M. Emmet Walsh

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-03-22 (89 years old)

Deathday

2024-03-19

Place of Birth

Ogdensburg, New York, USA

M. 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 film Blade Runner (1982), Barry Sonnenfeld's steampunk western Wild Wild West (1999) and Brad Bird's animated film The Iron Giant (1999).

Acting

2019

South of Bix

as Grandpa

1980

Brubaker

as C.P. Woodward

1999

The Iron Giant

as Earl Stutz (voice)

1986

Critters

as Harv

1969

Alice's Restaurant

as Group W Sergeant

1986

1989

The Mighty Quinn

as Fred Miller

1979

The Jerk

as Madman

1984

Blood Simple

as Loren Visser

1977

Slap Shot

as Dickie Dunn

1998

1978

Straight Time

as Earl Frank

1990

Narrow Margin

as Sergeant Dominick Benti

1999

Wild Wild West

as Coleman

1971

1980

Raise the Titanic

as Master Chief Vinnie Walker

1982

1997

1987

Harry and the Hendersons

as George Henderson Sr.

1998

Twilight

as Lester Ivar

1985

Fletch

as Dr. Joseph Dolan

1988

Red Scorpion

as Dewey Ferguson

1983

Silkwood

as Walt Yarborough

1997

2001

1987

No Man's Land

as Captain Haun

2007

Big Stan

as Lew Popper

1989

Catch Me... If You Can

as Johnny Phatmun

2004

2009

Don McKay

as Samuel

1984

The Outlaws

as Warden MacDonald

1994

Cops & Robbersons

as Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited)

2007

Man in the Chair

as Mickey Hopkins

1986

Back to School

as Coach Turnbull

1981

Back Roads

as Arthur

1974

The Gambler

as Las Vegas Gambler

2000

Poor White Trash

as Judge Pike

1999

1982

Fast-Walking

as Sergeant Sanger

1980

Ordinary People

as Swim Coach

1993

The Music of Chance

as Calvin Murks

1994

Camp Nowhere

as T.R. Polk

1981

Reds

as Speaker at Liberal Club

1979

1992

White Sands

as Bert Gibson

1992

Killer Image

as John Kane

1988

War Party

as Colin Ditweiler

1970

The Traveling Executioner

as Warden Brodski

1986

The Deliberate Stranger

as Det. Sam Davies

1984

Grandview, U.S.A.

as Mr. Clark

1980

City in Fear

as Sheldon Lewis

1989

1999

Random Hearts

as Billy (uncredited)

1977

Red Alert

as Sheriff Sweeney

1978

A Question of Guilt

as Inspector McCartney

2008

1984

Scandalous

as Simon Reynolds

1987

Broken Vows

as Detective Mulligan

1975

1976

Nickelodeon

as "Father" Logan

1999

Monster!

as Lloyd Reeves

1980

Skag

as Moran

1992

The Naked Truth

as Garcia / Gesundheim

1993

Bitter Harvest

as Sheriff Bob

1990

The Flash

as Henry Allen

1987

Abduction

as Don Nichols

2003

Baggage

as Sandy Westphall

2008

2014

Calvary

as The Writer

1994

2005

Racing Stripes

as Woodzie

1971

They Might Be Giants

as 1st Sanitation Man

2009

Youth in Revolt

as Mr. Saunders

1976

Mikey and Nicky

as Bus Driver

1970

Little Big Man

as Shotgun Guard

1978

Superdome

as Whitley

1996

A Time to Kill

as Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)

1977

Airport '77

as Dr. Williams

2002

Snow Dogs

as George

1982

Blade Runner

as Bryant

1995

Relative Fear

as Earl Ladelle

1996

1998

Nightmare in Big Sky Country

as Marshal Jim Phillips

1997

1986

2005

1984

Courage

as Colonel Crouse

1973

Serpico

as Gallagher

1994

Madness of Method

as Rudolph Thorndyke

2024

Outlaw Posse

as Catfish

1991

Fourth Story

as Harry

2010

The Assignment

as Mr. Beudreaux

1987

Murder Ordained

as Vern Humphrey

2015

Boiling Pot

as Dean Marison

1990

Chattahoochee

as Morris

1986

Wildcats

as Walt Coes

2024

Brothers

as Judge Farful

1995

Panther

as Dorsett

1988

Sunset

as Chief Marvin Dibner

1998

Erasable You

as Ralph Worth

1994

The Glass Shield

as Det. Jesse Hall

1972

What's Up, Doc?

as Arresting Officer

1996

Portraits of a Killer

as Raymond Garrison

1993

Wilder Napalm

as Fire Chief

1998

Men in White

as Stanley

1991

Silverfox

as Charles Blankenship

1987

Raising Arizona

as Machine Shop Ear-Bender

1982

1972

1970

End of the Road

as Crab Man / Tutu Man

2010

Chasing 3000

as Chuck Ireland

1979

The Gift

as Legion Commander

1969

Midnight Cowboy

as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

1981

Hellinger's Law

as Mr. Graebner

1992

Wild Card

as Mose

1979

Dear Detective

as Capt. Gorcey

2018

Change in the Air

as Walter Lemke

1988

Clean and Sober

as Richard Dirks

2018

1996

The Lottery

as Chief Davis

2018

Toto

as Toto

1997

The Killing Jar

as Sheriff Foley

2019

1976

Bound for Glory

as Husband

2001

Eyeball Eddie

as Coach Cook

2019

Knives Out

as Mr. Proofroc

2019

Raising Buchanan

as Larry Kiesling

1995

Dead Badge

as Sergeant Miller Hoskins

1983

Night Partners

as Joe Kirby

1990

Love and Lies

as Clyde Wilson

1996

Romeo + Juliet

as Apothecary

1992

Equinox

as Pete Petosa

2000

Jack of Hearts

as Comissioner Menlo Boyce

1979

No Other Love

as DeFranco

2012

1975

Crime Club

as Jack Doyle

2019

Sorry, Not Sorry

as Harry's Father

2021

The Mimic

as The Director

1969

Stiletto

as Racing Partner (uncredited)

1973

Kid Blue

as Barber

2022

The Immaculate Room

as Kate's Father

2023

A Little White Lie

as Arthur Baldwin

2023

Dotty and Soul

as Harold Eichelbaum

2025

2008

1986

Hero in the Family

as General Presser

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