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