quinn as Fred Miller
1989
Unsub as Ned Platt (8 episodes)
1989
Brotherhood of the Rose as Hardy (2 episodes)
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 (2 episodes)
1987
Murder Ordained as Vern Humphrey
1987
Raising Arizona as Machine Shop Ear-Bender
1987
Abduction as Don Nichols
1987
Broken Vows as Detective Mulligan
1986
Back to School as Coach Turnbull
1986
The Deliberate Stranger as Det. Sam Davies
1986
Resting Place as Sarge
1986
Critters as Harv
1986
Wildcats as Walt Coes
1986
The Best of Times as Charlie
1986
The Right of the People as Sindaco
1985
Amazing Stories as Grandpa (1 episode)
1985
The Twilight Zone as Peter (1 episode)
1985
Fletch as Dr. Joseph Dolan
1985
Blood Simple as Loren Visser
1984
Missing in Action as Tuck
1984
Courage as Colonel Crouse
1984
Grandview, U.S.A. as Mr. Clark
1984
The Outlaws as Warden MacDonald
1984
The Pope of Greenwich Village as Burns
1984
Scandalous as Simon Reynolds
1983
Silkwood as Walt Yarborough
1983
The Hitchhiker as Detective Underhill (1 episode)
1983
Night Partners as Joe Kirby
1983
AfterMASH as Reverend Horn (1 episode)
1983
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle as Joe Lemke
1982
Blade Runner as Bryant
1982
The Escape Artist as Fritz
1982
Fast-Walking as Sergeant Sanger
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 as Sheriff Horace Quinn (3 episodes)
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 as Moran
1979
The Gift as Legion Commander
1979
The Jerk as Madman
1979
The French Atlantic Affair as Harry (3 episodes)
1979
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh as Wally Cantrell
1979
Dear Detective as Capt. Gorcey
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
Red Alert as Sheriff Sweeney
1977
Airport '77 as Dr. Williams
1977
Slap Shot as Dickie Dunn
1976
Mikey and Nicky as Bus Driver
1976
Nickelodeon as "Father" Logan
1976
Bound for Glory as Husband
1976
The Invasion of Johnson County as Irvine
1975
Starsky & Hutch as Freddie (1 episode)
1975
Starsky & Hutch as Lloyd Herman Eckworth (1 episode)
1975
Crime Club as Jack Doyle
1975
The Prisoner of Second Avenue as Doorman
1975
At Long Last Love as Harold
1975
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic as Mr. Peterson
1975
Baretta (2 episodes)
1974
The Gambler as Las Vegas gambler
1974
The Rockford Files as Edgar Burch (1 episode)
1974
Little House on the Prairie (1 episode)
1973
Serpico as Gallagher
1973
Kid Blue as Barber
1972
The Sandy Duncan Show (13 episodes)
1972
The Bob Newhart Show as Jack Hoover (1 episode)
1972
The Waltons as David Fletcher (1 episode)
1972
Get to Know Your Rabbit as Mr. Wendel
1972
What's Up, Doc? as Arresting Officer
1971
McMillan and Wife as Officer Ames (1 episode)
1971
Nichols as Gabe McCutcheon (5 episodes)
1971
They Might Be Giants as 1st Sanitation Man
1971
Escape from the Planet of the Apes as Aide
1971
Cold Turkey as Art
1971
All in the Family as Billy Hartfield (1 episode)
1970
Little Big Man as Shotgun Guard
1970
The Traveling Executioner as Warden Brodski
1970
Arnie (1 episode)
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)
1967
Ironside as Telegraph Clerk (1 episode)
1959
Bonanza as Mattheson (1 episode)
1954
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color as General Presser (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Sarge (1 episode)