M. Emmet Walsh
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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 The Jerk (1979), Ordinary People (1980), Blade Runner (1982), Wild Wild West (1999), and The Iron Giant (1999). His final films included Knives Out (2019) and Brothers (2024).
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Wild Wild West (1999)
as Coleman
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Knives Out (2019)
as Mr. Proofroc
Blade Runner (1982)
as Bryant
The Iron Giant (1999)
as Earl Stutz (voice)
A Time to Kill (1996)
as Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
as Apothecary
Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
as Walt Scheel
Brothers (2024)
as Judge Farful
Ordinary People (1980)
as Swim Coach
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
as Aide
Raising Arizona (1987)
as Machine Shop Ear-Bender
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
as Uncle Bub
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Big Stan (2007)
as Lew Popper
Blood Simple (1985)
as Private Detective
Racing Stripes (2005)
as Woodzie
Random Hearts (1999)
as Billy (uncredited)
My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
as Joe O'Neal
Critters (1986)
as Harv
Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
as George Henderson Sr.
Serpico (1973)
as Gallagher
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)
as Bill Wilcox
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power (2015)
as Gorak
Back to School (1986)
as Coach Turnbull
Youth in Revolt (2009)
as Mr. Saunders
Snow Dogs (2002)
as George
No Man's Land (1987)
as Captain Haun
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
as Arresting Officer
Slap Shot (1977)
as Dickie Dunn
A Little White Lie (2023)
as Arthur Baldwin
The Jerk (1979)
as Madman
Little Big Man (1970)
as Shotgun Guard
Brubaker (1980)
as C.P. Woodward
Missing in Action (1984)
as Tuck
The Best of Times (1986)
as Charlie
Red Scorpion (1988)
as Dewey Ferguson
Arthur Newman (2012)
as Zazek
Camp Nowhere (1994)
as T.R. Polk
Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
as Mr. Clark
Raise the Titanic (1980)
as Master Chief Vinnie Walker
White Sands (1992)
as Bert Gibson
Straight Time (1978)
as Earl Frank
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007)
as Self
The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
as Governor
Reds (1981)
as Speaker at Liberal Club
Airport '77 (1977)
as Dr. Williams
Panther (1995)
as Dorsett
The Mighty Quinn (1989)
as Fred Miller
Twilight (1998)
as Lester Ivar
Fletch (1985)
as Dr. Joseph Dolan
The Flash (1990)
as Henry Allen
Wildcats (1986)
as Walt Coes
Narrow Margin (1990)
as Sergeant Dominick Benti
The Gambler (1974)
as Las Vegas Gambler
The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
as Burns
Resting Place (1986)
as Sarge
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1991)
as Mort
Mikey and Nicky (1976)
as Bus Driver
Change in the Air (2018)
as Walter Lemke
Calvary (2014)
as The Writer
The Immaculate Room (2022)
as Kate's Father
At Long Last Love (1975)
as Harold
Cold Turkey (1971)
as Art
War Party (1988)
as Colin Ditweiler
Clean and Sober (1988)
as Richard Dirks
The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)
as Doorman
The Glass Shield (1994)
as Det. Jesse Hall
They Might Be Giants (1971)
as 1st Sanitation Man
Retroactive (1997)
as Sam
Silkwood (1983)
as Walt Yarborough
Bound for Glory (1976)
as Husband
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
as Wally Cantrell
Albino Alligator (1997)
as Dino
Nickelodeon (1976)
as "Father" Logan
Faith, Hope & Love (2019)
as Fr. John
Poor White Trash (2000)
as Judge Pike
Alice's Restaurant (1969)
as Group W Sergeant
Raising Buchanan (2019)
as Larry Kiesling
The Abduction of Kari Swenson (1987)
as Don Nichols
Man in the Chair (2007)
as Mickey Hopkins
Hero in the Family (1986)
as General Presser
Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972)
as Mr. Wendel
Sunset (1988)
as Chief Marvin Dibner
The Naked Truth (1992)
as Garcia / Gesundheim
Cops & Robbersons (1994)
as Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited)
Outlaw Posse (2024)
as Catfish
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales (2003)
as Wally Westland
The Music of Chance (1993)
as Calvin Murks
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (1975)
as Mr. Peterson
Wilder Napalm (1993)
as Fire Chief
Chairman of the Board (1998)
as Freemont
Back Roads (1981)
as Arthur
Catch Me... If You Can (1989)
as Johnny Phatmun
The Deliberate Stranger (1986)
as Det. Sam Davies
The Escape Artist (1982)
as Fritz
Green and Gold (2025)
as Scotty
Wild Card (1992)
as Mose
End of the Road (1970)
as Crab Man / Tutu Man
Eyeball Eddie (2001)
as Coach Cook
No Other Love (1979)
as DeFranco
Portraits of a Killer (1996)
as Raymond Garrison
Christmas in the Clouds (2001)
as Stu O'Malley
Murder Ordained (1987)
as Vern Humphrey
Me and Will (1999)
as Dean
Courage (1984)
as Colonel Crouse
Shifting Gears (2018)
as Hank
Skag (1980)
as Moran
Relative Fear (1994)
as Earl Ladelle
A Question of Guilt (1978)
as Inspector McCartney
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (2000)
as Self
Killer Image (1992)
as John Kane
The Lottery (1996)
as Chief Davis
Kid Blue (1973)
as Barber
Crime Club (1975)
as Jack Doyle
Dead Badge (1995)
as Sergeant Miller Hoskins
Four Eyes and Six-Guns (1992)
as Mayor Thornbush
The Invasion of Johnson County (1976)
as Irvine
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (1980)
as Harold Patton
Cannery Row (1982)
as Mack
Superdome (1978)
as Whitley
Dotty and Soul (2023)
as Harold Eichelbaum
Men in White (1998)
as Stanley
City in Fear (1980)
as Sheldon Lewis
The Right of the People (1986)
as Sindaco
Don McKay (2009)
as Samuel
Equinox (1992)
as Pete Petosa
The Killing Jar (1997)
as Sheriff Foley
Fast-Walking (1982)
as Sergeant Sanger
Criminal Hearts (1996)
as Martin
Silverfox (1991)
as Charles Blankenship
The Mimic (2021)
as The Director
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1995)
as Morris
The Gift (1979)
as Legion Commander
Nightmare in Big Sky Country (1998)
as Marshal Jim Phillips
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency (2011)
as Chief Van Owen
Hellinger's Law (1981)
as Mr. Graebner
The Traveling Executioner (1970)
as Warden Brodski
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle (1983)
as Joe Lemke
Scandalous (1984)
as Simon Reynolds
Bitter Harvest (1993)
as Sheriff Bob
Stiletto (1969)
as Racing Partner (uncredited)
Chattahoochee (1990)
as Morris
Red Alert (1977)
as Sheriff Sweeney
Greener Mountains (2005)
as Muggs
Broken Vows (1987)
as Detective Mulligan
Chasing 3000 (2010)
as Chuck Ireland
Probable Cause (1994)
as Sadler
Fourth Story (1991)
as Harry
Boiling Pot (2015)
as Dean Marison
The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn (1985)
as Rocco
South of Bix (2019)
as Grandpa
Your Name Here (2008)
as Kroger
The Assignment (2010)
as Mr. Beudreaux
Toto (2018)
as Toto
Jack of Hearts (2000)
as Comissioner Menlo Boyce
Thunderground (1989)
as Wedge
Love and Lies (1990)
as Clyde Wilson
Monster! (1999)
as Lloyd Reeves
The Outlaws (1984)
as Warden MacDonald
Haunted Echoes (2008)
as Neil
Baggage (2003)
as Sandy Westphall
Night Partners (1983)
as Joe Kirby
Erasable You (1998)
as Ralph Worth
Dear Detective (1979)
as Capt. Gorcey
Sorry, Not Sorry (2019)
as Harry's Father
Madness of Method (1994)
as Rudolph Thorndyke
A True Character (2008)
as Self
Love Sick Love (2012)
as Ed